Cloud Computing Job Trends in Manchester

Cloud Computing
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Cloud Computing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 154 124
Rank change year-on-year +130 -30 +104
Permanent jobs citing Cloud Computing 171 16 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 7.11% 0.45% 1.07%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.75% 1.26% 2.36%
Number of salaries quoted 12 9 16
10th Percentile - £42,250 £40,512
25th Percentile £26,250 £56,250 £50,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,250 £69,308 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.38% +6.63% +13.04%
75th Percentile £68,750 £74,144 £79,150
90th Percentile - £89,000 £105,000
North West median annual salary £48,250 £45,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +7.22% -21.74% +8.49%

All Cloud Skills
Manchester

Cloud Computing falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 912 1,269 1,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 37.94% 35.52% 45.39%
Number of salaries quoted 606 690 908
10th Percentile £29,500 £35,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,775 £85,300
North West median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,750
% change year-on-year +4.55% -1.35% +1.36%

Cloud Computing
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cloud Computing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Cloud Computing job vacancy trend in Manchester

Cloud Computing
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Cloud Computing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cloud Computing in Manchester over the 6 months to 20 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Cloud Computing in Manchester

Cloud Computing
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Computing within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 20 November 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
Stockport - 14 £77,500 -
Altrincham - 10 £27,500 -
Salford +16 6 - -
Cheadle - 6 - -
Oldham +9 5 - - 1
Rochdale - 5 - -
Dukinfield - 5 - -
Ashton-under-Lyne - 5 - -
Bolton - 5 - -
Bury - 5 - -
Stalybridge - 5 - -
Wigan - 5 - -
Littleborough - 5 - -
Heywood - 4 - -
Sale - 4 - -
Cloud Computing
North West

Cloud Computing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 6 (3.51%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.92%) WordPress
3 1 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 10 (5.85%) Power Platform
2 6 (3.51%) Entra ID
2 6 (3.51%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (3.51%) OneDrive
3 5 (2.92%) Dynamics 365
3 5 (2.92%) Power Automate
3 5 (2.92%) Snowflake
4 4 (2.34%) Azure
5 1 (0.58%) AWS
5 1 (0.58%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 157 (91.81%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.85%) Power BI
2 5 (2.92%) Data Vault
2 5 (2.92%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.17%) GIS
3 2 (1.17%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 5 (2.92%) GitLab
General
1 164 (95.91%) Social Skills
2 162 (94.74%) Banking
3 157 (91.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (3.51%) Finance
5 5 (2.92%) Investment Banking
6 3 (1.75%) Advertising
7 1 (0.58%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 128 (74.85%) Lecturer
2 7 (4.09%) Developer
3 5 (2.92%) IT Support
3 5 (2.92%) Snowflake Developer
3 5 (2.92%) Support Officer
4 2 (1.17%) Senior
4 2 (1.17%) Senior Developer
5 1 (0.58%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 1 (0.58%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (0.58%) Architect
5 1 (0.58%) Azure Architect
5 1 (0.58%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (0.58%) Python Developer
5 1 (0.58%) Snowflake Engineer
5 1 (0.58%) VMware Engineer
5 1 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.92%) HTML
2 3 (1.75%) Snowpark
Miscellaneous
1 157 (91.81%) IoT
2 5 (2.92%) Onboarding
2 5 (2.92%) Product Ownership
2 5 (2.92%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.92%) Windows
1 5 (2.92%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.58%) CentOS
2 1 (0.58%) Linux
2 1 (0.58%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (94.74%) Cybersecurity
1 162 (94.74%) Machine Learning
2 159 (92.98%) Web Development
3 157 (91.81%) AI
3 157 (91.81%) User Experience
4 10 (5.85%) Business Intelligence
5 7 (4.09%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (2.92%) Data Governance
6 5 (2.92%) Data Management
6 5 (2.92%) Data Modelling
6 5 (2.92%) Data Science
6 5 (2.92%) Patch Management
6 5 (2.92%) Process Improvement
6 5 (2.92%) Statistics
6 5 (2.92%) Threat Detection
7 4 (2.34%) Analytics
7 4 (2.34%) Project Management
8 3 (1.75%) Collaborative Culture
8 3 (1.75%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (1.17%) Digital Innovation
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.09%) Python
2 5 (2.92%) ANSI SQL
2 5 (2.92%) SQL
3 2 (1.17%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.17%) PHP
4 1 (0.58%) Bash
4 1 (0.58%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 158 (92.40%) Degree
2 157 (91.81%) Master's Degree
2 157 (91.81%) PhD
2 157 (91.81%) Postgraduate
3 5 (2.92%) A+ Certification
4 2 (1.17%) Azure Certification
5 1 (0.58%) AWS Certification
5 1 (0.58%) Linux+ Certification
5 1 (0.58%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials
1 5 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (0.58%) GDPR
2 1 (0.58%) HIPAA
System Software
1 1 (0.58%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.58%) Docker
1 1 (0.58%) Dovecot
1 1 (0.58%) Hyper-V
1 1 (0.58%) Postfix
1 1 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (2.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.58%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (4.68%) Microsoft
2 5 (2.92%) Oracle
3 1 (0.58%) Okta
3 1 (0.58%) Ping Identity
3 1 (0.58%) Red Hat
3 1 (0.58%) VMware