Microsoft Office Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Office
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 47 48
Rank change year-on-year -28 +1 +18
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 1,276 1,368 2,899
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.39% 4.95% 4.91%
As % of the Applications category 29.62% 49.05% 47.65%
Number of salaries quoted 680 615 2,212
10th Percentile £25,250 £25,500 £22,750
25th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £37,500 £30,581
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +22.62% -8.71%
75th Percentile £40,000 £52,000 £43,750
90th Percentile £50,025 £60,000 £56,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £40,748 £32,500
% change year-on-year -20.24% +25.38% -18.75%

All Software Application Skills
UK excluding London

Microsoft Office falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 4,308 2,789 6,084
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 8.06% 10.09% 10.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,715 1,439 4,294
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,370 £32,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +28.57% -6.67%
75th Percentile £50,000 £58,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £66,296 £62,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +27.15% -16.67%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Office
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 Office within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 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 -5 397 £31,750 -25.29% 140
North of England -51 264 £32,500 -18.75% 110
East of England -20 151 £30,370 -6.55% 52
Midlands -82 135 £30,000 -14.29% 88
Scotland +41 128 £31,500 -10.00% 18
Yorkshire -13 123 £32,500 -14.47% 35
South West -15 115 £32,500 - 47
North West -60 115 £32,500 -20.24% 61
West Midlands -60 104 £32,500 -7.14% 58
Northern Ireland -5 66 £32,000 -39.05% 1
East Midlands -92 31 £28,000 -6.67% 30
North East -28 26 £40,000 +14.29% 15
Wales -5 23 £25,000 -50.00% 16
Microsoft Office
UK

Microsoft Office
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
1 152 (11.91%) SharePoint
2 71 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.86%) CMS
3 11 (0.86%) Exchange Server 2007
3 11 (0.86%) Exchange Server 2010
3 11 (0.86%) Exchange Server 2013
4 8 (0.63%) ArcGIS
5 5 (0.39%) Confluence
6 3 (0.24%) WordPress
7 2 (0.16%) IIS
8 1 (0.078%) Drupal
Applications
1 348 (27.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 184 (14.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (1.72%) MS Visio
4 10 (0.78%) AutoCAD
4 10 (0.78%) InDesign
5 8 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.39%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
8 4 (0.31%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.24%) Acrobat
10 2 (0.16%) Trello
11 1 (0.078%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.078%) CATIA
11 1 (0.078%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 13 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.55%) Sage X3
4 5 (0.39%) Q-Pulse
5 4 (0.31%) SAP Business One
6 3 (0.24%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.16%) Alphatax
7 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.16%) Infor LN
7 2 (0.16%) Magento
7 2 (0.16%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.16%) Primavera
8 1 (0.078%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.078%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.078%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.078%) SAP BPC
8 1 (0.078%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.078%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 386 (30.25%) Microsoft 365
2 131 (10.27%) Azure
3 113 (8.86%) Entra ID
4 64 (5.02%) AWS
5 53 (4.15%) Power Platform
6 47 (3.68%) Dynamics 365
7 25 (1.96%) OneDrive
7 25 (1.96%) SaaS
8 23 (1.80%) Google Workspace
9 12 (0.94%) PowerApps
10 10 (0.78%) GitHub
11 8 (0.63%) Power Automate
12 7 (0.55%) Amazon Alexa
12 7 (0.55%) Google Analytics
12 7 (0.55%) Snowflake
13 6 (0.47%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (0.47%) MailChimp
14 5 (0.39%) GCP
