Microsoft Jobs in the North of England

Microsoft
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 14 5 4
Rank change year-on-year -9 -1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 1,338 3,010 3,734
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 11.37% 16.30% 22.81%
As % of the Vendors category 28.72% 49.54% 49.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,004 2,480 1,629
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,807 £25,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £32,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £43,742 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.73% -2.80% +5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%

All Vendors
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 4,659 6,076 7,571
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 39.59% 32.90% 46.24%
Number of salaries quoted 2,391 4,490 3,584
10th Percentile £23,504 £25,750 £27,836
25th Percentile £27,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,748 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.66% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £58,943 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,521
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 North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the North of England

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in the North of England

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the North of England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the North of England

Microsoft
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 within the North of England 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
North West -15 867 £50,055 +11.23% 601
Yorkshire -7 371 £42,000 -1.18% 311
North East -11 104 £40,000 -5.88% 138
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
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
1 145 (10.84%) SharePoint
2 71 (5.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (0.97%) Confluence
4 10 (0.75%) IIS
5 7 (0.52%) Apache
6 6 (0.45%) WordPress
7 5 (0.37%) CMS
8 3 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.22%) Skype for Business
9 2 (0.15%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.15%) nginx
9 2 (0.15%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.15%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.15%) WebSphere Application Server
10 1 (0.075%) Apache Solr
10 1 (0.075%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.075%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.075%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 440 (32.88%) Microsoft Office
2 319 (23.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 220 (16.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 50 (3.74%) Simulink
5 22 (1.64%) MS Visio
6 15 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
7 11 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.075%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 160 (11.96%) Teamcenter
2 16 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.52%) Dynamics AX
3 7 (0.52%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.30%) SAP BPC
6 3 (0.22%) Sage 50
7 2 (0.15%) Primavera
7 2 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.075%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 437 (32.66%) Azure
2 328 (24.51%) Microsoft 365
3 122 (9.12%) Power Platform
4 100 (7.47%) Entra ID
5 66 (4.93%) Dynamics 365
6 58 (4.33%) AWS
7 47 (3.51%) Power Automate
8 45 (3.36%) Azure DevOps
9 40 (2.99%) SaaS
10 37 (2.77%) PowerApps
11 24 (1.79%) Azure Data Factory
11 24 (1.79%) GitHub
12 19 (1.42%) Azure Logic Apps
13 18 (1.35%) OneDrive
14 15 (1.12%) Cloud Computing
15 14 (1.05%) GCP
15 14 (1.05%) PaaS
16 11 (0.82%) IaaS
16 11 (0.82%) Microsoft Copilot
17 9 (0.67%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 102 (7.62%) Firewall
2 70 (5.23%) DNS
3 62 (4.63%) LAN
4 56 (4.19%) VPN
5 54 (4.04%) WAN
6 50 (3.74%) DHCP
7 40 (2.99%) TCP/IP
8 34 (2.54%) VoIP
9 29 (2.17%) Wireless
10 28 (2.09%) SAN
11 20 (1.49%) VLAN
12 16 (1.20%) Network Security
13 13 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
14 12 (0.90%) Internet
15 11 (0.82%) MPLS
15 11 (0.82%) NAS
16 10 (0.75%) SMTP
17 9 (0.67%) Broadband
