Microsoft Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 2 4 4
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 824 2,026 1,597
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 25.05% 24.75% 21.98%
As % of the Vendors category 51.99% 54.83% 48.50%
Number of salaries quoted 701 1,080 1,203
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,989 £34,125 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.06% +4.44% +5.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £76,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -

All Vendors
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,585 3,695 3,293
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 48.19% 45.13% 45.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,324 2,066 2,422
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £63,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £78,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the West Midlands

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in the West Midlands

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the West Midlands

Microsoft
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 within the West Midlands 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
Birmingham 0 291 £52,500 - 142
Warwickshire +10 129 £50,000 +6.38% 73
Staffordshire 0 112 £40,000 -4.76% 75
Coventry 0 55 £49,565 -2.03% 46
Worcestershire -5 36 £47,500 +15.15% 33
Solihull -2 34 £53,500 +12.63% 12
Wolverhampton 0 28 £35,000 -27.46% 14
Shropshire +6 23 £46,500 +14.81% 10
Wednesbury -1 17 £35,000 +59.09% 6
Herefordshire +4 14 £21,426 -46.44% 10
Stourbridge 0 2 £50,000 +17.65% 3
Walsall -14 2 £27,750 -14.62% 2
Bilston - 2 £45,000 -
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
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 76 (9.22%) SharePoint
2 54 (6.55%) MS Exchange
3 26 (3.16%) IIS
4 10 (1.21%) Confluence
5 5 (0.61%) CMS
6 3 (0.36%) WordPress
7 2 (0.24%) Apache
7 2 (0.24%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.24%) MODX
7 2 (0.24%) Site Server
7 2 (0.24%) TPMS
8 1 (0.12%) Drupal
8 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.12%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 120 (14.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 103 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
3 65 (7.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (1.82%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (1.33%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.36%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.24%) CATIA
7 2 (0.24%) Simulink
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.12%) InDesign
8 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 36 (4.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.21%) Dynamics NAV
3 8 (0.97%) Shopify
4 5 (0.61%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.61%) SystmOne
5 4 (0.49%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.24%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.24%) SAP MDM
6 2 (0.24%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.24%) Scribe Insight
7 1 (0.12%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.12%) Misys Equation
7 1 (0.12%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 443 (53.76%) Azure
2 271 (32.89%) Microsoft 365
3 140 (16.99%) Power Platform
4 105 (12.74%) AWS
5 94 (11.41%) Entra ID
6 86 (10.44%) Dynamics 365
7 68 (8.25%) Power Automate
8 50 (6.07%) PowerApps
9 46 (5.58%) Azure DevOps
9 46 (5.58%) SaaS
10 30 (3.64%) ChatGPT
11 24 (2.91%) Azure Logic Apps
12 22 (2.67%) GCP
13 20 (2.43%) Azure Functions
13 20 (2.43%) Serverless
14 19 (2.31%) Cloud Computing
15 18 (2.18%) OneDrive
16 16 (1.94%) PaaS
17 13 (1.58%) Azure Sentinel
18 11 (1.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 117 (14.20%) DNS
2 111 (13.47%) DHCP
3 96 (11.65%) Firewall
4 70 (8.50%) WAN
5 55 (6.67%) SAN
6 50 (6.07%) TCP/IP
7 44 (5.34%) LAN
8 40 (4.85%) Wireless
9 36 (4.37%) VPN
10 29 (3.52%) SSL
10 29 (3.52%) Wi-Fi
11 26 (3.16%) FTP
11 26 (3.16%) SSH
12 25 (3.03%) SMTP
12 25 (3.03%) SNMP
13 24 (2.91%) HTTP
13 24 (2.91%) Telnet
14 23 (2.79%) VLAN
15 22 (2.67%) Network Security
16 20 (2.43%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (14.20%) SQL Server
2 103 (12.50%) Power BI
3 30 (3.64%) Tableau
4 23 (2.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 22 (2.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 21 (2.55%) Data Warehouse
7 19 (2.31%) Azure SQL Database
8 17 (2.06%) Amazon RDS
9 15 (1.82%) Data Lake
10 13 (1.58%) NoSQL
11 11 (1.33%) Delta Lake
12 9 (1.09%) Power Query
13 6 (0.73%) Neo4j
13 6 (0.73%) Parquet
14 5 (0.61%) Microsoft Analysis Services
14 5 (0.61%) Relational Database
15 4 (0.49%) MySQL
16 3 (0.36%) Big Data
16 3 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
16 3 (0.36%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 29 (3.52%) Git
2 24 (2.91%) Visual Studio
3 15 (1.82%) JIRA
4 7 (0.85%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.73%) Oracle APEX
6 5 (0.61%) Artifactory
6 5 (0.61%) GitLab
6 5 (0.61%) Maven
6 5 (0.61%) SonarQube
6 5 (0.61%) Sonatype Nexus
7 4 (0.49%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.12%) Fiddler
8 1 (0.12%) MSTest
8 1 (0.12%) NUnit
8 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 273 (33.13%) Social Skills
2 148 (17.96%) Finance
3 138 (16.75%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (5.34%) Law
4 44 (5.34%) Public Sector
5 40 (4.85%) Legal
5 40 (4.85%) Retail
6 34 (4.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (3.64%) Automotive
8 28 (3.40%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (3.28%) Marketing
9 27 (3.28%) Telecoms
10 26 (3.16%) Manufacturing
11 22 (2.67%) Local Government
12 18 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
13 12 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (0.97%) Back Office
15 8 (0.97%) Banking
15 8 (0.97%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 118 (14.32%) Analyst
2 105 (12.74%) Senior
3 100 (12.14%) Developer
4 91 (11.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 75 (9.10%) IT Engineer
6 58 (7.04%) Lead
7 57 (6.92%) Support Engineer
8 50 (6.07%) IT Support
9 47 (5.70%) Consultant
10 37 (4.49%) .NET Developer
11 28 (3.40%) IT Support Engineer
12 26 (3.16%) Systems Engineer
13 24 (2.91%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 23 (2.79%) Administrator
14 23 (2.79%) Support Analyst
14 23 (2.79%) Technical Consultant
15 22 (2.67%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 22 (2.67%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
16 21 (2.55%) Project Manager
17 20 (2.43%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 110 (13.35%) .NET
2 50 (6.07%) HTML
3 41 (4.98%) CSS
4 32 (3.88%) .NET Framework
4 32 (3.88%) ASP.NET
5 29 (3.52%) Entity Framework
6 25 (3.03%) REST
7 23 (2.79%) Node.js
8 22 (2.67%) HTML5
9 20 (2.43%) .NET Core
9 20 (2.43%) Web Services
10 19 (2.31%) AngularJS
11 18 (2.18%) jQuery
11 18 (2.18%) React
12 17 (2.06%) Twitter Bootstrap
13 16 (1.94%) ASP.NET Web API
14 14 (1.70%) ASP.NET MVC
14 14 (1.70%) Middleware
15 13 (1.58%) WebRTC
16 9 (1.09%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 78 (9.47%) Management Information System
2 56 (6.80%) Data Centre
3 43 (5.22%) Self-Motivation
4 42 (5.10%) Driving Licence
5 33 (4.00%) Clustering
6 24 (2.91%) EFT
6 24 (2.91%) Public Cloud
7 22 (2.67%) Product Ownership
8 19 (2.31%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
9 11 (1.33%) Low-Code
9 11 (1.33%) Security Operations Centre
10 10 (1.21%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.09%) Client/Server
11 9 (1.09%) Digital Media
11 9 (1.09%) Housing Association
11 9 (1.09%) Virtual Team
12 8 (0.97%) Cyber Threat
12 8 (0.97%) Onboarding
12 8 (0.97%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 247 (29.98%) Windows
2 140 (16.99%) Windows Server
3 42 (5.10%) Windows 10
4 32 (3.88%) Windows Server 2016
5 30 (3.64%) Windows Server 2019
6 23 (2.79%) Android
7 21 (2.55%) Windows Server 2012
8 20 (2.43%) Apple iOS
9 17 (2.06%) Mac OS
10 16 (1.94%) Linux
11 13 (1.58%) Windows 7
12 10 (1.21%) Unix
13 5 (0.61%) Windows Server 2003
14 4 (0.49%) Windows 8
14 4 (0.49%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.24%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 2 (0.24%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.12%) SUSE
16 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (26.33%) Problem-Solving
2 133 (16.14%) ITIL
3 120 (14.56%) Agile
4 98 (11.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 91 (11.04%) DevOps
6 84 (10.19%) Business Intelligence
7 82 (9.95%) Customer Service
8 72 (8.74%) Roadmaps
9 69 (8.37%) Project Management
10 64 (7.77%) Analytics
11 61 (7.40%) Project Delivery
12 60 (7.28%) CRM
13 55 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
14 54 (6.55%) High Availability
15 53 (6.43%) Migration
16 45 (5.46%) Cybersecurity
16 45 (5.46%) Technical Architecture
17 44 (5.34%) ERP
18 42 (5.10%) Business Analysis
18 42 (5.10%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 238 (28.88%) SQL
2 110 (13.35%) PowerShell
3 108 (13.11%) C#
4 77 (9.34%) JavaScript
5 45 (5.46%) Python
6 42 (5.10%) T-SQL
7 39 (4.73%) TypeScript
8 22 (2.67%) Java
9 16 (1.94%) VB.NET
10 9 (1.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 7 (0.85%) Go
12 5 (0.61%) Bash
13 4 (0.49%) XAML
14 2 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.24%) PHP
14 2 (0.24%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.24%) R
14 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.24%) VB
15 1 (0.12%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 136 (16.50%) Degree
2 71 (8.62%) Security Cleared
3 67 (8.13%) Microsoft Certification
4 47 (5.70%) SC Cleared
5 28 (3.40%) Cisco Certification
6 25 (3.03%) MCSE
7 24 (2.91%) Azure Certification
8 21 (2.55%) CCNA
9 20 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
10 13 (1.58%) ITIL Certification
11 12 (1.46%) MCSA
12 11 (1.33%) DBS Check
12 11 (1.33%) NVQ Level 3
13 9 (1.09%) A+ Certification
13 9 (1.09%) CCNP
14 8 (0.97%) MCP
15 7 (0.85%) CompTIA Security+
15 7 (0.85%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 6 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
16 6 (0.73%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (4.73%) SLA
2 34 (4.13%) Cyber Essentials
3 33 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (2.43%) Data Quality
5 19 (2.31%) ISO 9001
6 17 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 15 (1.82%) PMO
8 11 (1.33%) GDPR
9 9 (1.09%) NIST
10 7 (0.85%) QA
11 6 (0.73%) COBIT
11 6 (0.73%) COSHH
12 5 (0.61%) Accessibility
12 5 (0.61%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.49%) GAAP
14 3 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 3 (0.36%) IFRS
14 3 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 2 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 2 (0.24%) HIPAA
System Software
1 229 (27.79%) Active Directory
2 100 (12.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 47 (5.70%) Hyper-V
4 33 (4.00%) VMware ESXi
5 14 (1.70%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (1.70%) VMware NSX
6 11 (1.33%) XenApp
7 10 (1.21%) XenDesktop
8 9 (1.09%) vSphere
9 8 (0.97%) Docker
9 8 (0.97%) Firmware
10 7 (0.85%) BitLocker
11 6 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
11 6 (0.73%) Virtual Servers
12 5 (0.61%) Microsoft App-V
13 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 3 (0.36%) NFS
15 2 (0.24%) Ceph
15 2 (0.24%) Terminal Services
16 1 (0.12%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 74 (8.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 62 (7.52%) SCCM
3 29 (3.52%) vCenter Server
4 17 (2.06%) EnCase
5 16 (1.94%) Terraform
6 10 (1.21%) AirWatch
7 9 (1.09%) Failover Clustering
7 9 (1.09%) Nessus
8 8 (0.97%) Kubernetes
8 8 (0.97%) WSUS
9 6 (0.73%) Jamf Pro
9 6 (0.73%) SCOM
10 5 (0.61%) EdgeSight
10 5 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
11 4 (0.49%) Ansible
12 3 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.24%) FortiGate
13 2 (0.24%) Hadoop YARN
13 2 (0.24%) Mesos
14 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 158 (19.17%) VMware
2 58 (7.04%) Cisco
3 52 (6.31%) Citrix
4 46 (5.58%) HP
5 39 (4.73%) ServiceNow
6 32 (3.88%) Apple
7 24 (2.91%) Databricks
7 24 (2.91%) Globalscape
8 23 (2.79%) Veeam
9 19 (2.31%) Dell
9 19 (2.31%) Oracle
10 17 (2.06%) Aruba
10 17 (2.06%) Remedy
11 16 (1.94%) CheckPoint
11 16 (1.94%) Nimble Storage
12 14 (1.70%) Meraki
12 14 (1.70%) SolarWinds
12 14 (1.70%) Zerto
13 13 (1.58%) Google
13 13 (1.58%) Mitel