Microsoft Jobs in Wales

Microsoft
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 1 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 7 8 3
Rank change year-on-year +1 -5 +3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 264 268 405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 23.34% 16.42% 24.94%
As % of the Vendors category 46.64% 43.30% 59.38%
Number of salaries quoted 170 182 265
10th Percentile £23,750 £30,050 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,063 £35,000 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,299 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.83% +6.25% +1.27%
75th Percentile £52,500 £55,938 £47,500
90th Percentile £65,942 £69,800 £53,750
UK median annual salary £50,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.81% +5.00% -

All Vendors
Wales

Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 566 619 682
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 50.04% 37.93% 42.00%
Number of salaries quoted 300 357 470
10th Percentile £25,000 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,933 £36,250 £31,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £52,000
90th Percentile £72,433 £75,000 £62,625
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Wales

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Wales.

Salary trend for Microsoft in Wales

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Wales over the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Wales

Microsoft
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 December 2023. 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
South Wales -3 182 £46,780 +9.43% 78
North Wales +23 38 £34,000 -22.12% 20
Mid Wales +4 14 £37,000 - 1
West Wales -10 11 £37,500 -6.25% 11
Dyfed +2 1 £50,000 +11.11%
Microsoft
UK

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 25 (9.47%) IIS
2 23 (8.71%) WebLogic
3 20 (7.58%) SharePoint
4 6 (2.27%) MS Exchange
5 3 (1.14%) Exchange Server 2003
5 3 (1.14%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.38%) SAS
6 1 (0.38%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.38%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 29 (10.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (4.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (2.65%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.38%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 28 (10.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.14%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.76%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 138 (52.27%) Azure
2 88 (33.33%) Power Platform
3 54 (20.45%) Azure DevOps
4 47 (17.80%) Microsoft 365
5 41 (15.53%) Dynamics 365
6 28 (10.61%) Serverless
7 26 (9.85%) SaaS
8 25 (9.47%) Azure Functions
9 23 (8.71%) IaaS
10 22 (8.33%) PaaS
11 21 (7.95%) AWS
12 17 (6.44%) Entra ID
13 9 (3.41%) GitHub
14 8 (3.03%) Cloud Computing
15 7 (2.65%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (2.65%) Azure Service Bus
16 6 (2.27%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (2.27%) OneDrive
17 5 (1.89%) GCP
18 4 (1.52%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.44%) DNS
2 13 (4.92%) Firewall
3 10 (3.79%) TCP/IP
4 8 (3.03%) VPN
4 8 (3.03%) WAN
5 7 (2.65%) LAN
6 6 (2.27%) SAN
7 5 (1.89%) DHCP
7 5 (1.89%) Remote Desktop
8 4 (1.52%) Unified Communications
8 4 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (1.14%) NAS
9 3 (1.14%) VoIP
10 2 (0.76%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.76%) Intranet
10 2 (0.76%) Wireless
11 1 (0.38%) Broadband
11 1 (0.38%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.38%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (21.21%) SQL Server
2 48 (18.18%) Power BI
3 23 (8.71%) Elasticsearch
4 11 (4.17%) Relational Database
5 10 (3.79%) RDBMS
6 9 (3.41%) MS Access
7 7 (2.65%) Redis
8 6 (2.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (1.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (1.52%) Power Query
11 3 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
12 1 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
12 1 (0.38%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 1 (0.38%) Data Hub
12 1 (0.38%) Neo4j
12 1 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
12 1 (0.38%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 32 (12.12%) JIRA
2 23 (8.71%) GitLab
2 23 (8.71%) Sonatype Nexus
3 20 (7.58%) Git
4 14 (5.30%) Visual Studio Code
5 8 (3.03%) Visual Studio
6 7 (2.65%) MSBuild
7 4 (1.52%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.76%) MSTest
9 1 (0.38%) JMeter
9 1 (0.38%) Liquibase
9 1 (0.38%) NUnit
9 1 (0.38%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.38%) Selenium
9 1 (0.38%) SpecFlow
General
1 79 (29.92%) Social Skills
2 58 (21.97%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (19.70%) Finance
4 36 (13.64%) Retail
5 28 (10.61%) Marketing
6 22 (8.33%) Local Government
7 21 (7.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (7.95%) Police
8 15 (5.68%) Legal
9 6 (2.27%) Law
9 6 (2.27%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.89%) Advertising
11 3 (1.14%) Public Sector
12 2 (0.76%) Automotive
12 2 (0.76%) Electronics
12 2 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.76%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.76%) Welsh Language
13 1 (0.38%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 59 (22.35%) Analyst
2 40 (15.15%) Support Analyst
3 39 (14.77%) Senior
4 38 (14.39%) Applications Support
4 38 (14.39%) Applications Support Analyst
