Microsoft 365 Job Trends in the North of England

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 44 29
Rank change year-on-year +13 -15 -3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 945 546 773
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 4.05% 5.81% 5.45%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.23% 22.23% 18.51%
Number of salaries quoted 793 468 520
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,480 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £32,500 £39,250
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -17.20% +4.67%
75th Percentile £48,750 £40,063 £51,563
90th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £65,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £36,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +9.59% -14.12% +2.41%

All Cloud Computing Skills
North of England

Microsoft 365 falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,183 2,456 4,176
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 22.19% 26.15% 29.43%
Number of salaries quoted 3,731 1,707 2,691
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £33,313 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £82,500 £84,964
England median annual salary £63,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.00% -3.85%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft 365 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in the North of England

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Microsoft 365.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North of England over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in the North of England

Microsoft 365
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the North of England region over the 6 months to 10 September 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
North West +43 491 £37,500 +11.11% 105
Yorkshire 0 368 £37,500 +15.38% 68
North East -25 86 £40,000 +37.93% 38
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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
1 291 (30.79%) SharePoint
2 176 (18.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.85%) IIS
4 5 (0.53%) Apache
5 4 (0.42%) Confluence
6 2 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.11%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.11%) HCL Domino
7 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.11%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 59 (6.24%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (4.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.42%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.21%) Camtasia
7 2 (0.21%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.21%) Revit
8 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 7 (0.74%) NetSuite
2 6 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (0.53%) Sage 200
3 5 (0.53%) SAP PM
4 4 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.42%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.32%) Q-Pulse
5 3 (0.32%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 401 (42.43%) Azure
2 251 (26.56%) Entra ID
3 150 (15.87%) Power Platform
4 124 (13.12%) OneDrive
5 87 (9.21%) Microsoft Copilot
6 83 (8.78%) PowerApps
7 80 (8.47%) Power Automate
8 67 (7.09%) AWS
9 49 (5.19%) SaaS
10 47 (4.97%) Dynamics 365
11 38 (4.02%) Microsoft Purview
12 25 (2.65%) Copilot Studio
13 20 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
13 20 (2.12%) Mimecast
14 19 (2.01%) IaaS
15 12 (1.27%) GCP
16 11 (1.16%) Azure Monitor
16 11 (1.16%) Google Workspace
17 10 (1.06%) NetDocuments
18 9 (0.95%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 161 (17.04%) DNS
1 161 (17.04%) Firewall
2 150 (15.87%) DHCP
3 116 (12.28%) VPN
4 82 (8.68%) TCP/IP
5 78 (8.25%) VLAN
6 74 (7.83%) LAN
6 74 (7.83%) Wi-Fi
7 67 (7.09%) WAN
8 61 (6.46%) VoIP
9 51 (5.40%) Wireless
10 17 (1.80%) Network Security
11 14 (1.48%) Cisco IOS
12 13 (1.38%) Remote Desktop
12 13 (1.38%) Structured Cabling
12 13 (1.38%) WLAN
13 8 (0.85%) SAN
13 8 (0.85%) SD-WAN
14 7 (0.74%) IP Telephony
14 7 (0.74%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (7.51%) Power BI
2 22 (2.33%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.53%) MySQL
3 5 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (0.53%) Relational Database
4 4 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.21%) EDRMS
7 1 (0.11%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.11%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (1.48%) JIRA
2 4 (0.42%) Git
3 1 (0.11%) Postman
3 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 384 (40.63%) Social Skills
2 83 (8.78%) Analytical Skills
3 75 (7.94%) Finance
4 73 (7.72%) Manufacturing
5 68 (7.20%) Legal
6 54 (5.71%) Law
7 49 (5.19%) Organisational Skills
8 33 (3.49%) Retail
9 23 (2.43%) Public Sector
10 21 (2.22%) Telecoms
11 19 (2.01%) Advertising
12 15 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 13 (1.38%) Local Government
13 13 (1.38%) Swedish Language
14 11 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (0.85%) Games
15 8 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
16 6 (0.63%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.63%) Military
17 4 (0.42%) French Language
Job Titles
1 292 (30.90%) IT Support
2 171 (18.10%) Analyst
3 144 (15.24%) Support Engineer
4 122 (12.91%) IT Engineer
5 105 (11.11%) IT Support Engineer
6 104 (11.01%) IT Technician
7 99 (10.48%) Support Technician
8 93 (9.84%) Support Analyst
9 92 (9.74%) IT Support Technician
10 77 (8.15%) 2nd Line Support
