Microsoft 365 Job Trends in London

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 31 23
Rank change year-on-year -6 -8 +25
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 876 1,091 1,705
As % of all permanent jobs in London 5.66% 7.25% 8.00%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.29% 16.18% 17.54%
Number of salaries quoted 659 755 1,386
10th Percentile £28,697 £32,350 £30,637
25th Percentile £35,500 £40,014 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £57,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.91% +8.57% +0.96%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £89,520 £83,750
England median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +12.50% -3.61%

All Cloud Computing Skills
London

Microsoft 365 falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 6,132 6,744 9,721
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 39.59% 44.81% 45.60%
Number of salaries quoted 3,971 4,317 8,105
10th Percentile £37,500 £44,598 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft 365 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in London

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Microsoft 365.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in London over the 6 months to 14 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in London

Microsoft 365
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the London region over the 6 months to 14 February 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
Central London +2 255 £51,250 +2.50% 36
South London +23 30 £39,250 -9.77% 7
West London +17 29 £40,000 -40.30% 14
North London +11 10 £75,000 - 8
East London -13 10 £32,000 -39.05% 14
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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
1 239 (27.28%) SharePoint
2 187 (21.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.91%) Confluence
4 6 (0.68%) CMS
5 4 (0.46%) Anypoint
6 3 (0.34%) WordPress
7 2 (0.23%) Moodle
7 2 (0.23%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.11%) IIS
Applications
1 108 (12.33%) Microsoft Office
2 55 (6.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (3.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.37%) Photoshop
5 9 (1.03%) Adobe Premiere
6 6 (0.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.68%) InDesign
7 5 (0.57%) Adobe XD
8 3 (0.34%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.34%) MS Visio
8 3 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.23%) CINEMA 4D
10 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 41 (4.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.46%) Elite 3E
3 4 (0.46%) Shopify
4 3 (0.34%) Yoast SEO
5 2 (0.23%) Carpe Diem
6 1 (0.11%) Alphatax
6 1 (0.11%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 442 (50.46%) Azure
2 202 (23.06%) Entra ID
3 131 (14.95%) Power Platform
4 92 (10.50%) OneDrive
5 80 (9.13%) AWS
6 60 (6.85%) Power Automate
7 57 (6.51%) SaaS
8 53 (6.05%) Microsoft Copilot
9 52 (5.94%) PowerApps
10 49 (5.59%) Google Workspace
11 38 (4.34%) Dynamics 365
12 36 (4.11%) PaaS
13 32 (3.65%) Microsoft Purview
14 29 (3.31%) Mimecast
15 25 (2.85%) Azure DevOps
16 24 (2.74%) Azure Sentinel
16 24 (2.74%) IaaS
17 23 (2.63%) Azure Logic Apps
18 17 (1.94%) Copilot Studio
19 16 (1.83%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 140 (15.98%) DNS
2 130 (14.84%) DHCP
2 130 (14.84%) Firewall
3 129 (14.73%) VPN
4 85 (9.70%) TCP/IP
5 77 (8.79%) Wi-Fi
6 66 (7.53%) WAN
7 55 (6.28%) LAN
8 46 (5.25%) VLAN
9 35 (4.00%) Internet
9 35 (4.00%) VoIP
10 28 (3.20%) SAN
11 19 (2.17%) SD-WAN
12 17 (1.94%) WebEx
13 16 (1.83%) Network Security
13 16 (1.83%) Wireless
14 9 (1.03%) Remote Desktop
15 8 (0.91%) Unified Communications
16 7 (0.80%) Cisco IOS
