Microsoft Certification Jobs in the North of England

Microsoft Certification
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 233 148 297
Rank change year-on-year -85 +149 -111
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 98 278 138
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.86% 1.59% 0.80%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.45% 7.12% 2.68%
Number of salaries quoted 75 232 110
10th Percentile £25,200 £26,750 £23,750
25th Percentile £26,750 £31,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -14.89% +23.68%
75th Percentile £59,375 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £71,831 £65,000 £65,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6,771 3,907 5,149
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 59.53% 22.37% 29.89%
Number of salaries quoted 3,192 2,686 1,737
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,748 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £48,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.21% -8.49% +11.58%
75th Percentile £58,943 £62,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £73,708 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,995 £59,600
% change year-on-year +0.01% -7.73% +8.36%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Certification in the North of England

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Certification in the North of England

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in the North of England over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in the North of England

Microsoft Certification
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 Certification within the North of England region over the 6 months to 9 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 -54 53 £37,500 -6.25% 42
Yorkshire +12 39 £35,000 -12.50% 39
North East -6 6 £37,500 +15.38% 15
Microsoft Certification
England

Microsoft Certification
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 23 (23.47%) SharePoint
2 6 (6.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (3.06%) IIS
4 1 (1.02%) Apache Spark
4 1 (1.02%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 9 (9.18%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.02%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (3.06%) Sage 50
2 2 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 61 (62.24%) Azure
2 48 (48.98%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (20.41%) Entra ID
4 16 (16.33%) Power Platform
5 15 (15.31%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (11.22%) Power Automate
6 11 (11.22%) PowerApps
7 8 (8.16%) OneDrive
8 7 (7.14%) GCP
9 5 (5.10%) AWS
9 5 (5.10%) IaaS
9 5 (5.10%) SaaS
10 4 (4.08%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (4.08%) Azure Logic Apps
10 4 (4.08%) PaaS
11 3 (3.06%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (2.04%) Azure API Management
12 2 (2.04%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (2.04%) Azure Stack
12 2 (2.04%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 19 (19.39%) DNS
2 17 (17.35%) DHCP
3 13 (13.27%) Firewall
3 13 (13.27%) Wireless
4 11 (11.22%) LAN
4 11 (11.22%) WAN
5 10 (10.20%) Cisco IOS
6 9 (9.18%) TCP/IP
7 7 (7.14%) VSAN
8 6 (6.12%) NAS
8 6 (6.12%) SAN
8 6 (6.12%) VPN
9 4 (4.08%) VoIP
10 3 (3.06%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (2.04%) Remote Desktop
11 2 (2.04%) SD-WAN
11 2 (2.04%) SNMP
11 2 (2.04%) WLAN
12 1 (1.02%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (12.24%) SQL Server
2 8 (8.16%) Power BI
3 5 (5.10%) MongoDB
3 5 (5.10%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (3.06%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (1.02%) Data Lake
5 1 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (1.02%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 5 (5.10%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (2.04%) JIRA
3 1 (1.02%) Git
3 1 (1.02%) Jenkins
General
1 40 (40.82%) Social Skills
2 22 (22.45%) Law
3 14 (14.29%) Finance
4 9 (9.18%) Legal
5 6 (6.12%) Manufacturing
6 5 (5.10%) Banking
6 5 (5.10%) Telecoms
7 4 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (3.06%) Automotive
9 2 (2.04%) Marketing
9 2 (2.04%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.02%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.02%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.02%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 22 (22.45%) IT Support
2 20 (20.41%) Analyst
3 17 (17.35%) Senior
4 14 (14.29%) IT Analyst
5 13 (13.27%) Support Analyst
6 12 (12.24%) IT Support Analyst
7 10 (10.20%) 2nd Line Support
7 10 (10.20%) Cloud Engineer
7 10 (10.20%) Infrastructure Specialist
8 8 (8.16%) Azure Specialist
