Microsoft Job Trends in Leicestershire

Microsoft
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire 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 6 October 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
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 8 5
Rank change year-on-year -5 -3 -2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 144 54 130
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire 8.51% 12.98% 16.91%
As % of the Vendors category 36.36% 29.51% 45.94%
Number of salaries quoted 93 48 58
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -22.22% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £48,188 £54,688
90th Percentile £70,000 £56,500 £60,000
East Midlands median annual salary £41,000 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +17.14% -17.65% -19.05%

All Vendors
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 396 183 283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 23.39% 43.99% 36.80%
Number of salaries quoted 236 88 97
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,750 £32,800
25th Percentile £40,938 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,750 £57,625 £56,250
90th Percentile £71,250 £63,750 £65,000
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -10.00%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Microsoft.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Leicestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Leicestershire

Microsoft
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
Leicester +4 87 £55,000 +13.40% 62
Loughborough -4 19 £50,000 +75.44% 6
Hinckley - 5 £47,500 - 10
Lutterworth -21 3 £40,000 +14.29% 6
Ashby-de-la-Zouch - 3 £42,500 - 4
Kegworth - 1 £29,000 - 1
Microsoft
East Midlands

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 11 (7.64%) SharePoint
2 10 (6.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.69%) IIS
Applications
1 22 (15.28%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.39%) EPLAN
4 1 (0.69%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (2.08%) JDE EnterpriseOne
2 2 (1.39%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (1.39%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 78 (54.17%) Azure
2 35 (24.31%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (11.11%) Power Platform
4 12 (8.33%) Entra ID
5 11 (7.64%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (6.94%) Google Workspace
7 9 (6.25%) AWS
8 8 (5.56%) Azure AI
8 8 (5.56%) OneDrive
9 5 (3.47%) SaaS
10 4 (2.78%) PowerApps
11 3 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (2.08%) IaaS
11 3 (2.08%) PaaS
12 2 (1.39%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 2 (1.39%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (1.39%) GCP
12 2 (1.39%) Microsoft Purview
12 2 (1.39%) SonarCloud
Communications & Networking
1 24 (16.67%) DNS
2 17 (11.81%) VPN
3 15 (10.42%) DHCP
4 13 (9.03%) Firewall
5 9 (6.25%) TCP/IP
6 6 (4.17%) LAN
6 6 (4.17%) WAN
6 6 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (3.47%) Internet
7 5 (3.47%) VoIP
8 4 (2.78%) MQTT
8 4 (2.78%) Network Security
8 4 (2.78%) VLAN
9 2 (1.39%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (1.39%) Ethernet
9 2 (1.39%) Profibus
10 1 (0.69%) Intelligent Network
10 1 (0.69%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (8.33%) Power BI
2 11 (7.64%) Azure SQL Database
2 11 (7.64%) MongoDB
3 9 (6.25%) SQL Server
4 8 (5.56%) Tableau
5 7 (4.86%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (1.39%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (1.39%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (1.39%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 4 (2.78%) Git
General
1 95 (65.97%) Social Skills
2 16 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (11.11%) Finance
3 12 (8.33%) Marketing
4 10 (6.94%) Manufacturing
5 8 (5.56%) Law
5 8 (5.56%) Legal
6 6 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (3.47%) Telecoms
8 3 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (2.08%) Retail
9 2 (1.39%) Advertising
9 2 (1.39%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.39%) Automotive
9 2 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.69%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 30 (20.83%) IT Support
