Microsoft Certification Jobs

Microsoft Certification
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 227 284 353
Rank change year-on-year +57 +69 -63
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 1,330 1,210 1,884
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.24% 1.29% 1.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.72% 3.80% 4.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,091 847 1,214
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £32,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,000 £45,533
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +5.42% +1.18%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - +0.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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 requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 28,187 31,834 46,687
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.34% 33.91% 27.28%
Number of salaries quoted 17,276 14,419 19,396
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,000 £30,843
25th Percentile £38,603 £42,500 £40,620
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.83% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Certification in the UK

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Certification in the UK

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in the UK

Microsoft Certification
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 Certification within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 +54 1,218 £45,000 -5.26% 396
UK excluding London +23 983 £40,000 -5.88% 303
Work from Home +69 478 £51,000 -2.86% 112
London +78 299 £60,000 +9.09% 122
North of England +50 277 £40,000 -15.79% 90
South East +16 234 £39,000 +6.85% 51
Midlands -5 174 £40,000 -4.76% 47
North West -9 127 £40,000 -11.11% 48
South West -10 115 £42,500 +0.59% 41
West Midlands -16 106 £38,000 -15.08% 28
East of England -3 102 £40,000 -8.57% 32
Yorkshire +62 87 £41,250 -24.84% 31
East Midlands -15 68 £45,000 +7.14% 19
North East +35 63 £32,500 - 11
Scotland -69 44 £57,500 +27.78% 28
Wales +10 25 £27,000 -29.87% 11
Northern Ireland +23 11 £45,000 -37.93% 7
Isle of Man - 2 £50,000 -

