Microsoft Job Trends in Leicester

Microsoft
Leicestershire > Leicester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicester 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 13 August 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
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 13 11
Rank change year-on-year +4 -2 -4
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 81 17 43
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 9.64% 9.39% 12.25%
As % of the Vendors category 37.16% 18.89% 40.57%
Number of salaries quoted 35 13 38
10th Percentile £31,250 £45,850 £24,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.40% +7.78% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £50,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £71,250 - £64,500
Leicestershire median annual salary £42,500 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +21.43% -17.65% -15.00%

All Vendors
Leicester

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 Leicester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 218 90 106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester 25.95% 49.72% 30.20%
Number of salaries quoted 128 34 65
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,500 £25,200
25th Percentile £43,625 £46,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.82% -2.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £58,000 £75,750
Leicestershire median annual salary £50,000 £45,390 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.16% -4.44% -9.52%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Leicester

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Leicester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Microsoft.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Leicester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Leicester over the 6 months to 13 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Leicester

Microsoft
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (6.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (4.94%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (14.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.47%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (3.70%) JDE EnterpriseOne
2 1 (1.23%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (1.23%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (1.23%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 71 (87.65%) Azure
2 14 (17.28%) Power Platform
3 13 (16.05%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (14.81%) Azure AI
4 12 (14.81%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (11.11%) AWS
6 5 (6.17%) SaaS
7 4 (4.94%) Entra ID
8 3 (3.70%) Google Workspace
8 3 (3.70%) IaaS
8 3 (3.70%) PaaS
9 2 (2.47%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (2.47%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (2.47%) OneDrive
9 2 (2.47%) SonarCloud
10 1 (1.23%) GitHub
10 1 (1.23%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (9.88%) Firewall
2 6 (7.41%) DNS
3 4 (4.94%) DHCP
3 4 (4.94%) Network Security
4 2 (2.47%) Cisco ASA
4 2 (2.47%) VLAN
4 2 (2.47%) VPN
5 1 (1.23%) Internet
5 1 (1.23%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (14.81%) Power BI
1 12 (14.81%) Tableau
2 9 (11.11%) Azure SQL Database
3 8 (9.88%) Elasticsearch
3 8 (9.88%) MongoDB
4 3 (3.70%) SQL Server
5 2 (2.47%) NoSQL
6 1 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 3 (3.70%) Git
2 1 (1.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 66 (81.48%) Social Skills
2 4 (4.94%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (3.70%) Manufacturing
3 3 (3.70%) Marketing
4 2 (2.47%) Finance
4 2 (2.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (2.47%) Law
5 1 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (1.23%) Legal
5 1 (1.23%) Multimedia
5 1 (1.23%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 25 (30.86%) Analyst
2 24 (29.63%) Junior
2 24 (29.63%) Junior Analyst
3 13 (16.05%) Ethical Hacker
4 12 (14.81%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 12 (14.81%) Data Analyst
4 12 (14.81%) Junior Data Analyst
4 12 (14.81%) Junior Security Analyst
4 12 (14.81%) Security Analyst
5 10 (12.35%) Developer
6 8 (9.88%) .NET Developer
6 8 (9.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 7 (8.64%) IT Support
7 7 (8.64%) Network Engineer
8 5 (6.17%) IT Manager
8 5 (6.17%) Senior
9 3 (3.70%) IT Engineer
9 3 (3.70%) IT Support Engineer
9 3 (3.70%) Site Manager
9 3 (3.70%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (13.58%) .NET
1 11 (13.58%) ASP.NET
2 10 (12.35%) .NET Core
2 10 (12.35%) ASP.NET Core
3 9 (11.11%) CSS
3 9 (11.11%) HTML
3 9 (11.11%) Node.js
4 8 (9.88%) Entity Framework
5 2 (2.47%) .NET Framework
5 2 (2.47%) YAML
6 1 (1.23%) Material-UI
6 1 (1.23%) Next.js
6 1 (1.23%) React
6 1 (1.23%) REST
6 1 (1.23%) Software Packaging
6 1 (1.23%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 13 (16.05%) Cyberattack
2 4 (4.94%) Driving Licence
3 3 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (2.47%) Legacy Applications
4 2 (2.47%) Private Cloud
4 2 (2.47%) Tandem
5 1 (1.23%) Legacy Code
5 1 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.23%) Life Science
5 1 (1.23%) Low-Code
5 1 (1.23%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 19 (23.46%) Windows
2 10 (12.35%) Windows Server
3 5 (6.17%) Linux
4 2 (2.47%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.23%) Solaris
5 1 (1.23%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (39.51%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (22.22%) Mentoring
3 17 (20.99%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (16.05%) Business Intelligence
4 13 (16.05%) DevOps
4 13 (16.05%) Disaster Recovery
4 13 (16.05%) Ethical Hacking
5 12 (14.81%) Agile
5 12 (14.81%) AI
6 10 (12.35%) CI/CD
7 9 (11.11%) Business Continuity
7 9 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 8 (9.88%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (9.88%) Full-Stack Development
9 7 (8.64%) ERP
9 7 (8.64%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (6.17%) Customer Service
10 5 (6.17%) Technical Leadership
11 4 (4.94%) Infrastructure as Code
11 4 (4.94%) Infrastructure Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (28.40%) SQL
2 13 (16.05%) Python
3 11 (13.58%) C#
4 8 (9.88%) PowerShell
5 2 (2.47%) Bash
5 2 (2.47%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.23%) R
6 1 (1.23%) T-SQL
6 1 (1.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 44 (54.32%) Azure Certification
2 13 (16.05%) CEH
3 12 (14.81%) CompTIA CySA+
3 12 (14.81%) CompTIA Security+
4 8 (9.88%) CCNA
4 8 (9.88%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (7.41%) Network+ Certification
6 5 (6.17%) Degree
7 2 (2.47%) CCNP
8 1 (1.23%) AWS Certification
8 1 (1.23%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (1.23%) SC Cleared
8 1 (1.23%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (2.47%) QA
2 1 (1.23%) GDPR
System Software
1 11 (13.58%) Active Directory
2 8 (9.88%) Hyper-V
3 6 (7.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (2.47%) Docker
5 1 (1.23%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (8.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (4.94%) Terraform
3 2 (2.47%) Kubernetes
3 2 (2.47%) Nessus
4 1 (1.23%) SCCM
4 1 (1.23%) SCOM
Vendors
1 31 (38.27%) ForeScout
2 11 (13.58%) Cisco
3 8 (9.88%) VMware
4 3 (3.70%) Fortinet
4 3 (3.70%) Google
4 3 (3.70%) JD Edwards
4 3 (3.70%) Veeam
5 2 (2.47%) Acronis
5 2 (2.47%) Apple
5 2 (2.47%) CrowdStrike
5 2 (2.47%) IFS
5 2 (2.47%) Meraki
5 2 (2.47%) Oracle
5 2 (2.47%) Tenable
5 2 (2.47%) Veracode
6 1 (1.23%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.23%) SAP