Microsoft Jobs in West Yorkshire

Microsoft
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire 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 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 7 15
Rank change year-on-year -10 +8 -10
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 147 479 752
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 10.69% 15.53% 15.49%
As % of the Vendors category 25.74% 46.55% 35.22%
Number of salaries quoted 131 383 361
10th Percentile £25,250 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.89% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,500 £61,650
90th Percentile £81,750 £78,500 £77,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £44,500
% change year-on-year -1.18% -4.49% +4.71%

All Vendors
West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 571 1,029 2,135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 41.53% 33.35% 43.98%
Number of salaries quoted 269 716 888
10th Percentile £26,750 £27,043 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,000 £38,999
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £50,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -2.91% +8.42%
75th Percentile £73,886 £65,625 £67,750
90th Percentile £91,387 £82,500 £77,800
Yorkshire median annual salary £40,101 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.89% -10.00% +11.11%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in West Yorkshire

Microsoft
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in West Yorkshire

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in West Yorkshire

Microsoft
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 30 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
Leeds -5 93 £55,000 +10.00% 296
Bradford -11 13 £57,500 +43.75% 239
Halifax 0 12 £71,991 +211.65% 2
Dewsbury -6 4 £35,000 +70.73%
Wakefield 0 3 £80,000 +39.13% 195
Batley -6 3 £33,500 +59.52% 6
Mirfield +1 2 £45,000 +104.55%
Pontefract -9 2 £40,000 +29.03% 2
Castleford -4 1 - - 1
Knottingley -8 1 - -
Microsoft
Yorkshire