8 8 (8.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (7.14%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
9 7 (7.14%) Cloud Specialist
9 7 (7.14%) Technical Support
10 6 (6.12%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
10 6 (6.12%) Developer
10 6 (6.12%) IT Engineer
10 6 (6.12%) IT Technician
10 6 (6.12%) Support Specialist
11 5 (5.10%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.12%) Middleware
2 4 (4.08%) ARM Templates
3 3 (3.06%) SAML
4 2 (2.04%) .NET
4 2 (2.04%) Web Services
5 1 (1.02%) .NET Core
5 1 (1.02%) .NET Framework
5 1 (1.02%) ADO
5 1 (1.02%) ASP.NET
5 1 (1.02%) ASP.NET MVC
5 1 (1.02%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (1.02%) Blazor
5 1 (1.02%) CSS
5 1 (1.02%) HTML
5 1 (1.02%) JSON
5 1 (1.02%) Kafka
5 1 (1.02%) REST
5 1 (1.02%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (10.20%) Enterprise Cloud
2 9 (9.18%) Onboarding
2 9 (9.18%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (7.14%) Hybrid Cloud
4 6 (6.12%) Management Information System
5 5 (5.10%) Virtual Team
6 3 (3.06%) Blackberry
7 2 (2.04%) Data Centre
7 2 (2.04%) Replication
8 1 (1.02%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.02%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (1.02%) Data Structures
8 1 (1.02%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (1.02%) Low-Code
8 1 (1.02%) PKI
8 1 (1.02%) Private Cloud
8 1 (1.02%) Security Posture
8 1 (1.02%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 53 (54.08%) Windows
2 27 (27.55%) Linux
3 26 (26.53%) Windows Server
4 25 (25.51%) Windows 10
5 15 (15.31%) Mac OS X
6 8 (8.16%) Mac OS
7 4 (4.08%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (3.06%) Unix
8 3 (3.06%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (1.02%) Android
9 1 (1.02%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (29.59%) Customer Service
2 29 (29.59%) ITIL
3 19 (19.39%) Mentoring
4 16 (16.33%) Agile
5 15 (15.31%) Coaching
6 13 (13.27%) Disaster Recovery
6 13 (13.27%) Service Delivery
7 12 (12.24%) Roadmaps
8 10 (10.20%) Business Intelligence
8 10 (10.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 8 (8.16%) Capacity Planning
9 8 (8.16%) Cybersecurity
10 7 (7.14%) Cloud Security
10 7 (7.14%) Migration
10 7 (7.14%) Proactive Monitoring
11 6 (6.12%) Architectural Design
11 6 (6.12%) Containerisation
11 6 (6.12%) CRM
11 6 (6.12%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 30 (30.61%) SQL
2 14 (14.29%) Python
3 12 (12.24%) PowerShell
4 4 (4.08%) JavaScript
5 3 (3.06%) Bash
5 3 (3.06%) Bicep
5 3 (3.06%) C#
6 1 (1.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (1.02%) T-SQL
6 1 (1.02%) VB
6 1 (1.02%) VBScript
6 1 (1.02%) X++
Qualifications
1 25 (25.51%) MCSA
2 21 (21.43%) Degree
3 19 (19.39%) Cisco Certification
4 15 (15.31%) Azure Certification
4 15 (15.31%) MCSE
4 15 (15.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 11 (11.22%) CCNP
5 11 (11.22%) Network+ Certification
5 11 (11.22%) SC Cleared
5 11 (11.22%) Security Cleared
6 9 (9.18%) CCNA
7 5 (5.10%) ACSP
7 5 (5.10%) HP AIS
7 5 (5.10%) MCP
8 4 (4.08%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (3.06%) A+ Certification
9 3 (3.06%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (3.06%) MCITP
10 2 (2.04%) CEH
10 2 (2.04%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (11.22%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (6.12%) SLA
4 2 (2.04%) GDPR
4 2 (2.04%) PMO
5 1 (1.02%) ISO 9001
5 1 (1.02%) NCSC
System Software
1 44 (44.90%) Active Directory
2 9 (9.18%) Hyper-V
3 8 (8.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (6.12%) vSphere
5 5 (5.10%) VMware NSX
6 4 (4.08%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (3.06%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (2.04%) DFS Replication
9 1 (1.02%) BitLocker
9 1 (1.02%) Docker
9 1 (1.02%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (1.02%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 12 (12.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (11.22%) Terraform
3 9 (9.18%) SCCM
4 5 (5.10%) Progress Chef
5 4 (4.08%) PaperCut
6 3 (3.06%) Ansible
6 3 (3.06%) Autotask
6 3 (3.06%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (2.04%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (2.04%) FortiGate
8 1 (1.02%) Kubernetes
8 1 (1.02%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 85 (86.73%) Microsoft
2 23 (23.47%) Cisco
3 21 (21.43%) VMware
4 7 (7.14%) Google
4 7 (7.14%) Veeam
5 6 (6.12%) ServiceNow
6 5 (5.10%) Apple
6 5 (5.10%) HP
6 5 (5.10%) Oracle
7 4 (4.08%) SolarWinds
8 3 (3.06%) Acronis
8 3 (3.06%) Adobe
8 3 (3.06%) Fortinet
8 3 (3.06%) iManage
8 3 (3.06%) Intapp
8 3 (3.06%) Kaseya
8 3 (3.06%) Meraki
8 3 (3.06%) Sage
8 3 (3.06%) SonicWALL
8 3 (3.06%) WatchGuard