Microsoft Certification Jobs in Cheshire

Microsoft Certification
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 66 81
Rank change year-on-year -22 +15 +23
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 9 33 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 1.15% 2.12% 1.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.25% 8.21% 4.01%
Number of salaries quoted 7 24 11
10th Percentile - £22,750 -
25th Percentile £32,500 £23,500 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,196 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.55% -17.19% -8.11%
75th Percentile £38,750 £38,750 £49,375
90th Percentile - £49,625 £58,750
North West median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -14.89% +25.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 212 402 274
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 27.11% 25.84% 30.24%
Number of salaries quoted 56 278 127
10th Percentile - £25,875 £25,420
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £69,500 £87,550
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +13.40%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Certification in Cheshire

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in Cheshire

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Certification in Cheshire

Microsoft Certification
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 Certification within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 17 May 2025. 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
Warrington +13 4 £35,000 - 2
Wilmslow - 1 - -
Microsoft Certification
North West

Microsoft Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (44.44%) SharePoint
2 1 (11.11%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 5 (55.56%) Azure
2 4 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (33.33%) Entra ID
4 1 (11.11%) AWS
4 1 (11.11%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (11.11%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 8 (88.89%) DNS
2 7 (77.78%) DHCP
2 7 (77.78%) Firewall
3 4 (44.44%) LAN
3 4 (44.44%) TCP/IP
3 4 (44.44%) WAN
4 3 (33.33%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Jenkins
1 1 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 9 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Automotive
2 3 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (11.11%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Senior
1 4 (44.44%) Senior Technical Support
1 4 (44.44%) Technical Support
2 3 (33.33%) Infrastructure Specialist
2 3 (33.33%) Infrastructure Support
2 3 (33.33%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
2 3 (33.33%) IT Support
2 3 (33.33%) IT Support Specialist
2 3 (33.33%) Support Specialist
3 2 (22.22%) Architect
3 2 (22.22%) Technical Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Azure Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365 Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Solutions Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Wintel Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Wintel Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (11.11%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
1 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Windows
1 4 (44.44%) Windows Server
2 3 (33.33%) Linux
3 1 (11.11%) Android
3 1 (11.11%) Apple iOS
3 1 (11.11%) Mac OS
3 1 (11.11%) Windows 10
3 1 (11.11%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (11.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (33.33%) Coaching
2 3 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 3 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (33.33%) Infrastructure Management
2 3 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
2 3 (33.33%) Server Management
3 2 (22.22%) Agile
3 2 (22.22%) CRM
3 2 (22.22%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (11.11%) Data Management
4 1 (11.11%) ERP
4 1 (11.11%) GAP Analysis
4 1 (11.11%) Migration
4 1 (11.11%) Network Design
4 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
4 1 (11.11%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 1 (11.11%) Task Automation
4 1 (11.11%) Use Case
4 1 (11.11%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (44.44%) PowerShell
2 1 (11.11%) VB
2 1 (11.11%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) MCSE
2 3 (33.33%) CCNA
2 3 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (11.11%) AWS Certification
3 1 (11.11%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 1 (11.11%) Azure Certification
3 1 (11.11%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) MCP
3 1 (11.11%) MCSA
3 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
3 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) NCSC
System Software
1 4 (44.44%) Active Directory
2 3 (33.33%) Hyper-V
3 1 (11.11%) BitLocker
3 1 (11.11%) Docker
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (11.11%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 1 (11.11%) Kubernetes
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (11.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (33.33%) Acronis
2 3 (33.33%) Cisco
2 3 (33.33%) Fortinet
2 3 (33.33%) Kaseya
2 3 (33.33%) Meraki
2 3 (33.33%) Sage
2 3 (33.33%) SonicWALL
2 3 (33.33%) WatchGuard
3 1 (11.11%) Google
3 1 (11.11%) McAfee
3 1 (11.11%) Symantec
3 1 (11.11%) VMware