Microsoft Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Microsoft
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 4 2
Rank change year-on-year -14 -2 +1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 144 180 183
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 8.47% 14.93% 22.70%
As % of the Vendors category 38.30% 32.26% 45.75%
Number of salaries quoted 92 109 143
10th Percentile £25,500 £26,250 £25,875
25th Percentile £34,390 £32,750 £39,575
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,150 £67,500 £67,500
East of England median annual salary £37,500 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -21.05% +11.76% -

All Vendors
Hertfordshire

Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Hertfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 376 558 400
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 22.10% 46.27% 49.63%
Number of salaries quoted 238 212 306
10th Percentile £28,809 £28,775 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,375 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £61,875 £63,938 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,625 £71,875
East of England median annual salary £43,750 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +5.26%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Microsoft.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Hertfordshire

Microsoft
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Watford +6 33 £41,551 +51.09% 16
Stevenage -2 23 £50,500 -3.81% 19
Borehamwood +2 13 - - 8
Hemel Hempstead -4 13 £50,000 - 21
Broxbourne - 9 £26,000 - 1
Hatfield -11 4 £55,000 +15.79% 7
Hoddesdon - 4 - - 5
Letchworth - 3 - - 2
Hitchin +7 2 £29,248 -13.98% 2
St Albans -9 2 £28,000 -13.85% 5
Microsoft
East of England

