Microsoft Exchange Jobs

Microsoft Exchange Server
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Microsoft Exchange skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 215 128 147
Rank change year-on-year -87 +19 +49
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 839 2,226 2,399
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.51% 2.16% 2.47%
As % of the Application Platforms category 18.81% 20.91% 21.74%
Number of salaries quoted 694 1,801 1,938
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £58,188 £52,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £72,647
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +1.35% -1.33% +7.14%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 4,461 10,644 11,036
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 8.05% 10.31% 11.36%
Number of salaries quoted 2,814 7,070 7,439
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £34,063 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,628 £42,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year +7.36% -11.46% +6.67%

Microsoft Exchange
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
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 Exchange within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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
England -90 788 £42,500 +6.25% 1,115
UK excluding London -97 521 £37,500 +1.35% 1,107
Work from Home -32 327 £42,500 -5.56% 588
London -30 288 £55,500 +5.71% 161
South East -63 138 £40,000 +11.11% 343
Midlands -21 115 £40,000 +14.29% 172
North of England -123 99 £33,349 -4.72% 234
East of England -48 77 £43,000 +22.86% 167
South West -1 68 £31,500 -21.25% 138
East Midlands +15 59 £35,000 -4.11% 72
West Midlands -41 56 £50,000 +42.86% 87
North West -84 51 £39,500 -1.25% 114
Yorkshire -29 38 £30,000 -7.69% 91
Scotland +75 19 £37,500 +2.74% 54
North East -18 10 £32,000 -3.03% 29
Northern Ireland +38 3 £48,750 +40.78% 11
Wales +17 2 £31,250 -17.76% 36
Isle of Man +11 1 - -

Microsoft Exchange
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
1 284 (33.85%) SharePoint
2 27 (3.22%) IIS
3 17 (2.03%) Exchange Server 2013
4 16 (1.91%) Skype for Business
5 10 (1.19%) Exchange Server 2010
6 7 (0.83%) IBM Domino
7 4 (0.48%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 3 (0.36%) Apache
8 3 (0.36%) Office Communications Server
8 3 (0.36%) SharePoint Server
8 3 (0.36%) WordPress
9 2 (0.24%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.24%) Confluence
9 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.24%) JOnAS
10 1 (0.12%) nginx
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.12%) SharePoint 2010
10 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 109 (12.99%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (3.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.83%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.12%) 1Password
5 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.12%) Revit
Business Applications
1 7 (0.83%) Fidessa
2 6 (0.72%) Sage 50
3 4 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.48%) Elite 3E
3 4 (0.48%) Endur
3 4 (0.48%) Sage 200
4 2 (0.24%) Carpe Diem
5 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.12%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 586 (69.85%) Microsoft 365
2 444 (52.92%) Azure
3 224 (26.70%) Entra ID
4 153 (18.24%) OneDrive
5 58 (6.91%) AWS
6 56 (6.67%) Power Platform
7 46 (5.48%) SaaS
8 35 (4.17%) Power Automate
9 32 (3.81%) Mimecast
9 32 (3.81%) PowerApps
10 25 (2.98%) Cloud Computing
10 25 (2.98%) Microsoft Purview
11 21 (2.50%) IaaS
12 20 (2.38%) Azure Logic Apps
12 20 (2.38%) Microsoft Copilot
13 14 (1.67%) Google Workspace
14 13 (1.55%) PaaS
15 11 (1.31%) GitHub
16 10 (1.19%) Azure Sentinel
16 10 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 245 (29.20%) Firewall
2 217 (25.86%) DNS
3 163 (19.43%) DHCP
4 112 (13.35%) LAN
5 109 (12.99%) WAN
6 99 (11.80%) VPN
7 80 (9.54%) TCP/IP
8 67 (7.99%) SAN
9 48 (5.72%) VLAN
10 45 (5.36%) Network Security
