Microsoft 365 Jobs

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 27 35
Rank change year-on-year -21 +8 +38
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 2,894 7,555 6,266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.16% 6.84% 6.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.51% 20.55% 15.85%
Number of salaries quoted 2,344 6,276 5,208
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £28,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £38,000 £41,588
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -8.63% -2.15%
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £68,125 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £34,000 £36,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% -2.70% +2.78%

All Cloud Skills
UK

Microsoft 365 falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 15,638 36,771 39,532
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.91% 33.28% 43.07%
Number of salaries quoted 10,340 27,364 26,845
10th Percentile £31,000 £30,250 £34,038
25th Percentile £41,750 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -10.16% +2.40%
75th Percentile £82,250 £77,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £51,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.94% -7.27% +4.76%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the UK

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365.

Salary trend for Microsoft 365 in the UK

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 15 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in the UK

Microsoft 365
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the UK over the 6 months to 15 June 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
England -21 2,722 £39,250 +1.95% 2,535
UK excluding London -25 1,983 £34,000 -5.56% 2,024
Work from Home -29 970 £42,500 -5.56% 951
London -16 784 £55,000 +4.76% 901
North of England -45 490 £32,500 -13.33% 496
Midlands -6 455 £35,000 - 282
South East -33 439 £37,500 - 696
East of England -23 273 £37,500 +15.38% 185
South West +1 263 £32,500 -13.33% 220
West Midlands -13 252 £40,000 +8.84% 130
North West -90 242 £33,500 -16.25% 259
Yorkshire -12 218 £32,500 -7.14% 176
East Midlands -9 203 £32,000 -4.48% 140
Scotland -38 39 £34,000 -6.85% 119
North East -23 30 £32,000 -8.57% 61
Wales -35 16 £38,094 +34.66% 62
Northern Ireland -4 9 £50,000 +42.86% 17
Isle of Man -2 1 - - 1

