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Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate

About the course

Exam Prefix

MS-500

Level

Associate

Length

60 minutes to complete the exam

Format

40-60 questions, multiple-choice and multi-select questions

Passing Score

700 / 1000

Microsoft 365 security administrators proactively secure Microsoft 365 enterprise and hybrid environments, implement and manage security and compliance solutions, respond to threats, and enforce data governance

What you will learn

Skills measured

  • Implement and manage identity and access

  • Implement and manage threat protection

  • Implement and manage information protection

  • Manage governance and compliance features in Microsoft 365

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Average salary for Microsoft Security professionals

£62,500.00+

The average microsoft security salary in the United Kingdom is £62,500 per year or £32.05 per hour. Entry level positions start at £45,000 per year while most experienced workers make up to £85,000 per year.

Job Roles

  • Security & Infrastructure Specialist

  • Security Analyst

  • Security Consultant

  • Cloud Security Consultant

  • Microsoft Enterprise And Security Consultant

  • Microsoft Endpoint Security Engineer

Related Exams

Exam skills outline

Exam MS-500: Microsoft 365 Security Administration

Candidates for this exam implement, manage, and monitor security and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365 and hybrid environments. The Microsoft 365 security administrator proactively secures Microsoft 365 enterprise environments, responds to threats, performs investigations, and enforces data governance. The Microsoft 365 security administrator collaborates with the Microsoft 365 enterprise administrator, business stakeholders, and other workload administrators to plan and implement security strategies and ensures that the solutions comply with the policies and regulations of the organization.


Candidates for this exam are familiar with Microsoft 365 workloads and have strong skills and experience with identity protection, information protection, threat protection, security management, and data governance. This role focuses on the Microsoft 365 environment and includes hybrid environments.


  • The English language version of this exam was updated on January 27, 2022. Please download the exam skills outline below to see what changed.

  • Implement and manage identity and access (35-40%)

  • Implement and manage threat protection (25-30%)

  • Implement and manage information protection (10-15%)

  • Manage governance and compliance features in Microsoft 365 (20-25%)

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