Microsoft Office
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Office skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 70 80 96
Rank change year-on-year +10 +16 +33
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 2,204 4,946 4,521
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.13% 3.95% 3.50%
As % of the Applications category 51.05% 42.57% 41.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,607 2,942 3,024
10th Percentile £24,393 £24,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £39,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +1.35%
75th Percentile £55,250 £55,000 £53,651
90th Percentile £68,450 £68,250 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £33,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -1.52% +1.54% -

All Software Application Skills
UK

Microsoft Office is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 4,317 11,619 11,022
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 8.09% 9.27% 8.52%
Number of salaries quoted 3,012 6,435 6,788
10th Percentile £25,012 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,750 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.10% +3.98% +3.44%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £78,750 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £38,850 £37,500
% change year-on-year -3.47% +3.60% -

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Top 19 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 2 December 2023. 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 +13 2,007 £37,000 -5.13% 1,963
UK excluding London 0 1,418 £32,500 -1.52% 1,528
London +36 731 £46,000 -8.00% 555
Work from Home -4 691 £45,000 +0.30% 598
South East +9 407 £32,500 -7.14% 437
North of England +7 319 £30,000 -7.69% 356
Midlands -5 229 £32,500 -7.14% 268
South West -7 194 £36,699 +22.33% 204
Yorkshire +12 152 £30,500 -3.17% 111
North West -4 149 £30,000 -7.69% 197
West Midlands -15 147 £40,000 +8.84% 174
East of England +28 120 £34,500 +6.15% 165
Scotland -6 98 £42,500 +17.29% 98
East Midlands +29 80 £26,500 -18.46% 93
Wales -20 37 £30,000 -25.00% 38
Northern Ireland +31 19 £30,500 +0.83% 24
North East +22 18 £32,250 -14.26% 53
Isle of Man +2 10 £45,000 +28.57% 1
Channel Islands - 1 £45,000 -

Microsoft Office
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
1 198 (8.98%) SharePoint
2 64 (2.90%) MS Exchange
3 30 (1.36%) Confluence
4 20 (0.91%) IIS
5 15 (0.68%) CMS
6 9 (0.41%) WebLogic
7 8 (0.36%) Oracle Service Bus
7 8 (0.36%) SAS
8 7 (0.32%) Skype for Business
9 6 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
9 6 (0.27%) ThingWorx
10 4 (0.18%) WordPress
11 2 (0.091%) Apache
11 2 (0.091%) MODX
11 2 (0.091%) Site Server
12 1 (0.045%) MS Project Server
12 1 (0.045%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.045%) WinCC
Applications
1 582 (26.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 360 (16.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 90 (4.08%) Microsoft Project
4 80 (3.63%) MS Visio
5 18 (0.82%) AutoCAD
6 15 (0.68%) Acrobat
7 13 (0.59%) Photoshop
8 12 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
9 10 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
10 9 (0.41%) InDesign
11 7 (0.32%) OrCAD
12 6 (0.27%) InCopy
13 4 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
13 4 (0.18%) CANalyzer
13 4 (0.18%) Simulink
13 4 (0.18%) Stateflow
14 3 (0.14%) Trello
