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 requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

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

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -9 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 578 1,501 1,658
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 13.16% 20.35% 25.99%
As % of the Vendors category 38.05% 54.42% 56.78%
Number of salaries quoted 433 1,220 843
10th Percentile £28,100 £25,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £36,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,200 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,500 £72,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%

All Vendors
West Midlands

Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,519 2,758 2,920
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 34.59% 37.39% 45.77%
Number of salaries quoted 928 2,183 1,570
10th Percentile £28,822 £25,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £47,500 £51,750
Median % change year-on-year +8.42% -8.21% +10.34%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,375 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -12.28% +3.64%

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 11 May 2025.

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 11 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 -5 242 £48,000 -4.00% 151
Staffordshire -4 98 £38,754 -3.12% 124
Warwickshire -34 71 £32,500 -31.58% 74
Worcestershire -1 41 £33,250 -8.40% 34
Solihull -9 24 £55,000 -12.00% 13
Shropshire -8 12 £28,500 -32.14% 27
Walsall +3 9 £32,500 +25.00% 3
Dudley -4 9 £63,750 +155.00% 3
Herefordshire +4 8 £40,000 +18.52% 10
Wolverhampton -7 6 £62,500 +92.31% 13
Coventry -37 4 £45,000 -4.46% 30
West Bromwich - 4 £26,000 - 3
Willenhall - 4 - -
Brierley Hill +6 1 £82,500 +153.85%
Smethwick +2 1 - -
Tipton +2 1 - -
Wednesbury -2 1 £45,000 +50.00% 2
Bilston - 1 - -
Kingswinford - 1 - - 3
Rowley Regis - 1 - -
Sutton Coldfield - 1 - - 3
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 54 (9.34%) SharePoint
2 36 (6.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.73%) CMS
4 9 (1.56%) Confluence
5 5 (0.87%) WordPress
6 2 (0.35%) IIS
6 2 (0.35%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.17%) Apache
7 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.17%) ColdFusion
7 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.17%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.17%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 135 (23.36%) Microsoft Office
2 80 (13.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (3.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.21%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.69%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 28 (4.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (2.60%) Dynamics NAV
3 12 (2.08%) NetSuite
4 8 (1.38%) Salesforce CRM
5 7 (1.21%) SAP ERP
6 5 (0.87%) Remedy ITSM
7 4 (0.69%) Oracle EBS
7 4 (0.69%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.69%) PeopleSoft HCM
8 3 (0.52%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.52%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
9 2 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
10 1 (0.17%) Elite 3E
10 1 (0.17%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 264 (45.67%) Azure
2 196 (33.91%) Microsoft 365
3 103 (17.82%) Power Platform
4 58 (10.03%) Dynamics 365
5 43 (7.44%) PowerApps
6 39 (6.75%) AWS
7 32 (5.54%) Entra ID
7 32 (5.54%) Power Automate
8 25 (4.33%) Azure DevOps
8 25 (4.33%) SaaS
9 24 (4.15%) Azure Data Factory
10 23 (3.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 22 (3.81%) Google Workspace
12 16 (2.77%) OneDrive
13 14 (2.42%) Serverless
14 13 (2.25%) PaaS
15 12 (2.08%) IaaS
16 11 (1.90%) Azure Functions
16 11 (1.90%) Azure Sentinel
17 10 (1.73%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 77 (13.32%) Firewall
2 75 (12.98%) WAN
3 70 (12.11%) LAN
4 49 (8.48%) DHCP
5 43 (7.44%) TCP/IP
