Microsoft Certification Job Trends in Exeter

Microsoft Certification
Devon > Exeter

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Exeter with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 26 27
Rank change year-on-year +5 +1 +16
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 12 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 5.50% 1.94% 0.88%
As % of the Qualifications category 20.69% 5.71% 1.72%
Number of salaries quoted 11 4 1
10th Percentile £25,375 - -
25th Percentile £27,563 £27,598 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £28,243 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.53% +0.87% -4.98%
75th Percentile £33,250 £37,915 £28,500
90th Percentile - £54,166 -
Devon median annual salary £31,500 £28,243 £37,500
% change year-on-year +11.53% -24.69% +27.27%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Exeter

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Exeter.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 58 70 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Exeter 26.61% 33.98% 51.33%
Number of salaries quoted 24 47 42
10th Percentile £26,688 £27,598 £23,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £34,404 £32,025
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,250 £43,491 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.05% +2.33% +11.03%
75th Percentile £48,750 £45,312 £48,661
90th Percentile £55,875 £67,000 £59,512
Devon median annual salary £40,000 £43,491 £42,500
% change year-on-year -8.03% +2.33% +11.03%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Exeter.

Microsoft Certification job vacancy trend in Exeter

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Microsoft Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) SAN
General
1 9 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Legal
2 3 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (66.67%) 2nd Line Support
2 3 (25.00%) Field Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Field Service Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) IT Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Break Fix Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Field Hardware Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Field Service Hardware Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Hardware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 3 (25.00%) Data Centre
1 3 (25.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Windows
1 1 (8.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (66.67%) ITIL
2 8 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 8 (66.67%) Service Delivery
3 3 (25.00%) Coaching
3 3 (25.00%) Customer Service
4 1 (8.33%) Application Packaging
4 1 (8.33%) Break/Fix
4 1 (8.33%) Compatibility Testing
4 1 (8.33%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (8.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (91.67%) Network+ Certification
2 8 (66.67%) MCITP
3 3 (25.00%) A+ Certification
3 3 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (25.00%) CCNA
3 3 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (25.00%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (66.67%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (8.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (8.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) Dell
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft