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 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 484 588 634
Rank change year-on-year +104 +46 +17
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 167 135 77
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.28% 0.24% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 0.26% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 63 65 50
10th Percentile £35,500 £30,000 £28,950
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,995 £38,276
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% +17.78% -5.26%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £89,000 £93,000 £69,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,725 £38,754 £44,388
% change year-on-year +33.47% -12.69% +4.44%

All Process and 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 48,869 51,114 45,586
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.21% 89.15% 93.71%
Number of salaries quoted 28,622 26,047 34,927
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,952 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.00% +4.76% -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 17 December 2025.

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 17 December 2025. 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 +100 153 £57,500 +8.49% 47
UK excluding London +66 113 £51,725 +33.47% 39
Work from Home +108 100 £67,500 +27.36% 19
London +67 44 £59,000 -15.71% 16
South East +62 37 £67,500 +58.82% 16
North of England +33 37 £39,500 -7.06% 6
North West +45 33 £37,000 -15.43% 4
West Midlands +22 27 £90,000 +132.23% 3
Midlands +18 27 £90,000 +132.23% 3
South West +3 8 £27,000 -18.18% 9
Yorkshire -10 3 - - 2
East of England +27 2 £57,500 -47.73% 2
Scotland +5 2 - - 3
North East - 1 £42,000 -

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 9 (5.39%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.80%) FileNet
4 1 (0.60%) IIS
Applications
1 16 (9.58%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (7.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (6.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (2.99%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.60%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 48 (28.74%) SaaS
2 42 (25.15%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (22.16%) Azure
4 15 (8.98%) AWS
5 6 (3.59%) IaaS
6 5 (2.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 4 (2.40%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.80%) Power Platform
9 2 (1.20%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.20%) PaaS
10 1 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 1 (0.60%) GCP
10 1 (0.60%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.60%) OCI
10 1 (0.60%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.60%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.79%) VPN
2 6 (3.59%) VoIP
3 5 (2.99%) DMZ
3 5 (2.99%) DNS
3 5 (2.99%) STUN
3 5 (2.99%) VLAN
4 4 (2.40%) DHCP
4 4 (2.40%) Firewall
4 4 (2.40%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.20%) LAN
5 2 (1.20%) WAN
6 1 (0.60%) Fibre Channel
6 1 (0.60%) Network Security
6 1 (0.60%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.60%) SAN
6 1 (0.60%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.59%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.60%) Power BI
General
1 67 (40.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 67 (40.12%) Social Skills
2 55 (32.93%) Legal
3 41 (24.55%) Finance
4 37 (22.16%) Law
5 29 (17.37%) Public Sector
6 26 (15.57%) Retail
7 11 (6.59%) Banking
8 9 (5.39%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (5.39%) Telecoms
9 8 (4.79%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (3.59%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (3.59%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.80%) Marketing
12 1 (0.60%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 21 (12.57%) IT Support
2 20 (11.98%) Analyst
3 18 (10.78%) Architect
3 18 (10.78%) Microsoft Specialist
3 18 (10.78%) Senior
4 11 (6.59%) Support Engineer
5 10 (5.99%) Asset and Configuration Manager
5 10 (5.99%) Configuration Manager
5 10 (5.99%) Senior IT Support
5 10 (5.99%) Service Manager
6 9 (5.39%) IT Manager
7 8 (4.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 8 (4.79%) IT Analyst
8 7 (4.19%) Applications Support
8 7 (4.19%) Infrastructure Support
8 7 (4.19%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
8 7 (4.19%) IT Support Analyst
8 7 (4.19%) Procurement Manager
8 7 (4.19%) Support Analyst
9 6 (3.59%) Applications Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.99%) FreeSWITCH
2 4 (2.40%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 27 (16.17%) Onboarding
2 24 (14.37%) Microsoft Licensing
3 20 (11.98%) Data Centre
4 15 (8.98%) Enterprise Cloud
5 11 (6.59%) Public Cloud
6 10 (5.99%) CMDB
6 10 (5.99%) Driving Licence
7 7 (4.19%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.20%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.20%) Web Conferencing
9 1 (0.60%) Clustering
9 1 (0.60%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.60%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.60%) PKI
9 1 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.60%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.60%) Smart Energy
9 1 (0.60%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 31 (18.56%) Windows
2 19 (11.38%) Windows Server
3 7 (4.19%) Linux
4 6 (3.59%) Apple iOS
4 6 (3.59%) Windows 10
5 5 (2.99%) Debian
6 2 (1.20%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (43.71%) AI
2 65 (38.92%) Cybersecurity
3 37 (22.16%) Time Management
4 36 (21.56%) Problem-Solving
5 33 (19.76%) Customer Engagement
6 27 (16.17%) ITIL
7 26 (15.57%) Contract Negotiation
8 25 (14.97%) Customer Service
9 22 (13.17%) Service Management
10 20 (11.98%) Roadmaps
11 19 (11.38%) Continuous Improvement
11 19 (11.38%) Data Protection
12 18 (10.78%) Asset Management
12 18 (10.78%) Business Strategy
12 18 (10.78%) Product Roadmap
12 18 (10.78%) Sales Enablement
13 17 (10.18%) Data Privacy
13 17 (10.18%) Stakeholder Management
14 15 (8.98%) Customer Experience
15 14 (8.38%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.59%) PowerShell
1 6 (3.59%) SQL
2 1 (0.60%) Bash
2 1 (0.60%) Java
Qualifications
1 65 (38.92%) Degree
2 11 (6.59%) AWS Certification
2 11 (6.59%) Network+ Certification
3 4 (2.40%) DBS Check
4 3 (1.80%) A+ Certification
4 3 (1.80%) Security Cleared
5 2 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.20%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.60%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.60%) MCITP
6 1 (0.60%) MCP
6 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.60%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (11.38%) GDPR
2 12 (7.19%) ISO/IEC 19770
3 10 (5.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (4.79%) EU AI Act
5 6 (3.59%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (2.99%) IFRS
6 5 (2.99%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.60%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.60%) GLBA
7 1 (0.60%) GRC
7 1 (0.60%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (10.78%) Active Directory
2 13 (7.78%) Hyper-V
3 12 (7.19%) Virtual Machines
4 11 (6.59%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (2.99%) Kamailio
6 1 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.60%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 14 (8.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.40%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Clustering
3 1 (0.60%) NetBackup
3 1 (0.60%) Puppet
3 1 (0.60%) SCCM
3 1 (0.60%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 98 (58.68%) Microsoft
2 42 (25.15%) Adobe
3 41 (24.55%) Apple
4 18 (10.78%) Palo Alto
5 13 (7.78%) ServiceNow
6 11 (6.59%) VMware
7 10 (5.99%) Salesforce
8 6 (3.59%) Oracle
9 3 (1.80%) Facebook
9 3 (1.80%) IBM
9 3 (1.80%) YouTube
10 2 (1.20%) Dell
10 2 (1.20%) Snow
11 1 (0.60%) Autodesk
11 1 (0.60%) Cisco
11 1 (0.60%) HP
11 1 (0.60%) SAP