Microsoft 365 Job Trends in Southampton

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 18 18
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 +2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 16 51 50
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 2.97% 9.34% 10.75%
As % of the Cloud Services category 11.76% 25.63% 29.41%
Number of salaries quoted 15 43 49
10th Percentile £25,650 £31,550 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,500 £40,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.25% +23.08% -10.96%
75th Percentile £36,375 £62,500 £38,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £67,250 £52,500
Hampshire median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £33,250
% change year-on-year -6.25% +20.30% -8.90%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 136 199 170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 25.23% 36.45% 36.56%
Number of salaries quoted 115 162 158
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,750 £27,125
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £32,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.56% +12.50% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £68,438
90th Percentile £90,000 £74,875 £79,125
Hampshire median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -17.39% +7.48% -2.73%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft 365 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Southampton

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft 365.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Southampton over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in Southampton

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 5 (31.25%) SharePoint
2 2 (12.50%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 5 (31.25%) Azure
2 4 (25.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (31.25%) DNS
2 4 (25.00%) DHCP
Development Applications
1 2 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 5 (31.25%) Finance
2 4 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (12.50%) Retail
3 2 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (37.50%) IT Engineer
2 4 (25.00%) Analyst
2 4 (25.00%) IT Analyst
2 4 (25.00%) Service Analyst
2 4 (25.00%) Service Desk Analyst
2 4 (25.00%) Support Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) IT Support
4 2 (12.50%) 1st/2nd Line Support
4 2 (12.50%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) 1st/2nd Line Technical Support
4 2 (12.50%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) 2nd Line Support
4 2 (12.50%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) 2nd Line Technical Support
4 2 (12.50%) 2nd Line Technical Support Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) IT Support Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Service Desk Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Technical Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Technical Support
4 2 (12.50%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.25%) Cyber Security Posture
1 1 (6.25%) Data Centre
1 1 (6.25%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (43.75%) Windows
2 5 (31.25%) Android
3 4 (25.00%) Apple iOS
4 1 (6.25%) Windows Server
4 1 (6.25%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (37.50%) Customer Experience
2 5 (31.25%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 4 (25.00%) ITIL
4 3 (18.75%) Migration
5 2 (12.50%) Cloud Security
5 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (6.25%) Business Continuity
6 1 (6.25%) Business Transformation
6 1 (6.25%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (6.25%) Incident Response
6 1 (6.25%) IT Governance
6 1 (6.25%) IT Strategy
6 1 (6.25%) Proactive Monitoring
6 1 (6.25%) Service Catalogue
6 1 (6.25%) Software Engineering
6 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (6.25%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (6.25%) Technology Strategy
6 1 (6.25%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (12.50%) SQL
2 1 (6.25%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (6.25%) MCP
2 1 (6.25%) MCSE
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 8 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (12.50%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (6.25%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (31.25%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.25%) Apple
2 1 (6.25%) Mitel
2 1 (6.25%) Salesforce