6 38 (6.57%) DNS
7 36 (6.23%) WLAN
8 34 (5.88%) Network Security
9 32 (5.54%) VoIP
10 30 (5.19%) VPN
11 29 (5.02%) VLAN
11 29 (5.02%) Wi-Fi
12 27 (4.67%) Internet
13 16 (2.77%) BGP
14 15 (2.60%) OSPF
15 12 (2.08%) Intrusion Detection
16 6 (1.04%) SAN
17 4 (0.69%) HTTPS
17 4 (0.69%) Intranet
17 4 (0.69%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (12.63%) SQL Server
2 55 (9.52%) Power BI
3 27 (4.67%) Data Warehouse
3 27 (4.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 24 (4.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 14 (2.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 13 (2.25%) Relational Database
7 12 (2.08%) Azure SQL Database
8 10 (1.73%) Data Lake
9 8 (1.38%) Data Hub
10 7 (1.21%) Metadata
11 5 (0.87%) Metadata Repository
11 5 (0.87%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 5 (0.87%) Oracle Database
11 5 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
11 5 (0.87%) Power Query
11 5 (0.87%) Redis
11 5 (0.87%) Tableau
12 4 (0.69%) Data Mining
12 4 (0.69%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 25 (4.33%) JIRA
2 18 (3.11%) Visual Studio
3 13 (2.25%) Git
3 13 (2.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 6 (1.04%) Visual Studio Code
5 5 (0.87%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.69%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.35%) Selenium
8 1 (0.17%) ERwin
8 1 (0.17%) GitLab
8 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.17%) Subversion
General
1 212 (36.68%) Social Skills
2 85 (14.71%) Finance
3 62 (10.73%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (9.86%) Retail
5 46 (7.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 31 (5.36%) Manufacturing
7 30 (5.19%) Legal
8 28 (4.84%) Law
8 28 (4.84%) Public Sector
9 25 (4.33%) Police
10 24 (4.15%) Marketing
11 22 (3.81%) Automotive
12 18 (3.11%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.60%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.38%) Advertising
15 6 (1.04%) Billing
15 6 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.87%) Local Government
16 5 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
17 4 (0.69%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 110 (19.03%) IT Support
2 68 (11.76%) Developer
3 63 (10.90%) Analyst
4 54 (9.34%) IT Engineer
5 48 (8.30%) Support Engineer
6 46 (7.96%) Senior
7 42 (7.27%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 37 (6.40%) Support Specialist
9 35 (6.06%) Lead
10 31 (5.36%) IT Support Specialist
11 28 (4.84%) Architect
12 26 (4.50%) IT Support Engineer
12 26 (4.50%) Support Analyst
13 19 (3.29%) Consultant
14 18 (3.11%) Infrastructure Support
15 16 (2.77%) 1st Line Support
15 16 (2.77%) IT Analyst
15 16 (2.77%) Solutions Architect
15 16 (2.77%) Systems Engineer
16 15 (2.60%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (7.96%) .NET
2 15 (2.60%) CSS
3 14 (2.42%) Web Services
4 11 (1.90%) .NET Core
4 11 (1.90%) RESTful
5 9 (1.56%) HTML
5 9 (1.56%) JSON
6 8 (1.38%) React
6 8 (1.38%) REST
7 7 (1.21%) AngularJS
7 7 (1.21%) Entity Framework
8 6 (1.04%) .NET Framework
8 6 (1.04%) ADO
8 6 (1.04%) OAuth
9 5 (0.87%) ASP.NET Web API
9 5 (0.87%) Django
9 5 (0.87%) EDI
9 5 (0.87%) Flask
9 5 (0.87%) SQLAlchemy
9 5 (0.87%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 54 (9.34%) Driving Licence
2 40 (6.92%) Management Information System
3 30 (5.19%) CCTV
4 15 (2.60%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.42%) Smartphone
6 13 (2.25%) Private Cloud
7 11 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (1.73%) Data Centre
8 10 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (1.56%) Product Ownership
9 9 (1.56%) Social Media
10 7 (1.21%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.04%) Distributed Architecture
11 6 (1.04%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.04%) PKI
12 5 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.87%) FMCG
12 5 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (0.87%) Low-Code
12 5 (0.87%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 205 (35.47%) Windows
