Microsoft Office Jobs

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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 50 74 127
Rank change year-on-year +24 +53 -6
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 4,696 3,900 5,241
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.47% 4.12% 3.11%
As % of the Applications category 46.79% 46.53% 36.61%
Number of salaries quoted 2,936 2,298 3,392
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,043 £28,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £38,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.47% +1.33% -3.23%
75th Percentile £47,500 £55,250 £51,250
90th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,500 £35,000 £32,551
% change year-on-year -12.86% +7.52% -4.26%

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 10,036 8,381 14,314
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.56% 8.86% 8.48%
Number of salaries quoted 6,014 4,661 7,181
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £27,965 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.44% - +2.27%
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £39,322
% change year-on-year -6.67% -4.63% -0.45%

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 1 June 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 1 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
England +30 4,299 £32,500 -17.81% 1,966
UK excluding London +24 3,669 £30,500 -12.86% 1,621
Work from Home +5 1,006 £37,000 -19.01% 715
Midlands +25 983 £32,000 -19.27% 325
South East +25 968 £30,500 -12.86% 390
London +21 923 £42,750 -10.00% 447
North of England +21 670 £29,000 -15.33% 420
West Midlands +23 657 £32,000 -19.39% 198
South West +31 368 £31,500 -15.44% 193
East of England +8 360 £30,000 +3.45% 172
North West +9 347 £29,500 -9.23% 245
East Midlands +21 326 £32,000 -12.33% 128
Yorkshire +39 259 £29,000 -17.14% 130
Scotland -57 170 £32,500 -4.41% 107
Wales +27 110 £27,500 - 44
North East -9 64 £27,750 -7.50% 53
Northern Ireland +37 28 £42,500 +30.77% 28
Isle of Man - 18 £42,500 -

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
1 425 (9.05%) SharePoint
2 409 (8.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 52 (1.11%) Confluence
3 52 (1.11%) Skype for Business
4 44 (0.94%) CMS
4 44 (0.94%) Oracle Service Bus
4 44 (0.94%) WebLogic
5 42 (0.89%) SAS
6 30 (0.64%) IIS
7 14 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
8 12 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
9 11 (0.23%) WordPress
10 9 (0.19%) Office Communications Server
11 8 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2007
12 7 (0.15%) IBM Notes
12 7 (0.15%) Jupyter
13 6 (0.13%) ArcGIS
14 4 (0.085%) Apache
14 4 (0.085%) Moodle
15 3 (0.064%) GlassFish
Applications
1 1,609 (34.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 525 (11.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 132 (2.81%) MS Visio
4 96 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
5 54 (1.15%) AutoCAD
6 42 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
7 36 (0.77%) Photoshop
8 25 (0.53%) InDesign
9 21 (0.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 17 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
11 10 (0.21%) Adobe After Effects
11 10 (0.21%) Revit
12 9 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
