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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 134 159 150
Rank change year-on-year +25 -9 +58
Permanent jobs citing Cloud Computing 19 22 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.80% 0.54% 1.04%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.22% 1.55% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 16 15 17
10th Percentile - £29,000 £43,950
25th Percentile £26,250 £35,125 £47,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,250 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.45% -15.38% +13.04%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,572 £74,700
90th Percentile £93,375 £100,250 £101,500
North West median annual salary £49,250 £43,050 £55,000
% change year-on-year +14.40% -21.73% -1.79%

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 854 1,423 1,301
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 36.03% 35.01% 46.78%
Number of salaries quoted 569 837 1,103
10th Percentile £29,500 £35,750 £36,270
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.37%
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £85,000
North West median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +4.55%

Cloud Computing
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Cloud Computing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Cloud Computing 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 18 September 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 18 September 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
Altrincham - 5 £27,500 -
Stockport - 1 £77,500 -
Cloud Computing
North West

Cloud Computing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 6 (31.58%) SharePoint
2 5 (26.32%) WordPress
3 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 7 (36.84%) Power Platform
2 6 (31.58%) Entra ID
2 6 (31.58%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (31.58%) OneDrive
3 5 (26.32%) AWS
3 5 (26.32%) Azure
3 5 (26.32%) Dynamics 365
3 5 (26.32%) Power Automate
4 3 (15.79%) Serverless
5 2 (10.53%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (36.84%) Power BI
2 3 (15.79%) GIS
2 3 (15.79%) NoSQL
3 2 (10.53%) Data Vault
3 2 (10.53%) SQL Server
4 1 (5.26%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 2 (10.53%) GitLab
General
1 8 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 3 (15.79%) Finance
3 2 (10.53%) Banking
3 2 (10.53%) Investment Banking
4 1 (5.26%) Advertising
4 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 6 (31.58%) Senior
2 5 (26.32%) Developer
2 5 (26.32%) IT Support
2 5 (26.32%) Support Officer
3 4 (21.05%) Software Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) Architect
4 3 (15.79%) AWS Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) AWS Software Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) JavaScript Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) Lead
4 3 (15.79%) Lead Software Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) Senior Developer
5 2 (10.53%) Senior Architect
5 2 (10.53%) Senior Technical Architect
5 2 (10.53%) Snowflake Developer
5 2 (10.53%) Technical Architect
6 1 (5.26%) Cloud Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Cloud Software Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Senior Cloud Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) VMware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (26.32%) HTML
2 4 (21.05%) React
3 3 (15.79%) GraphQL
3 3 (15.79%) Node.js
4 2 (10.53%) Snowpark
5 1 (5.26%) AngularJS
5 1 (5.26%) REST
5 1 (5.26%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 8 (42.11%) Product Ownership
2 5 (26.32%) Onboarding
2 5 (26.32%) Video Conferencing
3 3 (15.79%) Mobile App
4 2 (10.53%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (26.32%) Windows
1 5 (26.32%) Windows 10
2 1 (5.26%) CentOS
2 1 (5.26%) Linux
2 1 (5.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (52.63%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (42.11%) Agile
3 7 (36.84%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (31.58%) CI/CD
4 6 (31.58%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (26.32%) Patch Management
5 5 (26.32%) Process Improvement
5 5 (26.32%) Threat Detection
6 4 (21.05%) Collaborative Culture
6 4 (21.05%) DevOps
6 4 (21.05%) Software Engineering
6 4 (21.05%) Web Development
7 3 (15.79%) API Development
7 3 (15.79%) Dashboard Development
7 3 (15.79%) Decision-Making
7 3 (15.79%) Digital Strategy
7 3 (15.79%) Microservices
7 3 (15.79%) Performance Optimisation
7 3 (15.79%) Re-Platforming
7 3 (15.79%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 6 (31.58%) JavaScript
1 6 (31.58%) Python
2 4 (21.05%) TypeScript
3 3 (15.79%) PHP
4 2 (10.53%) ANSI SQL
4 2 (10.53%) SQL
5 1 (5.26%) Bash
5 1 (5.26%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (26.32%) A+ Certification
2 2 (10.53%) Azure Certification
2 2 (10.53%) Degree
3 1 (5.26%) AWS Certification
3 1 (5.26%) Linux+ Certification
3 1 (5.26%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (26.32%) Cyber Essentials
1 5 (26.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (5.26%) Accessibility
2 1 (5.26%) GDPR
2 1 (5.26%) HIPAA
System Software
1 1 (5.26%) Active Directory
1 1 (5.26%) Docker
1 1 (5.26%) Dovecot
1 1 (5.26%) Hyper-V
1 1 (5.26%) Postfix
1 1 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (26.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (5.26%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 9 (47.37%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.53%) Oracle
2 2 (10.53%) Ping Identity
3 1 (5.26%) Okta
3 1 (5.26%) Red Hat
3 1 (5.26%) VMware