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

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 479 583 622
Rank change year-on-year +104 +39 +46
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 168 131 83
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.28% 0.23% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 0.26% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 63 65 53
10th Percentile £32,100 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £37,500 £41,125
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 £60,000
90th Percentile £89,000 £93,000 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,725 £38,754 £44,388
% change year-on-year +33.47% -12.69% +3.83%

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 49,042 50,361 46,198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.17% 89.77% 92.13%
Number of salaries quoted 28,825 25,280 35,250
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,105
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 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +4.76% -3.67%

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 25 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 25 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 +113 154 £57,500 +8.49% 72
UK excluding London +80 114 £51,725 +33.47% 50
Work from Home +114 101 £67,500 +27.36% 41
London +73 44 £59,000 -15.71% 30
North of England +34 38 £39,500 -7.06% 6
South East +58 34 £67,500 +58.82% 19
North West +36 34 £37,000 -15.43% 4
West Midlands +28 29 £90,000 +132.23% 3
Midlands +18 29 £90,000 +132.23% 5
South West +8 9 £29,750 -10.53% 14
Yorkshire -8 3 - - 2
East of England +32 2 £57,500 -47.73% 2
Scotland +5 2 - - 2
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 (5.36%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.79%) FileNet
4 1 (0.60%) IIS
Applications
1 18 (10.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (10.12%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (10.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (2.98%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.60%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 48 (28.57%) SaaS
2 43 (25.60%) Azure
3 36 (21.43%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (12.50%) AWS
5 6 (3.57%) IaaS
6 5 (2.98%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 3 (1.79%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.79%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.19%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.19%) PaaS
9 1 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 1 (0.60%) GCP
9 1 (0.60%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.60%) OCI
9 1 (0.60%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.60%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.76%) VPN
2 7 (4.17%) VoIP
3 5 (2.98%) DMZ
3 5 (2.98%) DNS
3 5 (2.98%) STUN
3 5 (2.98%) VLAN
4 4 (2.38%) DHCP
4 4 (2.38%) Firewall
4 4 (2.38%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.19%) LAN
5 2 (1.19%) 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 (3.57%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.60%) Power BI
General
1 67 (39.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 66 (39.29%) Social Skills
3 55 (32.74%) Legal
4 41 (24.40%) Finance
5 37 (22.02%) Law
6 29 (17.26%) Public Sector
7 26 (15.48%) Retail
8 11 (6.55%) Banking
9 9 (5.36%) Analytical Skills
9 9 (5.36%) Telecoms
10 8 (4.76%) Pharmaceutical
11 6 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.79%) Marketing
13 1 (0.60%) Billing
13 1 (0.60%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 27 (16.07%) Analyst
2 22 (13.10%) IT Support
3 18 (10.71%) Architect
3 18 (10.71%) Senior
4 12 (7.14%) Microsoft Specialist
5 10 (5.95%) Asset and Configuration Manager
5 10 (5.95%) Configuration Manager
5 10 (5.95%) Senior IT Support
5 10 (5.95%) Service Manager
5 10 (5.95%) Support Engineer
6 9 (5.36%) IT Analyst
6 9 (5.36%) IT Manager
7 8 (4.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 8 (4.76%) IT Support Analyst
7 8 (4.76%) Support Analyst
8 7 (4.17%) Applications Support
8 7 (4.17%) Infrastructure Support
8 7 (4.17%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
8 7 (4.17%) Procurement Manager
9 6 (3.57%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.98%) FreeSWITCH
2 4 (2.38%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 33 (19.64%) Onboarding
2 20 (11.90%) Data Centre
3 19 (11.31%) Microsoft Licensing
4 17 (10.12%) Public Cloud
5 15 (8.93%) Enterprise Cloud
6 10 (5.95%) CMDB
6 10 (5.95%) Driving Licence
7 7 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.19%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.19%) 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
Operating Systems
1 32 (19.05%) Windows
2 19 (11.31%) Windows Server
3 7 (4.17%) Linux
3 7 (4.17%) Windows 10
4 6 (3.57%) Apple iOS
5 5 (2.98%) Debian
6 2 (1.19%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (43.45%) AI
2 71 (42.26%) Cybersecurity
3 36 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
4 33 (19.64%) Customer Engagement
5 31 (18.45%) Time Management
6 28 (16.67%) ITIL
7 26 (15.48%) Contract Negotiation
8 23 (13.69%) Service Management
9 19 (11.31%) Asset Management
9 19 (11.31%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (11.31%) Cost Optimisation
9 19 (11.31%) Customer Service
9 19 (11.31%) Data Protection
10 18 (10.71%) FinOps
11 17 (10.12%) Client Onboarding
11 17 (10.12%) Data Privacy
11 17 (10.12%) Stakeholder Management
12 15 (8.93%) Customer Experience
13 14 (8.33%) Mentoring
13 14 (8.33%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.57%) PowerShell
1 6 (3.57%) SQL
2 1 (0.60%) Bash
2 1 (0.60%) Java
Qualifications
1 58 (34.52%) Degree
2 17 (10.12%) AWS Certification
3 11 (6.55%) Network+ Certification
4 4 (2.38%) DBS Check
4 4 (2.38%) Security Cleared
5 3 (1.79%) A+ Certification
5 3 (1.79%) SC Cleared
6 2 (1.19%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.60%) MCP
7 1 (0.60%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (11.31%) GDPR
2 12 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 19770
3 10 (5.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (4.76%) EU AI Act
5 6 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (2.98%) IFRS
6 5 (2.98%) 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 17 (10.12%) Active Directory
2 13 (7.74%) Hyper-V
3 12 (7.14%) Virtual Machines
4 11 (6.55%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (2.98%) Kamailio
6 1 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.60%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 14 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.38%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (1.19%) SCCM
4 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.60%) NetBackup
4 1 (0.60%) Puppet
4 1 (0.60%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 98 (58.33%) Microsoft
2 48 (28.57%) Adobe
3 47 (27.98%) Apple
4 18 (10.71%) Palo Alto
5 13 (7.74%) ServiceNow
6 11 (6.55%) VMware
7 10 (5.95%) Salesforce
8 6 (3.57%) Oracle
9 3 (1.79%) Facebook
9 3 (1.79%) IBM
9 3 (1.79%) YouTube
10 2 (1.19%) Dell
10 2 (1.19%) Snow
11 1 (0.60%) Autodesk
11 1 (0.60%) Cisco
11 1 (0.60%) HP
11 1 (0.60%) SAP