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 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 25 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
25 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 5 5
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 +6
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 1,322 1,175 1,338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 19.27% 20.07% 18.76%
As % of the Vendors category 50.94% 46.08% 47.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,004 778 785
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,100 £26,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £31,250 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,600 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.32% -8.80% -
75th Percentile £58,250 £65,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £68,200 £77,500 £77,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £45,750 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.64% -3.68% -

All Vendors
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,595 2,550 2,821
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 37.83% 43.56% 39.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,774 1,449 1,724
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,400 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,293 £50,000 £50,250
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -0.50% -3.60%
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 25 May 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 25 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
Berkshire 0 599 £48,000 +3.56% 146
Buckinghamshire -2 388 £42,500 +21.43% 90
Oxfordshire +2 335 £43,000 -21.82% 83
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
1 168 (12.71%) SharePoint
2 158 (11.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 39 (2.95%) IIS
4 32 (2.42%) CMS
5 26 (1.97%) Kentico
6 24 (1.82%) Headless CMS
7 19 (1.44%) Exchange Server 2010
7 19 (1.44%) Sitecore CMS
7 19 (1.44%) Umbraco
8 11 (0.83%) Confluence
9 7 (0.53%) WordPress
10 6 (0.45%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 5 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2013
11 5 (0.38%) OpenStack
12 2 (0.15%) Apache Spark
12 2 (0.15%) IBM Domino
13 1 (0.076%) Alfresco
13 1 (0.076%) Apache
13 1 (0.076%) Documentum
13 1 (0.076%) FileNet
Applications
1 204 (15.43%) Microsoft Office
2 200 (15.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 40 (3.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 33 (2.50%) Microsoft Project
5 21 (1.59%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.45%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.30%) Adobe Captivate
8 3 (0.23%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.23%) Revit
8 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.076%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.076%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 68 (5.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (1.21%) Dynamics NAV
3 8 (0.61%) Primavera
4 7 (0.53%) Dynamics AX
5 5 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
5 5 (0.38%) ResourceLink
5 5 (0.38%) Sage X3
6 4 (0.30%) Unit4 Business World
7 3 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.076%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 492 (37.22%) Azure
2 432 (32.68%) Microsoft 365
3 165 (12.48%) Power Platform
4 91 (6.88%) Dynamics 365
5 80 (6.05%) Azure DevOps
5 80 (6.05%) Entra ID
6 66 (4.99%) OneDrive
7 60 (4.54%) Power Automate
8 59 (4.46%) PowerApps
9 48 (3.63%) AWS
10 41 (3.10%) Azure Monitor
11 37 (2.80%) SaaS
12 21 (1.59%) Azure Sentinel
12 21 (1.59%) Kontent
13 20 (1.51%) Azure Storage
13 20 (1.51%) Google Workspace
14 19 (1.44%) Cloud Computing
15 15 (1.13%) PaaS
16 12 (0.91%) GCP
16 12 (0.91%) iTunes
Communications & Networking
1 172 (13.01%) Firewall
2 124 (9.38%) DNS
3 86 (6.51%) DHCP
4 49 (3.71%) Broadband
5 44 (3.33%) WAN
6 41 (3.10%) VPN
7 35 (2.65%) Wireless
8 34 (2.57%) TCP/IP
9 32 (2.42%) Wi-Fi
10 31 (2.34%) VLAN
