Microsoft 365 Jobs in the North West

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Microsoft 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 37 46
Rank change year-on-year +13 +9 -18
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 653 572 651
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 6.31% 7.54% 6.81%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.80% 17.48% 15.96%
Number of salaries quoted 570 456 519
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,000 £22,750
25th Percentile £27,500 £29,688 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +21.43% -12.50%
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £63,500
England median annual salary £39,000 £41,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -6.02% -2.35% -

All Cloud Skills
North West

Microsoft 365 is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 3,473 3,273 4,080
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 33.57% 43.16% 42.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,692 1,862 2,623
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,000 £30,319
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £84,964 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% +4.17%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North West.

Salary trend for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North West over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the North West region over the 6 months to 29 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
Manchester +17 317 £42,500 -7.61% 79
Cheshire 0 153 £37,500 - 41
Merseyside 0 90 £42,500 +6.25% 15
Lancashire +16 77 £32,000 -32.63% 31
Cumbria -11 15 £32,000 -28.89% 5
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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
1 111 (17.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 93 (14.24%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.99%) IIS
4 4 (0.61%) CMS
4 4 (0.61%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.46%) Confluence
6 2 (0.31%) WordPress
Applications
1 66 (10.11%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (4.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.31%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.15%) InDesign
6 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (2.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.23%) Epicor Tropos
3 3 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.46%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.31%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.31%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.15%) Magento
5 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 320 (49.00%) Azure
2 106 (16.23%) Entra ID
3 101 (15.47%) AWS
4 52 (7.96%) Power Platform
5 33 (5.05%) GCP
6 23 (3.52%) SaaS
7 20 (3.06%) PowerApps
8 19 (2.91%) OneDrive
8 19 (2.91%) Power Automate
9 16 (2.45%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (1.99%) IaaS
11 12 (1.84%) PaaS
12 8 (1.23%) Amazon EC2
12 8 (1.23%) Google Workspace
13 7 (1.07%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (0.92%) Amazon ELB
14 6 (0.92%) Amazon S3
14 6 (0.92%) GitHub
14 6 (0.92%) Twilio
15 5 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 111 (17.00%) DNS
2 85 (13.02%) DHCP
3 84 (12.86%) Firewall
4 81 (12.40%) WAN
5 67 (10.26%) LAN
6 39 (5.97%) VPN
7 36 (5.51%) Wi-Fi
8 35 (5.36%) Internet
8 35 (5.36%) TCP/IP
9 28 (4.29%) Wireless
10 26 (3.98%) SAN
11 25 (3.83%) SSL
12 24 (3.68%) Remote Desktop
12 24 (3.68%) VoIP
13 20 (3.06%) Network Security
13 20 (3.06%) SD-WAN
14 12 (1.84%) iSCSI
15 11 (1.68%) DKIM
15 11 (1.68%) NAS
15 11 (1.68%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (5.21%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.60%) Power BI
3 10 (1.53%) Amazon RDS
4 8 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.61%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (0.61%) PowerPivot
7 1 (0.15%) MySQL
7 1 (0.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (1.23%) Git
2 3 (0.46%) JIRA
3 1 (0.15%) MSI
General
1 204 (31.24%) Social Skills
2 62 (9.49%) Finance
3 58 (8.88%) Analytical Skills
3 58 (8.88%) Retail
4 39 (5.97%) Law
4 39 (5.97%) Organisational Skills
5 26 (3.98%) Telecoms
6 25 (3.83%) Legal
7 22 (3.37%) Public Sector
8 19 (2.91%) Manufacturing
9 16 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
10 13 (1.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.23%) Billing
12 7 (1.07%) Local Government
13 5 (0.77%) Police
14 4 (0.61%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (0.61%) Games
15 3 (0.46%) Advertising
15 3 (0.46%) Marketing
16 2 (0.31%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 116 (17.76%) Analyst
2 102 (15.62%) IT Support
3 75 (11.49%) Support Engineer
4 69 (10.57%) IT Engineer
5 65 (9.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 52 (7.96%) IT Support Engineer
7 47 (7.20%) IT Manager
7 47 (7.20%) Service Analyst
8 45 (6.89%) Service Desk Analyst
9 41 (6.28%) IT Analyst
10 35 (5.36%) 2nd Line Support
11 34 (5.21%) Senior
12 33 (5.05%) IT Technician
12 33 (5.05%) Lead
13 32 (4.90%) Cloud Engineer
