Microsoft Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 1 May 2025, 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -6 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 966 2,268 2,467
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.91% 19.43% 25.83%
As % of the Vendors category 43.61% 53.04% 58.32%
Number of salaries quoted 674 1,826 1,210
10th Percentile £26,788 £24,446 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,000 £58,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £68,683 £70,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%

All Vendors
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,215 4,276 4,230
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 31.89% 36.63% 44.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,388 3,219 2,208
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £36,594
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -10.00% +7.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,125 £63,750
90th Percentile £72,875 £72,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -11.50% +2.73%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the Midlands

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Microsoft in the Midlands

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the Midlands

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Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
West Midlands -7 628 £47,000 +4.44% 406
East Midlands -7 338 £38,500 +2.67% 251
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 110 (11.39%) SharePoint
2 89 (9.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.76%) IIS
4 11 (1.14%) CMS
5 10 (1.04%) Confluence
6 6 (0.62%) WordPress
7 2 (0.21%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.10%) Apache
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.10%) ColdFusion
8 1 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.10%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.10%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.10%) Umbraco
Applications
1 204 (21.12%) Microsoft Office
2 111 (11.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 36 (3.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.86%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (1.14%) Chatbot
5 11 (1.14%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.52%) Trello
7 2 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 31 (3.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.45%) Dynamics NAV
3 12 (1.24%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.83%) Salesforce CRM
5 7 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
6 6 (0.62%) SAP ERP
7 4 (0.41%) NEC Housing
7 4 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
7 4 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.41%) PeopleSoft HCM
8 3 (0.31%) Magento
8 3 (0.31%) Remedy ITSM
8 3 (0.31%) Shopify
9 2 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
9 2 (0.21%) Infor CloudSuite
9 2 (0.21%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
10 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
10 1 (0.10%) iTrent
10 1 (0.10%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 397 (41.10%) Azure
2 319 (33.02%) Microsoft 365
3 125 (12.94%) Power Platform
4 67 (6.94%) Entra ID
5 63 (6.52%) Dynamics 365
6 54 (5.59%) AWS
7 48 (4.97%) PowerApps
8 40 (4.14%) OneDrive
9 35 (3.62%) Power Automate
10 33 (3.42%) SaaS
11 28 (2.90%) Google Workspace
12 27 (2.80%) Azure DevOps
12 27 (2.80%) Azure Logic Apps
12 27 (2.80%) Azure Sentinel
13 26 (2.69%) Azure Data Factory
14 24 (2.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 22 (2.28%) IaaS
16 17 (1.76%) Serverless
17 14 (1.45%) Azure Functions
17 14 (1.45%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 115 (11.90%) Network Security
2 108 (11.18%) Firewall
3 107 (11.08%) WLAN
4 100 (10.35%) Internet
5 77 (7.97%) WAN
6 73 (7.56%) DHCP
7 71 (7.35%) LAN
8 65 (6.73%) DNS
9 57 (5.90%) VoIP
10 47 (4.87%) TCP/IP
11 44 (4.55%) VPN
12 36 (3.73%) VLAN
13 33 (3.42%) Wi-Fi
