Microsoft Certification Job Trends in the South West

Microsoft Certification
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 126 153
Rank change year-on-year -3 +27 +15
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 53 56 64
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.04% 1.35% 1.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.14% 3.42% 3.48%
Number of salaries quoted 46 37 59
10th Percentile - £29,039 £27,220
25th Percentile £28,250 £38,250 £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £54,321 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -43.85% +14.36% +8.57%
75th Percentile £33,250 £65,750 £56,000
90th Percentile £43,750 £75,000 £62,750
England median annual salary £31,500 £47,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -32.98% -1.05% -1.86%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,690 1,636 1,840
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 33.14% 39.38% 38.98%
Number of salaries quoted 888 837 1,254
10th Percentile £28,250 £24,050 £28,650
25th Percentile £38,750 £40,000 £39,819
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -0.79%
75th Percentile £72,125 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Microsoft Certification job vacancy trend in the South West

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Microsoft Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in the South West over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in the South West

Microsoft Certification
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 Certification within the South West region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
Bristol +22 21 £30,500 -51.97% 6
Devon +8 10 £31,500 +11.53% 6
Wiltshire +1 9 £29,000 -53.60% 9
Somerset -12 7 £32,500 -23.53% 2
Gloucestershire +8 4 £42,500 -22.73% 5
Dorset 0 2 £34,500 -33.65% 5
Microsoft Certification
England

Microsoft Certification
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 7 (13.21%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (13.21%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.89%) WordPress
Applications
1 7 (13.21%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 33 (62.26%) Azure
2 21 (39.62%) AWS
2 21 (39.62%) GitHub
3 15 (28.30%) Entra ID
4 14 (26.42%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (7.55%) Google Workspace
5 4 (7.55%) Power Automate
5 4 (7.55%) Power Platform
5 4 (7.55%) PowerApps
6 3 (5.66%) OneDrive
7 2 (3.77%) Azure AKS
7 2 (3.77%) Azure Key Vault
7 2 (3.77%) OpenShift
8 1 (1.89%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 21 (39.62%) Internet
2 8 (15.09%) Firewall
3 6 (11.32%) DNS
4 5 (9.43%) DKIM
4 5 (9.43%) DMARC
5 3 (5.66%) SAN
5 3 (5.66%) TCP/IP
6 2 (3.77%) LTE
6 2 (3.77%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.55%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 21 (39.62%) Git
General
1 21 (39.62%) Multimedia
2 19 (35.85%) Social Skills
3 8 (15.09%) Finance
4 4 (7.55%) Dutch Language
4 4 (7.55%) French Language
4 4 (7.55%) Spanish Language
5 3 (5.66%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (5.66%) Legal
5 3 (5.66%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.89%) Retail
Job Titles
1 21 (39.62%) Trainee
2 11 (20.75%) IT Engineer
3 10 (18.87%) 2nd Line Support
3 10 (18.87%) Support Engineer
4 8 (15.09%) Analyst
4 8 (15.09%) Developer
4 8 (15.09%) IT Support
4 8 (15.09%) IT Support Engineer
4 8 (15.09%) Software Developer
4 8 (15.09%) Trainee Developer
4 8 (15.09%) Trainee Software Developer
5 7 (13.21%) Support Analyst
5 7 (13.21%) Technical Analyst
5 7 (13.21%) Technical Support
5 7 (13.21%) Technical Support Analyst
6 4 (7.55%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 3 (5.66%) Field Engineer
7 3 (5.66%) Field Service Engineer
8 2 (3.77%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (39.62%) CSS
1 21 (39.62%) HTML
2 3 (5.66%) OAuth
2 3 (5.66%) OAuth2
2 3 (5.66%) OpenID
2 3 (5.66%) SAML
3 1 (1.89%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.66%) Analytical Mindset
1 3 (5.66%) Data Centre
1 3 (5.66%) Greenfield Project
1 3 (5.66%) Smartphone
2 2 (3.77%) Client/Server
2 2 (3.77%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 16 (30.19%) Windows
2 11 (20.75%) Windows Server
3 4 (7.55%) Linux
3 4 (7.55%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.89%) VMS
4 1 (1.89%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.89%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (56.60%) Mentoring
2 24 (45.28%) Cybersecurity
3 20 (37.74%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (33.96%) ITIL
5 13 (24.53%) Service Delivery
6 10 (18.87%) Customer Service
7 7 (13.21%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (13.21%) Project Delivery
7 7 (13.21%) RBAC
8 4 (7.55%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (7.55%) Cloud Security
8 4 (7.55%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (7.55%) Computer Science
8 4 (7.55%) Decision-Making
9 3 (5.66%) Coaching
9 3 (5.66%) Migration
9 3 (5.66%) Mobile Device Management
10 2 (3.77%) Mathematics
10 2 (3.77%) Ticket Management
10 2 (3.77%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (39.62%) JavaScript
1 21 (39.62%) Python
2 13 (24.53%) R
3 11 (20.75%) PowerShell
4 2 (3.77%) Bash
Qualifications
1 25 (47.17%) Azure Certification
2 21 (39.62%) AWS Certification
2 21 (39.62%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 9 (16.98%) Network+ Certification
4 7 (13.21%) A+ Certification
4 7 (13.21%) Degree
5 6 (11.32%) MCITP
5 6 (11.32%) MCP
6 4 (7.55%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (7.55%) Security Cleared
7 3 (5.66%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (5.66%) CCNA
7 3 (5.66%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (5.66%) MCSE
8 2 (3.77%) DV Cleared
9 1 (1.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (1.89%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (11.32%) SLA
2 2 (3.77%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.77%) GDPR
System Software
1 19 (35.85%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.89%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (15.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (9.43%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (5.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (1.89%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.89%) SCCM
4 1 (1.89%) Terraform
Vendors
1 44 (83.02%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.66%) Dell
3 2 (3.77%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.89%) Red Hat