Microsoft 365 Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 31 15
Rank change year-on-year -9 -16 +13
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 581 450 1,527
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 4.13% 6.59% 9.47%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.73% 21.17% 30.36%
Number of salaries quoted 500 349 1,356
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,750 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,188 £28,500 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.59% +4.29%
75th Percentile £50,000 £57,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £66,250 £58,125
England median annual salary £38,000 £42,500 £39,870
% change year-on-year -10.59% +6.60% -3.93%

All Cloud Computing Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 3,943 2,126 5,030
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 28.04% 31.12% 31.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2,099 1,412 4,062
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,688 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £86,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in the South East

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Microsoft 365.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the South East over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in the South East

Microsoft 365
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the South East region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Thames Valley +2 188 £35,000 -9.68% 44
Surrey -7 134 £40,000 -23.08% 30
Hampshire -11 116 £33,625 +0.37% 43
Berkshire +24 80 £37,500 - 11
Kent -23 75 £32,250 -14.00% 13
Buckinghamshire -24 55 £39,000 -13.33% 21
Oxfordshire +2 53 £34,000 -2.86% 12
West Sussex -18 24 £32,500 -32.64% 13
Sussex 0 22 £31,500 +3.28% 1
East Sussex -24 18 £40,000 -27.27% 5
Middlesex +37 1 - - 3
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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
1 117 (20.14%) SharePoint
2 113 (19.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.69%) Apache
4 2 (0.34%) IIS
5 1 (0.17%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.17%) CMS
5 1 (0.17%) Confluence
5 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 88 (15.15%) Microsoft Office
2 48 (8.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (2.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.17%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 2 (0.34%) Dynamics AX
1 2 (0.34%) IBM Planning Analytics
1 2 (0.34%) Q-Pulse
1 2 (0.34%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.17%) Elite 3E
2 1 (0.17%) SAP HR
2 1 (0.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 267 (45.96%) Azure
2 129 (22.20%) Entra ID
3 63 (10.84%) AWS
4 55 (9.47%) Power Platform
5 42 (7.23%) SaaS
6 30 (5.16%) PowerApps
7 27 (4.65%) Google Workspace
8 26 (4.48%) Mimecast
9 22 (3.79%) OneDrive
10 15 (2.58%) GCP
11 14 (2.41%) Power Automate
12 11 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (1.20%) Azure Sentinel
13 7 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
14 5 (0.86%) Azure Monitor
15 4 (0.69%) IaaS
16 3 (0.52%) Cloud Computing
16 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Copilot
16 3 (0.52%) OpenShift
16 3 (0.52%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 109 (18.76%) Firewall
2 83 (14.29%) DNS
3 78 (13.43%) VPN
4 75 (12.91%) DHCP
5 41 (7.06%) LAN
6 39 (6.71%) VoIP
6 39 (6.71%) WAN
7 30 (5.16%) TCP/IP
7 30 (5.16%) Wi-Fi
8 27 (4.65%) VLAN
9 21 (3.61%) Wireless
10 13 (2.24%) Network Security
10 13 (2.24%) Remote Desktop
11 12 (2.07%) SAN
12 7 (1.20%) NAS
13 6 (1.03%) iSCSI
13 6 (1.03%) Unified Communications
14 4 (0.69%) BGP
14 4 (0.69%) Broadband
14 4 (0.69%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (6.37%) Power BI
2 28 (4.82%) SQL Server
3 14 (2.41%) MySQL
3 14 (2.41%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (0.69%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.34%) Metadata
6 2 (0.34%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 20 (3.44%) JIRA
2 3 (0.52%) Git
General
1 231 (39.76%) Social Skills
2 38 (6.54%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (6.02%) Finance
3 35 (6.02%) Organisational Skills
4 23 (3.96%) Documentation Skills
4 23 (3.96%) Legal
5 21 (3.61%) Retail
6 19 (3.27%) Telecoms
7 15 (2.58%) French Language
8 12 (2.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (1.55%) Local Government
10 8 (1.38%) Manufacturing
10 8 (1.38%) Swedish Language
11 7 (1.20%) Law
11 7 (1.20%) Marketing
12 6 (1.03%) Public Sector
13 4 (0.69%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (0.69%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.34%) German Language
15 1 (0.17%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 188 (32.36%) IT Support
2 141 (24.27%) Support Engineer
3 117 (20.14%) Analyst
4 109 (18.76%) IT Engineer
5 97 (16.70%) IT Support Engineer
6 82 (14.11%) 2nd Line Support
7 51 (8.78%) Support Technician
8 50 (8.61%) Service Analyst
9 49 (8.43%) Service Desk Analyst
9 49 (8.43%) Support Analyst
10 45 (7.75%) 1st Line Support
10 45 (7.75%) 3rd Line Support
11 42 (7.23%) IT Analyst
12 41 (7.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 38 (6.54%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 31 (5.34%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 31 (5.34%) Infrastructure Support
