Microsoft 365 Jobs in the UK excluding London

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 24 35
Rank change year-on-year -28 +11 +6
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,859 5,668 3,984
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.72% 7.60% 6.87%
As % of the Cloud Services category 21.64% 23.61% 17.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,514 4,885 3,235
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,000 £24,812
25th Percentile £28,250 £26,750 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,298 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.58% -3.21% +5.63%
75th Percentile £48,750 £48,750 £51,875
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £66,150
UK median annual salary £40,000 £38,500 £42,250
% change year-on-year +3.90% -8.88% -0.59%

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 8,591 24,005 22,607
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 21.82% 32.19% 38.97%
Number of salaries quoted 5,701 17,654 13,410
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,500 £70,938
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +4.00%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the UK excluding London

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Microsoft 365 in the UK excluding London

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in the UK excluding London

Microsoft 365
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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
North of England -58 449 £32,500 -13.33% 951
Midlands -14 437 £35,000 - 717
South East -37 433 £37,500 - 1,158
East of England -25 265 £35,250 +8.46% 551
West Midlands -13 248 £41,000 +12.33% 372
North West -94 235 £34,000 -15.00% 436
South West -11 216 £32,500 -13.33% 483
Yorkshire -17 190 £32,500 -7.14% 380
East Midlands -17 189 £32,000 -4.48% 301
Scotland -31 38 £35,500 -2.74% 222
North East -28 24 £33,198 -11.47% 141
Wales -32 15 £38,094 +34.66% 125
Northern Ireland -4 7 £52,500 +50.00% 50
Isle of Man -2 1 - -
Microsoft 365
UK

