Microsoft Office
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Office skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 78 123
Rank change year-on-year +27 +45 -3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 4,513 3,980 5,078
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.52% 4.00% 3.12%
As % of the Applications category 45.82% 45.88% 36.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,958 2,315 3,367
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,000 £23,825
25th Percentile £26,011 £28,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £38,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.47% +1.33% -2.60%
75th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 £51,598
90th Percentile £62,500 £71,250 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,500 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -10.29% +4.62% -4.41%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Microsoft Office is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 9,849 8,675 13,809
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.86% 8.72% 8.48%
Number of salaries quoted 6,073 4,770 7,145
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £27,965 £31,250 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £44,235 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.96% -1.70% +5.88%
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £39,425
% change year-on-year -6.67% -4.88% +1.09%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
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 Office within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 +32 4,117 £32,500 -14.47% 2,185
UK excluding London +24 3,469 £30,500 -10.29% 1,743
Work from Home +21 1,008 £37,127 -17.50% 702
London +32 946 £42,500 -10.53% 569
South East +26 919 £30,975 -10.22% 450
Midlands +23 873 £32,000 -17.42% 349
North of England +23 641 £29,000 -10.77% 439
West Midlands +26 601 £31,750 -19.91% 214
South West +30 357 £31,500 -11.27% 201
East of England +13 357 £30,000 +3.45% 200
North West +3 316 £29,000 -7.20% 262
East Midlands +21 272 £32,000 -12.33% 135
Yorkshire +40 261 £29,000 -17.14% 124
Scotland -46 173 £33,250 +2.31% 97
Wales +27 109 £27,500 - 53
North East -1 64 £27,750 +4.72% 56
Northern Ireland +45 28 £42,500 +30.77% 25
Isle of Man - 18 £43,750 - 1

Microsoft Office
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
1 428 (9.48%) SharePoint
2 410 (9.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 53 (1.17%) Confluence
4 50 (1.11%) Skype for Business
5 44 (0.97%) Oracle Service Bus
5 44 (0.97%) WebLogic
6 43 (0.95%) CMS
7 42 (0.93%) SAS
8 36 (0.80%) IIS
9 14 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
10 12 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
11 11 (0.24%) WordPress
12 9 (0.20%) Office Communications Server
13 8 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
14 7 (0.16%) IBM Notes
14 7 (0.16%) Jupyter
15 4 (0.089%) ArcGIS
15 4 (0.089%) Moodle
16 3 (0.066%) Apache
16 3 (0.066%) GlassFish
Applications
1 1,435 (31.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 515 (11.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 130 (2.88%) MS Visio
4 93 (2.06%) Microsoft Project
5 52 (1.15%) AutoCAD
6 42 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
7 36 (0.80%) Photoshop
8 26 (0.58%) InDesign
9 21 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 18 (0.40%) Adobe Illustrator
