Microsoft Office Jobs

Microsoft Office
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Microsoft Office skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 52 78
Rank change year-on-year -1 +26 +46
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 2,406 4,453 4,127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.46% 4.50% 4.02%
As % of the Applications category 37.25% 45.48% 45.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1,325 3,013 2,374
10th Percentile £25,850 £23,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,750 £26,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £32,500 £37,871
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% -14.18% +0.99%
75th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £30,500 £34,000
% change year-on-year +44.26% -10.29% +4.62%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Microsoft Office falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 6,459 9,792 9,033
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.96% 9.91% 8.80%
Number of salaries quoted 3,241 6,129 4,899
10th Percentile £27,750 £24,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £27,965 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £44,345
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -15.44% -1.46%
75th Percentile £60,265 £53,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,114 £67,500 £76,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +37.14% -6.67% -5.06%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Top 19 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Office within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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
England -10 2,153 £42,500 +30.77% 2,087
UK excluding London -3 1,785 £44,000 +44.26% 1,439
North of England +21 637 £50,055 +72.60% 328
North West +38 547 £50,055 +75.63% 182
London -16 512 £45,000 +5.88% 874
Work from Home -24 456 £45,000 +23.16% 951
South East -30 354 £37,500 +22.95% 475
Midlands -30 315 £35,000 +9.38% 220
West Midlands -29 214 £35,000 +7.69% 114
East of England -17 199 £32,500 +8.33% 147
Scotland +70 132 £51,645 +58.91% 76
South West -9 112 £32,500 - 163
East Midlands -34 101 £31,500 -1.56% 98
Yorkshire -43 78 £35,000 +19.66% 108
Northern Ireland +25 16 £52,500 +23.53% 28
Wales -32 15 £37,500 +36.36% 42
North East +3 12 £35,000 +22.81% 43
Isle of Man +1 4 £38,000 -15.56% 2
Channel Islands - 3 £78,750 -

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 186 (7.73%) SharePoint
2 126 (5.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 27 (1.12%) CMS
4 25 (1.04%) Confluence
5 23 (0.96%) IIS
6 22 (0.91%) WordPress
7 6 (0.25%) Apache
7 6 (0.25%) IBM Domino
7 6 (0.25%) Tomcat
8 5 (0.21%) Skype for Business
9 4 (0.17%) SAS
10 3 (0.12%) nginx
11 2 (0.083%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.083%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.083%) Exchange Server 2007
11 2 (0.083%) Exchange Server 2010
11 2 (0.083%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.083%) SharePoint Server
12 1 (0.042%) Drupal
12 1 (0.042%) Umbraco
Applications
1 731 (30.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 421 (17.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 77 (3.20%) Microsoft Project
4 65 (2.70%) MS Visio
5 50 (2.08%) Simulink
6 18 (0.75%) Photoshop
7 15 (0.62%) Acrobat
8 13 (0.54%) Adobe Premiere
9 9 (0.37%) Adobe After Effects
9 9 (0.37%) CapCut
9 9 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
10 7 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 4 (0.17%) InDesign
12 3 (0.12%) AutoCAD
12 3 (0.12%) Sketch
13 2 (0.083%) Adobe Illustrator
13 2 (0.083%) GNU Octave
13 2 (0.083%) Revit
14 1 (0.042%) EPLAN
14 1 (0.042%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 161 (6.69%) Teamcenter
2 24 (1.00%) Dynamics NAV
2 24 (1.00%) Salesforce CRM
3 19 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
4 14 (0.58%) Remedy ITSM
5 11 (0.46%) NetSuite
6 10 (0.42%) Raiser’s Edge
7 9 (0.37%) Shopify
8 8 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
9 6 (0.25%) SAP ERP
10 5 (0.21%) Relativity
11 4 (0.17%) Ringtail
11 4 (0.17%) Veritas eDiscovery
12 3 (0.12%) Dynamics AX
12 3 (0.12%) Elite 3E
12 3 (0.12%) Magento
13 2 (0.083%) Aladdin
13 2 (0.083%) Sage 200
14 1 (0.042%) assyst
14 1 (0.042%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 466 (19.37%) Microsoft 365
2 210 (8.73%) Azure
3 86 (3.57%) Power Platform
4 73 (3.03%) Entra ID
5 48 (2.00%) AWS
6 43 (1.79%) OneDrive
7 41 (1.70%) Google Workspace
8 32 (1.33%) Power Automate
9 30 (1.25%) SaaS
10 28 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
11 23 (0.96%) Google Analytics
12 22 (0.91%) Mimecast
13 21 (0.87%) Canva
14 19 (0.79%) PowerApps
15 17 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
15 17 (0.71%) Smartsheet
16 16 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
17 12 (0.50%) Asana
17 12 (0.50%) Dropbox
17 12 (0.50%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 126 (5.24%) Firewall
2 119 (4.95%) DNS
3 116 (4.82%) DHCP
4 106 (4.41%) LAN
5 92 (3.82%) TCP/IP
6 89 (3.70%) WAN
7 72 (2.99%) VPN
8 56 (2.33%) Wi-Fi
9 52 (2.16%) VLAN
10 49 (2.04%) Internet
11 38 (1.58%) VoIP
12 31 (1.29%) Wireless
13 25 (1.04%) Remote Desktop
14 24 (1.00%) Network Security
15 22 (0.91%) SAN
16 19 (0.79%) WebEx
17 18 (0.75%) Intranet
18 14 (0.58%) BGP
18 14 (0.58%) OSPF
18 14 (0.58%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (3.20%) SQL Server
2 75 (3.12%) Power BI
3 29 (1.21%) Relational Database
4 24 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (0.79%) Tableau
6 15 (0.62%) Metadata
6 15 (0.62%) MySQL
7 12 (0.50%) Big Data
8 11 (0.46%) Data Lake
9 9 (0.37%) NoSQL
9 9 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
9 9 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.29%) MS Access
10 7 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (0.29%) Power Query
11 6 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
12 5 (0.21%) BusinessObjects
12 5 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 4 (0.17%) EDRMS
14 3 (0.12%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 67 (2.78%) JIRA
2 9 (0.37%) Git
3 7 (0.29%) NDoc
4 6 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
4 6 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (0.21%) LabVIEW
6 4 (0.17%) Selenium
7 3 (0.12%) Postman
7 3 (0.12%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.083%) AutoIt
8 2 (0.083%) InstallShield
8 2 (0.083%) Maven
9 1 (0.042%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.042%) ClearCase
9 1 (0.042%) ClearQuest
9 1 (0.042%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.042%) GitLab
9 1 (0.042%) Katalon Studio
9 1 (0.042%) MSI
9 1 (0.042%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
General
1 1,271 (52.83%) Social Skills
2 483 (20.07%) Finance
3 252 (10.47%) Legal
4 247 (10.27%) Analytical Skills
5 243 (10.10%) Marketing
6 235 (9.77%) Manufacturing
7 230 (9.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 222 (9.23%) Aerospace
9 197 (8.19%) Organisational Skills
10 189 (7.86%) Automotive
11 171 (7.11%) Presentation Skills
12 119 (4.95%) Law
13 104 (4.32%) Retail
14 80 (3.33%) Telecoms
15 72 (2.99%) Banking
16 54 (2.24%) Electronics
17 46 (1.91%) Public Sector
18 25 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
19 23 (0.96%) Local Government
20 20 (0.83%) Military
Job Titles
1 348 (14.46%) Analyst
2 289 (12.01%) Systems Engineer
3 279 (11.60%) Senior
4 218 (9.06%) IT Support
5 166 (6.90%) Support Analyst
6 163 (6.77%) Project Manager
7 157 (6.53%) Test Engineer
8 153 (6.36%) Electrical Engineer
9 152 (6.32%) Safety Engineer
10 128 (5.32%) Lead
11 123 (5.11%) Customer Executive
12 109 (4.53%) IT Analyst
13 96 (3.99%) Support Engineer
14 86 (3.57%) Administrator
15 82 (3.41%) IT Support Analyst
16 78 (3.24%) Senior Systems Engineer
17 69 (2.87%) Graduate
18 65 (2.70%) Service Analyst
19 62 (2.58%) 1st Line Support
20 60 (2.49%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (1.70%) .NET
2 26 (1.08%) XML
3 24 (1.00%) HTML
4 18 (0.75%) CSS
5 11 (0.46%) JSON
6 10 (0.42%) ASP.NET
6 10 (0.42%) HTML5
6 10 (0.42%) SOAP
7 9 (0.37%) REST
8 8 (0.33%) React
9 6 (0.25%) SPFx
10 5 (0.21%) AngularJS
10 5 (0.21%) EDI
10 5 (0.21%) Lightning Web Components
10 5 (0.21%) Middleware
11 4 (0.17%) 802.1X
11 4 (0.17%) pytest
12 3 (0.12%) .NET Core
12 3 (0.12%) LEMP Stack
12 3 (0.12%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 245 (10.18%) Management Information System
2 139 (5.78%) Self-Motivation
3 90 (3.74%) Driving Licence
4 87 (3.62%) Social Media
5 76 (3.16%) Onboarding
6 54 (2.24%) Video Conferencing
7 26 (1.08%) Data Centre
7 26 (1.08%) Product Ownership
8 22 (0.91%) Private Cloud
9 21 (0.87%) Graphic Design
10 20 (0.83%) CCTV
11 19 (0.79%) e-Learning
12 18 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
13 17 (0.71%) Data Protection Act
13 17 (0.71%) NHS
13 17 (0.71%) Smartphone
14 16 (0.67%) Analytical Mindset
14 16 (0.67%) iPhone
15 13 (0.54%) Client/Server
15 13 (0.54%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 535 (22.24%) Windows
2 193 (8.02%) Windows 10
3 140 (5.82%) Windows Server
4 73 (3.03%) Linux
5 56 (2.33%) Windows Server 2016
6 44 (1.83%) Windows Server 2019
7 37 (1.54%) Apple iOS
8 35 (1.45%) Mac OS
9 32 (1.33%) Windows 7
10 31 (1.29%) Android
10 31 (1.29%) Unix
11 28 (1.16%) Mac OS X
11 28 (1.16%) Windows Vista
12 17 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
13 14 (0.58%) Ubuntu
14 7 (0.29%) Windows Server 2008
15 6 (0.25%) Windows 8
16 1 (0.042%) OpenBSD
16 1 (0.042%) Windows Server 2003
16 1 (0.042%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 480 (19.95%) Customer Service
2 413 (17.17%) Problem-Solving
3 317 (13.18%) Decision-Making
4 313 (13.01%) Project Management
5 226 (9.39%) Systems Engineering
6 225 (9.35%) Business Development
7 202 (8.40%) Safety Engineering
8 194 (8.06%) Agile
9 193 (8.02%) ITIL
10 184 (7.65%) Continuous Improvement
11 181 (7.52%) Risk Management
12 167 (6.94%) PLM
12 167 (6.94%) Time Management
13 164 (6.82%) Mentoring
14 156 (6.48%) CRM
15 149 (6.19%) Data-Driven Decision Making
16 138 (5.74%) Contract Negotiation
17 137 (5.69%) Data Analysis
17 137 (5.69%) Project Delivery
18 136 (5.65%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 169 (7.02%) MATLAB
2 149 (6.19%) SQL
3 83 (3.45%) PowerShell
4 41 (1.70%) Python
5 39 (1.62%) JavaScript
6 27 (1.12%) Java
7 26 (1.08%) C#
8 24 (1.00%) T-SQL
9 17 (0.71%) PHP
10 14 (0.58%) C++
11 10 (0.42%) C
11 10 (0.42%) VBA
12 7 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 7 (0.29%) TypeScript
13 5 (0.21%) VB
14 4 (0.17%) R
15 3 (0.12%) Bash
15 3 (0.12%) VBScript
16 2 (0.083%) Go
16 2 (0.083%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 962 (39.98%) Degree
2 480 (19.95%) BPSS Clearance
3 200 (8.31%) HNC
4 193 (8.02%) HND
5 79 (3.28%) DBS Check
6 65 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
7 60 (2.49%) A+ Certification
8 42 (1.75%) Security Cleared
9 33 (1.37%) Chartered Engineer
10 30 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
11 29 (1.21%) SC Cleared
12 28 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
13 25 (1.04%) Cisco Certification
14 24 (1.00%) PMI Certification
15 21 (0.87%) ACCA
15 21 (0.87%) CCNP
16 20 (0.83%) MCP
17 18 (0.75%) Azure Certification
18 17 (0.71%) CIMA
18 17 (0.71%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (3.20%) GDPR
2 76 (3.16%) SLA
3 43 (1.79%) QA
4 37 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 30 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials
6 29 (1.21%) Data Quality
7 28 (1.16%) PMO
8 17 (0.71%) Accessibility
9 12 (0.50%) PCI DSS
10 9 (0.37%) PERC
11 6 (0.25%) ISO 9001
12 5 (0.21%) NIST
13 4 (0.17%) GRC
14 3 (0.12%) COBIT
15 2 (0.083%) EMIR
15 2 (0.083%) ISO 14001
15 2 (0.083%) ISO 20022
15 2 (0.083%) MiFID
15 2 (0.083%) SEPA
16 1 (0.042%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 319 (13.26%) Active Directory
2 57 (2.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (1.66%) Hyper-V
4 27 (1.12%) Firmware
5 17 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
6 14 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (0.37%) BitLocker
8 5 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
9 4 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.12%) Samba
11 2 (0.083%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.083%) XenApp
11 2 (0.083%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.042%) ISA Server
12 1 (0.042%) Microsoft App-V
12 1 (0.042%) VMware Server
12 1 (0.042%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 103 (4.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 51 (2.12%) SCCM
3 10 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
3 10 (0.42%) Terraform
4 8 (0.33%) WSUS
5 7 (0.29%) Ansible
6 6 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.17%) SCOM
9 3 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
10 2 (0.083%) Autotask
10 2 (0.083%) Backup Exec
10 2 (0.083%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 2 (0.083%) Grafana
10 2 (0.083%) Kubernetes
10 2 (0.083%) SCSM
10 2 (0.083%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
11 1 (0.042%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 1 (0.042%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 1 (0.042%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 1,653 (68.70%) Microsoft
2 197 (8.19%) Salesforce
3 161 (6.69%) ANSYS
4 115 (4.78%) SAP
5 94 (3.91%) Google
6 91 (3.78%) Cisco
7 80 (3.33%) VMware
8 76 (3.16%) Apple
9 53 (2.20%) Adobe
10 51 (2.12%) Oracle
11 50 (2.08%) MathWorks
12 48 (2.00%) ServiceNow
13 41 (1.70%) YouTube
14 32 (1.33%) Citrix
15 31 (1.29%) Fortinet
16 28 (1.16%) HP
17 24 (1.00%) Meraki
18 22 (0.91%) Dell
19 20 (0.83%) Ubiquiti
20 19 (0.79%) Veeam