Microsoft Exchange Server
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Exchange skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 117 143 181
Rank change year-on-year +26 +38 -60
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 2,330 2,546 3,528
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.36% 2.45% 2.25%
As % of the Application Platforms category 21.71% 21.42% 16.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,873 2,018 2,927
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,125 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.04% +5.31% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £58,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £68,000 £72,500 £69,787
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -1.33% +7.14% -1.41%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

Microsoft Exchange is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 10,731 11,885 21,726
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.88% 11.45% 13.88%
Number of salaries quoted 7,090 7,873 11,772
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £54,255
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +1.37% +3.34%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,200 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -

Microsoft Exchange
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
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 Exchange within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
England +42 2,191 £40,000 -5.88% 440
UK excluding London +11 1,615 £37,000 -1.33% 341
Work from Home +4 723 £45,000 -10.00% 142
London +52 672 £52,500 -0.28% 110
South East -4 423 £36,250 -9.38% 85
North of England +18 386 £35,000 -7.89% 78
Midlands +15 282 £35,500 +5.97% 55
East of England +21 211 £34,500 -8.00% 64
South West +16 208 £41,500 +12.16% 47
West Midlands 0 183 £36,000 +6.67% 34
North West -38 154 £40,000 -5.88% 40
Yorkshire +62 148 £32,375 +0.54% 34
East Midlands +10 95 £36,500 +12.31% 21
North East +39 84 £35,000 - 4
Scotland -79 62 £36,500 +21.67% 11
Wales +5 31 £38,000 -5.00% 7
Northern Ireland +19 8 £34,628 +6.55% 5
Isle of Man - 4 £37,000 -

Microsoft Exchange
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
1 769 (33.00%) SharePoint
2 65 (2.79%) Exchange Server 2010
3 56 (2.40%) Exchange Server 2013
4 52 (2.23%) IIS
5 22 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2007
6 20 (0.86%) Skype for Business
7 13 (0.56%) CMS
8 12 (0.52%) WordPress
9 10 (0.43%) SharePoint 2010
10 9 (0.39%) SharePoint 2013
11 7 (0.30%) Confluence
11 7 (0.30%) SAS
12 6 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2000
13 5 (0.21%) SharePoint Server
14 4 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2003
15 2 (0.086%) BizTalk Server
16 1 (0.043%) Apache
16 1 (0.043%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
16 1 (0.043%) nginx
16 1 (0.043%) WebSphere
Applications
1 426 (18.28%) Microsoft Office
2 53 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.17%) Trello
6 3 (0.13%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.13%) SPSS
7 2 (0.086%) CATIA
7 2 (0.086%) InfoPath
7 2 (0.086%) NASTRAN
7 2 (0.086%) S-PLUS
8 1 (0.043%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.043%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.043%) PTC Creo
8 1 (0.043%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 44 (1.89%) Endur
2 28 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
3 15 (0.64%) Fidessa
4 8 (0.34%) OpenLink RightAngle
5 7 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
6 6 (0.26%) Sage X3
7 4 (0.17%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.17%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
8 3 (0.13%) Eikon
8 3 (0.13%) Oracle Cash Management
8 3 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
9 2 (0.086%) Teamcenter
10 1 (0.043%) MIS ActiveH
Cloud Services
1 1,775 (76.18%) Microsoft 365
2 1,088 (46.70%) Azure
3 507 (21.76%) Entra ID
4 255 (10.94%) OneDrive
5 173 (7.42%) AWS
6 114 (4.89%) Power Platform
7 83 (3.56%) Mimecast
8 63 (2.70%) SaaS
9 62 (2.66%) PowerApps
10 58 (2.49%) GCP
11 56 (2.40%) Power Automate
12 52 (2.23%) Dynamics 365
13 45 (1.93%) Azure Monitor
14 43 (1.85%) IaaS
15 33 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
16 30 (1.29%) Cloud Computing
17 28 (1.20%) PaaS
18 26 (1.12%) Google Workspace