11 10 (0.22%) Adobe After Effects
12 9 (0.20%) Revit
12 9 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
13 8 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
13 8 (0.18%) SPSS
13 8 (0.18%) Trello
14 6 (0.13%) Simulink
15 5 (0.11%) Solid Edge
16 4 (0.089%) EPLAN
16 4 (0.089%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 46 (1.02%) Remedy ITSM
2 24 (0.53%) Primavera
3 21 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
4 18 (0.40%) Sage 200
5 15 (0.33%) iTrent
6 13 (0.29%) Infor SunSystems
7 12 (0.27%) Elite 3E
8 11 (0.24%) ResourceLink
9 10 (0.22%) NEC Housing
10 9 (0.20%) Relativity
10 9 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
10 9 (0.20%) Shopify
11 8 (0.18%) Carpe Diem
12 7 (0.16%) NetSuite
13 6 (0.13%) Maximo
13 6 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
14 5 (0.11%) Dynamics AX
14 5 (0.11%) FastStats
14 5 (0.11%) Sage 50
14 5 (0.11%) Sage CRM
Cloud Services
1 1,104 (24.46%) Microsoft 365
2 545 (12.08%) Azure
3 227 (5.03%) Power Platform
4 191 (4.23%) Entra ID
5 96 (2.13%) AWS
6 74 (1.64%) OneDrive
7 66 (1.46%) Google Workspace
8 59 (1.31%) SaaS
9 58 (1.29%) PowerApps
10 51 (1.13%) Power Automate
11 50 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
12 44 (0.97%) GitHub
13 41 (0.91%) Mimecast
14 29 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
15 22 (0.49%) WhatsApp
16 16 (0.35%) GCP
17 15 (0.33%) SuccessFactors
18 13 (0.29%) Cloud Computing
19 12 (0.27%) Smartsheet
20 11 (0.24%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 306 (6.78%) Firewall
2 254 (5.63%) DNS
3 204 (4.52%) LAN
4 198 (4.39%) DHCP
5 192 (4.25%) TCP/IP
6 181 (4.01%) VPN
7 173 (3.83%) WAN
8 148 (3.28%) Wi-Fi
9 130 (2.88%) Wireless
10 104 (2.30%) VoIP
11 95 (2.11%) Internet
12 87 (1.93%) VLAN
13 64 (1.42%) Skype
14 59 (1.31%) Network Security
15 58 (1.29%) FTP
16 56 (1.24%) SAN
17 43 (0.95%) Remote Desktop
18 38 (0.84%) Intranet
19 35 (0.78%) Cisco IOS
20 29 (0.64%) Telepresence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 201 (4.45%) Power BI
2 156 (3.46%) SQL Server
3 56 (1.24%) Oracle Database
4 46 (1.02%) Tableau
5 44 (0.97%) Oracle Database 10g
5 44 (0.97%) Oracle Database 11g
5 44 (0.97%) VLDB
6 42 (0.93%) Relational Database
7 31 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
7 31 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 29 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
9 27 (0.60%) Big Data
10 21 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
10 21 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 18 (0.40%) Data Lake
12 14 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
13 12 (0.27%) Metadata
14 10 (0.22%) EDRMS
15 9 (0.20%) Data Mining
15 9 (0.20%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 140 (3.10%) JIRA
2 34 (0.75%) Visual Studio
3 33 (0.73%) Git
4 24 (0.53%) Visual Studio Code
5 13 (0.29%) LabVIEW
6 12 (0.27%) Jenkins
7 10 (0.22%) Subversion
7 10 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
8 9 (0.20%) eggPlant
9 6 (0.13%) Dreamweaver
9 6 (0.13%) Mercurial
9 6 (0.13%) MSI
9 6 (0.13%) Postman
10 5 (0.11%) AdminStudio
10 5 (0.11%) InstallShield
10 5 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 4 (0.089%) Bitbucket
11 4 (0.089%) Eclipse
11 4 (0.089%) GitLab
12 3 (0.066%) Toad
General
1 2,140 (47.42%) Social Skills
2 949 (21.03%) Finance
3 742 (16.44%) Analytical Skills
4 616 (13.65%) Organisational Skills
