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 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 622 572 569
Rank change year-on-year -50 -3 +93
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 188 106 218
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.21% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.24% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 112 39 116
10th Percentile £31,475 £35,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,110 £38,250 £37,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £90,900 £73,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £48,450 £42,500
% change year-on-year +13.52% +14.00% -5.96%

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 86,437 44,202 61,341
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.18% 89.12% 81.82%
Number of salaries quoted 59,483 24,460 33,440
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,465
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.93% -2.56%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £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 2 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 2 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 -45 184 £60,781 +13.08% 156
UK excluding London -56 155 £55,000 +13.52% 117
Work from Home -28 75 £85,000 +75.44% 86
South East -32 40 £45,000 -25.62% 36
North of England -57 36 £47,500 +28.38% 33
London -46 31 £70,000 -6.67% 62
North West -29 30 £38,750 +4.73% 14
Midlands -41 30 £65,000 +67.72% 10
South West -46 25 £87,500 - 10
East of England -21 21 £55,000 -4.35% 12
West Midlands -43 21 £65,000 +67.72% 4
East Midlands - 9 £50,000 - 6
Yorkshire -27 6 £60,000 - 17
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 (4.26%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.53%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (8.51%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (7.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (5.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.06%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 24 (12.77%) Cloudability
2 1 (0.53%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 1 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 42 (22.34%) Azure
2 33 (17.55%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (13.30%) AWS
4 24 (12.77%) GCP
5 20 (10.64%) SaaS
6 14 (7.45%) Entra ID
7 11 (5.85%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (4.26%) Cloud Computing
8 8 (4.26%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (3.72%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (3.72%) OneDrive
9 7 (3.72%) Power Platform
10 2 (1.06%) Stripe
11 1 (0.53%) Asana
11 1 (0.53%) Azure Monitor
11 1 (0.53%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.53%) Google Gemini
11 1 (0.53%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.79%) Firewall
2 6 (3.19%) DNS
2 6 (3.19%) Network Security
2 6 (3.19%) VoIP
2 6 (3.19%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (1.60%) DHCP
3 3 (1.60%) DKIM
3 3 (1.60%) DMARC
3 3 (1.60%) FTP
3 3 (1.60%) LAN
3 3 (1.60%) PBX
3 3 (1.60%) TCP/IP
3 3 (1.60%) Unified Communications
3 3 (1.60%) VLAN
3 3 (1.60%) VPN
3 3 (1.60%) WAN
4 2 (1.06%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.06%) Power BI
2 1 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (3.19%) JIRA
General
1 67 (35.64%) Social Skills
2 52 (27.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 42 (22.34%) Legal
4 37 (19.68%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (19.15%) Finance
6 34 (18.09%) Law
7 26 (13.83%) Manufacturing
8 21 (11.17%) Public Sector
9 20 (10.64%) Organisational Skills
9 20 (10.64%) Telecoms
10 15 (7.98%) Retail
11 10 (5.32%) Front Office
12 9 (4.79%) Marketing
13 7 (3.72%) Automotive
14 4 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (1.60%) Advertising
15 3 (1.60%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (1.60%) Military
16 2 (1.06%) Police
17 1 (0.53%) Banking
Job Titles
1 36 (19.15%) Analyst
2 33 (17.55%) IT Manager
3 26 (13.83%) Senior
4 25 (13.30%) IT Support
5 24 (12.77%) Senior Analyst
6 16 (8.51%) IT Engineer
7 14 (7.45%) Service Manager
8 13 (6.91%) Support Engineer
9 12 (6.38%) IT Support Engineer
10 10 (5.32%) IT Services Manager
11 8 (4.26%) Communications Manager
11 8 (4.26%) IT Analyst
11 8 (4.26%) IT Support Analyst
11 8 (4.26%) Sales Executive
11 8 (4.26%) Support Analyst
12 6 (3.19%) Account Manager
12 6 (3.19%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 6 (3.19%) Server Engineer
12 6 (3.19%) Server Support
12 6 (3.19%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 24 (12.77%) Microsoft Licensing
2 17 (9.04%) Onboarding
3 16 (8.51%) Life Science
4 12 (6.38%) Driving Licence
5 8 (4.26%) CMDB
5 8 (4.26%) Social Media
6 7 (3.72%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (2.13%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.60%) Culture of Ownership
8 3 (1.60%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.06%) CCTV
9 2 (1.06%) Robotics
10 1 (0.53%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.53%) Handset
10 1 (0.53%) Oracle Licensing
10 1 (0.53%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.53%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 19 (10.11%) Windows
2 8 (4.26%) Linux
3 4 (2.13%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.60%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (45.74%) Cybersecurity
2 61 (32.45%) AI
3 36 (19.15%) Data Protection
4 31 (16.49%) Cost Optimisation
4 31 (16.49%) Stakeholder Management
5 30 (15.96%) Decision-Making
6 29 (15.43%) Problem-Solving
7 27 (14.36%) Continuous Improvement
7 27 (14.36%) Mentoring
8 25 (13.30%) Cost Management
8 25 (13.30%) Customer Service
8 25 (13.30%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 25 (13.30%) FinOps
9 24 (12.77%) Asset Management
10 23 (12.23%) Risk Management
11 21 (11.17%) ITIL
12 17 (9.04%) Collaborative Culture
13 16 (8.51%) Service Delivery
14 15 (7.98%) Project Management
14 15 (7.98%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.60%) SQL
2 1 (0.53%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 24 (12.77%) AWS Certification
1 24 (12.77%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 10 (5.32%) Security Cleared
3 6 (3.19%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.66%) DBS Check
4 5 (2.66%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (1.60%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.06%) CCNA
6 2 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.06%) Degree
6 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.53%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.53%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.53%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.53%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.26%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (2.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 2 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.06%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.06%) PMO
4 2 (1.06%) QA
5 1 (0.53%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.53%) GDPR
5 1 (0.53%) NIST
5 1 (0.53%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (6.91%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.19%) Docker
2 6 (3.19%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (4.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.60%) cPanel
2 3 (1.60%) Plesk
Vendors
1 96 (51.06%) Microsoft
2 34 (18.09%) Adobe
3 33 (17.55%) Apple
4 28 (14.89%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.13%) VMware
6 3 (1.60%) Acronis
6 3 (1.60%) Capita
6 3 (1.60%) Datto
6 3 (1.60%) NETGEAR
6 3 (1.60%) SonicWALL
6 3 (1.60%) Veeam
6 3 (1.60%) WatchGuard
7 2 (1.06%) Cisco
7 2 (1.06%) Oracle
7 2 (1.06%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.53%) Ariba
8 1 (0.53%) Google
8 1 (0.53%) IBM
8 1 (0.53%) Panasonic
8 1 (0.53%) SAP