Microsoft Office
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Office skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 53 78 123
Rank change year-on-year +25 +45 -2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 4,485 4,060 4,927
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.53% 4.01% 3.14%
As % of the Applications category 45.56% 45.75% 37.17%
Number of salaries quoted 3,005 2,343 3,329
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,000 £23,750
25th Percentile £26,000 £28,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £38,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.47% +1.33% -0.66%
75th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 £52,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £71,000 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,500 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -10.29% +4.62% -4.41%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Microsoft Office is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 9,845 8,874 13,254
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.93% 8.76% 8.45%
Number of salaries quoted 6,127 4,829 7,032
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £27,965 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,572 £44,345 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.27% -1.46% +5.88%
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £76,250 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £39,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% -5.06% -0.78%

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 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Top 18 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 9 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
England +32 4,088 £32,500 -14.47% 1,966
UK excluding London +23 3,419 £30,500 -10.29% 1,623
Work from Home +11 1,041 £36,539 -18.80% 674
London +37 968 £42,500 -10.53% 460
South East +24 916 £30,500 -10.95% 410
Midlands +22 839 £32,000 -17.42% 324
North of England +22 633 £29,000 -10.77% 408
West Midlands +25 573 £32,500 -18.01% 199
East of England +15 359 £30,000 +3.45% 170
South West +20 348 £32,500 -7.14% 207
North West -1 307 £28,500 -9.52% 234
East Midlands +21 266 £32,000 -12.33% 125
Yorkshire +48 265 £29,500 -15.71% 130
Scotland -51 173 £32,500 - 101
Wales +24 108 £27,500 - 43
North East -8 61 £28,500 +7.55% 46
Northern Ireland +39 29 £42,500 +30.77% 20
Isle of Man - 19 £45,000 - 2

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
1 434 (9.68%) SharePoint
2 423 (9.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 53 (1.18%) Confluence
4 48 (1.07%) Skype for Business
5 44 (0.98%) Oracle Service Bus
5 44 (0.98%) WebLogic
6 43 (0.96%) CMS
7 42 (0.94%) SAS
8 36 (0.80%) IIS
9 14 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
10 12 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
11 11 (0.25%) WordPress
12 9 (0.20%) Office Communications Server
13 8 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
14 7 (0.16%) IBM Notes
14 7 (0.16%) Jupyter
15 4 (0.089%) ArcGIS
15 4 (0.089%) Moodle
16 3 (0.067%) Apache
16 3 (0.067%) GlassFish
Applications
1 1,383 (30.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 531 (11.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 130 (2.90%) MS Visio
4 95 (2.12%) Microsoft Project
5 50 (1.11%) AutoCAD
6 42 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
7 36 (0.80%) Photoshop
8 26 (0.58%) InDesign
