Microsoft jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, Microsoft appears in 223 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Solutions Architect has the most postings mentioning Microsoft, with demand share up 10.5% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
223
Demand vs prior month
up 10.5% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 7.2% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Madrid

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Frequently asked questions about Microsoft

+Is Microsoft in demand in 2026?

Yes. Microsoft appears in 223 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Solutions Architect accounts for the most postings mentioning Microsoft (7.2% of all postings mentioning Microsoft).

+What jobs require Microsoft?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Microsoft are Adjunct Faculty (45.8% of that role’s postings mention Microsoft), Applied Value Engineer (25.0% of that role’s postings mention Microsoft), Value Engineer (14.0% of that role’s postings mention Microsoft).

+What skills are commonly paired with Microsoft?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Microsoft most often appears alongside AWS, Python, SQL, Azure, Databricks.

+Where is Microsoft most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Microsoft are Madrid, London, New York City, Bengaluru, Dublin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new Microsoft content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning Microsoft alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new Microsoft content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after Microsoft?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring Microsoft — last 90 days

Career paths around Microsoft

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Microsoft

Before MicrosoftC# → Microsoft: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairAgile → Microsoft: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairVBA → Microsoft: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairPower BI → Microsoft: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Microsoft: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairSaaS → Microsoft: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairproject management → Microsoft: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure → Microsoft: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoftC#: 3 movesC#3 movesAgile: 3 movesAgile3 movesVBA: 2 movesVBA2 movesPower BI: 2 movesPower BI2 movessql: 2 movessql2 movesSaaS: 2 movesSaaS2 movesproject management: 2 movesproject management2 movesAzure: 2 movesAzure2 moves

Skills after Microsoft

After MicrosoftMicrosoft → Cisco: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft → Agile: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft → Active Directory: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft → Jira: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft → VMware: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft → Microsoft Servers: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft → JavaScript: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft → Salesforce: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoftCisco: 3 movesCisco3 movesAgile: 2 movesAgile2 movesActive Directory: 2 movesActive Directory2 movesJira: 2 movesJira2 movesVMware: 2 movesVMware2 movesMicrosoft Servers: 2 movesMicrosoft Servers2 movesJavaScript: 2 movesJavaScript2 movesSalesforce: 2 movesSalesforce2 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: C#3
Before: Agile3
Before: VBA2
Before: Power BI2
Before: sql2
Before: SaaS2
Before: project management2
Before: Azure2
After: Cisco3
After: Agile2
After: Active Directory2
After: Jira2
After: VMware2
After: Microsoft Servers2
After: JavaScript2
After: Salesforce2

Roles most likely to require Microsoft

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Adjunct Faculty1145.8%
Applied Value Engineer1025.0%
Value Engineer614.0%
Principal Consultant15.0%
GenAI Engineer24.9%
Systems Analyst13.4%
Systems Security Engineer22.7%
Cybersecurity Intern11.8%
IT Infrastructure Engineer11.6%
IT Systems Engineer21.4%

Roles with the most Microsoft postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Solutions Architect167.2%
AI Solution Consultant146.3%
Adjunct Faculty114.9%
Applied Value Engineer104.5%
DevOps Engineer104.5%
Product Manager104.5%
Software Engineer104.5%
Data Engineer94.0%
Business Analyst83.6%
Security Engineer73.1%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Microsoft

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring Microsoft
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Celonis41
Version 113
Veeam12
UMCG11
Sopra Steria10
Devoteam7
Talan6
AppDirect5
NetLimiter5
BEAMERY4

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for Microsoft

NamePostingsShare
Madrid167.2%
London94.0%
New York City73.1%
Bengaluru62.7%
Dublin52.2%
Munich52.2%
Newcastle upon Tyne52.2%
Paris52.2%
Buenos Aires41.8%

Skills commonly paired with Microsoft

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Microsoft by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Microsoft postings by all Microsoft postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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data_as_of
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window_days
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index