Microsoft Certification Jobs with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Certification
UK > Work from Home

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 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 234 324 344
Rank change year-on-year +90 +20 -95
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 463 403 707
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.37% 0.98% 1.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.88% 3.87% 4.43%
Number of salaries quoted 390 347 517
10th Percentile £31,250 £24,908 £30,950
25th Percentile £38,000 £32,500 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,250 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.50% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £81,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,143 £45,000
% change year-on-year -0.32% +0.32% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,482 10,421 15,966
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.16% 25.44% 22.86%
Number of salaries quoted 5,896 6,379 8,667
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

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 14 May 2024.

Microsoft Certification salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 55 (11.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (7.56%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.43%) Apache
3 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.43%) IIS
4 1 (0.22%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.22%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 31 (6.70%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.81%) Adobe XD
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.43%) Trello
4 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (2.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.43%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.43%) Sage 50
3 1 (0.22%) Cognos Controller
3 1 (0.22%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 334 (72.14%) Azure
2 175 (37.80%) Power Platform
3 152 (32.83%) Microsoft 365
4 71 (15.33%) AWS
5 40 (8.64%) Entra ID
6 32 (6.91%) PowerApps
7 28 (6.05%) Power Automate
8 25 (5.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 23 (4.97%) Azure Data Factory
10 21 (4.54%) Azure DevOps
10 21 (4.54%) Dynamics 365
11 11 (2.38%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (2.38%) OneDrive
11 11 (2.38%) Snowflake
12 10 (2.16%) Azure Data Lake Analytics
12 10 (2.16%) Serverless
13 9 (1.94%) GCP
13 9 (1.94%) IaaS
14 7 (1.51%) PaaS
14 7 (1.51%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 77 (16.63%) Broadband
2 47 (10.15%) SAN
3 45 (9.72%) Firewall
4 36 (7.78%) DNS
5 33 (7.13%) DHCP
6 30 (6.48%) TCP/IP
7 27 (5.83%) VLAN
8 19 (4.10%) Network Security
8 19 (4.10%) VPN
9 18 (3.89%) WAN
10 15 (3.24%) NAS
10 15 (3.24%) Wireless
11 14 (3.02%) VoIP
12 12 (2.59%) LAN
13 8 (1.73%) Remote Desktop
13 8 (1.73%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (1.30%) SD-WAN
14 6 (1.30%) VSAN
15 5 (1.08%) MPLS
16 4 (0.86%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 164 (35.42%) Power BI
2 138 (29.81%) SQL Server
3 93 (20.09%) Azure SQL Database
4 35 (7.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 30 (6.48%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 30 (6.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 26 (5.62%) Data Lake
7 24 (5.18%) Relational Database
8 20 (4.32%) Data Warehouse
9 17 (3.67%) Amazon RDS
10 11 (2.38%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 10 (2.16%) Metadata
12 6 (1.30%) Big Data
12 6 (1.30%) NoSQL
12 6 (1.30%) Tableau
13 5 (1.08%) Elasticsearch
13 5 (1.08%) MySQL
13 5 (1.08%) QlikView
13 5 (1.08%) Redis
14 3 (0.65%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 13 (2.81%) Axure RP
1 13 (2.81%) Balsamiq
2 9 (1.94%) JIRA
3 7 (1.51%) Git
4 2 (0.43%) GitLab
4 2 (0.43%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.22%) MSBuild
5 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 202 (43.63%) Social Skills
2 59 (12.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 50 (10.80%) Public Sector
4 42 (9.07%) Finance
5 36 (7.78%) Marketing
6 34 (7.34%) Analytical Skills
7 32 (6.91%) Presentation Skills
8 30 (6.48%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (3.89%) Law
10 13 (2.81%) Legal
11 9 (1.94%) Banking
12 5 (1.08%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.86%) Police
13 4 (0.86%) Retail
14 3 (0.65%) Manufacturing
14 3 (0.65%) Social Housing
15 2 (0.43%) Back Office
15 2 (0.43%) Billing
15 2 (0.43%) Pharmaceutical
16 1 (0.22%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 100 (21.60%) DBA
1 100 (21.60%) SQL DBA
2 57 (12.31%) Architect
2 57 (12.31%) Support Engineer
3 50 (10.80%) IT Support
4 44 (9.50%) Senior
5 43 (9.29%) Analyst
6 41 (8.86%) IT Engineer
7 36 (7.78%) IT Support Engineer
8 35 (7.56%) Administrator
9 34 (7.34%) Consultant
10 33 (7.13%) 3rd Line Support
11 31 (6.70%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 30 (6.48%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 21 (4.54%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
14 20 (4.32%) Developer
14 20 (4.32%) Solutions Architect
14 20 (4.32%) Technical Architect
15 19 (4.10%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
15 19 (4.10%) Power Platform Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (5.18%) CSS
1 24 (5.18%) HTML
2 13 (2.81%) .NET
3 9 (1.94%) .NET Core
4 8 (1.73%) ARM Templates
4 8 (1.73%) Middleware
