Microsoft Jobs in Bolton

Microsoft
Manchester > Bolton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bolton requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 3 2
Rank change year-on-year -11 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 32 33 70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 23.02% 25.00% 49.65%
As % of the Vendors category 59.26% 44.59% 87.50%
Number of salaries quoted 30 30 14
10th Percentile - £30,000 £33,625
25th Percentile £25,480 £31,250 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,740 £55,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year -51.38% +18.92% +54.17%
75th Percentile £42,500 £60,000 £52,875
90th Percentile £63,750 - £53,525
Manchester median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £51,573
% change year-on-year -5.00% -3.05% +14.61%

All Vendors
Bolton

Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Bolton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 54 74 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 38.85% 56.06% 56.74%
Number of salaries quoted 38 49 23
10th Percentile - £30,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £25,480 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +10.53% +48.44%
75th Percentile £47,000 £60,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £61,500 £53,000
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +10.00%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Bolton

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Bolton

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in Bolton

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Bolton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Bolton over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Bolton

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton 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 3 (9.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 22 (68.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 22 (68.75%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (28.13%) Azure
2 9 (28.13%) Power Platform
3 3 (9.38%) Azure Functions
3 3 (9.38%) Azure Logic Apps
3 3 (9.38%) Azure Service Bus
3 3 (9.38%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (9.38%) Entra ID
3 3 (9.38%) PowerApps
3 3 (9.38%) Serverless
4 2 (6.25%) Azure API Management
4 2 (6.25%) Azure Event Grid
5 1 (3.13%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (3.13%) Azure Table
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.38%) LAN
1 3 (9.38%) WAN
2 2 (6.25%) VoIP
3 1 (3.13%) DHCP
3 1 (3.13%) DNS
3 1 (3.13%) TCP/IP
3 1 (3.13%) VLAN
3 1 (3.13%) VPN
3 1 (3.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (18.75%) Power BI
2 4 (12.50%) Tableau
3 2 (6.25%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (6.25%) SQL Server
3 2 (6.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (6.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (6.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 24 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (18.75%) Finance
3 4 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (9.38%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (6.25%) Retail
6 1 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (3.13%) Electronics
6 1 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 16 (50.00%) Administrator
1 16 (50.00%) IT Administrator
2 5 (15.63%) IT Engineer
3 4 (12.50%) Analyst
3 4 (12.50%) Lead
4 3 (9.38%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 3 (9.38%) Architect
4 3 (9.38%) Integration Architect
5 2 (6.25%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) DBA
5 2 (6.25%) Development DBA
5 2 (6.25%) Dynamics 365 Architect
5 2 (6.25%) Service Desk Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) IT Support
6 1 (3.13%) IT Support Technician
6 1 (3.13%) IT Technician
6 1 (3.13%) Network Support
6 1 (3.13%) Network Support Technician
6 1 (3.13%) Network Technician
6 1 (3.13%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.38%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 25 (78.13%) Social Media
2 16 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
3 5 (15.63%) Management Information System
4 3 (9.38%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (3.13%) Driving Licence
5 1 (3.13%) FMCG
5 1 (3.13%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 7 (21.88%) Windows
2 4 (12.50%) Windows Vista
3 1 (3.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (78.13%) Customer Service
2 16 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 16 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 16 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 16 (50.00%) Line Management
2 16 (50.00%) Process Improvement
3 6 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (15.63%) Data Management
4 5 (15.63%) ITIL
4 5 (15.63%) Kalman Filter
4 5 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (15.63%) Web Filtering
5 4 (12.50%) Budgeting
5 4 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 4 (12.50%) Decision-Making
5 4 (12.50%) Financial Modelling
5 4 (12.50%) Scorecard
6 3 (9.38%) Root Cause Analysis
6 3 (9.38%) Server Management
7 2 (6.25%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.25%) SQL
1 2 (6.25%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (78.13%) DBS Check
2 6 (18.75%) Degree
3 4 (12.50%) ACCA
3 4 (12.50%) CIMA
4 1 (3.13%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.13%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (50.00%) SLA
2 2 (6.25%) GDPR
System Software
1 21 (65.63%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (15.63%) Jamf Pro
1 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (6.25%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 5 (15.63%) Cisco
1 5 (15.63%) Meraki
2 4 (12.50%) Cognos