Microsoft 365 Engineer Job Trends in Cheshire

Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer)
North West > Cheshire

The median Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer) salary in Cheshire is £39,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 43 65
Rank change year-on-year -31 +22 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Engineer 2 10 18
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.14% 1.96% 1.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 2.33% 1.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 18
10th Percentile £38,200 £41,250 -
25th Percentile £38,500 £43,125 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £47,500 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.89% +9.20% +67.31%
75th Percentile £39,500 £48,750 £44,250
90th Percentile £39,800 - £48,000
North West median annual salary £43,500 £47,500 £43,500
% change year-on-year -8.42% +9.20% +67.31%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Cheshire with a recognized job title 1,178 430 951
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.30% 84.31% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 592 240 761
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,375 £24,240
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,938 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,700 £76,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 16 February 2026. 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
Crewe - 2 £39,000 -
Microsoft 365 Engineer
North West

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 16 February 2026, Microsoft 365 Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cheshire region featuring Microsoft 365 Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 2 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) Web Filtering
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (50.00%) Single Sign-On

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 2 (100.00%) Web Filtering
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (50.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow