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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 621 569 564
Rank change year-on-year -52 -5 +97
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 177 110 256
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.22% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.25% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 107 43 147
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £35,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +17.65% -15.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £90,500 £93,600 £64,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,891 £38,754 £40,000
% change year-on-year +49.38% -3.12% -13.50%

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 80,269 44,315 65,850
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.06% 88.64% 80.88%
Number of salaries quoted 55,761 25,263 40,217
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -6.67%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -6.86% -6.87%

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 1 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 1 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 -38 173 £63,857 +41.90% 123
UK excluding London -37 149 £57,891 +49.38% 101
Work from Home -20 71 £66,250 +32.50% 75
South East -30 37 £57,391 +14.78% 27
North of England -40 32 £41,250 +11.49% 24
Midlands -35 29 £75,000 +93.53% 13
East of England +1 28 £72,500 +53.44% 7
North West -16 27 £40,000 +8.11% 10
London -39 26 £70,000 +16.67% 45
West Midlands -22 22 £85,000 +119.33% 6
South West - 20 £70,752 - 14
East Midlands - 7 £75,000 - 7
Yorkshire - 5 £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 6 (3.39%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.56%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (6.78%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (6.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (5.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 24 (13.56%) Cloudability
2 3 (1.69%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 1 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 46 (25.99%) Azure
2 31 (17.51%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (14.12%) AWS
4 24 (13.56%) GCP
5 17 (9.60%) SaaS
6 16 (9.04%) Entra ID
7 10 (5.65%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (3.95%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (3.39%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (3.39%) Power Platform
10 5 (2.82%) OneDrive
11 2 (1.13%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (1.13%) Stripe
12 1 (0.56%) Asana
12 1 (0.56%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.56%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.56%) Google Gemini
12 1 (0.56%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.08%) Firewall
1 9 (5.08%) Network Security
2 6 (3.39%) VoIP
3 4 (2.26%) DNS
3 4 (2.26%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (1.69%) DKIM
4 3 (1.69%) DMARC
4 3 (1.69%) FTP
4 3 (1.69%) LAN
4 3 (1.69%) PBX
4 3 (1.69%) Unified Communications
4 3 (1.69%) VLAN
4 3 (1.69%) WAN
5 1 (0.56%) DHCP
5 1 (0.56%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.56%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.69%) Power BI
2 1 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (0.56%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (5.08%) JIRA
General
1 52 (29.38%) Social Skills
2 49 (27.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 32 (18.08%) Finance
4 30 (16.95%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (16.38%) Legal
6 25 (14.12%) Law
7 20 (11.30%) Manufacturing
8 18 (10.17%) Organisational Skills
9 16 (9.04%) Front Office
10 15 (8.47%) Public Sector
11 12 (6.78%) Retail
12 10 (5.65%) Automotive
12 10 (5.65%) Telecoms
13 9 (5.08%) Marketing
14 5 (2.82%) Advertising
14 5 (2.82%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (2.26%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (2.26%) Military
16 2 (1.13%) Police
17 1 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (20.34%) Analyst
2 28 (15.82%) IT Support
3 27 (15.25%) Senior
4 25 (14.12%) IT Manager
5 24 (13.56%) Senior Analyst
6 19 (10.73%) IT Engineer
7 18 (10.17%) Service Manager
7 18 (10.17%) Support Engineer
8 17 (9.60%) IT Support Engineer
9 9 (5.08%) Azure Engineer
9 9 (5.08%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 9 (5.08%) Server Engineer
9 9 (5.08%) Server Support
9 9 (5.08%) Systems Engineer
10 8 (4.52%) Communications Manager
10 8 (4.52%) IT Analyst
10 8 (4.52%) IT Support Analyst
10 8 (4.52%) Support Analyst
11 7 (3.95%) Systems Support
11 7 (3.95%) Systems Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 24 (13.56%) Microsoft Licensing
2 14 (7.91%) Life Science
2 14 (7.91%) Onboarding
3 9 (5.08%) Driving Licence
3 9 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (4.52%) Social Media
5 7 (3.95%) CMDB
6 4 (2.26%) Culture of Ownership
7 3 (1.69%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.69%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 2 (1.13%) CCTV
8 2 (1.13%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.13%) Oracle Licensing
9 1 (0.56%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.56%) Handset
9 1 (0.56%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.56%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 18 (10.17%) Windows
2 12 (6.78%) Linux
3 4 (2.26%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.69%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.13%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (42.37%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (32.20%) AI
3 31 (17.51%) Continuous Improvement
3 31 (17.51%) Problem-Solving
4 28 (15.82%) Cost Optimisation
5 27 (15.25%) Cost Management
5 27 (15.25%) Mentoring
5 27 (15.25%) Stakeholder Management
6 25 (14.12%) FinOps
7 24 (13.56%) Data Protection
7 24 (13.56%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 21 (11.86%) Asset Management
9 20 (11.30%) Decision-Making
9 20 (11.30%) ITIL
10 19 (10.73%) Risk Management
11 17 (9.60%) Service Delivery
12 15 (8.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 14 (7.91%) Customer Service
13 14 (7.91%) IT Asset Management
14 13 (7.34%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.26%) SQL
2 1 (0.56%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.56%) Python
2 1 (0.56%) VB
2 1 (0.56%) VBA
2 1 (0.56%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 24 (13.56%) AWS Certification
1 24 (13.56%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 11 (6.21%) Security Cleared
3 6 (3.39%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.82%) DBS Check
4 5 (2.82%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (1.69%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.13%) CCNA
6 2 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.13%) Degree
6 2 (1.13%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.56%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.56%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.56%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.39%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 3 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (1.13%) GDPR
3 2 (1.13%) PCI DSS
3 2 (1.13%) QA
4 1 (0.56%) NIST
4 1 (0.56%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (8.47%) Active Directory
2 9 (5.08%) Docker
3 6 (3.39%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.82%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 4 (2.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.69%) cPanel
2 3 (1.69%) Plesk
3 1 (0.56%) SCCM
Vendors
1 88 (49.72%) Microsoft
2 35 (19.77%) Adobe
3 33 (18.64%) Apple
4 27 (15.25%) ServiceNow
5 5 (2.82%) VMware
6 4 (2.26%) Oracle
7 3 (1.69%) Acronis
7 3 (1.69%) Capita
7 3 (1.69%) Datto
7 3 (1.69%) IBM
7 3 (1.69%) NETGEAR
7 3 (1.69%) SonicWALL
7 3 (1.69%) Veeam
7 3 (1.69%) WatchGuard
8 2 (1.13%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.56%) CA Agile Central
9 1 (0.56%) Google
9 1 (0.56%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.56%) Panasonic
9 1 (0.56%) Snow