15 2 (0.091%) CATIA
15 2 (0.091%) SOLIDWORKS
15 2 (0.091%) S-PLUS
Business Applications
1 21 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
1 21 (0.95%) Primavera
2 15 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
3 9 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
4 8 (0.36%) Distributed Ledger
5 7 (0.32%) Carpe Diem
5 7 (0.32%) Elite 3E
6 6 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
6 6 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 5 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
7 5 (0.23%) Infor M3
7 5 (0.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 5 (0.23%) Sage X3
7 5 (0.23%) SystmOne
8 4 (0.18%) assyst
9 3 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
9 3 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
10 2 (0.091%) ResourceLink
10 2 (0.091%) SAP CS
10 2 (0.091%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 647 (29.36%) Microsoft 365
2 375 (17.01%) Azure
3 155 (7.03%) Power Platform
4 131 (5.94%) Entra ID
5 79 (3.58%) AWS
6 51 (2.31%) SaaS
7 46 (2.09%) OneDrive
8 30 (1.36%) Mimecast
8 30 (1.36%) PowerApps
9 26 (1.18%) Dynamics 365
10 24 (1.09%) IaaS
11 23 (1.04%) Google Workspace
11 23 (1.04%) Power Automate
12 22 (1.00%) Azure DevOps
13 20 (0.91%) WhatsApp
14 18 (0.82%) PaaS
15 13 (0.59%) GitHub
15 13 (0.59%) Smartsheet
16 11 (0.50%) Azure Sentinel
17 9 (0.41%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 130 (5.90%) DNS
2 125 (5.67%) LAN
3 118 (5.35%) WAN
4 113 (5.13%) DHCP
5 110 (4.99%) Firewall
6 86 (3.90%) TCP/IP
7 76 (3.45%) Wireless
8 68 (3.09%) VPN
9 59 (2.68%) Internet
9 59 (2.68%) VoIP
10 50 (2.27%) VLAN
11 42 (1.91%) Wi-Fi
12 36 (1.63%) SAN
13 32 (1.45%) Broadband
14 28 (1.27%) Remote Desktop
15 22 (1.00%) Skype
16 21 (0.95%) ADSL
17 18 (0.82%) Network Security
18 17 (0.77%) 5G
19 16 (0.73%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 141 (6.40%) Power BI
2 130 (5.90%) SQL Server
3 51 (2.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 38 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
5 34 (1.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 30 (1.36%) Tableau
7 28 (1.27%) Amazon RDS
8 20 (0.91%) Relational Database
9 16 (0.73%) Oracle Database
10 10 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
11 8 (0.36%) Oracle Database 10g
11 8 (0.36%) Oracle Database 11g
11 8 (0.36%) VLDB
12 7 (0.32%) Power Query
13 6 (0.27%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 6 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
14 5 (0.23%) Amazon Athena
14 5 (0.23%) MySQL
15 4 (0.18%) Data Lake
15 4 (0.18%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 70 (3.18%) JIRA
2 31 (1.41%) Visual Studio
3 18 (0.82%) MSI
4 16 (0.73%) AdminStudio
4 16 (0.73%) InstallShield
5 13 (0.59%) Visual Studio Code
6 9 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
6 9 (0.41%) Team Foundation Server
7 8 (0.36%) Git
7 8 (0.36%) LabVIEW
8 6 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
8 6 (0.27%) Subversion
9 5 (0.23%) NUnit
9 5 (0.23%) Selenium
9 5 (0.23%) SpecFlow
9 5 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 3 (0.14%) CppUnit
10 3 (0.14%) Jenkins
10 3 (0.14%) JUnit
10 3 (0.14%) TeamCity
General
1 997 (45.24%) Social Skills
2 687 (31.17%) Finance
3 305 (13.84%) Analytical Skills
4 192 (8.71%) Banking
5 174 (7.89%) Organisational Skills
6 162 (7.35%) Legal
7 145 (6.58%) Law
8 138 (6.26%) Retail
