Software Licensing Job Trends

Software Licensing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Software Licensing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 628 547 593
Rank change year-on-year -81 +46 +60
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 183 107 198
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.22% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.24% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 113 42 108
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,125 £35,912
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,688 £62,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £94,050 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £48,450 £42,500
% change year-on-year +11.46% +14.00% -8.09%

All Process & 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 86,155 44,192 60,081
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.18% 88.99% 81.99%
Number of salaries quoted 59,150 24,458 32,463
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,325 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,608
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

Software Licensing
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Licensing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Software Licensing job vacancy trend 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 8 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Licensing in the UK

Software Licensing
Top 14 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 8 October 2026. 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 -38 179 £55,000 +10.00% 142
UK excluding London -42 149 £54,000 +11.46% 103
Work from Home -37 69 £79,126 +63.31% 66
South East -29 43 £45,000 -26.23% 29
North of England -58 36 £55,000 +48.65% 30
London -49 32 £70,000 -6.67% 48
North West -20 28 £37,500 +1.35% 12
Midlands -38 24 £50,000 +29.02% 16
South West -49 23 £87,500 +224.07% 7
East of England -13 20 £44,500 -22.61% 7
West Midlands -45 16 £65,000 +67.72% 6
Yorkshire -27 8 £55,000 - 16
East Midlands - 8 £50,000 - 10
Wales - 3 £27,500 - 1

Software Licensing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 8 (4.37%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.55%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (8.74%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (8.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (5.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.09%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 19 (10.38%) Cloudability
2 1 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 32 (17.49%) Azure
2 31 (16.94%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (10.93%) AWS
3 20 (10.93%) SaaS
4 19 (10.38%) GCP
5 13 (7.10%) Entra ID
6 11 (6.01%) Microsoft Copilot
7 8 (4.37%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (4.37%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (4.37%) OneDrive
8 7 (3.83%) Power Platform
9 5 (2.73%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.09%) Stripe
11 1 (0.55%) Asana
11 1 (0.55%) Azure Monitor
11 1 (0.55%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.55%) Google Gemini
11 1 (0.55%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.92%) Firewall
2 7 (3.83%) DNS
2 7 (3.83%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (3.28%) VoIP
4 4 (2.19%) DHCP
4 4 (2.19%) Network Security
4 4 (2.19%) TCP/IP
4 4 (2.19%) VPN
5 3 (1.64%) DKIM
5 3 (1.64%) DMARC
5 3 (1.64%) FTP
5 3 (1.64%) LAN
5 3 (1.64%) PBX
5 3 (1.64%) Unified Communications
5 3 (1.64%) VLAN
5 3 (1.64%) WAN
6 2 (1.09%) Wireless
7 1 (0.55%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.09%) Power BI
2 1 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 4 (2.19%) JIRA
General
1 70 (38.25%) Social Skills
2 48 (26.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 42 (22.95%) Legal
4 41 (22.40%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (21.31%) Finance
6 34 (18.58%) Law
7 26 (14.21%) Manufacturing
8 21 (11.48%) Public Sector
8 21 (11.48%) Telecoms
9 20 (10.93%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (8.20%) Retail
11 9 (4.92%) Marketing
12 8 (4.37%) Front Office
13 5 (2.73%) Automotive
14 4 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (1.64%) Advertising
16 2 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
16 2 (1.09%) Military
16 2 (1.09%) Police
17 1 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (19.67%) IT Manager
2 31 (16.94%) Analyst
3 24 (13.11%) IT Support
4 21 (11.48%) Senior
5 19 (10.38%) Senior Analyst
6 14 (7.65%) IT Engineer
7 12 (6.56%) Service Manager
8 11 (6.01%) Support Engineer
9 10 (5.46%) IT Services Manager
9 10 (5.46%) IT Support Engineer
10 9 (4.92%) Sales Executive
11 8 (4.37%) Communications Manager
11 8 (4.37%) IT Analyst
11 8 (4.37%) IT Support Analyst
11 8 (4.37%) Support Analyst
12 7 (3.83%) Account Manager
13 6 (3.28%) IT Support Technician
13 6 (3.28%) IT Technician
13 6 (3.28%) Support Technician
14 5 (2.73%) Head of IT
Miscellaneous
1 25 (13.66%) Microsoft Licensing
2 18 (9.84%) Onboarding
3 16 (8.74%) Life Science
4 15 (8.20%) Driving Licence
5 9 (4.92%) CMDB
6 8 (4.37%) Social Media
7 7 (3.83%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.19%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.64%) Data Centre
10 2 (1.09%) CCTV
10 2 (1.09%) Culture of Ownership
10 2 (1.09%) Robotics
11 1 (0.55%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.55%) Handset
11 1 (0.55%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.55%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 19 (10.38%) Windows
2 6 (3.28%) Linux
3 4 (2.19%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.64%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.09%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (45.36%) Cybersecurity
2 56 (30.60%) AI
3 37 (20.22%) Data Protection
4 31 (16.94%) Decision-Making
4 31 (16.94%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (16.94%) Stakeholder Management
5 29 (15.85%) Cost Optimisation
6 28 (15.30%) Customer Service
7 26 (14.21%) Continuous Improvement
8 25 (13.66%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 24 (13.11%) Asset Management
9 24 (13.11%) ITIL
10 23 (12.57%) Risk Management
11 22 (12.02%) Mentoring
12 20 (10.93%) Cost Management
12 20 (10.93%) FinOps
13 18 (9.84%) Service Management
14 17 (9.29%) IT Asset Management
15 16 (8.74%) Collaborative Culture
15 16 (8.74%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.09%) SQL
2 1 (0.55%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (10.38%) AWS Certification
1 19 (10.38%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 9 (4.92%) Security Cleared
3 6 (3.28%) DBS Check
3 6 (3.28%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.73%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (1.64%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.09%) CCNA
6 2 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.09%) Degree
6 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.55%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.55%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.55%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.37%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (2.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 2 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.09%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.09%) PMO
4 2 (1.09%) QA
5 1 (0.55%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.55%) GDPR
5 1 (0.55%) NIST
5 1 (0.55%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (6.56%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.28%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.19%) Docker
3 4 (2.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (4.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.64%) cPanel
2 3 (1.64%) Plesk
Vendors
1 89 (48.63%) Microsoft
2 29 (15.85%) Adobe
3 28 (15.30%) Apple
4 23 (12.57%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.19%) VMware
6 3 (1.64%) Acronis
6 3 (1.64%) Capita
6 3 (1.64%) Datto
6 3 (1.64%) NETGEAR
6 3 (1.64%) SonicWALL
6 3 (1.64%) Veeam
6 3 (1.64%) WatchGuard
7 2 (1.09%) Cisco
7 2 (1.09%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.55%) Ariba
8 1 (0.55%) Google
8 1 (0.55%) Oracle
8 1 (0.55%) Panasonic
8 1 (0.55%) SAP
8 1 (0.55%) Sony