Microsoft 365 Jobs in the South West

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 23 33
Rank change year-on-year -8 +10 +8
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 290 604 562
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 6.45% 8.63% 7.76%
As % of the Cloud Services category 22.31% 24.14% 20.35%
Number of salaries quoted 147 549 437
10th Percentile £25,950 £25,225 £25,825
25th Percentile £27,750 £29,440 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £37,500 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +2.74% +4.29%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £46,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £55,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £41,375
% change year-on-year +12.50% -3.32% +2.16%

All Cloud Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,300 2,502 2,762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 28.93% 35.76% 38.16%
Number of salaries quoted 690 1,932 1,834
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £73,886 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £88,750 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% -11.54% +6.31%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the South West

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the South West.

Salary trend for Microsoft 365 in the South West

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the South West over the 6 months to 18 February 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in the South West

Microsoft 365
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 within the South West region over the 6 months to 18 February 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
Bristol -11 69 £34,750 -7.33% 21
Wiltshire -3 68 £35,000 -26.32% 9
Gloucestershire +6 56 £32,250 -5.15% 16
Somerset -17 37 £36,508 +30.39% 24
Devon -28 28 £28,243 -23.64% 13
Dorset +6 26 £32,500 -13.33% 8
Cornwall -8 4 £34,500 +11.29% 11
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 67 (23.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 42 (14.48%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.69%) CMS
4 1 (0.34%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.34%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (0.34%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 61 (21.03%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.03%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.69%) assyst
2 2 (0.69%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 135 (46.55%) Azure
2 59 (20.34%) Entra ID
3 22 (7.59%) Cloud Computing
4 19 (6.55%) Power Platform
5 18 (6.21%) AWS
5 18 (6.21%) PaaS
6 16 (5.52%) Power Automate
7 15 (5.17%) OneDrive
8 14 (4.83%) SaaS
9 13 (4.48%) IaaS
10 11 (3.79%) Serverless
11 10 (3.45%) Azure Logic Apps
12 9 (3.10%) PowerApps
13 8 (2.76%) Azure Functions
13 8 (2.76%) Azure Service Bus
13 8 (2.76%) Azure WebJobs
13 8 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
14 7 (2.41%) Microsoft Purview
15 6 (2.07%) WhatsApp
16 4 (1.38%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 73 (25.17%) Firewall
2 54 (18.62%) DNS
3 46 (15.86%) VPN
4 33 (11.38%) TCP/IP
5 27 (9.31%) LAN
5 27 (9.31%) VLAN
6 26 (8.97%) DHCP
7 24 (8.28%) WAN
8 17 (5.86%) Remote Desktop
9 14 (4.83%) SAN
10 13 (4.48%) Network Security
11 9 (3.10%) Wireless
12 7 (2.41%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (2.07%) Internet
14 4 (1.38%) VoIP
15 3 (1.03%) Intrusion Detection
15 3 (1.03%) MPLS
15 3 (1.03%) SD-WAN
15 3 (1.03%) Unified Communications
15 3 (1.03%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (6.21%) SQL Server
2 11 (3.79%) Power BI
3 8 (2.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (1.03%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 4 (1.38%) JIRA
General
1 118 (40.69%) Social Skills
2 29 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (4.48%) Manufacturing
4 10 (3.45%) Legal
4 10 (3.45%) Telecoms
5 9 (3.10%) Advertising
6 8 (2.76%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (2.41%) Public Sector
8 6 (2.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (2.07%) Retail
9 5 (1.72%) Police
10 4 (1.38%) Finance
10 4 (1.38%) Law
10 4 (1.38%) Local Government
11 3 (1.03%) Back Office
11 3 (1.03%) Marketing
12 2 (0.69%) Tech for Good
13 1 (0.34%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 73 (25.17%) Analyst
2 53 (18.28%) Service Analyst
3 52 (17.93%) Service Desk Analyst
4 46 (15.86%) IT Support
5 41 (14.14%) IT Engineer
6 37 (12.76%) Support Engineer
7 34 (11.72%) IT Analyst
8 24 (8.28%) IT Support Engineer
9 19 (6.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 17 (5.86%) Administrator
11 16 (5.52%) Consultant
12 15 (5.17%) Technical Consultant
13 14 (4.83%) 2nd Line Support
13 14 (4.83%) IT Technician
13 14 (4.83%) Support Analyst
14 13 (4.48%) Senior
