Microsoft Job Trends in Crewe

Microsoft
Cheshire > Crewe

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Crewe 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 13 January 2026, 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
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 1 10
Rank change year-on-year 0 +9 -8
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 41 24 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Crewe 33.06% 42.11% 7.69%
As % of the Vendors category 66.13% 82.76% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 35 24 2
10th Percentile £30,800 £39,000 £25,850
25th Percentile £40,250 £45,938 £26,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £28,500
Median % change year-on-year - +75.44% -43.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £30,375
90th Percentile - £55,000 £30,750
Cheshire median annual salary £41,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -13.68% +11.76% +13.33%

All Vendors
Crewe

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 Crewe.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 62 29 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Crewe 50.00% 50.88% 15.38%
Number of salaries quoted 56 26 4
10th Percentile - £39,000 £26,550
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,313 £28,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £50,000 £33,750
Median % change year-on-year -18.00% +48.15% -28.95%
75th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £38,750
90th Percentile £56,875 £55,000 -
Cheshire median annual salary £37,500 £47,500 £43,500
% change year-on-year -21.05% +9.20% -8.42%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Crewe

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Crewe.

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Crewe

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Crewe

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Crewe citing Microsoft.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Crewe citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Crewe

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Crewe over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Crewe

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Crewe 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (7.32%) CMS
1 3 (7.32%) Umbraco
1 3 (7.32%) WordPress
2 1 (2.44%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (17.07%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (17.07%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (2.44%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 23 (56.10%) Azure
2 5 (12.20%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (7.32%) Contentful
3 3 (7.32%) Slack
4 1 (2.44%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.44%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.44%) Ethernet
1 1 (2.44%) TCP/IP
1 1 (2.44%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (48.78%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.88%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.44%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (2.44%) Looker
Development Applications
1 3 (7.32%) JIRA
General
1 15 (36.59%) Social Skills
2 6 (14.63%) Retail
3 3 (7.32%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (7.32%) Automotive
3 3 (7.32%) Finance
3 3 (7.32%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (2.44%) Games
4 1 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (2.44%) Marketing
4 1 (2.44%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 20 (48.78%) Developer
2 19 (46.34%) Software Developer
3 10 (24.39%) Lead
3 10 (24.39%) Lead Developer
4 9 (21.95%) Lead Software Developer
5 8 (19.51%) Support Engineer
6 6 (14.63%) Senior
6 6 (14.63%) Senior Developer
6 6 (14.63%) Senior Software Developer
7 5 (12.20%) IT Engineer
7 5 (12.20%) IT Support
7 5 (12.20%) IT Support Engineer
8 4 (9.76%) .NET Developer
8 4 (9.76%) .NET Software Developer
8 4 (9.76%) C# .NET Developer
8 4 (9.76%) C# Developer
8 4 (9.76%) C# Software Developer
9 3 (7.32%) Desktop Engineer
9 3 (7.32%) Desktop Support
9 3 (7.32%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (46.34%) .NET
1 19 (46.34%) .NET Core
1 19 (46.34%) .NET Framework
1 19 (46.34%) ASP.NET
2 1 (2.44%) Keras
2 1 (2.44%) PyTorch
2 1 (2.44%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.20%) Greenfield Project
2 4 (9.76%) Onboarding
3 3 (7.32%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (7.32%) CMDB
3 3 (7.32%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.44%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.76%) Windows
2 1 (2.44%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (60.98%) Agile
2 19 (46.34%) RAD
3 7 (17.07%) B2B
3 7 (17.07%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (14.63%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (9.76%) CRM
5 4 (9.76%) Line Management
6 3 (7.32%) Business Development
6 3 (7.32%) Configuration Management
6 3 (7.32%) Critical Thinking
6 3 (7.32%) Customer Requirements
6 3 (7.32%) Customer Service
6 3 (7.32%) Disaster Recovery
6 3 (7.32%) Principle of Least Privilege
6 3 (7.32%) Project Management
6 3 (7.32%) Telematics
6 3 (7.32%) Telesales
7 2 (4.88%) AI
8 1 (2.44%) Logistics
8 1 (2.44%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 22 (53.66%) SQL
2 19 (46.34%) C#
3 1 (2.44%) C++
3 1 (2.44%) Java
3 1 (2.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (24.39%) Degree
2 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.76%) SLA
2 1 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (2.44%) GDPR
2 1 (2.44%) IASME
System Software
1 5 (12.20%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (7.32%) Salesforce
2 1 (2.44%) Google
2 1 (2.44%) ServiceNow