Microsoft Jobs in the Thames Valley

Microsoft
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 5 4
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 1,420 1,119 1,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 19.18% 20.09% 18.58%
As % of the Vendors category 52.44% 46.72% 47.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,009 762 782
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,525 £26,989
25th Percentile £34,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,350 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -7.30% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,700 £77,500 £77,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £46,350 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.91% -2.42% +5.56%

All Vendors
Thames Valley

Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,708 2,395 2,962
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 36.57% 43.00% 39.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,767 1,442 1,728
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,500 £27,925
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,293 £50,000 £50,845
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -1.66% -3.15%
75th Percentile £59,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £77,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the Thames Valley

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Microsoft in the Thames Valley

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the Thames Valley

Microsoft
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 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
Berkshire +2 633 £48,000 +3.56% 142
Buckinghamshire -1 395 £42,500 +21.43% 97
Oxfordshire +2 392 £43,239 -24.80% 84
Microsoft
South East

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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
1 180 (12.68%) SharePoint
2 170 (11.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 37 (2.61%) IIS
4 33 (2.32%) CMS
5 26 (1.83%) Kentico
6 24 (1.69%) Headless CMS
7 20 (1.41%) Sitecore CMS
8 19 (1.34%) Exchange Server 2010
8 19 (1.34%) Umbraco
9 14 (0.99%) Confluence
10 7 (0.49%) WordPress
11 6 (0.42%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 5 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2013
12 5 (0.35%) OpenStack
13 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
14 1 (0.070%) Alfresco
14 1 (0.070%) Apache
14 1 (0.070%) Documentum
14 1 (0.070%) FileNet
14 1 (0.070%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 276 (19.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 276 (19.44%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (2.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 37 (2.61%) Microsoft Project
4 21 (1.48%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.42%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.28%) Adobe Captivate
7 3 (0.21%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.21%) Revit
7 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.070%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.070%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 66 (4.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.06%) Dynamics NAV
3 10 (0.70%) Primavera
4 7 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
4 7 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
5 5 (0.35%) ResourceLink
5 5 (0.35%) Sage X3
6 3 (0.21%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.070%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 502 (35.35%) Azure
2 452 (31.83%) Microsoft 365
3 167 (11.76%) Power Platform
4 92 (6.48%) Dynamics 365
5 91 (6.41%) Entra ID
6 81 (5.70%) Azure DevOps
7 76 (5.35%) OneDrive
8 57 (4.01%) Power Automate
9 56 (3.94%) PowerApps
10 48 (3.38%) AWS
10 48 (3.38%) Azure Monitor
11 41 (2.89%) SaaS
12 24 (1.69%) Azure Storage
13 22 (1.55%) Cloud Computing
14 21 (1.48%) Azure Sentinel
14 21 (1.48%) Kontent
15 20 (1.41%) Google Workspace
16 16 (1.13%) PaaS
17 12 (0.85%) GCP
17 12 (0.85%) iTunes
Communications & Networking
1 172 (12.11%) Firewall
2 125 (8.80%) DNS
3 87 (6.13%) DHCP
4 49 (3.45%) Broadband
5 44 (3.10%) WAN
