Microsoft Jobs in Berkshire

Microsoft
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 6 4
Rank change year-on-year +1 -2 +9
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 628 594 701
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 18.91% 20.23% 18.95%
As % of the Vendors category 49.96% 49.01% 46.80%
Number of salaries quoted 485 352 425
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,925 £46,350 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -7.30% -4.76%
75th Percentile £59,000 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £70,250 £75,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £45,750 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.64% -3.68% +5.56%

All Vendors
Berkshire

Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,257 1,212 1,498
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 37.85% 41.28% 40.50%
Number of salaries quoted 864 708 895
10th Percentile £29,175 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,713 £38,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £61,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Berkshire

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Berkshire

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in Berkshire

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Berkshire over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Berkshire

Microsoft
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Reading +2 401 £50,000 -9.09% 87
Slough +8 37 £39,125 +22.27% 16
Bracknell -13 35 £42,500 +20.06% 7
Newbury -4 30 £50,000 +7.87% 4
Windsor +7 19 £42,500 +23.86% 2
Maidenhead +12 16 £27,000 -3.57% 7
Ascot +6 8 £42,500 -
Wokingham +2 7 £40,000 -52.94% 4
Hungerford +6 6 £50,000 +70.94% 1
Thatcham - 3 £24,000 -
Microsoft
South East

