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 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 483 606 628
Rank change year-on-year +123 +22 +59
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 159 113 91
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.27% 0.21% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.23% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 60 57 54
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £29,300
25th Percentile £38,250 £36,995 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,779 £53,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.30% +17.78% -5.26%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,000 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,725 £38,754 £45,000
% change year-on-year +20.57% -13.88% -

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 48,314 48,563 49,842
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.11% 90.50% 89.97%
Number of salaries quoted 28,431 23,714 37,983
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

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 10 January 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 10 January 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 +114 146 £48,450 -8.58% 21
UK excluding London +84 105 £46,725 +20.57% 15
Work from Home +109 92 £60,000 +13.21% 14
London +57 45 £59,000 -15.71% 11
North of England +26 33 £37,000 +11.28% 1
South East +56 31 £67,500 +50.00% 8
North West +36 29 £37,000 -12.94% 1
Midlands +24 26 £90,000 +132.23% 1
West Midlands +23 26 £90,000 +132.23%
South West +3 10 £32,500 -2.99% 2
East of England +15 3 - - 2
Yorkshire -16 3 - -
Scotland +6 2 - - 1
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 8 (5.03%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.89%) FileNet
2 3 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.63%) IIS
Applications
1 17 (10.69%) Microsoft Excel
1 17 (10.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 16 (10.06%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (3.14%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.63%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 45 (28.30%) SaaS
2 43 (27.04%) Azure
3 29 (18.24%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (13.84%) AWS
5 6 (3.77%) IaaS
6 5 (3.14%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 2 (1.26%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.26%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.26%) PaaS
7 2 (1.26%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 1 (0.63%) GCP
8 1 (0.63%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.63%) OCI
8 1 (0.63%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.63%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.03%) VoIP
2 7 (4.40%) VPN
3 5 (3.14%) DMZ
3 5 (3.14%) STUN
3 5 (3.14%) VLAN
4 4 (2.52%) DHCP
4 4 (2.52%) DNS
4 4 (2.52%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.26%) Firewall
5 2 (1.26%) LAN
5 2 (1.26%) WAN
6 1 (0.63%) Network Security
6 1 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.63%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.77%) SQL Server
General
1 59 (37.11%) Social Skills
2 57 (35.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 54 (33.96%) Legal
4 40 (25.16%) Finance
5 37 (23.27%) Law
6 29 (18.24%) Public Sector
7 25 (15.72%) Retail
8 11 (6.92%) Banking
9 9 (5.66%) Telecoms
10 8 (5.03%) Analytical Skills
10 8 (5.03%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (5.03%) Pharmaceutical
11 6 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.89%) Marketing
13 2 (1.26%) Billing
14 1 (0.63%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 30 (18.87%) Analyst
2 22 (13.84%) IT Support
3 19 (11.95%) Senior
4 14 (8.81%) Architect
5 10 (6.29%) Asset and Configuration Manager
5 10 (6.29%) Configuration Manager
5 10 (6.29%) IT Analyst
5 10 (6.29%) Senior IT Support
5 10 (6.29%) Service Manager
6 9 (5.66%) IT Manager
6 9 (5.66%) IT Support Analyst
6 9 (5.66%) Support Analyst
6 9 (5.66%) Support Engineer
7 7 (4.40%) Applications Support
7 7 (4.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (3.77%) Applications Engineer
8 6 (3.77%) Applications Support Engineer
8 6 (3.77%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
8 6 (3.77%) Procurement Manager
8 6 (3.77%) Senior IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.14%) FreeSWITCH
2 4 (2.52%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 32 (20.13%) Onboarding
2 17 (10.69%) Public Cloud
3 16 (10.06%) Data Centre
4 15 (9.43%) Enterprise Cloud
5 14 (8.81%) Microsoft Licensing
6 10 (6.29%) CMDB
6 10 (6.29%) Driving Licence
7 7 (4.40%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.26%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.26%) Web Conferencing
9 1 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.63%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.63%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.63%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.63%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 32 (20.13%) Windows
2 18 (11.32%) Windows Server
3 8 (5.03%) Windows 10
4 6 (3.77%) Apple iOS
4 6 (3.77%) Linux
5 5 (3.14%) Debian
6 2 (1.26%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (43.40%) Cybersecurity
2 63 (39.62%) AI
3 39 (24.53%) Problem-Solving
4 29 (18.24%) Customer Engagement
4 29 (18.24%) ITIL
5 25 (15.72%) Contract Negotiation
6 24 (15.09%) Service Management
7 22 (13.84%) Asset Management
7 22 (13.84%) Cost Optimisation
8 21 (13.21%) Time Management
9 19 (11.95%) Continuous Improvement
10 18 (11.32%) Data Protection
10 18 (11.32%) FinOps
11 17 (10.69%) Client Onboarding
11 17 (10.69%) Data Privacy
11 17 (10.69%) Stakeholder Management
12 16 (10.06%) Software Asset Management
13 15 (9.43%) Customer Experience
14 14 (8.81%) Mentoring
14 14 (8.81%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.77%) PowerShell
1 6 (3.77%) SQL
2 1 (0.63%) Bash
2 1 (0.63%) Java
Qualifications
1 48 (30.19%) Degree
2 17 (10.69%) AWS Certification
3 11 (6.92%) Network+ Certification
4 6 (3.77%) DBS Check
5 5 (3.14%) Security Cleared
6 4 (2.52%) A+ Certification
6 4 (2.52%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.89%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.63%) MCP
8 1 (0.63%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (11.32%) GDPR
2 12 (7.55%) ISO/IEC 19770
3 9 (5.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (5.03%) EU AI Act
5 5 (3.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (3.14%) IFRS
5 5 (3.14%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.63%) GLBA
6 1 (0.63%) GRC
6 1 (0.63%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (9.43%) Active Directory
2 12 (7.55%) Hyper-V
2 12 (7.55%) Virtual Machines
3 11 (6.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (3.14%) Kamailio
5 1 (0.63%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.63%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 12 (7.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.52%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (1.89%) SCCM
Vendors
1 86 (54.09%) Microsoft
2 44 (27.67%) Adobe
3 43 (27.04%) Apple
4 14 (8.81%) Palo Alto
5 13 (8.18%) ServiceNow
6 11 (6.92%) VMware
7 10 (6.29%) Salesforce
8 6 (3.77%) Oracle
9 3 (1.89%) Facebook
9 3 (1.89%) IBM
9 3 (1.89%) YouTube
10 2 (1.26%) Dell
10 2 (1.26%) Snow
11 1 (0.63%) Autodesk