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 14 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 155 113
Rank change year-on-year +1 -42 +10
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 633 528 1,526
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.19% 1.89% 2.61%
As % of the Application Platforms category 28.56% 21.70% 25.36%
Number of salaries quoted 467 402 1,331
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,263 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - +2.95%
75th Percentile £50,250 £52,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £59,500 £58,750 £55,000
UK median annual salary £40,500 £43,750 £40,000
% change year-on-year -7.43% +9.38% -2.44%

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 2,216 2,433 6,018
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.18% 8.69% 10.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,578 1,516 4,472
10th Percentile £26,750 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.78% +5.88% -10.53%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £73,886 £74,900
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

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 14 March 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 14 March 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 East +24 163 £42,500 +6.25% 49
North of England -20 154 £32,000 -24.71% 41
South West +26 129 £32,500 - 15
Midlands -11 86 £45,000 - 26
North West +4 71 £40,500 -4.71% 25
Yorkshire -27 71 £30,000 -7.69% 15
East of England -49 58 £41,000 +9.33% 37
West Midlands +6 49 £48,500 -3.00% 12
East Midlands -24 37 £40,000 +37.93% 14
Scotland -10 20 £26,750 -28.67% 6
Wales +5 16 £40,000 -3.61% 3
North East -12 12 £31,500 -1.56% 2
Isle of Man +4 6 £45,000 +91.49% 1
Northern Ireland -29 1 - - 1
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
1 286 (45.18%) SharePoint
2 23 (3.63%) Exchange Server 2003
3 18 (2.84%) Exchange Server 2013
4 11 (1.74%) Exchange Server 2007
4 11 (1.74%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (1.42%) IIS
6 5 (0.79%) Confluence
7 4 (0.63%) CMS
8 3 (0.47%) Apache
8 3 (0.47%) govService
8 3 (0.47%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 71 (11.22%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (3.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.16%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 10 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.63%) Dynamics GP
2 4 (0.63%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.47%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 548 (86.57%) Microsoft 365
2 398 (62.88%) Azure
3 230 (36.33%) Entra ID
4 87 (13.74%) OneDrive
5 40 (6.32%) SaaS
6 26 (4.11%) AWS
7 25 (3.95%) Power Platform
8 21 (3.32%) Mimecast
9 20 (3.16%) Microsoft Purview
10 17 (2.69%) Google Workspace
11 13 (2.05%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (1.58%) IaaS
13 8 (1.26%) Microsoft Copilot
14 7 (1.11%) Azure Sentinel
14 7 (1.11%) GCP
14 7 (1.11%) GitHub
15 6 (0.95%) Power Automate
16 5 (0.79%) iPaaS
16 5 (0.79%) PaaS
17 4 (0.63%) Dropbox
Communications & Networking
1 269 (42.50%) DNS
2 253 (39.97%) DHCP
3 183 (28.91%) Firewall
4 114 (18.01%) VPN
5 89 (14.06%) VLAN
6 87 (13.74%) WAN
7 84 (13.27%) TCP/IP
8 75 (11.85%) LAN
9 66 (10.43%) Wi-Fi
10 42 (6.64%) VoIP
11 23 (3.63%) SAN
12 19 (3.00%) SD-WAN
12 19 (3.00%) Wireless
13 17 (2.69%) Network Security
14 14 (2.21%) Remote Desktop
15 10 (1.58%) SMTP
15 10 (1.58%) Unified Communications
16 9 (1.42%) DKIM
16 9 (1.42%) DMARC
17 7 (1.11%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (13.27%) Amazon RDS
2 34 (5.37%) SQL Server
3 23 (3.63%) Oracle Database
3 23 (3.63%) Oracle Database 10g
4 17 (2.69%) Power BI