11 42 (5.01%) Wi-Fi
12 40 (4.77%) Remote Desktop
13 38 (4.53%) VoIP
14 33 (3.93%) SMTP
15 32 (3.81%) Wireless
16 26 (3.10%) NAS
17 20 (2.38%) Internet
18 16 (1.91%) Unified Communications
19 15 (1.79%) WebEx
20 13 (1.55%) DKIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 108 (12.87%) SQL Server
2 23 (2.74%) Amazon RDS
2 23 (2.74%) Power BI
3 21 (2.50%) Data Hub
3 21 (2.50%) SQL CLR
4 15 (1.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 12 (1.43%) Metadata
5 12 (1.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 8 (0.95%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (0.48%) MySQL
8 4 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.48%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.36%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.24%) Amazon Aurora
10 2 (0.24%) EDMS
11 1 (0.12%) DB2
11 1 (0.12%) HBase
11 1 (0.12%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 14 (1.67%) JIRA
2 13 (1.55%) Git
3 2 (0.24%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.24%) Selenium
4 1 (0.12%) Hudson
4 1 (0.12%) InstallShield
4 1 (0.12%) MSI
4 1 (0.12%) Postman
4 1 (0.12%) Subversion
4 1 (0.12%) WiX
General
1 292 (34.80%) Social Skills
2 129 (15.38%) Finance
3 63 (7.51%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (7.39%) Legal
5 55 (6.56%) Law
6 53 (6.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 31 (3.69%) Retail
8 28 (3.34%) Manufacturing
9 24 (2.86%) Back Office
10 21 (2.50%) German Language
11 18 (2.15%) Banking
12 14 (1.67%) Advertising
12 14 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (1.67%) Public Sector
13 13 (1.55%) Games
14 11 (1.31%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (1.19%) Marketing
16 9 (1.07%) Automotive
16 9 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 176 (20.98%) IT Support
2 167 (19.90%) Support Engineer
3 150 (17.88%) Analyst
4 130 (15.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 106 (12.63%) 2nd Line Support
6 97 (11.56%) Support Analyst
7 81 (9.65%) IT Engineer
7 81 (9.65%) Senior
8 66 (7.87%) 3rd Line Support
9 59 (7.03%) Infrastructure Support
10 56 (6.67%) IT Support Engineer
11 53 (6.32%) IT Analyst
12 51 (6.08%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 47 (5.60%) IT Support Analyst
14 45 (5.36%) Support Technician
15 43 (5.13%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
16 40 (4.77%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
16 40 (4.77%) Cloud Engineer
17 39 (4.65%) Desktop Support
18 35 (4.17%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.50%) SailPoint
2 16 (1.91%) .NET
3 11 (1.31%) .NET Framework
4 9 (1.07%) .NET Core
4 9 (1.07%) Dapper ORM
4 9 (1.07%) Entity Framework
4 9 (1.07%) FIX Protocol
5 5 (0.60%) SAML
6 4 (0.48%) 802.1X
6 4 (0.48%) React
7 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Graph
7 3 (0.36%) REST
7 3 (0.36%) YAML
8 2 (0.24%) AWS Amplify
8 2 (0.24%) AWS CDK
8 2 (0.24%) Django
8 2 (0.24%) Jest
8 2 (0.24%) SPFx
9 1 (0.12%) HTML5 Canvas
9 1 (0.12%) LEMP Stack
Miscellaneous
1 52 (6.20%) Management Information System
2 51 (6.08%) Onboarding
3 33 (3.93%) Driving Licence
4 27 (3.22%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (2.98%) Data Centre
5 25 (2.98%) Private Cloud
6 24 (2.86%) Clustering
7 22 (2.62%) Virtual Team
8 18 (2.15%) PKI
9 14 (1.67%) Cyber Threat
10 13 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (1.31%) Hybrid Cloud
11 11 (1.31%) Public Cloud
11 11 (1.31%) Replication
12 10 (1.19%) Security Posture
12 10 (1.19%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 9 (1.07%) Blackberry
14 8 (0.95%) Cloud Native
14 8 (0.95%) FMCG
14 8 (0.95%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 555 (66.15%) Windows
2 305 (36.35%) Windows Server
3 128 (15.26%) Windows 10
4 74 (8.82%) Linux
5 73 (8.70%) Mac OS
6 68 (8.10%) Windows Server 2019
7 58 (6.91%) Windows Server 2016
8 44 (5.24%) Android
9 42 (5.01%) Windows Server 2012
10 22 (2.62%) Apple iOS
11 18 (2.15%) Unix
12 15 (1.79%) Windows 7
13 12 (1.43%) Windows Server 2008
14 9 (1.07%) CentOS