9 125 (5.67%) Marketing
10 121 (5.49%) Investment Banking
11 98 (4.45%) Manufacturing
12 97 (4.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 90 (4.08%) Public Sector
14 88 (3.99%) Presentation Skills
15 84 (3.81%) Telecoms
16 43 (1.95%) Electronics
17 37 (1.68%) Military
18 36 (1.63%) Automotive
19 32 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
20 27 (1.23%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 694 (31.49%) Analyst
2 253 (11.48%) IT Support
3 238 (10.80%) Support Engineer
4 191 (8.67%) Support Analyst
5 170 (7.71%) IT Analyst
6 164 (7.44%) Senior
7 159 (7.21%) Service Analyst
8 131 (5.94%) 2nd Line Support
9 125 (5.67%) IT Support Analyst
10 117 (5.31%) Business Strategy Analyst
10 117 (5.31%) Strategy Analyst
11 116 (5.26%) Service Desk Analyst
12 110 (4.99%) Project Manager
13 108 (4.90%) IT Engineer
14 97 (4.40%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 86 (3.90%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 80 (3.63%) Lead
17 76 (3.45%) IT Support Engineer
18 75 (3.40%) 1st Line Support
19 64 (2.90%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (2.68%) .NET
2 37 (1.68%) HTML
3 25 (1.13%) JSON
4 22 (1.00%) Web Services
5 19 (0.86%) HTML5
6 17 (0.77%) XML
7 14 (0.64%) ASP.NET
8 13 (0.59%) Blazor
9 12 (0.54%) .NET Core
9 12 (0.54%) .NET Framework
9 12 (0.54%) AngularJS
9 12 (0.54%) REST
10 10 (0.45%) Entity Framework
11 9 (0.41%) RESTful
12 7 (0.32%) React
13 6 (0.27%) ASP.NET MVC
13 6 (0.27%) ASP.NET MVC 4
13 6 (0.27%) ASP.NET MVC 5
13 6 (0.27%) HTML5 Canvas
13 6 (0.27%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 279 (12.66%) Self-Motivation
2 126 (5.72%) Management Information System
3 125 (5.67%) Driving Licence
4 69 (3.13%) Onboarding
5 56 (2.54%) Data Centre
6 51 (2.31%) Video Conferencing
7 45 (2.04%) NHS
8 31 (1.41%) Data Structures
9 30 (1.36%) Smartphone
9 30 (1.36%) Taxonomies
10 28 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
11 21 (0.95%) Operational Technology
12 20 (0.91%) iPad
13 18 (0.82%) Replication
14 16 (0.73%) iPhone
14 16 (0.73%) PMI
14 16 (0.73%) Public Cloud
14 16 (0.73%) Shadow IT
15 14 (0.64%) Social Media
16 13 (0.59%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 807 (36.62%) Windows
2 340 (15.43%) Windows 10
3 218 (9.89%) Windows Server
4 81 (3.68%) Windows 7
5 75 (3.40%) Apple iOS
6 58 (2.63%) Windows Server 2016
7 47 (2.13%) Windows Server 2019
8 46 (2.09%) Android
8 46 (2.09%) Linux
8 46 (2.09%) Windows Server 2012
9 43 (1.95%) Mac OS
10 41 (1.86%) Windows 8
11 23 (1.04%) Unix
12 17 (0.77%) Mac OS X
13 15 (0.68%) Windows Server 2008
14 11 (0.50%) AIX
15 9 (0.41%) Windows Server 2003
16 8 (0.36%) Solaris
16 8 (0.36%) Windows XP
17 7 (0.32%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 551 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 393 (17.83%) Customer Service
3 275 (12.48%) Project Management
4 274 (12.43%) ITIL
5 250 (11.34%) Agile
6 204 (9.26%) Asset Management
7 177 (8.03%) Business Strategy
8 160 (7.26%) Business Intelligence
9 139 (6.31%) Creative Thinking
10 134 (6.08%) CRM
11 133 (6.03%) ITSM
12 131 (5.94%) Service Management
13 129 (5.85%) Planning and Forecasting
14 128 (5.81%) Time Management
15 123 (5.58%) Business Forecasting
15 123 (5.58%) Competitor Analysis
16 121 (5.49%) Project Delivery
17 119 (5.40%) Change Management
18 117 (5.31%) Benchmarking
19 116 (5.26%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 284 (12.89%) SQL
