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

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 513 602 656
Rank change year-on-year +89 +54 +38
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 144 105 102
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.23% 0.20% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.22% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 58 49 57
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,950 £28,800
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,995 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,779 £51,198 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.13% +13.77% -5.26%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £63,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £72,700
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,725 £38,754 £44,388
% change year-on-year +20.57% -12.69% +4.44%

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 50,274 48,415 58,346
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.40% 91.16% 89.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,681 23,366 44,999
10th Percentile £28,571 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,246 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

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 24 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 24 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 +100 133 £48,450 -7.00% 20
UK excluding London +51 92 £46,725 +20.57% 15
Work from Home +96 77 £63,750 +20.28% 14
London +64 45 £59,000 -15.71% 8
South East +55 28 £67,500 +50.00% 11
North of England +16 24 £42,000 +75.00% 1
North West +24 20 £42,725 -2.34% 1
West Midlands +30 19 £90,000 +132.23% 1
Midlands +9 19 £90,000 +132.23% 2
South West +7 11 £32,500 -36.52% 1
East of England +29 8 - - 1
Yorkshire -21 3 - -
Scotland -8 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 8 (5.56%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.08%) FileNet
2 3 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.69%) IIS
Applications
1 18 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 18 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 17 (11.81%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (3.47%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.69%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 42 (29.17%) Azure
2 40 (27.78%) SaaS
3 24 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (15.97%) AWS
5 4 (2.78%) IaaS
6 3 (2.08%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.08%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 2 (1.39%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.39%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.39%) PaaS
8 1 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 1 (0.69%) GCP
8 1 (0.69%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.69%) OCI
8 1 (0.69%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.69%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.86%) VoIP
2 5 (3.47%) VPN
3 4 (2.78%) DHCP
3 4 (2.78%) DNS
3 4 (2.78%) TCP/IP
4 3 (2.08%) DMZ
4 3 (2.08%) STUN
4 3 (2.08%) VLAN
5 2 (1.39%) Firewall
5 2 (1.39%) LAN
5 2 (1.39%) WAN
6 1 (0.69%) Network Security
6 1 (0.69%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.69%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.78%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.69%) Power BI
2 1 (0.69%) Tableau
General
1 53 (36.81%) Legal
2 50 (34.72%) Social Skills
3 41 (28.47%) Finance
4 39 (27.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 35 (24.31%) Law
6 27 (18.75%) Public Sector
7 25 (17.36%) Retail
8 13 (9.03%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (7.64%) Banking
10 8 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
11 7 (4.86%) Telecoms
12 6 (4.17%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (2.08%) Marketing
15 2 (1.39%) Billing
16 1 (0.69%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 36 (25.00%) Analyst
2 23 (15.97%) IT Support
3 20 (13.89%) Senior
4 11 (7.64%) IT Analyst
5 10 (6.94%) Asset and Configuration Manager
5 10 (6.94%) Configuration Manager
5 10 (6.94%) IT Support Analyst
5 10 (6.94%) Senior IT Support
5 10 (6.94%) Service Manager
5 10 (6.94%) Support Analyst
6 9 (6.25%) IT Manager
7 8 (5.56%) Software Analyst
8 7 (4.86%) Support Engineer
9 6 (4.17%) Coordinator
9 6 (4.17%) Senior IT Manager
9 6 (4.17%) Senior Manager
10 5 (3.47%) Applications Support
10 5 (3.47%) Category Manager
10 5 (3.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 5 (3.47%) Procurement Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.78%) Software Packaging
2 3 (2.08%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 32 (22.22%) Onboarding
2 17 (11.81%) Public Cloud
3 15 (10.42%) Enterprise Cloud
4 10 (6.94%) CMDB
5 9 (6.25%) Microsoft Licensing
6 8 (5.56%) Driving Licence
7 7 (4.86%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (4.17%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.39%) Web Conferencing
10 1 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.69%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.69%) Renewable Energy
10 1 (0.69%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.69%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 31 (21.53%) Windows
2 16 (11.11%) Windows Server
3 9 (6.25%) Windows 10
4 6 (4.17%) Apple iOS
5 5 (3.47%) Linux
6 3 (2.08%) Debian
7 2 (1.39%) Android
8 1 (0.69%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (40.28%) Cybersecurity
2 47 (32.64%) AI
3 45 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
4 30 (20.83%) ITIL
5 29 (20.14%) Asset Management
6 27 (18.75%) Cost Optimisation
7 25 (17.36%) Service Management
8 24 (16.67%) Contract Negotiation
9 22 (15.28%) Software Asset Management
10 19 (13.19%) Continuous Improvement
10 19 (13.19%) Customer Engagement
11 18 (12.50%) FinOps
12 17 (11.81%) Client Onboarding
12 17 (11.81%) Data Privacy
12 17 (11.81%) Stakeholder Management
13 16 (11.11%) Data Protection
14 15 (10.42%) Customer Experience
14 15 (10.42%) Mentoring
15 14 (9.72%) Service Delivery
16 12 (8.33%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.17%) PowerShell
2 4 (2.78%) SQL
3 1 (0.69%) Bash
3 1 (0.69%) Java
3 1 (0.69%) Python
3 1 (0.69%) VB
3 1 (0.69%) VBA
3 1 (0.69%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 30 (20.83%) Degree
2 17 (11.81%) AWS Certification
3 11 (7.64%) DBS Check
3 11 (7.64%) Network+ Certification
4 6 (4.17%) Security Cleared
5 5 (3.47%) A+ Certification
5 5 (3.47%) SC Cleared
6 4 (2.78%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.69%) MCP
7 1 (0.69%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (10.42%) GDPR
2 12 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 19770
3 7 (4.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (4.17%) EU AI Act
5 5 (3.47%) IFRS
6 3 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (2.08%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.69%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.69%) GLBA
7 1 (0.69%) GRC
7 1 (0.69%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (10.42%) Active Directory
2 12 (8.33%) Hyper-V
2 12 (8.33%) Virtual Machines
2 12 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.08%) Kamailio
4 1 (0.69%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.69%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 12 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.47%) SCCM
3 4 (2.78%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 71 (49.31%) Microsoft
2 35 (24.31%) Adobe
3 33 (22.92%) Apple
4 13 (9.03%) ServiceNow
5 12 (8.33%) VMware
6 8 (5.56%) Salesforce
7 7 (4.86%) Oracle
8 4 (2.78%) IBM
8 4 (2.78%) Palo Alto
9 3 (2.08%) Facebook
9 3 (2.08%) Snow
9 3 (2.08%) YouTube
10 2 (1.39%) Dell
11 1 (0.69%) Autodesk