Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to 27 January 2022

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 January 2022 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft Certification
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
27 Jan 2022		 Same period 2021 Same period 2020
Rank 263 144 152
Rank change year-on-year -119 +8 -21
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 346 236 139
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.17% 2.11% 1.91%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.58% 12.81% 11.08%
Number of salaries quoted 259 211 137
10th Percentile £30,200 £25,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £37,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -20.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £68,125 £73,125 £76,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £81,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% +5.88% -

Microsoft Certification is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6,203 1,843 1,255
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.92% 16.49% 17.23%
Number of salaries quoted 3,942 1,529 1,045
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £44,750 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -

Microsoft Certification
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Certification trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Certification.

Microsoft Certification salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft Certification over the 6 months to 27 January 2022.

Microsoft Certification salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 27 January 2022, Microsoft Certification job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Microsoft Certification.

1 307 (88.73%) Microsoft
2 218 (63.01%) Azure
3 163 (47.11%) MCSE
4 151 (43.64%) Windows
5 132 (38.15%) Microsoft 365
6 118 (34.10%) VMware
7 117 (33.82%) Active Directory
8 102 (29.48%) Windows Server
9 95 (27.46%) Linux
10 90 (26.01%) PowerShell
11 89 (25.72%) VMware Infrastructure
12 88 (25.43%) Data Centre
13 87 (25.14%) Social Skills
13 87 (25.14%) Hyper-V
14 81 (23.41%) MCP
14 81 (23.41%) SQL Server
15 80 (23.12%) SharePoint
16 79 (22.83%) Customer Engagement
17 77 (22.25%) Finance
18 76 (21.97%) .NET
19 67 (19.36%) C#
20 65 (18.79%) ITIL
21 62 (17.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
22 60 (17.34%) MCSA
23 59 (17.05%) Degree
23 59 (17.05%) Cybersecurity
24 58 (16.76%) DevOps
25 55 (15.90%) SCCM
25 55 (15.90%) SQL
26 54 (15.61%) AWS

