Microsoft Certification Jobs in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 249 213 277
Rank change year-on-year -36 +64 -53
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 460 964 718
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.15% 1.35% 1.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.10% 4.94% 3.31%
Number of salaries quoted 353 793 586
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,500 £24,125
25th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -3.61% -2.35%
75th Percentile £51,250 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £65,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +4.32%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21,866 19,508 21,700
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.84% 27.28% 36.77%
Number of salaries quoted 9,026 12,216 8,056
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,250 £28,063
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £52,090
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.01% +4.18%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,708 £79,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% +9.09%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification
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 Certification within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 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
South East -16 110 £42,500 +8.97% 128
Midlands +13 104 £35,000 -7.89% 62
North of England -93 98 £37,500 -6.25% 100
West Midlands +29 82 £35,000 -7.89% 37
South West +72 69 £31,500 -25.88% 55
East of England +4 61 £30,000 -25.00% 69
North West -71 54 £37,500 -6.25% 44
Yorkshire +16 38 £29,000 -31.76% 43
East Midlands -18 22 £35,000 -21.55% 24
Scotland +82 10 £40,000 -30.43% 36
Wales +19 8 £38,094 +41.09% 5
North East -21 6 £37,500 +15.38% 14
Isle of Man +15 2 £34,500 -31.00% 1
Microsoft Certification
UK

Microsoft Certification
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 58 (12.61%) SharePoint
2 53 (11.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.87%) IIS
4 1 (0.22%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.22%) Confluence
4 1 (0.22%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (0.22%) SharePoint 2013
4 1 (0.22%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 53 (11.52%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (4.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.87%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.65%) Sage 50
4 2 (0.43%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 234 (50.87%) Azure
2 222 (48.26%) Microsoft 365
3 89 (19.35%) Entra ID
4 51 (11.09%) AWS
5 44 (9.57%) Power Platform
6 41 (8.91%) Dynamics 365
7 32 (6.96%) OneDrive
8 29 (6.30%) SaaS
9 24 (5.22%) Power Automate
9 24 (5.22%) PowerApps
10 22 (4.78%) PaaS
11 20 (4.35%) GCP
12 19 (4.13%) Azure DevOps
13 14 (3.04%) IaaS
14 13 (2.83%) Google Workspace
15 9 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
16 8 (1.74%) Azure Sentinel
17 5 (1.09%) Azure Logic Apps
17 5 (1.09%) GitHub
17 5 (1.09%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 93 (20.22%) Firewall
2 88 (19.13%) DNS
3 63 (13.70%) DHCP
4 46 (10.00%) WAN
5 43 (9.35%) VLAN
6 42 (9.13%) WLAN
7 40 (8.70%) VPN
8 39 (8.48%) LAN
9 36 (7.83%) TCP/IP
10 34 (7.39%) Network Security
11 29 (6.30%) Internet
12 22 (4.78%) Wireless
13 15 (3.26%) Remote Desktop
14 14 (3.04%) SAN
14 14 (3.04%) VoIP
15 13 (2.83%) BGP
15 13 (2.83%) OSPF
16 12 (2.61%) SD-WAN
17 11 (2.39%) Wireshark
18 10 (2.17%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (9.13%) SQL Server
2 23 (5.00%) Power BI
3 11 (2.39%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (1.09%) MongoDB
5 5 (1.09%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.87%) Metabase
7 3 (0.65%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.43%) Big Data
8 2 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.43%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.43%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.22%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.22%) MySQL
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.22%) Power Query
9 1 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (3.48%) JIRA
2 6 (1.30%) Git
3 5 (1.09%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.65%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.43%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.22%) GitLab
6 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
General
1 227 (49.35%) Social Skills
2 44 (9.57%) Finance
3 41 (8.91%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (7.17%) Law
5 27 (5.87%) Retail
6 19 (4.13%) Automotive
6 19 (4.13%) Public Sector
7 15 (3.26%) Legal
8 14 (3.04%) Telecoms
9 13 (2.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 13 (2.83%) Manufacturing
10 8 (1.74%) Banking
10 8 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (1.74%) Welsh Language
11 6 (1.30%) Marketing
11 6 (1.30%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (0.87%) Aerospace
12 4 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.65%) Advertising
13 3 (0.65%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 112 (24.35%) IT Support
2 88 (19.13%) Support Engineer
3 79 (17.17%) IT Engineer
4 74 (16.09%) Analyst
5 56 (12.17%) Senior
6 54 (11.74%) IT Support Engineer
7 49 (10.65%) Support Analyst
8 47 (10.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 43 (9.35%) 2nd Line Support
10 37 (8.04%) Technical Support
11 26 (5.65%) 1st Line Support
12 23 (5.00%) Developer
12 23 (5.00%) IT Analyst
13 20 (4.35%) Infrastructure Support
14 19 (4.13%) Cloud Engineer
14 19 (4.13%) Support Technician
15 17 (3.70%) Consultant