11 30 (2.27%) LAN
12 22 (1.66%) SAN
12 22 (1.66%) VoIP
13 21 (1.59%) Internet
13 21 (1.59%) SD-WAN
14 20 (1.51%) Network Security
15 18 (1.36%) Intranet
15 18 (1.36%) Intrusion Detection
16 17 (1.29%) SNMP
17 16 (1.21%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 183 (13.84%) SQL Server
2 101 (7.64%) Power BI
3 28 (2.12%) Data Lake
4 25 (1.89%) Elasticsearch
5 23 (1.74%) Relational Database
6 21 (1.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 18 (1.36%) Azure SQL Database
8 17 (1.29%) MongoDB
9 16 (1.21%) Data Warehouse
10 15 (1.13%) Amazon RDS
11 13 (0.98%) Power Query
12 11 (0.83%) Tableau
13 10 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 9 (0.68%) NoSQL
15 8 (0.61%) MySQL
15 8 (0.61%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 6 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
17 5 (0.38%) Data Mining
17 5 (0.38%) MariaDB
17 5 (0.38%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 41 (3.10%) Visual Studio
2 28 (2.12%) JIRA
3 23 (1.74%) Git
4 20 (1.51%) GitLab
5 19 (1.44%) NUnit
6 13 (0.98%) Jenkins
7 7 (0.53%) Cypress.io
7 7 (0.53%) Selenium
8 5 (0.38%) AdminStudio
8 5 (0.38%) Bugzilla
8 5 (0.38%) InstallShield
8 5 (0.38%) MSI
8 5 (0.38%) MSTest
8 5 (0.38%) Zephyr
9 4 (0.30%) Bitbucket
10 3 (0.23%) PowerBuilder
10 3 (0.23%) WebDriver
11 2 (0.15%) Burp Suite
11 2 (0.15%) SoapUI
11 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 482 (36.46%) Social Skills
2 198 (14.98%) Finance
3 164 (12.41%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (6.05%) Retail
5 75 (5.67%) Organisational Skills
6 73 (5.52%) Legal
7 68 (5.14%) Law
8 57 (4.31%) Marketing
9 49 (3.71%) Presentation Skills
10 43 (3.25%) Influencing Skills
11 37 (2.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 37 (2.80%) Manufacturing
12 35 (2.65%) Pharmaceutical
13 33 (2.50%) Public Sector
14 28 (2.12%) Telecoms
15 26 (1.97%) Documentation Skills
16 20 (1.51%) Back Office
17 16 (1.21%) Automotive
18 12 (0.91%) Local Government
19 11 (0.83%) Banking
Job Titles
1 188 (14.22%) Analyst
2 176 (13.31%) Senior
3 158 (11.95%) Developer
4 137 (10.36%) IT Support
5 115 (8.70%) Support Engineer
6 100 (7.56%) IT Engineer
7 91 (6.88%) .NET Developer
8 90 (6.81%) Consultant
9 80 (6.05%) IT Support Engineer
10 79 (5.98%) Architect
10 79 (5.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 70 (5.30%) Lead
12 61 (4.61%) C# Developer
13 54 (4.08%) C# .NET Developer
14 53 (4.01%) IT Analyst
15 48 (3.63%) 3rd Line Support
16 47 (3.56%) Systems Engineer
17 45 (3.40%) Support Analyst
18 41 (3.10%) 3rd Line Engineer
18 41 (3.10%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 164 (12.41%) .NET
2 86 (6.51%) ASP.NET
3 81 (6.13%) .NET Framework
4 77 (5.82%) .NET Core
5 64 (4.84%) React
6 58 (4.39%) ASP.NET MVC
7 41 (3.10%) AngularJS
8 39 (2.95%) Entity Framework
9 32 (2.42%) ASP.NET Web API
10 27 (2.04%) Web Services
11 24 (1.82%) Next.js
11 24 (1.82%) Vue
12 22 (1.66%) RESTful
13 21 (1.59%) CSS
13 21 (1.59%) HTML
14 18 (1.36%) Node.js
15 16 (1.21%) ARM Templates
16 15 (1.13%) Twitter Bootstrap
17 12 (0.91%) WinForms
18 11 (0.83%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 109 (8.25%) Self-Motivation
2 63 (4.77%) Data Centre
3 49 (3.71%) Driving Licence
4 36 (2.72%) Management Information System
4 36 (2.72%) PKI
5 31 (2.34%) Onboarding
6 28 (2.12%) Algorithms
7 24 (1.82%) Replication
8 18 (1.36%) Client/Server
8 18 (1.36%) Life Science
8 18 (1.36%) Public Cloud
9 17 (1.29%) Cyber Threat
10 16 (1.21%) Biopharmaceutical
10 16 (1.21%) Smartphone
11 14 (1.06%) Educational Technology
11 14 (1.06%) Product Ownership
11 14 (1.06%) Social Media
12 13 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
12 13 (0.98%) Security Operations Centre
12 13 (0.98%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 371 (28.06%) Windows
2 169 (12.78%) Windows Server
3 162 (12.25%) Windows 10
4 113 (8.55%) Linux
5 78 (5.90%) Windows Server 2019
6 76 (5.75%) Windows Server 2016
7 60 (4.54%) Windows Server 2012
8 44 (3.33%) Windows 7
9 43 (3.25%) Android
10 34 (2.57%) Apple iOS
