Microsoft Office Job Trends in London

Microsoft Office
England > London

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 90 66
Rank change year-on-year -7 -24 +57
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 411 537 742
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.91% 3.46% 4.08%
As % of the Applications category 37.74% 35.49% 51.67%
Number of salaries quoted 244 259 489
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,200 £26,950
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £48,144 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.76% +11.96% -14.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,150 £81,900
England median annual salary £35,000 £41,117 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.88% +17.48% -12.50%

All Software Application Skills
London

Microsoft Office falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,089 1,513 1,436
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 7.72% 9.75% 7.89%
Number of salaries quoted 619 568 1,017
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £27,965
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,531 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,688 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £88,750 £86,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £40,000
% change year-on-year -16.11% +19.21% -13.51%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in London

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Microsoft Office.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram in London

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

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in London

Microsoft Office
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 Office within the London 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
Central London -2 83 £40,000 -15.79% 34
South London +35 15 £36,500 +14.96% 5
West London +5 13 £40,000 -23.81% 3
East London -5 7 £57,250 +81.75% 5
North London - 1 £34,500 - 7
Microsoft Office
England

Microsoft Office
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 45 (10.95%) SharePoint
2 30 (7.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.16%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.95%) Confluence
5 7 (1.70%) WordPress
6 3 (0.73%) CMS
7 2 (0.49%) SAS
8 1 (0.24%) Drupal
8 1 (0.24%) IIS
Applications
1 138 (33.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 81 (19.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (5.11%) MS Visio
4 16 (3.89%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.46%) InDesign
6 5 (1.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (1.22%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.97%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.97%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.97%) Trello
8 2 (0.49%) Acrobat
8 2 (0.49%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.22%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (1.22%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.97%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.49%) Fidessa
4 2 (0.49%) Relativity
5 1 (0.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.24%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.24%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 101 (24.57%) Microsoft 365
2 45 (10.95%) AWS
3 35 (8.52%) Power Platform
4 34 (8.27%) Azure
5 16 (3.89%) OneDrive
6 15 (3.65%) Entra ID
7 12 (2.92%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.68%) SaaS
9 8 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.70%) Amazon Alexa
11 6 (1.46%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 4 (0.97%) Asana
12 4 (0.97%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.97%) Collibra
12 4 (0.97%) dbt
12 4 (0.97%) Fivetran
12 4 (0.97%) Google Docs
12 4 (0.97%) PowerApps
12 4 (0.97%) Snowflake
13 3 (0.73%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.06%) WebEx
2 22 (5.35%) LAN
3 16 (3.89%) Unified Communications
4 13 (3.16%) DHCP
4 13 (3.16%) Skype
4 13 (3.16%) Wi-Fi
5 12 (2.92%) DNS
6 11 (2.68%) WAN
7 10 (2.43%) Remote Desktop
8 9 (2.19%) Firewall
9 8 (1.95%) TCP/IP
10 7 (1.70%) Structured Cabling
11 5 (1.22%) VoIP
11 5 (1.22%) VPN
12 4 (0.97%) Ethernet VPN
12 4 (0.97%) Multicast
13 3 (0.73%) BGP
13 3 (0.73%) NX-OS
13 3 (0.73%) OSPF
14 2 (0.49%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (7.54%) Power BI
2 12 (2.92%) SQL Server
3 11 (2.68%) Tableau
4 9 (2.19%) Relational Database
5 7 (1.70%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.22%) Metadata
6 5 (1.22%) Power Query
6 5 (1.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.97%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 4 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.49%) Big Data
8 2 (0.49%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.49%) EDRMS
9 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.24%) GIS
9 1 (0.24%) KNIME
9 1 (0.24%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 35 (8.52%) JIRA
2 4 (0.97%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.49%) NUnit
3 2 (0.49%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (0.49%) Selenium
3 2 (0.49%) SpecFlow
3 2 (0.49%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.24%) GitLab
4 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
General
1 243 (59.12%) Social Skills
2 121 (29.44%) Finance
3 75 (18.25%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (16.55%) Organisational Skills
5 66 (16.06%) Law
6 50 (12.17%) French Language
7 48 (11.68%) Marketing