4 38 (14.39%) Architect
5 34 (12.88%) Dynamics 365 Architect
6 23 (8.71%) Lead
7 21 (7.95%) Administrator
8 19 (7.20%) CRM Architect
8 19 (7.20%) Dynamics CRM Architect
9 15 (5.68%) Developer
10 12 (4.55%) Cloud Engineer
10 12 (4.55%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
10 12 (4.55%) ICT Specialist
10 12 (4.55%) Solutions Architect
11 11 (4.17%) Support Engineer
12 9 (3.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 9 (3.41%) Insight Analyst
13 8 (3.03%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (21.97%) .NET
2 23 (8.71%) J2EE
2 23 (8.71%) Java EE
2 23 (8.71%) Spring
3 17 (6.44%) ASP.NET
4 11 (4.17%) HTML
5 10 (3.79%) .NET Framework
5 10 (3.79%) CSS
6 7 (2.65%) ASP.NET MVC
7 6 (2.27%) .NET Core
7 6 (2.27%) Next.js
7 6 (2.27%) React
8 4 (1.52%) AngularJS
8 4 (1.52%) Elastic Stack
8 4 (1.52%) RESTful
8 4 (1.52%) Vue
9 3 (1.14%) ASP.NET Core
9 3 (1.14%) Blazor
9 3 (1.14%) CSS3
9 3 (1.14%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.06%) Data Centre
1 16 (6.06%) Driving Licence
2 11 (4.17%) Management Information System
3 7 (2.65%) Public Cloud
4 6 (2.27%) Smartphone
5 5 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.14%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 3 (1.14%) FMCG
7 2 (0.76%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (0.76%) Operational Technology
7 2 (0.76%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.76%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.38%) Culture of Ownership
8 1 (0.38%) Distributed Applications
8 1 (0.38%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.38%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.38%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.38%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.38%) Smart City
8 1 (0.38%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 78 (29.55%) Windows
2 26 (9.85%) Android
3 24 (9.09%) Unix
3 24 (9.09%) Windows Server
4 18 (6.82%) Windows 10
5 8 (3.03%) Linux
5 8 (3.03%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (2.65%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (1.14%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.14%) CentOS
7 3 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (1.14%) Ubuntu
7 3 (1.14%) Windows 2000 Server
8 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (29.55%) Agile
2 76 (28.79%) Problem-Solving
3 75 (28.41%) Actionable Insight
4 65 (24.62%) DevOps
5 62 (23.48%) Mentoring
6 53 (20.08%) Business Intelligence
7 50 (18.94%) Customer Service
8 48 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
9 42 (15.91%) ITIL
10 36 (13.64%) Containerisation
11 35 (13.26%) CRM
12 33 (12.50%) Customer Engagement
13 32 (12.12%) Business Strategy
14 29 (10.98%) Information Management
15 25 (9.47%) Incident Management
16 24 (9.09%) Service Management
17 23 (8.71%) Enterprise Architecture
17 23 (8.71%) Project Management
17 23 (8.71%) Roadmaps
17 23 (8.71%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 57 (21.59%) C#
2 46 (17.42%) PowerShell
2 46 (17.42%) SQL
3 25 (9.47%) Java
4 22 (8.33%) Python
5 16 (6.06%) Bash
6 12 (4.55%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.14%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.76%) C++
8 2 (0.76%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.38%) Bicep
9 1 (0.38%) C
9 1 (0.38%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.38%) R
9 1 (0.38%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 44 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 40 (15.15%) SC Cleared
3 34 (12.88%) Degree
4 15 (5.68%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (1.89%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.52%) ITIL Certification
6 4 (1.52%) MCP
6 4 (1.52%) MCSA
6 4 (1.52%) MCSE
7 3 (1.14%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (1.14%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.14%) GIAC
8 2 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.76%) GCWN
8 2 (0.76%) GSEC
9 1 (0.38%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.38%) CISM
9 1 (0.38%) CISSP
9 1 (0.38%) GCIA
9 1 (0.38%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (15.53%) SLA
2 12 (4.55%) QA
3 7 (2.65%) GDPR
4 2 (0.76%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.38%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.38%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 43 (16.29%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.17%) Docker
3 6 (2.27%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.14%) Firmware
6 3 (1.14%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.76%) vSphere
8 1 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 25 (9.47%) Single Sign-On
2 23 (8.71%) AirWatch
2 23 (8.71%) OpenSSO
3 19 (7.20%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (6.06%) Terraform
5 6 (2.27%) Kubernetes
5 6 (2.27%) SCCM
6 4 (1.52%) Grafana
7 3 (1.14%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 3 (1.14%) SCOM
8 1 (0.38%) Autotask
8 1 (0.38%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.38%) Malwarebytes
Vendors
1 25 (9.47%) Oracle
2 15 (5.68%) VMware
3 9 (3.41%) Citrix
4 6 (2.27%) Cisco
4 6 (2.27%) Databricks
5 4 (1.52%) HP
5 4 (1.52%) New Relic
6 3 (1.14%) Dell
6 3 (1.14%) Red Hat
6 3 (1.14%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.76%) Google
7 2 (0.76%) SAP
8 1 (0.38%) Apple
8 1 (0.38%) IBM
8 1 (0.38%) Juniper
8 1 (0.38%) Meraki
8 1 (0.38%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.38%) SonicWALL
8 1 (0.38%) WatchGuard
8 1 (0.38%) Webroot