Microsoft Exchange Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Exchange Server
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Microsoft Exchange skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 139 111
Rank change year-on-year +7 -28 -5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 652 711 906
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.54% 1.94% 2.74%
As % of the Application Platforms category 32.33% 23.30% 26.79%
Number of salaries quoted 430 444 779
10th Percentile £26,725 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,076 £30,000 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £53,625 £52,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £63,750 £58,750 £57,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% +0.13%

All Application Platform Skills
UK excluding London

Microsoft Exchange falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring application platform skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 2,017 3,051 3,382
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.76% 8.34% 10.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,373 1,633 2,527
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,750 £28,150
25th Percentile £30,750 £33,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,039 £47,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.50% +3.26% -3.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £76,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Microsoft Exchange
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Microsoft Exchange job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Exchange
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Microsoft Exchange
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Exchange in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Exchange in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Exchange
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 Exchange within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 January 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
South West +71 176 £33,000 +1.54% 18
North of England -1 149 £32,250 -24.12% 56
South East -20 122 £41,500 +3.75% 52
Midlands -6 85 £45,000 +12.50% 24
East of England -19 78 £42,000 +20.00% 22
Yorkshire -8 71 £30,000 -20.00% 27
North West +9 60 £40,000 -5.88% 24
East Midlands +9 47 £35,000 +20.69% 12
West Midlands -9 38 £52,500 +16.67% 12
Scotland -5 26 £55,000 +37.50% 5
North East +4 18 £29,000 -42.00% 7
Wales +9 16 £31,250 +11.61% 2
Microsoft Exchange
UK

