Microsoft Certification Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Certification
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley citing Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 27 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	136	146	149
Rank change year-on-year	+10	+3	-1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification	72	40	44
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley	0.93%	1.06%	1.01%
As % of the Qualifications category	5.14%	2.71%	3.04%
Number of salaries quoted	67	36	21
10^th Percentile	£31,250	£27,250	-
25^th Percentile	£38,500	£32,344	£25,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£45,000	£35,000	£27,500
Median % change year-on-year	+28.57%	+27.27%	-42.11%
75^th Percentile	£65,625	£50,063	£62,500
90^th Percentile	£71,933	£65,000	£68,750
South East median annual salary	£45,000	£37,500	£44,175
% change year-on-year	+20.00%	-15.11%	+10.44%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in the Thames Valley.

	6 months to 27 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	1,401	1,477	1,446
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley	18.07%	39.04%	33.34%
Number of salaries quoted	792	493	576
10^th Percentile	£33,422	£29,200	£35,750
25^th Percentile	£41,750	£35,500	£45,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£56,000	£47,500	£59,199
Median % change year-on-year	+17.89%	-19.76%	+10.12%
75^th Percentile	£72,500	£66,250	£75,000
90^th Percentile	£94,875	£81,000	£86,250
South East median annual salary	£60,000	£50,000	£57,500
% change year-on-year	+20.00%	-13.04%	+9.42%

Microsoft Certification Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Microsoft Certification Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Microsoft Certification.

Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 27 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Certification Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 27 October 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Berkshire	+35	51	£45,000	+11.80%	3
Buckinghamshire	-9	11	£67,500	+92.86%	2
Oxfordshire	-48	10	£32,500	+14.04%	2
Microsoft Certification South East

Microsoft Certification Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 27 October 2026, job vacancies citing Microsoft Certification also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Thames Valley region citing Microsoft Certification.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Microsoft	98.6%	71
2	Microsoft 365	66.7%	48
3	Windows	63.9%	46
4	Azure	62.5%	45
5	DNS	50.0%	36
5	Microsoft Intune	50.0%	36
7	Problem-Solving	48.6%	35
8	Windows Server	45.8%	33
9	Active Directory	44.4%	32
9	SharePoint	44.4%	32
11	Customer Service	43.1%	31
11	Degree	43.1%	31
11	DHCP	43.1%	31
11	Entra ID	43.1%	31
11	Firewall	43.1%	31
16	Continuous Improvement	38.9%	28
17	Disaster Recovery	37.5%	27
17	Microsoft Exchange	37.5%	27
19	VMware	36.1%	26
19	VMware Infrastructure	36.1%	26
21	Cyber Essentials	34.7%	25
22	Project Delivery	29.2%	21
22	Veeam	29.2%	21
24	Infrastructure Engineering	27.8%	20
25	High Availability	26.4%	19
26	VLAN	25.0%	18
27	Network+ Certification	23.6%	17
27	VPN	23.6%	17
29	Azure Certification	22.2%	16
30	Apple	20.8%	15

Microsoft Certification Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Degree	43.1%	31
2	Network+ Certification	23.6%	17
3	Azure Certification	22.2%	16
4	A+ Certification	19.4%	14
5	CompTIA Security+	15.3%	11
5	DBS Check	15.3%	11
7	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)	13.9%	10
8	Security Cleared	11.1%	8
9	CCNA	9.7%	7
9	Cisco Certification	9.7%	7
11	SC Cleared	6.9%	5
12	AWS Certification	4.2%	3
12	AWS Certified Solutions Architect	4.2%	3
12	DV Cleared	4.2%	3
12	VCDX	4.2%	3
16	CCDP	2.8%	2
16	CCIE	2.8%	2
16	CCNP	2.8%	2
16	GSEC	2.8%	2
16	MCDST	2.8%	2