Microsoft Developer Job Trends in Leicester

Microsoft Developer
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Microsoft Developer salary in Leicester is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 30 47
Rank change year-on-year -8 +17 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft Developer 1 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.29% 1.61% 0.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 1.76% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - £52,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £53,125 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +27.78% -
75th Percentile £51,250 £61,250 £50,625
90th Percentile - - £51,000
Leicestershire median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -17.39% +27.78% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 318 170 289
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 91.40% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 246 99 248
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,950 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,875 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.89% +1.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,100 £67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary £45,000 £43,750 £49,990
% change year-on-year +2.86% -12.48% +8.09%

Microsoft Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Microsoft Developer job vacancy trend in Leicester

Microsoft Developer
Salary Trend in Leicester

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft Developer job vacancies in Leicester.

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft Developer job vacancies in Leicester

Microsoft Developer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Microsoft Developer 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 Leicester region featuring Microsoft Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Lake
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Reverse Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL

Microsoft Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (100.00%) Data Lake
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Reverse Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft