Microsoft 365 Jobs in the North of England

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 23 47
Rank change year-on-year -55 +24 -7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 454 1,396 1,112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 3.93% 7.98% 6.46%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.76% 22.60% 15.04%
Number of salaries quoted 377 1,216 870
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,500 £24,150
25th Percentile £28,000 £27,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £37,500 £38,977
Median % change year-on-year -10.67% -3.79% +12.83%
75th Percentile £44,000 £50,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £63,000 £58,875
England median annual salary £40,500 £39,500 £40,883
% change year-on-year +2.53% -3.38% -3.80%

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 2,556 6,176 7,395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 22.13% 35.30% 42.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,710 4,978 3,943
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,785 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £74,258 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,313 £85,000
England median annual salary £61,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +6.96% -11.54% +4.00%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the North of England

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North of England.

Salary trend for Microsoft 365 in the North of England

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 11 May 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 11 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
North West -81 257 £35,000 -12.50% 185
Yorkshire -21 167 £32,500 -7.14% 143
North East -23 30 £33,599 -10.40% 54
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 88 (19.38%) SharePoint
2 79 (17.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.54%) IIS
4 3 (0.66%) Confluence
5 2 (0.44%) Apache
5 2 (0.44%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.22%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 56 (12.33%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (6.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.88%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.66%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.66%) Sage 50
3 2 (0.44%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.44%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.22%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.22%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 180 (39.65%) Azure
2 48 (10.57%) Entra ID
3 23 (5.07%) AWS
3 23 (5.07%) Power Platform
4 19 (4.19%) OneDrive
5 14 (3.08%) Dynamics 365
5 14 (3.08%) Microsoft Copilot
6 9 (1.98%) Mimecast
6 9 (1.98%) Power Automate
6 9 (1.98%) PowerApps
6 9 (1.98%) SaaS
7 8 (1.76%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (1.54%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.88%) Azure Logic Apps
9 4 (0.88%) IaaS
10 2 (0.44%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 2 (0.44%) GCP
10 2 (0.44%) Google Drive
10 2 (0.44%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 80 (17.62%) Firewall
2 67 (14.76%) DNS
3 59 (13.00%) DHCP
4 51 (11.23%) VPN
5 45 (9.91%) WAN
6 44 (9.69%) LAN
7 40 (8.81%) VoIP
8 27 (5.95%) TCP/IP
9 23 (5.07%) Wireless
10 20 (4.41%) VLAN
11 14 (3.08%) Cisco IOS
11 14 (3.08%) Internet
12 12 (2.64%) Wi-Fi
13 11 (2.42%) SD-WAN
14 8 (1.76%) OSPF
14 8 (1.76%) Remote Desktop
14 8 (1.76%) SAN
15 7 (1.54%) BGP
16 6 (1.32%) IPv4
17 5 (1.10%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.52%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.42%) Power BI
3 7 (1.54%) MySQL
4 5 (1.10%) RDBMS
4 5 (1.10%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.44%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.44%) EDMS
6 2 (0.44%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.22%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 7 (1.54%) JIRA
General
1 169 (37.22%) Social Skills
2 47 (10.35%) Finance
3 36 (7.93%) Law
4 35 (7.71%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (7.05%) Manufacturing
6 30 (6.61%) Telecoms
7 25 (5.51%) Legal
8 20 (4.41%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (4.19%) Retail
10 11 (2.42%) Automotive
11 10 (2.20%) Banking
12 9 (1.98%) Local Government
13 8 (1.76%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (1.10%) Aerospace
14 5 (1.10%) Digital Healthcare
14 5 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (0.88%) Multimedia
16 3 (0.66%) Back Office
16 3 (0.66%) Investment Banking
16 3 (0.66%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 124 (27.31%) IT Support
2 95 (20.93%) Analyst
3 63 (13.88%) IT Analyst
4 62 (13.66%) IT Engineer
5 57 (12.56%) Support Engineer
6 51 (11.23%) Support Analyst
7 42 (9.25%) IT Support Analyst
8 35 (7.71%) 2nd Line Support
9 31 (6.83%) IT Support Engineer
10 29 (6.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 26 (5.73%) Senior
12 23 (5.07%) Administrator
12 23 (5.07%) Applications Support
13 22 (4.85%) Lead
13 22 (4.85%) Technical Support
14 21 (4.63%) Desktop Support
14 21 (4.63%) IT Technician
15 19 (4.19%) IT Administrator
16 18 (3.96%) Consultant
16 18 (3.96%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.54%) JSON
2 5 (1.10%) FHIR
3 3 (0.66%) HTML
4 2 (0.44%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.44%) EDI
4 2 (0.44%) LAMP
4 2 (0.44%) Loki
4 2 (0.44%) Middleware
4 2 (0.44%) SAML
4 2 (0.44%) Software Packaging
