Microsoft Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 23 May 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
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 3 3
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 -1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 1,515 1,629 1,550
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 19.84% 26.33% 20.83%
As % of the Vendors category 54.46% 56.96% 49.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,208 829 1,087
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,200 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% +1.69%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,650 £77,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -

All Vendors
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,782 2,860 3,163
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 36.44% 46.22% 42.51%
Number of salaries quoted 2,177 1,551 2,051
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,740
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +7.53% -2.11%
75th Percentile £62,500 £64,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,309 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +3.77%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the West Midlands

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Microsoft in the West Midlands

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the West Midlands

Microsoft
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
Birmingham 0 530 £50,000 -9.09% 164
Staffordshire 0 210 £40,000 -11.11% 85
Warwickshire +10 193 £45,000 -14.29% 62
Worcestershire 0 117 £35,649 -10.60% 24
Coventry 0 60 £52,500 +9.26% 37
Solihull +3 56 £62,500 +38.89% 8
Shropshire +10 54 £41,500 +0.61% 28
Wolverhampton -3 34 £30,500 -39.00% 14
Dudley 0 16 £25,000 -58.33% 14
Herefordshire +6 14 £35,000 -9.86% 5
Tipton - 11 £25,000 - 2
Wednesbury -1 9 £30,000 -11.11% 1
Walsall -5 8 £26,000 +23.81% 8
Halesowen - 6 £38,000 - 7
Stourbridge - 4 £55,000 - 3
Brierley Hill - 3 £32,500 -
Smethwick - 1 £42,500 - 2
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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
1 192 (12.67%) SharePoint
2 135 (8.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 48 (3.17%) IIS
4 16 (1.06%) Confluence
5 15 (0.99%) Skype for Business
6 11 (0.73%) Apache
7 8 (0.53%) Tomcat
8 5 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2010
8 5 (0.33%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.33%) WordPress
9 4 (0.26%) Office Communications Server
10 3 (0.20%) CMS
10 3 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2007
10 3 (0.20%) nginx
10 3 (0.20%) SAS
11 2 (0.13%) BizTalk Server
11 2 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2003
11 2 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.13%) Liferay
11 2 (0.13%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 317 (20.92%) Microsoft Office
2 183 (12.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 50 (3.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (1.45%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (0.92%) AutoCAD
6 9 (0.59%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.46%) Trello
8 6 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
9 4 (0.26%) EPLAN
10 2 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.13%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.13%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.13%) InDesign
10 2 (0.13%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.066%) Blender
11 1 (0.066%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 73 (4.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 24 (1.58%) Dynamics NAV
3 11 (0.73%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.33%) Sage 200
4 5 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.26%) Magento
5 4 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.13%) PeopleSoft HCM
6 2 (0.13%) ResourceLink
6 2 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.13%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.066%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 568 (37.49%) Azure
2 469 (30.96%) Microsoft 365
3 289 (19.08%) Power Platform
4 172 (11.35%) Dynamics 365
5 112 (7.39%) Entra ID
6 98 (6.47%) PowerApps
7 91 (6.01%) AWS
8 83 (5.48%) Power Automate
9 68 (4.49%) Azure DevOps
10 35 (2.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 34 (2.24%) SaaS
12 26 (1.72%) Azure Stack