5 6 (1.30%) jQuery
6 5 (1.08%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.86%) React
8 3 (0.65%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.43%) .NET Framework
9 2 (0.43%) ASP.NET MVC
9 2 (0.43%) Entity Framework
9 2 (0.43%) PySpark
10 1 (0.22%) JSON
10 1 (0.22%) MDX
10 1 (0.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (9.50%) Data Centre
2 35 (7.56%) Driving Licence
3 26 (5.62%) Private Cloud
4 24 (5.18%) Enterprise Storage
5 23 (4.97%) Management Information System
6 20 (4.32%) Public Cloud
7 14 (3.02%) Product Ownership
8 11 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.73%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.30%) PKI
11 5 (1.08%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.86%) iPhone
13 3 (0.65%) Clustering
13 3 (0.65%) Housing Association
13 3 (0.65%) Mainframe
13 3 (0.65%) Onboarding
13 3 (0.65%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 145 (31.32%) Windows
2 75 (16.20%) VMS
3 61 (13.17%) Windows Server
4 51 (11.02%) Windows 10
5 28 (6.05%) Linux
6 11 (2.38%) Windows Server 2016
7 10 (2.16%) Apple iOS
8 9 (1.94%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (1.51%) Unix
9 7 (1.51%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (1.08%) Android
11 4 (0.86%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.43%) Debian
12 2 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.43%) Windows 8
12 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.22%) AIX
13 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
13 1 (0.22%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (36.72%) Business Intelligence
2 99 (21.38%) ITIL
3 95 (20.52%) Problem-Solving
4 93 (20.09%) Disaster Recovery
5 87 (18.79%) Collaborative Working
6 79 (17.06%) High Availability
7 75 (16.20%) Performance Tuning
8 72 (15.55%) Customer Service
9 59 (12.74%) Cybersecurity
9 59 (12.74%) Migration
10 56 (12.10%) Agile
11 53 (11.45%) Stakeholder Management
12 44 (9.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 43 (9.29%) Computer Science
14 42 (9.07%) Presales
15 39 (8.42%) DevOps
16 38 (8.21%) Project Delivery
17 36 (7.78%) Data Modelling
18 35 (7.56%) Roadmaps
19 32 (6.91%) Software Licensing
Programming Languages
1 168 (36.29%) SQL
2 85 (18.36%) T-SQL
3 41 (8.86%) C#
4 27 (5.83%) JavaScript
5 23 (4.97%) PowerShell
5 23 (4.97%) Python
6 20 (4.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 10 (2.16%) U-SQL
8 7 (1.51%) Bicep
8 7 (1.51%) R
9 5 (1.08%) Bash
10 4 (0.86%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.65%) Go
11 3 (0.65%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.43%) Java
13 1 (0.22%) C
13 1 (0.22%) PHP
13 1 (0.22%) Scala
Qualifications
1 122 (26.35%) Degree
2 83 (17.93%) Azure Certification
3 66 (14.25%) MCSE
4 47 (10.15%) Security Cleared
5 46 (9.94%) SC Cleared
6 45 (9.72%) MCP
7 43 (9.29%) CCNA
7 43 (9.29%) Cisco Certification
8 39 (8.42%) DBS Check
9 31 (6.70%) Computer Science Degree
10 22 (4.75%) ITIL Certification
11 17 (3.67%) MCITP
12 15 (3.24%) MCSA
13 12 (2.59%) A+ Certification
14 10 (2.16%) AWS Certification
14 10 (2.16%) CISSP
14 10 (2.16%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 7 (1.51%) Network+ Certification
16 6 (1.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 6 (1.30%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.89%) GDPR
2 17 (3.67%) Accessibility
3 13 (2.81%) WCAG
4 12 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (2.59%) SLA
5 9 (1.94%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.30%) QA
7 4 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (0.86%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.86%) NIST
7 4 (0.86%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.22%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 130 (28.08%) Active Directory
2 77 (16.63%) Virtual Machines
3 54 (11.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 50 (10.80%) Hyper-V
5 11 (2.38%) vSphere
6 7 (1.51%) Virtual Servers
6 7 (1.51%) XenDesktop
7 6 (1.30%) Docker
8 5 (1.08%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 5 (1.08%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.86%) XenApp
10 3 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
11 2 (0.43%) Terminal Server
11 2 (0.43%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.22%) Firmware
12 1 (0.22%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 38 (8.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (6.70%) SCCM
3 20 (4.32%) Terraform
4 11 (2.38%) Kubernetes
4 11 (2.38%) SCOM
5 5 (1.08%) Grafana
5 5 (1.08%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.86%) Autotask
6 4 (0.86%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.65%) WSUS
8 2 (0.43%) Ansible
8 2 (0.43%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.43%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.22%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.22%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.22%) OfficeScan
9 1 (0.22%) SCDPM
9 1 (0.22%) SCOrch
9 1 (0.22%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 436 (94.17%) Microsoft
2 71 (15.33%) VMware
3 46 (9.94%) Adobe
4 38 (8.21%) Apple
5 18 (3.89%) Citrix
6 17 (3.67%) Databricks
7 15 (3.24%) Cisco
8 11 (2.38%) HP
8 11 (2.38%) Meraki
9 9 (1.94%) SolarWinds
10 8 (1.73%) Veeam
11 7 (1.51%) Dell
11 7 (1.51%) Google
11 7 (1.51%) Oracle
12 6 (1.30%) Datto
12 6 (1.30%) Sophos
13 4 (0.86%) IBM
13 4 (0.86%) iManage
14 3 (0.65%) ConnectWise
14 3 (0.65%) Draytek