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 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -8 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 848 2,388 2,252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 12.27% 18.57% 25.74%
As % of the Vendors category 34.15% 54.05% 58.13%
Number of salaries quoted 634 1,836 1,162
10th Percentile £26,325 £24,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,063 £29,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £49,250
Median % change year-on-year - -13.71% +9.44%
75th Percentile £56,625 £60,000 £63,938
90th Percentile £67,500 £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 2,483 4,418 3,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.92% 34.35% 44.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,325 3,223 2,157
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% +7.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +4.55%

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 31 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 31 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 -8 528 £47,000 +4.44% 432
East Midlands -10 320 £36,250 -3.33% 210
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 96 (11.32%) SharePoint
2 85 (10.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.06%) IIS
4 7 (0.83%) CMS
5 6 (0.71%) Confluence
6 4 (0.47%) WordPress
7 2 (0.24%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.12%) Apache
8 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.12%) ColdFusion
8 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
Applications
1 196 (23.11%) Microsoft Office
2 91 (10.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (2.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (1.53%) Chatbot
6 10 (1.18%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.59%) Trello
Business Applications
1 27 (3.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (1.89%) Dynamics NAV
3 12 (1.42%) NetSuite
4 9 (1.06%) Salesforce CRM
5 8 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
6 7 (0.83%) Remedy ITSM
6 7 (0.83%) SAP ERP
7 4 (0.47%) Infor CloudSuite
7 4 (0.47%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
8 2 (0.24%) Magento
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.24%) PeopleSoft HCM
8 2 (0.24%) Shopify
9 1 (0.12%) iTrent
9 1 (0.12%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 357 (42.10%) Azure
2 316 (37.26%) Microsoft 365
3 102 (12.03%) Power Platform
4 79 (9.32%) Entra ID
5 65 (7.67%) Dynamics 365
6 52 (6.13%) AWS
7 41 (4.83%) PowerApps
8 37 (4.36%) OneDrive
9 33 (3.89%) Power Automate
10 24 (2.83%) SaaS
11 23 (2.71%) Google Workspace
12 20 (2.36%) Azure Data Factory
12 20 (2.36%) IaaS
13 19 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
13 19 (2.24%) Azure Sentinel
14 17 (2.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 17 (2.00%) Serverless
15 15 (1.77%) Azure Logic Apps
16 12 (1.42%) PaaS
17 11 (1.30%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 104 (12.26%) Firewall
2 94 (11.08%) WAN
3 86 (10.14%) LAN
4 74 (8.73%) DHCP
5 60 (7.08%) DNS
6 59 (6.96%) VoIP
7 51 (6.01%) TCP/IP
8 47 (5.54%) Network Security
9 43 (5.07%) VPN
10 39 (4.60%) Wi-Fi
10 39 (4.60%) WLAN
11 32 (3.77%) Internet
12 27 (3.18%) VLAN
13 23 (2.71%) Remote Desktop
14 16 (1.89%) Intrusion Detection
15 15 (1.77%) SAN
16 13 (1.53%) BGP
17 12 (1.42%) OSPF
18 9 (1.06%) SD-WAN
19 8 (0.94%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 118 (13.92%) SQL Server
2 58 (6.84%) Power BI
3 36 (4.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 36 (4.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 30 (3.54%) Data Warehouse
5 18 (2.12%) Azure SQL Database
6 17 (2.00%) Data Lake