12 26 (1.72%) Cloud Computing
13 25 (1.65%) Azure Data Factory
13 25 (1.65%) IaaS
13 25 (1.65%) PaaS
14 22 (1.45%) OneDrive
15 14 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
16 13 (0.86%) Serverless
17 11 (0.73%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 123 (8.12%) Firewall
2 113 (7.46%) WAN
3 106 (7.00%) DNS
4 94 (6.20%) DHCP
5 76 (5.02%) LAN
6 61 (4.03%) Wi-Fi
7 58 (3.83%) TCP/IP
8 45 (2.97%) SAN
9 42 (2.77%) VPN
10 32 (2.11%) Intranet
11 28 (1.85%) Wireless
12 27 (1.78%) SD-WAN
12 27 (1.78%) VLAN
13 24 (1.58%) Network Security
14 19 (1.25%) VoIP
15 16 (1.06%) Unified Communications
16 15 (0.99%) Skype
17 12 (0.79%) HTTP
17 12 (0.79%) Internet
17 12 (0.79%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 259 (17.10%) SQL Server
2 207 (13.66%) Power BI
3 63 (4.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 49 (3.23%) Data Warehouse
5 47 (3.10%) Relational Database
6 35 (2.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 35 (2.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 32 (2.11%) Data Lake
8 18 (1.19%) Elasticsearch
8 18 (1.19%) MongoDB
9 17 (1.12%) Amazon RDS
9 17 (1.12%) Metadata
10 15 (0.99%) Azure SQL Database
11 14 (0.92%) Tableau
12 13 (0.86%) MySQL
13 11 (0.73%) Oracle Database
14 10 (0.66%) NoSQL
15 9 (0.59%) Microsoft Analysis Services
16 8 (0.53%) Big Data
16 8 (0.53%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 44 (2.90%) Git
2 35 (2.31%) Visual Studio
3 34 (2.24%) JIRA
4 7 (0.46%) Postman
4 7 (0.46%) Team Foundation Server
5 6 (0.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.33%) Jasmine
6 5 (0.33%) Karma Test Runner
6 5 (0.33%) MSTest
6 5 (0.33%) SoapUI
6 5 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
7 4 (0.26%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.20%) GitLab
8 3 (0.20%) Moq
9 2 (0.13%) Android Studio
9 2 (0.13%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.13%) Bower
9 2 (0.13%) CANoe
9 2 (0.13%) gulp
10 1 (0.066%) Sourcetree
General
1 512 (33.80%) Social Skills
2 303 (20.00%) Finance
3 157 (10.36%) Analytical Skills
4 127 (8.38%) Retail
5 103 (6.80%) Manufacturing
6 81 (5.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 79 (5.21%) Law
8 71 (4.69%) Public Sector
9 68 (4.49%) Marketing
10 63 (4.16%) Legal
11 52 (3.43%) Local Government
12 48 (3.17%) Organisational Skills
13 38 (2.51%) Documentation Skills
14 29 (1.91%) Telecoms
15 21 (1.39%) Police
16 19 (1.25%) Banking
16 19 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
17 18 (1.19%) Advertising
18 15 (0.99%) Back Office
19 14 (0.92%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 242 (15.97%) Developer
2 222 (14.65%) Analyst
3 166 (10.96%) Senior
4 143 (9.44%) IT Support
5 105 (6.93%) Consultant
6 96 (6.34%) Architect
7 94 (6.20%) Support Engineer
8 84 (5.54%) IT Engineer
9 72 (4.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 66 (4.36%) .NET Developer
11 58 (3.83%) Lead
11 58 (3.83%) Solutions Architect
12 55 (3.63%) IT Support Engineer
13 47 (3.10%) Support Analyst
14 46 (3.04%) Power Platform Developer
15 43 (2.84%) Senior Developer
16 42 (2.77%) IT Technician
17 41 (2.71%) IT Manager
18 39 (2.57%) Senior Architect
19 38 (2.51%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 179 (11.82%) .NET
2 76 (5.02%) HTML
3 70 (4.62%) ASP.NET
4 60 (3.96%) .NET Core
5 56 (3.70%) AngularJS
6 53 (3.50%) ASP.NET Web API
7 52 (3.43%) Entity Framework
8 50 (3.30%) ASP.NET MVC
9 46 (3.04%) REST
10 45 (2.97%) CSS
11 40 (2.64%) .NET Framework
12 33 (2.18%) React
13 31 (2.05%) RESTful
13 31 (2.05%) Web Services
14 27 (1.78%) JSON
15 26 (1.72%) Vue
16 24 (1.58%) HTML5
17 21 (1.39%) Node.js
17 21 (1.39%) XML
18 17 (1.12%) LINQ
Miscellaneous
1 96 (6.34%) Self-Motivation
2 77 (5.08%) Driving Licence
3 71 (4.69%) Data Centre
4 60 (3.96%) Management Information System
5 42 (2.77%) Public Cloud
6 37 (2.44%) Clustering
7 27 (1.78%) Virtual Team
8 25 (1.65%) Product Ownership
9 24 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
10 23 (1.52%) Algorithms
10 23 (1.52%) Low-Code
11 20 (1.32%) NHS
12 19 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
12 19 (1.25%) Hybrid Cloud
13 18 (1.19%) Cloud Native
13 18 (1.19%) Onboarding
13 18 (1.19%) PKI
13 18 (1.19%) Video Conferencing
14 17 (1.12%) CCTV
15 16 (1.06%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 424 (27.99%) Windows
2 193 (12.74%) Windows Server
3 110 (7.26%) Windows 10
4 61 (4.03%) Linux
5 43 (2.84%) Windows Server 2012