13 8 (0.17%) Adobe Premiere
13 8 (0.17%) SPSS
13 8 (0.17%) Trello
14 6 (0.13%) Simulink
15 5 (0.11%) Adobe Captivate
15 5 (0.11%) Solid Edge
16 4 (0.085%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 46 (0.98%) Remedy ITSM
2 23 (0.49%) Primavera
3 21 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
4 18 (0.38%) Sage 200
5 15 (0.32%) iTrent
6 13 (0.28%) Infor SunSystems
6 13 (0.28%) NEC Housing
7 11 (0.23%) Elite 3E
7 11 (0.23%) ResourceLink
8 9 (0.19%) Maximo
8 9 (0.19%) Relativity
8 9 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
8 9 (0.19%) Shopify
9 7 (0.15%) 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%) Sage 50
11 5 (0.11%) Sage CRM
Cloud Services
1 1,095 (23.32%) Microsoft 365
2 543 (11.56%) Azure
3 229 (4.88%) Power Platform
4 192 (4.09%) Entra ID
5 95 (2.02%) AWS
6 72 (1.53%) OneDrive
7 66 (1.41%) Google Workspace
8 61 (1.30%) PowerApps
9 58 (1.24%) SaaS
10 49 (1.04%) Power Automate
11 48 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
12 43 (0.92%) Mimecast
13 41 (0.87%) GitHub
14 28 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
15 22 (0.47%) WhatsApp
16 16 (0.34%) GCP
17 15 (0.32%) SuccessFactors
18 13 (0.28%) Cloud Computing
19 12 (0.26%) PaaS
19 12 (0.26%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 314 (6.69%) Firewall
2 260 (5.54%) DNS
3 205 (4.37%) DHCP
4 203 (4.32%) LAN
5 198 (4.22%) TCP/IP
6 179 (3.81%) VPN
7 170 (3.62%) WAN
8 148 (3.15%) Wi-Fi
9 127 (2.70%) Wireless
10 102 (2.17%) VoIP
11 100 (2.13%) Internet
12 87 (1.85%) VLAN
13 65 (1.38%) Skype
14 63 (1.34%) Network Security
15 62 (1.32%) SAN
16 58 (1.24%) FTP
17 45 (0.96%) Remote Desktop
18 38 (0.81%) Intranet
19 33 (0.70%) Cisco IOS
20 29 (0.62%) Telepresence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 202 (4.30%) Power BI
2 152 (3.24%) SQL Server
3 55 (1.17%) Oracle Database
4 46 (0.98%) Tableau
5 44 (0.94%) Oracle Database 10g
5 44 (0.94%) Oracle Database 11g
5 44 (0.94%) VLDB
6 43 (0.92%) Relational Database
7 31 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
8 28 (0.60%) Amazon RDS
9 27 (0.57%) Big Data
10 26 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 21 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
12 20 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 19 (0.40%) Data Lake
14 14 (0.30%) BusinessObjects
15 13 (0.28%) Metadata
16 11 (0.23%) EDRMS
17 9 (0.19%) Data Mining
17 9 (0.19%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 143 (3.05%) JIRA
2 32 (0.68%) Visual Studio
3 31 (0.66%) Git
4 21 (0.45%) Visual Studio Code
5 13 (0.28%) Jenkins
6 11 (0.23%) LabVIEW
7 10 (0.21%) Team Foundation Server
8 8 (0.17%) eggPlant
8 8 (0.17%) MSI
8 8 (0.17%) Subversion
9 6 (0.13%) AdminStudio
9 6 (0.13%) Dreamweaver
9 6 (0.13%) InstallShield
9 6 (0.13%) Mercurial
9 6 (0.13%) Postman
10 5 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 4 (0.085%) Eclipse
11 4 (0.085%) GitLab
12 3 (0.064%) PeopleTools
12 3 (0.064%) Toad
General
1 2,183 (46.49%) Social Skills
2 1,069 (22.76%) Finance
3 854 (18.19%) Analytical Skills
4 639 (13.61%) Organisational Skills
5 447 (9.52%) Retail
6 408 (8.69%) Marketing
7 391 (8.33%) Legal
8 240 (5.11%) Law
9 233 (4.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 222 (4.73%) Military
11 195 (4.15%) Influencing Skills
12 164 (3.49%) Telecoms
13 161 (3.43%) Manufacturing
