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 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 25 38
Rank change year-on-year -11 +13 +9
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 215 686 478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 6.06% 7.40% 7.02%
As % of the Cloud Services category 24.38% 25.00% 18.32%
Number of salaries quoted 185 640 392
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £29,440 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% -
75th Percentile £42,500 £51,375 £46,042
90th Percentile £53,750 £62,200 £57,500
England median annual salary £40,750 £39,500 £40,942
% change year-on-year +3.16% -3.52% -3.48%

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 882 2,744 2,609
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 24.85% 29.59% 38.30%
Number of salaries quoted 721 2,122 1,641
10th Percentile £29,848 £29,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £61,182 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +6.40% -11.54% +4.00%

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 9 May 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 9 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
Somerset -10 39 £40,000 +19.40% 22
Devon -16 38 £31,500 -14.83% 19
Wiltshire -3 34 £33,500 -33.00% 15
Gloucestershire -6 34 £32,500 -2.26% 38
Dorset +11 29 £32,500 -12.16% 11
Bristol -38 29 £45,000 +9.76% 38
Cornwall +10 12 £31,750 +5.83% 4
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 55 (25.58%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (13.49%) SharePoint
3 10 (4.65%) IIS
4 2 (0.93%) Confluence
5 1 (0.47%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 33 (15.35%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.40%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 121 (56.28%) Azure
2 59 (27.44%) Entra ID
3 28 (13.02%) OneDrive
4 18 (8.37%) AWS
5 9 (4.19%) Power Platform
6 8 (3.72%) Power Automate
6 8 (3.72%) SaaS
7 6 (2.79%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (2.79%) IaaS
8 4 (1.86%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 4 (1.86%) Microsoft Purview
8 4 (1.86%) PaaS
8 4 (1.86%) Serverless
9 2 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.93%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 1 (0.47%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 1 (0.47%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.47%) Datadog
10 1 (0.47%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 72 (33.49%) Firewall
2 49 (22.79%) DNS
3 36 (16.74%) VPN
4 32 (14.88%) VLAN
5 30 (13.95%) DHCP
5 30 (13.95%) WAN
6 25 (11.63%) LAN
7 19 (8.84%) Wi-Fi
8 16 (7.44%) VoIP
9 11 (5.12%) SAN
10 10 (4.65%) ADSL
11 9 (4.19%) SD-WAN
12 7 (3.26%) IPsec
12 7 (3.26%) Remote Desktop
12 7 (3.26%) TCP/IP
13 4 (1.86%) Wireless
14 3 (1.40%) DMZ
14 3 (1.40%) Intranet
14 3 (1.40%) MPLS
14 3 (1.40%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.98%) Amazon RDS
2 13 (6.05%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.33%) Power BI
4 4 (1.86%) FileMaker
4 4 (1.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (1.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (1.40%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 7 (3.26%) JIRA
General
1 87 (40.47%) Social Skills
2 23 (10.70%) Retail
3 18 (8.37%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (6.98%) Manufacturing
5 14 (6.51%) Finance
6 11 (5.12%) Games
6 11 (5.12%) Legal
7 7 (3.26%) Back Office
7 7 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (3.26%) Public Sector
8 5 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.33%) Electronics
8 5 (2.33%) Marketing
9 3 (1.40%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.40%) Automotive
9 3 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (1.40%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.40%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.93%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 70 (32.56%) IT Support
2 57 (26.51%) 2nd Line Support
2 57 (26.51%) Analyst
3 42 (19.53%) Support Analyst
4 30 (13.95%) Support Technician
5 29 (13.49%) IT Engineer
6 28 (13.02%) Support Engineer
7 26 (12.09%) IT Analyst
8 23 (10.70%) IT Support Analyst
9 22 (10.23%) IT Support Engineer
10 16 (7.44%) 3rd Line Support
11 14 (6.51%) 2nd Line Support Technician
11 14 (6.51%) Technical Support
12 13 (6.05%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
12 13 (6.05%) Senior
13 10 (4.65%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
13 10 (4.65%) Desktop Support
13 10 (4.65%) Service Analyst
13 10 (4.65%) Service Desk Analyst
14 9 (4.19%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.47%) .NET
1 1 (0.47%) .NET Core
1 1 (0.47%) .NET Framework
