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 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 629 568 563
Rank change year-on-year -61 -5 +96
Permanent jobs citing Software Licensing 184 109 207
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.22% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.25% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 111 42 111
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,720 £38,125 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £76,875 £75,625 £62,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £94,050 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,500 £48,450 £42,500
% change year-on-year +12.49% +14.00% -8.09%

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 86,353 44,239 60,788
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.12% 89.09% 81.92%
Number of salaries quoted 59,227 24,477 32,914
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £59,430
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -7.45% -0.95%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -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 5 October 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 5 October 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 -29 180 £60,000 +20.00% 131
UK excluding London -61 151 £54,500 +12.49% 97
Work from Home -40 70 £87,500 +80.60% 68
South East -31 41 £45,000 -25.62% 33
North of England -46 35 £40,000 +8.11% 25
London -60 31 £70,000 -6.67% 50
North West -30 29 £37,500 +1.35% 12
Midlands -44 28 £65,000 +67.72% 12
South West -51 24 £87,500 +224.07% 6
East of England -16 20 £44,500 -22.61% 8
West Midlands -38 19 £65,000 +67.72% 4
East Midlands - 9 £50,000 - 8
Yorkshire -37 6 £60,000 - 11
Wales - 3 £27,500 - 1

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 (4.35%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.54%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (8.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (5.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.09%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (11.41%) Cloudability
2 1 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 37 (20.11%) Azure
2 32 (17.39%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (11.96%) AWS
4 21 (11.41%) GCP
5 20 (10.87%) SaaS
6 14 (7.61%) Entra ID
7 11 (5.98%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (4.35%) Cloud Computing
8 8 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (4.35%) OneDrive
9 7 (3.80%) Power Platform
10 6 (3.26%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (1.09%) Stripe
12 1 (0.54%) Asana
12 1 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.54%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.54%) Google Gemini
12 1 (0.54%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.89%) Firewall
2 7 (3.80%) DNS
2 7 (3.80%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (3.26%) VoIP
4 5 (2.72%) Network Security
5 4 (2.17%) DHCP
5 4 (2.17%) TCP/IP
5 4 (2.17%) VPN
6 3 (1.63%) DKIM
6 3 (1.63%) DMARC
6 3 (1.63%) FTP
6 3 (1.63%) LAN
6 3 (1.63%) PBX
6 3 (1.63%) Unified Communications
6 3 (1.63%) VLAN
6 3 (1.63%) WAN
7 2 (1.09%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.09%) Power BI
2 1 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 5 (2.72%) JIRA
General
1 68 (36.96%) Social Skills
2 50 (27.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 42 (22.83%) Legal
4 39 (21.20%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (20.11%) Finance
6 34 (18.48%) Law
7 26 (14.13%) Manufacturing
8 21 (11.41%) Public Sector
8 21 (11.41%) Telecoms
9 20 (10.87%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (8.15%) Retail
11 9 (4.89%) Front Office
11 9 (4.89%) Marketing
12 6 (3.26%) Automotive
13 4 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.63%) Advertising
14 3 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (1.63%) Military
15 2 (1.09%) Police
16 1 (0.54%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 33 (17.93%) Analyst
1 33 (17.93%) IT Manager
2 25 (13.59%) IT Support
3 23 (12.50%) Senior
4 21 (11.41%) Senior Analyst
5 15 (8.15%) IT Engineer
6 13 (7.07%) Service Manager
7 12 (6.52%) Support Engineer
8 11 (5.98%) IT Support Engineer
9 10 (5.43%) IT Services Manager
10 9 (4.89%) Sales Executive
11 8 (4.35%) Communications Manager
11 8 (4.35%) IT Analyst
11 8 (4.35%) IT Support Analyst
11 8 (4.35%) Support Analyst
12 6 (3.26%) IT Support Technician
12 6 (3.26%) IT Technician
12 6 (3.26%) Support Technician
13 5 (2.72%) Head of IT
13 5 (2.72%) Server Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 24 (13.04%) Microsoft Licensing
2 18 (9.78%) Onboarding
3 16 (8.70%) Life Science
4 13 (7.07%) Driving Licence
5 8 (4.35%) CMDB
5 8 (4.35%) Social Media
6 7 (3.80%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (2.17%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.63%) Culture of Ownership
8 3 (1.63%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.09%) CCTV
9 2 (1.09%) Robotics
10 1 (0.54%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.54%) Handset
10 1 (0.54%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.54%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 19 (10.33%) Windows
2 7 (3.80%) Linux
3 4 (2.17%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.63%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.09%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (45.11%) Cybersecurity
2 58 (31.52%) AI
3 37 (20.11%) Data Protection
4 31 (16.85%) Problem-Solving
5 30 (16.30%) Stakeholder Management
6 29 (15.76%) Decision-Making
7 28 (15.22%) Cost Optimisation
8 27 (14.67%) Continuous Improvement
9 26 (14.13%) Customer Service
10 25 (13.59%) Digital Transformation Programme
11 24 (13.04%) Asset Management
11 24 (13.04%) Mentoring
12 23 (12.50%) Risk Management
13 22 (11.96%) Cost Management
13 22 (11.96%) FinOps
13 22 (11.96%) ITIL
14 16 (8.70%) Collaborative Culture
14 16 (8.70%) Service Delivery
15 15 (8.15%) Project Management
15 15 (8.15%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.09%) SQL
2 1 (0.54%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 21 (11.41%) AWS Certification
1 21 (11.41%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 10 (5.43%) Security Cleared
3 6 (3.26%) DBS Check
3 6 (3.26%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.72%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (1.63%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.09%) CCNA
6 2 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.09%) Degree
6 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.54%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.54%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.54%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 2 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.09%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.09%) PMO
4 2 (1.09%) QA
5 1 (0.54%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.54%) GDPR
5 1 (0.54%) NIST
5 1 (0.54%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (7.07%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.26%) Hyper-V
3 5 (2.72%) Docker
4 4 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (4.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.63%) cPanel
2 3 (1.63%) Plesk
Vendors
1 93 (50.54%) Microsoft
2 31 (16.85%) Adobe
3 30 (16.30%) Apple
4 25 (13.59%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.17%) VMware
6 3 (1.63%) Acronis
6 3 (1.63%) Capita
6 3 (1.63%) Datto
6 3 (1.63%) NETGEAR
6 3 (1.63%) SonicWALL
6 3 (1.63%) Veeam
6 3 (1.63%) WatchGuard
7 2 (1.09%) Cisco
7 2 (1.09%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.54%) Ariba
8 1 (0.54%) Google
8 1 (0.54%) Oracle
8 1 (0.54%) Panasonic
8 1 (0.54%) SAP
8 1 (0.54%) Sony