5 359 (7.95%) Legal
6 301 (6.67%) Retail
7 298 (6.60%) Marketing
8 244 (5.41%) Law
9 238 (5.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 202 (4.48%) Military
11 193 (4.28%) Influencing Skills
12 165 (3.66%) Banking
13 163 (3.61%) Manufacturing
14 158 (3.50%) Telecoms
15 147 (3.26%) Public Sector
16 134 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
17 101 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
18 84 (1.86%) Investment Banking
19 72 (1.60%) Automotive
20 71 (1.57%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 1,026 (22.73%) Analyst
2 492 (10.90%) IT Support
3 377 (8.35%) Support Engineer
4 301 (6.67%) Senior
5 253 (5.61%) IT Engineer
6 252 (5.58%) Support Analyst
7 225 (4.99%) Coordinator
8 217 (4.81%) Project Manager
9 203 (4.50%) Administrator
10 201 (4.45%) Graduate
10 201 (4.45%) IT Support Engineer
11 185 (4.10%) IT Analyst
12 166 (3.68%) IT Technician
12 166 (3.68%) Service Analyst
13 155 (3.43%) 2nd Line Support
14 153 (3.39%) Service Desk Analyst
15 150 (3.32%) 1st Line Support
16 138 (3.06%) Development Manager
16 138 (3.06%) Support Technician
17 136 (3.01%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (1.93%) .NET
2 70 (1.55%) HTML
3 32 (0.71%) CSS
4 26 (0.58%) HTML5
4 26 (0.58%) XML
5 22 (0.49%) JSON
6 21 (0.47%) EDI
7 20 (0.44%) Blazor
8 15 (0.33%) Oracle Fusion
9 14 (0.31%) LDAP
9 14 (0.31%) REST
9 14 (0.31%) Web Services
10 11 (0.24%) Flash
11 9 (0.20%) .NET Framework
12 8 (0.18%) jQuery
12 8 (0.18%) pytest
13 7 (0.16%) XSL
14 6 (0.13%) ASP.NET
14 6 (0.13%) Classic ASP
14 6 (0.13%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 493 (10.92%) Self-Motivation
2 318 (7.05%) Onboarding
3 279 (6.18%) Driving Licence
4 226 (5.01%) Management Information System
5 123 (2.73%) Social Media
6 79 (1.75%) Video Conferencing
7 72 (1.60%) Data Centre
8 66 (1.46%) Replication
9 60 (1.33%) Smartphone
10 50 (1.11%) CCTV
11 47 (1.04%) NHS
12 40 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
13 35 (0.78%) EPoS
14 34 (0.75%) Life Science
15 30 (0.66%) Blog
15 30 (0.66%) FMCG
15 30 (0.66%) Graphic Design
15 30 (0.66%) Reinsurance
16 28 (0.62%) Operational Technology
16 28 (0.62%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1,379 (30.56%) Windows
2 594 (13.16%) Windows 10
3 400 (8.86%) Windows Server
4 134 (2.97%) Linux
5 124 (2.75%) Windows 7
6 123 (2.73%) Apple iOS
7 115 (2.55%) Android
8 111 (2.46%) Mac OS
9 96 (2.13%) Windows Server 2016
10 87 (1.93%) Windows Server 2019
11 80 (1.77%) Windows Server 2012
12 76 (1.68%) Unix
13 47 (1.04%) Solaris
14 41 (0.91%) Windows Server 2008
15 20 (0.44%) Mac OS X
16 18 (0.40%) Windows 8
17 10 (0.22%) Windows Server 2003
18 9 (0.20%) Windows XP
19 6 (0.13%) Windows 2000
20 5 (0.11%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,274 (28.23%) Problem-Solving
2 1,197 (26.52%) Customer Service
3 623 (13.80%) Continuous Improvement
4 514 (11.39%) ITIL
5 513 (11.37%) Project Management
6 333 (7.38%) Time Management
7 332 (7.36%) Data Analysis
8 319 (7.07%) Logistics
9 310 (6.87%) Customer Experience
10 308 (6.82%) Agile
11 298 (6.60%) Process Improvement
12 287 (6.36%) CRM
13 278 (6.16%) Creative Thinking
14 250 (5.54%) Mathematics
15 236 (5.23%) Business Intelligence
16 232 (5.14%) Cybersecurity
16 232 (5.14%) Decision-Making
17 222 (4.92%) ITSM
18 214 (4.74%) Customer Requirements
19 200 (4.43%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 418 (9.26%) SQL
