Microsoft Job Trends in the South West

Microsoft
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 7 3
Rank change year-on-year +5 -4 +3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 1,002 433 1,592
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 13.67% 16.31% 18.31%
As % of the Vendors category 59.75% 49.43% 55.92%
Number of salaries quoted 450 346 1,397
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £42,500 £46,958
Median % change year-on-year -10.59% -9.49% +17.39%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,114 £67,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -9.52%

All Vendors
South West

Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,677 876 2,847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 22.88% 32.99% 32.74%
Number of salaries quoted 725 600 2,288
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,425 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £48,507 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -12.38% -0.50% +8.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,433
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -11.11%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Microsoft job vacancy trend in the South West

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the South West over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the South West

Microsoft
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 within the South West region over the 6 months to 18 April 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 +4 241 £40,000 -16.67% 70
Somerset +5 186 £34,000 -28.42% 43
Devon +20 163 £32,000 -1.54% 39
Gloucestershire +11 156 £42,500 +13.33% 59
Dorset 0 113 £37,500 -6.25% 37
Wiltshire 0 110 £41,250 +3.13% 36
Cornwall +2 31 £31,000 -2.75% 12
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
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
1 102 (10.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 64 (6.39%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.30%) Confluence
4 6 (0.60%) IIS
4 6 (0.60%) Jupyter
4 6 (0.60%) WordPress
5 2 (0.20%) Apache
5 2 (0.20%) CMS
6 1 (0.100%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.100%) Drupal
6 1 (0.100%) nginx
Applications
1 195 (19.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (6.69%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.60%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.40%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.30%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.30%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.100%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.100%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.100%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 21 (2.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.00%) Dynamics NAV
2 10 (1.00%) Magento
3 9 (0.90%) Shopify
4 3 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.100%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 627 (62.57%) Azure
2 262 (26.15%) Microsoft 365
3 181 (18.06%) Power Platform
4 138 (13.77%) Azure AI
5 79 (7.88%) Entra ID
6 59 (5.89%) AWS
7 41 (4.09%) Dynamics 365
8 30 (2.99%) SaaS
9 25 (2.50%) GitHub
10 24 (2.40%) OneDrive
11 22 (2.20%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (1.70%) Google Workspace
13 14 (1.40%) IaaS
13 14 (1.40%) PaaS
14 10 (1.00%) PowerApps
15 9 (0.90%) Power Automate
16 8 (0.80%) GCP
17 7 (0.70%) Serverless
17 7 (0.70%) Twilio
18 6 (0.60%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 106 (10.58%) DNS
2 96 (9.58%) DHCP
3 58 (5.79%) Firewall
4 50 (4.99%) Wi-Fi
5 42 (4.19%) LAN
6 41 (4.09%) WAN
7 38 (3.79%) VLAN
8 33 (3.29%) VPN
9 29 (2.89%) VoIP
10 27 (2.69%) TCP/IP
11 22 (2.20%) Network Security
12 20 (2.00%) Internet
13 16 (1.60%) WebEx
14 11 (1.10%) Unified Communications
15 8 (0.80%) Cisco ASA
15 8 (0.80%) Cisco Firepower
16 7 (0.70%) PBX
17 5 (0.50%) Wireless
18 4 (0.40%) IPsec
19 3 (0.30%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 167 (16.67%) Power BI
