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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 601 577 554
Rank change year-on-year -24 -23 +116
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 194 99 242
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.17% 0.20% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.23% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 121 34 129
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,940 £36,563 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,857 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.43% +33.33% -10.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £86,250 £70,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,781 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +21.56% +25.00% -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 84,848 43,853 63,499
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.08% 88.72% 81.26%
Number of salaries quoted 58,707 24,746 35,929
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,585 £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 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,750 £95,000
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 19 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 19 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 -25 190 £65,000 +13.04% 163
UK excluding London -48 166 £60,781 +21.56% 134
Work from Home -29 78 £70,752 +76.88% 86
South East -30 42 £54,000 -10.00% 39
North of England -60 36 £55,000 +48.65% 28
Midlands -37 32 £70,000 +80.63% 18
North West -13 29 £38,750 +4.73% 11
East of England 0 28 £72,500 +26.09% 19
London -59 26 £70,000 -6.67% 52
South West - 25 £87,500 - 10
West Midlands -45 22 £85,000 +119.33% 12
East Midlands - 10 £50,000 - 6
Yorkshire -37 7 £62,500 - 13
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 (3.09%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.52%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (7.73%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (6.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (5.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 24 (12.37%) Cloudability
2 2 (1.03%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 1 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 45 (23.20%) Azure
2 33 (17.01%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (12.89%) AWS
4 24 (12.37%) GCP
5 20 (10.31%) SaaS
6 15 (7.73%) Entra ID
7 9 (4.64%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (4.12%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (4.12%) Cloud Computing
9 7 (3.61%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (3.09%) OneDrive
11 5 (2.58%) Power Platform
12 2 (1.03%) Stripe
13 1 (0.52%) Asana
13 1 (0.52%) Azure Monitor
13 1 (0.52%) Azure Sentinel
13 1 (0.52%) Google Gemini
13 1 (0.52%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.64%) Firewall
2 7 (3.61%) Network Security
3 6 (3.09%) VoIP
4 5 (2.58%) DNS
4 5 (2.58%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (1.55%) DKIM
5 3 (1.55%) DMARC
5 3 (1.55%) FTP
5 3 (1.55%) LAN
5 3 (1.55%) PBX
5 3 (1.55%) Unified Communications
5 3 (1.55%) VLAN
5 3 (1.55%) WAN
6 2 (1.03%) DHCP
6 2 (1.03%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.03%) VPN
6 2 (1.03%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.03%) Power BI
2 1 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 7 (3.61%) JIRA
General
1 65 (33.51%) Social Skills
2 52 (26.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 41 (21.13%) Finance
3 41 (21.13%) Legal
4 37 (19.07%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (17.53%) Law
6 23 (11.86%) Manufacturing
7 21 (10.82%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (9.79%) Public Sector
9 17 (8.76%) Telecoms
10 16 (8.25%) Front Office
11 14 (7.22%) Retail
12 10 (5.15%) Marketing
13 8 (4.12%) Automotive
14 5 (2.58%) Advertising
14 5 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (2.06%) Military
16 2 (1.03%) Police
17 1 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (18.56%) Analyst
2 30 (15.46%) IT Manager
3 27 (13.92%) IT Support
4 26 (13.40%) Senior
5 24 (12.37%) Senior Analyst
6 19 (9.79%) IT Engineer
7 18 (9.28%) Service Manager
8 16 (8.25%) Support Engineer
9 15 (7.73%) IT Support Engineer
10 8 (4.12%) Communications Manager
10 8 (4.12%) IT Analyst
10 8 (4.12%) IT Support Analyst
10 8 (4.12%) Support Analyst
11 7 (3.61%) Azure Engineer
11 7 (3.61%) IT Services Manager
11 7 (3.61%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 7 (3.61%) Sales Executive
11 7 (3.61%) Server Engineer
11 7 (3.61%) Server Support
11 7 (3.61%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 23 (11.86%) Microsoft Licensing
2 17 (8.76%) Onboarding
3 16 (8.25%) Life Science
4 11 (5.67%) Driving Licence
5 9 (4.64%) CMDB
6 8 (4.12%) Social Media
7 7 (3.61%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.06%) Culture of Ownership
9 3 (1.55%) Data Centre
10 2 (1.03%) CCTV
10 2 (1.03%) Management Information System
10 2 (1.03%) Oracle Licensing
11 1 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.52%) Handset
11 1 (0.52%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.52%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 19 (9.79%) Windows
2 9 (4.64%) Linux
3 4 (2.06%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.55%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.03%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (42.27%) Cybersecurity
2 59 (30.41%) AI
3 36 (18.56%) Data Protection
4 32 (16.49%) Continuous Improvement
4 32 (16.49%) Stakeholder Management
5 31 (15.98%) Cost Optimisation
6 29 (14.95%) Problem-Solving
7 28 (14.43%) Decision-Making
8 27 (13.92%) Cost Management
8 27 (13.92%) Mentoring
9 25 (12.89%) FinOps
10 23 (11.86%) Asset Management
10 23 (11.86%) Customer Service
10 23 (11.86%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 23 (11.86%) ITIL
11 22 (11.34%) Risk Management
12 18 (9.28%) Service Delivery
13 17 (8.76%) Collaborative Culture
14 15 (7.73%) Generative AI
14 15 (7.73%) IT Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.06%) SQL
2 1 (0.52%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 24 (12.37%) AWS Certification
1 24 (12.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 11 (5.67%) Security Cleared
3 6 (3.09%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.58%) DBS Check
4 5 (2.58%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (1.55%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.03%) CCNA
6 2 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.03%) Degree
6 2 (1.03%) 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 6 (3.09%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 3 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (1.03%) GDPR
3 2 (1.03%) PCI DSS
3 2 (1.03%) PMO
3 2 (1.03%) QA
4 1 (0.52%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.52%) NIST
4 1 (0.52%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (7.22%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.61%) Docker
3 6 (3.09%) Hyper-V
4 4 (2.06%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (3.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.55%) cPanel
2 3 (1.55%) Plesk
Vendors
1 93 (47.94%) Microsoft
2 34 (17.53%) Adobe
3 33 (17.01%) Apple
4 28 (14.43%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.06%) 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%) Oracle
6 3 (1.55%) SonicWALL
6 3 (1.55%) Veeam
6 3 (1.55%) WatchGuard
7 2 (1.03%) Cisco
7 2 (1.03%) IBM
7 2 (1.03%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.52%) Ariba
8 1 (0.52%) Google
8 1 (0.52%) Panasonic
8 1 (0.52%) SAP