Microsoft Certification
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
1 206 (15.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 190 (14.29%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.43%) SharePoint 2010
3 19 (1.43%) SharePoint 2013
4 12 (0.90%) IIS
5 11 (0.83%) Apache Spark
6 10 (0.75%) CMS
7 8 (0.60%) Apache
8 5 (0.38%) Confluence
8 5 (0.38%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.075%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.075%) Drupal
9 1 (0.075%) Moodle
9 1 (0.075%) SAS
Applications
1 164 (12.33%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (0.98%) Adobe XD
4 4 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.15%) Trello
6 1 (0.075%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.075%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.075%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 42 (3.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.38%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.23%) Maximo
4 2 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.15%) Sage 200
4 2 (0.15%) Sage 50
4 2 (0.15%) Shopify
5 1 (0.075%) Cognos Controller
5 1 (0.075%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.075%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.075%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.075%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.075%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 841 (63.23%) Azure
2 542 (40.75%) Microsoft 365
3 297 (22.33%) Power Platform
4 142 (10.68%) AWS
5 117 (8.80%) Dynamics 365
6 113 (8.50%) Entra ID
7 98 (7.37%) Azure DevOps
8 93 (6.99%) PowerApps
9 88 (6.62%) Power Automate
10 43 (3.23%) Azure Data Factory
11 41 (3.08%) Azure AI
11 41 (3.08%) PaaS
12 40 (3.01%) IBM Cloud
13 36 (2.71%) GCP
13 36 (2.71%) IaaS
14 35 (2.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 34 (2.56%) OneDrive
16 33 (2.48%) Serverless
17 31 (2.33%) Azure Logic Apps
18 29 (2.18%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 225 (16.92%) Firewall
2 130 (9.77%) DNS
3 121 (9.10%) DHCP
4 109 (8.20%) SAN
5 96 (7.22%) TCP/IP
6 87 (6.54%) Broadband
7 84 (6.32%) WAN
8 83 (6.24%) VPN
9 77 (5.79%) LAN
10 76 (5.71%) Network Security
11 63 (4.74%) VLAN
12 51 (3.83%) Internet
13 48 (3.61%) VoIP
14 41 (3.08%) Wi-Fi
15 40 (3.01%) NAS
15 40 (3.01%) Wireless
16 28 (2.11%) Remote Desktop
17 26 (1.95%) Intranet
18 19 (1.43%) SD-WAN
19 14 (1.05%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 233 (17.52%) Power BI
2 207 (15.56%) SQL Server
3 116 (8.72%) Azure SQL Database
4 50 (3.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 47 (3.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 37 (2.78%) Data Lake
7 35 (2.63%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 31 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
9 30 (2.26%) Relational Database
10 27 (2.03%) Amazon RDS
11 16 (1.20%) Big Data
12 15 (1.13%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 10 (0.75%) Metadata
14 9 (0.68%) QlikView
15 8 (0.60%) MySQL
16 7 (0.53%) Oracle Database
16 7 (0.53%) Tableau
17 6 (0.45%) Elasticsearch
17 6 (0.45%) NoSQL
18 5 (0.38%) Redis
Development Applications
1 23 (1.73%) JIRA
2 18 (1.35%) Git
3 13 (0.98%) Axure RP
3 13 (0.98%) Balsamiq
4 7 (0.53%) GitLab
5 5 (0.38%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.30%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.23%) Octopus Deploy
7 3 (0.23%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.23%) TeamCity
7 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.15%) Hudson
9 1 (0.075%) AdminStudio
9 1 (0.075%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.075%) MSI
9 1 (0.075%) Vagrant
General
1 593 (44.59%) Social Skills
2 177 (13.31%) Analytical Skills
3 155 (11.65%) Finance
4 117 (8.80%) Public Sector
5 69 (5.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 57 (4.29%) Organisational Skills
7 48 (3.61%) Marketing
8 46 (3.46%) Presentation Skills
9 45 (3.38%) Manufacturing
10 38 (2.86%) Legal
11 34 (2.56%) Law
12 33 (2.48%) Retail
13 32 (2.41%) Telecoms
14 18 (1.35%) Banking
15 16 (1.20%) General Ledger
16 14 (1.05%) Automotive
16 14 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
17 13 (0.98%) Billing
18 11 (0.83%) Local Government
19 10 (0.75%) Games
Job Titles
1 189 (14.21%) Support Engineer
2 177 (13.31%) IT Support
3 127 (9.55%) Architect
3 127 (9.55%) Senior
4 113 (8.50%) IT Engineer
5 111 (8.35%) DBA
6 105 (7.89%) Analyst
7 102 (7.67%) SQL DBA
8 88 (6.62%) Consultant
9 85 (6.39%) IT Support Engineer
10 82 (6.17%) Developer
11 81 (6.09%) 2nd Line Support
12 77 (5.79%) Lead
13 68 (5.11%) 3rd Line Support
14 66 (4.96%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 64 (4.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 60 (4.51%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 59 (4.44%) Solutions Architect
18 58 (4.36%) Administrator
19 49 (3.68%) 3rd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (4.51%) HTML
2 56 (4.21%) CSS
3 54 (4.06%) .NET
4 24 (1.80%) ARM Templates
5 21 (1.58%) .NET Core
6 19 (1.43%) ASP.NET
6 19 (1.43%) HTML5 Canvas
7 18 (1.35%) .NET Framework
8 17 (1.28%) ASP.NET MVC
9 15 (1.13%) PySpark
10 14 (1.05%) Entity Framework
11 11 (0.83%) Web Services
12 10 (0.75%) ADO
12 10 (0.75%) AngularJS
12 10 (0.75%) jQuery
13 9 (0.68%) Middleware
14 8 (0.60%) REST
15 7 (0.53%) XML
