Microsoft Jobs 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 12 May 2025, 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 4 7
Rank change year-on-year -5 +3 +2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 494 1,609 1,265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 13.74% 17.33% 18.78%
As % of the Vendors category 42.62% 54.60% 50.66%
Number of salaries quoted 382 1,349 731
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,932
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% +15.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%

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 1,159 2,947 2,497
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 32.23% 31.75% 37.07%
Number of salaries quoted 729 2,220 1,477
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £47,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% +1.06% +4.44%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £62,331
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -12.28% +3.64%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the South West

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in the South West

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the South West over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

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 12 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
Bristol -2 140 £47,500 -9.52% 164
Wiltshire -1 93 £40,000 -19.19% 59
Somerset -5 76 £47,500 +25.00% 82
Gloucestershire -13 66 £40,000 +11.11% 157
Dorset -9 55 £35,000 -9.68% 40
Devon -17 45 £32,500 -27.78% 64
Cornwall -4 12 £28,875 -27.81% 8
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
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 42 (8.50%) SharePoint
2 34 (6.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (3.04%) OpenEdge
4 14 (2.83%) IIS
5 7 (1.42%) Confluence
5 7 (1.42%) WordPress
6 2 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.40%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.40%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.20%) Apache
7 1 (0.20%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.20%) CMS
7 1 (0.20%) Moodle
7 1 (0.20%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.20%) Umbraco
Applications
1 101 (20.45%) Microsoft Office
2 74 (14.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 53 (10.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (3.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.63%) Dynamics NAV
2 13 (2.63%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.40%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.40%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.20%) Magento
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 171 (34.62%) Azure
2 158 (31.98%) Microsoft 365
3 69 (13.97%) Power Platform
4 36 (7.29%) Dynamics 365
5 34 (6.88%) Entra ID
6 28 (5.67%) Power Automate
7 27 (5.47%) AWS
8 20 (4.05%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (3.85%) OneDrive
10 13 (2.63%) SaaS
11 10 (2.02%) GitHub
12 9 (1.82%) Azure Logic Apps
12 9 (1.82%) GitHub Actions
13 8 (1.62%) Azure Functions
13 8 (1.62%) PaaS
13 8 (1.62%) Serverless
14 7 (1.42%) Azure Data Factory
14 7 (1.42%) GCP
14 7 (1.42%) PowerApps
14 7 (1.42%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 79 (15.99%) Firewall
2 40 (8.10%) VPN
3 39 (7.89%) DNS
4 35 (7.09%) VLAN
5 34 (6.88%) DHCP
6 31 (6.28%) Wi-Fi
7 24 (4.86%) VoIP
7 24 (4.86%) WAN
8 22 (4.45%) SAN
9 21 (4.25%) MPLS
10 18 (3.64%) LAN
11 12 (2.43%) ADSL
12 11 (2.23%) Internet
13 10 (2.02%) SD-WAN
14 9 (1.82%) Network Security
15 8 (1.62%) Cisco Firepower
16 7 (1.42%) Remote Desktop
17 6 (1.21%) Cisco ASA
17 6 (1.21%) PBX
17 6 (1.21%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (9.92%) Power BI
2 35 (7.09%) SQL Server
3 15 (3.04%) Amazon RDS
3 15 (3.04%) Data Mining
4 14 (2.83%) BusinessObjects
5 11 (2.23%) Tableau
6 9 (1.82%) GIS
7 8 (1.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (1.21%) Data Hub
10 5 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (1.01%) Redis
11 4 (0.81%) Ataccama
11 4 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.81%) FileMaker
11 4 (0.81%) Metadata
11 4 (0.81%) Metadata Repository
12 3 (0.61%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.61%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 44 (8.91%) JIRA
2 32 (6.48%) Visual Studio
3 22 (4.45%) Git
4 5 (1.01%) SonarQube
4 5 (1.01%) Visual Studio Code
5 4 (0.81%) GitLab
5 4 (0.81%) Postman
5 4 (0.81%) Selenium
6 2 (0.40%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.20%) Log4Net
7 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 159 (32.19%) Social Skills
2 83 (16.80%) Analytical Skills
3 69 (13.97%) Finance
4 62 (12.55%) Retail
5 50 (10.12%) Manufacturing
6 31 (6.28%) Legal
7 27 (5.47%) Avionics
8 23 (4.66%) Organisational Skills
9 21 (4.25%) Banking
10 19 (3.85%) Aerospace
11 17 (3.44%) Automotive
12 16 (3.24%) Public Sector
13 14 (2.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 13 (2.63%) Games
15 10 (2.02%) Marketing
15 10 (2.02%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.62%) Back Office
16 8 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.62%) Law
17 6 (1.21%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 81 (16.40%) Analyst
2 78 (15.79%) Developer
2 78 (15.79%) Senior
3 49 (9.92%) Support Analyst
4 48 (9.72%) IT Support
5 41 (8.30%) 2nd Line Support
6 36 (7.29%) Support Technician
7 27 (5.47%) IT Analyst
8 24 (4.86%) Junior
9 23 (4.66%) IT Support Analyst
9 23 (4.66%) Lead
9 23 (4.66%) Support Engineer
10 22 (4.45%) IT Engineer
11 20 (4.05%) ERP Developer
11 20 (4.05%) Progress Developer