17 5 (0.57%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (9.25%) Power BI
2 38 (4.34%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.37%) Data Lake
4 11 (1.26%) Tableau
5 6 (0.68%) Relational Database
6 5 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.46%) Metadata
7 4 (0.46%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 4 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.34%) Power Query
9 2 (0.23%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.23%) QlikView
10 1 (0.11%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 30 (3.42%) JIRA
2 10 (1.14%) Chocolatey
3 4 (0.46%) Balsamiq
4 2 (0.23%) Git
4 2 (0.23%) GitLab
4 2 (0.23%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.23%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.11%) Jenkins
General
1 398 (45.43%) Social Skills
2 218 (24.89%) Finance
3 93 (10.62%) Legal
4 70 (7.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 69 (7.88%) Analytical Skills
6 66 (7.53%) Law
7 54 (6.16%) Organisational Skills
8 46 (5.25%) French Language
9 34 (3.88%) Public Sector
10 32 (3.65%) Swedish Language
11 31 (3.54%) Banking
12 25 (2.85%) Marketing
13 23 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
14 15 (1.71%) Manufacturing
15 14 (1.60%) Games
16 12 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
16 12 (1.37%) Retail
17 11 (1.26%) Front Office
18 10 (1.14%) German Language
18 10 (1.14%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 165 (18.84%) Analyst
2 156 (17.81%) IT Support
3 152 (17.35%) Support Engineer
4 147 (16.78%) Senior
5 96 (10.96%) IT Engineer
6 77 (8.79%) Support Analyst
7 69 (7.88%) IT Support Engineer
8 68 (7.76%) Service Analyst
9 64 (7.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 64 (7.31%) Service Desk Analyst
10 53 (6.05%) Lead
11 51 (5.82%) IT Analyst
12 42 (4.79%) 2nd Line Support
13 39 (4.45%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 37 (4.22%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 37 (4.22%) Senior Analyst
14 37 (4.22%) Support Technician
15 36 (4.11%) Desktop Support
15 36 (4.11%) Developer
16 34 (3.88%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.94%) HTML5 Canvas
2 12 (1.37%) REST
3 10 (1.14%) .NET
3 10 (1.14%) Microsoft Graph
4 6 (0.68%) EDI
4 6 (0.68%) JSON
4 6 (0.68%) Model Context Protocol
4 6 (0.68%) Web Services
5 5 (0.57%) Middleware
5 5 (0.57%) React
6 4 (0.46%) LangChain
6 4 (0.46%) Node.js
6 4 (0.46%) RESTful
6 4 (0.46%) SOAP
6 4 (0.46%) SPFx
6 4 (0.46%) XML
7 3 (0.34%) CSS
7 3 (0.34%) HTML
7 3 (0.34%) OAuth
7 3 (0.34%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 107 (12.21%) Onboarding
2 33 (3.77%) Video Conferencing
3 29 (3.31%) Hybrid Cloud
3 29 (3.31%) Management Information System
4 28 (3.20%) Enterprise Software
5 25 (2.85%) CCTV
6 24 (2.74%) Cloud Native
7 23 (2.63%) Driving Licence
8 19 (2.17%) CMDB
8 19 (2.17%) Hedge funds
9 18 (2.05%) Low-Code
9 18 (2.05%) Security Posture
10 17 (1.94%) Cyber Threat
10 17 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
11 16 (1.83%) Social Media
12 15 (1.71%) AI Agents
13 12 (1.37%) Data Centre
14 11 (1.26%) iPhone
15 10 (1.14%) Fat Client
15 10 (1.14%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 428 (48.86%) Windows
2 148 (16.89%) Windows Server
3 144 (16.44%) Windows 10
4 64 (7.31%) Mac OS
5 59 (6.74%) Linux
6 50 (5.71%) Apple iOS
7 28 (3.20%) Windows Server 2019
8 22 (2.51%) Windows Server 2016
9 19 (2.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 16 (1.83%) Android
11 9 (1.03%) Mac OS X
12 8 (0.91%) Unix
13 3 (0.34%) VMS
14 1 (0.11%) Solaris
14 1 (0.11%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
14 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (24.77%) ITIL
2 187 (21.35%) Problem-Solving
3 148 (16.89%) Customer Service
4 128 (14.61%) ITSM
5 102 (11.64%) Business Intelligence
5 102 (11.64%) Continuous Improvement
6 100 (11.42%) Cybersecurity
7 95 (10.84%) Service Delivery
8 81 (9.25%) Disaster Recovery
9 79 (9.02%) Migration
10 77 (8.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 75 (8.56%) Service Management
12 74 (8.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 72 (8.22%) AI
14 71 (8.11%) Computer Science
15 69 (7.88%) Mentoring
16 68 (7.76%) Change Management
17 67 (7.65%) CRM
18 65 (7.42%) Agile
19 61 (6.96%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 129 (14.73%) PowerShell
2 56 (6.39%) Python
3 54 (6.16%) SQL
4 38 (4.34%) JavaScript
5 37 (4.22%) C#
6 9 (1.03%) Bicep
7 7 (0.80%) Java
7 7 (0.80%) TypeScript
8 5 (0.57%) Bash
9 4 (0.46%) Google Apps Script
9 4 (0.46%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.46%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.34%) C++
10 3 (0.34%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.23%) Delphi
11 2 (0.23%) Pascal
11 2 (0.23%) PHP
12 1 (0.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 175 (19.98%) Degree
2 108 (12.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 45 (5.14%) AWS Certification
4 41 (4.68%) MCSE
5 38 (4.34%) Computer Science Degree
6 35 (4.00%) DBS Check
7 33 (3.77%) Security Cleared
8 32 (3.65%) CISSP
9 31 (3.54%) A+ Certification
10 30 (3.42%) Azure Certification
11 28 (3.20%) SC Cleared
12 21 (2.40%) PMP
13 19 (2.17%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 19 (2.17%) PMI Certification
14 17 (1.94%) Cisco Certification
15 15 (1.71%) CompTIA CySA+
15 15 (1.71%) Master's Degree
16 14 (1.60%) Network+ Certification
17 12 (1.37%) CISA
18 9 (1.03%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (8.11%) SLA
2 67 (7.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 48 (5.48%) GDPR
4 39 (4.45%) QA
5 26 (2.97%) NIST
6 20 (2.28%) Cyber Essentials
7 12 (1.37%) GRC
8 11 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 10 (1.14%) Actionable Recommendations
9 10 (1.14%) PMO
10 7 (0.80%) Accessibility
10 7 (0.80%) ISO 9001
11 5 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.57%) SOC 2
12 4 (0.46%) Data Quality
13 2 (0.23%) Basel III
13 2 (0.23%) COBIT
13 2 (0.23%) MiFID
13 2 (0.23%) NCSC
13 2 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 356 (40.64%) Active Directory
2 71 (8.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (4.57%) Hyper-V
4 20 (2.28%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (1.94%) Firmware
6 10 (1.14%) Docker
7 9 (1.03%) vSphere
8 7 (0.80%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
10 5 (0.57%) BitLocker
11 4 (0.46%) Postfix
11 4 (0.46%) XenDesktop
12 3 (0.34%) XenApp
13 2 (0.23%) KVM
Systems Management
1 238 (27.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 63 (7.19%) SCCM
3 27 (3.08%) Terraform
4 26 (2.97%) Single Sign-On
5 18 (2.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 15 (1.71%) Jamf Pro
7 13 (1.48%) Kubernetes
8 12 (1.37%) FortiGate
9 8 (0.91%) Ansible
10 6 (0.68%) Autotask
10 6 (0.68%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 5 (0.57%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.46%) Nagios
12 4 (0.46%) WSUS
13 3 (0.34%) AirWatch
13 3 (0.34%) Grafana
13 3 (0.34%) Nessus
13 3 (0.34%) Proxmox
13 3 (0.34%) VxRail
14 2 (0.23%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 772 (88.13%) Microsoft
2 103 (11.76%) VMware
3 85 (9.70%) ServiceNow
4 59 (6.74%) Google
5 47 (5.37%) Apple
6 45 (5.14%) Cisco
7 31 (3.54%) iManage
8 28 (3.20%) Adobe
9 24 (2.74%) Salesforce
10 22 (2.51%) Citrix
11 17 (1.94%) HP
12 16 (1.83%) Intapp
13 15 (1.71%) Dell
13 15 (1.71%) Meraki
14 14 (1.60%) SAP
15 13 (1.48%) Okta
15 13 (1.48%) Tenable
16 12 (1.37%) Bloomberg
16 12 (1.37%) CyberArk
16 12 (1.37%) Juniper