8 45 (10.95%) Legal
9 41 (9.98%) Swedish Language
10 24 (5.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 19 (4.62%) Banking
12 18 (4.38%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (4.38%) Telecoms
13 17 (4.14%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (3.41%) Retail
15 12 (2.92%) German Language
15 12 (2.92%) Public Sector
16 11 (2.68%) Billing
17 10 (2.43%) Italian Language
18 9 (2.19%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 106 (25.79%) Analyst
2 54 (13.14%) IT Support
2 54 (13.14%) Senior
3 43 (10.46%) Support Analyst
4 41 (9.98%) Service Analyst
4 41 (9.98%) Service Desk Analyst
5 28 (6.81%) IT Analyst
6 27 (6.57%) Support Specialist
7 23 (5.60%) IT Support Analyst
8 22 (5.35%) Support Engineer
9 21 (5.11%) Lead
10 18 (4.38%) Administrator
10 18 (4.38%) Support Assistant
11 16 (3.89%) IT Manager
11 16 (3.89%) Project Manager
12 15 (3.65%) Junior
13 14 (3.41%) IT Engineer
14 13 (3.16%) IT Support Engineer
14 13 (3.16%) IT Support Specialist
15 12 (2.92%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.95%) HTML
2 7 (1.70%) CSS
3 6 (1.46%) EDI
4 5 (1.22%) FIX Protocol
4 5 (1.22%) FreeMarker
5 4 (0.97%) XML
6 2 (0.49%) jQuery
6 2 (0.49%) Middleware
6 2 (0.49%) XSLT
7 1 (0.24%) ADO
7 1 (0.24%) HTML5 Canvas
7 1 (0.24%) JSON
7 1 (0.24%) LDAP
7 1 (0.24%) MFC
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.24%) Spring
7 1 (0.24%) STL
7 1 (0.24%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 59 (14.36%) Self-Motivation
2 42 (10.22%) Onboarding
3 33 (8.03%) Video Conferencing
4 25 (6.08%) Social Media
5 23 (5.60%) Driving Licence
5 23 (5.60%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.19%) Web Conferencing
7 8 (1.95%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.70%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.70%) EPoS
8 7 (1.70%) Fat Client
8 7 (1.70%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (1.70%) Thin Client
9 6 (1.46%) Wiki
10 5 (1.22%) e-Learning
10 5 (1.22%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (1.22%) iPhone
10 5 (1.22%) PMI
11 4 (0.97%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 83 (20.19%) Windows
2 36 (8.76%) Windows 10
3 18 (4.38%) Windows Server
4 14 (3.41%) Linux
5 10 (2.43%) Unix
6 9 (2.19%) Mac OS
7 7 (1.70%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (1.46%) Windows Server 2012
8 6 (1.46%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.97%) Android
10 2 (0.49%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (25.30%) Problem-Solving
2 101 (24.57%) ITIL
3 70 (17.03%) Customer Service
4 63 (15.33%) Project Management
5 58 (14.11%) Agile
6 56 (13.63%) ITSM
7 55 (13.38%) Continuous Improvement
8 50 (12.17%) CRM
9 46 (11.19%) Coaching
10 42 (10.22%) Mentoring
11 38 (9.25%) Business Intelligence
12 35 (8.52%) Performance Metrics
13 29 (7.06%) Business Development
13 29 (7.06%) Change Management
13 29 (7.06%) Decision-Making
14 28 (6.81%) Analytics
14 28 (6.81%) Project Delivery
15 27 (6.57%) AI
15 27 (6.57%) Information Security
16 26 (6.33%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 34 (8.27%) SQL
2 25 (6.08%) Python
3 13 (3.16%) JavaScript
4 9 (2.19%) VBA
5 8 (1.95%) C#
5 8 (1.95%) R
6 5 (1.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (1.22%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.73%) Bash
8 2 (0.49%) C++
8 2 (0.49%) VC++
9 1 (0.24%) ABAP
9 1 (0.24%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 188 (45.74%) Degree
2 51 (12.41%) Microsoft Certification
3 45 (10.95%) MCSE
4 36 (8.76%) AWS Certification
5 28 (6.81%) A+ Certification
6 15 (3.65%) CISSP
7 11 (2.68%) CCNP
7 11 (2.68%) CFA
7 11 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (2.43%) ACCA
8 10 (2.43%) CCIE
8 10 (2.43%) PMI Certification
9 9 (2.19%) CISA
10 8 (1.95%) CCSA
10 8 (1.95%) CCSE
10 8 (1.95%) CIMA
11 6 (1.46%) ISTQB
11 6 (1.46%) PMP
12 5 (1.22%) CAPM
12 5 (1.22%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (9.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 38 (9.25%) QA
3 22 (5.35%) SLA
4 21 (5.11%) PMO
5 13 (3.16%) ISO 9001
6 11 (2.68%) Data Quality
7 10 (2.43%) GDPR
8 5 (1.22%) NIST
9 4 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.97%) GRC
10 3 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.73%) IFRS
10 3 (0.73%) IFRS 17
10 3 (0.73%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.49%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.49%) MiFID
11 2 (0.49%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.49%) SOC 2
System Software
1 68 (16.55%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (2.43%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.73%) Firmware
5 2 (0.49%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.24%) Docker
6 1 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (3.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (0.73%) Grafana
3 3 (0.73%) SCCM
4 2 (0.49%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.24%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.24%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.24%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.24%) Terraform
Vendors
1 310 (75.43%) Microsoft
2 44 (10.71%) ServiceNow
3 28 (6.81%) Cisco
4 22 (5.35%) VMware
5 20 (4.87%) Apple
6 18 (4.38%) Oracle
7 17 (4.14%) Adobe
7 17 (4.14%) Google
8 16 (3.89%) iManage
9 13 (3.16%) Polycom
9 13 (3.16%) Salesforce
10 12 (2.92%) HP
11 11 (2.68%) Atlassian
11 11 (2.68%) CheckPoint
11 11 (2.68%) F5
12 7 (1.70%) Acronis
12 7 (1.70%) Datto
13 6 (1.46%) HubSpot
14 5 (1.22%) Arista
15 4 (0.97%) Dataiku