Microsoft Certification Jobs

Microsoft Certification
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 222 318 344
Rank change year-on-year +96 +26 -66
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 1,329 1,135 1,741
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.35% 1.08% 1.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.86% 3.31% 4.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,118 922 1,214
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,500 £26,310
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% +5.56%
75th Percentile £61,250 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,150 £72,500 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £42,250 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.33% -0.59% +6.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

Microsoft Certification is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,346 34,318 41,611
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.85% 32.75% 27.00%
Number of salaries quoted 17,301 15,331 18,985
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,043 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,296 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.59% +0.59% -

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Certification in the UK

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Certification in the UK

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in the UK

Microsoft Certification
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 Certification within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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 +102 1,218 £45,000 - 258
UK excluding London +56 970 £40,000 -5.33% 205
Work from Home +95 478 £50,000 - 108
London +123 311 £62,500 +13.64% 64
North of England +131 270 £40,000 -14.89% 59
South East +36 254 £38,000 +4.11% 37
Midlands +31 161 £38,000 -9.52% 29
North West +36 120 £40,000 -12.57% 37
East of England +43 106 £40,000 -5.88% 21
West Midlands +31 99 £38,000 -9.52% 19
South West -24 98 £42,500 +0.85% 31
Yorkshire +127 89 £40,000 -15.79% 16
East Midlands +7 62 £44,225 +5.30% 10
North East +60 61 £32,500 -68.29% 7
Scotland -52 42 £57,500 +27.78% 21
Wales +13 26 £27,000 -44.33% 6
Northern Ireland +31 12 £45,000 -13.46% 6
Isle of Man - 2 £50,000 -