5 16 (2.53%) MySQL
6 14 (2.21%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (1.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.47%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.32%) DTS
10 1 (0.16%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.16%) GIS
Development Applications
1 17 (2.69%) JIRA
2 5 (0.79%) Octopus Deploy
3 2 (0.32%) GitLab
3 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio
General
1 301 (47.55%) Social Skills
2 125 (19.75%) Analytical Skills
3 56 (8.85%) Organisational Skills
4 35 (5.53%) Finance
4 35 (5.53%) Manufacturing
5 22 (3.48%) Legal
6 21 (3.32%) Advertising
7 15 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
8 12 (1.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (1.58%) Retail
10 9 (1.42%) Law
11 5 (0.79%) Telecoms
12 4 (0.63%) Aerospace
12 4 (0.63%) Banking
12 4 (0.63%) German Language
12 4 (0.63%) Marketing
13 3 (0.47%) Automotive
13 3 (0.47%) Games
13 3 (0.47%) Local Government
13 3 (0.47%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 217 (34.28%) IT Support
2 145 (22.91%) Support Engineer
3 102 (16.11%) IT Engineer
4 90 (14.22%) Systems Engineer
5 86 (13.59%) IT Support Engineer
6 81 (12.80%) Analyst
7 74 (11.69%) 3rd Line Support
8 69 (10.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 65 (10.27%) 2nd Line Support
10 64 (10.11%) Support Technician
11 60 (9.48%) Support Analyst
12 51 (8.06%) Senior
13 43 (6.79%) IT Technician
14 42 (6.64%) IT Support Technician
15 40 (6.32%) IT Analyst
16 36 (5.69%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 36 (5.69%) IT Support Analyst
17 33 (5.21%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
18 31 (4.90%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
18 31 (4.90%) Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.26%) JSON
1 8 (1.26%) XML
2 6 (0.95%) .NET
3 3 (0.47%) CSS
3 3 (0.47%) HTML
4 2 (0.32%) Middleware
5 1 (0.16%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.16%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.16%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 87 (13.74%) Driving Licence
2 75 (11.85%) Legacy Systems
3 46 (7.27%) Self-Motivation
4 43 (6.79%) Onboarding
5 28 (4.42%) Replication
6 17 (2.69%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.21%) Data Centre
8 12 (1.90%) Client/Server
9 11 (1.74%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (1.26%) Clustering
11 8 (1.26%) Data Structures
11 8 (1.26%) Product Ownership
12 6 (0.95%) iPad
13 5 (0.79%) CMDB
14 4 (0.63%) Digital Signage
14 4 (0.63%) Educational Technology
14 4 (0.63%) Low-Code
14 4 (0.63%) NHS
14 4 (0.63%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 448 (70.77%) Windows
2 290 (45.81%) Windows Server
3 115 (18.17%) Windows 10
4 105 (16.59%) Windows Server 2016
5 99 (15.64%) Linux
6 45 (7.11%) Mac OS
7 44 (6.95%) Windows 7
8 41 (6.48%) Android
9 34 (5.37%) Windows Server 2008
10 27 (4.27%) Apple iOS
11 25 (3.95%) Unix
12 23 (3.63%) HPUX
12 23 (3.63%) Solaris
12 23 (3.63%) Windows Server 2003
12 23 (3.63%) Windows Server 2019
13 22 (3.48%) Windows Server 2012
14 16 (2.53%) Windows 8
15 3 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 3 (0.47%) Ubuntu
16 2 (0.32%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 283 (44.71%) Problem-Solving
2 194 (30.65%) Customer Service
3 171 (27.01%) ITIL
4 103 (16.27%) Migration
5 83 (13.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 82 (12.95%) Kalman Filter
7 80 (12.64%) Web Filtering
8 77 (12.16%) Customer Experience
8 77 (12.16%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 76 (12.01%) Email Filtering
10 73 (11.53%) Vulnerability Scanning
11 72 (11.37%) Continuous Improvement
12 70 (11.06%) Service Delivery
