Microsoft Office Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft Office
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 47 32
Rank change year-on-year -3 -15 +21
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 417 442 714
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.74% 5.24% 5.83%
As % of the Applications category 39.08% 53.97% 52.73%
Number of salaries quoted 220 160 568
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £23,000
25th Percentile £26,750 £27,750 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £42,500 £31,248
Median % change year-on-year -23.53% +36.01% -8.09%
75th Percentile £38,938 £57,500 £44,250
90th Percentile £48,750 £62,500 £55,075
England median annual salary £32,838 £40,748 £32,500
% change year-on-year -19.41% +25.38% -16.67%

All Software Application Skills
South East

Microsoft Office falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,067 819 1,354
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 9.56% 9.71% 11.05%
Number of salaries quoted 445 321 985
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +41.79% -10.67%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £51,250
90th Percentile £65,750 £78,750 £62,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -16.67%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in the South East

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend in the South East

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

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

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the South East over the 6 months to 10 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in the South East

Microsoft Office
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 Office within the South East region over the 6 months to 10 February 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 -15 153 £32,750 -6.43% 48
Kent -6 91 £29,500 -30.59% 13
Surrey +23 80 £30,000 -42.31% 27
Buckinghamshire -6 64 £40,000 -15.79% 14
Hampshire +15 58 £27,500 -26.67% 28
Berkshire -16 53 £32,750 -6.43% 25
Oxfordshire +5 36 £31,000 +12.73% 11
West Sussex -13 21 £34,000 -20.00% 10
East Sussex -13 6 £26,000 -71.11% 6
Isle of Wight - 5 £43,500 - 1
Sussex +2 3 £45,000 - 5
Microsoft Office
England