19 25 (1.07%) Microsoft Purview
19 25 (1.07%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 560 (24.03%) Firewall
2 515 (22.10%) DNS
3 380 (16.31%) DHCP
4 364 (15.62%) WAN
5 244 (10.47%) VPN
6 236 (10.13%) Wireless
7 229 (9.83%) LAN
8 181 (7.77%) TCP/IP
9 171 (7.34%) SAN
10 139 (5.97%) SD-WAN
11 123 (5.28%) Wi-Fi
12 112 (4.81%) VLAN
13 111 (4.76%) Cisco IOS
14 108 (4.64%) VoIP
15 107 (4.59%) WebEx
16 77 (3.30%) Network Security
17 74 (3.18%) Remote Desktop
18 50 (2.15%) NAS
19 47 (2.02%) MPLS
20 46 (1.97%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 223 (9.57%) SQL Server
2 60 (2.58%) Amazon RDS
3 58 (2.49%) Relational Database
4 56 (2.40%) Power BI
5 51 (2.19%) RDBMS
6 23 (0.99%) MongoDB
7 15 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
7 15 (0.64%) Elasticsearch
7 15 (0.64%) MySQL
8 12 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (0.30%) Redis
10 6 (0.26%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.13%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.13%) Big Data
12 3 (0.13%) EDRMS
13 2 (0.086%) Apache Cassandra
13 2 (0.086%) Metadata
13 2 (0.086%) Metadata Repository
13 2 (0.086%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 37 (1.59%) JIRA
2 21 (0.90%) Git
3 7 (0.30%) Moq
4 2 (0.086%) Hudson
4 2 (0.086%) LoadRunner
4 2 (0.086%) MSBuild
4 2 (0.086%) NeoLoad
4 2 (0.086%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.043%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.043%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.043%) Chocolatey
5 1 (0.043%) Jenkins
General
1 844 (36.22%) Social Skills
2 343 (14.72%) Finance
3 185 (7.94%) Analytical Skills
4 129 (5.54%) Law
5 118 (5.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 111 (4.76%) Legal
7 90 (3.86%) Organisational Skills
8 78 (3.35%) Games
9 74 (3.18%) Banking
9 74 (3.18%) Manufacturing
10 66 (2.83%) Marketing
11 62 (2.66%) Public Sector
12 43 (1.85%) Retail
12 43 (1.85%) Telecoms
13 29 (1.24%) Documentation Skills
14 27 (1.16%) Back Office
14 27 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
15 18 (0.77%) Investment Banking
16 17 (0.73%) Local Government
17 15 (0.64%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 565 (24.25%) IT Support
2 436 (18.71%) Support Engineer
3 345 (14.81%) Analyst
4 340 (14.59%) IT Engineer
5 308 (13.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 258 (11.07%) Senior
7 233 (10.00%) IT Support Engineer
8 189 (8.11%) 2nd Line Support
9 181 (7.77%) Support Analyst
10 144 (6.18%) 3rd Line Support
10 144 (6.18%) IT Analyst
11 131 (5.62%) Support Specialist
12 127 (5.45%) Consultant
13 112 (4.81%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 108 (4.64%) IT Support Specialist
15 104 (4.46%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 104 (4.46%) IT Support Analyst
16 94 (4.03%) IT Technician
16 94 (4.03%) Lead
17 89 (3.82%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (1.16%) ARM Templates
2 23 (0.99%) HTML
3 22 (0.94%) FIX Protocol
4 20 (0.86%) .NET
5 17 (0.73%) JSON
6 16 (0.69%) ASP.NET
7 14 (0.60%) .NET Framework
7 14 (0.60%) AngularJS
7 14 (0.60%) ASP.NET MVC
7 14 (0.60%) Entity Framework
8 12 (0.52%) LAMP
9 11 (0.47%) CSS
10 9 (0.39%) HTML5
10 9 (0.39%) LDAP
10 9 (0.39%) React
11 8 (0.34%) .NET Core
12 7 (0.30%) HTML5 Canvas
12 7 (0.30%) jQuery
12 7 (0.30%) LINQ
12 7 (0.30%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 130 (5.58%) Video Conferencing
2 128 (5.49%) Driving Licence
3 125 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
4 99 (4.25%) Wiki
5 88 (3.78%) Data Centre
6 82 (3.52%) Management Information System
7 68 (2.92%) Replication
8 59 (2.53%) Clustering
9 51 (2.19%) Public Cloud
10 44 (1.89%) Swaptions
11 39 (1.67%) Smartphone
12 35 (1.50%) iPad
13 33 (1.42%) BYOD
14 31 (1.33%) PKI
15 30 (1.29%) Onboarding
16 29 (1.24%) Blackberry
17 27 (1.16%) Virtual Team
18 25 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
19 22 (0.94%) iPhone
20 17 (0.73%) OTC Derivatives
Operating Systems
1 1,585 (68.03%) Windows
2 844 (36.22%) Windows Server
3 572 (24.55%) Windows 10
4 186 (7.98%) Windows Server 2016
5 182 (7.81%) Android
6 180 (7.73%) Linux
7 139 (5.97%) Windows Server 2019
8 127 (5.45%) Windows Server 2012
9 115 (4.94%) Windows 7
10 82 (3.52%) Windows Server 2008
11 78 (3.35%) Windows 8
12 76 (3.26%) Apple iOS
13 62 (2.66%) Mac OS
14 33 (1.42%) Unix
15 31 (1.33%) VMS
16 27 (1.16%) Mac OS X