14 148 (3.15%) Public Sector
15 138 (2.94%) Banking
15 138 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
16 102 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
17 73 (1.55%) Automotive
18 69 (1.47%) Advertising
19 68 (1.45%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 1,005 (21.40%) Analyst
2 501 (10.67%) IT Support
3 374 (7.96%) Support Engineer
4 302 (6.43%) Senior
5 254 (5.41%) IT Engineer
6 251 (5.34%) Support Analyst
7 238 (5.07%) Coordinator
8 223 (4.75%) Development Manager
8 223 (4.75%) Project Manager
9 221 (4.71%) Graduate
10 211 (4.49%) Administrator
11 201 (4.28%) IT Support Engineer
12 187 (3.98%) IT Analyst
13 170 (3.62%) IT Technician
14 164 (3.49%) Service Analyst
15 155 (3.30%) Service Desk Analyst
16 151 (3.22%) 2nd Line Support
17 149 (3.17%) 1st Line Support
18 139 (2.96%) Support Technician
19 138 (2.94%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (1.75%) .NET
2 68 (1.45%) HTML
3 33 (0.70%) CSS
4 27 (0.57%) XML
5 23 (0.49%) HTML5
6 21 (0.45%) EDI
7 20 (0.43%) JSON
8 17 (0.36%) Blazor
9 16 (0.34%) Oracle Fusion
9 16 (0.34%) Web Services
10 14 (0.30%) LDAP
10 14 (0.30%) REST
11 12 (0.26%) Flash
12 9 (0.19%) .NET Framework
12 9 (0.19%) jQuery
13 8 (0.17%) Middleware
13 8 (0.17%) pytest
14 7 (0.15%) XSL
15 6 (0.13%) ASP.NET
15 6 (0.13%) Classic ASP
Miscellaneous
1 483 (10.29%) Self-Motivation
2 337 (7.18%) Onboarding
3 278 (5.92%) Driving Licence
4 227 (4.83%) Management Information System
5 125 (2.66%) Social Media
6 82 (1.75%) Video Conferencing
7 73 (1.55%) Data Centre
8 67 (1.43%) Replication
9 57 (1.21%) Smartphone
10 52 (1.11%) CCTV
11 49 (1.04%) NHS
12 40 (0.85%) Renewable Energy
13 34 (0.72%) EPoS
14 31 (0.66%) Life Science
15 30 (0.64%) Blog
15 30 (0.64%) Graphic Design
15 30 (0.64%) Reinsurance
16 29 (0.62%) Operational Technology
17 28 (0.60%) Product Ownership
18 27 (0.57%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 1,376 (29.30%) Windows
2 593 (12.63%) Windows 10
3 407 (8.67%) Windows Server
4 135 (2.87%) Linux
5 127 (2.70%) Apple iOS
6 123 (2.62%) Android
7 121 (2.58%) Windows 7
8 107 (2.28%) Mac OS
9 96 (2.04%) Windows Server 2016
10 89 (1.90%) Windows Server 2019
11 80 (1.70%) Windows Server 2012
12 75 (1.60%) Unix
13 47 (1.00%) Solaris
14 43 (0.92%) Windows Server 2008
15 19 (0.40%) Mac OS X
16 17 (0.36%) Windows 8
17 10 (0.21%) Windows Server 2003
17 10 (0.21%) Windows XP
18 8 (0.17%) Windows Vista
19 7 (0.15%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,270 (27.04%) Problem-Solving
2 1,223 (26.04%) Customer Service
3 663 (14.12%) Continuous Improvement
4 526 (11.20%) Project Management
5 523 (11.14%) ITIL
6 490 (10.43%) Logistics
7 419 (8.92%) Agile
8 349 (7.43%) Data Analysis
9 347 (7.39%) Business Development
10 334 (7.11%) Customer Experience
10 334 (7.11%) Time Management
11 322 (6.86%) Customer Requirements
12 310 (6.60%) Process Improvement
13 291 (6.20%) CRM
14 280 (5.96%) Creative Thinking
15 257 (5.47%) Decision-Making
16 249 (5.30%) Mathematics
17 239 (5.09%) Business Intelligence
18 223 (4.75%) Cybersecurity
19 217 (4.62%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 413 (8.79%) SQL
2 168 (3.58%) PowerShell
3 78 (1.66%) JavaScript
4 72 (1.53%) Python
5 58 (1.24%) C#
6 47 (1.00%) PL/SQL
7 34 (0.72%) T-SQL
8 33 (0.70%) VBA
9 26 (0.55%) VB
10 23 (0.49%) MATLAB
11 19 (0.40%) R