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 413 (22.22%) SharePoint
2 366 (19.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 45 (2.42%) IIS
4 16 (0.86%) Confluence
5 9 (0.48%) Tomcat
6 7 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2013
6 7 (0.38%) IBM Domino
7 4 (0.22%) Skype for Business
8 3 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
8 3 (0.16%) WordPress
9 2 (0.11%) CMS
9 2 (0.11%) JOnAS
9 2 (0.11%) nginx
10 1 (0.054%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.054%) Exchange Server 2010
10 1 (0.054%) OpenStack
Applications
1 269 (14.47%) Microsoft Office
2 87 (4.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.38%) Acrobat
5 6 (0.32%) Chatbot
5 6 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.16%) Productboard
8 2 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.11%) Mozilla Thunderbird
8 2 (0.11%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.054%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.054%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 22 (1.18%) Dynamics NAV
2 16 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (0.86%) NetSuite
3 7 (0.38%) SAP Business One
3 7 (0.38%) SAP ERP
4 6 (0.32%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.16%) Sage 50
7 2 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.11%) Sage 1000
8 1 (0.054%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.054%) Exchequer
8 1 (0.054%) Maximo
8 1 (0.054%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.054%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 924 (49.70%) Azure
2 325 (17.48%) Entra ID
3 140 (7.53%) OneDrive
4 137 (7.37%) Power Platform
5 131 (7.05%) AWS
6 92 (4.95%) Power Automate
7 72 (3.87%) SaaS
8 67 (3.60%) PowerApps
9 42 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
10 33 (1.78%) Mimecast
11 31 (1.67%) Azure DevOps
11 31 (1.67%) PaaS
12 30 (1.61%) IaaS
13 28 (1.51%) Google Workspace
14 27 (1.45%) Microsoft Copilot
15 24 (1.29%) Microsoft Purview
16 20 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
17 16 (0.86%) Azure Logic Apps
18 13 (0.70%) Azure Sentinel
19 11 (0.59%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 368 (19.80%) Firewall
2 240 (12.91%) DNS
3 216 (11.62%) WAN
4 203 (10.92%) DHCP
5 197 (10.60%) LAN
6 174 (9.36%) VPN
7 146 (7.85%) VoIP
8 125 (6.72%) TCP/IP
8 125 (6.72%) VLAN
9 105 (5.65%) Wi-Fi
10 62 (3.34%) Wireless
11 47 (2.53%) SAN
12 46 (2.47%) Remote Desktop
13 43 (2.31%) SD-WAN
14 32 (1.72%) Network Security
15 26 (1.40%) Cisco IOS
16 23 (1.24%) Internet
17 21 (1.13%) ADSL
17 21 (1.13%) Intranet
18 16 (0.86%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (6.02%) SQL Server
2 81 (4.36%) Power BI
3 36 (1.94%) Amazon RDS
4 19 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 13 (0.70%) Azure SQL Database
5 13 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (0.48%) MySQL
7 9 (0.48%) Relational Database
8 8 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.32%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 5 (0.27%) GIS
10 5 (0.27%) Power Query
10 5 (0.27%) RDBMS
11 4 (0.22%) FileMaker
11 4 (0.22%) Metabase
12 3 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
13 2 (0.11%) BusinessObjects
13 2 (0.11%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 35 (1.88%) JIRA
2 7 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.16%) Git
3 3 (0.16%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.11%) Vagrant
5 1 (0.054%) GitLab
5 1 (0.054%) gulp
5 1 (0.054%) Yeoman
General
1 783 (42.12%) Social Skills
2 142 (7.64%) Finance
3 129 (6.94%) Analytical Skills
4 117 (6.29%) Retail
5 100 (5.38%) Law
6 94 (5.06%) Legal
7 72 (3.87%) Manufacturing
8 66 (3.55%) Telecoms
9 59 (3.17%) Organisational Skills
10 53 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 29 (1.56%) Public Sector
12 27 (1.45%) Automotive
13 26 (1.40%) Local Government
14 22 (1.18%) Marketing
15 19 (1.02%) Back Office
16 18 (0.97%) Games
16 18 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
17 15 (0.81%) Advertising
18 14 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
19 12 (0.65%) Police
Job Titles
1 550 (29.59%) IT Support
2 353 (18.99%) Analyst
3 309 (16.62%) Support Engineer
4 213 (11.46%) Support Analyst
5 210 (11.30%) 2nd Line Support
6 190 (10.22%) IT Engineer
7 168 (9.04%) IT Analyst
8 133 (7.15%) IT Support Engineer
9 124 (6.67%) IT Support Analyst
10 115 (6.19%) 1st Line Support
11 113 (6.08%) Senior
12 94 (5.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 89 (4.79%) Lead
14 85 (4.57%) Support Technician
15 84 (4.52%) 3rd Line Support
16 80 (4.30%) Technical Support
17 78 (4.20%) Support Specialist
18 68 (3.66%) 3rd Line Engineer
18 68 (3.66%) Service Analyst
19 67 (3.60%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (1.88%) .NET
2 21 (1.13%) React
3 20 (1.08%) JSON
4 13 (0.70%) HTML
5 12 (0.65%) XML
6 11 (0.59%) HTML5 Canvas
6 11 (0.59%) REST
7 10 (0.54%) CSS
8 9 (0.48%) SOAP
9 7 (0.38%) ASP.NET
10 5 (0.27%) FHIR
10 5 (0.27%) SAML
11 4 (0.22%) 802.1X
11 4 (0.22%) SPFx
12 3 (0.16%) HTML5
12 3 (0.16%) Software Packaging
12 3 (0.16%) Web Services
13 2 (0.11%) ARM Templates
13 2 (0.11%) LDAP
13 2 (0.11%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 179 (9.63%) Driving Licence
2 98 (5.27%) Onboarding
3 52 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