Microsoft Certification
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 80 (23.12%) SharePoint
2 26 (7.51%) SharePoint 2010
3 16 (4.62%) MS Exchange
4 13 (3.76%) CMS
5 12 (3.47%) IIS
6 10 (2.89%) SharePoint Server
7 9 (2.60%) SharePoint 2013
7 9 (2.60%) Umbraco
8 6 (1.73%) Confluence
8 6 (1.73%) Sitecore CMS
8 6 (1.73%) WordPress
9 3 (0.87%) Kentico
10 1 (0.29%) Apache
10 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2010
10 1 (0.29%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.29%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 42 (12.14%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.87%) InfoPath
3 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.29%) Blender
4 1 (0.29%) Weka
Business Applications
1 25 (7.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (2.60%) Workfront
3 6 (1.73%) Maximo
3 6 (1.73%) Sage 200
3 6 (1.73%) Sentinel
4 5 (1.45%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.87%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 218 (63.01%) Azure
2 132 (38.15%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (15.61%) AWS
4 39 (11.27%) Azure Active Directory
5 34 (9.83%) IaaS
5 34 (9.83%) Power Platform
6 28 (8.09%) PaaS
7 20 (5.78%) Dynamics 365
7 20 (5.78%) Power Automate
7 20 (5.78%) PowerApps
8 18 (5.20%) OneDrive
8 18 (5.20%) SaaS
9 10 (2.89%) Serverless
10 9 (2.60%) GCP
11 8 (2.31%) Azure Functions
11 8 (2.31%) Azure Logic Apps
12 7 (2.02%) Mimecast
13 6 (1.73%) Azure Monitor
13 6 (1.73%) Azure Sentinel
14 5 (1.45%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 37 (10.69%) DNS
2 35 (10.12%) SAN
3 29 (8.38%) Firewall
4 27 (7.80%) DHCP
5 18 (5.20%) TCP/IP
6 17 (4.91%) WAN
7 16 (4.62%) VPN
8 15 (4.34%) LAN
9 14 (4.05%) NAS
9 14 (4.05%) Network Security
10 13 (3.76%) Remote Desktop
11 12 (3.47%) VoIP
12 9 (2.60%) VLAN
13 7 (2.02%) SSL
14 6 (1.73%) IPsec
14 6 (1.73%) SNMP
14 6 (1.73%) Wi-Fi
15 5 (1.45%) IP Telephony
16 4 (1.16%) Kerberos
16 4 (1.16%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (23.41%) SQL Server
2 19 (5.49%) Power BI
3 14 (4.05%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.73%) Data Lake
4 6 (1.73%) Relational Database
5 5 (1.45%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (1.16%) MySQL
6 4 (1.16%) Oracle Database
7 3 (0.87%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.87%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.58%) Apache Cassandra
8 2 (0.58%) Big Data
8 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 2 (0.58%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.58%) SQL Server 2012
8 2 (0.58%) Tableau
9 1 (0.29%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.29%) SQL Server 2008
9 1 (0.29%) SQL Server 7
Development Applications
1 14 (4.05%) JIRA
2 9 (2.60%) Visual Studio
3 8 (2.31%) Git (software)
4 7 (2.02%) Team Foundation Server
5 4 (1.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.58%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.58%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.29%) GitLab
7 1 (0.29%) TeamCity
General
1 87 (25.14%) Social Skills
2 77 (22.25%) Finance
3 22 (6.36%) Public Sector
4 14 (4.05%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (2.89%) Pharmaceutical
6 8 (2.31%) Marketing
6 8 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (1.45%) Telecoms
9 4 (1.16%) Advertising
9 4 (1.16%) Law
9 4 (1.16%) Legal
9 4 (1.16%) Local Government
10 3 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.58%) Retail
12 1 (0.29%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.29%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.29%) Military
12 1 (0.29%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 66 (19.08%) Architect
2 61 (17.63%) Developer
3 51 (14.74%) Solutions Architect
4 50 (14.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 48 (13.87%) Data Architect
6 47 (13.58%) Data Centre Architect
7 30 (8.67%) Consultant
8 25 (7.23%) Analyst
8 25 (7.23%) Cloud Engineer
9 21 (6.07%) Senior Developer
10 20 (5.78%) .NET Developer
10 20 (5.78%) IT Engineer
11 15 (4.34%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 15 (4.34%) C# Developer
11 15 (4.34%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
12 14 (4.05%) SharePoint Developer
13 13 (3.76%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
13 13 (3.76%) Administrator
13 13 (3.76%) Senior SharePoint Developer
13 13 (3.76%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (21.97%) .NET
2 42 (12.14%) CSS
3 40 (11.56%) ASP.NET
4 39 (11.27%) HTML
5 33 (9.54%) REST
6 31 (8.96%) jQuery
7 25 (7.23%) .NET Framework
7 25 (7.23%) Web Services
8 24 (6.94%) ASP.NET Web API
9 22 (6.36%) AngularJS
10 21 (6.07%) Twitter Bootstrap
11 15 (4.34%) .NET Core
12 14 (4.05%) ASP.NET MVC
13 12 (3.47%) Node.js
13 12 (3.47%) React
13 12 (3.47%) SAML
14 10 (2.89%) Microsoft Graph
15 9 (2.60%) LDAP
16 7 (2.02%) ARM Templates
17 6 (1.73%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 88 (25.43%) Data Centre
2 31 (8.96%) Management Information System
3 15 (4.34%) User Experience
4 13 (3.76%) Public Cloud
5 12 (3.47%) Clustering
6 11 (3.18%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (2.89%) Driving Licence
8 9 (2.60%) Mobile App
9 8 (2.31%) NHS
9 8 (2.31%) PKI
10 7 (2.02%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.73%) Replication
12 5 (1.45%) Video Conferencing
13 4 (1.16%) Biotechnology
13 4 (1.16%) Client/Server
13 4 (1.16%) Enterprise Cloud
13 4 (1.16%) Enterprise Storage
14 3 (0.87%) Cloud Native
14 3 (0.87%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 151 (43.64%) Windows
2 102 (29.48%) Windows Server
3 95 (27.46%) Linux
4 40 (11.56%) Windows 10
5 23 (6.65%) Unix
6 20 (5.78%) Windows Server 2012
7 17 (4.91%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (3.47%) Windows Server 2008
9 11 (3.18%) Android
9 11 (3.18%) Apple iOS
9 11 (3.18%) Windows Server 2016
10 7 (2.02%) Windows Server 2003
11 6 (1.73%) CentOS
12 4 (1.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 3 (0.87%) Mac OS
13 3 (0.87%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.87%) Windows 7
14 1 (0.29%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.29%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (22.83%) Customer Engagement
2 65 (18.79%) ITIL
3 62 (17.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 59 (17.05%) Cybersecurity
5 58 (16.76%) DevOps
6 52 (15.03%) Agile Software Development
7 47 (13.58%) Software Licensing
8 43 (12.43%) Problem-Solving
9 28 (8.09%) CRM
10 27 (7.80%) Project Management
10 27 (7.80%) Scrum
11 24 (6.94%) Business Analysis
11 24 (6.94%) Business Intelligence
11 24 (6.94%) Document Management
11 24 (6.94%) Migration
11 24 (6.94%) Presales
11 24 (6.94%) Test Automation
12 22 (6.36%) Computer Science
12 22 (6.36%) MVC
12 22 (6.36%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 90 (26.01%) PowerShell
2 67 (19.36%) C#
3 55 (15.90%) SQL
4 50 (14.45%) JavaScript
5 19 (5.49%) Python
6 17 (4.91%) TypeScript
7 10 (2.89%) Java
8 6 (1.73%) PHP
9 5 (1.45%) Ruby
10 4 (1.16%) C++
10 4 (1.16%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.16%) X++
11 3 (0.87%) Bash
11 3 (0.87%) Perl
11 3 (0.87%) VBScript
12 2 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
12 2 (0.58%) Go
12 2 (0.58%) U-SQL
13 1 (0.29%) Bicep
13 1 (0.29%) R
Qualifications
1 163 (47.11%) MCSE
2 81 (23.41%) MCP
3 60 (17.34%) MCSA
4 59 (17.05%) Degree
5 47 (13.58%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 34 (9.83%) Security Cleared
7 32 (9.25%) Cisco Certification
8 31 (8.96%) SC Cleared
9 30 (8.67%) CCNA
10 14 (4.05%) MCTS
11 11 (3.18%) DV Cleared
11 11 (3.18%) MCITP
12 10 (2.89%) AWS Certification
13 9 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (2.60%) ITIL Certification
14 6 (1.73%) MCPD
14 6 (1.73%) VCAP
15 4 (1.16%) A+ Certification
15 4 (1.16%) SSCP
15 4 (1.16%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.94%) SLA
2 7 (2.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.45%) QA
4 3 (0.87%) COBIT
5 2 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.58%) GDPR
5 2 (0.58%) NCSC
6 1 (0.29%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.29%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.29%) PMO
System Software
1 117 (33.82%) Active Directory
2 89 (25.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 87 (25.14%) Hyper-V
4 23 (6.65%) vSphere
5 12 (3.47%) Virtual Servers
6 11 (3.18%) Docker
6 11 (3.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 11 (3.18%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (2.31%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (1.45%) XenApp
9 3 (0.87%) XenDesktop
10 2 (0.58%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.58%) vCloud
10 2 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.29%) NDS
11 1 (0.29%) NFS
Systems Management
1 55 (15.90%) SCCM
2 34 (9.83%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (4.62%) WSUS
4 15 (4.34%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 12 (3.47%) NetBackup
5 12 (3.47%) SCOM
5 12 (3.47%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (2.89%) Backup Exec
6 10 (2.89%) Terraform
7 8 (2.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 7 (2.02%) Kubernetes
8 7 (2.02%) SCSM
8 7 (2.02%) SolarWinds Orion
9 5 (1.45%) Ansible
9 5 (1.45%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (1.16%) Failover Clustering
10 4 (1.16%) Oracle RMAN
11 3 (0.87%) Opscode Chef
12 2 (0.58%) Icinga
12 2 (0.58%) Puppet
Vendors
1 307 (88.73%) Microsoft
2 118 (34.10%) VMware
3 49 (14.16%) Apple
4 47 (13.58%) Adobe
5 46 (13.29%) Cisco
6 30 (8.67%) Citrix
7 12 (3.47%) Veeam
8 11 (3.18%) EMC
8 11 (3.18%) ServiceNow
9 10 (2.89%) Palo Alto
9 10 (2.89%) Sophos
10 9 (2.60%) Google
10 9 (2.60%) Ivanti
10 9 (2.60%) NetApp
10 9 (2.60%) Remedy
10 9 (2.60%) SolarWinds
11 8 (2.31%) Okta
11 8 (2.31%) Oracle
12 7 (2.02%) HP
12 7 (2.02%) Meraki