12 16 (0.34%) VB.NET
13 14 (0.30%) PHP
14 12 (0.26%) C++
14 12 (0.26%) VBScript
15 9 (0.19%) Bash
15 9 (0.19%) Java
16 7 (0.15%) C
17 6 (0.13%) Perl
17 6 (0.13%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 1,543 (32.86%) Degree
2 288 (6.13%) Security Cleared
3 221 (4.71%) DBS Check
4 180 (3.83%) SC Cleared
5 163 (3.47%) Microsoft Certification
6 86 (1.83%) MCP
7 82 (1.75%) A+ Certification
8 65 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
9 61 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
10 60 (1.28%) DV Cleared
11 58 (1.24%) Master's Degree
12 52 (1.11%) HNC
13 49 (1.04%) HND
14 47 (1.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 44 (0.94%) MCSE
16 43 (0.92%) PMI Certification
17 40 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
18 37 (0.79%) MCSA
18 37 (0.79%) PMP
19 35 (0.75%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 333 (7.09%) SLA
2 139 (2.96%) QA
3 115 (2.45%) GDPR
4 64 (1.36%) ISO 9001
5 63 (1.34%) Accessibility
6 58 (1.24%) PMO
7 57 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
7 57 (1.21%) Data Quality
8 51 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 27 (0.57%) ISO 14001
10 26 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 15 (0.32%) NEBOSH
12 13 (0.28%) COSHH
13 12 (0.26%) COBIT
14 10 (0.21%) GRC
14 10 (0.21%) IFRS
15 8 (0.17%) CDISC
15 8 (0.17%) ISO 26262
16 7 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 12207
16 7 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 939 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 210 (4.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 161 (3.43%) Hyper-V
4 44 (0.94%) Oracle RAC
5 21 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
6 18 (0.38%) Firmware
7 17 (0.36%) vSphere
8 15 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
9 14 (0.30%) XenApp
10 13 (0.28%) Terminal Services
11 12 (0.26%) KVM
12 11 (0.23%) XenDesktop
13 10 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
13 10 (0.21%) VMware Workstation
14 9 (0.19%) Docker
14 9 (0.19%) Forefront TMG
14 9 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
15 8 (0.17%) Microsoft App-V
16 7 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
17 3 (0.064%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 164 (3.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 154 (3.28%) SCCM
3 44 (0.94%) Data Guard
3 44 (0.94%) Oracle RMAN
4 33 (0.70%) WSUS
5 27 (0.57%) Terraform
6 22 (0.47%) EnCase
7 20 (0.43%) Jamf Pro
7 20 (0.43%) SCOM
8 18 (0.38%) Ansible
9 17 (0.36%) Failover Clustering
10 13 (0.28%) SmoothWall
11 10 (0.21%) Autotask
11 10 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
12 9 (0.19%) Functional Safety
12 9 (0.19%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
13 8 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
14 7 (0.15%) AirWatch
14 7 (0.15%) Icinga
14 7 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 3,332 (70.95%) Microsoft
2 257 (5.47%) VMware
3 158 (3.36%) Google
4 146 (3.11%) Apple
5 132 (2.81%) Cisco
6 128 (2.73%) SAP
7 109 (2.32%) Oracle
8 103 (2.19%) Citrix
9 101 (2.15%) ServiceNow
10 82 (1.75%) Adobe
11 75 (1.60%) Veeam
12 71 (1.51%) Salesforce
13 62 (1.32%) Remedy
14 58 (1.24%) iManage
15 50 (1.06%) Dell
16 49 (1.04%) Sage
17 47 (1.00%) Sun
18 46 (0.98%) HP
19 41 (0.87%) Sophos
20 38 (0.81%) Meraki