Microsoft Office Job Trends in Manchester

Microsoft Office
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 58 77
Rank change year-on-year -35 +19 +25
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 45 105 76
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.57% 3.94% 3.05%
As % of the Applications category 20.36% 46.88% 66.09%
Number of salaries quoted 37 52 58
10th Percentile £29,000 £23,963 £21,800
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +33.33% -6.98%
75th Percentile £48,750 £43,750 £48,140
90th Percentile £61,000 £52,450 £67,500
North West median annual salary £33,000 £41,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -19.51% +36.67% -7.69%

All Software Application Skills
Manchester

Microsoft Office falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 221 224 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 7.70% 8.41% 4.61%
Number of salaries quoted 100 119 81
10th Percentile £29,450 £30,000 £22,900
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +30.77% -16.67%
75th Percentile £52,000 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,450 £75,000 £67,500
North West median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £32,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +32.81% -14.67%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in Manchester

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Microsoft Office.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in Manchester over the 6 months to 10 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in Manchester

Microsoft Office
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 Office within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 10 January 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
Bolton -3 3 £31,000 -22.50% 2
Salford - 3 £75,000 - 3
Oldham - 1 £35,442 - 1
Microsoft Office
North West

Microsoft Office
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 9 (20.00%) SharePoint
2 2 (4.44%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (8.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (4.44%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 6 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (11.11%) Azure
2 5 (11.11%) Power Platform
3 2 (4.44%) Intacct
3 2 (4.44%) Workato
4 1 (2.22%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (11.11%) Structured Cabling
1 5 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (6.67%) WebEx
3 1 (2.22%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.11%) Power BI
2 3 (6.67%) Metadata
General
1 28 (62.22%) Social Skills
2 18 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
3 13 (28.89%) Finance
4 10 (22.22%) Public Sector
5 9 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (20.00%) Marketing
6 6 (13.33%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (11.11%) Law
8 4 (8.89%) Legal
8 4 (8.89%) Police
9 2 (4.44%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (4.44%) Games
9 2 (4.44%) Local Government
9 2 (4.44%) Retail
10 1 (2.22%) Agriculture
10 1 (2.22%) Manufacturing
10 1 (2.22%) Military
10 1 (2.22%) Social Housing
10 1 (2.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (17.78%) Project Manager
2 7 (15.56%) Analyst
2 7 (15.56%) Support Specialist
3 5 (11.11%) Business Development Manager
3 5 (11.11%) Business Manager
3 5 (11.11%) Development Manager
4 4 (8.89%) 2nd Line Support
5 3 (6.67%) IT Trainer
5 3 (6.67%) Legal IT Trainer
5 3 (6.67%) Senior
5 3 (6.67%) Trainer
6 2 (4.44%) Account Executive
6 2 (4.44%) Assistant Project Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Commercial Executive
6 2 (4.44%) E-Commerce Executive
6 2 (4.44%) IT Analyst
6 2 (4.44%) IT Assistant
6 2 (4.44%) IT Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Lead
6 2 (4.44%) Senior Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.44%) Middleware
1 2 (4.44%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 7 (15.56%) Driving Licence
2 6 (13.33%) Management Information System
3 5 (11.11%) EPoS
3 5 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (6.67%) e-Learning
4 3 (6.67%) iPhone
5 2 (4.44%) NHS
5 2 (4.44%) PlayStation
5 2 (4.44%) Social Media
5 2 (4.44%) Xbox
6 1 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (2.22%) Derivative
6 1 (2.22%) Equities
6 1 (2.22%) Fat Client
6 1 (2.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (2.22%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 10 (22.22%) Windows
2 3 (6.67%) Android
2 3 (6.67%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (44.44%) Customer Service
2 16 (35.56%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (24.44%) Project Management
4 10 (22.22%) Decision-Making
4 10 (22.22%) ITIL
5 9 (20.00%) PRINCE2
6 7 (15.56%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 7 (15.56%) Coaching
7 6 (13.33%) Budget Management
7 6 (13.33%) Business Development
7 6 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (13.33%) Enterprise Architecture
7 6 (13.33%) Mentoring
7 6 (13.33%) Risk Management
8 5 (11.11%) Break/Fix
8 5 (11.11%) Direct Marketing
9 4 (8.89%) Data Analysis
9 4 (8.89%) Service Delivery
9 4 (8.89%) Validation
10 3 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
Qualifications
1 18 (40.00%) Degree
2 7 (15.56%) DBS Check
3 2 (4.44%) A+ Certification
4 1 (2.22%) AAT
4 1 (2.22%) ACCA
4 1 (2.22%) CCA
4 1 (2.22%) CIMA
4 1 (2.22%) Citrix Certification
4 1 (2.22%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (2.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (2.22%) MCSE
4 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.22%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.22%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.89%) QA
2 2 (4.44%) Accessibility
2 2 (4.44%) Data Quality
2 2 (4.44%) P3O
3 1 (2.22%) FINRA
3 1 (2.22%) ISO 14001
3 1 (2.22%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 3 (6.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.44%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (4.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.22%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (2.22%) AirWatch
1 1 (2.22%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 33 (73.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.67%) Cisco
2 3 (6.67%) Citrix
2 3 (6.67%) iManage
3 2 (4.44%) Apple
3 2 (4.44%) Concur
3 2 (4.44%) Sage
3 2 (4.44%) Salesforce
3 2 (4.44%) Samsung
3 2 (4.44%) VMware
4 1 (2.22%) HubSpot
4 1 (2.22%) Ivanti
4 1 (2.22%) ServiceNow