6 41 (2.89%) VPN
7 37 (2.61%) TCP/IP
8 36 (2.54%) Wireless
9 34 (2.39%) Wi-Fi
10 31 (2.18%) VLAN
11 25 (1.76%) LAN
12 24 (1.69%) Internet
13 23 (1.62%) SAN
13 23 (1.62%) SD-WAN
14 22 (1.55%) VoIP
15 21 (1.48%) Network Security
16 19 (1.34%) Intranet
17 18 (1.27%) Intrusion Detection
18 16 (1.13%) SSL
19 15 (1.06%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 177 (12.46%) SQL Server
2 99 (6.97%) Power BI
3 25 (1.76%) Data Lake
3 25 (1.76%) Elasticsearch
3 25 (1.76%) Relational Database
4 22 (1.55%) Azure SQL Database
5 20 (1.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 18 (1.27%) Amazon RDS
7 17 (1.20%) MongoDB
8 16 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
9 11 (0.77%) Power Query
10 10 (0.70%) NoSQL
10 10 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 10 (0.70%) Tableau
11 8 (0.56%) MySQL
12 7 (0.49%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
13 6 (0.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 5 (0.35%) Data Mining
14 5 (0.35%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 41 (2.89%) Visual Studio
2 33 (2.32%) JIRA
3 25 (1.76%) Git
4 21 (1.48%) GitLab
5 18 (1.27%) NUnit
6 13 (0.92%) Jenkins
7 8 (0.56%) AdminStudio
7 8 (0.56%) InstallShield
7 8 (0.56%) MSI
7 8 (0.56%) Selenium
8 7 (0.49%) Cypress.io
8 7 (0.49%) PowerBuilder
9 6 (0.42%) MSTest
10 5 (0.35%) Bugzilla
10 5 (0.35%) Zephyr
11 4 (0.28%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.21%) WebDriver
13 2 (0.14%) Burp Suite
13 2 (0.14%) SoapUI
14 1 (0.070%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 506 (35.63%) Social Skills
2 280 (19.72%) Finance
3 239 (16.83%) Analytical Skills
4 147 (10.35%) Retail
5 123 (8.66%) Marketing
6 78 (5.49%) Organisational Skills
7 77 (5.42%) Legal
8 65 (4.58%) Law
9 56 (3.94%) Presentation Skills
10 44 (3.10%) Manufacturing
11 43 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
12 38 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 35 (2.46%) Pharmaceutical
14 32 (2.25%) Public Sector
15 28 (1.97%) Telecoms
16 27 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
17 17 (1.20%) Back Office
18 16 (1.13%) Automotive
19 13 (0.92%) Games
20 12 (0.85%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 180 (12.68%) Senior
2 174 (12.25%) Analyst
3 160 (11.27%) Developer
4 136 (9.58%) IT Support
5 120 (8.45%) Support Engineer
6 104 (7.32%) Consultant
7 99 (6.97%) IT Engineer
8 92 (6.48%) Architect
9 90 (6.34%) .NET Developer
10 81 (5.70%) IT Support Engineer
11 79 (5.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 72 (5.07%) Development Manager
13 71 (5.00%) Lead
14 61 (4.30%) C# Developer
15 51 (3.59%) C# .NET Developer
16 49 (3.45%) 3rd Line Support
16 49 (3.45%) IT Analyst
17 44 (3.10%) Systems Engineer
18 41 (2.89%) 3rd Line Engineer
18 41 (2.89%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 169 (11.90%) .NET
2 82 (5.77%) ASP.NET
3 81 (5.70%) .NET Core
4 79 (5.56%) .NET Framework
5 64 (4.51%) React
6 58 (4.08%) ASP.NET MVC
7 41 (2.89%) AngularJS
8 40 (2.82%) Entity Framework
9 33 (2.32%) ASP.NET Web API
10 32 (2.25%) Web Services
11 24 (1.69%) Next.js
11 24 (1.69%) Vue
12 23 (1.62%) RESTful
13 20 (1.41%) ARM Templates
14 18 (1.27%) Node.js
15 17 (1.20%) CSS
15 17 (1.20%) HTML
16 13 (0.92%) Twitter Bootstrap
17 12 (0.85%) LINQ
18 11 (0.77%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 118 (8.31%) Self-Motivation
2 66 (4.65%) Data Centre
3 46 (3.24%) Driving Licence
4 40 (2.82%) PKI
5 38 (2.68%) Management Information System
6 35 (2.46%) Algorithms
7 31 (2.18%) Onboarding
8 24 (1.69%) Replication
9 21 (1.48%) Life Science
10 19 (1.34%) Smartphone
11 18 (1.27%) Client/Server
12 17 (1.20%) Public Cloud
13 16 (1.13%) Biopharmaceutical
13 16 (1.13%) Cyber Threat
14 14 (0.99%) Educational Technology
14 14 (0.99%) Social Media
15 13 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
15 13 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
15 13 (0.92%) Product Ownership
15 13 (0.92%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 365 (25.70%) Windows
2 168 (11.83%) Windows Server
3 157 (11.06%) Windows 10
4 129 (9.08%) Linux
5 79 (5.56%) Windows Server 2016
5 79 (5.56%) Windows Server 2019