7 14 (1.65%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 11 (1.30%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.06%) Data Hub
10 7 (0.83%) Metadata
10 7 (0.83%) Power Query
11 6 (0.71%) MySQL
12 5 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
12 5 (0.59%) Metadata Repository
12 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 4 (0.47%) Big Data
13 4 (0.47%) Crystal Reports
13 4 (0.47%) Data Mining
13 4 (0.47%) SQL CLR
Development Applications
1 27 (3.18%) JIRA
2 18 (2.12%) Visual Studio
3 15 (1.77%) Git
4 13 (1.53%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.47%) Team Foundation Server
6 3 (0.35%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.35%) Subversion
7 2 (0.24%) Selenium
7 2 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.12%) ERwin
8 1 (0.12%) GitLab
8 1 (0.12%) gulp
8 1 (0.12%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.12%) Postman
8 1 (0.12%) Yeoman
General
1 329 (38.80%) Social Skills
2 104 (12.26%) Finance
3 98 (11.56%) Analytical Skills
4 91 (10.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 76 (8.96%) Retail
6 59 (6.96%) Manufacturing
7 54 (6.37%) Law
8 39 (4.60%) Public Sector
9 35 (4.13%) Organisational Skills
10 24 (2.83%) Legal
11 22 (2.59%) Marketing
12 21 (2.48%) Automotive
13 18 (2.12%) Telecoms
14 15 (1.77%) Police
15 14 (1.65%) Games
16 11 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
17 10 (1.18%) Advertising
17 10 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
18 7 (0.83%) Electronics
18 7 (0.83%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 190 (22.41%) IT Support
2 115 (13.56%) Analyst
3 89 (10.50%) Support Engineer
4 83 (9.79%) Developer
5 75 (8.84%) IT Engineer
6 73 (8.61%) Senior
7 63 (7.43%) 2nd Line Support
8 51 (6.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 48 (5.66%) Support Specialist
10 45 (5.31%) Lead
11 43 (5.07%) 1st Line Support
12 42 (4.95%) IT Support Engineer
12 42 (4.95%) IT Support Specialist
13 37 (4.36%) Support Analyst
14 30 (3.54%) Architect
15 26 (3.07%) Electrical Engineer
15 26 (3.07%) Safety Engineer
15 26 (3.07%) Test Engineer
16 25 (2.95%) Infrastructure Support
17 21 (2.48%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (7.31%) .NET
2 17 (2.00%) .NET Core
3 16 (1.89%) Web Services
4 13 (1.53%) CSS
5 12 (1.42%) REST
6 11 (1.30%) HTML
7 10 (1.18%) ASP.NET
7 10 (1.18%) JSON
8 9 (1.06%) .NET Framework
8 9 (1.06%) Entity Framework
8 9 (1.06%) RESTful
9 8 (0.94%) AngularJS
10 6 (0.71%) ASP.NET MVC
10 6 (0.71%) jQuery
10 6 (0.71%) PySpark
10 6 (0.71%) React
11 5 (0.59%) ASP.NET Web API
11 5 (0.59%) OAuth
11 5 (0.59%) Vue
11 5 (0.59%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 83 (9.79%) Driving Licence
2 34 (4.01%) Management Information System
3 30 (3.54%) CCTV
4 29 (3.42%) Onboarding
5 19 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (1.65%) Private Cloud
7 12 (1.42%) Data Centre
7 12 (1.42%) Product Ownership
7 12 (1.42%) Smartphone
8 11 (1.30%) Operational Technology
9 10 (1.18%) Data Structures
10 9 (1.06%) Cloud Native
11 8 (0.94%) EPoS
12 7 (0.83%) Social Media
13 6 (0.71%) Data Protection Act
13 6 (0.71%) Low-Code
13 6 (0.71%) Public Cloud
13 6 (0.71%) Security Posture
14 5 (0.59%) Clustering
14 5 (0.59%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 354 (41.75%) Windows
2 128 (15.09%) Windows Server
3 86 (10.14%) Windows 10
4 65 (7.67%) Linux
5 30 (3.54%) Apple iOS
5 30 (3.54%) Mac OS
6 22 (2.59%) Windows Server 2016
7 19 (2.24%) Android
8 18 (2.12%) Windows Server 2019
9 17 (2.00%) Ubuntu
10 14 (1.65%) Windows 7
11 11 (1.30%) Mac OS X
12 10 (1.18%) Windows Server 2012
13 6 (0.71%) CentOS
14 5 (0.59%) Rocky
15 3 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 2 (0.24%) Unix
16 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
17 1 (0.12%) AIX
17 1 (0.12%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (28.66%) Problem-Solving
2 136 (16.04%) Customer Service
3 113 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
4 110 (12.97%) ITIL
5 90 (10.61%) Continuous Improvement
6 85 (10.02%) Business Intelligence
7 74 (8.73%) Mentoring
8 73 (8.61%) Agile
9 70 (8.25%) Project Management
10 65 (7.67%) DevOps
11 64 (7.55%) Analytics
11 64 (7.55%) Computer Science
12 59 (6.96%) CRM
13 58 (6.84%) ERP
14 56 (6.60%) Asset Management
14 56 (6.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 53 (6.25%) Roadmaps
16 51 (6.01%) Migration
17 50 (5.90%) ITSM
18 45 (5.31%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 152 (17.92%) SQL
2 96 (11.32%) PowerShell
3 70 (8.25%) C#
4 46 (5.42%) Python
5 34 (4.01%) JavaScript
6 26 (3.07%) T-SQL
7 20 (2.36%) Java
8 14 (1.65%) Bash
9 10 (1.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 10 (1.18%) TypeScript
10 9 (1.06%) Kusto Query Language
11 7 (0.83%) R
12 5 (0.59%) C++
13 4 (0.47%) C
13 4 (0.47%) X++
14 3 (0.35%) Delphi
15 2 (0.24%) Apex Code
15 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.12%) Perl
16 1 (0.12%) Scala
Qualifications
1 183 (21.58%) Degree
2 88 (10.38%) Microsoft Certification
3 52 (6.13%) Computer Science Degree
4 49 (5.78%) Cisco Certification
5 48 (5.66%) CCNA
6 47 (5.54%) MCSE
7 43 (5.07%) MCP
8 33 (3.89%) A+ Certification
9 29 (3.42%) Azure Certification
9 29 (3.42%) CCNP
10 27 (3.18%) LPIC
11 26 (3.07%) DBS Check
12 20 (2.36%) Security Cleared
13 19 (2.24%) MCSA
14 16 (1.89%) ITIL Certification
15 15 (1.77%) HNC
15 15 (1.77%) HND
16 14 (1.65%) AWS Certification
17 13 (1.53%) CompTIA Security+
17 13 (1.53%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (4.60%) SLA
2 30 (3.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (2.95%) GDPR
4 23 (2.71%) QA
5 18 (2.12%) Data Quality
6 17 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials
7 12 (1.42%) COBIT
8 11 (1.30%) PCI DSS
9 8 (0.94%) NIST
10 5 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.47%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.47%) NCSC
11 4 (0.47%) PMO
12 3 (0.35%) GRC
13 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.24%) SOC 2
System Software
1 265 (31.25%) Active Directory
2 60 (7.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 47 (5.54%) Hyper-V
4 18 (2.12%) Docker
5 12 (1.42%) Firmware
6 10 (1.18%) BitLocker
7 8 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (0.94%) vSphere
8 6 (0.71%) Terminal Services
9 5 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 58 (6.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (3.54%) SCCM
3 13 (1.53%) Terraform
4 11 (1.30%) Kubernetes
5 10 (1.18%) Ansible
6 6 (0.71%) Autotask
7 5 (0.59%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.59%) SCOM
8 4 (0.47%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (0.47%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.35%) Grafana
9 3 (0.35%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.35%) Puppet
10 2 (0.24%) AirWatch
10 2 (0.24%) Nessus
10 2 (0.24%) SCOrch
10 2 (0.24%) SCSM
10 2 (0.24%) WSUS
11 1 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
11 1 (0.12%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 77 (9.08%) Cisco
2 69 (8.14%) VMware
3 43 (5.07%) Apple
4 32 (3.77%) Google
5 30 (3.54%) HP
6 29 (3.42%) SAP
7 24 (2.83%) Dell
7 24 (2.83%) Meraki
8 15 (1.77%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.53%) MobileIron
9 13 (1.53%) Ubiquiti
10 12 (1.42%) Fortinet
10 12 (1.42%) Oracle
10 12 (1.42%) Sophos
10 12 (1.42%) Veeam
11 11 (1.30%) Sage
12 10 (1.18%) Databricks
13 9 (1.06%) ServiceNow
14 8 (0.94%) Informatica
14 8 (0.94%) Remedy