Microsoft 365 Administrator Job Trends in the South West

Microsoft 365 Administrator (M365 Admin)
England > South West

The median Microsoft 365 Administrator (M365 Admin) salary in the South West is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 179 197 214
Rank change year-on-year +18 +17 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Administrator 5 3 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.100% 0.069% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.074% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 6
10th Percentile - - £50,625
25th Percentile £39,250 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £53,750
75th Percentile £40,750 - £59,688
90th Percentile £50,500 - £61,250
England median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -22.73% -4.35% +53.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title 4,670 4,063 4,204
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.06% 93.77% 95.68%
Number of salaries quoted 3,206 2,254 3,257
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,531 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,627
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Administrator' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancy trend in the South West

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancies in the South West

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 Administrator in the South West over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 Administrator in the South West

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Administrator within the South West region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Devon +7 4 £40,000 -
Bristol - 1 £57,000 -
Microsoft 365 Administrator
England

Microsoft 365 Administrator Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Microsoft 365 Administrator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South West region featuring Microsoft 365 Administrator in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (100.00%) SharePoint
2 4 (80.00%) Metadata
2 4 (80.00%) Power Platform
2 4 (80.00%) PowerApps
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (20.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (20.00%) Migration
3 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps

Microsoft 365 Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 5 (100.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (80.00%) Power Platform
2 4 (80.00%) PowerApps
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Copilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) Metadata
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (20.00%) Migration
1 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft