Microsoft Jobs in the South East

Microsoft
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 10 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
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 2 5
Rank change year-on-year -4 +3 +2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 1,351 3,440 2,554
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 14.49% 20.47% 17.55%
As % of the Vendors category 39.30% 52.36% 43.47%
Number of salaries quoted 836 2,536 1,842
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,125 £77,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%

All Vendors
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 3,438 6,570 5,875
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 36.87% 39.09% 40.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,163 4,480 3,541
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £34,750 £35,427
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £68,000 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -11.50% +2.73%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the South East

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the South East.

Salary trend for Microsoft in the South East

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the South East over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the South East

Microsoft
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 within the South East region over the 6 months to 10 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
Thames Valley -2 579 £45,000 - 439
Hampshire -5 296 £47,500 +5.56% 259
Berkshire -8 235 £42,500 -10.53% 234
Surrey -2 217 £45,000 -5.26% 166
Buckinghamshire -3 217 £45,000 +5.88% 136
Oxfordshire -2 127 £41,500 -3.49% 124
Kent -13 79 £43,750 +2.94% 83
Middlesex -6 68 - - 13
West Sussex +1 54 £46,500 -7.00% 64
East Sussex -4 46 £29,500 -30.59% 53
Sussex +16 8 £31,500 -10.00% 39
Isle of Wight - 1 £45,000 - 5
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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
1 136 (10.07%) SharePoint
2 100 (7.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 27 (2.00%) IBM Domino
3 27 (2.00%) IIS
4 17 (1.26%) CMS
5 11 (0.81%) Confluence
6 9 (0.67%) Kentico
7 8 (0.59%) Apache
8 7 (0.52%) Exchange Server 2013
9 6 (0.44%) WordPress
10 4 (0.30%) Skype for Business
11 3 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
11 3 (0.22%) Apache Spark
12 2 (0.15%) Exchange Server 2007
12 2 (0.15%) Exchange Server 2010
12 2 (0.15%) Office Communications Server
12 2 (0.15%) SharePoint 2010
13 1 (0.074%) Exchange Server 2003
13 1 (0.074%) nginx
13 1 (0.074%) Umbraco
Applications
1 282 (20.87%) Microsoft Office
2 108 (7.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 34 (2.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.67%) Acrobat
5 7 (0.52%) Chatbot
5 7 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.44%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.37%) Trello
8 4 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.30%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.30%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.22%) Productboard
10 2 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.074%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.074%) EPLAN
11 1 (0.074%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 30 (2.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 23 (1.70%) Dynamics AX
3 16 (1.18%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 16 (1.18%) SAP FI
3 16 (1.18%) Shopify
4 5 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.30%) SAP Business One
5 4 (0.30%) SAP GTS
6 3 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.15%) PeopleSoft Financials
7 2 (0.15%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.074%) assyst
8 1 (0.074%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.074%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.074%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.074%) Primavera
8 1 (0.074%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.074%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 492 (36.42%) Azure
2 354 (26.20%) Microsoft 365
3 163 (12.07%) Power Platform
4 105 (7.77%) AWS
5 84 (6.22%) Entra ID
6 76 (5.63%) Azure DevOps
7 74 (5.48%) Dynamics 365
8 66 (4.89%) PowerApps
9 60 (4.44%) Power Automate