15 29 (4.99%) Senior
16 26 (4.48%) IT Support Analyst
17 25 (4.30%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.55%) JSON
1 9 (1.55%) XML
2 7 (1.20%) .NET
3 6 (1.03%) ASP.NET
3 6 (1.03%) Middleware
4 4 (0.69%) .NET Framework
4 4 (0.69%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.34%) ASP.NET Core
5 2 (0.34%) EDI
5 2 (0.34%) React
5 2 (0.34%) SPFx
5 2 (0.34%) Web Services
6 1 (0.17%) LDAP
6 1 (0.17%) REST
6 1 (0.17%) RESTful
6 1 (0.17%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 66 (11.36%) Driving Licence
2 46 (7.92%) Onboarding
3 20 (3.44%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (2.75%) Hybrid Cloud
5 12 (2.07%) Management Information System
6 9 (1.55%) Web Conferencing
7 8 (1.38%) Data Structures
7 8 (1.38%) Smartphone
8 7 (1.20%) Security Operations Centre
9 5 (0.86%) Social Media
10 4 (0.69%) ARM Cortex
10 4 (0.69%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.69%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.69%) Replication
10 4 (0.69%) Wiki
11 3 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.52%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.52%) Low-Code
11 3 (0.52%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.34%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 296 (50.95%) Windows
2 141 (24.27%) Windows Server
3 61 (10.50%) Windows 10
4 43 (7.40%) Linux
5 24 (4.13%) Android
6 23 (3.96%) Apple iOS
7 20 (3.44%) Mac OS
8 10 (1.72%) Windows Server 2016
9 8 (1.38%) Ubuntu
10 6 (1.03%) CentOS
10 6 (1.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.34%) Unix
13 1 (0.17%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.17%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (28.92%) Customer Service
2 126 (21.69%) Problem-Solving
3 112 (19.28%) ITIL
4 97 (16.70%) Cybersecurity
5 79 (13.60%) Continuous Improvement
6 69 (11.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 56 (9.64%) ITSM
8 46 (7.92%) Mentoring
9 42 (7.23%) Disaster Recovery
10 37 (6.37%) Change Management
10 37 (6.37%) Project Delivery
11 35 (6.02%) Customer Experience
12 34 (5.85%) Incident Management
13 32 (5.51%) Agile
14 31 (5.34%) Identity Management
15 30 (5.16%) Business Continuity
15 30 (5.16%) Collaborative Working
16 28 (4.82%) Project Management
17 27 (4.65%) Decision-Making
18 25 (4.30%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (11.88%) PowerShell
2 32 (5.51%) Python
3 28 (4.82%) SQL
4 20 (3.44%) VBA
5 16 (2.75%) R
6 8 (1.38%) C#
6 8 (1.38%) T-SQL
7 7 (1.20%) Bash
7 7 (1.20%) JavaScript
8 5 (0.86%) Bicep
9 4 (0.69%) Korn
9 4 (0.69%) Kusto Query Language
9 4 (0.69%) VBScript
10 2 (0.34%) C
10 2 (0.34%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.17%) Java
11 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 76 (13.08%) Degree
2 43 (7.40%) Microsoft Certification
3 36 (6.20%) Security Cleared
4 30 (5.16%) SC Cleared
5 21 (3.61%) MCSE
6 18 (3.10%) AWS Certification
7 16 (2.75%) Master's Degree
8 15 (2.58%) A+ Certification
8 15 (2.58%) DBS Check
9 13 (2.24%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (1.89%) APMP
10 11 (1.89%) MBA
11 8 (1.38%) CCNA
12 6 (1.03%) CISM
12 6 (1.03%) CISSP
13 5 (0.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (0.86%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.86%) CCSP
13 5 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
14 3 (0.52%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (9.64%) SLA
2 40 (6.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (3.61%) QA
4 16 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (2.24%) GDPR
6 8 (1.38%) Data Quality
7 6 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (0.86%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.69%) GRC
10 3 (0.52%) NIST
11 2 (0.34%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.17%) PMO
System Software
1 280 (48.19%) Active Directory
2 73 (12.56%) Hyper-V
3 47 (8.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.89%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (1.55%) vSphere
6 7 (1.20%) Docker
7 6 (1.03%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 3 (0.52%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.52%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.34%) Samba
9 2 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.34%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 104 (17.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (4.48%) SCCM
3 17 (2.93%) Terraform
4 12 (2.07%) vCenter Server
5 11 (1.89%) Kubernetes
6 10 (1.72%) Jamf Pro
7 9 (1.55%) Backup Exec
8 7 (1.20%) Ansible
9 5 (0.86%) ZABBIX
10 4 (0.69%) Nessus
10 4 (0.69%) SmoothWall
11 2 (0.34%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.34%) VxRail
12 1 (0.17%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.17%) Autotask
12 1 (0.17%) CASB
12 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.17%) Nagios
12 1 (0.17%) SCOM
12 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 439 (75.56%) Microsoft
2 66 (11.36%) VMware
3 36 (6.20%) Google
4 32 (5.51%) ServiceNow
5 27 (4.65%) Cisco
6 23 (3.96%) Veeam
7 20 (3.44%) CrowdStrike
7 20 (3.44%) Palo Alto
8 16 (2.75%) Citrix
9 12 (2.07%) Sophos
9 12 (2.07%) Splunk
10 11 (1.89%) Apple
10 11 (1.89%) Dell
10 11 (1.89%) Meraki
10 11 (1.89%) Red Hat
11 10 (1.72%) Tenable
12 8 (1.38%) Fortinet
12 8 (1.38%) Qualys
12 8 (1.38%) Ubiquiti
13 7 (1.20%) WatchGuard