Microsoft Jobs in Reading

Microsoft
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 6 5
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 354 315 345
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 20.71% 19.48% 19.80%
As % of the Vendors category 49.17% 49.37% 48.80%
Number of salaries quoted 314 192 215
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £38,125 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -19.23%
75th Percentile £59,000 £70,000 £68,125
90th Percentile £70,250 £78,625 £77,500
Berkshire median annual salary £47,500 £46,350 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.48% -7.30% -4.76%

All Vendors
Reading

Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 720 638 707
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 42.13% 39.46% 40.59%
Number of salaries quoted 485 334 433
10th Percentile £27,600 £28,913 £27,000
25th Percentile £34,500 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £62,500 £71,250 £71,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £81,250
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Reading

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Reading

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Reading.

Salary trend for Microsoft in Reading

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Reading over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Reading

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 30 (8.47%) SharePoint
2 26 (7.34%) IIS
3 19 (5.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (2.54%) CMS
5 7 (1.98%) Kentico
6 6 (1.69%) Headless CMS
6 6 (1.69%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (1.69%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.85%) Alfresco
7 3 (0.85%) Documentum
7 3 (0.85%) FileNet
8 2 (0.56%) Confluence
9 1 (0.28%) Apache
9 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 77 (21.75%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (8.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (3.11%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (2.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.85%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.56%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 128 (36.16%) Azure
2 75 (21.19%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (9.04%) Power Platform
4 23 (6.50%) Entra ID
5 20 (5.65%) Azure Monitor
6 17 (4.80%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (3.95%) AWS
7 14 (3.95%) Azure Storage
8 13 (3.67%) SaaS
9 12 (3.39%) OCI
10 10 (2.82%) OneDrive
11 9 (2.54%) PowerApps
12 7 (1.98%) Cloud Computing
12 7 (1.98%) GCP
12 7 (1.98%) Kontent
13 6 (1.69%) GitHub
14 5 (1.41%) Dynamics 365
15 4 (1.13%) TestFlight
16 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Purview
16 3 (0.85%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 54 (15.25%) DNS
2 52 (14.69%) DHCP
3 50 (14.12%) Firewall
4 15 (4.24%) SNMP
5 12 (3.39%) LAN
5 12 (3.39%) SAN
6 11 (3.11%) VLAN
7 8 (2.26%) Internet
8 4 (1.13%) Network Security
8 4 (1.13%) Wireless
9 3 (0.85%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (0.85%) Radio Access Network
9 3 (0.85%) VPN
10 2 (0.56%) Broadband
10 2 (0.56%) Microwave Backhaul
10 2 (0.56%) Mobile Backhaul
10 2 (0.56%) Multicast
10 2 (0.56%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.56%) WAN
11 1 (0.28%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (6.78%) Power BI
2 22 (6.21%) SQL Server
3 11 (3.11%) Relational Database
4 9 (2.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (1.98%) Azure SQL Database
5 7 (1.98%) Data Lake
6 6 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (1.41%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.85%) Tableau
9 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.28%) MS Access
10 1 (0.28%) NonStop SQL
10 1 (0.28%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 14 (3.95%) Visual Studio
2 11 (3.11%) GitLab
2 11 (3.11%) JIRA
3 8 (2.26%) Git
3 8 (2.26%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.41%) Bugzilla
4 5 (1.41%) Cypress.io
4 5 (1.41%) Zephyr
5 4 (1.13%) AdminStudio
5 4 (1.13%) InstallShield
5 4 (1.13%) MSI
6 1 (0.28%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.28%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.28%) Selenium
6 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 179 (50.56%) Social Skills
2 49 (13.84%) Organisational Skills
3 29 (8.19%) Finance
4 26 (7.34%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (4.24%) Back Office
6 13 (3.67%) Presentation Skills
6 13 (3.67%) Public Sector
7 12 (3.39%) Marketing
8 10 (2.82%) Retail
9 9 (2.54%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (2.54%) Telecoms
10 8 (2.26%) Legal
11 7 (1.98%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.69%) Banking
13 3 (0.85%) Automotive
13 3 (0.85%) Police
14 2 (0.56%) Billing
14 2 (0.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.56%) Pharmaceutical
15 1 (0.28%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 52 (14.69%) Senior
2 35 (9.89%) Consultant
3 29 (8.19%) Developer
4 27 (7.63%) Systems Engineer
5 26 (7.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 26 (7.34%) Support Engineer
6 25 (7.06%) Support Specialist
7 23 (6.50%) Architect
8 20 (5.65%) Active Directory Specialist
8 20 (5.65%) Azure Specialist
9 19 (5.37%) IT Engineer
10 16 (4.52%) C# Developer