10 55 (4.07%) SaaS
11 35 (2.59%) GCP
12 30 (2.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 27 (2.00%) Google Analytics
14 26 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
15 22 (1.63%) PaaS
16 20 (1.48%) GitHub
17 18 (1.33%) Google Ads
18 17 (1.26%) Google Tag Manager
18 17 (1.26%) OneDrive
19 15 (1.11%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 112 (8.29%) Firewall
2 89 (6.59%) DNS
3 61 (4.52%) WAN
4 60 (4.44%) DHCP
5 59 (4.37%) LAN
6 56 (4.15%) VoIP
7 41 (3.03%) SAN
7 41 (3.03%) VPN
8 40 (2.96%) TCP/IP
9 39 (2.89%) Network Security
10 32 (2.37%) VLAN
11 31 (2.29%) NAS
11 31 (2.29%) Wi-Fi
12 20 (1.48%) Remote Desktop
13 17 (1.26%) Internet
14 15 (1.11%) Wireless
15 12 (0.89%) SD-WAN
16 11 (0.81%) Intranet
16 11 (0.81%) SMTP
17 9 (0.67%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (10.73%) SQL Server
2 118 (8.73%) Power BI
3 37 (2.74%) Data Lake
4 31 (2.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 29 (2.15%) Big Data
6 28 (2.07%) Tableau
7 27 (2.00%) Data Warehouse
8 24 (1.78%) Data Mining
9 18 (1.33%) Azure SQL Database
10 12 (0.89%) Relational Database
11 11 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
12 10 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
12 10 (0.74%) QlikView
12 10 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 8 (0.59%) MySQL
14 6 (0.44%) Elasticsearch
14 6 (0.44%) Metadata
14 6 (0.44%) Microsoft Analysis Services
15 4 (0.30%) Metabase
16 3 (0.22%) Airbyte
Development Applications
1 47 (3.48%) JIRA
2 33 (2.44%) Visual Studio
3 12 (0.89%) MSI
4 9 (0.67%) Git
5 7 (0.52%) NDoc
6 4 (0.30%) Jasmine
6 4 (0.30%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.30%) NUnit
6 4 (0.30%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.074%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.074%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.074%) gulp
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.074%) Selenium
7 1 (0.074%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.074%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.074%) Zephyr
General
1 517 (38.27%) Social Skills
2 198 (14.66%) Finance
3 131 (9.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 122 (9.03%) Analytical Skills
5 118 (8.73%) Law
6 110 (8.14%) Retail
7 103 (7.62%) Manufacturing
8 81 (6.00%) Marketing
9 53 (3.92%) Telecoms
10 52 (3.85%) Legal
11 38 (2.81%) Organisational Skills
12 30 (2.22%) Electronics
13 25 (1.85%) Automotive
14 22 (1.63%) Public Sector
15 20 (1.48%) Local Government
16 19 (1.41%) Advertising
17 15 (1.11%) General Ledger
17 15 (1.11%) Pharmaceutical
18 14 (1.04%) Military
19 13 (0.96%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 160 (11.84%) Lead
2 153 (11.32%) Senior
3 148 (10.95%) Analyst
4 137 (10.14%) Support Engineer
5 121 (8.96%) IT Support
6 97 (7.18%) Developer
7 65 (4.81%) Electrical Engineer
8 64 (4.74%) Safety Engineer
8 64 (4.74%) Test Engineer
9 62 (4.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 60 (4.44%) IT Engineer
11 53 (3.92%) Support Analyst
12 48 (3.55%) IT Support Engineer
13 46 (3.40%) IT Analyst
14 45 (3.33%) Architect
15 40 (2.96%) Infrastructure Support
15 40 (2.96%) IT Manager
16 38 (2.81%) Project Manager
17 36 (2.66%) 1st Line Support
17 36 (2.66%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (8.07%) .NET
2 50 (3.70%) React
3 35 (2.59%) .NET Framework
4 34 (2.52%) XML
5 29 (2.15%) ASP.NET
6 25 (1.85%) HTML
7 23 (1.70%) .NET Core
7 23 (1.70%) JSON
8 21 (1.55%) CSS
9 19 (1.41%) YAML
10 17 (1.26%) HTML5
11 14 (1.04%) AngularJS
12 12 (0.89%) Middleware
13 11 (0.81%) ASP.NET MVC
14 8 (0.59%) RESTful
15 7 (0.52%) REST
15 7 (0.52%) SPFx
16 6 (0.44%) CSS3
16 6 (0.44%) Vue
17 5 (0.37%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 62 (4.59%) Management Information System
2 54 (4.00%) Data Centre
3 51 (3.77%) Driving Licence
3 51 (3.77%) Onboarding
4 45 (3.33%) Product Ownership
5 35 (2.59%) Security Posture
6 34 (2.52%) Client/Server
7 33 (2.44%) Algorithms
8 31 (2.29%) Clustering
9 24 (1.78%) Mobile App
10 22 (1.63%) NHS
10 22 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
11 20 (1.48%) Cloud Native
12 19 (1.41%) Private Cloud
13 18 (1.33%) Social Media
14 16 (1.18%) Greenfield Project
14 16 (1.18%) IoT
14 16 (1.18%) Robotics
15 15 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