17 9 (0.67%) Cisco IOS
18 8 (0.60%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 148 (11.06%) SQL Server
2 78 (5.83%) Power BI
3 30 (2.24%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (1.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 21 (1.57%) Data Lake
6 15 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
7 14 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
8 13 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 11 (0.82%) NoSQL
10 9 (0.67%) MySQL
11 8 (0.60%) Big Data
11 8 (0.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 7 (0.52%) Tableau
13 6 (0.45%) MongoDB
14 5 (0.37%) Data Hub
14 5 (0.37%) DB2
14 5 (0.37%) GIS
14 5 (0.37%) Relational Database
14 5 (0.37%) SQL CLR
15 4 (0.30%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 62 (4.63%) JIRA
2 21 (1.57%) Git
3 12 (0.90%) TeamCity
4 9 (0.67%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.67%) Octopus Deploy
5 8 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
6 7 (0.52%) Babel
6 7 (0.52%) webpack
7 5 (0.37%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.30%) Balsamiq
9 3 (0.22%) Artifactory
9 3 (0.22%) Selenium
9 3 (0.22%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.15%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.15%) ERwin
10 2 (0.15%) GitLab
10 2 (0.15%) NUnit
10 2 (0.15%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 633 (47.31%) Social Skills
2 217 (16.22%) Aerospace
3 172 (12.86%) Automotive
4 169 (12.63%) Finance
5 125 (9.34%) Analytical Skills
6 77 (5.75%) Manufacturing
7 73 (5.46%) Organisational Skills
8 53 (3.96%) Law
9 44 (3.29%) Presentation Skills
10 43 (3.21%) Retail
11 38 (2.84%) Banking
12 32 (2.39%) Marketing
13 29 (2.17%) Telecoms
14 28 (2.09%) Public Sector
15 27 (2.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 27 (2.02%) Legal
16 19 (1.42%) Advertising
17 17 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
18 11 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
19 10 (0.75%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 217 (16.22%) Systems Engineer
2 199 (14.87%) Senior
3 148 (11.06%) IT Support
4 129 (9.64%) Analyst
5 118 (8.82%) Developer
6 100 (7.47%) Lead
7 87 (6.50%) Support Engineer
8 70 (5.23%) Project Manager
9 69 (5.16%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 67 (5.01%) Team Leader
11 62 (4.63%) IT Analyst
12 55 (4.11%) Support Analyst
13 53 (3.96%) IT Engineer
14 50 (3.74%) Lead Systems Engineer
15 49 (3.66%) Administrator
16 43 (3.21%) Applications Support
17 41 (3.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 41 (3.06%) SQL Developer
18 39 (2.91%) Identity Management Specialist
18 39 (2.91%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (4.86%) .NET
2 28 (2.09%) HTML
3 26 (1.94%) .NET Core
4 24 (1.79%) CSS
5 23 (1.72%) React
6 22 (1.64%) ASP.NET
7 20 (1.49%) .NET Framework
7 20 (1.49%) REST
8 11 (0.82%) ARM Templates
8 11 (0.82%) Entity Framework
8 11 (0.82%) RESTful
9 9 (0.67%) AngularJS
10 8 (0.60%) ASP.NET MVC
10 8 (0.60%) Bootstrap
10 8 (0.60%) HTML5
10 8 (0.60%) Middleware
11 6 (0.45%) JSON
11 6 (0.45%) LINQ
11 6 (0.45%) NHibernate
12 5 (0.37%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 60 (4.48%) Management Information System
2 53 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
3 46 (3.44%) NHS
4 37 (2.77%) Driving Licence
5 32 (2.39%) Onboarding
6 31 (2.32%) Social Media
7 25 (1.87%) Data Protection Act
7 25 (1.87%) Hybrid Cloud
8 20 (1.49%) Mobile App
9 18 (1.35%) Product Ownership
10 15 (1.12%) Public Cloud
11 12 (0.90%) Cloud Native
11 12 (0.90%) Enterprise Cloud
11 12 (0.90%) FMCG
12 11 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (0.82%) Private Cloud
13 10 (0.75%) Data Structures
14 9 (0.67%) Cyberattack
14 9 (0.67%) Life Science
14 9 (0.67%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 300 (22.42%) Windows
2 119 (8.89%) Windows Server
3 84 (6.28%) Windows 10
4 59 (4.41%) Linux
5 40 (2.99%) Android
6 14 (1.05%) Windows Server 2012
7 13 (0.97%) Windows Server 2016
8 12 (0.90%) Mac OS
9 10 (0.75%) Windows Server 2019
10 8 (0.60%) Unix
11 7 (0.52%) Mac OS X
12 5 (0.37%) CentOS
12 5 (0.37%) Windows 7
13 4 (0.30%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.30%) Windows Vista
14 2 (0.15%) Debian