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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 12 (8.16%) SharePoint
2 9 (6.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.04%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 3 (2.04%) Confluence
3 3 (2.04%) IIS
4 1 (0.68%) Jupyter
Applications
1 18 (12.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (9.52%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (4.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.36%) Dynamics AX
1 2 (1.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 70 (47.62%) Azure
2 45 (30.61%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (12.24%) Power Platform
4 14 (9.52%) Entra ID
5 11 (7.48%) Azure Data Factory
5 11 (7.48%) Power Automate
6 10 (6.80%) SaaS
7 9 (6.12%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (4.76%) PowerApps
9 6 (4.08%) AWS
10 5 (3.40%) Azure Functions
10 5 (3.40%) Azure Logic Apps
10 5 (3.40%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (3.40%) OneDrive
10 5 (3.40%) Serverless
11 4 (2.72%) Azure Stack
11 4 (2.72%) PaaS
12 3 (2.04%) GitHub
12 3 (2.04%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (9.52%) Firewall
2 11 (7.48%) LAN
3 10 (6.80%) DNS
3 10 (6.80%) TCP/IP
4 9 (6.12%) DHCP
5 8 (5.44%) VPN
6 5 (3.40%) DKIM
6 5 (3.40%) DMARC
6 5 (3.40%) DNSSEC
6 5 (3.40%) Internet
6 5 (3.40%) SMTP
6 5 (3.40%) WAN
7 2 (1.36%) Intranet
7 2 (1.36%) IP Telephony
7 2 (1.36%) SAN
7 2 (1.36%) VLAN
7 2 (1.36%) Wireless
8 1 (0.68%) MQTT
8 1 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (21.09%) SQL Server
2 20 (13.61%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (8.84%) Power BI
4 8 (5.44%) Big Data
4 8 (5.44%) Data Lake
4 8 (5.44%) NoSQL
5 6 (4.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (2.72%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 4 (2.72%) Relational Database
6 4 (2.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 4 (2.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (1.36%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (1.36%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (1.36%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.68%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (0.68%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.68%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.68%) Redis
Development Applications
1 8 (5.44%) Git
2 6 (4.08%) JIRA
3 2 (1.36%) ERwin
4 1 (0.68%) GitLab
4 1 (0.68%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.68%) Selenium
General
1 44 (29.93%) Social Skills
2 24 (16.33%) Finance
3 18 (12.24%) Banking
4 16 (10.88%) Public Sector
5 6 (4.08%) Law
5 6 (4.08%) Retail
6 5 (3.40%) Legal
7 4 (2.72%) Marketing
8 3 (2.04%) Back Office
8 3 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (2.04%) Retail Banking
9 2 (1.36%) Advertising
9 2 (1.36%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.68%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (0.68%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (12.93%) IT Support
2 18 (12.24%) Developer
3 15 (10.20%) Senior
4 14 (9.52%) Architect
5 13 (8.84%) SQL Developer
6 12 (8.16%) Data Engineer
6 12 (8.16%) Solutions Architect
7 10 (6.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 10 (6.80%) Lead
8 9 (6.12%) Software Manager
9 8 (5.44%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 8 (5.44%) Analyst
9 8 (5.44%) Azure Engineer
9 8 (5.44%) Consultant
10 7 (4.76%) IT Analyst
10 7 (4.76%) Service Desk Engineer
11 6 (4.08%) Database Developer
11 6 (4.08%) Security Consultant
11 6 (4.08%) Software Engineering Manager
11 6 (4.08%) SQL Database Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (8.16%) .NET
2 8 (5.44%) .NET Core
2 8 (5.44%) React
3 7 (4.76%) AngularJS
4 5 (3.40%) REST
5 4 (2.72%) ARM Templates
5 4 (2.72%) HTML
6 3 (2.04%) ASP.NET
6 3 (2.04%) J2EE
6 3 (2.04%) JSR 170
6 3 (2.04%) OSGi
7 2 (1.36%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (0.68%) Apache Cordova
8 1 (0.68%) ASP.NET Web API
8 1 (0.68%) Express.js
8 1 (0.68%) HTML5
8 1 (0.68%) Ionic Framework
8 1 (0.68%) Node.js
8 1 (0.68%) RabbitMQ
8 1 (0.68%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 21 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 10 (6.80%) Cloud Native
3 9 (6.12%) Driving Licence
4 8 (5.44%) Product Ownership
5 6 (4.08%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (4.08%) Cyberattack
5 6 (4.08%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (3.40%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (3.40%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (3.40%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.04%) Enterprise Cloud
7 3 (2.04%) NHS
7 3 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.04%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (1.36%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.36%) HP Storage
8 2 (1.36%) IVR
8 2 (1.36%) Low-Code
8 2 (1.36%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 32 (21.77%) Windows
2 13 (8.84%) Windows Server
3 5 (3.40%) Linux
4 4 (2.72%) Windows 10
5 3 (2.04%) Unix
6 2 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (1.36%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.68%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (18.37%) Agile
2 24 (16.33%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (11.56%) Business Intelligence
3 17 (11.56%) DevOps
3 17 (11.56%) Technical Leadership
4 16 (10.88%) Continuous Improvement
4 16 (10.88%) Customer Service
5 15 (10.20%) ETL
5 15 (10.20%) Service Delivery
6 14 (9.52%) Performance Management
6 14 (9.52%) Software Engineering
7 13 (8.84%) Incident Management
7 13 (8.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 12 (8.16%) CI/CD
9 11 (7.48%) Facilities Management
9 11 (7.48%) Incident Response
10 10 (6.80%) Information Security
10 10 (6.80%) ITIL
10 10 (6.80%) Microservices
10 10 (6.80%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (27.89%) SQL
2 18 (12.24%) T-SQL
3 12 (8.16%) C#
3 12 (8.16%) Java
3 12 (8.16%) Python
4 11 (7.48%) JavaScript
5 10 (6.80%) PowerShell
6 5 (3.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 4 (2.72%) Bicep
8 3 (2.04%) Bash
8 3 (2.04%) PHP
9 2 (1.36%) R
9 2 (1.36%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.68%) Go
10 1 (0.68%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 13 (8.84%) DBS Check
1 13 (8.84%) Degree
2 12 (8.16%) SC Cleared
2 12 (8.16%) Security Cleared
3 11 (7.48%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (3.40%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.36%) AWS Certification
5 2 (1.36%) MCITP
5 2 (1.36%) MCSE
6 1 (0.68%) A+ Certification
6 1 (0.68%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (0.68%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.68%) MCSD
6 1 (0.68%) PhD
6 1 (0.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.44%) Cyber Essentials
1 8 (5.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (4.08%) GDPR
2 6 (4.08%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 6 (4.08%) SLA
3 4 (2.72%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.68%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.68%) GRC
4 1 (0.68%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 35 (23.81%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.76%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.68%) Docker
3 1 (0.68%) NFS
3 1 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.68%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (5.44%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (5.44%) SCCM
1 8 (5.44%) Terraform
2 6 (4.08%) Ansible
3 3 (2.04%) Backup Exec
3 3 (2.04%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 2 (1.36%) SCOM
4 2 (1.36%) WSUS
5 1 (0.68%) QRadar
5 1 (0.68%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 11 (7.48%) IFS
2 8 (5.44%) Cisco
2 8 (5.44%) Veritas
3 7 (4.76%) VMware
4 5 (3.40%) Databricks
4 5 (3.40%) IronPort
5 4 (2.72%) Adobe
6 3 (2.04%) Citrix
6 3 (2.04%) Dell
6 3 (2.04%) Google
6 3 (2.04%) Veeam
7 2 (1.36%) Avaya
7 2 (1.36%) BiZZdesign
7 2 (1.36%) HP
7 2 (1.36%) Meraki
7 2 (1.36%) Oracle
7 2 (1.36%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.36%) SonicWALL
7 2 (1.36%) Sparx
7 2 (1.36%) YouTube