Respondent, employment, and industry demographics
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Who are our respondents, and where are they from?
Nationality
Americas
United States 19%
Canada 7%
Other 3%
Europe
United Kingdom 14%
France 2%
Denmark 2%
Italy 2%
Finland 2%
Netherlands 2%
Spain 2%
Germany 2%
Sweden 1%
Poland 1%
Turkey 1%
Others 7%
Middle East and Africa (MEA)
India 8%
South Africa 6%
Pakistan 3%
Nigeria 3%
United Arab Emirates 2%
Other 6%
Asia–Pacific (APAC)
Australia 3%
Singapore 1%
New Zealand 1%
China 1%
Other 1%
Gender identity
Men
79%
Women
18%
Unspecified gender
3%
Age*
| 18-24 years old | 4% |
| 25-29 years old | 16% |
| 30-34 years old | 16% |
| 35-39 years old | 20% |
| 40-44 years old | 14% |
| 45-49 years old | 11% |
| 50-54 years old | 9% |
| 55-59 years old | 6% |
| 60+ years old | 4% |
*These results were only taken from those respondents that specified their age.
Ethnicity
| White or Caucasian | 41% |
| Asian | 27% |
| Black, African, or Caribbean | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4% |
| Mixed race or multiracial | 2% |
| Arab | 1% |
| Middle Eastern or North African | 1% |
| Sub-Saharan African | 1% |
| Another ethnic group | 2% |
8% of respondents prefer not to specify their ethnicity.
Do you have a disability, or are you neurodivergent?
91%
No
4%
Yes
5% of respondents prefer not to specify whether they have a disability.
Education level
Some high school, no diploma, GCSEs, or equivalent
1%
High school graduate, diploma, A-level, or equivalent
5%
Some college credit, no degree
4%
Trade/technical/vocational training or qualification
3%
Associate degree
4%
Bachelor's degree
46%
Master's degree
35%
Doctorate or professional degree
2%
1% of respondents prefer not to specify their educational attainment.
Of those who continued with further education and went on to undertake a degree, the main fields of study were:
Information Technology
0
%
Computer Science
0
%
Software Engineering
0
%
Business Administration
0
%
| Management | 16% |
| Accounting | 13% |
| Engineering | 13% |
| Finance | 10% |
| Economics | 9% |
| Mathematics | 9% |
| Management | 16% |
| Accounting | 13% |
| Engineering | 13% |
| Finance | 10% |
| Economics | 9% |
| Mathematics | 9% |
Tenure
Respondents have stayed in each role for an average of five years throughout their career.
Years of experience
Overall work experience in the tech industry
On average, respondents have 16 years’ experience in the technology industry in total.
Let’s examine that in more detail:
| 0-5 years | 18% |
| 6-10 years | 18% |
| 11-15 years | 18% |
| 16-20 years | 19% |
| 21-25 years | 11% |
| 26-30 years | 5% |
| 31-35 years | 6% |
| 36+ years | 5% |
| 0-5 years | 18% |
| 6-10 years | 18% |
| 11-15 years | 18% |
| 16-20 years | 19% |
| 21-25 years | 11% |
| 26-30 years | 5% |
| 31-35 years | 6% |
| 36+ years | 5% |
Working experience with Microsoft Cloud in a commercial environment
On average, our respondents have:
- 8 years' experience working with Microsoft Dynamics 365
- 1 year and 8 months’ experience working with Microsoft Power Platform
- 4 years' experience working with Microsoft Azure
- 4 years' experience working with Microsoft 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365
- 0-2 years
21%
- 3-5 years
21%
- 6-8 years
15%
- 9-11 years
15%
- 12-14 years
10%
- 15+ years
18%
Microsoft Power Platform
- 0-12 months
49%
- 13-24 months
23%
- 25-36 months
11%
- 37-48 months
8%
- 49+ months
10%
Microsoft Azure
- 0-2 years
43%
- 3-5 years
37%
- 6-8 years
14%
- 9-11 years
4%
- 12+ years
2%
Microsoft 365
- 0-1 years
14%
- 2-3 years
25%
- 4-5 years
25%
- 6+ years
36%
Let’s delve into that further:
Continue to read more about the types of organizations our respondents come from
What Microsoft Cloud products do our respondents specialize in?
Dynamics 365
32%
Azure
25%
Microsoft 365
22%
Power BI
9%
Power Platform
4%
SharePoint
3%
PowerApps
1%
Other
5%
‘Other’ responses include .NET and Visual Studio.
Employment status of respondents
- Permanent – full-time
71%
- Permanent – part-time
2%
- Freelance/Contractor
16%
- Unemployed
9%
- On a sabbatical/career break
2%
What are respondents' professional levels?
Entry-level/Junior
7%
Intermediate or experienced level
24%
Senior experienced level
42%
Manager/Senior Manager
20%
Director/C-level
5%
Owner
1%
Employer type
End user
(i.e., a Microsoft customer)
40%
Microsoft Partner/
Reseller/
Distributor
54%
Microsoft ISV (Independent Software Vendor)
6%
I work for
Microsoft
1%
Which industries are represented?
| IT services, Software, and Technology | 34% |
| Consultancy/Agency | 9% |
| Manufacturing | 5% |
| Banking and Finance | 5% |
| Financial Services | 5% |
| Retail | 4% |
| Government | 3% |
| Health and Life Sciences | 3% |
| Other | 32% |
‘Other’ responses include professional services, education, and telecommunications.
What is the size of the organizations represented?
| Self-employed | 6% |
| 1-10 employees | 5% |
| 11-50 employees | 12% |
| 51-200 employees | 15% |
| 201-500 employees | 11% |
| 501-1,000 employees | 9% |
| 1,001-5,000 employees | 13% |
| 5,001-10,000 employees | 5% |
| More than 10,000 employees | 19% |
| Not sure | 5% |
What are the business models of the organizations represented?
6%
Start-up organization
4%
Microenterprise
20%
SMB (Small and Medium-sized Business)
21%
SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise)
46%
Large enterprise organization
3%
Other