13 60 (9.48%) Disaster Recovery
14 55 (8.69%) Cybersecurity
15 41 (6.48%) Incident Management
15 41 (6.48%) Remote Monitoring and Management
15 41 (6.48%) Time Management
16 36 (5.69%) Collaborative Working
16 36 (5.69%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 137 (21.64%) PowerShell
2 31 (4.90%) SQL
3 22 (3.48%) Perl
4 16 (2.53%) Python
5 10 (1.58%) R
6 8 (1.26%) Bash
6 8 (1.26%) T-SQL
7 6 (0.95%) Bicep
8 3 (0.47%) C
9 2 (0.32%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.16%) Assembly Language
10 1 (0.16%) C++
10 1 (0.16%) Java
10 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.16%) Korn
10 1 (0.16%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.16%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.16%) Swift
10 1 (0.16%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 130 (20.54%) Security Cleared
2 124 (19.59%) SC Cleared
3 67 (10.58%) Microsoft Certification
4 62 (9.79%) Degree
5 29 (4.58%) DV Cleared
6 22 (3.48%) Cisco Certification
7 21 (3.32%) CCNA
8 18 (2.84%) DBS Check
9 17 (2.69%) BPSS Clearance
10 14 (2.21%) Azure Certification
11 13 (2.05%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 12 (1.90%) ITIL Certification
13 9 (1.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 9 (1.42%) MCSA
14 6 (0.95%) CCNP
15 5 (0.79%) MCSE
15 5 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
16 4 (0.63%) HNC
17 3 (0.47%) A+ Certification
18 2 (0.32%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (17.06%) Cyber Essentials
2 76 (12.01%) PCI DSS
3 43 (6.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 40 (6.32%) SLA
5 20 (3.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 15 (2.37%) GDPR
7 9 (1.42%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.26%) Data Quality
9 5 (0.79%) QA
10 4 (0.63%) ISO 22301
10 4 (0.63%) NIST
11 2 (0.32%) Disclosure Scotland
11 2 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.16%) FINRA
12 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 500 (78.99%) Active Directory
2 184 (29.07%) Hyper-V
3 101 (15.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 72 (11.37%) Terminal Server
5 16 (2.53%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (2.53%) VMware ESXi
6 14 (2.21%) vSphere
7 10 (1.58%) VMware Workstation
8 9 (1.42%) XenApp
9 6 (0.95%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.95%) VMware NSX
10 5 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
11 4 (0.63%) Docker
12 3 (0.47%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 3 (0.47%) Firmware
12 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 3 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.32%) BitLocker
13 2 (0.32%) Samba
14 1 (0.16%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 212 (33.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (6.95%) SCCM
3 19 (3.00%) Jamf Pro
4 16 (2.53%) FortiGate
5 15 (2.37%) Terraform
6 14 (2.21%) Autotask
6 14 (2.21%) vCenter Server
7 9 (1.42%) Backup Exec
8 7 (1.11%) Kubernetes
9 6 (0.95%) ZABBIX
10 4 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.63%) Failover Clustering
10 4 (0.63%) vRealize
11 3 (0.47%) SCOM
12 2 (0.32%) Ansible
12 2 (0.32%) Dell DRAC
12 2 (0.32%) Nagios
12 2 (0.32%) Plesk
12 2 (0.32%) SCSM
12 2 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 555 (87.68%) Microsoft
2 237 (37.44%) VMware
3 130 (20.54%) Veeam
4 92 (14.53%) SolarWinds
5 74 (11.69%) Tanium
6 72 (11.37%) Brocade
6 72 (11.37%) Nimble Storage
6 72 (11.37%) Splunk
7 53 (8.37%) Apple
8 41 (6.48%) Cisco
9 31 (4.90%) Citrix
10 28 (4.42%) Oracle
11 24 (3.79%) Google
12 23 (3.63%) Meraki
13 19 (3.00%) Dell
13 19 (3.00%) SonicWALL
14 18 (2.84%) HP
15 13 (2.05%) ServiceNow
15 13 (2.05%) Sophos
16 12 (1.90%) WatchGuard