15 17 (3.70%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
16 16 (3.48%) Systems Engineer
16 16 (3.48%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.57%) .NET
2 12 (2.61%) ASP.NET
3 8 (1.74%) CSS
3 8 (1.74%) HTML
4 7 (1.52%) ARM Templates
4 7 (1.52%) Middleware
5 6 (1.30%) WPF
6 5 (1.09%) .NET Framework
7 4 (0.87%) CSS3
7 4 (0.87%) HTML5
7 4 (0.87%) Web Services
7 4 (0.87%) XML
8 3 (0.65%) ASP.NET Core
8 3 (0.65%) Entity Framework
8 3 (0.65%) HTML5 Canvas
8 3 (0.65%) LESS
8 3 (0.65%) REST
8 3 (0.65%) Sass
9 2 (0.43%) .NET Core
9 2 (0.43%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 52 (11.30%) Driving Licence
2 34 (7.39%) Management Information System
3 15 (3.26%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.26%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (3.26%) Smartphone
4 14 (3.04%) Data Centre
5 11 (2.39%) IoT
6 10 (2.17%) Enterprise Cloud
6 10 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (1.52%) Blackberry
7 7 (1.52%) Operational Technology
8 6 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.30%) Replication
8 6 (1.30%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.09%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.09%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (0.87%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (0.87%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.87%) Low-Code
10 4 (0.87%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 264 (57.39%) Windows
2 121 (26.30%) Windows Server
3 103 (22.39%) Linux
4 63 (13.70%) Windows 10
5 33 (7.17%) Windows Server 2016
6 32 (6.96%) Mac OS
7 30 (6.52%) Windows Server 2019
8 28 (6.09%) Mac OS X
9 20 (4.35%) Ubuntu
10 12 (2.61%) Apple iOS
11 10 (2.17%) Android
12 7 (1.52%) Windows 7
12 7 (1.52%) Windows Server 2012
13 6 (1.30%) CentOS
14 4 (0.87%) Unix
14 4 (0.87%) Windows 8
15 2 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.22%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (44.13%) Problem-Solving
2 147 (31.96%) ITIL
3 119 (25.87%) Customer Service
4 79 (17.17%) Mentoring
5 69 (15.00%) Computer Science
6 53 (11.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 52 (11.30%) Service Management
8 41 (8.91%) Agile
8 41 (8.91%) ITSM
9 38 (8.26%) Asset Management
10 35 (7.61%) Coaching
11 33 (7.17%) IT Asset Management
11 33 (7.17%) Migration
12 32 (6.96%) Continuous Improvement
13 31 (6.74%) Roadmaps
14 29 (6.30%) Network Management
14 29 (6.30%) Service Delivery
15 28 (6.09%) Cybersecurity
15 28 (6.09%) DevOps
16 27 (5.87%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 75 (16.30%) PowerShell
2 74 (16.09%) SQL
3 32 (6.96%) Python
4 23 (5.00%) C#
5 14 (3.04%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.74%) T-SQL
6 8 (1.74%) X++
7 7 (1.52%) C++
8 5 (1.09%) Bash
9 4 (0.87%) VB
10 3 (0.65%) Bicep
10 3 (0.65%) C
10 3 (0.65%) Java
10 3 (0.65%) Objective-C
10 3 (0.65%) PHP
11 2 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.43%) VBScript
12 1 (0.22%) Delphi
12 1 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 128 (27.83%) MCSE
2 115 (25.00%) Degree
3 96 (20.87%) MCP
4 92 (20.00%) MCSA
5 83 (18.04%) Azure Certification
6 78 (16.96%) Cisco Certification
7 75 (16.30%) A+ Certification
8 66 (14.35%) CCNA
9 64 (13.91%) Computer Science Degree
10 56 (12.17%) CCNP
11 52 (11.30%) Network+ Certification
12 35 (7.61%) Security Cleared
13 33 (7.17%) MCITP
14 28 (6.09%) LPIC
14 28 (6.09%) SC Cleared
14 28 (6.09%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 17 (3.70%) HND
16 15 (3.26%) AWS Certification
16 15 (3.26%) DBS Check
17 13 (2.83%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (7.17%) SLA
2 20 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (3.91%) Cyber Essentials
4 14 (3.04%) GDPR
5 4 (0.87%) NIST
5 4 (0.87%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.87%) QA
6 3 (0.65%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.65%) NCSC
7 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.22%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.22%) GRC
7 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (0.22%) PMO
System Software
1 206 (44.78%) Active Directory
2 49 (10.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (8.70%) Hyper-V
4 27 (5.87%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (3.26%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (2.17%) vSphere
7 7 (1.52%) VMware NSX
8 5 (1.09%) Docker
9 3 (0.65%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.22%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.22%) Firmware
10 1 (0.22%) LXC
10 1 (0.22%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.22%) Samba
10 1 (0.22%) XenApp
10 1 (0.22%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 52 (11.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (4.78%) SCCM
3 18 (3.91%) Terraform
4 7 (1.52%) PaperCut
5 5 (1.09%) Progress Chef
6 4 (0.87%) Ansible
6 4 (0.87%) Autotask
6 4 (0.87%) Dell DRAC
6 4 (0.87%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.65%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.65%) Iperf
7 3 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.65%) SmoothWall
7 3 (0.65%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.65%) WMI
8 2 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.43%) Nessus
9 1 (0.22%) OpenVAS
9 1 (0.22%) QRadar
9 1 (0.22%) VxRail
Vendors
1 396 (86.09%) Microsoft
2 94 (20.43%) Cisco
3 69 (15.00%) VMware
4 36 (7.83%) Google
5 29 (6.30%) Apple
6 24 (5.22%) Dell
6 24 (5.22%) Fortinet
7 15 (3.26%) Palo Alto
8 14 (3.04%) Ubiquiti
9 13 (2.83%) Citrix
9 13 (2.83%) ServiceNow
10 11 (2.39%) Veeam
11 9 (1.96%) SonicWALL
11 9 (1.96%) WatchGuard
12 8 (1.74%) HP
12 8 (1.74%) Oracle
13 7 (1.52%) SAP
14 6 (1.30%) Aruba
14 6 (1.30%) Red Hat
15 5 (1.09%) Meraki