11 25 (1.89%) Unix
12 18 (1.36%) Mac OS
13 16 (1.21%) Windows XP
14 11 (0.83%) Mac OS X
14 11 (0.83%) Windows NT
15 8 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 8 (0.61%) Ubuntu
15 8 (0.61%) VMS
16 7 (0.53%) CentOS
16 7 (0.53%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 310 (23.45%) Problem-Solving
2 257 (19.44%) Agile
3 227 (17.17%) Customer Service
4 183 (13.84%) ITIL
5 163 (12.33%) Cybersecurity
6 161 (12.18%) DevOps
7 125 (9.46%) CRM
7 125 (9.46%) Project Management
8 106 (8.02%) Analytics
9 105 (7.94%) Business Intelligence
10 99 (7.49%) Mentoring
11 97 (7.34%) Decision-Making
12 94 (7.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 93 (7.03%) Presales
14 84 (6.35%) Service Management
15 72 (5.45%) MVC
16 70 (5.30%) Computer Science
17 64 (4.84%) Service Delivery
18 63 (4.77%) Project Delivery
19 60 (4.54%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 204 (15.43%) SQL
2 200 (15.13%) C#
3 111 (8.40%) JavaScript
4 83 (6.28%) PowerShell
5 79 (5.98%) Python
6 46 (3.48%) Fortran
7 38 (2.87%) T-SQL
8 37 (2.80%) C++
8 37 (2.80%) TypeScript
9 36 (2.72%) Bash
10 27 (2.04%) VB
11 24 (1.82%) VBScript
12 19 (1.44%) C
13 16 (1.21%) Java
14 15 (1.13%) Bicep
15 14 (1.06%) VB.NET
16 12 (0.91%) Perl
17 11 (0.83%) Kusto Query Language
18 8 (0.61%) PL/SQL
19 6 (0.45%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 329 (24.89%) Degree
2 266 (20.12%) Security Cleared
3 136 (10.29%) DV Cleared
4 129 (9.76%) SC Cleared
5 72 (5.45%) Microsoft Certification
6 54 (4.08%) DBS Check
7 50 (3.78%) Cisco Certification
8 41 (3.10%) ACCA
8 41 (3.10%) CIMA
9 39 (2.95%) MCP
10 38 (2.87%) CCNA
11 32 (2.42%) Azure Certification
12 31 (2.34%) Master's Degree
13 30 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
14 29 (2.19%) NVQ Level 3
15 28 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
16 27 (2.04%) CISSP
17 26 (1.97%) CCNP
18 23 (1.74%) A+ Certification
18 23 (1.74%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (5.07%) SLA
2 38 (2.87%) GDPR
3 26 (1.97%) QA
4 25 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (1.13%) Data Quality
7 13 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 13 (0.98%) NIST
8 12 (0.91%) Good Clinical Practice
9 8 (0.61%) PCI DSS
10 7 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.30%) ISO 9001
13 3 (0.23%) Accessibility
13 3 (0.23%) ISO 14001
13 3 (0.23%) PMO
14 1 (0.076%) GAAP
14 1 (0.076%) IASME
14 1 (0.076%) ISO 13485
14 1 (0.076%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 347 (26.25%) Active Directory
2 106 (8.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 77 (5.82%) Hyper-V
4 26 (1.97%) Firmware
5 20 (1.51%) Virtual Desktop
5 20 (1.51%) Virtual Machines
6 15 (1.13%) Docker
7 14 (1.06%) VMware ESXi
8 13 (0.98%) KVM
8 13 (0.98%) vSphere
9 5 (0.38%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 5 (0.38%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (0.30%) XenApp
11 3 (0.23%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.076%) NFS
12 1 (0.076%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 116 (8.77%) SCCM
2 104 (7.87%) Microsoft Intune
3 46 (3.48%) WSUS
4 45 (3.40%) SCOM
5 30 (2.27%) Kubernetes
6 28 (2.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 20 (1.51%) NetBackup
8 16 (1.21%) vCenter Server
9 14 (1.06%) EMC NetWorker
10 11 (0.83%) Sysprep
11 10 (0.76%) Terraform
12 9 (0.68%) Stealthwatch
13 7 (0.53%) Ansible
14 5 (0.38%) CASB
14 5 (0.38%) HP Quality Center
14 5 (0.38%) Puppet
14 5 (0.38%) Red Hat Spacewalk
14 5 (0.38%) Suricata
15 4 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
15 4 (0.30%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 154 (11.65%) VMware
2 71 (5.37%) Apple
3 70 (5.30%) Citrix
4 69 (5.22%) Cisco
5 62 (4.69%) Adobe
6 57 (4.31%) Veeam
7 46 (3.48%) HP
8 39 (2.95%) Google
9 36 (2.72%) Dell
10 25 (1.89%) Oracle
11 23 (1.74%) Juniper
11 23 (1.74%) Palo Alto
12 21 (1.59%) ServiceNow
13 19 (1.44%) Meraki
13 19 (1.44%) Optimizely
13 19 (1.44%) Sitecore
14 18 (1.36%) Salesforce
14 18 (1.36%) SAP
15 17 (1.29%) EMC
16 14 (1.06%) Sage