Microsoft
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Sunderland 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 15 January 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 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -3 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs citing Microsoft | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland | 3.57% | 12.07% | 12.50% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 11.11% | 77.78% | 43.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £42,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,750 | £26,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £28,500 | £27,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.64% | -45.00% | +90.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,621 | £36,250 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £39,444 | £37,500 | - |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary | £40,000 | £42,500 | £45,122 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -5.81% | +5.06% |
All Vendors
Sunderland
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 Sunderland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 27 | 9 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sunderland | 32.14% | 15.52% | 28.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 9 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £21,620 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £27,750 | £26,250 | £25,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,831 | £34,000 | £44,881 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.27% | -24.24% | +33.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £41,992 | £37,500 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £54,250 | £68,500 | £57,625 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary | £40,000 | £41,250 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.03% | -13.16% | -5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sunderland.
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Salary Trend in Sunderland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sunderland citing Microsoft.
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Salary Histogram in Sunderland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Sunderland over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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: