Microsoft Certification Job Trends 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 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 201 201
Rank change year-on-year -14 0 +52
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 528 454 963
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.79% 1.55% 1.39%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.37% 3.57% 5.29%
Number of salaries quoted 434 346 792
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,875 £26,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £28,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,125 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.21% -12.50% -4.19%
75th Percentile £48,750 £50,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £65,000 £61,250
UK median annual salary £34,003 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -24.44% - -5.26%

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 15,657 12,724 18,215
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.48% 43.53% 26.28%
Number of salaries quoted 6,099 5,165 12,151
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,925 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.80% +3.00% -4.18%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,254 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £79,600
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Microsoft Certification job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Microsoft Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Microsoft Certification

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 21 May 2026.

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 21 May 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
North of England +15 152 £30,500 -18.67% 63
South East -18 110 £31,000 -22.50% 62
Midlands -30 100 £36,000 +2.86% 29
North West +25 72 £31,250 -16.67% 33
West Midlands -53 67 £35,000 -3.45% 15
East of England -6 65 £32,500 +8.33% 34
Yorkshire -16 63 £30,500 -12.86% 22
South West -72 50 £30,500 -3.17% 22
Scotland +22 35 £30,500 -23.75% 16
East Midlands -14 29 £45,390 +29.69% 14
North East -28 17 £30,500 -18.67% 8
Northern Ireland - 10 £31,000 - 4
Channel Islands - 5 £75,000 -
Wales -36 3 £29,000 -23.87% 8
Microsoft Certification
UK

Microsoft Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 76 (14.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 72 (13.64%) SharePoint
3 46 (8.71%) WordPress
4 3 (0.57%) Confluence
5 2 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.38%) IIS
5 2 (0.38%) Luigi
6 1 (0.19%) Apache
6 1 (0.19%) Drupal
6 1 (0.19%) nginx
Applications
1 105 (19.89%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.38%) AutoCAD
3 2 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.38%) PTC Creo
3 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.38%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 8 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.19%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 339 (64.20%) Azure
2 225 (42.61%) Microsoft 365
3 207 (39.20%) AWS
4 136 (25.76%) GitHub
5 104 (19.70%) Entra ID
6 34 (6.44%) Power Platform
7 25 (4.73%) Serverless
8 16 (3.03%) OneDrive
9 14 (2.65%) Power Automate
9 14 (2.65%) SaaS
10 13 (2.46%) Azure Functions
11 12 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (2.27%) Google Workspace
12 11 (2.08%) Azure Monitor
12 11 (2.08%) IaaS
13 9 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
13 9 (1.70%) PowerApps
14 7 (1.33%) GCP
15 6 (1.14%) Google Docs
15 6 (1.14%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 150 (28.41%) Internet
2 78 (14.77%) Firewall
3 62 (11.74%) DNS
4 52 (9.85%) DHCP
4 52 (9.85%) VPN
5 44 (8.33%) WAN
6 43 (8.14%) LAN
7 32 (6.06%) TCP/IP
7 32 (6.06%) VoIP
7 32 (6.06%) Wi-Fi
8 31 (5.87%) VLAN
9 26 (4.92%) SAN
10 13 (2.46%) WLAN
11 9 (1.70%) Wireless
12 6 (1.14%) Network Security
13 5 (0.95%) Broadband
13 5 (0.95%) Ethernet
14 4 (0.76%) LTE
14 4 (0.76%) RFID
14 4 (0.76%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.55%) SQL Server
2 21 (3.98%) Power BI
3 9 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.52%) Power Query
5 6 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.95%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.76%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.76%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.57%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.38%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.38%) Star Schema
9 2 (0.38%) Tableau
10 1 (0.19%) InterSystems Cache
10 1 (0.19%) Looker
10 1 (0.19%) Redis
Development Applications
1 144 (27.27%) Git
2 21 (3.98%) JIRA
3 5 (0.95%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.76%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.76%) LabVIEW
4 4 (0.76%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.38%) GitLab
6 1 (0.19%) Gatling
6 1 (0.19%) JMeter
6 1 (0.19%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.19%) Vagrant
General
1 223 (42.23%) Social Skills
2 142 (26.89%) Multimedia
3 52 (9.85%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (6.82%) Legal
5 35 (6.63%) Finance
6 27 (5.11%) Public Sector
7 25 (4.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 23 (4.36%) French Language
8 23 (4.36%) Manufacturing
8 23 (4.36%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (2.84%) Telecoms
10 11 (2.08%) Retail
11 10 (1.89%) Swedish Language
12 9 (1.70%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.57%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.57%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.57%) Social Housing
15 1 (0.19%) Automotive
15 1 (0.19%) Police
Job Titles
1 142 (26.89%) Trainee
2 112 (21.21%) IT Support
3 95 (17.99%) Analyst
4 80 (15.15%) IT Engineer
5 71 (13.45%) Developer
6 56 (10.61%) Trainee Developer
7 52 (9.85%) Software Developer
8 49 (9.28%) Administrator
9 46 (8.71%) IT Support Engineer
9 46 (8.71%) Support Engineer
10 45 (8.52%) Trainee Administrator
10 45 (8.52%) Trainee Software Developer
10 45 (8.52%) Web Administrator
11 43 (8.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 39 (7.39%) Support Analyst
13 36 (6.82%) Service Analyst
13 36 (6.82%) Service Desk Analyst
14 32 (6.06%) IT Analyst
14 32 (6.06%) Senior
15 30 (5.68%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 142 (26.89%) CSS
1 142 (26.89%) HTML
2 13 (2.46%) .NET
2 13 (2.46%) React
3 11 (2.08%) Tailwind CSS
4 6 (1.14%) SAML
5 5 (0.95%) OAuth
5 5 (0.95%) OAuth2
5 5 (0.95%) OpenID
6 4 (0.76%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (0.38%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.38%) ASP.NET MVC
8 2 (0.38%) boto
8 2 (0.38%) HTML5 Canvas
8 2 (0.38%) Web Services
9 1 (0.19%) .NET Framework
9 1 (0.19%) Memcached
9 1 (0.19%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 56 (10.61%) Driving Licence
2 31 (5.87%) Data Centre
3 24 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
4 19 (3.60%) Smartphone
5 17 (3.22%) Hybrid Cloud
6 16 (3.03%) Onboarding
7 15 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (2.46%) Management Information System
9 12 (2.27%) Security Posture
10 11 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.33%) Cloud Native
12 6 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (0.95%) Enterprise Storage
13 5 (0.95%) Replication
14 4 (0.76%) CCTV
14 4 (0.76%) Cloud Security Posture
14 4 (0.76%) Data Structures
14 4 (0.76%) Insider Threat
14 4 (0.76%) Social Network
14 4 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 153 (28.98%) Windows
2 77 (14.58%) Windows Server
3 43 (8.14%) Windows 10
4 26 (4.92%) Windows Server 2016
5 17 (3.22%) Mac OS
6 13 (2.46%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (2.27%) Android
8 11 (2.08%) Linux
9 8 (1.52%) Apple iOS
10 5 (0.95%) VMS
11 4 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.38%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.19%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (30.11%) Problem-Solving
2 142 (26.89%) Mentoring
3 141 (26.70%) Cybersecurity
4 140 (26.52%) Customer Service
5 123 (23.30%) ITIL
6 75 (14.20%) Continuous Improvement
7 56 (10.61%) ITSM
7 56 (10.61%) Web Development
8 44 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 42 (7.95%) Disaster Recovery
10 41 (7.77%) Computer Science
11 34 (6.44%) Migration
12 32 (6.06%) Performance Metrics
13 31 (5.87%) Cloud Security
13 31 (5.87%) Service Delivery
14 29 (5.49%) Coaching
15 25 (4.73%) CRM
16 24 (4.55%) Business Intelligence
17 22 (4.17%) CI/CD
18 21 (3.98%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 172 (32.58%) Python
2 155 (29.36%) JavaScript
3 88 (16.67%) R
4 57 (10.80%) PowerShell
5 47 (8.90%) SQL
6 22 (4.17%) C#
7 14 (2.65%) Java
8 11 (2.08%) TypeScript
9 8 (1.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (1.14%) Bash
10 6 (1.14%) Bicep
11 2 (0.38%) Scala
12 1 (0.19%) PHP
Qualifications
1 209 (39.58%) Azure Certification
2 193 (36.55%) AWS Certification
3 169 (32.01%) Degree
4 145 (27.46%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 88 (16.67%) MCSE
6 67 (12.69%) A+ Certification
7 52 (9.85%) Cisco Certification
8 46 (8.71%) CCNA
9 44 (8.33%) Security Cleared
10 37 (7.01%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 35 (6.63%) SC Cleared
12 32 (6.06%) Network+ Certification
13 28 (5.30%) BPSS Clearance
14 22 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
15 21 (3.98%) DBS Check
16 18 (3.41%) MCSA
17 15 (2.84%) HNC
18 14 (2.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
19 11 (2.08%) ITIL Certification
19 11 (2.08%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (6.63%) QA
2 28 (5.30%) Cyber Essentials
3 23 (4.36%) GDPR
4 18 (3.41%) SLA
5 13 (2.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (1.33%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.95%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.38%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.19%) NCSC
11 1 (0.19%) NIST
System Software
1 155 (29.36%) Active Directory
2 49 (9.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (6.06%) Hyper-V
4 19 (3.60%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (1.52%) vSphere
6 5 (0.95%) Docker
6 5 (0.95%) KVM
6 5 (0.95%) XenApp
7 4 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.38%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.38%) Squid
9 2 (0.38%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.19%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 79 (14.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.65%) Jamf Pro
3 9 (1.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (1.70%) SCCM
4 7 (1.33%) Terraform
5 6 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.95%) Ansible
6 5 (0.95%) FortiGate
6 5 (0.95%) Kubernetes
7 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Clustering
7 4 (0.76%) Nmap
7 4 (0.76%) SolarWinds Orion
7 4 (0.76%) vCenter Server
7 4 (0.76%) WSUS
8 3 (0.57%) Packer
9 2 (0.38%) Grafana
9 2 (0.38%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.19%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.19%) Puppet
10 1 (0.19%) QRadar
Vendors
1 490 (92.80%) Microsoft
2 58 (10.98%) VMware
3 38 (7.20%) ServiceNow
4 26 (4.92%) Dell
5 25 (4.73%) Cisco
6 24 (4.55%) Apple
7 22 (4.17%) Citrix
8 17 (3.22%) Veeam
9 16 (3.03%) Google
10 15 (2.84%) Meraki
11 12 (2.27%) Oracle
12 11 (2.08%) Ubiquiti
13 8 (1.52%) Logitech
13 8 (1.52%) SonicWALL
13 8 (1.52%) Yealink
14 7 (1.33%) SolarWinds
14 7 (1.33%) Sophos
15 5 (0.95%) Draytek
15 5 (0.95%) Fortinet
15 5 (0.95%) Sage