15 12 (4.14%) Systems Engineer
15 12 (4.14%) Technical Analyst
15 12 (4.14%) Technical Services Analyst
16 11 (3.79%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.76%) CSS
1 8 (2.76%) HTML
1 8 (2.76%) HTML5 Canvas
2 2 (0.69%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.34%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 24 (8.28%) Driving Licence
2 13 (4.48%) Replication
2 13 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (4.14%) Data Centre
4 11 (3.79%) Cyber Threat
5 9 (3.10%) Management Information System
6 8 (2.76%) Data Structures
6 8 (2.76%) Smartphone
7 7 (2.41%) Security Posture
8 6 (2.07%) Handset
9 5 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.72%) Onboarding
10 4 (1.38%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (1.38%) Security Operations Centre
11 3 (1.03%) CCTV
11 3 (1.03%) Low-Code
12 2 (0.69%) Apple TV
12 2 (0.69%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.69%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.69%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 183 (63.10%) Windows
2 78 (26.90%) Windows Server
3 50 (17.24%) Windows 10
4 22 (7.59%) Linux
5 17 (5.86%) Apple iOS
6 14 (4.83%) Windows Server 2016
7 13 (4.48%) Mac OS
8 12 (4.14%) Android
9 9 (3.10%) Unix
10 7 (2.41%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.69%) VMS
11 2 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.34%) CentOS
12 1 (0.34%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.34%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.34%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (31.38%) Customer Service
2 88 (30.34%) Problem-Solving
3 74 (25.52%) ITIL
4 35 (12.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 30 (10.34%) Cybersecurity
6 29 (10.00%) Migration
7 25 (8.62%) Project Management
8 24 (8.28%) Service Delivery
9 20 (6.90%) Disaster Recovery
10 19 (6.55%) ITSM
11 18 (6.21%) Business Continuity
12 17 (5.86%) Cloud Security
12 17 (5.86%) Commercial Awareness
12 17 (5.86%) Presales
13 16 (5.52%) Agile
13 16 (5.52%) Ticket Management
14 15 (5.17%) Computer Science
14 15 (5.17%) Roadmaps
14 15 (5.17%) Service Management
14 15 (5.17%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 45 (15.52%) PowerShell
2 27 (9.31%) SQL
3 15 (5.17%) Python
4 9 (3.10%) Bash
5 8 (2.76%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.76%) T-SQL
6 5 (1.72%) C#
6 5 (1.72%) VB
Qualifications
1 42 (14.48%) Degree
2 30 (10.34%) Security Cleared
3 28 (9.66%) Microsoft Certification
4 18 (6.21%) Computer Science Degree
4 18 (6.21%) DBS Check
4 18 (6.21%) SC Cleared
5 9 (3.10%) BPSS Clearance
5 9 (3.10%) PMI Certification
5 9 (3.10%) PMP
6 8 (2.76%) Azure Certification
6 8 (2.76%) CEH
6 8 (2.76%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (2.07%) MCP
8 5 (1.72%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (1.38%) CCNA
9 4 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.38%) MCITP
9 4 (1.38%) MCSA
10 3 (1.03%) DV Cleared
10 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Certified Master
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.93%) SLA
2 20 (6.90%) GDPR
3 14 (4.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (4.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (3.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (3.45%) PCI DSS
7 3 (1.03%) PMO
8 1 (0.34%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.34%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.34%) NIST
System Software
1 163 (56.21%) Active Directory
2 74 (25.52%) Hyper-V
3 56 (19.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (5.17%) vSphere
5 8 (2.76%) XenApp
6 7 (2.41%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (1.72%) XenDesktop
8 3 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.69%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.69%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.34%) Docker
10 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.34%) vCloud
10 1 (0.34%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 32 (11.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (5.86%) SCCM
3 7 (2.41%) Terraform
4 2 (0.69%) Backup Exec
4 2 (0.69%) Iperf
4 2 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.69%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.34%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.34%) SCOM
5 1 (0.34%) vRealize
5 1 (0.34%) WSUS
Vendors
1 221 (76.21%) Microsoft
2 82 (28.28%) VMware
3 19 (6.55%) Cisco
4 16 (5.52%) SolarWinds
5 14 (4.83%) Citrix
5 14 (4.83%) Veeam
6 13 (4.48%) Zscaler
7 9 (3.10%) Fortinet
7 9 (3.10%) Nimble Storage
7 9 (3.10%) Splunk
8 6 (2.07%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.72%) Apple
9 5 (1.72%) Aruba
9 5 (1.72%) CrowdStrike
9 5 (1.72%) Google
9 5 (1.72%) Meraki
10 4 (1.38%) Dell
10 4 (1.38%) Sage
10 4 (1.38%) Symantec
11 3 (1.03%) CheckPoint