11 70 (7.41%) Senior
12 68 (7.20%) IT Analyst
13 65 (6.88%) IT Manager
14 55 (5.82%) Developer
15 49 (5.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 49 (5.19%) IT Support Analyst
16 46 (4.87%) Lead
17 38 (4.02%) Microsoft 365 Developer
18 35 (3.70%) 1st/2nd Line Support
18 35 (3.70%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.49%) HTML
2 24 (2.54%) Microsoft Graph
3 22 (2.33%) CSS
4 16 (1.69%) HTML5 Canvas
5 13 (1.38%) Terraform
6 12 (1.27%) REST
7 11 (1.16%) .NET
8 9 (0.95%) SPFx
9 7 (0.74%) Middleware
9 7 (0.74%) SAML
10 4 (0.42%) JSON
11 3 (0.32%) Web Services
12 2 (0.21%) .NET Core
12 2 (0.21%) ASP.NET
12 2 (0.21%) CrewAI
12 2 (0.21%) Flutter
12 2 (0.21%) LangGraph
12 2 (0.21%) OAuth
12 2 (0.21%) OpenID
13 1 (0.11%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 115 (12.17%) Driving Licence
2 80 (8.47%) Onboarding
3 27 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (2.33%) Management Information System
5 20 (2.12%) Product Ownership
6 18 (1.90%) Hybrid Cloud
7 17 (1.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 16 (1.69%) Security Posture
9 15 (1.59%) iPad
9 15 (1.59%) iPhone
10 14 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
11 13 (1.38%) AI Agents
12 12 (1.27%) CCTV
13 11 (1.16%) CMDB
14 10 (1.06%) Operational Technology
14 10 (1.06%) Video Conferencing
15 8 (0.85%) Cyber Security Posture
16 7 (0.74%) Data Centre
17 6 (0.63%) IoT
17 6 (0.63%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 496 (52.49%) Windows
2 230 (24.34%) Windows Server
3 99 (10.48%) Windows 10
4 44 (4.66%) Mac OS
5 31 (3.28%) Windows Server 2019
6 27 (2.86%) Apple iOS
7 21 (2.22%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (1.90%) Linux
9 15 (1.59%) Android
10 12 (1.27%) VMS
11 7 (0.74%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.21%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 306 (32.38%) Problem-Solving
2 260 (27.51%) Customer Service
3 229 (24.23%) Continuous Improvement
4 196 (20.74%) Cybersecurity
5 178 (18.84%) ITIL
6 120 (12.70%) ITSM
7 119 (12.59%) Disaster Recovery
8 102 (10.79%) Service Management
9 94 (9.95%) AI
10 92 (9.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 90 (9.52%) Service Delivery
12 73 (7.72%) Business Intelligence
13 65 (6.88%) Stakeholder Management
14 62 (6.56%) Business Continuity
14 62 (6.56%) User Experience
15 60 (6.35%) ERP
16 59 (6.24%) Roadmaps
17 57 (6.03%) Migration
18 51 (5.40%) Mentoring
19 48 (5.08%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 95 (10.05%) PowerShell
2 82 (8.68%) SQL
3 30 (3.17%) C#
3 30 (3.17%) JavaScript
4 24 (2.54%) Python
5 13 (1.38%) Bicep
6 4 (0.42%) XAML
7 3 (0.32%) C
8 2 (0.21%) Bash
8 2 (0.21%) Dart
8 2 (0.21%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.21%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.11%) C++
9 1 (0.11%) Embedded C
9 1 (0.11%) Embedded C++
9 1 (0.11%) R
9 1 (0.11%) VB
9 1 (0.11%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 94 (9.95%) Degree
2 78 (8.25%) Microsoft Certification
3 24 (2.54%) Azure Certification
4 20 (2.12%) DBS Check
4 20 (2.12%) SC Cleared
4 20 (2.12%) Security Cleared
5 16 (1.69%) AWS Certification
6 15 (1.59%) MCSE
7 12 (1.27%) A+ Certification
7 12 (1.27%) ITIL Certification
7 12 (1.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 11 (1.16%) Network+ Certification
9 8 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (0.85%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 7 (0.74%) CCNA
11 5 (0.53%) CISA
11 5 (0.53%) CISSP
12 4 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.42%) CISM
12 4 (0.42%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (6.88%) Cyber Essentials
2 41 (4.34%) SLA
3 40 (4.23%) GDPR
4 39 (4.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 34 (3.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 31 (3.28%) QA
7 14 (1.48%) Accessibility
7 14 (1.48%) NIST
8 11 (1.16%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.32%) PMO
9 3 (0.32%) WCAG
10 2 (0.21%) GRC
10 2 (0.21%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.21%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.11%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 392 (41.48%) Active Directory
2 75 (7.94%) Hyper-V
3 71 (7.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.90%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (1.16%) vSphere
6 10 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (0.95%) Firmware
8 8 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.21%) Docker
9 2 (0.21%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.11%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 204 (21.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (2.54%) SCCM
3 17 (1.80%) FortiGate
4 15 (1.59%) Jamf Pro
5 14 (1.48%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (0.85%) Autotask
7 7 (0.74%) WSUS
8 5 (0.53%) Nessus
8 5 (0.53%) Proxmox
9 3 (0.32%) cPanel
9 3 (0.32%) Plesk
10 2 (0.21%) Ansible
10 2 (0.21%) Kubernetes
10 2 (0.21%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.21%) Puppet
11 1 (0.11%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.11%) VxRail
Vendors
1 842 (89.10%) Microsoft
2 93 (9.84%) VMware
3 73 (7.72%) Cisco
4 37 (3.92%) ServiceNow
5 31 (3.28%) Meraki
6 28 (2.96%) Veeam
7 25 (2.65%) Palo Alto
8 24 (2.54%) SonicWALL
9 19 (2.01%) Google
9 19 (2.01%) iManage
10 18 (1.90%) HP
11 17 (1.80%) Apple
12 12 (1.27%) CheckPoint
13 11 (1.16%) Adobe
14 10 (1.06%) Aruba
14 10 (1.06%) Draytek
15 9 (0.95%) Freshdesk
15 9 (0.95%) ProCurve
15 9 (0.95%) Sophos
16 8 (0.85%) Dell