14 29 (4.44%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 27 (4.13%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 27 (4.13%) Administrator
15 27 (4.13%) Architect
16 26 (3.98%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.45%) OLE
2 6 (0.92%) CSS
2 6 (0.92%) HTML
2 6 (0.92%) SPFx
3 5 (0.77%) .NET
3 5 (0.77%) LDAP
4 4 (0.61%) ARM Templates
5 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.31%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.31%) REST
6 2 (0.31%) Web Services
7 1 (0.15%) Classic ASP
7 1 (0.15%) Laravel
7 1 (0.15%) SAML
7 1 (0.15%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 55 (8.42%) Driving Licence
2 36 (5.51%) Smartphone
3 24 (3.68%) Onboarding
4 23 (3.52%) Data Centre
5 20 (3.06%) Public Cloud
6 16 (2.45%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.14%) PKI
8 12 (1.84%) PMI
8 12 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (1.68%) Blog
10 10 (1.53%) Cyberattack
10 10 (1.53%) EPoS
11 9 (1.38%) iPad
11 9 (1.38%) Private Cloud
12 8 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.23%) Replication
13 7 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
13 7 (1.07%) FMCG
14 6 (0.92%) Algorithms
14 6 (0.92%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 244 (37.37%) Windows
2 103 (15.77%) Windows Server
3 76 (11.64%) Windows 10
4 41 (6.28%) Linux
5 23 (3.52%) Windows Server 2019
6 20 (3.06%) Windows Server 2012
7 15 (2.30%) Windows Server 2016
8 13 (1.99%) Mac OS
9 10 (1.53%) Android
10 9 (1.38%) Apple iOS
10 9 (1.38%) Windows Phone
11 8 (1.23%) Windows Vista
12 4 (0.61%) Debian
13 3 (0.46%) Kali Linux
13 3 (0.46%) Ubuntu
14 2 (0.31%) Unix
14 2 (0.31%) Windows XP
15 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (18.53%) ITIL
2 113 (17.30%) Customer Service
3 100 (15.31%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 80 (12.25%) Problem-Solving
5 72 (11.03%) Disaster Recovery
6 71 (10.87%) Cybersecurity
6 71 (10.87%) Migration
7 70 (10.72%) Project Management
8 55 (8.42%) Agile
9 54 (8.27%) ITSM
10 51 (7.81%) ERP
11 48 (7.35%) CRM
12 46 (7.04%) Time Management
13 43 (6.58%) Service Management
14 36 (5.51%) Presales
15 34 (5.21%) Capacity Planning
16 33 (5.05%) Continuous Improvement
17 32 (4.90%) Mentoring
18 29 (4.44%) Information Security
19 28 (4.29%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 60 (9.19%) SQL
2 58 (8.88%) PowerShell
3 16 (2.45%) R
4 10 (1.53%) C#
5 8 (1.23%) Python
6 7 (1.07%) Bash
6 7 (1.07%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.61%) Bicep
8 1 (0.15%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 76 (11.64%) Degree
2 66 (10.11%) Microsoft Certification
3 28 (4.29%) Cisco Certification
4 23 (3.52%) CCNA
4 23 (3.52%) MCP
5 19 (2.91%) A+ Certification
6 18 (2.76%) PMI Certification
7 16 (2.45%) DBS Check
8 15 (2.30%) Azure Certification
9 14 (2.14%) Security Cleared
10 12 (1.84%) AWS Certification
10 12 (1.84%) SC Cleared
11 10 (1.53%) CCNP
11 10 (1.53%) MCSA
11 10 (1.53%) MCSE
12 7 (1.07%) CISSP
12 7 (1.07%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 6 (0.92%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 6 (0.92%) Citrix Certification
13 6 (0.92%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (6.13%) SLA
2 27 (4.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (2.91%) GDPR
4 17 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (1.99%) PCI DSS
6 11 (1.68%) NIST
7 7 (1.07%) GRC
8 4 (0.61%) ISO 14001
8 4 (0.61%) ISO 9001
8 4 (0.61%) QA
9 3 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.46%) NCSC
10 2 (0.31%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.31%) PMO
11 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 359 (54.98%) Active Directory
2 79 (12.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 70 (10.72%) Hyper-V
4 14 (2.14%) Terminal Services
5 6 (0.92%) vSphere
6 4 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.61%) VMware Server
7 3 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.31%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.15%) DFS Replication
9 1 (0.15%) Docker
9 1 (0.15%) Snort
9 1 (0.15%) Terminal Server
9 1 (0.15%) XenApp
9 1 (0.15%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 110 (16.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.76%) SCCM
3 17 (2.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (2.30%) Terraform
5 12 (1.84%) Opsgenie
5 12 (1.84%) VxRail
5 12 (1.84%) ZABBIX
6 9 (1.38%) AirWatch
6 9 (1.38%) CASB
7 5 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.77%) WSUS
8 4 (0.61%) Autotask
8 4 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.46%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.46%) SELinux
9 3 (0.46%) SysTrack
10 2 (0.31%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.31%) Grafana
10 2 (0.31%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.15%) Graylog
Vendors
1 449 (68.76%) Microsoft
2 120 (18.38%) VMware
3 55 (8.42%) Citrix
4 44 (6.74%) Cisco
5 28 (4.29%) Apple
6 27 (4.13%) Veeam
7 23 (3.52%) Google
8 20 (3.06%) Fortinet
9 17 (2.60%) Sophos
10 16 (2.45%) Adobe
10 16 (2.45%) NetApp
11 15 (2.30%) Dell
12 14 (2.14%) SolarWinds
13 13 (1.99%) ServiceNow
14 12 (1.84%) HP
15 11 (1.68%) Virgin Media
16 10 (1.53%) SAP
17 9 (1.38%) Datto
17 9 (1.38%) Meraki
18 8 (1.23%) ESET