6 59 (4.15%) Windows Server 2012
7 45 (3.17%) Android
8 41 (2.89%) Windows 7
9 36 (2.54%) Apple iOS
10 32 (2.25%) Unix
11 17 (1.20%) Mac OS
12 16 (1.13%) Windows XP
13 11 (0.77%) Mac OS X
13 11 (0.77%) Windows NT
14 8 (0.56%) CentOS
14 8 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 8 (0.56%) Ubuntu
14 8 (0.56%) VMS
15 7 (0.49%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 335 (23.59%) Agile
2 301 (21.20%) Problem-Solving
3 210 (14.79%) Customer Service
4 163 (11.48%) ITIL
5 162 (11.41%) Cybersecurity
6 161 (11.34%) DevOps
7 141 (9.93%) Project Management
8 126 (8.87%) CRM
9 118 (8.31%) Logistics
10 110 (7.75%) Analytics
11 106 (7.46%) Business Intelligence
12 105 (7.39%) Business Development
13 101 (7.11%) Decision-Making
14 100 (7.04%) Data Management
15 99 (6.97%) Mentoring
16 98 (6.90%) Presales
17 96 (6.76%) Customer Requirements
18 91 (6.41%) Service Management
19 90 (6.34%) Infrastructure Engineering
20 89 (6.27%) Commercial Awareness
Programming Languages
1 215 (15.14%) C#
2 207 (14.58%) SQL
3 111 (7.82%) JavaScript
4 95 (6.69%) PowerShell
5 90 (6.34%) Python
6 54 (3.80%) Fortran
7 46 (3.24%) Bash
8 44 (3.10%) C++
9 38 (2.68%) TypeScript
10 34 (2.39%) VB
11 33 (2.32%) T-SQL
12 26 (1.83%) C
12 26 (1.83%) VBScript
13 19 (1.34%) Bicep
14 18 (1.27%) VB.NET
15 14 (0.99%) Java
16 12 (0.85%) Perl
16 12 (0.85%) PL/SQL
17 11 (0.77%) Kusto Query Language
18 6 (0.42%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 359 (25.28%) Degree
2 261 (18.38%) Security Cleared
3 132 (9.30%) SC Cleared
4 110 (7.75%) DV Cleared
5 78 (5.49%) Microsoft Certification
6 54 (3.80%) DBS Check
7 52 (3.66%) Cisco Certification
8 43 (3.03%) Master's Degree
9 41 (2.89%) ACCA
9 41 (2.89%) CCNA
9 41 (2.89%) CIMA
10 40 (2.82%) MCP
11 34 (2.39%) Azure Certification
12 30 (2.11%) PhD
13 29 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
13 29 (2.04%) CCNP
13 29 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
14 26 (1.83%) CISSP
15 25 (1.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 23 (1.62%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (4.93%) SLA
2 41 (2.89%) GDPR
3 29 (2.04%) QA
4 25 (1.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (1.06%) Data Quality
6 15 (1.06%) Good Clinical Practice
7 12 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 12 (0.85%) NIST
8 8 (0.56%) PCI DSS
9 7 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.35%) ISO 9001
11 5 (0.35%) PMO
12 3 (0.21%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.21%) ISO 14001
13 2 (0.14%) PMBOK
14 1 (0.070%) COSHH
14 1 (0.070%) ISO 13485
14 1 (0.070%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 355 (25.00%) Active Directory
2 112 (7.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 81 (5.70%) Hyper-V
4 24 (1.69%) Virtual Desktop
4 24 (1.69%) Virtual Machines
5 23 (1.62%) Firmware
6 16 (1.13%) Docker
7 15 (1.06%) VMware ESXi
8 13 (0.92%) vSphere
9 10 (0.70%) KVM
10 8 (0.56%) Microsoft App-V
11 5 (0.35%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 4 (0.28%) XenApp
13 3 (0.21%) XenDesktop
14 1 (0.070%) NFS
14 1 (0.070%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 121 (8.52%) SCCM
2 104 (7.32%) Microsoft Intune
3 53 (3.73%) WSUS
4 47 (3.31%) SCOM
5 35 (2.46%) Kubernetes
6 32 (2.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 20 (1.41%) NetBackup
8 17 (1.20%) vCenter Server
9 15 (1.06%) EMC NetWorker
10 13 (0.92%) Terraform
11 11 (0.77%) Stealthwatch
11 11 (0.77%) Sysprep
12 7 (0.49%) Ansible
13 5 (0.35%) CASB
13 5 (0.35%) HP Quality Center
13 5 (0.35%) Puppet
13 5 (0.35%) Red Hat Spacewalk
13 5 (0.35%) Suricata
14 4 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
14 4 (0.28%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 162 (11.41%) VMware
2 75 (5.28%) Cisco
3 72 (5.07%) Citrix
4 71 (5.00%) Apple
5 61 (4.30%) Adobe
6 59 (4.15%) Veeam
7 45 (3.17%) HP
8 39 (2.75%) Dell
8 39 (2.75%) Google
9 32 (2.25%) Oracle
10 24 (1.69%) Juniper
10 24 (1.69%) Palo Alto
11 22 (1.55%) Meraki
11 22 (1.55%) ServiceNow
12 20 (1.41%) Sitecore
13 19 (1.34%) Optimizely
14 18 (1.27%) EMC
14 18 (1.27%) Salesforce
15 17 (1.20%) SAP
16 15 (1.06%) Sage