Microsoft Job Trends in Lincolnshire

Microsoft
East Midlands > Lincolnshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Lincolnshire 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 14 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
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 6 7
Rank change year-on-year -5 +1 +5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 36 30 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Lincolnshire 9.30% 14.49% 14.04%
As % of the Vendors category 40.45% 66.67% 52.08%
Number of salaries quoted 20 7 22
10th Percentile £26,500 - £25,050
25th Percentile £35,938 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £34,695 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.29% +8.42% +4.07%
75th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £53,625
90th Percentile £47,250 £52,750 £58,600
East Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £48,628
% change year-on-year -16.67% -7.46% +8.06%

All Vendors
Lincolnshire

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 Lincolnshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 89 45 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lincolnshire 23.00% 21.74% 26.97%
Number of salaries quoted 43 12 39
10th Percentile £27,700 £26,250 £26,100
25th Percentile £30,500 £32,584 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,750 £34,834
Median % change year-on-year +3.23% +11.24% -26.67%
75th Percentile £47,500 £61,563 £46,250
90th Percentile £75,900 £62,500 £58,800
East Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% -5.26% -5.00%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Lincolnshire

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

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Lincolnshire

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Lincolnshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lincolnshire citing Microsoft.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lincolnshire citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Lincolnshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Lincolnshire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Lincolnshire

Microsoft
Job Locations in Lincolnshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Lincolnshire region over the 6 months to 14 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
Lincoln +9 18 £40,000 - 21
Grimsby - 4 £37,500 - 2
Scunthorpe +3 3 £27,000 -1.82%
Grantham -11 1 £90,000 - 1
Louth - 1 £40,000 -
Microsoft
East Midlands

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincolnshire 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 9 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (30.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.78%) AutoCAD
3 1 (2.78%) Camtasia
3 1 (2.78%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 4 (11.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (8.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 21 (58.33%) Azure
2 12 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (25.00%) Power Platform
4 5 (13.89%) Azure AI
4 5 (13.89%) Entra ID
4 5 (13.89%) OneDrive
5 4 (11.11%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (2.78%) SaaS
6 1 (2.78%) Vyond
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (19.44%) Tableau
2 5 (13.89%) Power BI
3 2 (5.56%) Data Mining
General
1 24 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 6 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (16.67%) Finance
3 5 (13.89%) Retail
4 3 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.78%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.78%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 12 (33.33%) Analyst
1 12 (33.33%) IT Support
2 10 (27.78%) Junior
2 10 (27.78%) Junior Analyst
3 9 (25.00%) IT Engineer
3 9 (25.00%) IT Support Engineer
3 9 (25.00%) Support Engineer
4 7 (19.44%) Data Analyst
5 5 (13.89%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 5 (13.89%) Junior Data Analyst
5 5 (13.89%) Junior Security Analyst
5 5 (13.89%) Security Analyst
6 4 (11.11%) Administrator
6 4 (11.11%) Dynamics 365 Administrator
7 3 (8.33%) 1st Line Support
7 3 (8.33%) 1st Line Support Technician
7 3 (8.33%) IT Support Technician
7 3 (8.33%) IT Technician
7 3 (8.33%) Support Technician
8 2 (5.56%) Senior Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.89%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (2.78%) Driving Licence
2 1 (2.78%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 6 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (27.78%) Cybersecurity
3 8 (22.22%) Mentoring
4 6 (16.67%) Data Cleansing
5 5 (13.89%) AI
5 5 (13.89%) Budget Management
5 5 (13.89%) Business Intelligence
5 5 (13.89%) CRM
5 5 (13.89%) Data Protection
5 5 (13.89%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 5 (13.89%) IT Strategy
5 5 (13.89%) Network Management
5 5 (13.89%) Project Delivery
5 5 (13.89%) Roadmaps
5 5 (13.89%) Strategic Roadmap
5 5 (13.89%) Technology Roadmap
6 4 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (11.11%) ERP
6 4 (11.11%) Time Management
7 3 (8.33%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 7 (19.44%) Python
1 7 (19.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (27.78%) Azure Certification
2 9 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (16.67%) Degree
4 5 (13.89%) CompTIA CySA+
4 5 (13.89%) CompTIA Security+
4 5 (13.89%) DBS Check
5 1 (2.78%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.89%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (13.89%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (13.89%) ForeScout
1 5 (13.89%) Progress
2 3 (8.33%) SAP