Microsoft
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester 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 8 October 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.
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6 months to 8 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +3 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs citing Microsoft | 741 | 374 | 530 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 9.73% | 15.73% | 13.43% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 46.75% | 37.14% | 39.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 551 | 279 | 257 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £26,250 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £32,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £40,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.46% | -19.00% | -6.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £61,250 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £47,500 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -15.79% | +3.26% |
All Vendors
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 1,585 | 1,007 | 1,338 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 20.82% | 42.35% | 33.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,059 | 507 | 628 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £28,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £33,750 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -9.52% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £65,000 | £69,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £78,750 | £80,300 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | -9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Microsoft.
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Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Manchester over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.
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Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 8 October 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 |
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| Bolton | +4 | 26 | £43,750 | +2.94% | 14 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | - | 22 | £44,000 | - | 3 |
| Salford | -14 | 13 | £31,000 | -43.64% | 11 |
| Wigan | +10 | 12 | £41,250 | +17.86% | 8 |
| Altrincham | -2 | 12 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 3 |
| Stockport | +1 | 10 | £45,000 | +38.46% | 14 |
| Oldham | +11 | 9 | £41,625 | -26.33% | 6 |
| Bury | - | 6 | £29,500 | - | 4 |
| Cheadle | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| Sale | - | 5 | £16,600 | - | |
| Rochdale | -2 | 1 | £40,000 | +37.93% | 3 |
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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:
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