2 149 (14.87%) Tableau
3 59 (5.89%) Amazon RDS
4 27 (2.69%) SQL Server
5 8 (0.80%) Data Mining
6 5 (0.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.40%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.40%) MySQL
7 4 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.30%) Data Vault
8 3 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.30%) Metadata
8 3 (0.30%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.20%) DTS
9 2 (0.20%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.20%) Redis
10 1 (0.100%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 34 (3.39%) JIRA
2 25 (2.50%) Git
3 6 (0.60%) GitLab
3 6 (0.60%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.100%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.100%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.100%) Gatling
4 1 (0.100%) Gradle
4 1 (0.100%) JMeter
4 1 (0.100%) JUnit
4 1 (0.100%) MLflow
4 1 (0.100%) Mockito
4 1 (0.100%) Octopus Deploy
4 1 (0.100%) Vagrant
4 1 (0.100%) Vite
General
1 614 (61.28%) Social Skills
2 105 (10.48%) Analytical Skills
3 80 (7.98%) Finance
4 41 (4.09%) Retail
5 37 (3.69%) Manufacturing
6 22 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
7 21 (2.10%) Marketing
8 20 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (1.80%) Multimedia
10 17 (1.70%) Advertising
10 17 (1.70%) Legal
10 17 (1.70%) Public Sector
11 14 (1.40%) Telecoms
12 13 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.00%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (1.00%) Electronics
14 9 (0.90%) Automotive
14 9 (0.90%) Back Office
15 8 (0.80%) Aerospace
15 8 (0.80%) Military
Job Titles
1 345 (34.43%) Analyst
2 290 (28.94%) Junior
3 274 (27.35%) Junior Analyst
4 149 (14.87%) Data Analyst
5 137 (13.67%) Junior Data Analyst
6 133 (13.27%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 133 (13.27%) Junior Security Analyst
6 133 (13.27%) Security Analyst
7 118 (11.78%) IT Support
8 94 (9.38%) Ethical Hacker
9 72 (7.19%) Systems Engineer
10 71 (7.09%) Support Engineer
11 61 (6.09%) IT Engineer
12 48 (4.79%) IT Support Engineer
13 44 (4.39%) Support Technician
14 43 (4.29%) Developer
14 43 (4.29%) Support Analyst
15 42 (4.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 41 (4.09%) Network Engineer
17 40 (3.99%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (2.69%) CSS
2 26 (2.59%) HTML
3 24 (2.40%) .NET
4 12 (1.20%) REST
5 10 (1.00%) ASP.NET
5 10 (1.00%) SOAP
6 9 (0.90%) Middleware
6 9 (0.90%) XMPP
7 6 (0.60%) .NET Framework
7 6 (0.60%) Hugging Face
7 6 (0.60%) Matplotlib
7 6 (0.60%) NumPy
7 6 (0.60%) Pandas
7 6 (0.60%) RESTful
7 6 (0.60%) scikit-learn
7 6 (0.60%) Streamlit
8 5 (0.50%) .NET Core
8 5 (0.50%) ASP.NET Core
8 5 (0.50%) Entity Framework
9 4 (0.40%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 96 (9.58%) Cyberattack
2 60 (5.99%) Legacy Systems
3 34 (3.39%) Driving Licence
4 28 (2.79%) Onboarding
5 20 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (1.50%) Management Information System
7 14 (1.40%) Data Centre
8 10 (1.00%) Hybrid Cloud
8 10 (1.00%) Replication
9 9 (0.90%) FlexPod
9 9 (0.90%) Video Conferencing
10 8 (0.80%) Analytical Mindset
10 8 (0.80%) Digital Signage
10 8 (0.80%) IoT
11 7 (0.70%) Cloud Native
11 7 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (0.70%) IVR
11 7 (0.70%) Product Ownership
11 7 (0.70%) Security Posture
12 6 (0.60%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 210 (20.96%) Windows
2 120 (11.98%) Windows Server
3 105 (10.48%) Linux
4 66 (6.59%) Windows Server 2016
5 43 (4.29%) Windows 10
6 21 (2.10%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.80%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.60%) Android
9 3 (0.30%) CentOS
9 3 (0.30%) VMS
9 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.100%) Debian
10 1 (0.100%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 301 (30.04%) Cybersecurity
2 183 (18.26%) Business Intelligence
3 174 (17.37%) Problem-Solving
4 169 (16.87%) AI