14 5 (0.39%) Intacct
15 4 (0.31%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 109 (8.54%) DNS
2 104 (8.15%) DHCP
3 89 (6.97%) Firewall
4 73 (5.72%) TCP/IP
5 60 (4.70%) VPN
6 51 (4.00%) Wi-Fi
7 40 (3.13%) LAN
8 38 (2.98%) WAN
9 24 (1.88%) Wireless
10 22 (1.72%) VLAN
11 20 (1.57%) Broadband
11 20 (1.57%) Internet
12 18 (1.41%) VoIP
13 15 (1.18%) 4G
14 14 (1.10%) Network Security
15 13 (1.02%) Structured Cabling
16 12 (0.94%) Unified Communications
17 10 (0.78%) Remote Desktop
18 8 (0.63%) 5G
18 8 (0.63%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (3.13%) Power BI
2 27 (2.12%) GIS
3 17 (1.33%) Relational Database
4 12 (0.94%) SQL Server
5 11 (0.86%) Spotfire
6 8 (0.63%) Geospatial Data
7 7 (0.55%) BusinessObjects
7 7 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (0.55%) Tableau
8 4 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.24%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.24%) MySQL
9 3 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.16%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.16%) DTS
10 2 (0.16%) Power Query
11 1 (0.078%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.078%) DataStage
11 1 (0.078%) EDMS
11 1 (0.078%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 19 (1.49%) JIRA
2 9 (0.71%) Git
3 8 (0.63%) LabVIEW
4 3 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.16%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.16%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.078%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.078%) GitLab
6 1 (0.078%) Maven
6 1 (0.078%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 779 (61.05%) Social Skills
2 215 (16.85%) Analytical Skills
3 198 (15.52%) Finance
4 167 (13.09%) Organisational Skills
5 103 (8.07%) Marketing
6 85 (6.66%) Manufacturing
7 65 (5.09%) Retail
8 61 (4.78%) Back Office
9 46 (3.61%) French Language
10 44 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
11 43 (3.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 43 (3.37%) Legal
12 42 (3.29%) Law
13 39 (3.06%) Advertising
14 38 (2.98%) Public Sector
15 34 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
16 30 (2.35%) Spanish Language
17 29 (2.27%) German Language
18 28 (2.19%) Swedish Language
19 23 (1.80%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 268 (21.00%) Analyst
2 258 (20.22%) IT Support
3 198 (15.52%) Support Engineer
4 130 (10.19%) Senior
5 102 (7.99%) Support Analyst
6 92 (7.21%) IT Engineer
7 85 (6.66%) IT Support Engineer
8 72 (5.64%) Senior Manager
9 71 (5.56%) Service Analyst
9 71 (5.56%) Technical Support
10 70 (5.49%) Desktop Engineer
11 69 (5.41%) Desktop Support
11 69 (5.41%) Service Desk Analyst
12 68 (5.33%) IT Analyst
13 66 (5.17%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 64 (5.02%) QA Manager
14 64 (5.02%) Quality Manager
14 64 (5.02%) Senior QA Manager
14 64 (5.02%) Senior Quality Manager
15 63 (4.94%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.63%) pytest
2 4 (0.31%) DCOM
2 4 (0.31%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.16%) .NET
3 2 (0.16%) CSS
3 2 (0.16%) HTML
3 2 (0.16%) Web Services
4 1 (0.078%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.078%) ActiveMQ
4 1 (0.078%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.078%) EDI
4 1 (0.078%) EDIFACT
4 1 (0.078%) IDoc
4 1 (0.078%) JSON
4 1 (0.078%) LDAP
4 1 (0.078%) ODBC
4 1 (0.078%) RAML
4 1 (0.078%) REST
4 1 (0.078%) SOAP
4 1 (0.078%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 136 (10.66%) Self-Motivation
2 112 (8.78%) Driving Licence
3 97 (7.60%) Onboarding
4 78 (6.11%) Management Information System
5 32 (2.51%) Social Media
6 26 (2.04%) Video Conferencing
7 21 (1.65%) Web Conferencing
8 17 (1.33%) Renewable Energy
9 15 (1.18%) EPoS
10 9 (0.71%) Data Centre
10 9 (0.71%) PMI
11 8 (0.63%) iPad
11 8 (0.63%) Mobile App
11 8 (0.63%) Self-Driving Car
12 7 (0.55%) Analytical Mindset
13 6 (0.47%) Robotics
14 5 (0.39%) Blog
14 5 (0.39%) e-Learning
14 5 (0.39%) Smartphone
15 4 (0.31%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 405 (31.74%) Windows
2 178 (13.95%) Windows 10
3 124 (9.72%) Windows Server
4 36 (2.82%) Android
5 23 (1.80%) Apple iOS