14 2 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 2 (0.15%) Solaris
14 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.075%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 304 (22.72%) Problem-Solving
2 211 (15.77%) Agile
3 207 (15.47%) Systems Engineering
4 191 (14.28%) Customer Service
5 184 (13.75%) ITIL
6 173 (12.93%) Project Management
7 162 (12.11%) PLM
8 113 (8.45%) ERP
9 107 (8.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 102 (7.62%) Business Intelligence
11 95 (7.10%) Continuous Improvement
12 92 (6.88%) Cybersecurity
13 91 (6.80%) Coaching
14 88 (6.58%) Line Management
15 84 (6.28%) Mentoring
16 83 (6.20%) DevOps
17 73 (5.46%) Technical Leadership
18 71 (5.31%) CRM
19 68 (5.08%) Performance Metrics
20 64 (4.78%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 188 (14.05%) SQL
2 160 (11.96%) MATLAB
3 64 (4.78%) Python
4 56 (4.19%) T-SQL
5 55 (4.11%) PowerShell
6 54 (4.04%) C#
7 47 (3.51%) JavaScript
8 27 (2.02%) Java
9 14 (1.05%) PHP
10 13 (0.97%) Bash
11 10 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 8 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
13 7 (0.52%) Bicep
14 6 (0.45%) R
14 6 (0.45%) VB
14 6 (0.45%) VBA
15 3 (0.22%) TypeScript
16 2 (0.15%) C++
16 2 (0.15%) VB.NET
16 2 (0.15%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 409 (30.57%) Degree
2 319 (23.84%) BPSS Clearance
3 161 (12.03%) HNC
4 160 (11.96%) HND
5 125 (9.34%) DBS Check
6 84 (6.28%) Microsoft Certification
7 44 (3.29%) Security Cleared
8 38 (2.84%) SC Cleared
9 33 (2.47%) Azure Certification
10 19 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
11 18 (1.35%) Cisco Certification
11 18 (1.35%) Master's Degree
12 17 (1.27%) CCNA
12 17 (1.27%) ITIL Certification
13 15 (1.12%) MCSE
14 14 (1.05%) MBA
15 13 (0.97%) Network+ Certification
16 11 (0.82%) A+ Certification
17 10 (0.75%) CCNP
17 10 (0.75%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (4.19%) SLA
2 38 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials
3 35 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 34 (2.54%) GDPR
5 21 (1.57%) Data Quality
6 12 (0.90%) ISO 9001
7 11 (0.82%) NIST
8 10 (0.75%) QA
9 8 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 7 (0.52%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.30%) NCSC
11 4 (0.30%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.22%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.22%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.22%) PMO
13 2 (0.15%) COBIT
13 2 (0.15%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.075%) GRC
14 1 (0.075%) IFRS
System Software
1 215 (16.07%) Active Directory
2 59 (4.41%) Hyper-V
3 54 (4.04%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.90%) Docker
5 10 (0.75%) vSphere
6 9 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.37%) Terminal Services
7 5 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.37%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.22%) Dovecot
8 3 (0.22%) NFS
8 3 (0.22%) Postfix
9 2 (0.15%) KVM
9 2 (0.15%) SRDF
9 2 (0.15%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 2 (0.15%) Xen
10 1 (0.075%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.075%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.075%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 91 (6.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 39 (2.91%) Terraform
3 37 (2.77%) SCCM
4 29 (2.17%) Ansible
4 29 (2.17%) Kubernetes
5 9 (0.67%) FortiGate
6 7 (0.52%) SCOM
6 7 (0.52%) WSUS
7 6 (0.45%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (0.45%) Progress Chef
7 6 (0.45%) Proxmox
8 5 (0.37%) AirWatch
8 5 (0.37%) Puppet
9 4 (0.30%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.30%) Docker Swarm
9 4 (0.30%) Failover Clustering
9 4 (0.30%) Grafana
9 4 (0.30%) PaperCut
9 4 (0.30%) QRadar
9 4 (0.30%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 160 (11.96%) ANSYS
2 101 (7.55%) VMware
3 93 (6.95%) Cisco
4 91 (6.80%) SAP
5 50 (3.74%) MathWorks
6 31 (2.32%) Google
7 27 (2.02%) Oracle
8 23 (1.72%) Veeam
9 19 (1.42%) Apple
9 19 (1.42%) Salesforce
10 18 (1.35%) ServiceNow
10 18 (1.35%) Zoho
11 17 (1.27%) Dell
11 17 (1.27%) Meraki
12 15 (1.12%) Citrix
13 13 (0.97%) Adobe
14 12 (0.90%) Capita
14 12 (0.90%) Facebook
15 11 (0.82%) IBM
15 11 (0.82%) IFS