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 26 July 2024, 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
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 4 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 2,118 1,709 2,847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 18.23% 22.50% 23.09%
As % of the Vendors category 55.53% 53.54% 53.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,313 1,095 1,727
10th Percentile £24,750 £26,687 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -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 3,814 3,192 5,336
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.83% 42.03% 43.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2,401 2,090 3,269
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,975 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,750 £37,500 £35,484
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +0.92%

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 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the Midlands

Microsoft
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 26 July 2024. 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 +2 1,306 £47,500 -9.52% 261
East Midlands +2 805 £40,000 -15.79% 130
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
1 192 (9.07%) SharePoint
2 166 (7.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 48 (2.27%) IIS
4 27 (1.27%) Confluence
5 20 (0.94%) Skype for Business
6 12 (0.57%) Apache
7 8 (0.38%) Tomcat
8 6 (0.28%) SAS
8 6 (0.28%) WordPress
9 4 (0.19%) Office Communications Server
10 3 (0.14%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.094%) Apache Spark
11 2 (0.094%) BizTalk Server
11 2 (0.094%) CMS
12 1 (0.047%) nginx
12 1 (0.047%) SharePoint 2013
12 1 (0.047%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 641 (30.26%) Microsoft Office
2 464 (21.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 117 (5.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 32 (1.51%) Microsoft Project
5 19 (0.90%) AutoCAD
6 13 (0.61%) MS Visio
7 11 (0.52%) Trello
8 6 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
9 5 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 5 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
9 5 (0.24%) InDesign
9 5 (0.24%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.094%) Adobe After Effects
10 2 (0.094%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.094%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.094%) EPLAN
10 2 (0.094%) InfoPath
11 1 (0.047%) Adobe Captivate
11 1 (0.047%) Blender
11 1 (0.047%) Revit
Business Applications
1 85 (4.01%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (1.27%) Dynamics NAV
3 15 (0.71%) NEC Housing
4 8 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
4 8 (0.38%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 7 (0.33%) Sage 200
6 6 (0.28%) Magento
6 6 (0.28%) ResourceLink
7 5 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
7 5 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
7 5 (0.24%) SAP WM
8 4 (0.19%) Unit4 Business World
9 2 (0.094%) Primavera
9 2 (0.094%) SAP S/4HANA
9 2 (0.094%) Shopify
10 1 (0.047%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 653 (30.83%) Azure
2 583 (27.53%) Microsoft 365
3 267 (12.61%) Power Platform
4 180 (8.50%) Dynamics 365
5 151 (7.13%) Entra ID
6 110 (5.19%) AWS
7 90 (4.25%) PowerApps
8 70 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
9 65 (3.07%) Power Automate
10 50 (2.36%) SaaS
11 31 (1.46%) Azure Data Factory
11 31 (1.46%) OneDrive
12 27 (1.27%) IaaS
13 26 (1.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 25 (1.18%) Azure Stack
15 22 (1.04%) Cloud Computing
15 22 (1.04%) PaaS
16 21 (0.99%) Google Docs
16 21 (0.99%) Google Sheets
16 21 (0.99%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 196 (9.25%) Firewall
2 182 (8.59%) DNS
3 152 (7.18%) DHCP
4 106 (5.00%) WAN
5 103 (4.86%) Network Security
6 92 (4.34%) Internet
7 91 (4.30%) TCP/IP
8 86 (4.06%) VPN
9 85 (4.01%) SAN
10 78 (3.68%) WLAN
11 73 (3.45%) LAN
12 71 (3.35%) Wi-Fi
13 69 (3.26%) VLAN
14 35 (1.65%) SD-WAN
15 30 (1.42%) VoIP
15 30 (1.42%) Wireless
16 20 (0.94%) Skype
17 19 (0.90%) Broadband
18 16 (0.76%) Intranet
