Microsoft Certification Jobs in the North of England

Microsoft Certification
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 162 293 182
Rank change year-on-year +131 -111 +59
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 276 141 345
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 1.58% 0.82% 1.90%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.09% 2.74% 6.71%
Number of salaries quoted 230 111 221
10th Percentile £26,750 £23,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £26,450
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +25.00% -10.59%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £65,125 £65,000 £61,588
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 advertised in the North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,894 5,154 5,139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 22.26% 30.10% 28.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,686 1,758 2,460
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,750 £27,875
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,903 £36,649
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £54,882 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.63% +15.54% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £62,827
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £54,700 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.83% +9.09% -

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Microsoft Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Certification in the North of England

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Certification in the North of England.

Salary trend for Microsoft Certification in the North of England

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in the North of England

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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
North West +32 123 £40,000 -14.89% 48
Yorkshire +127 89 £40,000 -15.79% 22
North East - 64 £32,500 - 11
Microsoft Certification
England

Microsoft Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 48 (17.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (9.06%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.45%) CMS
3 4 (1.45%) Skype for Business
4 3 (1.09%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.72%) IIS
Applications
1 33 (11.96%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (2.54%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 168 (60.87%) Azure
2 115 (41.67%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (15.94%) Power Platform
4 38 (13.77%) Entra ID
5 25 (9.06%) Dynamics 365
6 15 (5.43%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (4.71%) AWS
8 12 (4.35%) Power Automate
9 7 (2.54%) Azure Logic Apps
9 7 (2.54%) IaaS
9 7 (2.54%) OneDrive
9 7 (2.54%) PowerApps
9 7 (2.54%) Snowflake
10 6 (2.17%) Azure Data Factory
10 6 (2.17%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (1.81%) Azure AKS
11 5 (1.81%) Azure Stack
11 5 (1.81%) PaaS
12 4 (1.45%) Google Workspace
13 3 (1.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 38 (13.77%) Firewall
2 32 (11.59%) Broadband
3 29 (10.51%) SAN
4 25 (9.06%) TCP/IP
5 20 (7.25%) Internet
5 20 (7.25%) LAN
5 20 (7.25%) VPN
6 17 (6.16%) DHCP
6 17 (6.16%) DNS
7 16 (5.80%) VoIP
8 14 (5.07%) WAN
9 13 (4.71%) Network Security
9 13 (4.71%) VLAN
10 9 (3.26%) Wi-Fi
11 7 (2.54%) WLAN
12 4 (1.45%) NAS
12 4 (1.45%) Skype
12 4 (1.45%) SSL
13 3 (1.09%) IPv4
13 3 (1.09%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (20.29%) SQL Server
2 39 (14.13%) Power BI
3 34 (12.32%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (3.62%) Amazon RDS
5 8 (2.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (2.17%) Data Lake
6 6 (2.17%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (2.17%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 6 (2.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.81%) Elasticsearch
7 5 (1.81%) NoSQL
7 5 (1.81%) Redis
8 3 (1.09%) Big Data
8 3 (1.09%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.72%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.72%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 2 (0.72%) JIRA
2 1 (0.36%) AdminStudio
2 1 (0.36%) GitLab
2 1 (0.36%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.36%) MSI
General
1 125 (45.29%) Social Skills
2 27 (9.78%) Finance
2 27 (9.78%) Organisational Skills
3 18 (6.52%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (5.43%) Telecoms
5 11 (3.99%) Public Sector
5 11 (3.99%) Retail
6 10 (3.62%) Law
7 9 (3.26%) Games
8 8 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (2.17%) Marketing
10 5 (1.81%) Local Government
11 3 (1.09%) Banking
11 3 (1.09%) General Ledger
11 3 (1.09%) Health Technology
11 3 (1.09%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.09%) Social Housing
12 2 (0.72%) Billing
12 2 (0.72%) Tech for Good
13 1 (0.36%) Legal
Job Titles
1 50 (18.12%) Support Engineer
2 46 (16.67%) IT Support
3 36 (13.04%) 3rd Line Support
4 28 (10.14%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 28 (10.14%) IT Engineer
5 27 (9.78%) DBA
5 27 (9.78%) SQL DBA
6 26 (9.42%) IT Support Engineer
7 25 (9.06%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
8 24 (8.70%) Analyst
8 24 (8.70%) Senior
9 22 (7.97%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 20 (7.25%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 19 (6.88%) 2nd Line Support
11 19 (6.88%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
12 17 (6.16%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 17 (6.16%) Lead
13 14 (5.07%) Infrastructure Specialist
13 14 (5.07%) IT Manager
13 14 (5.07%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.17%) CSS
1 6 (2.17%) HTML
2 5 (1.81%) Middleware
3 4 (1.45%) ARM Templates
4 3 (1.09%) PySpark
5 1 (0.36%) .NET
5 1 (0.36%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.36%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.36%) React
5 1 (0.36%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.36%) SAML
5 1 (0.36%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.36%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 41 (14.86%) Driving Licence
2 24 (8.70%) Enterprise Storage
3 18 (6.52%) Data Centre
4 15 (5.43%) Private Cloud
5 13 (4.71%) Management Information System
6 11 (3.99%) Smartphone
7 10 (3.62%) Public Cloud
8 9 (3.26%) Onboarding
9 8 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.81%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.81%) Replication
12 4 (1.45%) Fat Client
12 4 (1.45%) Thin Client
13 3 (1.09%) Housing Association
13 3 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
13 3 (1.09%) Mainframe
13 3 (1.09%) Video Conferencing
14 2 (0.72%) NHS
15 1 (0.36%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 114 (41.30%) Windows
2 53 (19.20%) Windows Server
3 32 (11.59%) Windows 10
4 26 (9.42%) VMS
5 22 (7.97%) Linux
6 12 (4.35%) Mac OS
7 7 (2.54%) Windows 7
7 7 (2.54%) Windows 8
7 7 (2.54%) Windows Vista
8 3 (1.09%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.72%) Android
9 2 (0.72%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.72%) Unix
9 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (30.07%) Customer Service
1 83 (30.07%) Problem-Solving
2 79 (28.62%) ITIL
3 39 (14.13%) Business Intelligence
4 31 (11.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 30 (10.87%) Cybersecurity
5 30 (10.87%) Disaster Recovery
5 30 (10.87%) High Availability
6 29 (10.51%) Collaborative Working
6 29 (10.51%) Computer Science
6 29 (10.51%) DevOps
7 28 (10.14%) Incident Management
8 27 (9.78%) Performance Tuning
8 27 (9.78%) Roadmaps
9 25 (9.06%) Migration
10 22 (7.97%) Time Management
11 21 (7.61%) Agile
11 21 (7.61%) Desktop Virtualisation
12 19 (6.88%) CI/CD
12 19 (6.88%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 66 (23.91%) SQL
2 23 (8.33%) T-SQL
3 22 (7.97%) PowerShell
4 17 (6.16%) C#
5 11 (3.99%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.81%) Python
7 4 (1.45%) Bicep
8 2 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.72%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.36%) Bash
9 1 (0.36%) Go
9 1 (0.36%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 71 (25.72%) Degree
2 52 (18.84%) Azure Certification
3 47 (17.03%) MCSE
4 41 (14.86%) MCP
5 37 (13.41%) A+ Certification
5 37 (13.41%) MCSA
6 33 (11.96%) Cisco Certification
7 31 (11.23%) CCNA
8 22 (7.97%) DBS Check
9 18 (6.52%) Computer Science Degree
10 13 (4.71%) Network+ Certification
11 8 (2.90%) CISSP
11 8 (2.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 8 (2.90%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 7 (2.54%) Security Cleared
13 6 (2.17%) SC Cleared
14 5 (1.81%) ITIL Certification
14 5 (1.81%) TOGAF Certification
15 4 (1.45%) MCITP
15 4 (1.45%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.35%) SLA
2 8 (2.90%) GDPR
2 8 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.45%) ISO 9001
3 4 (1.45%) PCI DSS
3 4 (1.45%) QA
4 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 1 (0.36%) NIST
4 1 (0.36%) PMO
System Software
1 141 (51.09%) Active Directory
2 43 (15.58%) Hyper-V
3 32 (11.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (7.61%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (2.90%) vSphere
6 5 (1.81%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (1.45%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (1.45%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.72%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.36%) DFS Replication
9 1 (0.36%) Docker
Systems Management
1 29 (10.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (6.88%) Kubernetes
3 18 (6.52%) SCCM
4 13 (4.71%) SCOM
5 10 (3.62%) Terraform
6 7 (2.54%) Autotask
7 5 (1.81%) Grafana
7 5 (1.81%) Prometheus
8 4 (1.45%) WSUS
9 2 (0.72%) CSIRT
9 2 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.36%) Ansible
10 1 (0.36%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 255 (92.39%) Microsoft
2 55 (19.93%) VMware
3 18 (6.52%) SolarWinds
4 14 (5.07%) Cisco
5 13 (4.71%) Apple
6 11 (3.99%) Virgin Media
7 10 (3.62%) Datto
8 9 (3.26%) Adobe
8 9 (3.26%) Sophos
9 8 (2.90%) Citrix
9 8 (2.90%) Kaseya
10 6 (2.17%) Databricks
10 6 (2.17%) LogicMonitor
10 6 (2.17%) Meraki
11 5 (1.81%) Google
11 5 (1.81%) Oracle
11 5 (1.81%) Veeam
12 4 (1.45%) ServiceNow
13 3 (1.09%) Acronis
13 3 (1.09%) ConnectWise