Software Licensing Job Trends

Software Licensing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Software Licensing skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 569 547 662
Rank change year-on-year -22 +115 -27
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 101 245 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.21% 0.32% 0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.39% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 35 134 73
10th Percentile £35,500 £30,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £36,875 £38,000 £36,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £73,750 £59,688 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £68,875 £72,900
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £46,241
% change year-on-year +25.00% -13.50% +8.80%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Software Licensing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 43,561 62,745 58,381
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.66% 80.90% 94.42%
Number of salaries quoted 24,438 36,124 43,818
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.78% +2.86%

Software Licensing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Software Licensing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Software Licensing in the UK

Software Licensing
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Software Licensing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Software Licensing

Software Licensing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Licensing over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Licensing in the UK

Software Licensing
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Licensing within the UK over the 6 months to 15 September 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 -20 90 £53,750 +19.44% 49
UK excluding London -13 77 £50,000 +25.00% 43
Work from Home -26 65 £45,000 +5.88% 40
North of England -6 26 £37,000 -2.63% 5
South East -2 24 £60,000 +20.00% 19
North West -12 24 £37,000 -2.63% 1
West Midlands +45 22 £38,754 -33.18% 8
Midlands +37 22 £38,754 -35.41% 8
London +51 16 £75,000 +30.43% 23
Isle of Man - 3 £91,000 -
East of England -8 2 £57,500 -23.33% 3
Yorkshire +11 1 - - 4
North East - 1 - -

Software Licensing
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 6 (5.94%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (12.87%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.99%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.99%) Autodesk Inventor
3 1 (0.99%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.99%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 30 (29.70%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (19.80%) Azure
3 15 (14.85%) SaaS
4 7 (6.93%) Entra ID
5 6 (5.94%) IaaS
6 5 (4.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 3 (2.97%) AWS
8 2 (1.98%) GCP
8 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (1.98%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.99%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.94%) VPN
2 5 (4.95%) DMZ
2 5 (4.95%) STUN
2 5 (4.95%) VLAN
2 5 (4.95%) VoIP
3 3 (2.97%) Firewall
4 2 (1.98%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.99%) DNS
5 1 (0.99%) Fibre Channel
5 1 (0.99%) SAN
5 1 (0.99%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.95%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.98%) Power BI
General
1 53 (52.48%) Social Skills
2 47 (46.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 17 (16.83%) Finance
4 15 (14.85%) Legal
5 9 (8.91%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (7.92%) Law
6 8 (7.92%) Public Sector
7 7 (6.93%) Telecoms
8 5 (4.95%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (4.95%) Marketing
8 5 (4.95%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (3.96%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (2.97%) Retail
11 2 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.98%) Police
12 1 (0.99%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.99%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 23 (22.77%) Architect
2 18 (17.82%) Microsoft Specialist
3 11 (10.89%) Senior
4 10 (9.90%) IT Manager
5 8 (7.92%) Support Engineer
6 7 (6.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 6 (5.94%) Infrastructure Support
7 6 (5.94%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
8 5 (4.95%) Applications Engineer
8 5 (4.95%) Applications Support
8 5 (4.95%) Applications Support Engineer
8 5 (4.95%) Cloud Architect
8 5 (4.95%) Cloud Engineer
8 5 (4.95%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (4.95%) IT Procurement Manager
8 5 (4.95%) Procurement Manager
8 5 (4.95%) Senior IT Manager
8 5 (4.95%) Senior Manager
8 5 (4.95%) Senior Procurement Manager
9 4 (3.96%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.95%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 25 (24.75%) Microsoft Licensing
2 23 (22.77%) Data Centre
3 7 (6.93%) Driving Licence
4 4 (3.96%) CMDB
4 4 (3.96%) Social Media
5 3 (2.97%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.98%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.98%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.99%) CCTV
7 1 (0.99%) Clustering
7 1 (0.99%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.99%) PKI
7 1 (0.99%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 13 (12.87%) Windows
2 7 (6.93%) Windows Server
3 6 (5.94%) Linux
4 5 (4.95%) Debian
5 2 (1.98%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.98%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (41.58%) Artificial Intelligence
2 38 (37.62%) Time Management
3 30 (29.70%) Cybersecurity
4 26 (25.74%) Roadmaps
5 23 (22.77%) Business Strategy
6 22 (21.78%) Customer Service
6 22 (21.78%) Sales Enablement
7 18 (17.82%) Customer Engagement
7 18 (17.82%) Product Roadmap
8 12 (11.88%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (10.89%) Asset Management
9 11 (10.89%) Data Protection
10 10 (9.90%) Information Security
11 9 (8.91%) Contract Negotiation
12 8 (7.92%) Decision-Making
12 8 (7.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 8 (7.92%) ITIL
13 7 (6.93%) Performance Metrics
13 7 (6.93%) Presales
14 6 (5.94%) Software Audit
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.94%) SQL
2 1 (0.99%) Bash
2 1 (0.99%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.99%) Python
Qualifications
1 45 (44.55%) Degree
2 4 (3.96%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (1.98%) A+ Certification
3 2 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (1.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (0.99%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (0.99%) MCITP
4 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (12.87%) GDPR
2 10 (9.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (5.94%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (4.95%) ISO 9001
5 4 (3.96%) EU AI Act
6 2 (1.98%) SLA
7 1 (0.99%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.99%) GLBA
System Software
1 10 (9.90%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.95%) Kamailio
3 1 (0.99%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.99%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 4 (3.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Clustering
2 1 (0.99%) NetBackup
2 1 (0.99%) Puppet
2 1 (0.99%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 63 (62.38%) Microsoft
2 26 (25.74%) Apple
3 24 (23.76%) Adobe
4 18 (17.82%) Palo Alto
5 5 (4.95%) Salesforce
6 4 (3.96%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.98%) Dell
7 2 (1.98%) Google
8 1 (0.99%) Cisco
8 1 (0.99%) HP
8 1 (0.99%) SAP
8 1 (0.99%) VMware