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 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 32 20
Rank change year-on-year -10 -12 +17
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 578 670 698
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 5.82% 5.45% 9.16%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.48% 19.05% 20.80%
Number of salaries quoted 476 372 625
10th Percentile £25,875 £25,525 £25,350
25th Percentile £27,500 £29,938 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £42,067 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.74% +15.25% +4.29%
75th Percentile £46,250 £55,000 £51,250
90th Percentile £62,750 £65,338 £67,500
England median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% -

All Cloud 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 2,967 3,517 3,356
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 29.86% 28.59% 44.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,873 1,961 2,751
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,125 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,285 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.30% - -
75th Percentile £71,250 £69,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £84,056
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +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 12 November 2025.

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 12 November 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
Yorkshire -9 280 £32,500 -23.53% 107
North West -14 234 £34,375 -14.06% 126
North East +10 64 £29,500 -30.59% 33
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
1 142 (24.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 106 (18.34%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.04%) CMS
3 6 (1.04%) WordPress
4 5 (0.87%) Confluence
5 1 (0.17%) Anypoint
Applications
1 66 (11.42%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (6.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.17%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 6 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.69%) Sage 200
2 4 (0.69%) SAP Business One
3 2 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.35%) Magento
4 1 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 284 (49.13%) Azure
2 108 (18.69%) Entra ID
3 44 (7.61%) SaaS
4 43 (7.44%) Power Platform
5 32 (5.54%) AWS
6 24 (4.15%) OneDrive
7 23 (3.98%) IaaS
8 19 (3.29%) Microsoft Copilot
9 16 (2.77%) Google Workspace
9 16 (2.77%) PaaS
10 15 (2.60%) Microsoft Purview
10 15 (2.60%) Power Automate
11 12 (2.08%) Cloud Computing
12 11 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
13 9 (1.56%) Mimecast
13 9 (1.56%) PowerApps
14 4 (0.69%) Azure Logic Apps
14 4 (0.69%) GitHub
15 3 (0.52%) Azure Stack
15 3 (0.52%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 134 (23.18%) Firewall
2 95 (16.44%) DNS
3 83 (14.36%) TCP/IP
4 82 (14.19%) DHCP
5 81 (14.01%) VLAN
6 74 (12.80%) VPN
7 48 (8.30%) WAN
8 46 (7.96%) LAN
9 45 (7.79%) VoIP
10 37 (6.40%) Wireless
11 35 (6.06%) SAN
12 29 (5.02%) Wi-Fi
13 24 (4.15%) Cisco IOS
14 18 (3.11%) Remote Desktop
15 7 (1.21%) Network Security
15 7 (1.21%) WPA
16 5 (0.87%) SSL
17 4 (0.69%) SD-WAN
17 4 (0.69%) WLAN
18 3 (0.52%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.15%) Power BI
2 18 (3.11%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.60%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.69%) MySQL
4 4 (0.69%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.35%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.35%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.17%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.17%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.17%) EDMS
6 1 (0.17%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 7 (1.21%) JIRA
2 3 (0.52%) Octopus Deploy
3 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
General
1 315 (54.50%) Social Skills
2 54 (9.34%) Manufacturing
3 46 (7.96%) Finance
4 43 (7.44%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (5.88%) Law
6 26 (4.50%) Organisational Skills
7 21 (3.63%) Legal
8 20 (3.46%) Marketing
9 18 (3.11%) Documentation Skills
9 18 (3.11%) Retail
10 17 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (2.77%) Telecoms
12 15 (2.60%) Pharmaceutical
13 13 (2.25%) Advertising
14 9 (1.56%) Automotive
15 7 (1.21%) Public Sector
16 2 (0.35%) German Language
17 1 (0.17%) Banking
17 1 (0.17%) Influencing Skills
17 1 (0.17%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 177 (30.62%) IT Support
2 111 (19.20%) Analyst
3 98 (16.96%) Support Engineer
4 73 (12.63%) IT Analyst
5 69 (11.94%) Support Technician
6 60 (10.38%) Support Analyst
7 51 (8.82%) 2nd Line Support
8 47 (8.13%) IT Engineer
9 46 (7.96%) 1st Line Support
10 44 (7.61%) IT Support Analyst
11 42 (7.27%) Technical Support
12 41 (7.09%) IT Support Engineer
13 38 (6.57%) Technical Engineer
13 38 (6.57%) Technical Support Engineer
14 34 (5.88%) IT Manager
15 32 (5.54%) Senior
16 30 (5.19%) Service Analyst
