Microsoft Engineer Job Trends in Kent

Microsoft Engineer
South East > Kent

The median Microsoft Engineer salary in Kent is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 - 103
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft Engineer 2 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.14% - 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £39,747
75th Percentile - - £45,000
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +11.11% +5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Kent with a recognized job title 1,397 421 1,495
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.97% 62.93% 94.14%
Number of salaries quoted 848 288 1,096
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -4.71% -8.60%
75th Percentile £56,250 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,875 £68,750 £69,375
South East median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%

Microsoft Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Microsoft Engineer job vacancy trend in Kent

Microsoft Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft Engineer job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft Engineer job vacancies in Kent

Microsoft Engineer
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 3 June 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
West Malling - 2 £70,000 -
Microsoft Engineer
South East

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 3 June 2026, Microsoft Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Kent region featuring Microsoft Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft