Microsoft Certification Job Trends in London

Microsoft Certification
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 233 231
Rank change year-on-year +61 -2 +152
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 244 199 279
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.48% 1.40% 1.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.79% 4.20% 4.79%
Number of salaries quoted 149 109 243
10th Percentile - £32,500 £33,800
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.55% -15.38% +20.37%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £92,000
England median annual salary £32,500 £45,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -27.78% -3.23% +3.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,212 4,740 5,825
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 25.58% 33.40% 27.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,236 1,954 4,109
10th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £94,688 £88,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £119,625 £107,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Microsoft Certification job vacancy trend in London

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Microsoft Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in London over the 6 months to 5 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in London

Microsoft Certification
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 Certification within the London region over the 6 months to 5 March 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 +5 32 £60,000 +27.66% 28
West London +4 18 £47,000 -18.26% 13
North London - 5 £32,500 - 8
South London +30 4 £32,500 -43.48% 5
East London - 2 £30,000 - 18
Microsoft Certification
England

Microsoft Certification
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 29 (11.89%) SharePoint
2 19 (7.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.64%) WordPress
4 2 (0.82%) IIS
Applications
1 52 (21.31%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (3.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.82%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.41%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 139 (56.97%) Azure
2 104 (42.62%) Microsoft 365
3 79 (32.38%) AWS
4 41 (16.80%) Power Platform
5 33 (13.52%) Dynamics 365
5 33 (13.52%) Entra ID
5 33 (13.52%) GitHub
6 21 (8.61%) PowerApps
7 20 (8.20%) Power Automate
8 11 (4.51%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (4.10%) Azure Monitor
9 10 (4.10%) Serverless
10 7 (2.87%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (2.05%) Azure AI
11 5 (2.05%) Google Workspace
11 5 (2.05%) Mimecast
11 5 (2.05%) SaaS
12 4 (1.64%) Azure Machine Learning
12 4 (1.64%) IaaS
12 4 (1.64%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 35 (14.34%) Internet
2 23 (9.43%) Firewall
3 19 (7.79%) DNS
4 18 (7.38%) TCP/IP
5 14 (5.74%) VPN
6 12 (4.92%) Cisco IOS
7 11 (4.51%) DHCP
8 10 (4.10%) Remote Desktop
9 9 (3.69%) WAAS
10 6 (2.46%) VLAN
11 5 (2.05%) LAN
11 5 (2.05%) WAN
11 5 (2.05%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (1.23%) Cisco ISE
12 3 (1.23%) Network Security
12 3 (1.23%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.82%) NetScaler
14 1 (0.41%) 4G
14 1 (0.41%) Cisco ASA
14 1 (0.41%) FIX Connectivity
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (11.07%) Power BI
2 17 (6.97%) SQL Server
3 12 (4.92%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (3.69%) Metadata
4 9 (3.69%) Relational Database
5 7 (2.87%) Oracle Database
6 4 (1.64%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (1.64%) Data Lake
7 3 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (1.23%) Power Query
7 3 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.82%) Tableau
9 1 (0.41%) Amazon QuickSight
9 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 1 (0.41%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.41%) MySQL
9 1 (0.41%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 36 (14.75%) Git
2 17 (6.97%) JIRA
3 5 (2.05%) Visual Studio
4 4 (1.64%) MLflow
5 1 (0.41%) GitLab
General
1 127 (52.05%) Social Skills
2 57 (23.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 48 (19.67%) Finance
4 39 (15.98%) French Language
5 34 (13.93%) Multimedia
6 33 (13.52%) Public Sector
6 33 (13.52%) Swedish Language
7 25 (10.25%) Analytical Skills
8 20 (8.20%) Law
9 8 (3.28%) Marketing
10 7 (2.87%) Legal
11 6 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.46%) Retail
12 5 (2.05%) Banking
13 3 (1.23%) Aviation
13 3 (1.23%) Local Government
13 3 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.41%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.41%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.41%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 52 (21.31%) Analyst
2 44 (18.03%) Senior
3 36 (14.75%) Service Analyst
3 36 (14.75%) Service Desk Analyst
4 34 (13.93%) Developer
4 34 (13.93%) Trainee
5 31 (12.70%) Lead
6 30 (12.30%) IT Support
7 21 (8.61%) Support Engineer
8 17 (6.97%) IT Support Technician
8 17 (6.97%) IT Technician
8 17 (6.97%) Support Technician
9 16 (6.56%) Trainee Developer
10 14 (5.74%) Architect
10 14 (5.74%) Power Platform Developer
10 14 (5.74%) Senior Developer
10 14 (5.74%) Software Developer
10 14 (5.74%) Trainee Software Developer
11 13 (5.33%) Consultant
12 12 (4.92%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (15.57%) CSS
2 34 (13.93%) HTML
3 16 (6.56%) HTML5 Canvas
4 9 (3.69%) .NET
5 7 (2.87%) React
6 6 (2.46%) PySpark
7 5 (2.05%) .NET Core
7 5 (2.05%) ASP.NET Web API
8 4 (1.64%) LangChain
8 4 (1.64%) Pandas
8 4 (1.64%) PyTorch
8 4 (1.64%) REST
8 4 (1.64%) scikit-learn
8 4 (1.64%) TensorFlow
8 4 (1.64%) Web Services
8 4 (1.64%) XGBoost
9 2 (0.82%) SAML
9 2 (0.82%) Tailwind CSS
10 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET
10 1 (0.41%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (9.02%) Onboarding
2 18 (7.38%) Cloud Native
3 14 (5.74%) Management Information System
4 11 (4.51%) Driving Licence
4 11 (4.51%) Public Cloud
5 10 (4.10%) CMDB
5 10 (4.10%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (2.05%) Data Centre
6 5 (2.05%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (2.05%) Security Posture
6 5 (2.05%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (1.64%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.23%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.23%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.23%) IoT
8 3 (1.23%) PKI
9 2 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.82%) Low-Code
10 1 (0.41%) Data Fabric
Operating Systems
1 79 (32.38%) Windows
2 19 (7.79%) Windows Server
3 13 (5.33%) Mac OS
3 13 (5.33%) Windows 10
4 11 (4.51%) Linux
5 9 (3.69%) Android
6 4 (1.64%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.64%) Mac OS X
6 4 (1.64%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.41%) Solaris
8 1 (0.41%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (31.56%) ITIL
2 61 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 59 (24.18%) Cybersecurity
4 54 (22.13%) ITSM
5 48 (19.67%) Problem-Solving
6 47 (19.26%) Customer Service
7 38 (15.57%) Performance Metrics
8 37 (15.16%) Computer Science
9 30 (12.30%) Continuous Improvement
10 28 (11.48%) Business Intelligence
11 23 (9.43%) DevOps
11 23 (9.43%) Roadmaps
11 23 (9.43%) Translating Business Requirements
12 22 (9.02%) Analytics
12 22 (9.02%) Service Management
12 22 (9.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 21 (8.61%) AI
13 21 (8.61%) Migration
13 21 (8.61%) Technology Strategy
14 19 (7.79%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 57 (23.36%) JavaScript
2 48 (19.67%) Python
3 37 (15.16%) PowerShell
4 26 (10.66%) C#
5 23 (9.43%) R
6 19 (7.79%) SQL
7 9 (3.69%) Bicep
8 5 (2.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.82%) Scala
9 2 (0.82%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.41%) Bash
10 1 (0.41%) Java
10 1 (0.41%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.41%) X++
Qualifications
1 108 (44.26%) Degree
2 74 (30.33%) Azure Certification
3 71 (29.10%) AWS Certification
4 61 (25.00%) MCSE
5 35 (14.34%) A+ Certification
6 34 (13.93%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 30 (12.30%) Security Cleared
8 29 (11.89%) SC Cleared
9 28 (11.48%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 26 (10.66%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (6.15%) MCSA
12 13 (5.33%) CISSP
13 10 (4.10%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (3.69%) CCNA
15 7 (2.87%) DBS Check
15 7 (2.87%) MCDST
15 7 (2.87%) OCP
15 7 (2.87%) Oracle Certification
15 7 (2.87%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 5 (2.05%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (11.07%) QA
2 15 (6.15%) GDPR
2 15 (6.15%) SLA
3 11 (4.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.87%) GRC
5 3 (1.23%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.23%) NIST
6 2 (0.82%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (0.82%) PMO
7 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.41%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 57 (23.36%) Active Directory
2 29 (11.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (5.33%) Hyper-V
4 10 (4.10%) Docker
5 9 (3.69%) Firmware
6 7 (2.87%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (2.05%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (1.64%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (1.23%) vSphere
10 2 (0.82%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 2 (0.82%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.41%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.41%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 29 (11.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (10.25%) SCCM
3 14 (5.74%) Terraform
4 9 (3.69%) Kubernetes
5 4 (1.64%) SCOM
5 4 (1.64%) WSUS
6 3 (1.23%) Ansible
6 3 (1.23%) Cisco CUCM
6 3 (1.23%) Nessus
6 3 (1.23%) Proxmox
6 3 (1.23%) ServiceCenter
7 2 (0.82%) Control-M
8 1 (0.41%) Autotask
8 1 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.41%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 232 (95.08%) Microsoft
2 43 (17.62%) ServiceNow
3 30 (12.30%) VMware
4 19 (7.79%) Cisco
5 11 (4.51%) Apple
5 11 (4.51%) Bloomberg
6 10 (4.10%) Oracle
7 8 (3.28%) Fortinet
8 7 (2.87%) Databricks
8 7 (2.87%) HP
8 7 (2.87%) Reuters
9 6 (2.46%) Salesforce
10 5 (2.05%) Citrix
10 5 (2.05%) ConnectWise
10 5 (2.05%) Foundry
10 5 (2.05%) Google
10 5 (2.05%) OpenAI
11 4 (1.64%) CrowdStrike
11 4 (1.64%) Okta
11 4 (1.64%) Zscaler