17 29 (5.02%) Desktop Support
18 26 (4.50%) IT Technician
19 24 (4.15%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.94%) .NET
2 7 (1.21%) HTML
3 4 (0.69%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.35%) CSS
4 2 (0.35%) FHIR
4 2 (0.35%) JSON
4 2 (0.35%) Middleware
4 2 (0.35%) REST
4 2 (0.35%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 77 (13.32%) Driving Licence
2 47 (8.13%) Onboarding
3 36 (6.23%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (3.46%) Management Information System
5 16 (2.77%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (2.60%) Analytical Mindset
7 13 (2.25%) Clustering
7 13 (2.25%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (2.08%) Cloud Native
9 11 (1.90%) Life Science
10 9 (1.56%) EPoS
10 9 (1.56%) iPad
11 8 (1.38%) Data Centre
11 8 (1.38%) LIMS
12 7 (1.21%) Microsoft Licensing
12 7 (1.21%) Video Conferencing
13 6 (1.04%) AI Agents
13 6 (1.04%) FMCG
13 6 (1.04%) Public Cloud
13 6 (1.04%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 349 (60.38%) Windows
2 149 (25.78%) Windows Server
3 90 (15.57%) Windows 10
4 46 (7.96%) Linux
5 37 (6.40%) Android
6 34 (5.88%) Mac OS
7 17 (2.94%) Windows Server 2016
8 11 (1.90%) Apple iOS
9 6 (1.04%) Mac OS X
9 6 (1.04%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (0.87%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.69%) Windows 7
11 4 (0.69%) Windows 8
12 2 (0.35%) VMS
12 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.17%) CentOS
13 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (28.55%) Customer Service
2 159 (27.51%) Problem-Solving
3 121 (20.93%) ITIL
4 76 (13.15%) Cybersecurity
5 73 (12.63%) Continuous Improvement
6 49 (8.48%) Service Delivery
7 45 (7.79%) Incident Management
7 45 (7.79%) ITSM
8 41 (7.09%) Mentoring
8 41 (7.09%) Migration
9 38 (6.57%) Process Improvement
10 37 (6.40%) Disaster Recovery
11 35 (6.06%) Project Delivery
12 28 (4.84%) Service Management
13 27 (4.67%) Vulnerability Management
14 26 (4.50%) ERP
14 26 (4.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 24 (4.15%) Collaborative Culture
15 24 (4.15%) Preventative Maintenance
15 24 (4.15%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 66 (11.42%) SQL
2 57 (9.86%) PowerShell
3 10 (1.73%) JavaScript
4 8 (1.38%) Python
4 8 (1.38%) VBA
5 7 (1.21%) C#
5 7 (1.21%) VB.NET
6 5 (0.87%) Bicep
7 4 (0.69%) VB
8 3 (0.52%) Bash
9 2 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.35%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 80 (13.84%) Degree
2 45 (7.79%) Microsoft Certification
3 22 (3.81%) SC Cleared
3 22 (3.81%) Security Cleared
4 21 (3.63%) DBS Check
5 17 (2.94%) Azure Certification
6 14 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
6 14 (2.42%) ITIL Certification
7 12 (2.08%) MCP
8 11 (1.90%) A+ Certification
8 11 (1.90%) CCNA
9 8 (1.38%) HNC
9 8 (1.38%) HND
10 6 (1.04%) CISSP
11 5 (0.87%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 3 (0.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (0.52%) CBAP
13 3 (0.52%) CCNP
13 3 (0.52%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (5.88%) SLA
2 28 (4.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (3.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 15 (2.60%) GDPR
5 10 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (1.38%) NIST
7 6 (1.04%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.69%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.69%) PMO
8 4 (0.69%) QA
9 2 (0.35%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.35%) HL7
9 2 (0.35%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.35%) NCSC
10 1 (0.17%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.17%) IASME
10 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 299 (51.73%) Active Directory
2 112 (19.38%) Hyper-V
3 86 (14.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.38%) Firmware
5 4 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.52%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.17%) Docker
7 1 (0.17%) Dovecot
7 1 (0.17%) Postfix
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.17%) vSphere
7 1 (0.17%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 159 (27.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (3.81%) SCCM
3 16 (2.77%) FortiGate
4 9 (1.56%) Autotask
5 6 (1.04%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.35%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.35%) Plesk
7 2 (0.35%) SmoothWall
8 1 (0.17%) Ansible
8 1 (0.17%) Kibana
8 1 (0.17%) Nessus
8 1 (0.17%) QRadar
8 1 (0.17%) SCOM
8 1 (0.17%) Terraform
8 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 447 (77.34%) Microsoft
2 108 (18.69%) VMware
3 70 (12.11%) Cisco
4 37 (6.40%) SonicWALL
5 36 (6.23%) Veeam
6 24 (4.15%) Apple
7 22 (3.81%) ServiceNow
8 19 (3.29%) Sage
8 19 (3.29%) Sophos
9 17 (2.94%) Google
9 17 (2.94%) HP
10 16 (2.77%) Dell
11 15 (2.60%) WatchGuard
12 14 (2.42%) Datto
13 13 (2.25%) Citrix
13 13 (2.25%) Supermicro
14 11 (1.90%) Meraki
15 10 (1.73%) ESET
16 9 (1.56%) Freshdesk
17 7 (1.21%) Xero