14 21 (2.17%) Remote Desktop
15 18 (1.86%) SAN
16 17 (1.76%) BGP
17 16 (1.66%) OSPF
18 13 (1.35%) Intrusion Detection
19 7 (0.72%) Ethernet
19 7 (0.72%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 121 (12.53%) SQL Server
2 66 (6.83%) Power BI
3 38 (3.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 33 (3.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 30 (3.11%) Data Warehouse
6 26 (2.69%) Azure SQL Database
7 22 (2.28%) Data Lake
8 14 (1.45%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 13 (1.35%) Relational Database
10 8 (0.83%) Data Hub
11 7 (0.72%) BusinessObjects
11 7 (0.72%) Metadata
12 6 (0.62%) MS Access
12 6 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
12 6 (0.62%) Power Query
12 6 (0.62%) Redis
13 5 (0.52%) Metadata Repository
13 5 (0.52%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 5 (0.52%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.52%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 33 (3.42%) JIRA
2 29 (3.00%) Visual Studio
3 14 (1.45%) Git
4 12 (1.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 6 (0.62%) SonarQube
5 6 (0.62%) Visual Studio Code
6 5 (0.52%) Subversion
7 4 (0.41%) Postman
8 3 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
8 3 (0.31%) TortoiseSVN
9 2 (0.21%) Selenium
10 1 (0.10%) ERwin
10 1 (0.10%) GitLab
10 1 (0.10%) gulp
10 1 (0.10%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.10%) Yeoman
General
1 354 (36.65%) Social Skills
2 115 (11.90%) Finance
3 107 (11.08%) Analytical Skills
4 100 (10.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 74 (7.66%) Retail
6 66 (6.83%) Manufacturing
7 62 (6.42%) Law
8 43 (4.45%) Public Sector
9 40 (4.14%) Organisational Skills
10 35 (3.62%) Legal
11 31 (3.21%) Marketing
12 30 (3.11%) Police
13 26 (2.69%) Automotive
14 14 (1.45%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.04%) Presentation Skills
16 8 (0.83%) Advertising
16 8 (0.83%) Games
16 8 (0.83%) Local Government
17 7 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (0.72%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 250 (25.88%) IT Support
2 145 (15.01%) IT Engineer
3 140 (14.49%) Support Engineer
4 114 (11.80%) Analyst
5 106 (10.97%) IT Support Engineer
6 97 (10.04%) Senior
7 89 (9.21%) Developer
8 55 (5.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 53 (5.49%) 2nd Line Support
10 48 (4.97%) Support Specialist
11 47 (4.87%) Lead
12 44 (4.55%) Architect
13 42 (4.35%) IT Support Specialist
14 36 (3.73%) 1st Line Support
15 34 (3.52%) Support Analyst
16 29 (3.00%) Consultant
17 28 (2.90%) Solutions Architect
18 26 (2.69%) Electrical Engineer
18 26 (2.69%) Safety Engineer
18 26 (2.69%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (5.80%) .NET
2 16 (1.66%) .NET Core
2 16 (1.66%) CSS
3 15 (1.55%) RESTful
4 14 (1.45%) Web Services
5 11 (1.14%) ASP.NET
5 11 (1.14%) JSON
6 10 (1.04%) HTML
6 10 (1.04%) React
7 9 (0.93%) REST
8 8 (0.83%) AngularJS
8 8 (0.83%) WPF
9 7 (0.72%) Entity Framework
9 7 (0.72%) OAuth
10 6 (0.62%) .NET Framework
10 6 (0.62%) Flask
10 6 (0.62%) GraphQL
10 6 (0.62%) pytest
10 6 (0.62%) SQLAlchemy
10 6 (0.62%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 136 (14.08%) Driving Licence
2 47 (4.87%) Management Information System
3 36 (3.73%) Onboarding
4 30 (3.11%) CCTV
5 22 (2.28%) Self-Motivation
6 17 (1.76%) Social Media
7 15 (1.55%) Data Centre
7 15 (1.55%) Smartphone
8 13 (1.35%) Private Cloud
8 13 (1.35%) Product Ownership
9 11 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (0.93%) Data Structures
10 9 (0.93%) EPoS
11 8 (0.83%) Clustering
11 8 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (0.62%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (0.62%) Distributed Architecture
12 6 (0.62%) Low-Code
12 6 (0.62%) PKI
12 6 (0.62%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 423 (43.79%) Windows
2 143 (14.80%) Linux
3 139 (14.39%) Windows Server
4 92 (9.52%) Windows 10
5 26 (2.69%) Apple iOS
6 25 (2.59%) Windows Server 2016
7 24 (2.48%) Mac OS
8 23 (2.38%) Windows Server 2019