17 26 (1.12%) CentOS
18 25 (1.07%) Ubuntu
19 18 (0.77%) Windows Server 2003
20 15 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 497 (21.33%) ITIL
2 436 (18.71%) Problem-Solving
3 359 (15.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 342 (14.68%) Customer Service
5 229 (9.83%) Cybersecurity
6 178 (7.64%) Migration
7 158 (6.78%) Disaster Recovery
8 145 (6.22%) Computer Science
9 139 (5.97%) Mobile Device Management
10 133 (5.71%) Continuous Improvement
10 133 (5.71%) Project Management
11 130 (5.58%) Agile
12 126 (5.41%) Service Management
13 119 (5.11%) ITSM
14 116 (4.98%) Business Continuity
15 110 (4.72%) Service Delivery
16 103 (4.42%) Application Virtualisation
16 103 (4.42%) BCP
16 103 (4.42%) Business Continuity Planning
16 103 (4.42%) Contract Negotiation
Programming Languages
1 362 (15.54%) PowerShell
2 305 (13.09%) SQL
3 58 (2.49%) VB
4 56 (2.40%) C#
5 51 (2.19%) Java
6 46 (1.97%) JavaScript
7 45 (1.93%) Bash
7 45 (1.93%) Python
8 17 (0.73%) T-SQL
9 15 (0.64%) Bicep
9 15 (0.64%) Perl
9 15 (0.64%) Ruby
9 15 (0.64%) VBScript
10 9 (0.39%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.13%) R
11 3 (0.13%) VBA
12 2 (0.086%) PHP
13 1 (0.043%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.043%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.043%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 398 (17.08%) Degree
2 211 (9.06%) Microsoft Certification
3 131 (5.62%) Computer Science Degree
4 111 (4.76%) Security Cleared
5 103 (4.42%) Master's Degree
6 82 (3.52%) MCSE
7 78 (3.35%) Cisco Certification
8 77 (3.30%) SC Cleared
9 74 (3.18%) CCNA
10 66 (2.83%) MCSA
11 63 (2.70%) Azure Certification
12 55 (2.36%) ITIL Certification
13 52 (2.23%) MCP
14 46 (1.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 31 (1.33%) DV Cleared
16 22 (0.94%) A+ Certification
16 22 (0.94%) DBS Check
16 22 (0.94%) MCITP
17 18 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
18 16 (0.69%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 205 (8.80%) SLA
2 50 (2.15%) GDPR
3 32 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 27 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (0.52%) QA
6 8 (0.34%) PMO
7 7 (0.30%) NCSC
8 6 (0.26%) GRC
8 6 (0.26%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.17%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.17%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.086%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.043%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.043%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.043%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.043%) ISO 9000
12 1 (0.043%) NIST
System Software
1 1,702 (73.05%) Active Directory
2 525 (22.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 443 (19.01%) Hyper-V
4 198 (8.50%) VMware ESXi
5 196 (8.41%) XenApp
6 183 (7.85%) XenDesktop
7 101 (4.33%) Virtual Desktop
8 99 (4.25%) Microsoft App-V
9 69 (2.96%) Virtual Machines
10 67 (2.88%) vSphere
11 47 (2.02%) VirtualBox
12 24 (1.03%) Virtual Servers
12 24 (1.03%) VMware Workstation
13 18 (0.77%) Terminal Services
14 16 (0.69%) Docker
15 13 (0.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 12 (0.52%) Firmware
17 9 (0.39%) Forefront TMG
18 8 (0.34%) pfSense
19 7 (0.30%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 494 (21.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 304 (13.05%) SCCM
3 98 (4.21%) AirWatch
4 79 (3.39%) WSUS
5 59 (2.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 56 (2.40%) SCOM
7 52 (2.23%) vCenter Server
8 37 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
9 32 (1.37%) Backup Exec
10 30 (1.29%) Jamf Pro
11 26 (1.12%) FortiGate
11 26 (1.12%) Kubernetes
12 23 (0.99%) Terraform
13 22 (0.94%) NetBackup
14 21 (0.90%) Microsoft Clustering
15 15 (0.64%) Failover Clustering
16 13 (0.56%) Ansible
17 11 (0.47%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
18 9 (0.39%) Puppet
19 8 (0.34%) EMC VPLEX
Vendors
1 1,691 (72.58%) Microsoft
2 746 (32.02%) VMware
3 392 (16.82%) Citrix
4 338 (14.51%) Cisco
5 142 (6.09%) Veeam
6 100 (4.29%) Apple
7 83 (3.56%) Oracle
7 83 (3.56%) ServiceNow
8 82 (3.52%) HP
9 76 (3.26%) Google
10 75 (3.22%) Dell
11 57 (2.45%) Meraki
12 56 (2.40%) Sophos
13 52 (2.23%) Sybase
14 44 (1.89%) OpenLink
14 44 (1.89%) TIBCO
15 42 (1.80%) Bloomberg
16 41 (1.76%) Aruba
17 40 (1.72%) NetApp
18 39 (1.67%) Commvault