4 2 (0.44%) XML
5 1 (0.22%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.22%) ADO
5 1 (0.22%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.22%) ASP.NET MVC
5 1 (0.22%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.22%) Blazor
5 1 (0.22%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (0.22%) REST
5 1 (0.22%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (7.27%) Onboarding
2 28 (6.17%) Self-Motivation
3 22 (4.85%) Data Protection Act
4 19 (4.19%) Driving Licence
4 19 (4.19%) Social Media
5 18 (3.96%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.64%) Data Centre
7 11 (2.42%) Life Science
8 10 (2.20%) Enterprise Cloud
9 9 (1.98%) Public Cloud
10 8 (1.76%) Cyber Threat
10 8 (1.76%) FMCG
10 8 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (1.10%) Cyberattack
12 5 (1.10%) LIMS
12 5 (1.10%) Replication
12 5 (1.10%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.88%) Client/Server
13 4 (0.88%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 249 (54.85%) Windows
2 129 (28.41%) Windows Server
3 84 (18.50%) Windows 10
4 30 (6.61%) Linux
5 23 (5.07%) Android
6 18 (3.96%) Windows Server 2019
7 15 (3.30%) Mac OS
8 14 (3.08%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (1.98%) Mac OS X
10 8 (1.76%) Unix
11 7 (1.54%) CentOS
11 7 (1.54%) Windows Server 2008
12 5 (1.10%) Windows 7
12 5 (1.10%) Windows Server 2012
13 4 (0.88%) Apple iOS
14 3 (0.66%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.44%) AIX
15 2 (0.44%) Oracle Linux
16 1 (0.22%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (33.04%) Problem-Solving
2 120 (26.43%) Customer Service
3 115 (25.33%) ITIL
4 65 (14.32%) Cybersecurity
5 40 (8.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 38 (8.37%) Incident Management
6 38 (8.37%) Process Improvement
7 37 (8.15%) Disaster Recovery
8 35 (7.71%) Service Delivery
9 33 (7.27%) Mentoring
10 32 (7.05%) Continuous Improvement
10 32 (7.05%) Data Protection
10 32 (7.05%) ITSM
11 30 (6.61%) Project Delivery
12 28 (6.17%) Line Management
13 27 (5.95%) Asset Management
14 26 (5.73%) Agile
14 26 (5.73%) Coaching
15 21 (4.63%) Project Management
16 19 (4.19%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 44 (9.69%) PowerShell
2 37 (8.15%) SQL
3 7 (1.54%) JavaScript
4 5 (1.10%) PHP
5 4 (0.88%) Python
6 3 (0.66%) Bash
6 3 (0.66%) Java
6 3 (0.66%) Progress 4GL
7 2 (0.44%) AWK
7 2 (0.44%) C
7 2 (0.44%) C++
7 2 (0.44%) Korn
7 2 (0.44%) Perl
7 2 (0.44%) VB
8 1 (0.22%) Bicep
8 1 (0.22%) C#
8 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.22%) VBA
8 1 (0.22%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 49 (10.79%) Degree
1 49 (10.79%) Microsoft Certification
2 23 (5.07%) DBS Check
3 15 (3.30%) ITIL Certification
4 13 (2.86%) Azure Certification
4 13 (2.86%) Security Cleared
5 12 (2.64%) A+ Certification
6 11 (2.42%) Network+ Certification
6 11 (2.42%) SC Cleared
7 9 (1.98%) CCNA
7 9 (1.98%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (1.76%) MCSA
8 8 (1.76%) MCSE
9 7 (1.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 5 (1.10%) ACSP
10 5 (1.10%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.10%) HP AIS
11 4 (0.88%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.66%) CISM
12 3 (0.66%) Linux+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (9.47%) SLA
2 37 (8.15%) Cyber Essentials
3 18 (3.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (3.30%) GDPR
5 8 (1.76%) QA
6 5 (1.10%) HL7
6 5 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (0.66%) HIPAA
7 3 (0.66%) NCSC
8 2 (0.44%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.44%) NIST
8 2 (0.44%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.44%) PMO
9 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.22%) GRC
9 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 199 (43.83%) Active Directory
2 57 (12.56%) Hyper-V
3 45 (9.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.86%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (1.98%) vSphere
6 5 (1.10%) Postfix
6 5 (1.10%) Terminal Services
6 5 (1.10%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (1.10%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.66%) Docker
7 3 (0.66%) Dovecot
8 2 (0.44%) DFS Replication
8 2 (0.44%) KVM
8 2 (0.44%) Sendmail
9 1 (0.22%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.22%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.22%) NFS
9 1 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.22%) XenApp
9 1 (0.22%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 81 (17.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (4.85%) SCCM
3 9 (1.98%) Kubernetes
4 8 (1.76%) FortiGate
5 5 (1.10%) WSUS
6 4 (0.88%) Backup Exec
6 4 (0.88%) Terraform
7 3 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.66%) Autotask
7 3 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.44%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.44%) Grafana
8 2 (0.44%) Nagios
8 2 (0.44%) Nessus
8 2 (0.44%) Puppet
8 2 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.22%) Ansible
9 1 (0.22%) SCOM
9 1 (0.22%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 327 (72.03%) Microsoft
2 84 (18.50%) VMware
3 64 (14.10%) Cisco
4 33 (7.27%) Veeam
5 19 (4.19%) Meraki
5 19 (4.19%) ServiceNow
6 16 (3.52%) Apple
7 13 (2.86%) Oracle
8 11 (2.42%) SonicWALL
9 10 (2.20%) Citrix
9 10 (2.20%) Fortinet
9 10 (2.20%) Sophos
10 9 (1.98%) WatchGuard
11 7 (1.54%) HP
11 7 (1.54%) Ubiquiti
12 6 (1.32%) Avaya
12 6 (1.32%) Veritas
13 5 (1.10%) Adobe
13 5 (1.10%) Draytek
13 5 (1.10%) Red Hat