9 21 (2.17%) Ubuntu
10 17 (1.76%) Android
11 16 (1.66%) Windows 7
12 15 (1.55%) Mac OS X
13 10 (1.04%) Windows Vista
14 9 (0.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 6 (0.62%) CentOS
15 6 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
16 5 (0.52%) Rocky
17 4 (0.41%) Solaris
18 2 (0.21%) Oracle Linux
18 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 310 (32.09%) Problem-Solving
2 178 (18.43%) ITIL
3 149 (15.42%) Mentoring
4 131 (13.56%) Computer Science
5 124 (12.84%) Asset Management
6 116 (12.01%) Customer Service
7 115 (11.90%) Cybersecurity
8 98 (10.14%) Business Intelligence
9 94 (9.73%) Network Management
10 93 (9.63%) IT Asset Management
11 87 (9.01%) Continuous Improvement
12 85 (8.80%) Project Management
13 84 (8.70%) Agile
14 83 (8.59%) Analytics
15 81 (8.39%) DevOps
16 71 (7.35%) Roadmaps
17 61 (6.31%) CRM
18 57 (5.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 55 (5.69%) Project Delivery
20 54 (5.59%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 175 (18.12%) SQL
2 98 (10.14%) PowerShell
3 80 (8.28%) C#
4 58 (6.00%) Python
5 39 (4.04%) JavaScript
6 30 (3.11%) T-SQL
7 21 (2.17%) Java
8 16 (1.66%) Kusto Query Language
9 15 (1.55%) Bash
9 15 (1.55%) TypeScript
10 14 (1.45%) R
11 12 (1.24%) C++
12 10 (1.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 7 (0.72%) X++
14 6 (0.62%) VB
15 4 (0.41%) C
16 3 (0.31%) Delphi
16 3 (0.31%) VBA
17 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
17 2 (0.21%) XAML
Qualifications
1 253 (26.19%) Degree
2 151 (15.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 118 (12.22%) Computer Science Degree
4 115 (11.90%) Cisco Certification
5 113 (11.70%) CCNA
5 113 (11.70%) MCSE
6 105 (10.87%) MCP
7 93 (9.63%) CCNP
8 92 (9.52%) LPIC
9 37 (3.83%) DBS Check
10 32 (3.31%) A+ Certification
11 30 (3.11%) Azure Certification
12 28 (2.90%) Security Cleared
13 19 (1.97%) HND
14 18 (1.86%) HNC
14 18 (1.86%) Network+ Certification
14 18 (1.86%) SC Cleared
15 15 (1.55%) MCSA
16 14 (1.45%) AWS Certification
17 13 (1.35%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (4.04%) SLA
2 31 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (2.90%) QA
4 23 (2.38%) GDPR
5 16 (1.66%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (1.55%) Data Quality
7 12 (1.24%) COBIT
8 11 (1.14%) Accessibility
9 9 (0.93%) PMO
10 8 (0.83%) NIST
11 7 (0.72%) PCI DSS
12 6 (0.62%) ISO 9001
13 5 (0.52%) NCSC
14 3 (0.31%) GRC
15 2 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 2 (0.21%) SOC 2
16 1 (0.10%) JTAG
16 1 (0.10%) MISRA
System Software
1 261 (27.02%) Active Directory
2 64 (6.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 52 (5.38%) Hyper-V
4 28 (2.90%) Docker
5 17 (1.76%) Virtual Desktop
6 9 (0.93%) Firmware
7 8 (0.83%) vSphere
8 7 (0.72%) BitLocker
8 7 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.62%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.10%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.10%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 57 (5.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (2.38%) SCCM
3 16 (1.66%) Terraform
4 15 (1.55%) Kubernetes
5 10 (1.04%) Ansible
5 10 (1.04%) Grafana
5 10 (1.04%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.72%) Microsoft Clustering
7 6 (0.62%) SCOM
8 4 (0.41%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.31%) Autotask
9 3 (0.31%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.31%) Nessus
9 3 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.21%) Puppet
10 2 (0.21%) SCOrch
10 2 (0.21%) SCSM
10 2 (0.21%) VxRail
10 2 (0.21%) WSUS
Vendors
1 146 (15.11%) Cisco
2 74 (7.66%) VMware
3 48 (4.97%) Apple
4 36 (3.73%) Google
5 29 (3.00%) Dell
6 28 (2.90%) SAP
7 25 (2.59%) Meraki
8 24 (2.48%) HP
9 19 (1.97%) Ubiquiti
10 16 (1.66%) Fortinet
11 14 (1.45%) Oracle
12 13 (1.35%) Veeam
13 12 (1.24%) Adobe
13 12 (1.24%) Citrix
13 12 (1.24%) Sage
13 12 (1.24%) Salesforce
14 11 (1.14%) Databricks
14 11 (1.14%) Sophos
15 9 (0.93%) MobileIron
15 9 (0.93%) ServiceNow