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 5 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 79 60
Rank change year-on-year -35 -19 +26
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 79 85 150
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.10% 3.53% 3.63%
As % of the Applications category 34.80% 28.15% 56.60%
Number of salaries quoted 46 60 48
10th Percentile £27,128 £23,750 £22,910
25th Percentile £28,875 £29,500 £23,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,859 £37,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.71% +25.00% -31.43%
75th Percentile £38,750 £44,406 £43,750
90th Percentile £47,875 £60,000 £60,000
North West median annual salary £34,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -9.33% +7.14% -4.11%

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 227 302 265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 3.16% 12.55% 6.42%
Number of salaries quoted 159 136 91
10th Percentile £27,577 £25,480 £22,910
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,938 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,000 £35,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.84% +7.04% -21.11%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,125 £48,125
90th Percentile £60,500 £77,500 £60,000
North West median annual salary £41,000 £40,000 £39,711
% change year-on-year +2.50% +0.73% -0.72%

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 5 September 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 5 September 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
Altrincham +12 4 £40,000 +6.67% 1
Bolton +11 4 - - 6
Stockport - 4 £27,000 - 4
Oldham +6 3 - - 5
Wigan - 2 - - 3
Bury - 1 £30,000 -
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 6 (7.59%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 34 (43.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (18.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.53%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (1.27%) AutoCAD
4 1 (1.27%) Navisworks
4 1 (1.27%) ProjectWise
4 1 (1.27%) Revit
Business Applications
1 2 (2.53%) Oracle ERP
1 2 (2.53%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.27%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 15 (18.99%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (6.33%) Azure
3 4 (5.06%) Google Workspace
3 4 (5.06%) Vyond
4 3 (3.80%) GitHub
5 2 (2.53%) AWS
5 2 (2.53%) ChatGPT
5 2 (2.53%) GCP
5 2 (2.53%) Google Gemini
5 2 (2.53%) Google Sheets
5 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.27%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (1.27%) Google Ads
6 1 (1.27%) Google Analytics
6 1 (1.27%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.27%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.86%) Internet
2 3 (3.80%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.53%) KNIME
1 2 (2.53%) MS Access
2 1 (1.27%) Power BI
2 1 (1.27%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (5.06%) JIRA
2 3 (3.80%) Git
General
1 45 (56.96%) Social Skills
2 34 (43.04%) Finance
3 20 (25.32%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (17.72%) Influencing Skills
5 12 (15.19%) Legal
6 6 (7.59%) Law
6 6 (7.59%) Marketing
7 5 (6.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (6.33%) Public Sector
8 4 (5.06%) Retail
9 3 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (2.53%) Advertising
10 2 (2.53%) Games
10 2 (2.53%) Telecoms
11 1 (1.27%) Aviation
11 1 (1.27%) Billing
11 1 (1.27%) Local Government
11 1 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (21.52%) Analyst
2 11 (13.92%) Junior
3 9 (11.39%) Account Manager
4 7 (8.86%) Administrator
4 7 (8.86%) Junior Account Manager
4 7 (8.86%) Junior Service Manager
5 6 (7.59%) Project Manager
5 6 (7.59%) Support Analyst
6 5 (6.33%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
6 5 (6.33%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst
6 5 (6.33%) 2nd Line Support
6 5 (6.33%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
6 5 (6.33%) Coordinator
6 5 (6.33%) Desktop Analyst
6 5 (6.33%) Desktop Support
6 5 (6.33%) Desktop Support Analyst
6 5 (6.33%) Senior
7 4 (5.06%) Digital Learning Specialist
7 4 (5.06%) IT Analyst
7 4 (5.06%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.27%) .NET
1 1 (1.27%) .NET Core
1 1 (1.27%) .NET Framework
1 1 (1.27%) ASP.NET Web API
1 1 (1.27%) ASP.NET Web Forms
1 1 (1.27%) CSS
1 1 (1.27%) Entity Framework
1 1 (1.27%) HTML
1 1 (1.27%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.13%) Driving Licence
1 8 (10.13%) Onboarding
2 4 (5.06%) e-Learning
3 3 (3.80%) Management Information System
3 3 (3.80%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (2.53%) Life Science
4 2 (2.53%) NHS
5 1 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.27%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (1.27%) Social Media
5 1 (1.27%) Solar Energy
Operating Systems
1 14 (17.72%) Windows
2 8 (10.13%) Windows 10
3 3 (3.80%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (29.11%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (16.46%) Customer Service
3 12 (15.19%) E-Commerce
4 11 (13.92%) CRM
4 11 (13.92%) Mathematics
4 11 (13.92%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (10.13%) Analytics
5 8 (10.13%) Mentoring
5 8 (10.13%) Service Management
5 8 (10.13%) Time Management
6 7 (8.86%) Active Listening
6 7 (8.86%) Agile
6 7 (8.86%) Business Development
6 7 (8.86%) Process Improvement
6 7 (8.86%) Project Delivery
6 7 (8.86%) Project Management
7 6 (7.59%) Data Management
7 6 (7.59%) Decision-Making
7 6 (7.59%) ITSM
7 6 (7.59%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 19 (24.05%) SQL
2 4 (5.06%) C#
2 4 (5.06%) Python
3 3 (3.80%) JavaScript
4 2 (2.53%) R
5 1 (1.27%) TypeScript
5 1 (1.27%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 14 (17.72%) Degree
2 2 (2.53%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 1 (1.27%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.59%) Accessibility
2 5 (6.33%) SLA
3 4 (5.06%) QA
3 4 (5.06%) WCAG
4 2 (2.53%) Data Quality
5 1 (1.27%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (1.27%) GDPR
5 1 (1.27%) ISO 19650
5 1 (1.27%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (11.39%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.53%) Hyper-V
2 2 (2.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.27%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (6.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.80%) SCCM
3 2 (2.53%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 71 (89.87%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.33%) Salesforce
3 4 (5.06%) Adobe
3 4 (5.06%) Google
3 4 (5.06%) Synthesia
4 2 (2.53%) Alteryx
4 2 (2.53%) Meraki
4 2 (2.53%) Oracle
4 2 (2.53%) Palo Alto
4 2 (2.53%) VMware
5 1 (1.27%) Autodesk
5 1 (1.27%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.27%) SAP
5 1 (1.27%) Toshiba