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 738 (25.50%) SharePoint
2 625 (21.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 48 (1.66%) IIS
4 25 (0.86%) Confluence
5 9 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
5 9 (0.31%) Tomcat
6 8 (0.28%) CMS
6 8 (0.28%) Moodle
6 8 (0.28%) SharePoint Server
7 7 (0.24%) IBM Domino
7 7 (0.24%) Skype for Business
7 7 (0.24%) WordPress
8 3 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.10%) nginx
9 2 (0.069%) Apache
9 2 (0.069%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.069%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.069%) JOnAS
9 2 (0.069%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.035%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 445 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
2 136 (4.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 51 (1.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.45%) MS Visio
5 12 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
6 11 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
7 9 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 7 (0.24%) AutoCAD
8 7 (0.24%) Chatbot
9 4 (0.14%) Acrobat
9 4 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
9 4 (0.14%) Photoshop
10 3 (0.10%) EPLAN
10 3 (0.10%) InDesign
10 3 (0.10%) Mozilla Thunderbird
11 2 (0.069%) Productboard
11 2 (0.069%) Revit
12 1 (0.035%) Autodesk Inventor
12 1 (0.035%) Camtasia
12 1 (0.035%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 49 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 23 (0.79%) Dynamics NAV
3 18 (0.62%) NetSuite
4 10 (0.35%) Elite 3E
5 9 (0.31%) SAP Business One
6 7 (0.24%) Dynamics GP
6 7 (0.24%) SAP ERP
7 6 (0.21%) Temenos T24
8 5 (0.17%) Carpe Diem
8 5 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
8 5 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
9 4 (0.14%) Fidessa
9 4 (0.14%) Sage 1000
10 3 (0.10%) Exchequer
10 3 (0.10%) Sage 50
11 2 (0.069%) Eikon
11 2 (0.069%) Remedy ITSM
11 2 (0.069%) Sage 200
12 1 (0.035%) Maximo
12 1 (0.035%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 1,466 (50.66%) Azure
2 571 (19.73%) Entra ID
3 270 (9.33%) OneDrive
4 250 (8.64%) Power Platform
5 221 (7.64%) AWS
6 144 (4.98%) Power Automate
7 121 (4.18%) PowerApps
8 119 (4.11%) SaaS
9 93 (3.21%) Dynamics 365
10 76 (2.63%) Microsoft Copilot
11 66 (2.28%) IaaS
11 66 (2.28%) Mimecast
12 64 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
13 61 (2.11%) PaaS
14 59 (2.04%) Microsoft Purview
15 58 (2.00%) Google Workspace
16 50 (1.73%) Cloud Computing
17 42 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
18 26 (0.90%) Azure Logic Apps
19 23 (0.79%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 555 (19.18%) Firewall
2 391 (13.51%) DNS
3 320 (11.06%) DHCP
4 282 (9.74%) WAN
5 280 (9.68%) VPN
6 276 (9.54%) LAN
7 217 (7.50%) TCP/IP
8 179 (6.19%) VLAN
9 168 (5.81%) VoIP
10 152 (5.25%) Wi-Fi
11 103 (3.56%) Wireless
12 80 (2.76%) Network Security
13 66 (2.28%) SAN
14 56 (1.94%) Remote Desktop
15 45 (1.55%) SD-WAN
16 40 (1.38%) Internet
17 37 (1.28%) Cisco IOS
18 27 (0.93%) Intranet
19 26 (0.90%) SSL
20 24 (0.83%) ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 183 (6.32%) SQL Server
2 141 (4.87%) Power BI
3 45 (1.55%) Amazon RDS
4 35 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 23 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
6 21 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
7 14 (0.48%) MySQL
8 13 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
8 13 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 10 (0.35%) Relational Database
10 9 (0.31%) Metadata
11 8 (0.28%) GIS
12 6 (0.21%) Crystal Reports
13 5 (0.17%) Amazon Aurora
13 5 (0.17%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 5 (0.17%) RDBMS
14 4 (0.14%) BusinessObjects
14 4 (0.14%) FileMaker
14 4 (0.14%) Metabase
15 3 (0.10%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 58 (2.00%) JIRA
2 11 (0.38%) Git
3 7 (0.24%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 7 (0.24%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.17%) WiX
5 3 (0.10%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.10%) Vagrant
6 2 (0.069%) InstallShield
6 2 (0.069%) MSI
6 2 (0.069%) Selenium
7 1 (0.035%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.035%) GitLab
7 1 (0.035%) gulp
7 1 (0.035%) Hudson
7 1 (0.035%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.035%) Subversion
7 1 (0.035%) Yeoman
General
1 1,212 (41.88%) Social Skills
2 363 (12.54%) Finance
3 273 (9.43%) Analytical Skills
4 201 (6.95%) Law
5 162 (5.60%) Legal
6 138 (4.77%) Retail
7 126 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 102 (3.52%) Organisational Skills
9 98 (3.39%) Manufacturing
10 74 (2.56%) Telecoms
11 64 (2.21%) Marketing
12 49 (1.69%) Public Sector
13 36 (1.24%) Banking
14 35 (1.21%) Back Office
15 34 (1.17%) Documentation Skills
16 31 (1.07%) Automotive
16 31 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
17 30 (1.04%) Local Government
18 29 (1.00%) Games
19 24 (0.83%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 742 (25.64%) IT Support
2 594 (20.53%) Analyst
3 424 (14.65%) Support Engineer
4 348 (12.02%) Support Analyst
5 264 (9.12%) 2nd Line Support
6 249 (8.60%) IT Analyst
7 247 (8.53%) IT Engineer
8 237 (8.19%) Senior
9 190 (6.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 183 (6.32%) IT Support Analyst
11 180 (6.22%) IT Support Engineer
12 133 (4.60%) 1st Line Support
13 126 (4.35%) IT Manager
14 125 (4.32%) Technical Support
15 123 (4.25%) Lead
16 122 (4.22%) Desktop Support
17 120 (4.15%) Service Analyst
18 119 (4.11%) Support Technician
19 113 (3.90%) Administrator