6 37 (2.44%) Windows Server 2016
7 34 (2.24%) Windows 7
7 34 (2.24%) Windows Server 2019
8 24 (1.58%) Android
9 19 (1.25%) Apple iOS
10 15 (0.99%) Mac OS
10 15 (0.99%) Unix
11 13 (0.86%) Windows 8
12 9 (0.59%) Ubuntu
12 9 (0.59%) Windows Server 2008
13 8 (0.53%) Solaris
13 8 (0.53%) Windows Server 2003
14 6 (0.40%) VMS
15 5 (0.33%) CentOS
15 5 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 319 (21.06%) Problem-Solving
2 249 (16.44%) Agile
3 212 (13.99%) Customer Service
4 211 (13.93%) Business Intelligence
5 200 (13.20%) Cybersecurity
6 161 (10.63%) DevOps
7 155 (10.23%) ITIL
8 132 (8.71%) Continuous Improvement
9 115 (7.59%) ERP
10 113 (7.46%) CRM
11 109 (7.19%) Roadmaps
12 102 (6.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 99 (6.53%) Project Management
14 92 (6.07%) Analytics
15 81 (5.35%) CI/CD
16 80 (5.28%) Decision-Making
17 78 (5.15%) Artificial Intelligence
17 78 (5.15%) Time Management
18 77 (5.08%) Service Delivery
19 76 (5.02%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 293 (19.34%) SQL
2 165 (10.89%) C#
3 117 (7.72%) JavaScript
4 83 (5.48%) PowerShell
5 63 (4.16%) T-SQL
6 49 (3.23%) Python
7 35 (2.31%) TypeScript
8 24 (1.58%) VB
9 23 (1.52%) VB.NET
10 21 (1.39%) Java
11 20 (1.32%) Bash
12 13 (0.86%) Bicep
13 11 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 10 (0.66%) C++
14 10 (0.66%) R
15 9 (0.59%) C
16 8 (0.53%) ActionScript
16 8 (0.53%) ActionScript 2.0
16 8 (0.53%) Shell Script
16 8 (0.53%) VB6
Qualifications
1 242 (15.97%) Degree
2 108 (7.13%) Security Cleared
3 95 (6.27%) Microsoft Certification
4 59 (3.89%) SC Cleared
5 44 (2.90%) DBS Check
6 29 (1.91%) Cisco Certification
7 28 (1.85%) CCNA
8 26 (1.72%) A+ Certification
9 23 (1.52%) Azure Certification
9 23 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
9 23 (1.52%) MCSE
10 22 (1.45%) CCNP
11 20 (1.32%) MCP
12 14 (0.92%) DV Cleared
13 13 (0.86%) PMI Certification
14 12 (0.79%) Network+ Certification
15 11 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
16 10 (0.66%) HND
17 9 (0.59%) Master's Degree
17 9 (0.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (5.02%) GDPR
2 72 (4.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 41 (2.71%) QA
4 35 (2.31%) SLA
5 33 (2.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 30 (1.98%) Data Quality
7 29 (1.91%) Accessibility
7 29 (1.91%) ISO 9001
8 24 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 22 (1.45%) PMO
10 14 (0.92%) NIST
11 7 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.26%) GRC
13 3 (0.20%) JSP 440
14 2 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (0.13%) COSHH
14 2 (0.13%) IASME
14 2 (0.13%) ISO 22301
14 2 (0.13%) ISO 26262
14 2 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 312 (20.59%) Active Directory
2 111 (7.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 94 (6.20%) Hyper-V
4 27 (1.78%) Docker
5 20 (1.32%) VMware ESXi
5 20 (1.32%) VMware NSX
6 17 (1.12%) Virtual Machines
6 17 (1.12%) Virtual Servers
7 16 (1.06%) vSphere
8 15 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
9 10 (0.66%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 6 (0.40%) pfSense
11 5 (0.33%) NFS
11 5 (0.33%) RACF
11 5 (0.33%) VMware Server
12 4 (0.26%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 3 (0.20%) Terminal Services
13 3 (0.20%) XenApp
13 3 (0.20%) XenDesktop
14 1 (0.066%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 80 (5.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 51 (3.37%) Terraform
3 41 (2.71%) SCCM
4 25 (1.65%) Kubernetes
5 23 (1.52%) EnCase
6 12 (0.79%) vCenter Server
7 10 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 10 (0.66%) Failover Clustering
7 10 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (0.59%) AirWatch
9 8 (0.53%) Stealthwatch
10 6 (0.40%) SCOM
11 5 (0.33%) Ansible
11 5 (0.33%) Backup Exec
11 5 (0.33%) CASB
12 4 (0.26%) Autotask
12 4 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
13 3 (0.20%) FortiGate
14 2 (0.13%) Functional Safety
14 2 (0.13%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 174 (11.49%) VMware
2 72 (4.75%) Cisco
3 51 (3.37%) Apple
4 46 (3.04%) Dell
5 44 (2.90%) Veeam
6 42 (2.77%) Databricks
6 42 (2.77%) Sophos
7 41 (2.71%) Adobe
8 40 (2.64%) Citrix
9 35 (2.31%) Oracle
10 32 (2.11%) HP
11 27 (1.78%) ServiceNow
12 25 (1.65%) Salesforce
13 24 (1.58%) Sage
14 23 (1.52%) Meraki
15 19 (1.25%) SAP
16 17 (1.12%) CheckPoint
16 17 (1.12%) Facebook
16 17 (1.12%) Fortinet
16 17 (1.12%) Google