9 20 (0.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 18 (0.40%) Adobe Illustrator
11 10 (0.22%) Adobe After Effects
12 9 (0.20%) Revit
12 9 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
13 8 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
13 8 (0.18%) SPSS
13 8 (0.18%) Trello
14 6 (0.13%) Simulink
15 5 (0.11%) Solid Edge
16 4 (0.089%) Adobe Captivate
16 4 (0.089%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 46 (1.03%) Remedy ITSM
2 25 (0.56%) Primavera
3 23 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
4 18 (0.40%) Sage 200
5 15 (0.33%) iTrent
6 13 (0.29%) Infor SunSystems
7 12 (0.27%) Elite 3E
8 9 (0.20%) Carpe Diem
8 9 (0.20%) Relativity
8 9 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
8 9 (0.20%) Shopify
9 7 (0.16%) NetSuite
10 6 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
11 5 (0.11%) Dynamics AX
11 5 (0.11%) FastStats
11 5 (0.11%) FastStats PeopleStage
11 5 (0.11%) Maximo
11 5 (0.11%) NEC Housing
11 5 (0.11%) Sage 50
11 5 (0.11%) Sage CRM
Cloud Services
1 1,132 (25.24%) Microsoft 365
2 550 (12.26%) Azure
3 230 (5.13%) Power Platform
4 195 (4.35%) Entra ID
5 99 (2.21%) AWS
6 77 (1.72%) OneDrive
7 68 (1.52%) Google Workspace
8 58 (1.29%) PowerApps
8 58 (1.29%) SaaS
9 54 (1.20%) Power Automate
10 52 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
11 45 (1.00%) GitHub
12 44 (0.98%) Mimecast
13 26 (0.58%) Azure DevOps
14 23 (0.51%) WhatsApp
15 15 (0.33%) GCP
16 14 (0.31%) Cloud Computing
17 12 (0.27%) Smartsheet
18 11 (0.25%) Google Drive
18 11 (0.25%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 306 (6.82%) Firewall
2 253 (5.64%) DNS
3 211 (4.70%) LAN
4 198 (4.41%) DHCP
5 195 (4.35%) TCP/IP
6 181 (4.04%) VPN
7 179 (3.99%) WAN
8 150 (3.34%) Wi-Fi
9 134 (2.99%) Wireless
10 109 (2.43%) VoIP
11 93 (2.07%) Internet
12 91 (2.03%) VLAN
13 62 (1.38%) Skype
14 59 (1.32%) FTP
15 58 (1.29%) Network Security
16 56 (1.25%) SAN
17 45 (1.00%) Remote Desktop
18 39 (0.87%) Intranet
19 35 (0.78%) Cisco IOS
20 32 (0.71%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 205 (4.57%) Power BI
2 154 (3.43%) SQL Server
3 56 (1.25%) Oracle Database
4 46 (1.03%) Tableau
5 44 (0.98%) Oracle Database 10g
5 44 (0.98%) Oracle Database 11g
5 44 (0.98%) VLDB
6 42 (0.94%) Relational Database
7 34 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 32 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
9 29 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
10 27 (0.60%) Big Data
11 24 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
12 23 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 18 (0.40%) Data Lake
14 14 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
15 12 (0.27%) Metadata
16 10 (0.22%) EDRMS
16 10 (0.22%) MySQL
17 9 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 138 (3.08%) JIRA
2 33 (0.74%) Git
2 33 (0.74%) Visual Studio
3 25 (0.56%) Visual Studio Code
4 14 (0.31%) LabVIEW
5 11 (0.25%) Jenkins
6 10 (0.22%) Subversion
6 10 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
7 6 (0.13%) Dreamweaver
7 6 (0.13%) Mercurial
7 6 (0.13%) Postman
8 5 (0.11%) eggPlant
8 5 (0.11%) MSI
8 5 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 4 (0.089%) AdminStudio
9 4 (0.089%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.089%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.089%) GitLab
9 4 (0.089%) InstallShield
9 4 (0.089%) TeamCity
General
1 2,160 (48.16%) Social Skills
2 938 (20.91%) Finance
3 741 (16.52%) Analytical Skills
4 612 (13.65%) Organisational Skills
5 341 (7.60%) Legal
6 279 (6.22%) Marketing
7 275 (6.13%) Retail
8 248 (5.53%) Law
9 240 (5.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 195 (4.35%) Influencing Skills
11 173 (3.86%) Banking
12 166 (3.70%) Manufacturing
13 161 (3.59%) Military
14 156 (3.48%) Public Sector
15 155 (3.46%) Telecoms
16 138 (3.08%) Presentation Skills
17 103 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
18 88 (1.96%) Investment Banking
19 73 (1.63%) Automotive
20 71 (1.58%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 1,045 (23.30%) Analyst
2 496 (11.06%) IT Support
3 387 (8.63%) Support Engineer
4 296 (6.60%) Senior
5 257 (5.73%) Support Analyst
6 252 (5.62%) IT Engineer
7 218 (4.86%) Coordinator
8 217 (4.84%) Project Manager
9 203 (4.53%) Administrator
10 202 (4.50%) IT Support Engineer
11 191 (4.26%) IT Analyst
12 171 (3.81%) Service Analyst
13 166 (3.70%) IT Technician
14 160 (3.57%) Graduate
15 158 (3.52%) 1st Line Support
16 157 (3.50%) 2nd Line Support
17 156 (3.48%) Service Desk Analyst
18 139 (3.10%) Lead
19 137 (3.05%) Support Technician
20 131 (2.92%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 88 (1.96%) .NET
2 71 (1.58%) HTML
3 32 (0.71%) CSS
4 27 (0.60%) HTML5
5 26 (0.58%) XML
6 24 (0.54%) JSON
7 21 (0.47%) Blazor
7 21 (0.47%) EDI
8 16 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
9 14 (0.31%) LDAP
9 14 (0.31%) REST
10 13 (0.29%) Web Services
11 11 (0.25%) Flash
12 9 (0.20%) .NET Framework
13 8 (0.18%) jQuery
13 8 (0.18%) pytest
14 7 (0.16%) XSL
15 6 (0.13%) ASP.NET
15 6 (0.13%) Classic ASP
15 6 (0.13%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 498 (11.10%) Self-Motivation
2 282 (6.29%) Driving Licence
3 281 (6.27%) Onboarding
4 232 (5.17%) Management Information System
5 122 (2.72%) Social Media
6 77 (1.72%) Video Conferencing
7 72 (1.61%) Data Centre
8 66 (1.47%) Replication
9 60 (1.34%) Smartphone
10 50 (1.11%) CCTV
11 45 (1.00%) NHS
12 40 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
13 36 (0.80%) Life Science
14 35 (0.78%) EPoS
15 30 (0.67%) Blog
15 30 (0.67%) FMCG
15 30 (0.67%) Graphic Design
15 30 (0.67%) Reinsurance
16 28 (0.62%) Product Ownership
17 27 (0.60%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 1,392 (31.04%) Windows
2 598 (13.33%) Windows 10
3 400 (8.92%) Windows Server
4 133 (2.97%) Linux
5 123 (2.74%) Windows 7
6 119 (2.65%) Apple iOS
7 114 (2.54%) Mac OS
8 112 (2.50%) Android
9 97 (2.16%) Windows Server 2016
10 86 (1.92%) Windows Server 2019
11 78 (1.74%) Windows Server 2012
12 76 (1.69%) Unix
13 47 (1.05%) Solaris
14 39 (0.87%) Windows Server 2008
15 21 (0.47%) Windows 8
16 19 (0.42%) Mac OS X
17 10 (0.22%) Windows Server 2003
17 10 (0.22%) Windows XP
18 6 (0.13%) Windows 2000
19 5 (0.11%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,309 (29.19%) Problem-Solving
2 1,164 (25.95%) Customer Service
3 580 (12.93%) Continuous Improvement
4 516 (11.51%) ITIL
5 506 (11.28%) Project Management
6 340 (7.58%) Time Management
7 294 (6.56%) Data Analysis
8 292 (6.51%) Agile
8 292 (6.51%) CRM
9 273 (6.09%) Process Improvement
10 263 (5.86%) Customer Experience
11 253 (5.64%) Mathematics
12 250 (5.57%) Cybersecurity
13 248 (5.53%) Logistics
14 241 (5.37%) Business Intelligence
15 237 (5.28%) Creative Thinking
16 234 (5.22%) Decision-Making
17 232 (5.17%) ITSM
18 206 (4.59%) Customer Requirements
19 182 (4.06%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 422 (9.41%) SQL
2 167 (3.72%) PowerShell