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 22 (15.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (4.86%) SharePoint
2 7 (4.86%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.69%) WordPress
Applications
1 24 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (4.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (3.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.08%) InDesign
5 1 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (4.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (3.47%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (1.39%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.69%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 72 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 62 (43.06%) Azure
3 31 (21.53%) Entra ID
4 10 (6.94%) Azure Logic Apps
5 9 (6.25%) Power Platform
6 8 (5.56%) Google Workspace
7 7 (4.86%) SaaS
8 5 (3.47%) IaaS
9 4 (2.78%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (2.78%) PaaS
9 4 (2.78%) PowerApps
10 3 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (2.08%) Cohesity
10 3 (2.08%) Power Automate
11 2 (1.39%) AWS
11 2 (1.39%) Azure AI
11 2 (1.39%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (1.39%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (1.39%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (1.39%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 47 (32.64%) Firewall
2 21 (14.58%) DHCP
3 18 (12.50%) DNS
4 10 (6.94%) WAN
5 8 (5.56%) LAN
5 8 (5.56%) SAN
6 7 (4.86%) IP Telephony
6 7 (4.86%) Skype
6 7 (4.86%) VPN
6 7 (4.86%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (4.17%) Wireless
8 4 (2.78%) Internet
8 4 (2.78%) VLAN
9 3 (2.08%) Ethernet
9 3 (2.08%) InfiniBand
9 3 (2.08%) Unified Communications
9 3 (2.08%) VSAN
10 2 (1.39%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (1.39%) SD-WAN
10 2 (1.39%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.64%) SQL Server
2 6 (4.17%) Power BI
3 2 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (1.39%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 5 (3.47%) JIRA
2 3 (2.08%) GitLab
3 2 (1.39%) Git
4 1 (0.69%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.69%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.69%) Visual Studio
General
1 54 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 14 (9.72%) Finance
3 7 (4.86%) Legal
4 5 (3.47%) Marketing
4 5 (3.47%) Telecoms
5 4 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (2.08%) Aerospace
6 3 (2.08%) Health Technology
6 3 (2.08%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.39%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.39%) Retail
8 1 (0.69%) Advertising
8 1 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.69%) Electronics
8 1 (0.69%) Local Government
8 1 (0.69%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.69%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 24 (16.67%) IT Support
2 20 (13.89%) Analyst
2 20 (13.89%) Senior
3 19 (13.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 15 (10.42%) 1st Line Support
5 13 (9.03%) IT Engineer
6 12 (8.33%) Cloud Engineer
6 12 (8.33%) Systems Engineer
7 11 (7.64%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 10 (6.94%) 1st Line Support Analyst
8 10 (6.94%) IT Analyst
8 10 (6.94%) Support Analyst
9 8 (5.56%) Network Engineer
10 7 (4.86%) 2nd Line Support
10 7 (4.86%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 7 (4.86%) IT Support Engineer
10 7 (4.86%) Microsoft Specialist
10 7 (4.86%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (4.86%) Support Engineer
10 7 (4.86%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.39%) .NET
1 2 (1.39%) .NET Core
1 2 (1.39%) ASP.NET
1 2 (1.39%) ASP.NET Core
1 2 (1.39%) CSS
1 2 (1.39%) HTML
1 2 (1.39%) ML.NET
1 2 (1.39%) Web Services
2 1 (0.69%) Blazor
2 1 (0.69%) React
2 1 (0.69%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
2 10 (6.94%) Driving Licence
3 5 (3.47%) Onboarding
4 3 (2.08%) Blackberry
4 3 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (2.08%) iPad
4 3 (2.08%) PKI
4 3 (2.08%) RSA SecurID
4 3 (2.08%) Social Media
4 3 (2.08%) Web Conferencing
5 2 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (1.39%) CCTV
5 2 (1.39%) Clustering
5 2 (1.39%) Digital Signage
5 2 (1.39%) e-Learning
5 2 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (1.39%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.39%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.69%) Digital TV
6 1 (0.69%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 88 (61.11%) Windows
2 70 (48.61%) Windows Server
3 17 (11.81%) Windows Server 2019
4 12 (8.33%) Mac OS
4 12 (8.33%) Windows 10
5 9 (6.25%) Linux
5 9 (6.25%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (4.17%) Android
7 4 (2.78%) Apple iOS
8 3 (2.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.69%) Windows 2000
9 1 (0.69%) Windows 8
9 1 (0.69%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (23.61%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (21.53%) Customer Service
3 22 (15.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 18 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 18 (12.50%) ITIL
5 15 (10.42%) CRM
6 13 (9.03%) Mentoring
7 10 (6.94%) Business Intelligence
7 10 (6.94%) Preventative Maintenance
7 10 (6.94%) Roadmaps
7 10 (6.94%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (6.25%) ITSM
8 9 (6.25%) Process Improvement
8 9 (6.25%) Technology Roadmap
9 8 (5.56%) DevOps
9 8 (5.56%) Service Delivery
10 7 (4.86%) Agile
10 7 (4.86%) Change Management
10 7 (4.86%) ERP
10 7 (4.86%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 29 (20.14%) PowerShell
2 8 (5.56%) Python
3 7 (4.86%) SQL
4 3 (2.08%) Bash
5 2 (1.39%) C#
5 2 (1.39%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.69%) Bicep
6 1 (0.69%) Java
6 1 (0.69%) R
Qualifications
1 23 (15.97%) Security Cleared
2 19 (13.19%) Degree
3 18 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
4 17 (11.81%) SC Cleared
5 13 (9.03%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (6.25%) CCNA
7 8 (5.56%) Azure Certification
8 5 (3.47%) DBS Check
8 5 (3.47%) DV Cleared
9 3 (2.08%) RHCE
10 2 (1.39%) CompTIA CySA+
10 2 (1.39%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (1.39%) GSEC
10 2 (1.39%) MCSA
11 1 (0.69%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.69%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 1 (0.69%) CCNP
11 1 (0.69%) MCDST
11 1 (0.69%) MCITP
11 1 (0.69%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.47%) SLA
2 3 (2.08%) ISO 9001
2 3 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.39%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.69%) MISRA
System Software
1 74 (51.39%) Active Directory
2 18 (12.50%) Virtual Desktop
3 15 (10.42%) vSphere
4 8 (5.56%) Hyper-V
5 4 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (2.08%) Lustre
6 3 (2.08%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.69%) Docker
7 1 (0.69%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 38 (26.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (8.33%) SCCM
3 7 (4.86%) SCOM
3 7 (4.86%) WSUS
4 6 (4.17%) Ansible
5 4 (2.78%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (1.39%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (1.39%) PaperCut
7 1 (0.69%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 32 (22.22%) VMware
2 17 (11.81%) Cisco
3 11 (7.64%) Google
4 10 (6.94%) ServiceNow
5 9 (6.25%) Salesforce
6 7 (4.86%) Red Hat
7 6 (4.17%) HP
8 5 (3.47%) Apple
8 5 (3.47%) Juniper
8 5 (3.47%) Remedy
8 5 (3.47%) SAP
9 4 (2.78%) Fortinet
10 3 (2.08%) Adobe
10 3 (2.08%) EMC
10 3 (2.08%) IBM
10 3 (2.08%) Mellanox
10 3 (2.08%) NetApp
10 3 (2.08%) Zoho
11 2 (1.39%) Databricks
11 2 (1.39%) Okta