Microsoft Office Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Office
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 77 30
Rank change year-on-year +5 -47 +29
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 124 129 412
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.02% 3.59% 6.23%
As % of the Applications category 32.80% 45.74% 45.68%
Number of salaries quoted 103 93 169
10th Percentile £26,700 £22,750 £25,300
25th Percentile £28,500 £25,125 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £32,500 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -1.52% +1.54%
75th Percentile £46,875 £60,000 £43,750
90th Percentile £71,535 £63,750 £56,252
South East median annual salary £31,500 £32,500 £30,500
% change year-on-year -3.08% +6.56% -12.86%

All Software Application Skills
Thames Valley

Microsoft Office falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 378 282 902
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 6.17% 7.84% 13.64%
Number of salaries quoted 213 148 469
10th Percentile £27,600 £22,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £26,781 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £41,349 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -2.71% +13.33%
75th Percentile £54,388 £60,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £61,250
South East median annual salary £39,750 £37,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year +6.00% -10.71% +5.00%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Office
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 Office within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 11 July 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
Berkshire +18 66 £45,000 +60.71% 34
Oxfordshire -2 42 £30,250 -49.58% 11
Buckinghamshire -30 16 £35,000 -44.00% 19
Microsoft Office
South East

Microsoft Office
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (1.61%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.81%) CMS
2 1 (0.81%) Confluence
Applications
1 30 (24.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (12.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.42%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.81%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.81%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (12.90%) Primavera
2 9 (7.26%) NetSuite
3 3 (2.42%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 9 (7.26%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (5.65%) Power Platform
3 6 (4.84%) SaaS
4 1 (0.81%) Azure
4 1 (0.81%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.81%) Google Workspace
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 10 (8.06%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (5.65%) LAN
3 1 (0.81%) DHCP
3 1 (0.81%) DNS
3 1 (0.81%) Internet
3 1 (0.81%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.65%) Power BI
2 1 (0.81%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.81%) JIRA
General
1 74 (59.68%) Social Skills
2 36 (29.03%) Organisational Skills
3 31 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (23.39%) Finance
5 22 (17.74%) Marketing
6 14 (11.29%) Retail
7 12 (9.68%) Public Sector
8 11 (8.87%) Advertising
9 7 (5.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (4.84%) Legal
10 6 (4.84%) Telecoms
11 3 (2.42%) German Language
12 2 (1.61%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.81%) Automotive
13 1 (0.81%) French Language
13 1 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.81%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 23 (18.55%) IT Support
2 19 (15.32%) Analyst
3 18 (14.52%) Support Analyst
4 16 (12.90%) Senior
5 12 (9.68%) Personal Assistant
6 11 (8.87%) IT Analyst
6 11 (8.87%) IT Support Analyst
7 10 (8.06%) Sales Executive
8 9 (7.26%) Support Engineer
9 8 (6.45%) 1st/2nd Line Support
9 8 (6.45%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
9 8 (6.45%) 2nd Line Support
9 8 (6.45%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
9 8 (6.45%) Administrator
9 8 (6.45%) Applications Support
9 8 (6.45%) Applications Support Analyst
10 7 (5.65%) IT Engineer
10 7 (5.65%) IT Support Engineer
10 7 (5.65%) Sales Administrator
11 6 (4.84%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.03%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 21 (16.94%) Onboarding
2 13 (10.48%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (9.68%) Web Conferencing
4 9 (7.26%) Driving Licence
5 7 (5.65%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (4.84%) Management Information System
7 5 (4.03%) Blog
8 2 (1.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 1 (0.81%) 3D Printing
9 1 (0.81%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.81%) Podcast
9 1 (0.81%) SCADA
9 1 (0.81%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 16 (12.90%) Windows
2 6 (4.84%) Windows 10
3 5 (4.03%) Linux
4 1 (0.81%) Android
4 1 (0.81%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.81%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (37.10%) CRM
2 38 (30.65%) Problem-Solving
3 37 (29.84%) Continuous Improvement
4 26 (20.97%) Logistics
5 19 (15.32%) Collaborative Working
5 19 (15.32%) Customer Service
5 19 (15.32%) ERP
6 17 (13.71%) Computer Science
7 16 (12.90%) Performance Management
7 16 (12.90%) Programme Delivery
7 16 (12.90%) Workshop Facilitation
8 12 (9.68%) Process Improvement
9 11 (8.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 11 (8.87%) Stakeholder Management
10 10 (8.06%) Business Development
10 10 (8.06%) Service Delivery
10 10 (8.06%) Telesales
10 10 (8.06%) User Acceptance Testing
11 9 (7.26%) B2B
11 9 (7.26%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.84%) PowerShell
1 6 (4.84%) SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (30.65%) Degree
2 9 (7.26%) SC Cleared
2 9 (7.26%) Security Cleared
3 8 (6.45%) A+ Certification
3 8 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (3.23%) HNC
5 3 (2.42%) DV Cleared
6 2 (1.61%) ACCA
6 2 (1.61%) CIMA
7 1 (0.81%) HND
7 1 (0.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.81%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.81%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.45%) PMO
2 6 (4.84%) GDPR
2 6 (4.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (3.23%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.61%) IFRS
5 1 (0.81%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 6 (4.84%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.81%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 104 (83.87%) Microsoft
2 16 (12.90%) Oracle
3 10 (8.06%) Salesforce
4 5 (4.03%) Sage
4 5 (4.03%) SAP
5 4 (3.23%) ConnectWise
6 2 (1.61%) HubSpot
6 2 (1.61%) Xero
7 1 (0.81%) Adobe
7 1 (0.81%) Allen-Bradley
7 1 (0.81%) Apple
7 1 (0.81%) Google
7 1 (0.81%) Marketo
7 1 (0.81%) Siemens
7 1 (0.81%) Wonderware