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 82 (13.06%) SharePoint
2 55 (8.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (3.82%) IIS
4 10 (1.59%) CMS
5 7 (1.11%) Confluence
5 7 (1.11%) Kentico
6 6 (0.96%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 6 (0.96%) Headless CMS
6 6 (0.96%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (0.96%) Umbraco
7 4 (0.64%) WordPress
8 1 (0.16%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.16%) Apache
8 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.16%) Documentum
8 1 (0.16%) FileNet
Applications
1 96 (15.29%) Microsoft Office
2 91 (14.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (3.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (3.34%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (1.75%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.64%) Adobe Captivate
Business Applications
1 18 (2.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.80%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.80%) Sage X3
3 3 (0.48%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 234 (37.26%) Azure
2 172 (27.39%) Microsoft 365
3 76 (12.10%) Power Platform
4 36 (5.73%) Entra ID
5 32 (5.10%) OneDrive
6 30 (4.78%) AWS
6 30 (4.78%) Azure DevOps
7 28 (4.46%) PowerApps
8 25 (3.98%) Azure Monitor
9 24 (3.82%) SaaS
10 22 (3.50%) Dynamics 365
11 19 (3.03%) Power Automate
12 18 (2.87%) Azure Storage
13 15 (2.39%) Cloud Computing
14 12 (1.91%) iTunes
14 12 (1.91%) OCI
15 11 (1.75%) ShareGate
16 7 (1.11%) GCP
16 7 (1.11%) Kontent
16 7 (1.11%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 89 (14.17%) Firewall
2 63 (10.03%) DNS
3 55 (8.76%) DHCP
4 24 (3.82%) Broadband
5 20 (3.18%) Network Security
6 17 (2.71%) SAN
7 16 (2.55%) SSL
8 15 (2.39%) Internet
8 15 (2.39%) SNMP
9 14 (2.23%) VPN
10 13 (2.07%) LAN
11 12 (1.91%) VLAN
12 11 (1.75%) Wireless
13 8 (1.27%) WAN
14 7 (1.11%) Intranet
15 5 (0.80%) Intrusion Detection
15 5 (0.80%) NAS
15 5 (0.80%) VoIP
16 4 (0.64%) Fibre Channel
16 4 (0.64%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (10.67%) SQL Server
2 50 (7.96%) Power BI
3 16 (2.55%) Elasticsearch
4 15 (2.39%) Relational Database
5 14 (2.23%) Data Lake
5 14 (2.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 13 (2.07%) Azure SQL Database
6 13 (2.07%) MongoDB
7 10 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (1.43%) NoSQL
9 7 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.80%) Oracle Database
10 5 (0.80%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (0.64%) Tableau
12 3 (0.48%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 2 (0.32%) Oracle BI EE
13 2 (0.32%) Power Query
13 2 (0.32%) SSDT
13 2 (0.32%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.16%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 20 (3.18%) Visual Studio
2 19 (3.03%) GitLab
3 17 (2.71%) JIRA
4 11 (1.75%) Git
5 8 (1.27%) Jenkins
6 7 (1.11%) AdminStudio
6 7 (1.11%) Cypress.io
6 7 (1.11%) InstallShield
6 7 (1.11%) MSI
7 5 (0.80%) Bugzilla
7 5 (0.80%) Zephyr
8 4 (0.64%) Selenium
9 2 (0.32%) Burp Suite
9 2 (0.32%) SoapUI
9 2 (0.32%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.16%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.16%) Robot Framework
10 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 284 (45.22%) Social Skills
2 103 (16.40%) Finance
3 64 (10.19%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (8.60%) Organisational Skills
5 33 (5.25%) Retail
6 31 (4.94%) Presentation Skills
7 21 (3.34%) Influencing Skills
8 19 (3.03%) Legal
9 18 (2.87%) Back Office
10 17 (2.71%) Marketing
10 17 (2.71%) Telecoms
11 15 (2.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 13 (2.07%) Manufacturing
12 13 (2.07%) Pharmaceutical
12 13 (2.07%) Public Sector
13 11 (1.75%) Local Government
14 10 (1.59%) Fire and Rescue
14 10 (1.59%) Law
15 9 (1.43%) Banking
16 8 (1.27%) Billing
Job Titles
1 94 (14.97%) Senior
2 66 (10.51%) Developer
3 50 (7.96%) Analyst
4 46 (7.32%) Consultant
5 40 (6.37%) Lead
5 40 (6.37%) Support Engineer
6 36 (5.73%) .NET Developer
6 36 (5.73%) Architect
6 36 (5.73%) Software Engineer
7 34 (5.41%) IT Engineer
7 34 (5.41%) IT Support
8 33 (5.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 24 (3.82%) Active Directory Specialist
9 24 (3.82%) Azure Specialist
9 24 (3.82%) Support Specialist
9 24 (3.82%) Systems Engineer
10 22 (3.50%) Administrator
10 22 (3.50%) C# Developer
11 20 (3.18%) C# .NET Developer
11 20 (3.18%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (10.03%) .NET
2 43 (6.85%) ASP.NET
3 41 (6.53%) .NET Core
4 35 (5.57%) React
5 31 (4.94%) ASP.NET MVC
6 28 (4.46%) .NET Framework
7 27 (4.30%) AngularJS
8 26 (4.14%) Entity Framework
9 24 (3.82%) ASP.NET Web API
10 19 (3.03%) ARM Templates
11 16 (2.55%) Vue
12 14 (2.23%) Node.js
13 11 (1.75%) Web Services
14 8 (1.27%) CSS
14 8 (1.27%) HTML