Microsoft Office
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 23 (5.52%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.44%) CMS
4 5 (1.20%) Confluence
5 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 103 (24.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (9.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 12 (2.88%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (1.68%) InDesign
5 5 (1.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.96%) Adobe Premiere
6 4 (0.96%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.96%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.48%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.24%) GNU Octave
8 1 (0.24%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 10 (2.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.20%) SAP Business One
3 2 (0.48%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.48%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.24%) Primavera
4 1 (0.24%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 123 (29.50%) Microsoft 365
2 47 (11.27%) AWS
3 29 (6.95%) Azure
4 22 (5.28%) Dynamics 365
5 19 (4.56%) Power Platform
6 15 (3.60%) Entra ID
7 13 (3.12%) SaaS
8 11 (2.64%) Google Workspace
9 7 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.68%) GCP
9 7 (1.68%) Snowflake
10 5 (1.20%) Google Analytics
10 5 (1.20%) MailChimp
11 4 (0.96%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.72%) Smartsheet
13 2 (0.48%) GitHub
13 2 (0.48%) Intacct
14 1 (0.24%) Asana
14 1 (0.24%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 34 (8.15%) DHCP
1 34 (8.15%) DNS
2 26 (6.24%) TCP/IP
3 22 (5.28%) Firewall
4 19 (4.56%) Wireless
5 11 (2.64%) LAN
5 11 (2.64%) VPN
6 9 (2.16%) Remote Desktop
7 8 (1.92%) Unified Communications
8 6 (1.44%) VoIP
9 5 (1.20%) WAN
10 4 (0.96%) WLAN
11 3 (0.72%) Internet
11 3 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
12 2 (0.48%) Software-Defined Radio
13 1 (0.24%) Ethernet
13 1 (0.24%) Network Security
13 1 (0.24%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.60%) Power BI
2 12 (2.88%) GIS
3 11 (2.64%) Relational Database
4 10 (2.40%) Spotfire
5 7 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.44%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.72%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.24%) FileMaker
Development Applications
1 30 (7.19%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
2 1 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 262 (62.83%) Social Skills
2 77 (18.47%) Finance
3 72 (17.27%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (12.47%) Organisational Skills
5 45 (10.79%) French Language
6 40 (9.59%) Swedish Language
7 35 (8.39%) Marketing
8 21 (5.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (4.80%) Advertising
9 20 (4.80%) Manufacturing
10 18 (4.32%) Retail
11 16 (3.84%) Law
12 12 (2.88%) Public Sector
13 10 (2.40%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (2.40%) Legal
13 10 (2.40%) Pharmaceutical
14 9 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.20%) Local Government
16 4 (0.96%) Aerospace
17 2 (0.48%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 142 (34.05%) Analyst
2 100 (23.98%) IT Support
3 56 (13.43%) Support Analyst
4 47 (11.27%) Support Engineer
5 44 (10.55%) Service Analyst
5 44 (10.55%) Service Desk Analyst
6 40 (9.59%) IT Analyst
6 40 (9.59%) IT Support Analyst
6 40 (9.59%) Technical Support
7 25 (6.00%) IT Engineer
7 25 (6.00%) IT Support Engineer
8 23 (5.52%) Senior
9 22 (5.28%) 2nd Line Support
10 21 (5.04%) Account Manager
10 21 (5.04%) Lead
11 20 (4.80%) Technical Analyst
11 20 (4.80%) Technical Support Analyst
12 19 (4.56%) Financial Analyst
12 19 (4.56%) Junior
13 18 (4.32%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.96%) DCOM
2 1 (0.24%) .NET
2 1 (0.24%) .NET Framework
2 1 (0.24%) CSS
2 1 (0.24%) HTML
2 1 (0.24%) JSON
2 1 (0.24%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 48 (11.51%) Onboarding
2 47 (11.27%) Driving Licence
3 42 (10.07%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (5.76%) Management Information System
5 18 (4.32%) Social Media
6 13 (3.12%) Web Conferencing
7 10 (2.40%) Video Conferencing
8 4 (0.96%) Data Centre
8 4 (0.96%) Smartphone
9 3 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.72%) PMI
9 3 (0.72%) Robotics
9 3 (0.72%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 2 (0.48%) CCTV
10 2 (0.48%) Credit Risk
10 2 (0.48%) Digital Signage
10 2 (0.48%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.48%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.24%) Podcast
11 1 (0.24%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 118 (28.30%) Windows
2 35 (8.39%) Windows Server
3 24 (5.76%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.68%) Linux
4 7 (1.68%) Windows Server 2019
5 6 (1.44%) Android
6 5 (1.20%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.96%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.72%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (31.18%) Customer Service
2 116 (27.82%) Problem-Solving
3 70 (16.79%) ITSM
4 56 (13.43%) ITIL
5 55 (13.19%) Continuous Improvement
6 51 (12.23%) CRM
7 40 (9.59%) Decision-Making
8 39 (9.35%) Data Analysis
9 37 (8.87%) Cybersecurity
10 35 (8.39%) ERP
11 31 (7.43%) Logistics
12 30 (7.19%) Performance Metrics
13 24 (5.76%) Coaching
14 23 (5.52%) Business Intelligence
14 23 (5.52%) Mentoring
15 22 (5.28%) Asset Management
16 21 (5.04%) Customer-Centricity
16 21 (5.04%) Time Management
17 20 (4.80%) Conflict Resolution
18 19 (4.56%) Customer-Centric Approach
Programming Languages
1 24 (5.76%) SQL
2 14 (3.36%) Python
3 9 (2.16%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.48%) MATLAB
5 1 (0.24%) C++
5 1 (0.24%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.24%) PHP
5 1 (0.24%) VB
Qualifications
1 139 (33.33%) Degree
2 63 (15.11%) Microsoft Certification
3 52 (12.47%) MCSE
4 39 (9.35%) Security Cleared
5 35 (8.39%) AWS Certification
6 18 (4.32%) A+ Certification
6 18 (4.32%) ACCA
6 18 (4.32%) CIMA
7 13 (3.12%) SC Cleared
8 9 (2.16%) DBS Check
9 7 (1.68%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 7 (1.68%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.44%) CIPD
11 4 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.96%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.96%) PMP
12 3 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.48%) HNC
13 2 (0.48%) HND
13 2 (0.48%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (7.67%) QA
2 16 (3.84%) SLA
3 15 (3.60%) GDPR
4 12 (2.88%) PMO
5 10 (2.40%) Good Clinical Practice
6 5 (1.20%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.96%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.48%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.48%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.24%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.24%) P3O
10 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 112 (26.86%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.72%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.72%) vSphere
4 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (4.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.12%) SCCM
3 2 (0.48%) SCOM
3 2 (0.48%) SCSM
3 2 (0.48%) ZABBIX
4 1 (0.24%) Nagios
4 1 (0.24%) Proxmox
4 1 (0.24%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 345 (82.73%) Microsoft
2 43 (10.31%) ServiceNow
3 24 (5.76%) SAP
4 22 (5.28%) Google
4 22 (5.28%) VMware
5 18 (4.32%) Adobe
6 13 (3.12%) Palo Alto
7 8 (1.92%) HubSpot
8 7 (1.68%) Alcatel-Lucent
8 7 (1.68%) Aruba
8 7 (1.68%) HP
8 7 (1.68%) Informatica
8 7 (1.68%) Oracle
9 6 (1.44%) Apple
9 6 (1.44%) Sage
10 5 (1.20%) CheckPoint
10 5 (1.20%) Cisco
10 5 (1.20%) WatchGuard
11 4 (0.96%) Facebook
11 4 (0.96%) Veeam