Microsoft 365 Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 15 37
Rank change year-on-year -17 +22 -3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 271 630 484
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 6.07% 8.70% 7.28%
As % of the Cloud Services category 23.98% 25.96% 19.52%
Number of salaries quoted 204 558 395
10th Percentile £26,500 £24,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,375 £26,750 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £53,306 £50,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £62,625 £64,125 £68,550
England median annual salary £42,000 £39,810 £41,000
% change year-on-year +5.50% -2.90% -3.53%

All Cloud Skills
West Midlands

Microsoft 365 falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,130 2,427 2,480
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 25.30% 33.52% 37.30%
Number of salaries quoted 832 2,085 1,580
10th Percentile £29,250 £26,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,688 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,786 £80,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.54% +4.00%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Birmingham -5 125 £47,500 +20.25% 24
Staffordshire +2 50 £53,300 +52.29% 29
Warwickshire -32 35 £32,500 -11.20% 16
Worcestershire +3 20 £35,000 - 9
Shropshire +4 6 £28,500 -22.97% 1
Dudley -1 4 £30,000 -25.00%
Solihull -9 4 £43,250 +57.27% 6
Coventry -20 4 £29,500 -33.33% 6
Herefordshire +7 3 £25,500 -7.27% 4
West Bromwich -5 3 £26,000 -54.78% 1
Wolverhampton +10 2 £47,500 +120.93% 2
Wednesbury +7 1 £45,000 +95.65% 1
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 58 (21.40%) SharePoint
2 56 (20.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.85%) CMS
4 2 (0.74%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.37%) Confluence
5 1 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.37%) IIS
5 1 (0.37%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 69 (25.46%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (4.43%) NetSuite
2 11 (4.06%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (2.95%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (1.85%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.37%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 142 (52.40%) Azure
2 33 (12.18%) Power Platform
3 28 (10.33%) Entra ID
4 25 (9.23%) Power Automate
5 22 (8.12%) PowerApps
6 17 (6.27%) OneDrive
7 11 (4.06%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (4.06%) SaaS
8 8 (2.95%) AWS
9 7 (2.58%) Google Workspace
10 6 (2.21%) Google Docs
11 5 (1.85%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (1.48%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (1.48%) IaaS
12 4 (1.48%) PaaS
13 3 (1.11%) Microsoft Copilot
14 1 (0.37%) GCP
14 1 (0.37%) MailChimp
14 1 (0.37%) Serverless
14 1 (0.37%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 69 (25.46%) WAN
2 64 (23.62%) Firewall
3 58 (21.40%) LAN
4 31 (11.44%) DHCP
5 30 (11.07%) VoIP
6 29 (10.70%) Wi-Fi
7 24 (8.86%) TCP/IP
8 20 (7.38%) VPN
9 19 (7.01%) DNS
9 19 (7.01%) VLAN
10 10 (3.69%) SD-WAN
11 9 (3.32%) SAN
12 6 (2.21%) Remote Desktop
13 4 (1.48%) Intranet
14 3 (1.11%) Internet
14 3 (1.11%) Network Security
14 3 (1.11%) VRRP
15 2 (0.74%) PBX
15 2 (0.74%) Skype
15 2 (0.74%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.80%) Power BI
2 9 (3.32%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.85%) Power Query
4 2 (0.74%) GIS
Development Applications
1 5 (1.85%) JIRA
General
1 108 (39.85%) Social Skills
2 33 (12.18%) Retail
3 21 (7.75%) Legal
4 20 (7.38%) Law
5 15 (5.54%) Finance
6 14 (5.17%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (4.80%) Police
8 10 (3.69%) Tech for Good
9 9 (3.32%) Marketing
9 9 (3.32%) Public Sector
9 9 (3.32%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.85%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.48%) Advertising
14 3 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.74%) Games
16 1 (0.37%) Electronics
16 1 (0.37%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 72 (26.57%) IT Support
2 45 (16.61%) Analyst
3 37 (13.65%) Support Specialist
4 31 (11.44%) IT Support Specialist
5 28 (10.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 28 (10.33%) Support Engineer
6 26 (9.59%) Support Analyst
7 23 (8.49%) Senior
8 22 (8.12%) IT Analyst
9 20 (7.38%) IT Support Analyst
10 18 (6.64%) IT Engineer
10 18 (6.64%) Lead
11 16 (5.90%) 1st Line Support
11 16 (5.90%) Developer
12 14 (5.17%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 13 (4.80%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
13 13 (4.80%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
13 13 (4.80%) 3rd Line Support
13 13 (4.80%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
14 11 (4.06%) Senior Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.69%) .NET
2 2 (0.74%) JSON
3 1 (0.37%) EDI
3 1 (0.37%) ODBC
Miscellaneous
1 30 (11.07%) CCTV
2 18 (6.64%) Driving Licence
2 18 (6.64%) Onboarding
3 9 (3.32%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.58%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (1.48%) Housing Association
5 4 (1.48%) iPhone
5 4 (1.48%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.11%) e-Learning
6 3 (1.11%) Enterprise Storage
6 3 (1.11%) FMCG
6 3 (1.11%) iPad
6 3 (1.11%) Operational Technology
6 3 (1.11%) PKI
7 2 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.74%) Graphic Design
7 2 (0.74%) Private Cloud
7 2 (0.74%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.74%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 148 (54.61%) Windows
2 68 (25.09%) Windows 10
2 68 (25.09%) Windows Server
3 24 (8.86%) Windows Server 2016
4 19 (7.01%) Windows Server 2019
5 14 (5.17%) Apple iOS
6 11 (4.06%) Linux
7 8 (2.95%) Windows Server 2012
8 7 (2.58%) Windows 7
9 6 (2.21%) Android
9 6 (2.21%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.37%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (24.35%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (20.66%) Cybersecurity
3 38 (14.02%) Customer Service
3 38 (14.02%) ITIL
4 27 (9.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 22 (8.12%) Mentoring
6 21 (7.75%) Continuous Improvement
7 20 (7.38%) Data Security
8 19 (7.01%) Project Management
9 17 (6.27%) Business Intelligence
10 16 (5.90%) Change Management
10 16 (5.90%) Migration
10 16 (5.90%) Release Management
11 15 (5.54%) ERP
11 15 (5.54%) Infrastructure Management
11 15 (5.54%) Roadmaps
12 14 (5.17%) CRM
12 14 (5.17%) Network Design
12 14 (5.17%) Service Delivery
12 14 (5.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 40 (14.76%) PowerShell
2 11 (4.06%) SQL
3 10 (3.69%) C#
4 8 (2.95%) Java
5 5 (1.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 3 (1.11%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.74%) VB
8 1 (0.37%) Python
Qualifications
1 54 (19.93%) Degree
2 16 (5.90%) Microsoft Certification
3 11 (4.06%) Security Cleared
4 9 (3.32%) A+ Certification
4 9 (3.32%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.58%) CISA
5 7 (2.58%) MCSA
6 6 (2.21%) ITIL Certification
6 6 (2.21%) MCP
7 5 (1.85%) CISM
8 4 (1.48%) CISSP
9 3 (1.11%) APMG
9 3 (1.11%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.11%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.74%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 2 (0.74%) Cyber Scheme
10 2 (0.74%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.74%) GIAC
10 2 (0.74%) ISACA
10 2 (0.74%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (4.06%) QA
3 8 (2.95%) SLA
4 6 (2.21%) NIST
5 5 (1.85%) GDPR
6 4 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.11%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.74%) COBIT
8 2 (0.74%) GRC
8 2 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.74%) NCSC
9 1 (0.37%) PMO
System Software
1 149 (54.98%) Active Directory
2 58 (21.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (10.70%) Hyper-V
4 14 (5.17%) XenApp
5 5 (1.85%) BitLocker
6 4 (1.48%) Firmware
6 4 (1.48%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (1.48%) vSphere
7 2 (0.74%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.37%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 48 (17.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (5.17%) SCCM
3 3 (1.11%) SCOM
4 2 (0.74%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.74%) SCOrch
4 2 (0.74%) SCSM
4 2 (0.74%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.74%) VxRail
5 1 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Clustering
5 1 (0.37%) Norton AntiVirus
5 1 (0.37%) Terraform
Vendors
1 191 (70.48%) Microsoft
2 71 (26.20%) VMware
3 28 (10.33%) Citrix
4 25 (9.23%) Apple
5 23 (8.49%) Cisco
6 20 (7.38%) Meraki
7 14 (5.17%) CheckPoint
7 14 (5.17%) SonicWALL
8 13 (4.80%) HP
9 11 (4.06%) SAP
10 9 (3.32%) Acronis
11 8 (2.95%) Google
11 8 (2.95%) WatchGuard
12 7 (2.58%) Dell
12 7 (2.58%) ServiceNow
13 5 (1.85%) Veeam
14 4 (1.48%) Sophos
14 4 (1.48%) Ubiquiti
15 3 (1.11%) Isilon
15 3 (1.11%) MobileIron