14 8 (1.27%) SPFx
14 8 (1.27%) Twitter Bootstrap
15 7 (1.11%) RESTful
16 6 (0.96%) Next.js
16 6 (0.96%) OpenMP
Miscellaneous
1 76 (12.10%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (5.57%) Algorithms
3 31 (4.94%) PKI
4 20 (3.18%) Driving Licence
5 18 (2.87%) Data Centre
6 15 (2.39%) Life Science
6 15 (2.39%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.23%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.91%) Educational Technology
8 12 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (1.43%) CMDB
10 7 (1.11%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.11%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.11%) Public Cloud
10 7 (1.11%) Shadow IT
10 7 (1.11%) Social Network
11 6 (0.96%) CUDA
11 6 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (0.96%) Product Ownership
11 6 (0.96%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 155 (24.68%) Windows
2 89 (14.17%) Linux
2 89 (14.17%) Windows 10
3 87 (13.85%) Windows Server
4 65 (10.35%) Windows Server 2016
5 63 (10.03%) Windows Server 2019
6 48 (7.64%) Windows Server 2012
7 41 (6.53%) Windows 7
8 30 (4.78%) Unix
9 13 (2.07%) Android
10 12 (1.91%) Windows NT
10 12 (1.91%) Windows XP
11 6 (0.96%) VMS
12 5 (0.80%) Kali Linux
12 5 (0.80%) Mac OS
13 4 (0.64%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.48%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (26.11%) Problem-Solving
2 157 (25.00%) Agile
3 100 (15.92%) Project Management
4 99 (15.76%) Customer Service
4 99 (15.76%) ITIL
5 75 (11.94%) DevOps
6 63 (10.03%) Computer Science
7 62 (9.87%) Decision-Making
7 62 (9.87%) Service Management
8 61 (9.71%) Physics
9 58 (9.24%) Analytics
10 57 (9.08%) Business Intelligence
11 54 (8.60%) Software Testing
12 50 (7.96%) Mentoring
13 47 (7.48%) Cybersecurity
13 47 (7.48%) Software Engineering
14 45 (7.17%) Project Delivery
14 45 (7.17%) Release Management
14 45 (7.17%) Roadmaps
14 45 (7.17%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 110 (17.52%) C#
2 104 (16.56%) SQL
3 80 (12.74%) Python
4 77 (12.26%) PowerShell
5 60 (9.55%) JavaScript
6 54 (8.60%) Fortran
7 44 (7.01%) C++
8 38 (6.05%) Bash
9 32 (5.10%) VB
10 27 (4.30%) TypeScript
11 25 (3.98%) C
11 25 (3.98%) VBScript
12 18 (2.87%) Bicep
12 18 (2.87%) T-SQL
13 14 (2.23%) Java
14 7 (1.11%) Perl
15 6 (0.96%) Kotlin
15 6 (0.96%) MATLAB
15 6 (0.96%) VB.NET
16 5 (0.80%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 217 (34.55%) Security Cleared
2 203 (32.32%) Degree
3 105 (16.72%) DV Cleared
4 103 (16.40%) SC Cleared
5 40 (6.37%) Master's Degree
6 38 (6.05%) DBS Check
7 37 (5.89%) Microsoft Certification
8 30 (4.78%) PhD
9 22 (3.50%) Azure Certification
9 22 (3.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 21 (3.34%) A+ Certification
11 20 (3.18%) ACCA
11 20 (3.18%) CIMA
12 19 (3.03%) MCP
13 17 (2.71%) HNC
14 14 (2.23%) Computer Science Degree
15 13 (2.07%) CCNA
15 13 (2.07%) Cisco Certification
16 12 (1.91%) CCNP
17 11 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.78%) SLA
2 20 (3.18%) QA
3 15 (2.39%) Good Clinical Practice
4 11 (1.75%) GDPR
5 9 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.27%) Data Quality
7 6 (0.96%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 5 (0.80%) NIST
9 3 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.48%) PMO
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 13485
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 191 (30.41%) Active Directory
2 45 (7.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (4.14%) Hyper-V
4 25 (3.98%) Firmware
5 21 (3.34%) Virtual Machines
6 18 (2.87%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (1.91%) Docker
7 12 (1.91%) VMware ESXi
8 11 (1.75%) KVM
9 7 (1.11%) Microsoft App-V
10 6 (0.96%) vSphere
11 1 (0.16%) NFS
11 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.16%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 96 (15.29%) SCCM
2 52 (8.28%) WSUS
3 46 (7.32%) SCOM
4 40 (6.37%) Microsoft Intune
5 29 (4.62%) Kubernetes
6 24 (3.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 19 (3.03%) NetBackup
8 14 (2.23%) vCenter Server
9 12 (1.91%) EMC NetWorker
9 12 (1.91%) Sysprep
10 5 (0.80%) HP Quality Center
10 5 (0.80%) Suricata
11 2 (0.32%) Terraform
12 1 (0.16%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 1 (0.16%) Grafana
12 1 (0.16%) Istio
12 1 (0.16%) Kibana
12 1 (0.16%) Nessus
12 1 (0.16%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 63 (10.03%) VMware
2 28 (4.46%) HP
3 22 (3.50%) Cisco
4 21 (3.34%) Palo Alto
5 19 (3.03%) Oracle
6 17 (2.71%) Juniper
7 16 (2.55%) Dell
7 16 (2.55%) Veeam
8 13 (2.07%) 3PAR
8 13 (2.07%) EMC
8 13 (2.07%) Sage
9 12 (1.91%) Extreme Networks
9 12 (1.91%) Symantec
10 11 (1.75%) Adobe
10 11 (1.75%) Nintex
10 11 (1.75%) ServiceNow
11 10 (1.59%) Apple
12 9 (1.43%) Dynatrace
13 8 (1.27%) Barracuda Networks
13 8 (1.27%) Google