19 14 (0.66%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 236 (11.14%) SQL Server
2 173 (8.17%) Power BI
3 63 (2.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 43 (2.03%) Data Warehouse
4 43 (2.03%) Relational Database
5 41 (1.94%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 33 (1.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 31 (1.46%) Data Lake
8 24 (1.13%) MySQL
9 18 (0.85%) Metadata
10 17 (0.80%) Power Query
11 16 (0.76%) Big Data
11 16 (0.76%) Tableau
12 14 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
13 12 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
14 11 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
14 11 (0.52%) Microsoft Analysis Services
14 11 (0.52%) Oracle Database
15 10 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
15 10 (0.47%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 55 (2.60%) JIRA
2 38 (1.79%) Git
3 35 (1.65%) Visual Studio
4 11 (0.52%) Jasmine
4 11 (0.52%) Karma Test Runner
5 10 (0.47%) Team Foundation Server
6 7 (0.33%) Postman
6 7 (0.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 6 (0.28%) MSTest
7 6 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
8 5 (0.24%) SoapUI
9 4 (0.19%) Android Studio
9 4 (0.19%) GitLab
9 4 (0.19%) Moq
10 3 (0.14%) Axure RP
11 2 (0.094%) gulp
11 2 (0.094%) Selenium
11 2 (0.094%) Visual Studio Team System
11 2 (0.094%) Yeoman
12 1 (0.047%) Bitbucket
General
1 680 (32.11%) Social Skills
2 550 (25.97%) Finance
3 450 (21.25%) Retail
4 442 (20.87%) Analytical Skills
5 278 (13.13%) Marketing
6 165 (7.79%) Legal
7 101 (4.77%) Manufacturing
8 80 (3.78%) Law
9 79 (3.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 77 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
11 49 (2.31%) Documentation Skills
11 49 (2.31%) Public Sector
12 43 (2.03%) Telecoms
13 41 (1.94%) Local Government
14 38 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
15 24 (1.13%) Banking
16 22 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
16 22 (1.04%) Police
17 16 (0.76%) Electronics
17 16 (0.76%) Games
Job Titles
1 257 (12.13%) Development Manager
2 245 (11.57%) Analyst
3 221 (10.43%) Developer
4 211 (9.96%) IT Support
5 179 (8.45%) Senior
6 171 (8.07%) Support Engineer
7 169 (7.98%) IT Engineer
8 123 (5.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 121 (5.71%) Architect
10 111 (5.24%) Consultant
11 104 (4.91%) IT Support Engineer
12 88 (4.15%) Lead
13 77 (3.64%) Business Manager
14 71 (3.35%) Business Development Manager
15 66 (3.12%) IT Manager
15 66 (3.12%) Solutions Architect
16 57 (2.69%) 2nd Line Support
16 57 (2.69%) IT Technician
17 56 (2.64%) Administrator
18 52 (2.46%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 172 (8.12%) .NET
2 71 (3.35%) HTML
3 58 (2.74%) ASP.NET
4 47 (2.22%) .NET Core
5 46 (2.17%) CSS
6 43 (2.03%) AngularJS
7 36 (1.70%) REST
8 35 (1.65%) ASP.NET MVC
9 34 (1.61%) Web Services
10 32 (1.51%) Entity Framework
11 30 (1.42%) JSON
12 29 (1.37%) .NET Framework
12 29 (1.37%) ASP.NET Web API
13 26 (1.23%) React
14 25 (1.18%) XML
15 17 (0.80%) RESTful
15 17 (0.80%) SOAP
16 16 (0.76%) HTML5
16 16 (0.76%) Vue
17 13 (0.61%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 152 (7.18%) Driving Licence
2 93 (4.39%) Onboarding
3 92 (4.34%) Data Centre
4 91 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
5 72 (3.40%) Management Information System
6 42 (1.98%) Public Cloud
7 33 (1.56%) PKI
8 31 (1.46%) Clustering
9 27 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
10 25 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
11 23 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
12 21 (0.99%) Product Ownership
13 20 (0.94%) Algorithms
13 20 (0.94%) NHS
14 19 (0.90%) Cloud Native
14 19 (0.90%) FMCG
14 19 (0.90%) Virtual Team
15 18 (0.85%) Security Operations Centre
16 17 (0.80%) PMI
17 16 (0.76%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 659 (31.11%) Windows
2 298 (14.07%) Windows Server
3 150 (7.08%) Linux
4 133 (6.28%) Windows 10
5 70 (3.31%) Windows Server 2019
6 61 (2.88%) Windows Server 2016
7 48 (2.27%) Android
8 37 (1.75%) Apple iOS
8 37 (1.75%) Windows Server 2012
9 27 (1.27%) Windows 7
10 22 (1.04%) VMS
11 20 (0.94%) Mac OS
12 14 (0.66%) Ubuntu
13 11 (0.52%) Mac OS X