Microsoft Exchange
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
1 259 (39.72%) SharePoint
2 26 (3.99%) Exchange Server 2003
3 20 (3.07%) Skype for Business
4 14 (2.15%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (0.92%) IIS
6 3 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.46%) govService
7 2 (0.31%) Confluence
8 1 (0.15%) Apache
Applications
1 74 (11.35%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (3.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.46%) Simulink
5 1 (0.15%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.15%) GNU Octave
5 1 (0.15%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 20 (3.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.61%) Visualfiles
3 2 (0.31%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.15%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 538 (82.52%) Microsoft 365
2 388 (59.51%) Azure
3 216 (33.13%) Entra ID
4 76 (11.66%) OneDrive
5 31 (4.75%) Microsoft Purview
6 24 (3.68%) AWS
6 24 (3.68%) Azure Logic Apps
7 22 (3.37%) Power Platform
8 20 (3.07%) SaaS
9 19 (2.91%) IaaS
10 13 (1.99%) Azure Sentinel
11 12 (1.84%) Microsoft Copilot
12 11 (1.69%) PowerApps
13 10 (1.53%) Mimecast
13 10 (1.53%) PaaS
14 9 (1.38%) GCP
15 8 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
15 8 (1.23%) Google Workspace
15 8 (1.23%) iPaaS
16 5 (0.77%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 278 (42.64%) DNS
2 267 (40.95%) DHCP
3 194 (29.75%) Firewall
4 104 (15.95%) VPN
5 103 (15.80%) TCP/IP
6 83 (12.73%) VLAN
7 62 (9.51%) LAN
8 60 (9.20%) WAN
9 56 (8.59%) Wi-Fi
10 50 (7.67%) VoIP
11 36 (5.52%) SAN
12 25 (3.83%) Wireless
13 21 (3.22%) Remote Desktop
14 17 (2.61%) Skype
15 15 (2.30%) SMTP
16 12 (1.84%) Network Security
16 12 (1.84%) SD-WAN
17 9 (1.38%) DKIM
17 9 (1.38%) DMARC
18 8 (1.23%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 113 (17.33%) Amazon RDS
2 26 (3.99%) Oracle Database
2 26 (3.99%) Oracle Database 10g
2 26 (3.99%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.38%) DTS
4 7 (1.07%) MySQL
4 7 (1.07%) Power BI
5 3 (0.46%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.15%) GIS
Development Applications
1 5 (0.77%) JIRA
2 3 (0.46%) GitLab
2 3 (0.46%) Octopus Deploy
3 2 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 352 (53.99%) Social Skills
2 136 (20.86%) Analytical Skills
3 46 (7.06%) Manufacturing
4 39 (5.98%) Finance
5 27 (4.14%) Organisational Skills
6 19 (2.91%) Advertising
7 15 (2.30%) Aerospace
7 15 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
8 12 (1.84%) Law
8 12 (1.84%) Legal
8 12 (1.84%) Retail
9 6 (0.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (0.92%) Marketing
9 6 (0.92%) Telecoms
10 4 (0.61%) German Language
11 3 (0.46%) Automotive
11 3 (0.46%) Games
11 3 (0.46%) Local Government
11 3 (0.46%) Tech for Good
12 2 (0.31%) Military
Job Titles
1 172 (26.38%) IT Support
2 134 (20.55%) Support Engineer
3 111 (17.02%) Systems Engineer
4 70 (10.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 65 (9.97%) IT Engineer
6 63 (9.66%) 2nd Line Support
6 63 (9.66%) 3rd Line Support
7 61 (9.36%) Support Technician
8 57 (8.74%) Analyst
9 54 (8.28%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 53 (8.13%) IT Support Engineer
11 52 (7.98%) Senior
12 48 (7.36%) Support Analyst
13 38 (5.83%) Systems Support
14 36 (5.52%) Technical Support
15 32 (4.91%) IT Technician
16 31 (4.75%) Technical Engineer
17 30 (4.60%) 1st Line Support
17 30 (4.60%) 2nd Line Engineer
18 29 (4.45%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.38%) .NET
2 3 (0.46%) CSS
2 3 (0.46%) HTML
3 2 (0.31%) ARM Templates
3 2 (0.31%) Middleware
4 1 (0.15%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.15%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 100 (15.34%) Legacy Systems
2 94 (14.42%) Driving Licence
3 58 (8.90%) Onboarding
4 20 (3.07%) Replication
5 19 (2.91%) Data Centre
5 19 (2.91%) Management Information System
5 19 (2.91%) Product Ownership
6 17 (2.61%) Clustering
7 16 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
9 12 (1.84%) Client/Server
9 12 (1.84%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (1.53%) Video Conferencing
11 9 (1.38%) CMDB
11 9 (1.38%) iPad
12 8 (1.23%) Security Posture
13 7 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.77%) Smartphone
15 4 (0.61%) EPoS
15 4 (0.61%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 456 (69.94%) Windows
2 330 (50.61%) Windows Server
3 130 (19.94%) Linux
4 119 (18.25%) Windows Server 2016
5 92 (14.11%) Windows 10
6 37 (5.67%) Mac OS
7 35 (5.37%) Windows Server 2008
8 33 (5.06%) Windows 7
9 28 (4.29%) Unix
10 26 (3.99%) Solaris
10 26 (3.99%) Windows Server 2003
11 25 (3.83%) HPUX
12 23 (3.53%) Android
13 15 (2.30%) Apple iOS
13 15 (2.30%) Windows Server 2019
14 10 (1.53%) Windows 8
14 10 (1.53%) Windows Server 2012
15 6 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.15%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 276 (42.33%) Problem-Solving
2 223 (34.20%) Customer Service
3 136 (20.86%) ITIL
4 131 (20.09%) Migration
5 102 (15.64%) Kalman Filter
6 99 (15.18%) Web Filtering
7 98 (15.03%) Customer Experience
8 97 (14.88%) Email Filtering
8 97 (14.88%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 97 (14.88%) Vulnerability Scanning
9 81 (12.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 59 (9.05%) Service Delivery
11 52 (7.98%) Continuous Improvement
12 46 (7.06%) Cybersecurity
13 44 (6.75%) Incident Management
14 43 (6.60%) Roadmaps
15 40 (6.13%) Disaster Recovery
15 40 (6.13%) Remote Monitoring and Management
16 36 (5.52%) Technology Roadmap
17 32 (4.91%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 136 (20.86%) PowerShell
2 24 (3.68%) SQL
3 22 (3.37%) Perl
4 17 (2.61%) Python
5 12 (1.84%) Bash
6 5 (0.77%) MATLAB
7 4 (0.61%) Bicep
8 3 (0.46%) Assembly Language
8 3 (0.46%) C
8 3 (0.46%) C++
8 3 (0.46%) Java
8 3 (0.46%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.46%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.46%) Swift
9 2 (0.31%) Korn
9 2 (0.31%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.15%) VB
10 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 165 (25.31%) Security Cleared
2 158 (24.23%) SC Cleared
3 58 (8.90%) Degree
4 49 (7.52%) Microsoft Certification
5 33 (5.06%) DV Cleared
6 21 (3.22%) BPSS Clearance
7 20 (3.07%) DBS Check
8 17 (2.61%) MCP
9 15 (2.30%) ITIL Certification
10 14 (2.15%) CCNA
10 14 (2.15%) Cisco Certification
11 13 (1.99%) Azure Certification
12 9 (1.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 6 (0.92%) CCNP
14 5 (0.77%) A+ Certification
14 5 (0.77%) MCSA
15 4 (0.61%) MCSE
16 3 (0.46%) TOGAF Certification
16 3 (0.46%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 2 (0.31%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (18.10%) Cyber Essentials
2 100 (15.34%) PCI DSS
3 35 (5.37%) SLA
4 19 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (1.53%) GDPR
6 10 (1.53%) NIST
7 8 (1.23%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.77%) PMO
9 3 (0.46%) QA
10 2 (0.31%) Disclosure Scotland
10 2 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.15%) FINRA
11 1 (0.15%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.15%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 502 (76.99%) Active Directory
2 200 (30.67%) Hyper-V
3 107 (16.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 97 (14.88%) Terminal Server
5 22 (3.37%) Virtual Desktop
6 10 (1.53%) vSphere
7 5 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.77%) XenApp
8 4 (0.61%) Docker
8 4 (0.61%) Firmware
8 4 (0.61%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.46%) VMware Workstation
10 2 (0.31%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 174 (26.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (6.13%) SCCM
3 24 (3.68%) Terraform
4 17 (2.61%) FortiGate
5 13 (1.99%) Autotask
6 10 (1.53%) SCOM
7 9 (1.38%) Nagios
7 9 (1.38%) WSUS
7 9 (1.38%) ZABBIX
8 7 (1.07%) Failover Clustering
9 5 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
9 5 (0.77%) Kubernetes
10 3 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.46%) Ansible
10 3 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.31%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.31%) Plesk
11 2 (0.31%) SCSM
11 2 (0.31%) vRealize
11 2 (0.31%) VxRail
Vendors
1 580 (88.96%) Microsoft
2 259 (39.72%) VMware
3 139 (21.32%) Veeam
4 115 (17.64%) SolarWinds
5 105 (16.10%) Tanium
6 98 (15.03%) Splunk
7 96 (14.72%) Brocade
7 96 (14.72%) Nimble Storage
8 48 (7.36%) Cisco
9 35 (5.37%) Apple
10 33 (5.06%) Citrix
11 28 (4.29%) Oracle
12 26 (3.99%) Meraki
13 23 (3.53%) SonicWALL
14 17 (2.61%) HP
14 17 (2.61%) Sophos
15 16 (2.45%) Google
15 16 (2.45%) Red Hat
16 15 (2.30%) Mitel
16 15 (2.30%) Progress