2 95 (4.31%) PowerShell
3 77 (3.49%) C#
4 53 (2.40%) T-SQL
5 51 (2.31%) Python
6 32 (1.45%) JavaScript
7 24 (1.09%) VB
8 18 (0.82%) MATLAB
9 13 (0.59%) C++
10 11 (0.50%) Bash
11 10 (0.45%) Java
12 9 (0.41%) PL/SQL
12 9 (0.41%) VBA
13 8 (0.36%) R
13 8 (0.36%) Ruby
14 7 (0.32%) Korn
15 5 (0.23%) PHP
15 5 (0.23%) Shell Script
16 4 (0.18%) VBScript
17 3 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 579 (26.27%) Degree
2 161 (7.30%) Security Cleared
3 109 (4.95%) SC Cleared
4 90 (4.08%) DBS Check
5 83 (3.77%) Microsoft Certification
6 53 (2.40%) DV Cleared
7 44 (2.00%) PMI Certification
8 36 (1.63%) MCITP
9 35 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
9 35 (1.59%) PMP
10 33 (1.50%) CCNA
11 28 (1.27%) A+ Certification
12 25 (1.13%) Computer Science Degree
12 25 (1.13%) Network+ Certification
13 20 (0.91%) HND
14 19 (0.86%) ITIL Certification
15 17 (0.77%) CISSP
15 17 (0.77%) ISTQB
16 14 (0.64%) MCP
17 12 (0.54%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 160 (7.26%) SLA
2 59 (2.68%) QA
3 53 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 46 (2.09%) PMO
5 30 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
6 27 (1.23%) ISO 9001
7 25 (1.13%) GDPR
8 18 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 12 (0.54%) Accessibility
10 11 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 11 (0.50%) Data Quality
11 8 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 7 (0.32%) GRC
13 6 (0.27%) IFRS
14 5 (0.23%) COSHH
15 4 (0.18%) Automotive SPICE
15 4 (0.18%) ISO 26262
15 4 (0.18%) NIST
16 3 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
16 3 (0.14%) P3O
System Software
1 569 (25.82%) Active Directory
2 109 (4.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 53 (2.40%) Hyper-V
4 24 (1.09%) Virtual Desktop
5 22 (1.00%) Firmware
6 18 (0.82%) Microsoft App-V
7 16 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
8 12 (0.54%) vSphere
9 11 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
10 10 (0.45%) VMware Workstation
11 9 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
12 8 (0.36%) Oracle RAC
13 7 (0.32%) XenApp
14 5 (0.23%) XenDesktop
15 4 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 3 (0.14%) KVM
17 2 (0.091%) BitLocker
17 2 (0.091%) DFS Replication
18 1 (0.045%) Docker
18 1 (0.045%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 134 (6.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 129 (5.85%) SCCM
3 30 (1.36%) SCOM
4 24 (1.09%) WSUS
5 20 (0.91%) SCVMM
6 19 (0.86%) Jamf Pro
7 17 (0.77%) EnCase
8 8 (0.36%) Data Guard
8 8 (0.36%) Oracle RMAN
9 7 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (0.27%) FortiGate
11 5 (0.23%) HP ALM
12 4 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 4 (0.18%) AirWatch
12 4 (0.18%) Backup Exec
12 4 (0.18%) XenMobile
13 3 (0.14%) Host Intrusion Detection System
13 3 (0.14%) McAfee ePO
13 3 (0.14%) Terraform
14 2 (0.091%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 1,555 (70.55%) Microsoft
2 156 (7.08%) VMware
3 94 (4.26%) ServiceNow
4 92 (4.17%) Citrix
5 86 (3.90%) Cisco
6 73 (3.31%) Apple
7 65 (2.95%) SAP
8 64 (2.90%) Adobe
9 62 (2.81%) HP
10 57 (2.59%) Salesforce
11 56 (2.54%) Google
12 51 (2.31%) Dell
13 43 (1.95%) iManage
14 42 (1.91%) Oracle
15 29 (1.32%) SolarWinds
16 25 (1.13%) HubSpot
16 25 (1.13%) Veeam
17 24 (1.09%) Remedy
18 21 (0.95%) Teradata
19 20 (0.91%) NEC