15 8 (0.95%) VMS
16 7 (0.83%) Windows Server 2003
17 6 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 6 (0.72%) Rocky
18 3 (0.36%) Ubuntu
18 3 (0.36%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (26.82%) Problem-Solving
2 170 (20.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 168 (20.02%) Customer Service
4 146 (17.40%) ITIL
5 101 (12.04%) Cybersecurity
6 76 (9.06%) Migration
7 67 (7.99%) Continuous Improvement
7 67 (7.99%) Disaster Recovery
8 62 (7.39%) High Availability
8 62 (7.39%) Mentoring
9 59 (7.03%) ITSM
10 56 (6.67%) Identity Management
11 51 (6.08%) Mobile Device Management
12 44 (5.24%) Change Management
12 44 (5.24%) Incident Management
13 42 (5.01%) Project Management
14 41 (4.89%) Information Security
15 38 (4.53%) Task Automation
16 36 (4.29%) Collaborative Working
17 35 (4.17%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 242 (28.84%) PowerShell
2 86 (10.25%) SQL
3 33 (3.93%) Python
4 15 (1.79%) C#
5 14 (1.67%) Bash
6 12 (1.43%) T-SQL
7 9 (1.07%) Perl
8 7 (0.83%) VB
9 6 (0.72%) PHP
10 5 (0.60%) Java
10 5 (0.60%) JavaScript
11 4 (0.48%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.24%) Go
12 2 (0.24%) Korn
12 2 (0.24%) Progress 4GL
12 2 (0.24%) VBScript
13 1 (0.12%) C++
13 1 (0.12%) RPG
13 1 (0.12%) RPG IV
13 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 156 (18.59%) Degree
2 83 (9.89%) Microsoft Certification
3 65 (7.75%) Security Cleared
4 35 (4.17%) Azure Certification
4 35 (4.17%) Cisco Certification
4 35 (4.17%) DV Cleared
5 32 (3.81%) CCNA
6 28 (3.34%) SC Cleared
7 24 (2.86%) Network+ Certification
8 23 (2.74%) MCSA
9 21 (2.50%) MCP
10 19 (2.26%) A+ Certification
11 17 (2.03%) MCITP
12 15 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
12 15 (1.79%) DBS Check
12 15 (1.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 15 (1.79%) MCSE
13 13 (1.55%) CCNP
14 12 (1.43%) HND
15 9 (1.07%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (7.15%) SLA
2 28 (3.34%) GDPR
3 25 (2.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (0.72%) NIST
7 4 (0.48%) HIPAA
7 4 (0.48%) QA
8 3 (0.36%) COBIT
8 3 (0.36%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.24%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.24%) NCSC
9 2 (0.24%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.12%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 587 (69.96%) Active Directory
2 220 (26.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 137 (16.33%) Hyper-V
4 37 (4.41%) Virtual Desktop
5 33 (3.93%) VMware ESXi
6 31 (3.69%) vSphere
7 30 (3.58%) Virtual Machines
8 27 (3.22%) Terminal Services
9 23 (2.74%) XenApp
10 13 (1.55%) Docker
11 12 (1.43%) BitLocker
12 10 (1.19%) Microsoft App-V
13 4 (0.48%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 4 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
13 4 (0.48%) XenDesktop
14 3 (0.36%) Dovecot
14 3 (0.36%) Firmware
14 3 (0.36%) ISA Server
14 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 3 (0.36%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 255 (30.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 69 (8.22%) SCCM
3 34 (4.05%) Single Sign-On
4 20 (2.38%) WSUS
5 19 (2.26%) Kubernetes
5 19 (2.26%) vCenter Server
6 17 (2.03%) Terraform
7 15 (1.79%) Failover Clustering
8 12 (1.43%) Ansible
9 9 (1.07%) Backup Exec
9 9 (1.07%) Jamf Pro
10 8 (0.95%) vMotion
11 7 (0.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 7 (0.83%) Nagios
11 7 (0.83%) SCOM
12 6 (0.72%) FortiGate
12 6 (0.72%) Puppet
13 5 (0.60%) AirWatch
13 5 (0.60%) Grafana
14 4 (0.48%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 620 (73.90%) Microsoft
2 300 (35.76%) VMware
3 109 (12.99%) Cisco
4 99 (11.80%) Citrix
5 62 (7.39%) Meraki
6 60 (7.15%) Apple
7 43 (5.13%) Okta
8 40 (4.77%) Veeam
9 32 (3.81%) HP
10 29 (3.46%) SonicWALL
11 26 (3.10%) CheckPoint
11 26 (3.10%) Google
12 25 (2.98%) Dell
13 21 (2.50%) Sage
13 21 (2.50%) Salesforce
13 21 (2.50%) ServiceNow
14 18 (2.15%) Sophos
15 16 (1.91%) Bloomberg
15 16 (1.91%) NetApp
15 16 (1.91%) Palo Alto