20 112 (3.87%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (2.07%) .NET
2 32 (1.11%) JSON
3 26 (0.90%) React
4 20 (0.69%) HTML
5 19 (0.66%) REST
6 17 (0.59%) HTML5 Canvas
6 17 (0.59%) XML
7 16 (0.55%) SOAP
8 14 (0.48%) CSS
9 11 (0.38%) .NET Framework
10 10 (0.35%) 802.1X
11 8 (0.28%) Microsoft Graph
12 7 (0.24%) ARM Templates
12 7 (0.24%) ASP.NET
12 7 (0.24%) LDAP
12 7 (0.24%) SAML
12 7 (0.24%) SPFx
13 5 (0.17%) RESTful
13 5 (0.17%) Web Services
13 5 (0.17%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 231 (7.98%) Driving Licence
2 134 (4.63%) Onboarding
3 90 (3.11%) Management Information System
4 88 (3.04%) Self-Motivation
5 56 (1.94%) Enterprise Software
6 54 (1.87%) Data Centre
7 44 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
8 43 (1.49%) CCTV
8 43 (1.49%) Social Media
9 40 (1.38%) Data Protection Act
9 40 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
10 36 (1.24%) iPhone
11 32 (1.11%) Security Posture
12 29 (1.00%) Cyber Threat
12 29 (1.00%) Public Cloud
13 26 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
14 24 (0.83%) Product Ownership
15 23 (0.79%) PKI
16 22 (0.76%) Cloud Native
16 22 (0.76%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 1,617 (55.87%) Windows
2 678 (23.43%) Windows Server
3 467 (16.14%) Windows 10
4 188 (6.50%) Mac OS
5 164 (5.67%) Linux
6 116 (4.01%) Windows Server 2019
7 110 (3.80%) Apple iOS
8 106 (3.66%) Windows Server 2016
9 105 (3.63%) Android
10 63 (2.18%) Windows Server 2012
11 28 (0.97%) Windows 7
12 23 (0.79%) Unix
12 23 (0.79%) VMS
13 17 (0.59%) Mac OS X
14 11 (0.38%) Ubuntu
15 10 (0.35%) AIX
15 10 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 10 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
16 6 (0.21%) CentOS
16 6 (0.21%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 828 (28.61%) Problem-Solving
2 660 (22.81%) Customer Service
3 599 (20.70%) ITIL
4 424 (14.65%) Cybersecurity
5 268 (9.26%) Continuous Improvement
6 238 (8.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 200 (6.91%) ITSM
7 200 (6.91%) Migration
8 185 (6.39%) Service Delivery
9 184 (6.36%) Mentoring
10 169 (5.84%) Agile
11 167 (5.77%) Project Management
12 166 (5.74%) Roadmaps
13 158 (5.46%) Disaster Recovery
14 156 (5.39%) Data Protection
15 155 (5.36%) Business Intelligence
16 152 (5.25%) Service Management
17 140 (4.84%) CRM
18 127 (4.39%) DevOps
19 122 (4.22%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 420 (14.51%) PowerShell
2 210 (7.26%) SQL
3 80 (2.76%) C#
4 75 (2.59%) Python
5 74 (2.56%) JavaScript
6 32 (1.11%) T-SQL
7 29 (1.00%) Java
8 25 (0.86%) Bash
9 22 (0.76%) VBA
10 10 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 9 (0.31%) C++
11 9 (0.31%) TypeScript
12 8 (0.28%) VB.NET
13 7 (0.24%) VB
14 4 (0.14%) Korn
14 4 (0.14%) PHP
14 4 (0.14%) RPG
15 3 (0.10%) Groovy
15 3 (0.10%) Progress 4GL
15 3 (0.10%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 455 (15.72%) Degree
2 309 (10.68%) Microsoft Certification
3 106 (3.66%) A+ Certification
4 103 (3.56%) Azure Certification
5 95 (3.28%) Security Cleared
6 90 (3.11%) DBS Check
7 87 (3.01%) Cisco Certification
8 80 (2.76%) CCNA
9 73 (2.52%) SC Cleared
10 57 (1.97%) MCSA
11 56 (1.94%) ITIL Certification
12 53 (1.83%) Network+ Certification
13 52 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
14 47 (1.62%) MCP
15 45 (1.55%) MCSE
16 38 (1.31%) CCNP
17 32 (1.11%) CISSP
18 24 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
19 21 (0.73%) AWS Certification
19 21 (0.73%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 188 (6.50%) SLA
2 125 (4.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 117 (4.04%) Cyber Essentials
4 116 (4.01%) GDPR
5 37 (1.28%) NIST
6 34 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 29 (1.00%) QA
8 25 (0.86%) PCI DSS
9 17 (0.59%) Data Quality
10 12 (0.41%) PMO
11 9 (0.31%) Accessibility
12 8 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 8 (0.28%) NCSC
13 7 (0.24%) GRC
13 7 (0.24%) ISO 9001
14 6 (0.21%) SOC 2
15 5 (0.17%) HIPAA
15 5 (0.17%) HL7
15 5 (0.17%) PERC
16 4 (0.14%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 1,357 (46.89%) Active Directory
2 306 (10.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 279 (9.64%) Hyper-V
4 91 (3.14%) Virtual Desktop
5 43 (1.49%) VMware ESXi
6 40 (1.38%) Virtual Machines
7 32 (1.11%) vSphere
7 32 (1.11%) XenApp
8 22 (0.76%) Docker
9 14 (0.48%) Terminal Services
10 13 (0.45%) Firmware
11 10 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
12 9 (0.31%) BitLocker
13 6 (0.21%) Dovecot
13 6 (0.21%) Postfix
14 4 (0.14%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 4 (0.14%) XenDesktop
15 3 (0.10%) DFS Replication
15 3 (0.10%) Microsoft App-V
15 3 (0.10%) Squid
Systems Management
1 660 (22.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 167 (5.77%) SCCM
3 55 (1.90%) Single Sign-On
4 53 (1.83%) Terraform
5 37 (1.28%) Jamf Pro
6 33 (1.14%) Kubernetes
7 29 (1.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 25 (0.86%) Ansible
9 19 (0.66%) Autotask
10 15 (0.52%) Backup Exec
11 14 (0.48%) FortiGate
11 14 (0.48%) vCenter Server
12 13 (0.45%) WSUS
13 11 (0.38%) NetBackup
13 11 (0.38%) SmoothWall
14 8 (0.28%) Failover Clustering
14 8 (0.28%) Puppet
15 7 (0.24%) Prometheus
15 7 (0.24%) SCOM
16 6 (0.21%) Grafana
Vendors
1 2,182 (75.40%) Microsoft
2 443 (15.31%) VMware
3 341 (11.78%) Cisco
4 153 (5.29%) Apple
5 150 (5.18%) Meraki
6 141 (4.87%) Citrix
7 101 (3.49%) ServiceNow
8 80 (2.76%) Google
9 78 (2.70%) Veeam
10 74 (2.56%) HP
11 53 (1.83%) Sophos
12 51 (1.76%) Dell
12 51 (1.76%) Salesforce
13 41 (1.42%) Palo Alto
13 41 (1.42%) SAP
13 41 (1.42%) SonicWALL
14 39 (1.35%) Fortinet
15 35 (1.21%) iManage
16 29 (1.00%) CheckPoint
16 29 (1.00%) Oracle