6 22 (1.72%) Linux
7 18 (1.41%) Mac OS
8 16 (1.25%) Windows Server 2019
9 11 (0.86%) Windows Server 2016
10 10 (0.78%) Unix
11 8 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
12 7 (0.55%) Windows 7
13 5 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.24%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.078%) Windows 2000
15 1 (0.078%) Windows 8
15 1 (0.078%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 438 (34.33%) Customer Service
2 354 (27.74%) Problem-Solving
3 262 (20.53%) Continuous Improvement
4 206 (16.14%) ITIL
5 166 (13.01%) Customer Experience
6 138 (10.82%) Project Management
7 128 (10.03%) Coaching
8 119 (9.33%) Cybersecurity
9 116 (9.09%) CRM
10 104 (8.15%) Decision-Making
11 101 (7.92%) Analytics
12 96 (7.52%) Logistics
13 95 (7.45%) ERP
14 92 (7.21%) Time Management
15 88 (6.90%) ITSM
16 80 (6.27%) Mentoring
17 78 (6.11%) Quality Management
18 77 (6.03%) B2B
19 68 (5.33%) Data Analysis
19 68 (5.33%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 58 (4.55%) SQL
2 39 (3.06%) PowerShell
3 24 (1.88%) Python
4 9 (0.71%) MATLAB
5 8 (0.63%) VBScript
6 7 (0.55%) PL/SQL
7 5 (0.39%) VB
8 2 (0.16%) C++
8 2 (0.16%) VBA
9 1 (0.078%) Bash
9 1 (0.078%) Bicep
9 1 (0.078%) C#
9 1 (0.078%) Java
9 1 (0.078%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.078%) PHP
9 1 (0.078%) R
9 1 (0.078%) Scala
9 1 (0.078%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 428 (33.54%) Degree
2 143 (11.21%) Security Cleared
3 106 (8.31%) SC Cleared
4 93 (7.29%) Microsoft Certification
5 64 (5.02%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6 60 (4.70%) CTC Cleared
7 54 (4.23%) MCSE
8 41 (3.21%) AWS Certification
9 38 (2.98%) A+ Certification
10 36 (2.82%) ACCA
10 36 (2.82%) CIMA
11 33 (2.59%) DBS Check
12 20 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
13 18 (1.41%) HNC
13 18 (1.41%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 15 (1.18%) CIPD
15 14 (1.10%) PMI Certification
16 13 (1.02%) Azure Certification
16 13 (1.02%) DV Cleared
17 12 (0.94%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 121 (9.48%) QA
2 102 (7.99%) SLA
3 37 (2.90%) GDPR
4 27 (2.12%) Data Quality
5 22 (1.72%) PMO
6 21 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
8 13 (1.02%) Accessibility
8 13 (1.02%) GMP
8 13 (1.02%) ISO 9001
9 10 (0.78%) Good Clinical Practice
10 6 (0.47%) COSHH
11 5 (0.39%) NEBOSH
12 4 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.31%) IFRS
12 4 (0.31%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.24%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.24%) IEC 61508
14 1 (0.078%) FINRA
14 1 (0.078%) P3O
System Software
1 260 (20.38%) Active Directory
2 35 (2.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (2.51%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.31%) vSphere
5 3 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.16%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.078%) Docker
7 1 (0.078%) Firmware
7 1 (0.078%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 77 (6.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 36 (2.82%) SCCM
3 6 (0.47%) WSUS
4 5 (0.39%) ZABBIX
5 2 (0.16%) Ansible
5 2 (0.16%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.16%) SCOM
5 2 (0.16%) SCSM
5 2 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.16%) Terraform
6 1 (0.078%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.078%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.078%) Autotask
6 1 (0.078%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.078%) Forefront Identity Manager
6 1 (0.078%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.078%) Nagios
6 1 (0.078%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.078%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 1,020 (79.94%) Microsoft
2 82 (6.43%) Cisco
3 70 (5.49%) VMware
4 62 (4.86%) ServiceNow
5 43 (3.37%) SAP
6 39 (3.06%) Google
7 32 (2.51%) Adobe
8 27 (2.12%) HP
9 26 (2.04%) Salesforce
10 25 (1.96%) Apple
11 20 (1.57%) Citrix
11 20 (1.57%) Dell
12 17 (1.33%) Sage
13 16 (1.25%) HubSpot
14 14 (1.10%) Oracle
14 14 (1.10%) Palo Alto
15 12 (0.94%) Starlink
15 12 (0.94%) Veeam
16 9 (0.71%) Mitel
17 8 (0.63%) ESRI