2 169 (3.74%) PowerShell
3 80 (1.77%) JavaScript
4 74 (1.64%) Python
5 60 (1.33%) C#
6 47 (1.04%) PL/SQL
7 39 (0.86%) T-SQL
8 32 (0.71%) VBA
9 25 (0.55%) MATLAB
9 25 (0.55%) VB
10 19 (0.42%) R
11 15 (0.33%) PHP
11 15 (0.33%) VB.NET
12 12 (0.27%) VBScript
13 11 (0.24%) C++
14 10 (0.22%) Bash
15 9 (0.20%) Java
16 7 (0.16%) C
17 6 (0.13%) Perl
17 6 (0.13%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 1,494 (33.10%) Degree
2 283 (6.27%) Security Cleared
3 215 (4.76%) DBS Check
4 175 (3.88%) SC Cleared
5 162 (3.59%) Microsoft Certification
6 85 (1.88%) MCP
7 80 (1.77%) A+ Certification
8 61 (1.35%) ITIL Certification
9 60 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
10 59 (1.31%) DV Cleared
11 55 (1.22%) Master's Degree
12 52 (1.15%) HNC
12 52 (1.15%) HND
13 47 (1.04%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 44 (0.97%) MCSE
15 41 (0.91%) Cisco Certification
16 40 (0.89%) PMI Certification
17 36 (0.80%) CCNA
17 36 (0.80%) MCSA
18 35 (0.78%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 349 (7.73%) SLA
2 131 (2.90%) QA
3 114 (2.53%) GDPR
4 66 (1.46%) ISO 9001
5 60 (1.33%) Accessibility
6 59 (1.31%) PMO
7 58 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
8 55 (1.22%) Data Quality
9 53 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 28 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 25 (0.55%) ISO 14001
12 15 (0.33%) NEBOSH
13 13 (0.29%) COSHH
14 12 (0.27%) COBIT
15 11 (0.24%) GRC
16 10 (0.22%) IFRS
17 9 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 8 (0.18%) CDISC
18 8 (0.18%) ISO 26262
19 7 (0.16%) NCSC
System Software
1 930 (20.61%) Active Directory
2 201 (4.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 158 (3.50%) Hyper-V
4 44 (0.97%) Oracle RAC
5 24 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
6 18 (0.40%) Firmware
6 18 (0.40%) vSphere
7 15 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
8 13 (0.29%) KVM
9 12 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
10 11 (0.24%) Terminal Services
10 11 (0.24%) XenApp
11 10 (0.22%) VMware Workstation
12 9 (0.20%) Docker
12 9 (0.20%) Forefront TMG
12 9 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
13 8 (0.18%) Microsoft App-V
13 8 (0.18%) XenDesktop
14 7 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 2 (0.044%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 167 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 152 (3.37%) SCCM
3 44 (0.97%) Data Guard
3 44 (0.97%) Oracle RMAN
4 30 (0.66%) WSUS
5 27 (0.60%) Terraform
6 24 (0.53%) EnCase
6 24 (0.53%) Jamf Pro
7 20 (0.44%) SCOM
8 17 (0.38%) Ansible
8 17 (0.38%) Failover Clustering
9 12 (0.27%) SmoothWall
10 10 (0.22%) Autotask
10 10 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
11 9 (0.20%) Functional Safety
12 8 (0.18%) AirWatch
12 8 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 7 (0.16%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
13 7 (0.16%) vCenter Server
14 6 (0.13%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 3,165 (70.13%) Microsoft
2 248 (5.50%) VMware
3 160 (3.55%) Google
4 153 (3.39%) Apple
5 134 (2.97%) Cisco
6 128 (2.84%) SAP
7 111 (2.46%) Oracle
8 102 (2.26%) ServiceNow
9 91 (2.02%) Citrix
10 85 (1.88%) Adobe
11 73 (1.62%) Veeam
12 67 (1.48%) Salesforce
13 60 (1.33%) Remedy
14 57 (1.26%) iManage
15 53 (1.17%) Dell
16 51 (1.13%) HP
17 50 (1.11%) Sage
17 50 (1.11%) Sun
18 41 (0.91%) Sophos
19 38 (0.84%) Meraki