2 29 (20.14%) Support Engineer
3 26 (18.06%) Senior
4 24 (16.67%) IT Engineer
4 24 (16.67%) IT Support Engineer
5 21 (14.58%) Analyst
5 21 (14.58%) Junior
6 16 (11.11%) Junior Analyst
7 14 (9.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 11 (7.64%) DevOps Engineer
9 9 (6.25%) Applications Engineer
9 9 (6.25%) Developer
9 9 (6.25%) Network Engineer
10 8 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 8 (5.56%) Data Analyst
10 8 (5.56%) Ethical Hacker
10 8 (5.56%) Junior Data Analyst
10 8 (5.56%) Junior Security Analyst
10 8 (5.56%) Security Analyst
11 7 (4.86%) Senior DevOps
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (6.25%) .NET
1 9 (6.25%) .NET Core
1 9 (6.25%) ASP.NET
1 9 (6.25%) ASP.NET Core
1 9 (6.25%) Node.js
2 7 (4.86%) CSS
2 7 (4.86%) Entity Framework
2 7 (4.86%) HTML
3 4 (2.78%) Terraform
4 2 (1.39%) .NET Framework
4 2 (1.39%) Material-UI
4 2 (1.39%) Next.js
4 2 (1.39%) React
4 2 (1.39%) STL
4 2 (1.39%) YAML
5 1 (0.69%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 24 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 9 (6.25%) Onboarding
3 8 (5.56%) Cyberattack
4 7 (4.86%) Management Information System
5 6 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.78%) IoT
6 4 (2.78%) Low-Code
7 3 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.39%) Legacy Applications
8 2 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.39%) Life Science
8 2 (1.39%) Linux Command Line
8 2 (1.39%) Private Cloud
8 2 (1.39%) SCADA
8 2 (1.39%) Tandem
9 1 (0.69%) PKI
9 1 (0.69%) PMI
9 1 (0.69%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.69%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 45 (31.25%) Windows
2 21 (14.58%) Windows Server
3 16 (11.11%) Linux
4 11 (7.64%) Windows 10
5 5 (3.47%) Mac OS
6 4 (2.78%) VMS
7 1 (0.69%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (20.14%) Cybersecurity
3 26 (18.06%) Customer Service
4 23 (15.97%) Continuous Improvement
5 21 (14.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 20 (13.89%) DevOps
7 19 (13.19%) ERP
8 18 (12.50%) CI/CD
9 17 (11.81%) Mentoring
10 16 (11.11%) Business Continuity
11 15 (10.42%) AI
11 15 (10.42%) Disaster Recovery
12 12 (8.33%) Agile
12 12 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
13 11 (7.64%) Containerisation
14 10 (6.94%) Commercial Awareness
14 10 (6.94%) People Management
14 10 (6.94%) Stakeholder Management
14 10 (6.94%) Technical Leadership
15 9 (6.25%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 26 (18.06%) SQL
2 17 (11.81%) PowerShell
3 12 (8.33%) Python
4 9 (6.25%) C#
5 2 (1.39%) Bash
5 2 (1.39%) Shell Script
5 2 (1.39%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.69%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 32 (22.22%) Azure Certification
2 10 (6.94%) CCNA
2 10 (6.94%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (5.56%) CEH
3 8 (5.56%) CompTIA CySA+
3 8 (5.56%) CompTIA Security+
3 8 (5.56%) Degree
3 8 (5.56%) Network+ Certification
4 5 (3.47%) DBS Check
5 3 (2.08%) AAT
5 3 (2.08%) ACCA
6 2 (1.39%) CCNP
7 1 (0.69%) NVQ Level 3
7 1 (0.69%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.69%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.33%) GDPR
2 7 (4.86%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (4.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (3.47%) PCI DSS
4 4 (2.78%) QA
5 2 (1.39%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.69%) Accessibility
System Software
1 32 (22.22%) Active Directory
2 16 (11.11%) Hyper-V
3 11 (7.64%) Docker
4 6 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (9.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (6.25%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.08%) Backup Exec
4 2 (1.39%) Functional Safety
4 2 (1.39%) Nessus
5 1 (0.69%) SCCM
5 1 (0.69%) SCOM
Vendors
1 24 (16.67%) ForeScout
2 15 (10.42%) Cisco
3 12 (8.33%) Google
4 7 (4.86%) JD Edwards
4 7 (4.86%) VMware
5 5 (3.47%) Apple
5 5 (3.47%) Veeam
6 4 (2.78%) Sage
6 4 (2.78%) ServiceNow
7 3 (2.08%) Datto
7 3 (2.08%) Fortinet
7 3 (2.08%) Oracle
7 3 (2.08%) Xero
8 2 (1.39%) CrowdStrike
8 2 (1.39%) IFS
8 2 (1.39%) Meraki
8 2 (1.39%) Rockwell
8 2 (1.39%) SYSPRO
8 2 (1.39%) Tenable
8 2 (1.39%) Veracode