Microsoft Engineer
UK
The median Microsoft Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 660 | 812 | 848 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +152 | +36 | +214 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft Engineer | 42 | 95 | 120 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.075% | 0.092% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.083% | 0.097% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 88 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £33,175 | £35,965 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,000 | £41,476 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -18.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £55,313 | £55,000 | £75,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,000 | £77,500 | £82,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £48,250 | £45,000 | £41,078 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.22% | +9.55% | -17.85% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Microsoft Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Microsoft Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Microsoft Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Engineer.
Microsoft Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Engineer over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Microsoft Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 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 |
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| England | +126 | 41 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 27 |
| London | +104 | 21 | £52,000 | -30.67% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | +141 | 19 | £48,250 | +7.22% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +102 | 19 | £45,000 | - | 14 |
| South East | +56 | 6 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 5 |
| Midlands | +67 | 5 | £32,500 | -9.72% | 1 |
| North of England | +35 | 5 | £48,250 | +37.86% | 11 |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £32,500 | - | |
| North West | +2 | 3 | £45,750 | -8.50% | 5 |
| South West | +94 | 2 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | +53 | 2 | £50,000 | +53.85% | 5 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £32,500 | - | 5 |
Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Microsoft Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Microsoft Engineer in the job title.
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Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
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:
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