11 15 (4.24%) Hardware Engineer
11 15 (4.24%) Windows Engineer
11 15 (4.24%) Windows Systems Engineer
12 14 (3.95%) Active Directory Support
12 14 (3.95%) Analyst
12 14 (3.95%) ICT Consultant
12 14 (3.95%) IT Support
12 14 (3.95%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (8.19%) .NET
2 18 (5.08%) React
3 16 (4.52%) ASP.NET
4 14 (3.95%) ARM Templates
5 12 (3.39%) .NET Core
5 12 (3.39%) Web Services
6 11 (3.11%) ASP.NET MVC
6 11 (3.11%) CSS
6 11 (3.11%) HTML
7 7 (1.98%) RESTful
7 7 (1.98%) SPFx
8 6 (1.69%) .NET Framework
8 6 (1.69%) AngularJS
8 6 (1.69%) Next.js
8 6 (1.69%) OpenMP
9 5 (1.41%) Blazor
9 5 (1.41%) CSS3
9 5 (1.41%) Entity Framework
9 5 (1.41%) HTML5
9 5 (1.41%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 59 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (7.63%) PKI
3 24 (6.78%) Driving Licence
4 23 (6.50%) Algorithms
5 16 (4.52%) Data Centre
6 15 (4.24%) CMDB
7 7 (1.98%) Public Cloud
8 6 (1.69%) CUDA
8 6 (1.69%) Educational Technology
8 6 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.41%) Client/Server
9 5 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.41%) Onboarding
10 4 (1.13%) Management Information System
10 4 (1.13%) Mobile Banking
10 4 (1.13%) Shadow IT
11 3 (0.85%) Data Structures
12 2 (0.56%) Blog
12 2 (0.56%) IPTV
12 2 (0.56%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 133 (37.57%) Windows
2 78 (22.03%) Windows 10
3 68 (19.21%) Linux
4 66 (18.64%) Windows Server
5 56 (15.82%) Windows Server 2016
5 56 (15.82%) Windows Server 2019
6 46 (12.99%) Windows 7
6 46 (12.99%) Windows Server 2012
7 18 (5.08%) Unix
8 14 (3.95%) Android
8 14 (3.95%) Windows NT
9 12 (3.39%) Windows XP
10 4 (1.13%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.85%) Kali Linux
12 2 (0.56%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.56%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (35.03%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (24.58%) Customer Service
3 79 (22.32%) ITIL
4 71 (20.06%) Agile
5 42 (11.86%) DevOps
6 39 (11.02%) Project Management
7 38 (10.73%) Software Testing
8 37 (10.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 37 (10.45%) Physics
8 37 (10.45%) Service Management
9 34 (9.60%) Computer Science
10 33 (9.32%) Asset Management
11 32 (9.04%) Business Intelligence
12 28 (7.91%) Analytics
12 28 (7.91%) Configuration Management
13 27 (7.63%) Artificial Intelligence
13 27 (7.63%) Break/Fix
13 27 (7.63%) Roadmaps
14 26 (7.34%) Decision-Making
15 25 (7.06%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 61 (17.23%) C#
2 58 (16.38%) PowerShell
3 57 (16.10%) SQL
4 54 (15.25%) Python
5 34 (9.60%) Fortran
6 29 (8.19%) JavaScript
7 28 (7.91%) C++
8 24 (6.78%) VB
8 24 (6.78%) VBScript
9 23 (6.50%) Bash
10 14 (3.95%) Bicep
10 14 (3.95%) Java
11 13 (3.67%) C
12 11 (3.11%) T-SQL
13 7 (1.98%) Perl
13 7 (1.98%) TypeScript
14 6 (1.69%) MATLAB
15 5 (1.41%) PL/SQL
16 4 (1.13%) Objective-C
16 4 (1.13%) Swift
Qualifications
1 185 (52.26%) Security Cleared
2 115 (32.49%) Degree
2 115 (32.49%) DV Cleared
3 93 (26.27%) SC Cleared
4 21 (5.93%) Microsoft Certification
5 20 (5.65%) A+ Certification
6 19 (5.37%) DBS Check
7 18 (5.08%) PhD
8 16 (4.52%) HNC
9 14 (3.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 14 (3.95%) Master's Degree
9 14 (3.95%) MCP
10 12 (3.39%) CCNA
10 12 (3.39%) CCNP
10 12 (3.39%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (2.82%) Azure Certification
11 10 (2.82%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (1.41%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (0.85%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.85%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.06%) SLA
2 6 (1.69%) QA
3 5 (1.41%) GDPR
4 4 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.13%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 3 (0.85%) NIST
5 3 (0.85%) PMO
6 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 118 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 33 (9.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (7.06%) Firmware
4 17 (4.80%) Virtual Machines
5 15 (4.24%) KVM
6 14 (3.95%) Virtual Desktop
7 13 (3.67%) Hyper-V
8 12 (3.39%) VMware ESXi
9 9 (2.54%) Docker
10 4 (1.13%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.28%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 84 (23.73%) SCCM
2 47 (13.28%) WSUS
3 41 (11.58%) SCOM
4 22 (6.21%) Kubernetes
5 21 (5.93%) Microsoft Intune
6 20 (5.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 14 (3.95%) Sysprep
8 12 (3.39%) EMC NetWorker
8 12 (3.39%) NetBackup
8 12 (3.39%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.41%) HP Quality Center
10 3 (0.85%) Suricata
11 1 (0.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 1 (0.28%) Grafana
11 1 (0.28%) Istio
11 1 (0.28%) Kibana
11 1 (0.28%) Nessus
11 1 (0.28%) Network Intrusion Detection System
11 1 (0.28%) Terraform
Vendors
1 34 (9.60%) VMware
2 33 (9.32%) HP
3 20 (5.65%) Oracle
4 18 (5.08%) Cisco
5 15 (4.24%) Dynatrace
5 15 (4.24%) EMC
5 15 (4.24%) Juniper
5 15 (4.24%) Palo Alto
6 12 (3.39%) 3PAR
6 12 (3.39%) Dell
6 12 (3.39%) Extreme Networks
6 12 (3.39%) Symantec
6 12 (3.39%) Veeam
7 10 (2.82%) Google
8 8 (2.26%) Apple
8 8 (2.26%) Barracuda Networks
8 8 (2.26%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.98%) Databricks
10 6 (1.69%) Optimizely
10 6 (1.69%) Sitecore