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 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 52 69
Rank change year-on-year -21 +17 +34
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 57 153 85
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 2.43% 4.31% 3.71%
As % of the Applications category 23.65% 57.30% 63.91%
Number of salaries quoted 46 64 67
10th Percentile £28,500 £23,773 £22,460
25th Percentile £29,500 £28,625 £27,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +23.08% +1.77%
75th Percentile £38,750 £44,063 £62,500
90th Percentile £50,375 £57,750 £67,500
North West median annual salary £33,000 £40,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -17.50% +33.33% -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 241 267 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 10.29% 7.51% 5.81%
Number of salaries quoted 104 123 95
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,500 £23,140
25th Percentile £31,500 £31,875 £27,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - +14.29% -10.26%
75th Percentile £49,063 £52,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £67,500
North West median annual salary £40,000 £41,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +26.15% -13.33%

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 29 November 2025.

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 29 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
Bolton 0 4 £45,000 +5.88% 1
Salford - 3 £75,000 - 2
Oldham 0 1 £35,442 -
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 10 (17.54%) SharePoint
2 6 (10.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (3.51%) CMS
3 2 (3.51%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 10 (17.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.75%) AutoCAD
4 1 (1.75%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 12 (21.05%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (17.54%) Azure
3 7 (12.28%) Power Platform
4 2 (3.51%) Intacct
4 2 (3.51%) Workato
5 1 (1.75%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (8.77%) Firewall
2 4 (7.02%) DHCP
2 4 (7.02%) DNS
2 4 (7.02%) Structured Cabling
2 4 (7.02%) VLAN
2 4 (7.02%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (5.26%) WebEx
4 2 (3.51%) VPN
5 1 (1.75%) LAN
5 1 (1.75%) Network Security
5 1 (1.75%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.75%) WAN
5 1 (1.75%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (12.28%) Power BI
2 3 (5.26%) Metadata
2 3 (5.26%) SQL Server
General
1 33 (57.89%) Social Skills
2 19 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (28.07%) Finance
3 16 (28.07%) Organisational Skills
4 11 (19.30%) Public Sector
5 10 (17.54%) Marketing
6 8 (14.04%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (12.28%) Police
8 5 (8.77%) Local Government
8 5 (8.77%) Retail
9 4 (7.02%) Law
10 3 (5.26%) Legal
11 2 (3.51%) Automotive
11 2 (3.51%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (3.51%) Games
11 2 (3.51%) Manufacturing
12 1 (1.75%) Agriculture
12 1 (1.75%) Military
12 1 (1.75%) Social Housing
12 1 (1.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (17.54%) Analyst
2 7 (12.28%) 2nd Line Support
3 6 (10.53%) Support Specialist
4 5 (8.77%) Business Development Manager
4 5 (8.77%) Business Manager
4 5 (8.77%) Development Manager
4 5 (8.77%) IT Support
4 5 (8.77%) Lead
4 5 (8.77%) Project Manager
4 5 (8.77%) Support Team Leader
4 5 (8.77%) Team Leader
5 4 (7.02%) Applications Support
6 3 (5.26%) Financial Analyst
6 3 (5.26%) IT Trainer
6 3 (5.26%) Legal IT Trainer
6 3 (5.26%) Support Analyst
6 3 (5.26%) Trainer
7 2 (3.51%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
7 2 (3.51%) SEO Executive
7 2 (3.51%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.77%) Software Packaging
2 2 (3.51%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 10 (17.54%) Driving Licence
2 7 (12.28%) EPoS
3 5 (8.77%) Management Information System
3 5 (8.77%) NHS
3 5 (8.77%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (5.26%) e-Learning
4 3 (5.26%) iPhone
4 3 (5.26%) Social Media
5 2 (3.51%) PlayStation
5 2 (3.51%) Public Cloud
5 2 (3.51%) Xbox
6 1 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.75%) Derivative
6 1 (1.75%) Equities
6 1 (1.75%) Fat Client
6 1 (1.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (1.75%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 14 (24.56%) Windows
2 4 (7.02%) Android
2 4 (7.02%) Windows 10
2 4 (7.02%) Windows Server
3 3 (5.26%) Windows Server 2012
3 3 (5.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 19 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (28.07%) Decision-Making
3 10 (17.54%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 10 (17.54%) Continuous Improvement
3 10 (17.54%) ITIL
4 8 (14.04%) Project Management
5 7 (12.28%) Business Development
5 7 (12.28%) Change Management
5 7 (12.28%) Coaching
5 7 (12.28%) ERP
5 7 (12.28%) Service Delivery
6 6 (10.53%) Mentoring
6 6 (10.53%) PRINCE2
7 5 (8.77%) Business Continuity
7 5 (8.77%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (8.77%) Direct Marketing
7 5 (8.77%) ITSM
7 5 (8.77%) Strategic Planning
7 5 (8.77%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.26%) SQL
2 2 (3.51%) VB
2 2 (3.51%) VBA
Qualifications
1 23 (40.35%) Degree
2 10 (17.54%) DBS Check
3 3 (5.26%) AAT
3 3 (5.26%) ACCA
3 3 (5.26%) CIMA
4 2 (3.51%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.75%) CCA
5 1 (1.75%) CCNA
5 1 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.75%) Citrix Certification
5 1 (1.75%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (1.75%) JNCIA
5 1 (1.75%) MCSE
5 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.75%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.02%) QA
2 2 (3.51%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.51%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.51%) P3O
3 1 (1.75%) FINRA
3 1 (1.75%) ISO 14001
3 1 (1.75%) ISO 9001
3 1 (1.75%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (8.77%) Active Directory
1 5 (8.77%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (3.51%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (1.75%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.75%) AirWatch
2 1 (1.75%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 44 (77.19%) Microsoft
2 5 (8.77%) VMware
3 4 (7.02%) Cisco
3 4 (7.02%) Citrix
4 3 (5.26%) Apple
4 3 (5.26%) iManage
4 3 (5.26%) MobileIron
4 3 (5.26%) Veeam
5 2 (3.51%) Concur
5 2 (3.51%) Logitech
5 2 (3.51%) Sage
5 2 (3.51%) Salesforce
5 2 (3.51%) Samsung
5 2 (3.51%) SAP
6 1 (1.75%) Avaya
6 1 (1.75%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.75%) Ivanti
6 1 (1.75%) Juniper
6 1 (1.75%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.75%) Ubiquiti