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

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 610 567 555
Rank change year-on-year -43 -12 +106
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 186 106 249
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.21% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.24% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 116 40 138
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £35,875 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,178 £53,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.54% +19.44% -10.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £71,875 £58,750
90th Percentile £91,250 £90,450 £67,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,781 £44,377 £40,000
% change year-on-year +36.97% +10.94% -13.27%

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 82,691 43,965 63,361
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.84% 88.66% 80.94%
Number of salaries quoted 57,506 24,819 36,681
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -3.23%

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 13 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 13 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 -14 182 £64,428 +28.86% 86
UK excluding London -33 159 £60,781 +36.97% 62
Work from Home -33 75 £70,752 +41.50% 46
South East -26 40 £54,000 +8.00% 15
North of England -47 34 £47,500 +28.38% 19
Midlands -47 31 £75,000 +93.53% 9
East of England -7 28 £72,500 +53.44% 11
North West -10 28 £38,750 +4.73% 6
London -36 25 £70,000 -6.67% 34
South West - 23 £87,500 - 4
West Midlands -39 22 £85,000 +119.33% 6
East Midlands - 9 £50,000 - 3
Yorkshire -39 6 £58,750 - 11
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 6 (3.23%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.54%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (6.99%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (6.99%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (5.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 24 (12.90%) Cloudability
2 3 (1.61%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 1 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 47 (25.27%) Azure
2 33 (17.74%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (13.44%) AWS
4 24 (12.90%) GCP
5 17 (9.14%) SaaS
6 16 (8.60%) Entra ID
7 9 (4.84%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (4.84%) Microsoft Copilot
8 7 (3.76%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (3.23%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (3.23%) OneDrive
10 5 (2.69%) Power Platform
11 2 (1.08%) Stripe
12 1 (0.54%) Asana
12 1 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.54%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.54%) Google Gemini
12 1 (0.54%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.84%) Firewall
2 8 (4.30%) Network Security
3 6 (3.23%) VoIP
4 5 (2.69%) DNS
4 5 (2.69%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (1.61%) DKIM
5 3 (1.61%) DMARC
5 3 (1.61%) FTP
5 3 (1.61%) LAN
5 3 (1.61%) PBX
5 3 (1.61%) Unified Communications
5 3 (1.61%) VLAN
5 3 (1.61%) WAN
6 2 (1.08%) DHCP
6 2 (1.08%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.08%) VPN
6 2 (1.08%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.08%) Power BI
2 1 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 8 (4.30%) JIRA
General
1 59 (31.72%) Social Skills
2 50 (26.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 39 (20.97%) Finance
4 36 (19.35%) Analytical Skills
5 35 (18.82%) Legal
6 29 (15.59%) Law
7 22 (11.83%) Manufacturing
8 20 (10.75%) Organisational Skills
9 17 (9.14%) Public Sector
10 16 (8.60%) Front Office
11 15 (8.06%) Telecoms
12 12 (6.45%) Retail
13 9 (4.84%) Automotive
13 9 (4.84%) Marketing
14 5 (2.69%) Advertising
14 5 (2.69%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (2.15%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (2.15%) Military
16 2 (1.08%) Police
17 1 (0.54%) Banking
Job Titles
1 36 (19.35%) Analyst
2 28 (15.05%) IT Support
3 27 (14.52%) IT Manager
4 26 (13.98%) Senior
5 24 (12.90%) Senior Analyst
6 20 (10.75%) IT Engineer
7 18 (9.68%) Service Manager
8 17 (9.14%) Support Engineer
9 16 (8.60%) IT Support Engineer
10 8 (4.30%) Azure Engineer
10 8 (4.30%) Communications Manager
10 8 (4.30%) IT Analyst
10 8 (4.30%) IT Support Analyst
10 8 (4.30%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 8 (4.30%) Server Engineer
10 8 (4.30%) Server Support
10 8 (4.30%) Support Analyst
10 8 (4.30%) Systems Engineer
11 6 (3.23%) Sales Executive
11 6 (3.23%) Systems Support
Miscellaneous
1 22 (11.83%) Microsoft Licensing
2 17 (9.14%) Onboarding
3 15 (8.06%) Life Science
4 11 (5.91%) Driving Licence
5 8 (4.30%) CMDB
5 8 (4.30%) Social Media
6 7 (3.76%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (2.15%) Culture of Ownership
8 3 (1.61%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.08%) CCTV
9 2 (1.08%) Management Information System
9 2 (1.08%) Oracle Licensing
10 1 (0.54%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.54%) Handset
10 1 (0.54%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.54%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 19 (10.22%) Windows
2 10 (5.38%) Linux
3 4 (2.15%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.61%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (43.55%) Cybersecurity
2 58 (31.18%) AI
3 32 (17.20%) Continuous Improvement
3 32 (17.20%) Data Protection
4 31 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation
4 31 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 29 (15.59%) Problem-Solving
6 27 (14.52%) Cost Management
7 26 (13.98%) Decision-Making
7 26 (13.98%) Mentoring
8 25 (13.44%) FinOps
9 22 (11.83%) Asset Management
9 22 (11.83%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 22 (11.83%) ITIL
10 21 (11.29%) Customer Service
11 20 (10.75%) Risk Management
12 18 (9.68%) Service Delivery
13 16 (8.60%) Collaborative Culture
14 14 (7.53%) Generative AI
14 14 (7.53%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.15%) SQL
2 1 (0.54%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 24 (12.90%) AWS Certification
1 24 (12.90%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 11 (5.91%) Security Cleared
3 6 (3.23%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.69%) DBS Check
4 5 (2.69%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (1.61%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.08%) CCNA
6 2 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.08%) Degree
6 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.54%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.54%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.54%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.23%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 3 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (1.08%) GDPR
3 2 (1.08%) PCI DSS
3 2 (1.08%) PMO
3 2 (1.08%) QA
4 1 (0.54%) NIST
4 1 (0.54%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (8.06%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.30%) Docker
3 6 (3.23%) Hyper-V
4 4 (2.15%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (3.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.61%) cPanel
2 3 (1.61%) Plesk
Vendors
1 91 (48.92%) Microsoft
2 34 (18.28%) Adobe
3 33 (17.74%) Apple
4 27 (14.52%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.15%) VMware
6 3 (1.61%) Acronis
6 3 (1.61%) Capita
6 3 (1.61%) Cisco
6 3 (1.61%) Datto
6 3 (1.61%) NETGEAR
6 3 (1.61%) Oracle
6 3 (1.61%) SonicWALL
6 3 (1.61%) Veeam
6 3 (1.61%) WatchGuard
7 2 (1.08%) IBM
7 2 (1.08%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.54%) Ariba
8 1 (0.54%) Google
8 1 (0.54%) Panasonic
8 1 (0.54%) SAP