Microsoft Certification
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
1 210 (15.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 194 (14.60%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.05%) IIS
4 11 (0.83%) Apache Spark
5 10 (0.75%) CMS
5 10 (0.75%) SharePoint 2010
5 10 (0.75%) SharePoint 2013
6 9 (0.68%) Apache
7 5 (0.38%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.075%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.075%) Confluence
8 1 (0.075%) Drupal
8 1 (0.075%) SAS
8 1 (0.075%) WebSphere
Applications
1 177 (13.32%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (0.98%) Adobe XD
4 6 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.15%) Trello
6 1 (0.075%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.075%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.075%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.075%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.075%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 37 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.38%) Teamcenter
3 4 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.23%) Maximo
5 2 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.15%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.15%) Sage 50
5 2 (0.15%) Shopify
5 2 (0.15%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.075%) Cognos Controller
6 1 (0.075%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 824 (62.00%) Azure
2 544 (40.93%) Microsoft 365
3 295 (22.20%) Power Platform
4 150 (11.29%) AWS
5 121 (9.10%) Entra ID
6 96 (7.22%) Azure DevOps
7 91 (6.85%) Dynamics 365
8 83 (6.25%) PowerApps
9 76 (5.72%) Power Automate
10 44 (3.31%) Azure Data Factory
11 41 (3.09%) IaaS
12 40 (3.01%) IBM Cloud
13 39 (2.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 39 (2.93%) PaaS
14 37 (2.78%) Serverless
15 32 (2.41%) OneDrive
16 29 (2.18%) Azure Logic Apps
16 29 (2.18%) Cloud Computing
17 27 (2.03%) GCP
17 27 (2.03%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 221 (16.63%) Firewall
2 147 (11.06%) DNS
3 141 (10.61%) DHCP
4 120 (9.03%) SAN
5 105 (7.90%) Broadband
6 103 (7.75%) TCP/IP
7 98 (7.37%) WAN
8 95 (7.15%) VPN
9 94 (7.07%) LAN
10 89 (6.70%) VLAN
11 73 (5.49%) Network Security
12 61 (4.59%) Wireless
13 51 (3.84%) VoIP
14 50 (3.76%) Internet
15 40 (3.01%) NAS
16 33 (2.48%) Wi-Fi
17 32 (2.41%) Remote Desktop
18 26 (1.96%) Intranet
19 20 (1.50%) SD-WAN
20 18 (1.35%) ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 237 (17.83%) Power BI
2 221 (16.63%) SQL Server
3 117 (8.80%) Azure SQL Database
4 54 (4.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 49 (3.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 43 (3.24%) Data Lake
7 40 (3.01%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 32 (2.41%) Data Warehouse
9 31 (2.33%) Amazon RDS
10 26 (1.96%) Relational Database
11 18 (1.35%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 16 (1.20%) Big Data
12 16 (1.20%) Metadata
13 10 (0.75%) MySQL
13 10 (0.75%) Tableau
14 9 (0.68%) QlikView
15 6 (0.45%) NoSQL
15 6 (0.45%) Oracle Database
16 5 (0.38%) Elasticsearch
16 5 (0.38%) Redis
Development Applications
1 19 (1.43%) JIRA
2 17 (1.28%) Git
3 13 (0.98%) Axure RP
3 13 (0.98%) Balsamiq
4 9 (0.68%) GitLab
5 8 (0.60%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.45%) TeamCity
7 5 (0.38%) Octopus Deploy
8 4 (0.30%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.23%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (0.15%) Hudson
10 2 (0.15%) MSBuild
10 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.075%) AdminStudio
11 1 (0.075%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 1 (0.075%) Chocolatey
11 1 (0.075%) MSI
11 1 (0.075%) Vagrant
General
1 595 (44.77%) Social Skills
2 150 (11.29%) Analytical Skills
3 133 (10.01%) Finance
4 123 (9.26%) Public Sector
5 73 (5.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 63 (4.74%) Organisational Skills
7 58 (4.36%) Presentation Skills
8 56 (4.21%) Marketing
9 53 (3.99%) Telecoms
10 44 (3.31%) Manufacturing
11 43 (3.24%) Legal
12 37 (2.78%) Retail
13 21 (1.58%) Law
14 18 (1.35%) Banking
15 16 (1.20%) Billing
16 13 (0.98%) Automotive
17 10 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
17 10 (0.75%) Games
17 10 (0.75%) Local Government
18 9 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 193 (14.52%) Support Engineer
2 178 (13.39%) IT Support
3 129 (9.71%) Senior
4 119 (8.95%) IT Engineer
5 118 (8.88%) Architect
6 114 (8.58%) Analyst
7 111 (8.35%) DBA
8 102 (7.67%) SQL DBA
9 95 (7.15%) Consultant
10 86 (6.47%) IT Support Engineer
11 81 (6.09%) Developer
12 80 (6.02%) 2nd Line Support
13 71 (5.34%) Lead
14 66 (4.97%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 65 (4.89%) 3rd Line Support
16 64 (4.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 60 (4.51%) Administrator
18 59 (4.44%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
19 47 (3.54%) IT Technician
20 44 (3.31%) 3rd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (4.89%) HTML
2 61 (4.59%) CSS
3 53 (3.99%) .NET
4 29 (2.18%) ARM Templates
5 25 (1.88%) ASP.NET
6 24 (1.81%) .NET Framework
7 23 (1.73%) HTML5 Canvas
8 22 (1.66%) ASP.NET MVC
9 20 (1.50%) .NET Core
10 19 (1.43%) Entity Framework
11 15 (1.13%) PySpark
12 11 (0.83%) AngularJS
13 10 (0.75%) jQuery
13 10 (0.75%) Web Services
14 8 (0.60%) ADO
14 8 (0.60%) Middleware
15 7 (0.53%) REST
15 7 (0.53%) XML
16 6 (0.45%) React
17 5 (0.38%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 95 (7.15%) Data Centre
2 69 (5.19%) Driving Licence
3 62 (4.67%) Management Information System
4 51 (3.84%) Replication
5 47 (3.54%) Distributed Systems
5 47 (3.54%) Onboarding
6 46 (3.46%) Hybrid Cloud
6 46 (3.46%) Public Cloud
7 40 (3.01%) Blockchain
8 36 (2.71%) Private Cloud
9 34 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
10 31 (2.33%) Analytical Mindset
11 30 (2.26%) Enterprise Software
11 30 (2.26%) Security Posture
12 28 (2.11%) Cloud Native
13 22 (1.66%) Enterprise Storage
14 20 (1.50%) Virtual Team
15 18 (1.35%) Low-Code
15 18 (1.35%) Product Ownership
16 16 (1.20%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 568 (42.74%) Windows
2 291 (21.90%) Windows Server
3 159 (11.96%) Linux
4 151 (11.36%) Windows 10
5 95 (7.15%) VMS
6 55 (4.14%) Windows Server 2012
7 54 (4.06%) Mac OS
8 49 (3.69%) Debian
9 46 (3.46%) CentOS
10 45 (3.39%) Windows Server 2016
11 43 (3.24%) Apple iOS
12 40 (3.01%) Alpine Linux
13 34 (2.56%) Windows Server 2019
14 23 (1.73%) Android
14 23 (1.73%) Windows Server 2008
15 20 (1.50%) Windows 8
16 17 (1.28%) Ubuntu
17 14 (1.05%) SUSE
17 14 (1.05%) Windows 7
18 10 (0.75%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 382 (28.74%) Problem-Solving
2 298 (22.42%) ITIL
3 296 (22.27%) Customer Service
4 240 (18.06%) Business Intelligence
5 171 (12.87%) Cybersecurity
6 162 (12.19%) DevOps
7 145 (10.91%) Agile
8 142 (10.68%) Computer Science
9 139 (10.46%) Disaster Recovery
10 122 (9.18%) Project Delivery
11 115 (8.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 114 (8.58%) Collaborative Working
12 114 (8.58%) Project Management
13 111 (8.35%) CI/CD
14 105 (7.90%) Artificial Intelligence
15 103 (7.75%) Migration
16 99 (7.45%) High Availability
16 99 (7.45%) Performance Tuning
17 88 (6.62%) Presales
18 82 (6.17%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 303 (22.80%) SQL
2 129 (9.71%) PowerShell
3 108 (8.13%) C#
4 96 (7.22%) T-SQL
5 70 (5.27%) JavaScript
6 44 (3.31%) Python
7 29 (2.18%) TypeScript
8 21 (1.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 17 (1.28%) Bash
10 12 (0.90%) Bicep
11 10 (0.75%) Java
11 10 (0.75%) Kusto Query Language
12 9 (0.68%) C
12 9 (0.68%) U-SQL
13 8 (0.60%) C++
13 8 (0.60%) R
14 6 (0.45%) Shell Script
15 5 (0.38%) PHP
16 3 (0.23%) Go
16 3 (0.23%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 391 (29.42%) Degree
2 310 (23.33%) MCSE
3 234 (17.61%) Azure Certification
4 205 (15.43%) MCSA
5 188 (14.15%) Cisco Certification
6 156 (11.74%) CCNA
7 155 (11.66%) MCP
8 147 (11.06%) A+ Certification
9 119 (8.95%) Computer Science Degree
10 100 (7.52%) Security Cleared
11 84 (6.32%) SC Cleared
12 81 (6.09%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 76 (5.72%) DBS Check
14 67 (5.04%) Network+ Certification
15 55 (4.14%) MCITP
16 30 (2.26%) CCNP
17 27 (2.03%) CISSP
17 27 (2.03%) ITIL Certification
18 26 (1.96%) AWS Certification
19 24 (1.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (6.32%) SLA
2 43 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 36 (2.71%) GDPR
4 22 (1.66%) Cyber Essentials
5 19 (1.43%) QA
6 17 (1.28%) Accessibility
7 16 (1.20%) NIST
7 16 (1.20%) PCI DSS
8 13 (0.98%) Data Quality
8 13 (0.98%) WCAG
9 9 (0.68%) NCSC
10 5 (0.38%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.38%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.15%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.075%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.075%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.075%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.075%) PMO
System Software
1 495 (37.25%) Active Directory
2 212 (15.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 145 (10.91%) Hyper-V
4 96 (7.22%) Virtual Machines
5 68 (5.12%) Docker
6 52 (3.91%) vSphere
7 31 (2.33%) Virtual Servers
8 23 (1.73%) VMware ESXi
9 15 (1.13%) XenDesktop
10 14 (1.05%) vCloud
11 9 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
12 8 (0.60%) XenApp
13 7 (0.53%) Firmware
14 6 (0.45%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 3 (0.23%) KVM
15 3 (0.23%) VMware NSX
16 2 (0.15%) Terminal Server
16 2 (0.15%) Terminal Services
17 1 (0.075%) LXC
17 1 (0.075%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 128 (9.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 92 (6.92%) Kubernetes
3 83 (6.25%) Terraform
4 77 (5.79%) SCCM
5 23 (1.73%) SCOM
6 13 (0.98%) FortiGate
7 12 (0.90%) vCenter Server
8 10 (0.75%) Single Sign-On
9 9 (0.68%) WSUS
10 8 (0.60%) Autotask
11 7 (0.53%) Ansible
11 7 (0.53%) SmoothWall
12 5 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 5 (0.38%) Grafana
12 5 (0.38%) Prometheus
13 4 (0.30%) AirWatch
14 3 (0.23%) Failover Clustering
14 3 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
14 3 (0.23%) PowerCLI
14 3 (0.23%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 1,176 (88.49%) Microsoft
2 282 (21.22%) VMware
3 129 (9.71%) Cisco
4 76 (5.72%) HP
5 70 (5.27%) Veeam
6 62 (4.67%) Apple
7 58 (4.36%) Citrix
8 50 (3.76%) Adobe
9 49 (3.69%) Red Hat
10 45 (3.39%) IBM
11 35 (2.63%) Databricks
12 32 (2.41%) Meraki
13 31 (2.33%) Google
14 29 (2.18%) Nimble Storage
15 26 (1.96%) SolarWinds
16 22 (1.66%) Dell
17 18 (1.35%) Oracle
18 17 (1.28%) Commvault
19 16 (1.20%) Bloomberg
19 16 (1.20%) MobileIron