3 82 (1.83%) JavaScript
4 74 (1.65%) Python
5 61 (1.36%) C#
6 47 (1.05%) PL/SQL
7 43 (0.96%) T-SQL
8 32 (0.71%) VBA
9 26 (0.58%) MATLAB
10 24 (0.54%) VB
11 19 (0.42%) R
12 15 (0.33%) PHP
13 13 (0.29%) VB.NET
14 12 (0.27%) VBScript
15 10 (0.22%) Bash
15 10 (0.22%) C++
15 10 (0.22%) Java
16 7 (0.16%) C
17 6 (0.13%) Perl
17 6 (0.13%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 1,456 (32.46%) Degree
2 286 (6.38%) Security Cleared
3 211 (4.70%) DBS Check
4 166 (3.70%) SC Cleared
5 164 (3.66%) Microsoft Certification
6 84 (1.87%) MCP
7 80 (1.78%) A+ Certification
8 61 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
9 57 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 57 (1.27%) DV Cleared
10 55 (1.23%) Master's Degree
11 53 (1.18%) HND
12 52 (1.16%) HNC
13 48 (1.07%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 45 (1.00%) Cisco Certification
15 41 (0.91%) MCSE
15 41 (0.91%) PMI Certification
16 40 (0.89%) CCNA
17 37 (0.82%) PMP
18 36 (0.80%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 357 (7.96%) SLA
2 124 (2.76%) QA
3 115 (2.56%) GDPR
4 79 (1.76%) ISO 9001
5 70 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials
6 64 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 61 (1.36%) PMO
8 56 (1.25%) Accessibility
8 56 (1.25%) Data Quality
9 41 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 25 (0.56%) ISO 14001
11 15 (0.33%) NEBOSH
12 13 (0.29%) COSHH
12 13 (0.29%) GRC
13 11 (0.25%) COBIT
14 10 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 9 (0.20%) IFRS
16 8 (0.18%) CDISC
16 8 (0.18%) ISO 26262
17 7 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 940 (20.96%) Active Directory
2 203 (4.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 159 (3.55%) Hyper-V
4 44 (0.98%) Oracle RAC
5 23 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
6 20 (0.45%) Firmware
7 17 (0.38%) vSphere
8 14 (0.31%) KVM
8 14 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
9 13 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
10 10 (0.22%) Terminal Services
10 10 (0.22%) VMware Workstation
10 10 (0.22%) XenApp
11 9 (0.20%) Docker
11 9 (0.20%) Forefront TMG
11 9 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
12 7 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
12 7 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 7 (0.16%) XenDesktop
13 2 (0.045%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 171 (3.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 152 (3.39%) SCCM
3 44 (0.98%) Data Guard
3 44 (0.98%) Oracle RMAN
4 37 (0.82%) EnCase
5 27 (0.60%) Terraform
5 27 (0.60%) WSUS
6 24 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
7 19 (0.42%) SCOM
8 17 (0.38%) Failover Clustering
9 16 (0.36%) Ansible
10 12 (0.27%) SmoothWall
11 10 (0.22%) Autotask
12 9 (0.20%) Functional Safety
12 9 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
13 8 (0.18%) AirWatch
13 8 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
14 7 (0.16%) Icinga
15 6 (0.13%) CSIRT
15 6 (0.13%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 3,155 (70.35%) Microsoft
2 251 (5.60%) VMware
3 162 (3.61%) Google
4 157 (3.50%) Apple
5 140 (3.12%) Cisco
6 119 (2.65%) SAP
7 112 (2.50%) Oracle
8 104 (2.32%) ServiceNow
9 91 (2.03%) Citrix
10 83 (1.85%) Adobe
11 73 (1.63%) Veeam
12 70 (1.56%) Salesforce
13 60 (1.34%) HP
14 59 (1.32%) Remedy
15 58 (1.29%) Dell
16 57 (1.27%) iManage
17 51 (1.14%) Sun
18 49 (1.09%) Sage
19 43 (0.96%) Sophos
20 38 (0.85%) Meraki