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 29 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 612 559 549
Rank change year-on-year -53 -10 +105
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 193 101 224
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.21% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.23% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 117 36 116
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,940 £37,875 £37,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.13% +23.68% -5.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £60,625
90th Percentile £91,250 £92,250 £73,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £41,591
% change year-on-year +10.00% +20.22% -7.97%

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 86,023 43,711 61,337
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.11% 89.05% 81.75%
Number of salaries quoted 59,242 24,267 33,446
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,880 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.17% -3.33%
75th Percentile £79,688 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
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 29 September 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 29 September 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 -40 189 £60,781 +3.46% 137
UK excluding London -49 160 £55,000 +10.00% 104
Work from Home -28 77 £70,752 +76.88% 70
South East -32 40 £45,000 -25.62% 33
North of England -61 37 £55,000 +48.65% 28
Midlands -41 32 £65,000 +67.72% 9
London -49 31 £70,000 -6.67% 51
North West -19 30 £38,750 +4.73% 12
South West -56 26 £79,126 - 7
East of England -11 22 £44,500 -22.61% 13
West Midlands -43 22 £75,000 +93.53% 5
East Midlands - 10 £50,000 - 4
Yorkshire -27 7 £62,500 - 12
Wales - 3 £27,500 - 2

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 (4.15%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.52%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (8.29%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (7.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (5.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.04%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 24 (12.44%) Cloudability
2 1 (0.52%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 1 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 43 (22.28%) Azure
2 34 (17.62%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (12.95%) AWS
4 24 (12.44%) GCP
5 21 (10.88%) SaaS
6 15 (7.77%) Entra ID
7 11 (5.70%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (4.15%) Cloud Computing
8 8 (4.15%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (3.63%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (3.63%) OneDrive
9 7 (3.63%) Power Platform
10 2 (1.04%) Stripe
11 1 (0.52%) Asana
11 1 (0.52%) Azure Monitor
11 1 (0.52%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.52%) Google Gemini
11 1 (0.52%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.66%) Firewall
2 6 (3.11%) DNS
2 6 (3.11%) Network Security
2 6 (3.11%) VoIP
2 6 (3.11%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (1.55%) DHCP
3 3 (1.55%) DKIM
3 3 (1.55%) DMARC
3 3 (1.55%) FTP
3 3 (1.55%) LAN
3 3 (1.55%) PBX
3 3 (1.55%) TCP/IP
3 3 (1.55%) Unified Communications
3 3 (1.55%) VLAN
3 3 (1.55%) VPN
3 3 (1.55%) WAN
4 2 (1.04%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.04%) Power BI
2 1 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (3.11%) JIRA
General
1 69 (35.75%) Social Skills
2 52 (26.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 44 (22.80%) Legal
4 37 (19.17%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (19.17%) Finance
5 35 (18.13%) Law
6 26 (13.47%) Manufacturing
7 21 (10.88%) Organisational Skills
7 21 (10.88%) Public Sector
8 20 (10.36%) Telecoms
9 15 (7.77%) Retail
10 11 (5.70%) Front Office
11 10 (5.18%) Marketing
12 7 (3.63%) Automotive
13 4 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (2.07%) Military
13 4 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.55%) Advertising
15 2 (1.04%) Police
16 1 (0.52%) Banking
Job Titles
1 36 (18.65%) Analyst
2 33 (17.10%) IT Manager
3 26 (13.47%) IT Support
3 26 (13.47%) Senior
4 24 (12.44%) Senior Analyst
5 17 (8.81%) IT Engineer
6 15 (7.77%) Service Manager
7 14 (7.25%) Support Engineer
8 13 (6.74%) IT Support Engineer
9 10 (5.18%) IT Services Manager
10 8 (4.15%) Communications Manager
10 8 (4.15%) IT Analyst
10 8 (4.15%) IT Support Analyst
10 8 (4.15%) Sales Executive
10 8 (4.15%) Support Analyst
11 6 (3.11%) Account Manager
11 6 (3.11%) Azure Engineer
11 6 (3.11%) IT Technician
11 6 (3.11%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 6 (3.11%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 24 (12.44%) Microsoft Licensing
2 18 (9.33%) Onboarding
3 16 (8.29%) Life Science
4 12 (6.22%) Driving Licence
5 9 (4.66%) CMDB
6 8 (4.15%) Social Media
7 7 (3.63%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.07%) Culture of Ownership
8 4 (2.07%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.55%) Data Centre
10 2 (1.04%) CCTV
10 2 (1.04%) Robotics
11 1 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.52%) Handset
11 1 (0.52%) Oracle Licensing
11 1 (0.52%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.52%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 19 (9.84%) Windows
2 8 (4.15%) Linux
3 4 (2.07%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.55%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.04%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (44.56%) Cybersecurity
2 61 (31.61%) AI
3 37 (19.17%) Data Protection
4 31 (16.06%) Cost Optimisation
4 31 (16.06%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (16.06%) Stakeholder Management
5 30 (15.54%) Decision-Making
6 28 (14.51%) Continuous Improvement
6 28 (14.51%) Mentoring
7 25 (12.95%) Asset Management
7 25 (12.95%) Cost Management
7 25 (12.95%) Customer Service
7 25 (12.95%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 25 (12.95%) FinOps
8 23 (11.92%) Risk Management
9 22 (11.40%) ITIL
10 17 (8.81%) Collaborative Culture
11 16 (8.29%) Service Delivery
12 15 (7.77%) Project Management
12 15 (7.77%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.55%) SQL
2 1 (0.52%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 24 (12.44%) AWS Certification
1 24 (12.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 11 (5.70%) Security Cleared
3 6 (3.11%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.59%) DBS Check
4 5 (2.59%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (1.55%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.04%) CCNA
6 2 (1.04%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.04%) Degree
6 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.52%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.52%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.52%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.15%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 2 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.04%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.04%) PMO
4 2 (1.04%) QA
5 1 (0.52%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.52%) GDPR
5 1 (0.52%) NIST
5 1 (0.52%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (7.25%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.11%) Docker
2 6 (3.11%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (4.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.55%) cPanel
2 3 (1.55%) Plesk
Vendors
1 98 (50.78%) Microsoft
2 34 (17.62%) Adobe
3 33 (17.10%) Apple
4 28 (14.51%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.07%) VMware
6 3 (1.55%) Acronis
6 3 (1.55%) Capita
6 3 (1.55%) Datto
6 3 (1.55%) NETGEAR
6 3 (1.55%) SonicWALL
6 3 (1.55%) Veeam
6 3 (1.55%) WatchGuard
7 2 (1.04%) Cisco
7 2 (1.04%) Oracle
7 2 (1.04%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.52%) Ariba
8 1 (0.52%) Google
8 1 (0.52%) IBM
8 1 (0.52%) Panasonic
8 1 (0.52%) SAP