16 6 (0.45%) React
17 5 (0.38%) Itk
Miscellaneous
1 95 (7.14%) Data Centre
2 71 (5.34%) Driving Licence
3 64 (4.81%) Management Information System
4 49 (3.68%) Onboarding
5 47 (3.53%) Distributed Systems
5 47 (3.53%) Hybrid Cloud
6 44 (3.31%) Replication
7 41 (3.08%) Public Cloud
8 40 (3.01%) Blockchain
9 34 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
10 33 (2.48%) Private Cloud
11 29 (2.18%) Analytical Mindset
12 28 (2.11%) Cloud Native
13 26 (1.95%) Security Posture
14 24 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
14 24 (1.80%) Enterprise Storage
15 19 (1.43%) Virtual Team
16 17 (1.28%) NHS
17 16 (1.20%) Smartphone
18 14 (1.05%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 560 (42.11%) Windows
2 281 (21.13%) Windows Server
3 150 (11.28%) Linux
4 124 (9.32%) Windows 10
5 94 (7.07%) VMS
6 57 (4.29%) Mac OS
7 54 (4.06%) Windows Server 2012
8 50 (3.76%) Debian
9 49 (3.68%) Windows Server 2016
10 47 (3.53%) CentOS
11 40 (3.01%) Alpine Linux
12 38 (2.86%) Windows Server 2019
13 37 (2.78%) Apple iOS
14 20 (1.50%) Windows Server 2008
15 19 (1.43%) Android
16 12 (0.90%) Ubuntu
17 10 (0.75%) Windows 7
17 10 (0.75%) Windows 8
18 9 (0.68%) SUSE
19 7 (0.53%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 411 (30.90%) Problem-Solving
2 304 (22.86%) ITIL
3 284 (21.35%) Customer Service
4 240 (18.05%) Business Intelligence
5 167 (12.56%) DevOps
6 161 (12.11%) Cybersecurity
7 160 (12.03%) Computer Science
8 142 (10.68%) Agile
9 139 (10.45%) Disaster Recovery
10 122 (9.17%) Project Management
11 114 (8.57%) Collaborative Working
12 113 (8.50%) CI/CD
13 112 (8.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 106 (7.97%) Artificial Intelligence
15 103 (7.74%) Migration
16 97 (7.29%) Performance Tuning
17 96 (7.22%) High Availability
18 95 (7.14%) Project Delivery
19 84 (6.32%) Presales
20 82 (6.17%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 305 (22.93%) SQL
2 117 (8.80%) C#
3 112 (8.42%) PowerShell
4 100 (7.52%) T-SQL
5 70 (5.26%) JavaScript
6 45 (3.38%) Python
7 24 (1.80%) TypeScript
8 23 (1.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 14 (1.05%) Bash
10 12 (0.90%) Java
11 11 (0.83%) U-SQL
12 10 (0.75%) Bicep
12 10 (0.75%) Kusto Query Language
13 9 (0.68%) C
13 9 (0.68%) C++
14 5 (0.38%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.30%) R
16 3 (0.23%) Go
16 3 (0.23%) Objective-C
16 3 (0.23%) PHP
Qualifications
1 416 (31.28%) Degree
2 308 (23.16%) MCSE
3 243 (18.27%) Azure Certification
4 194 (14.59%) MCSA
5 169 (12.71%) MCP
6 164 (12.33%) Cisco Certification
7 155 (11.65%) A+ Certification
8 135 (10.15%) CCNA
9 131 (9.85%) Computer Science Degree
10 105 (7.89%) Security Cleared
11 88 (6.62%) SC Cleared
12 81 (6.09%) DBS Check
13 72 (5.41%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 55 (4.14%) MCITP
15 44 (3.31%) Network+ Certification
16 32 (2.41%) CCNP
17 28 (2.11%) ITIL Certification
18 26 (1.95%) CISSP
19 25 (1.88%) AWS Certification
20 21 (1.58%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (5.86%) SLA
2 45 (3.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 40 (3.01%) GDPR
4 23 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials
4 23 (1.73%) QA
5 18 (1.35%) Accessibility
6 14 (1.05%) NIST
7 13 (0.98%) PCI DSS
7 13 (0.98%) WCAG
8 9 (0.68%) Data Quality
8 9 (0.68%) NCSC
9 5 (0.38%) ISO 9001
9 5 (0.38%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.075%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.075%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.075%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.075%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.075%) PMO
System Software
1 495 (37.22%) Active Directory
2 209 (15.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 157 (11.80%) Hyper-V
4 94 (7.07%) Virtual Machines
5 69 (5.19%) Docker
6 51 (3.83%) vSphere
7 29 (2.18%) Virtual Servers
7 29 (2.18%) XenDesktop
8 26 (1.95%) VMware ESXi
9 20 (1.50%) XenApp
10 10 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
11 9 (0.68%) Firmware
11 9 (0.68%) vCloud
12 7 (0.53%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 4 (0.30%) KVM
13 4 (0.30%) Terminal Services
14 3 (0.23%) VMware NSX
15 2 (0.15%) Terminal Server
16 1 (0.075%) DFS Replication
16 1 (0.075%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 135 (10.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 96 (7.22%) Kubernetes
3 89 (6.69%) Terraform
4 80 (6.02%) SCCM
5 15 (1.13%) SCOM
6 14 (1.05%) vCenter Server
7 10 (0.75%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (0.75%) WSUS
8 9 (0.68%) FortiGate
9 8 (0.60%) Autotask
10 7 (0.53%) SmoothWall
11 6 (0.45%) Ansible
12 5 (0.38%) Grafana
12 5 (0.38%) Prometheus
13 4 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 4 (0.30%) AirWatch
13 4 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
14 3 (0.23%) Dell DRAC
14 3 (0.23%) Progress Chef
15 2 (0.15%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 1,190 (89.47%) Microsoft
2 279 (20.98%) VMware
3 109 (8.20%) Cisco
4 77 (5.79%) HP
5 72 (5.41%) Citrix
6 63 (4.74%) Veeam
7 58 (4.36%) Apple
8 49 (3.68%) Red Hat
9 47 (3.53%) Adobe
10 45 (3.38%) IBM
11 43 (3.23%) Google
12 35 (2.63%) Databricks
13 34 (2.56%) Dell
14 32 (2.41%) Meraki
15 24 (1.80%) Nimble Storage
16 20 (1.50%) SolarWinds
17 17 (1.28%) Oracle
17 17 (1.28%) Symantec
18 14 (1.05%) Commvault
18 14 (1.05%) ServiceNow