12 19 (3.85%) Technical Support
13 17 (3.44%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
14 16 (3.24%) Systems Engineer
15 15 (3.04%) 3rd Line Support
15 15 (3.04%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (5.87%) .NET
2 16 (3.24%) HTML
3 14 (2.83%) CSS
4 11 (2.23%) AngularJS
5 10 (2.02%) .NET Framework
6 9 (1.82%) ASP.NET
7 7 (1.42%) .NET Core
7 7 (1.42%) OAuth
7 7 (1.42%) REST
8 6 (1.21%) React
8 6 (1.21%) React Native
8 6 (1.21%) WPF
9 5 (1.01%) ADO
9 5 (1.01%) Django
9 5 (1.01%) FastAPI
9 5 (1.01%) GraphQL
9 5 (1.01%) JSON
9 5 (1.01%) Keycloak
9 5 (1.01%) pytest
9 5 (1.01%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (5.47%) Driving Licence
2 23 (4.66%) Video Conferencing
3 17 (3.44%) Management Information System
4 14 (2.83%) Data Structures
5 11 (2.23%) CCTV
5 11 (2.23%) Learning Management System
5 11 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (1.82%) Legacy Applications
6 9 (1.82%) Onboarding
7 8 (1.62%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.62%) Social Network
8 7 (1.42%) FMCG
9 6 (1.21%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (1.21%) DataPower
9 6 (1.21%) Public Cloud
9 6 (1.21%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.01%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.01%) Operational Technology
10 5 (1.01%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (0.81%) Hackathon
Operating Systems
1 164 (33.20%) Windows
2 80 (16.19%) Linux
3 66 (13.36%) Windows Server
4 33 (6.68%) Windows 10
5 19 (3.85%) Mac OS
6 14 (2.83%) Apple iOS
7 12 (2.43%) Android
8 11 (2.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (1.42%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.61%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.61%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.20%) AIX
12 1 (0.20%) Solaris
12 1 (0.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (30.16%) Problem-Solving
2 122 (24.70%) Customer Service
3 62 (12.55%) ITIL
4 56 (11.34%) Cybersecurity
5 50 (10.12%) ERP
6 48 (9.72%) Agile
7 47 (9.51%) Continuous Improvement
8 44 (8.91%) Business Intelligence
9 41 (8.30%) User Experience
10 40 (8.10%) Analytics
11 38 (7.69%) DevOps
12 36 (7.29%) Project Management
13 34 (6.88%) Customer Experience
14 30 (6.07%) Data Management
14 30 (6.07%) Time Management
15 29 (5.87%) Service Delivery
16 28 (5.67%) Quality Management
17 27 (5.47%) Mathematics
17 27 (5.47%) Physics
17 27 (5.47%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 71 (14.37%) SQL
2 47 (9.51%) PowerShell
3 45 (9.11%) C#
4 36 (7.29%) JavaScript
5 27 (5.47%) C
6 26 (5.26%) Python
7 20 (4.05%) Progress 4GL
8 14 (2.83%) VBA
9 13 (2.63%) MATLAB
10 10 (2.02%) Java
11 9 (1.82%) PHP
12 7 (1.42%) TypeScript
12 7 (1.42%) VB
13 6 (1.21%) T-SQL
14 4 (0.81%) Bicep
14 4 (0.81%) Kotlin
15 1 (0.20%) Bash
15 1 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 1 (0.20%) R
15 1 (0.20%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 84 (17.00%) Degree
2 49 (9.92%) Security Cleared
3 42 (8.50%) Microsoft Certification
4 40 (8.10%) SC Cleared
5 26 (5.26%) A+ Certification
6 23 (4.66%) BPSS Clearance
7 16 (3.24%) Azure Certification
8 15 (3.04%) MCP
9 14 (2.83%) CCNA
9 14 (2.83%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (2.83%) DBS Check
10 13 (2.63%) HNC
10 13 (2.63%) HND
11 11 (2.23%) Network+ Certification
12 10 (2.02%) MCSE
13 8 (1.62%) CCNP
13 8 (1.62%) ISTQB
14 7 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (1.42%) CTC Cleared
15 6 (1.21%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.89%) SLA
2 17 (3.44%) QA
3 14 (2.83%) Accessibility
4 13 (2.63%) GDPR
5 10 (2.02%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.42%) WCAG
7 5 (1.01%) NIST
8 3 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.61%) PMO
9 2 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.40%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.20%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.20%) NCSC
System Software
1 113 (22.87%) Active Directory
2 46 (9.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (2.83%) Hyper-V
4 13 (2.63%) VMware ESXi
5 10 (2.02%) Docker
6 4 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.81%) vSphere
7 2 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.40%) XenApp
7 2 (0.40%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.20%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.20%) LXC
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.20%) Samba
Systems Management
1 58 (11.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.24%) SCCM
3 10 (2.02%) Kubernetes
4 8 (1.62%) Terraform
5 6 (1.21%) Ansible
6 5 (1.01%) Grafana
6 5 (1.01%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.61%) Backup Exec
7 3 (0.61%) Iperf
7 3 (0.61%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 3 (0.61%) WMI
8 2 (0.40%) CASB
8 2 (0.40%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.40%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 2 (0.40%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.40%) Puppet
8 2 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.40%) SmoothWall
8 2 (0.40%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 1 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 55 (11.13%) VMware
2 37 (7.49%) Cisco
3 22 (4.45%) Fortinet
4 20 (4.05%) Progress
5 14 (2.83%) Facebook
5 14 (2.83%) Google
5 14 (2.83%) ServiceNow
6 13 (2.63%) ANSYS
6 13 (2.63%) Veeam
7 11 (2.23%) Citrix
7 11 (2.23%) IBM
8 10 (2.02%) Oracle
9 9 (1.82%) Apple
9 9 (1.82%) SolarWinds
10 8 (1.62%) HP
10 8 (1.62%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.42%) Dell
11 7 (1.42%) Meraki
12 6 (1.21%) Aruba
13 5 (1.01%) Extreme Networks