2 73 (12.63%) Windows 10
3 70 (12.11%) Windows Server
4 53 (9.17%) Linux
5 22 (3.81%) Windows Server 2016
6 17 (2.94%) Windows Server 2019
7 16 (2.77%) Apple iOS
8 15 (2.60%) Ubuntu
9 14 (2.42%) Mac OS X
10 8 (1.38%) Android
10 8 (1.38%) Mac OS
11 7 (1.21%) Windows 7
12 6 (1.04%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (1.04%) Windows Vista
13 2 (0.35%) Oracle Linux
13 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2003
14 1 (0.17%) CentOS
14 1 (0.17%) Debian
14 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (28.55%) Problem-Solving
2 81 (14.01%) Business Intelligence
3 78 (13.49%) ITIL
4 77 (13.32%) Agile
5 76 (13.15%) Cybersecurity
6 68 (11.76%) DevOps
7 64 (11.07%) Analytics
8 59 (10.21%) Continuous Improvement
9 58 (10.03%) Customer Service
9 58 (10.03%) Mentoring
10 57 (9.86%) Computer Science
11 50 (8.65%) Roadmaps
12 48 (8.30%) CRM
13 46 (7.96%) Asset Management
13 46 (7.96%) Project Management
14 45 (7.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 41 (7.09%) CI/CD
16 39 (6.75%) Stakeholder Management
17 38 (6.57%) ERP
18 35 (6.06%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 131 (22.66%) SQL
2 68 (11.76%) PowerShell
3 65 (11.25%) C#
4 46 (7.96%) Python
5 30 (5.19%) JavaScript
6 23 (3.98%) Java
7 13 (2.25%) Bash
7 13 (2.25%) T-SQL
8 11 (1.90%) R
8 11 (1.90%) TypeScript
9 10 (1.73%) C++
10 8 (1.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 8 (1.38%) X++
11 4 (0.69%) C
12 3 (0.52%) Delphi
13 2 (0.35%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.17%) Go
14 1 (0.17%) PHP
14 1 (0.17%) Scala
14 1 (0.17%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 140 (24.22%) Degree
2 75 (12.98%) Microsoft Certification
3 46 (7.96%) Computer Science Degree
4 43 (7.44%) MCSE
5 36 (6.23%) MCP
6 26 (4.50%) Cisco Certification
7 24 (4.15%) CCNA
8 23 (3.98%) CCNP
8 23 (3.98%) Security Cleared
9 22 (3.81%) LPIC
10 20 (3.46%) DBS Check
11 18 (3.11%) Azure Certification
12 17 (2.94%) HND
13 16 (2.77%) A+ Certification
14 15 (2.60%) HNC
14 15 (2.60%) SC Cleared
15 14 (2.42%) AWS Certification
15 14 (2.42%) MCSA
16 10 (1.73%) CISSP
17 9 (1.56%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (4.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (2.94%) SLA
3 16 (2.77%) QA
4 12 (2.08%) COBIT
5 9 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.21%) NIST
7 6 (1.04%) Data Quality
7 6 (1.04%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.04%) PMO
8 5 (0.87%) GDPR
8 5 (0.87%) NCSC
9 4 (0.69%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.35%) GRC
11 2 (0.35%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.35%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 154 (26.64%) Active Directory
2 40 (6.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (3.46%) Hyper-V
4 13 (2.25%) Docker
5 9 (1.56%) BitLocker
5 9 (1.56%) Firmware
6 6 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.17%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (6.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (3.11%) SCCM
3 15 (2.60%) Terraform
4 14 (2.42%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.87%) Ansible
5 5 (0.87%) Grafana
5 5 (0.87%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.52%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (0.52%) Nessus
6 3 (0.52%) SCOM
6 3 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.35%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.35%) Puppet
7 2 (0.35%) SCOrch
7 2 (0.35%) SCSM
7 2 (0.35%) VxRail
7 2 (0.35%) WSUS
8 1 (0.17%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 48 (8.30%) Cisco
2 46 (7.96%) VMware
3 45 (7.79%) Apple
4 28 (4.84%) Google
5 21 (3.63%) Dell
6 19 (3.29%) SAP
7 18 (3.11%) HP
8 16 (2.77%) Ubiquiti
9 15 (2.60%) Fortinet
10 14 (2.42%) Oracle
11 10 (1.73%) Databricks
11 10 (1.73%) Salesforce
12 9 (1.56%) Citrix
13 8 (1.38%) Acronis
13 8 (1.38%) Informatica
13 8 (1.38%) MobileIron
14 6 (1.04%) JD Edwards
14 6 (1.04%) Meraki
14 6 (1.04%) ServiceNow
14 6 (1.04%) WatchGuard