15 15 (1.11%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 366 (27.09%) Windows
2 111 (8.22%) Windows Server
3 83 (6.14%) Linux
4 62 (4.59%) Windows 10
5 52 (3.85%) Mac OS
6 21 (1.55%) Apple iOS
6 21 (1.55%) Windows Server 2019
7 16 (1.18%) Android
8 14 (1.04%) Ubuntu
8 14 (1.04%) Windows Server 2012
8 14 (1.04%) Windows Server 2016
9 8 (0.59%) CentOS
10 6 (0.44%) Mac OS X
10 6 (0.44%) Windows 7
11 4 (0.30%) Unix
11 4 (0.30%) VMS
11 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
12 3 (0.22%) Windows Vista
13 2 (0.15%) Debian
13 2 (0.15%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (23.46%) Problem-Solving
2 229 (16.95%) Agile
3 189 (13.99%) Customer Service
4 173 (12.81%) Analytics
5 157 (11.62%) Project Management
6 145 (10.73%) Mentoring
7 140 (10.36%) Business Intelligence
8 139 (10.29%) DevOps
9 132 (9.77%) Cybersecurity
10 127 (9.40%) ITIL
11 124 (9.18%) Continuous Improvement
12 96 (7.11%) Roadmaps
13 95 (7.03%) Service Management
14 88 (6.51%) ERP
14 88 (6.51%) Project Delivery
14 88 (6.51%) Stakeholder Management
15 87 (6.44%) Coaching
16 85 (6.29%) Computer Science
16 85 (6.29%) Service Delivery
17 76 (5.63%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 161 (11.92%) SQL
2 145 (10.73%) PowerShell
3 114 (8.44%) C#
4 89 (6.59%) Python
5 57 (4.22%) JavaScript
6 52 (3.85%) Java
7 21 (1.55%) Rust
8 16 (1.18%) Bash
8 16 (1.18%) TypeScript
9 13 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 12 (0.89%) C++
11 11 (0.81%) R
12 10 (0.74%) T-SQL
12 10 (0.74%) VB.NET
13 9 (0.67%) X++
14 7 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
15 6 (0.44%) Bicep
16 5 (0.37%) C
17 4 (0.30%) RPG
18 3 (0.22%) PHP
Qualifications
1 290 (21.47%) Degree
2 105 (7.77%) Microsoft Certification
3 102 (7.55%) Security Cleared
4 54 (4.00%) SC Cleared
5 50 (3.70%) DV Cleared
6 48 (3.55%) DBS Check
7 41 (3.03%) Azure Certification
8 34 (2.52%) Computer Science Degree
9 27 (2.00%) A+ Certification
10 24 (1.78%) Network+ Certification
11 23 (1.70%) MCP
12 22 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
12 22 (1.63%) CISSP
12 22 (1.63%) MCSE
13 20 (1.48%) MCSA
14 19 (1.41%) CCNA
14 19 (1.41%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 18 (1.33%) HND
16 16 (1.18%) CompTIA Security+
16 16 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (4.66%) GDPR
2 51 (3.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 50 (3.70%) SLA
4 41 (3.03%) Data Quality
5 30 (2.22%) NIST
6 26 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials
7 21 (1.55%) QA
8 16 (1.18%) NCSC
9 11 (0.81%) PCI DSS
10 9 (0.67%) PERC
11 6 (0.44%) GRC
11 6 (0.44%) HIPAA
12 5 (0.37%) Accessibility
12 5 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.37%) ISO 22301
13 3 (0.22%) PMO
14 2 (0.15%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.15%) WCAG
15 1 (0.074%) COBIT
System Software
1 226 (16.73%) Active Directory
2 114 (8.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 79 (5.85%) Hyper-V
4 36 (2.66%) Virtual Desktop
5 35 (2.59%) VMware ESXi
6 30 (2.22%) Virtual Machines
6 30 (2.22%) vSphere
7 25 (1.85%) Docker
8 12 (0.89%) Terminal Services
9 11 (0.81%) BitLocker
10 8 (0.59%) Microsoft App-V
11 4 (0.30%) Firmware
12 2 (0.15%) ISA Server
13 1 (0.074%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.074%) Squid
13 1 (0.074%) Virtual Servers
13 1 (0.074%) VMware NSX
13 1 (0.074%) VMware Workstation
13 1 (0.074%) XenApp
13 1 (0.074%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 53 (3.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (2.44%) Terraform
3 29 (2.15%) Ansible
4 27 (2.00%) Kubernetes
5 25 (1.85%) Puppet
6 20 (1.48%) vCenter Server
7 15 (1.11%) SCCM
8 14 (1.04%) vMotion
9 12 (0.89%) WMI
10 7 (0.52%) FortiGate
10 7 (0.52%) PowerCLI
10 7 (0.52%) vRealize
11 6 (0.44%) Nagios
12 5 (0.37%) CASB
12 5 (0.37%) QRadar
12 5 (0.37%) ZABBIX
13 4 (0.30%) Progress Chef
14 3 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 3 (0.22%) Graylog
14 3 (0.22%) WSUS
Vendors
1 136 (10.07%) VMware
2 90 (6.66%) Google
3 85 (6.29%) Cisco
4 58 (4.29%) SAP
5 48 (3.55%) Databricks
6 46 (3.40%) Citrix
7 40 (2.96%) ServiceNow
8 38 (2.81%) Dell
9 37 (2.74%) Apple
10 32 (2.37%) Veeam
11 27 (2.00%) HP
11 27 (2.00%) Salesforce
12 25 (1.85%) Oracle
13 24 (1.78%) Meraki
14 20 (1.48%) Tenable
15 19 (1.41%) Adobe
16 17 (1.26%) Qualys
17 16 (1.18%) OpenAI
17 16 (1.18%) Palo Alto
18 14 (1.04%) Pinterest