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 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 517 605 688
Rank change year-on-year +88 +83 -1
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 140 99 111
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.22% 0.19% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.21% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 58 43 55
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £38,754 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% +11.58% -
75th Percentile £74,063 £68,125 £63,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £72,800
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,450 £38,754 £45,000
% change year-on-year +25.02% -13.88% +5.88%

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 51,122 47,498 63,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.11% 91.58% 88.88%
Number of salaries quoted 30,201 22,816 49,001
10th Percentile £28,697 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,628 £41,024
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,751
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +7.62% -10.80%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
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 1 February 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 1 February 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 +95 129 £51,725 -2.41% 27
UK excluding London +34 87 £48,450 +25.02% 22
Work from Home +75 73 £67,500 +27.36% 21
London +68 46 £59,000 -14.18% 13
South East +52 27 £67,500 +50.00% 13
North of England -2 21 £45,225 +88.44% 2
West Midlands +24 18 £90,000 +132.23% 2
Midlands +7 18 £90,000 +132.23% 3
North West +27 17 £48,450 +10.74% 2
South West +8 11 £32,500 -38.68% 2
East of England +26 8 - - 1
Yorkshire -15 3 - -
Scotland -1 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 8 (5.71%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.14%) FileNet
2 3 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.71%) IIS
Applications
1 19 (13.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (12.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 16 (11.43%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (3.57%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.71%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 41 (29.29%) Azure
2 40 (28.57%) SaaS
3 24 (17.14%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (16.43%) AWS
5 3 (2.14%) IaaS
5 3 (2.14%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.43%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.43%) OneDrive
6 2 (1.43%) PaaS
6 2 (1.43%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 1 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 1 (0.71%) GCP
7 1 (0.71%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.71%) OCI
7 1 (0.71%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.71%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.29%) VoIP
2 4 (2.86%) DHCP
2 4 (2.86%) DNS
2 4 (2.86%) TCP/IP
2 4 (2.86%) VPN
3 2 (1.43%) DMZ
3 2 (1.43%) Firewall
3 2 (1.43%) LAN
3 2 (1.43%) STUN
3 2 (1.43%) VLAN
3 2 (1.43%) WAN
4 1 (0.71%) Network Security
4 1 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.71%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.14%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.71%) Power BI
2 1 (0.71%) Tableau
General
1 54 (38.57%) Legal
2 49 (35.00%) Social Skills
3 42 (30.00%) Finance
4 36 (25.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 36 (25.71%) Law
5 27 (19.29%) Public Sector
6 25 (17.86%) Retail
7 12 (8.57%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (7.86%) Banking
9 8 (5.71%) Analytical Skills
10 7 (5.00%) Telecoms
11 6 (4.29%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (2.86%) Marketing
13 3 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (1.43%) Billing
15 1 (0.71%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 35 (25.00%) Analyst
2 23 (16.43%) IT Support
3 20 (14.29%) Senior
4 11 (7.86%) IT Analyst
5 10 (7.14%) Asset and Configuration Manager
5 10 (7.14%) Configuration Manager
5 10 (7.14%) IT Support Analyst
5 10 (7.14%) Senior IT Support
5 10 (7.14%) Service Manager
5 10 (7.14%) Support Analyst
6 9 (6.43%) IT Manager
7 8 (5.71%) Software Analyst
8 6 (4.29%) Category Manager
8 6 (4.29%) Coordinator
8 6 (4.29%) Senior IT Manager
8 6 (4.29%) Senior Manager
8 6 (4.29%) Support Engineer
9 5 (3.57%) Procurement Manager
9 5 (3.57%) Senior Category Manager
10 4 (2.86%) Procurement Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.86%) Software Packaging
2 2 (1.43%) FreeSWITCH
Miscellaneous
1 33 (23.57%) Onboarding
2 18 (12.86%) Public Cloud
3 15 (10.71%) Enterprise Cloud
4 10 (7.14%) CMDB
5 9 (6.43%) Microsoft Licensing
6 7 (5.00%) Driving Licence
6 7 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.14%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.71%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.71%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.71%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.71%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.71%) Smart Energy
8 1 (0.71%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 30 (21.43%) Windows
2 15 (10.71%) Windows Server
3 9 (6.43%) Windows 10
4 6 (4.29%) Apple iOS
5 4 (2.86%) Linux
6 2 (1.43%) Android
6 2 (1.43%) Debian
7 1 (0.71%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (38.57%) Cybersecurity
2 44 (31.43%) AI
2 44 (31.43%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (21.43%) ITIL
4 29 (20.71%) Asset Management
5 27 (19.29%) Cost Optimisation
6 25 (17.86%) Contract Negotiation
6 25 (17.86%) Service Management
7 22 (15.71%) Software Asset Management
8 19 (13.57%) Continuous Improvement
9 18 (12.86%) FinOps
10 17 (12.14%) Client Onboarding
10 17 (12.14%) Customer Engagement
10 17 (12.14%) Data Privacy
10 17 (12.14%) Stakeholder Management
11 15 (10.71%) Customer Experience
11 15 (10.71%) Data Protection
11 15 (10.71%) Mentoring
12 14 (10.00%) Service Delivery
13 12 (8.57%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.29%) PowerShell
2 3 (2.14%) SQL
3 1 (0.71%) Bash
3 1 (0.71%) Java
3 1 (0.71%) Python
3 1 (0.71%) VB
3 1 (0.71%) VBA
3 1 (0.71%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 27 (19.29%) Degree
2 17 (12.14%) AWS Certification
3 11 (7.86%) DBS Check
3 11 (7.86%) Network+ Certification
4 6 (4.29%) Security Cleared
5 5 (3.57%) A+ Certification
5 5 (3.57%) SC Cleared
6 4 (2.86%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.71%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 1 (0.71%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (10.71%) GDPR
2 12 (8.57%) ISO/IEC 19770
3 6 (4.29%) EU AI Act
3 6 (4.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.57%) IFRS
5 2 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.43%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.71%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.71%) GLBA
6 1 (0.71%) GRC
6 1 (0.71%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (10.71%) Active Directory
2 12 (8.57%) Hyper-V
2 12 (8.57%) Virtual Machines
2 12 (8.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.43%) Kamailio
4 1 (0.71%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.71%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 12 (8.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.57%) SCCM
3 4 (2.86%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 68 (48.57%) Microsoft
2 32 (22.86%) Adobe
3 30 (21.43%) Apple
4 13 (9.29%) ServiceNow
5 12 (8.57%) VMware
6 7 (5.00%) Oracle
6 7 (5.00%) Salesforce
7 4 (2.86%) IBM
8 3 (2.14%) Facebook
8 3 (2.14%) Snow
8 3 (2.14%) YouTube
9 2 (1.43%) Palo Alto
10 1 (0.71%) Autodesk
10 1 (0.71%) Dell