13 11 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 11 (0.52%) Unix
13 11 (0.52%) Windows 8
14 10 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
15 8 (0.38%) Solaris
16 4 (0.19%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 459 (21.67%) Problem-Solving
2 436 (20.59%) Agile
3 352 (16.62%) Logistics
4 308 (14.54%) Business Development
5 293 (13.83%) Customer Service
6 270 (12.75%) Data Management
6 270 (12.75%) ITIL
7 251 (11.85%) Customer Requirements
8 234 (11.05%) CAD
9 224 (10.58%) Commercial Awareness
9 224 (10.58%) Facilities Management
10 217 (10.25%) Financial Modelling
11 204 (9.63%) Mentoring
12 198 (9.35%) Business Intelligence
13 180 (8.50%) Cybersecurity
14 168 (7.93%) Project Management
15 159 (7.51%) DevOps
16 154 (7.27%) Computer Science
17 144 (6.80%) Decision-Making
18 143 (6.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 354 (16.71%) SQL
2 176 (8.31%) C#
3 113 (5.34%) PowerShell
4 112 (5.29%) JavaScript
5 64 (3.02%) T-SQL
6 43 (2.03%) Python
7 32 (1.51%) TypeScript
8 29 (1.37%) VB.NET
9 24 (1.13%) VB
10 19 (0.90%) Java
11 16 (0.76%) Bash
11 16 (0.76%) C++
11 16 (0.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 16 (0.76%) R
12 14 (0.66%) Bicep
13 11 (0.52%) VB6
14 10 (0.47%) C
15 8 (0.38%) Shell Script
16 6 (0.28%) Apex Code
17 2 (0.094%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 369 (17.42%) Degree
2 218 (10.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 124 (5.85%) Computer Science Degree
4 108 (5.10%) Cisco Certification
5 105 (4.96%) CCNA
5 105 (4.96%) MCSE
6 102 (4.82%) Security Cleared
7 90 (4.25%) MCP
8 89 (4.20%) CCNP
9 65 (3.07%) LPIC
10 62 (2.93%) SC Cleared
11 59 (2.79%) Azure Certification
12 57 (2.69%) DBS Check
13 29 (1.37%) A+ Certification
13 29 (1.37%) PMI Certification
14 23 (1.09%) ITIL Certification
15 21 (0.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 17 (0.80%) DV Cleared
17 16 (0.76%) MCSA
18 14 (0.66%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (2.88%) GDPR
2 55 (2.60%) QA
3 51 (2.41%) SLA
4 35 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 34 (1.61%) Accessibility
5 34 (1.61%) Data Quality
6 29 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
7 16 (0.76%) PMO
8 11 (0.52%) ISO 9001
9 10 (0.47%) NIST
10 9 (0.42%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.24%) SOC 2
12 4 (0.19%) GRC
13 3 (0.14%) JSP 440
13 3 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.094%) COSHH
14 2 (0.094%) IASME
14 2 (0.094%) ISO 22301
14 2 (0.094%) NCSC
System Software
1 429 (20.25%) Active Directory
2 162 (7.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 115 (5.43%) Hyper-V
4 37 (1.75%) vSphere
5 26 (1.23%) Docker
6 23 (1.09%) Virtual Desktop
7 20 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
8 18 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
9 14 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
10 10 (0.47%) RACF
10 10 (0.47%) XenDesktop
11 9 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 9 (0.42%) VMware NSX
12 8 (0.38%) VMware Server
13 6 (0.28%) KVM
13 6 (0.28%) pfSense
14 5 (0.24%) XenApp
15 4 (0.19%) Firmware
15 4 (0.19%) NFS
15 4 (0.19%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 118 (5.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 61 (2.88%) Terraform
3 55 (2.60%) SCCM
4 46 (2.17%) Kubernetes
5 17 (0.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 15 (0.71%) SCOM
6 15 (0.71%) vCenter Server
7 14 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
8 12 (0.57%) Microsoft Clustering
8 12 (0.57%) Stealthwatch
9 9 (0.42%) Prometheus
9 9 (0.42%) SmoothWall
10 8 (0.38%) AirWatch
10 8 (0.38%) Failover Clustering
10 8 (0.38%) FortiGate
11 7 (0.33%) WSUS
12 5 (0.24%) Ansible
12 5 (0.24%) CASB
12 5 (0.24%) EMC NetWorker
13 4 (0.19%) Autotask
Vendors
1 236 (11.14%) VMware
2 165 (7.79%) Cisco
3 79 (3.73%) Apple
4 77 (3.64%) Dell
4 77 (3.64%) Veeam
5 62 (2.93%) Google
6 49 (2.31%) Meraki
7 48 (2.27%) Oracle
8 45 (2.12%) Adobe
9 43 (2.03%) HP
10 42 (1.98%) Citrix
11 39 (1.84%) Salesforce
12 34 (1.61%) SAP
12 34 (1.61%) ServiceNow
13 32 (1.51%) Databricks
14 26 (1.23%) Fortinet
15 24 (1.13%) Sophos
16 21 (0.99%) Planview
16 21 (0.99%) Sage
16 21 (0.99%) Ubiquiti