Microsoft 365 Job Trends in Surrey

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Surrey requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 18 29
Rank change year-on-year +3 +11 +3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 148 87 184
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 7.40% 8.75% 6.95%
As % of the Cloud Services category 25.21% 27.88% 24.60%
Number of salaries quoted 119 70 160
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £41,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.61% +10.67% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £55,790 £52,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £60,000
South East median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% - -6.25%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 587 312 748
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 29.34% 31.39% 28.27%
Number of salaries quoted 377 233 592
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £40,000 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £91,750 £81,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -13.04%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Surrey

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Microsoft 365.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Surrey over the 6 months to 16 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in Surrey

Microsoft 365
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 16 June 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
Woking +1 27 £57,500 - 2
Guildford -35 12 £32,500 - 4
Redhill - 12 £50,000 - 2
Epsom +10 9 £45,000 -35.71%
Haslemere - 7 £31,000 - 1
Camberley +3 5 £47,500 +5.56% 2
Godalming - 4 £29,000 - 1
Oxted - 4 £40,000 -
Staines - 4 £32,500 - 1
Horley -2 3 £40,000 +53.85%
Walton-on-Thames - 3 £32,500 -
Reigate - 3 £57,500 - 2
Chertsey - 2 £47,500 -
Farnham - 2 - - 1
Leatherhead -9 1 - - 2
Virginia Water - 1 £31,000 -
Microsoft 365
South East

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 42 (28.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (23.65%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.68%) Confluence
Applications
1 21 (14.19%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (8.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (4.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (2.70%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 67 (45.27%) Azure
2 58 (39.19%) Entra ID
3 33 (22.30%) SaaS
4 22 (14.86%) Power Platform
5 18 (12.16%) Mimecast
6 15 (10.14%) Google Workspace
7 9 (6.08%) AWS
7 9 (6.08%) PowerApps
8 4 (2.70%) OneDrive
9 3 (2.03%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.68%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.68%) GitHub
11 1 (0.68%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.68%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 25 (16.89%) Firewall
2 20 (13.51%) TCP/IP
3 14 (9.46%) DNS
3 14 (9.46%) VPN
3 14 (9.46%) Wi-Fi
4 10 (6.76%) VoIP
4 10 (6.76%) WAN
5 9 (6.08%) DHCP
5 9 (6.08%) LAN
6 3 (2.03%) Wireless
7 2 (1.35%) Network Security
7 2 (1.35%) SAN
7 2 (1.35%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (10.14%) SQL Server
2 13 (8.78%) Power BI
3 9 (6.08%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (5.41%) MySQL
4 8 (5.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (2.70%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.68%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.68%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 20 (13.51%) JIRA
General
1 48 (32.43%) Social Skills
2 19 (12.84%) Legal
3 12 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (6.08%) Finance
5 8 (5.41%) Retail
6 7 (4.73%) Law
7 6 (4.05%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (4.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (4.05%) Local Government
8 2 (1.35%) Marketing
8 2 (1.35%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.35%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 39 (26.35%) Support Engineer
2 35 (23.65%) IT Support
3 31 (20.95%) Analyst
4 25 (16.89%) IT Engineer
5 24 (16.22%) IT Support Engineer
6 21 (14.19%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 21 (14.19%) 3rd Line Support
6 21 (14.19%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
7 19 (12.84%) 2nd Line Support
8 14 (9.46%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
8 14 (9.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 13 (8.78%) Support Analyst
10 12 (8.11%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 12 (8.11%) Service Analyst
10 12 (8.11%) Service Desk Analyst
11 11 (7.43%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
11 11 (7.43%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
11 11 (7.43%) Infrastructure Support
11 11 (7.43%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
11 11 (7.43%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.41%) JSON
1 8 (5.41%) XML
2 5 (3.38%) .NET
2 5 (3.38%) ASP.NET
3 4 (2.70%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.68%) Boost C++ Libraries
4 1 (0.68%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.68%) Jest
4 1 (0.68%) Next.js
4 1 (0.68%) Node.js
4 1 (0.68%) React
4 1 (0.68%) RESTful
4 1 (0.68%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (10.81%) Driving Licence
2 10 (6.76%) Onboarding
3 9 (6.08%) Data Structures
3 9 (6.08%) Smartphone
4 7 (4.73%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (2.03%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.35%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.68%) CMDB
7 1 (0.68%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.68%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.68%) IoT
7 1 (0.68%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.68%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 79 (53.38%) Windows
2 36 (24.32%) Windows Server
3 13 (8.78%) Mac OS
3 13 (8.78%) Windows 10
4 7 (4.73%) Apple iOS
5 6 (4.05%) Android
6 1 (0.68%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (19.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 26 (17.57%) Change Management
2 26 (17.57%) Incident Management
3 24 (16.22%) Customer Service
4 23 (15.54%) ITSM
5 22 (14.86%) ITIL
6 21 (14.19%) Identity Management
7 18 (12.16%) Problem-Solving
7 18 (12.16%) Technical Leadership
7 18 (12.16%) Workflow
8 16 (10.81%) Mentoring
8 16 (10.81%) Vulnerability Management
9 14 (9.46%) Cybersecurity
10 13 (8.78%) Business Intelligence
11 12 (8.11%) Coaching
11 12 (8.11%) Project Delivery
12 10 (6.76%) Asset Management
12 10 (6.76%) Collaborative Working
12 10 (6.76%) Project Management
13 8 (5.41%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 18 (12.16%) R
2 15 (10.14%) SQL
3 12 (8.11%) PowerShell
4 10 (6.76%) Python
5 8 (5.41%) T-SQL
6 6 (4.05%) JavaScript
7 5 (3.38%) C#
8 4 (2.70%) VBA
8 4 (2.70%) VBScript
9 1 (0.68%) C
9 1 (0.68%) C++
9 1 (0.68%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 24 (16.22%) Degree
2 13 (8.78%) SC Cleared
2 13 (8.78%) Security Cleared
3 7 (4.73%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (2.03%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.68%) CEH
5 1 (0.68%) CISM
5 1 (0.68%) CISSP
5 1 (0.68%) GIAC
5 1 (0.68%) HND
5 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (20.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (13.51%) SLA
3 8 (5.41%) Data Quality
4 3 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.35%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.68%) GDPR
6 1 (0.68%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.68%) NIST
System Software
1 76 (51.35%) Active Directory
2 9 (6.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (4.05%) VMware ESXi
3 6 (4.05%) vSphere
4 4 (2.70%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.35%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 46 (31.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (8.78%) SCCM
3 6 (4.05%) Jamf Pro
3 6 (4.05%) vCenter Server
4 2 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.68%) Autotask
5 1 (0.68%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.68%) Terraform
Vendors
1 118 (79.73%) Microsoft
2 18 (12.16%) CrowdStrike
3 17 (11.49%) Palo Alto
4 15 (10.14%) Google
4 15 (10.14%) ServiceNow
5 11 (7.43%) VMware
6 9 (6.08%) Qualys
7 8 (5.41%) Cisco
7 8 (5.41%) Splunk
8 7 (4.73%) CheckPoint
8 7 (4.73%) LogRhythm
8 7 (4.73%) Tenable
9 6 (4.05%) Apple
9 6 (4.05%) TP-LINK
9 6 (4.05%) Ubiquiti
10 4 (2.70%) SYSPRO
11 3 (2.03%) Veeam
12 1 (0.68%) New Relic
12 1 (0.68%) SolarWinds
12 1 (0.68%) Zerto