1 1 (0.47%) ASP.NET
1 1 (0.47%) ModSecurity
1 1 (0.47%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 37 (17.21%) Driving Licence
2 12 (5.58%) Video Conferencing
3 6 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (2.33%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (1.86%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.86%) Security Operations Centre
5 4 (1.86%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.40%) CCTV
6 3 (1.40%) FMCG
6 3 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.40%) IoT
6 3 (1.40%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.40%) Operational Technology
6 3 (1.40%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (1.40%) Replication
7 2 (0.93%) Data Centre
7 2 (0.93%) Educational Technology
7 2 (0.93%) Smartphone
8 1 (0.47%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.47%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 132 (61.40%) Windows
2 65 (30.23%) Windows Server
3 26 (12.09%) Linux
4 19 (8.84%) Windows 10
5 16 (7.44%) Mac OS
6 11 (5.12%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (3.26%) Apple iOS
7 7 (3.26%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (2.33%) Android
9 3 (1.40%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.93%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (41.40%) Problem-Solving
2 78 (36.28%) Customer Service
3 52 (24.19%) ITIL
4 43 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
5 27 (12.56%) Disaster Recovery
6 15 (6.98%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (6.98%) Ticket Management
7 14 (6.51%) Analytics
8 13 (6.05%) Collaborative Working
8 13 (6.05%) Migration
9 12 (5.58%) ITSM
10 11 (5.12%) Agile
10 11 (5.12%) Business Continuity
10 11 (5.12%) Project Delivery
10 11 (5.12%) Service Management
11 10 (4.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 10 (4.65%) Service Delivery
12 9 (4.19%) API Integration
12 9 (4.19%) Customer Experience
13 8 (3.72%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (17.21%) PowerShell
2 20 (9.30%) SQL
3 5 (2.33%) C#
4 4 (1.86%) Python
4 4 (1.86%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.93%) Bash
6 1 (0.47%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.47%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.47%) VB
6 1 (0.47%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 35 (16.28%) Microsoft Certification
2 32 (14.88%) Degree
3 27 (12.56%) A+ Certification
4 25 (11.63%) Network+ Certification
5 23 (10.70%) Security Cleared
6 22 (10.23%) SC Cleared
7 14 (6.51%) MCITP
8 7 (3.26%) CTC Cleared
9 6 (2.79%) Azure Certification
9 6 (2.79%) CCNA
9 6 (2.79%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (2.79%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (2.79%) MCP
10 5 (2.33%) DBS Check
10 5 (2.33%) MCSA
11 4 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (1.40%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.93%) CCA
13 2 (0.93%) CCNP
13 2 (0.93%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.91%) SLA
2 8 (3.72%) GDPR
3 3 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.40%) PCI DSS
4 2 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (0.93%) QA
5 1 (0.47%) ISO 14001
5 1 (0.47%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.47%) NCSC
5 1 (0.47%) NIST
System Software
1 130 (60.47%) Active Directory
2 37 (17.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (9.77%) Hyper-V
4 7 (3.26%) vSphere
5 4 (1.86%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (1.40%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (1.40%) XenApp
7 2 (0.93%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.47%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.47%) Docker
8 1 (0.47%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 63 (29.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.26%) SCCM
3 6 (2.79%) Terraform
4 3 (1.40%) Ansible
4 3 (1.40%) Iperf
5 2 (0.93%) Backup Exec
5 2 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.93%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
6 1 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.47%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.47%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.47%) SmoothWall
6 1 (0.47%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 157 (73.02%) Microsoft
2 50 (23.26%) VMware
3 19 (8.84%) Cisco
4 13 (6.05%) ServiceNow
5 12 (5.58%) Fortinet
6 8 (3.72%) Citrix
7 7 (3.26%) Veeam
8 6 (2.79%) Aruba
9 5 (2.33%) Okta
9 5 (2.33%) SolarWinds
9 5 (2.33%) Zscaler
10 3 (1.40%) Apple
10 3 (1.40%) CheckPoint
10 3 (1.40%) Extreme Networks
10 3 (1.40%) Google
10 3 (1.40%) Ruckus Wireless
10 3 (1.40%) Salesforce
10 3 (1.40%) SAP
10 3 (1.40%) SonicWALL
10 3 (1.40%) Symantec