4 50 (2.69%) Management Information System
5 42 (2.26%) CCTV
6 39 (2.10%) Data Protection Act
7 36 (1.94%) Social Media
8 34 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
9 28 (1.51%) Data Centre
10 21 (1.13%) Video Conferencing
11 19 (1.02%) Hybrid Cloud
12 18 (0.97%) Cyber Threat
12 18 (0.97%) IoT
13 17 (0.91%) Life Science
13 17 (0.91%) PKI
14 16 (0.86%) Enterprise Cloud
15 15 (0.81%) Replication
16 14 (0.75%) Client/Server
16 14 (0.75%) FMCG
16 14 (0.75%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1,073 (57.72%) Windows
2 453 (24.37%) Windows Server
3 293 (15.76%) Windows 10
4 131 (7.05%) Mac OS
5 125 (6.72%) Linux
6 77 (4.14%) Windows Server 2019
7 72 (3.87%) Apple iOS
7 72 (3.87%) Windows Server 2016
8 68 (3.66%) Android
9 38 (2.04%) Windows Server 2012
10 25 (1.34%) Windows 7
11 22 (1.18%) VMS
12 20 (1.08%) Unix
13 13 (0.70%) Mac OS X
14 10 (0.54%) Ubuntu
15 6 (0.32%) CentOS
15 6 (0.32%) Debian
15 6 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 6 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
16 3 (0.16%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 567 (30.50%) Problem-Solving
2 486 (26.14%) Customer Service
3 376 (20.23%) ITIL
4 290 (15.60%) Cybersecurity
5 162 (8.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 131 (7.05%) ITSM
7 127 (6.83%) Service Delivery
8 118 (6.35%) Mentoring
9 116 (6.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 108 (5.81%) Project Management
11 103 (5.54%) Migration
12 101 (5.43%) Agile
13 100 (5.38%) Service Management
14 99 (5.33%) Roadmaps
15 98 (5.27%) Project Delivery
16 93 (5.00%) Data Protection
17 89 (4.79%) Business Intelligence
17 89 (4.79%) Incident Management
18 85 (4.57%) Disaster Recovery
19 78 (4.20%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 246 (13.23%) PowerShell
2 134 (7.21%) SQL
3 41 (2.21%) C#
4 40 (2.15%) JavaScript
5 35 (1.88%) Python
6 22 (1.18%) Java
7 17 (0.91%) VBA
8 14 (0.75%) Bash
8 14 (0.75%) T-SQL
9 11 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.27%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.22%) C++
11 4 (0.22%) PHP
11 4 (0.22%) RPG
11 4 (0.22%) VB
12 3 (0.16%) Progress 4GL
12 3 (0.16%) VBScript
13 2 (0.11%) Bicep
13 2 (0.11%) Korn
13 2 (0.11%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 267 (14.36%) Degree
2 220 (11.83%) Microsoft Certification
3 94 (5.06%) A+ Certification
4 71 (3.82%) DBS Check
5 69 (3.71%) Azure Certification
6 54 (2.90%) Security Cleared
7 48 (2.58%) MCSA
8 46 (2.47%) ITIL Certification
8 46 (2.47%) SC Cleared
9 45 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
10 44 (2.37%) CCNA
10 44 (2.37%) Network+ Certification
11 37 (1.99%) MCP
12 35 (1.88%) MCSE
13 27 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
14 19 (1.02%) CCNP
15 18 (0.97%) MCITP
16 16 (0.86%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 12 (0.65%) AWS Certification
18 11 (0.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 122 (6.56%) SLA
2 83 (4.46%) Cyber Essentials
3 73 (3.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 65 (3.50%) GDPR
5 21 (1.13%) QA
6 18 (0.97%) NIST
6 18 (0.97%) PCI DSS
7 12 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 12 (0.65%) Data Quality
8 8 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 7 (0.38%) PERC
10 6 (0.32%) NCSC
11 5 (0.27%) HL7
12 4 (0.22%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.16%) GRC
13 3 (0.16%) PMO
13 3 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.11%) COBIT
15 1 (0.054%) ISO 22301
15 1 (0.054%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 891 (47.93%) Active Directory
2 201 (10.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 189 (10.17%) Hyper-V
4 62 (3.34%) Virtual Desktop
5 24 (1.29%) VMware ESXi
5 24 (1.29%) vSphere
6 20 (1.08%) Virtual Machines
6 20 (1.08%) XenApp
7 18 (0.97%) Docker
8 12 (0.65%) Terminal Services
9 10 (0.54%) Firmware
10 5 (0.27%) BitLocker
10 5 (0.27%) Dovecot
10 5 (0.27%) Postfix
11 2 (0.11%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 2 (0.11%) DFS Replication
11 2 (0.11%) Squid
12 1 (0.054%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.054%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.054%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 387 (20.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 65 (3.50%) SCCM
3 24 (1.29%) Jamf Pro
4 20 (1.08%) Terraform
5 17 (0.91%) Kubernetes
5 17 (0.91%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (0.65%) Autotask
7 11 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 11 (0.59%) FortiGate
8 9 (0.48%) Backup Exec
8 9 (0.48%) SmoothWall
9 7 (0.38%) NetBackup
9 7 (0.38%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.32%) Ansible
10 6 (0.32%) Proxmox
11 5 (0.27%) WSUS
12 4 (0.22%) Dell DRAC
12 4 (0.22%) SCOM
13 3 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
13 3 (0.16%) Iperf
Vendors
1 1,393 (74.93%) Microsoft
2 293 (15.76%) VMware
3 193 (10.38%) Cisco
4 96 (5.16%) Meraki
5 92 (4.95%) Apple
6 74 (3.98%) Citrix
7 58 (3.12%) Veeam
8 47 (2.53%) ServiceNow
9 44 (2.37%) Google
10 36 (1.94%) SonicWALL
10 36 (1.94%) Sophos
11 33 (1.78%) HP
12 32 (1.72%) SAP
13 31 (1.67%) Oracle
14 27 (1.45%) Dell
15 25 (1.34%) CheckPoint
16 24 (1.29%) Fortinet
17 23 (1.24%) Ubiquiti
18 22 (1.18%) WatchGuard
19 21 (1.13%) Adobe