Microsoft 365 Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northamptonshire requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 23 17
Rank change year-on-year +12 -6 +10
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 55 52 85
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 6.78% 9.54% 8.94%
As % of the Cloud Services category 30.39% 39.39% 38.81%
Number of salaries quoted 42 47 69
10th Percentile - £26,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £26,813 £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £47,500 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.16% +53.23% -8.15%
75th Percentile £48,938 £64,250 £38,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £65,625 £52,500
East Midlands median annual salary £32,500 £32,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year +1.56% -4.48% +3.08%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 181 132 219
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 22.32% 24.22% 23.03%
Number of salaries quoted 90 96 169
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £24,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +31.25% -15.79%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,625 £53,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £68,125 £68,000
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £43,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +16.28% -9.47% -5.00%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Microsoft 365.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in Northamptonshire

Microsoft 365
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 7 June 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
Northampton -19 28 £38,500 -30.63% 8
Daventry - 15 £45,000 - 2
Wellingborough - 1 £37,500 - 1
Microsoft 365
East Midlands

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 18 (32.73%) SharePoint
2 17 (30.91%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (7.27%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (3.64%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 21 (38.18%) Entra ID
2 13 (23.64%) Azure
3 8 (14.55%) Mimecast
4 7 (12.73%) OneDrive
5 5 (9.09%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (3.64%) AWS
6 2 (3.64%) IaaS
7 1 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 11 (20.00%) Firewall
1 11 (20.00%) Internet
2 10 (18.18%) Wi-Fi
3 8 (14.55%) Network Security
3 8 (14.55%) SAN
4 3 (5.45%) LAN
4 3 (5.45%) VLAN
5 2 (3.64%) SD-WAN
5 2 (3.64%) WAN
6 1 (1.82%) DHCP
6 1 (1.82%) DNS
6 1 (1.82%) IP Telephony
6 1 (1.82%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (1.82%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.82%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.27%) SQL Server
General
1 13 (23.64%) Social Skills
2 5 (9.09%) Law
2 5 (9.09%) Legal
2 5 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
2 5 (9.09%) Retail
3 4 (7.27%) German Language
4 3 (5.45%) Finance
5 2 (3.64%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.82%) Automotive
6 1 (1.82%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 20 (36.36%) Administrator
2 16 (29.09%) IT Administrator
3 14 (25.45%) Systems Administrator
4 12 (21.82%) IT Systems Administrator
5 8 (14.55%) Analyst
6 7 (12.73%) IT Assistant
7 6 (10.91%) IT Manager
7 6 (10.91%) IT Operations Manager
7 6 (10.91%) Operations Manager
8 5 (9.09%) Business Analyst
9 4 (7.27%) IT Support
9 4 (7.27%) Systems Engineer
10 3 (5.45%) 1st Line Support
10 3 (5.45%) 1st Line Support Technician
10 3 (5.45%) IT Analyst
10 3 (5.45%) IT Engineer
10 3 (5.45%) IT Support Technician
10 3 (5.45%) IT Technician
10 3 (5.45%) Support Analyst
10 3 (5.45%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 15 (27.27%) Clustering
2 6 (10.91%) Replication
3 4 (7.27%) Driving Licence
4 2 (3.64%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.82%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.82%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.82%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 10 (18.18%) Windows
2 2 (3.64%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.82%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (32.73%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (20.00%) Patch Management
3 10 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (16.36%) Mobile Device Management
5 8 (14.55%) Process Improvement
5 8 (14.55%) Server Management
5 8 (14.55%) Service Delivery
5 8 (14.55%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (14.55%) Storage Management
6 6 (10.91%) Business Continuity
6 6 (10.91%) ITIL
6 6 (10.91%) Project Management
7 5 (9.09%) AI
7 5 (9.09%) Business Analysis
7 5 (9.09%) Change Management
7 5 (9.09%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 5 (9.09%) ITSM
7 5 (9.09%) Migration
7 5 (9.09%) Workflow
8 4 (7.27%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 17 (30.91%) SQL
2 8 (14.55%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (10.91%) Degree
2 4 (7.27%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (3.64%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (12.73%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (10.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 6 (10.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (10.91%) SLA
3 4 (7.27%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 28 (50.91%) Active Directory
2 15 (27.27%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.82%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 6 (10.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.64%) Autotask
Vendors
1 53 (96.36%) Microsoft
2 8 (14.55%) SonicWALL
2 8 (14.55%) Veeam
3 5 (9.09%) Aderant
3 5 (9.09%) Intapp
4 3 (5.45%) ESET
4 3 (5.45%) Ubiquiti
5 2 (3.64%) VMware
6 1 (1.82%) Aruba
6 1 (1.82%) Cisco
6 1 (1.82%) Freshdesk
6 1 (1.82%) Meraki
6 1 (1.82%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.82%) WatchGuard