4 169 (16.87%) Mentoring
5 136 (13.57%) Customer Service
6 94 (9.38%) Ethical Hacking
7 75 (7.49%) Customer Experience
8 72 (7.19%) Continuous Improvement
9 70 (6.99%) Migration
10 66 (6.59%) Kalman Filter
11 64 (6.39%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 62 (6.19%) Email Filtering
12 62 (6.19%) Web Filtering
13 57 (5.69%) Vulnerability Scanning
14 54 (5.39%) ITIL
15 47 (4.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 44 (4.39%) Analytics
17 43 (4.29%) Service Delivery
18 40 (3.99%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 194 (19.36%) Python
2 190 (18.96%) SQL
3 38 (3.79%) PowerShell
4 29 (2.89%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.60%) R
6 12 (1.20%) C#
7 11 (1.10%) T-SQL
8 9 (0.90%) Bash
9 5 (0.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.30%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.30%) VB.NET
10 3 (0.30%) VBA
11 2 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.20%) VB
12 1 (0.100%) Bicep
12 1 (0.100%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.100%) PHP
12 1 (0.100%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 425 (42.42%) Azure Certification
2 155 (15.47%) Security Cleared
3 137 (13.67%) CompTIA Security+
4 135 (13.47%) CompTIA CySA+
5 118 (11.78%) SC Cleared
6 97 (9.68%) CEH
7 43 (4.29%) Degree
8 41 (4.09%) Microsoft Certification
9 38 (3.79%) CCNA
9 38 (3.79%) Cisco Certification
9 38 (3.79%) Network+ Certification
10 25 (2.50%) AWS Certification
10 25 (2.50%) DV Cleared
11 24 (2.40%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 13 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
13 10 (1.00%) A+ Certification
14 9 (0.90%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 7 (0.70%) CTC Cleared
16 6 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
17 5 (0.50%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (9.08%) Cyber Essentials
2 67 (6.69%) PCI DSS
3 33 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (2.40%) GDPR
5 8 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (0.80%) NIST
6 7 (0.70%) Accessibility
6 7 (0.70%) QA
7 6 (0.60%) SLA
8 5 (0.50%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.50%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.40%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.30%) NCSC
11 2 (0.20%) COBIT
11 2 (0.20%) ISO 19650
11 2 (0.20%) JSP 440
11 2 (0.20%) PMO
12 1 (0.100%) GRC
12 1 (0.100%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.100%) Solvency II
System Software
1 184 (18.36%) Active Directory
2 87 (8.68%) Hyper-V
3 56 (5.59%) Terminal Server
4 33 (3.29%) VMware Infrastructure
5 12 (1.20%) Docker
6 10 (1.00%) BitLocker
7 8 (0.80%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (0.80%) vSphere
8 6 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (0.50%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
12 1 (0.100%) Firmware
12 1 (0.100%) iptables
Systems Management
1 45 (4.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.50%) SCCM
3 19 (1.90%) Ansible
4 11 (1.10%) Terraform
5 10 (1.00%) Grafana
6 9 (0.90%) Cisco CUCM
6 9 (0.90%) Kubernetes
7 5 (0.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (0.50%) FortiGate
7 5 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.30%) SCOM
8 3 (0.30%) SCOrch
8 3 (0.30%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.30%) VxRail
9 2 (0.20%) CASB
9 2 (0.20%) Dell DRAC
9 2 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.20%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.20%) WSUS
10 1 (0.100%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 262 (26.15%) ForeScout
2 94 (9.38%) VMware
3 68 (6.79%) Splunk
4 67 (6.69%) Cisco
5 65 (6.49%) Veeam
6 61 (6.09%) SolarWinds
7 56 (5.59%) Brocade
7 56 (5.59%) Nimble Storage
7 56 (5.59%) Tanium
8 20 (2.00%) Apple
8 20 (2.00%) Google
9 18 (1.80%) Fortinet
10 14 (1.40%) Palo Alto
11 13 (1.30%) ConnectWise
12 12 (1.20%) ServiceNow
13 10 (1.00%) NetApp
14 9 (0.90%) WooCommerce
15 8 (0.80%) Adobe
15 8 (0.80%) Dell
15 8 (0.80%) Tenable