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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 53 63
Rank change year-on-year -22 +10 +37
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 72 142 96
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 2.93% 3.92% 3.95%
As % of the Applications category 23.68% 56.35% 61.15%
Number of salaries quoted 58 44 76
10th Percentile £23,804 £22,910 £23,750
25th Percentile £29,500 £27,500 £28,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,500 £39,250
Median % change year-on-year -13.58% +3.18% +24.24%
75th Percentile £38,750 £44,063 £67,500
90th Percentile £49,725 £60,000 -
North West median annual salary £32,500 £40,748 £32,250
% change year-on-year -20.24% +26.35% -

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 304 252 157
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 12.38% 6.95% 6.47%
Number of salaries quoted 127 95 118
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,000 £23,925
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% +13.33%
75th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £68,250 £67,500
North West median annual salary £38,000 £41,000 £36,250
% change year-on-year -7.32% +13.10% -3.33%

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 8 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 8 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 -3 5 £45,000 +5.88% 10
Salford - 4 £54,750 - 1
Oldham -1 1 £56,504 - 6
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 (13.89%) SharePoint
2 8 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.78%) CMS
3 2 (2.78%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 21 (29.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (2.78%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.78%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.39%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (1.39%) Q-Pulse
Cloud Services
1 18 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (19.44%) Azure
3 7 (9.72%) Power Platform
4 3 (4.17%) Google Analytics
5 2 (2.78%) Intacct
5 2 (2.78%) Workato
6 1 (1.39%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.72%) DHCP
1 7 (9.72%) DNS
1 7 (9.72%) Firewall
1 7 (9.72%) VLAN
2 4 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (4.17%) Structured Cabling
3 3 (4.17%) VPN
3 3 (4.17%) WebEx
4 2 (2.78%) LAN
4 2 (2.78%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.78%) WAN
5 1 (1.39%) Network Security
5 1 (1.39%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (9.72%) Power BI
2 5 (6.94%) SQL Server
3 3 (4.17%) Metadata
3 3 (4.17%) Tableau
General
1 45 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 30 (41.67%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (29.17%) Finance
4 15 (20.83%) Organisational Skills
5 12 (16.67%) Marketing
5 12 (16.67%) Public Sector
6 10 (13.89%) Retail
7 9 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (9.72%) Police
9 6 (8.33%) Manufacturing
10 5 (6.94%) Local Government
11 4 (5.56%) Automotive
11 4 (5.56%) Law
12 3 (4.17%) Legal
13 2 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (2.78%) Games
14 1 (1.39%) Agriculture
14 1 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (1.39%) Military
14 1 (1.39%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (22.22%) Analyst
2 10 (13.89%) IT Support
3 8 (11.11%) Applications Support
4 6 (8.33%) 2nd Line Support
4 6 (8.33%) Applications Support Analyst
4 6 (8.33%) ERP Analyst
4 6 (8.33%) ERP Support
4 6 (8.33%) Support Analyst
5 5 (6.94%) Business Development Manager
5 5 (6.94%) Business Manager
5 5 (6.94%) Development Manager
5 5 (6.94%) Lead
5 5 (6.94%) Project Manager
5 5 (6.94%) Support Specialist
5 5 (6.94%) Support Team Leader
5 5 (6.94%) Team Leader
6 4 (5.56%) 1st Line Support
7 3 (4.17%) Financial Analyst
7 3 (4.17%) Legal IT Trainer
7 3 (4.17%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.94%) Software Packaging
2 2 (2.78%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 12 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 8 (11.11%) EPoS
3 6 (8.33%) Management Information System
4 5 (6.94%) NHS
5 4 (5.56%) Public Cloud
5 4 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (4.17%) e-Learning
6 3 (4.17%) iPhone
6 3 (4.17%) Social Media
7 2 (2.78%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (2.78%) PlayStation
7 2 (2.78%) Xbox
8 1 (1.39%) Derivative
8 1 (1.39%) Equities
8 1 (1.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (1.39%) LIMS
8 1 (1.39%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 18 (25.00%) Windows
2 6 (8.33%) Windows Server
3 5 (6.94%) Windows 10
3 5 (6.94%) Windows Server 2012
3 5 (6.94%) Windows Server 2019
4 4 (5.56%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (31.94%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (29.17%) Decision-Making
3 18 (25.00%) Customer Service
4 13 (18.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (18.06%) ERP
5 11 (15.28%) Change Management
6 10 (13.89%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 9 (12.50%) ITIL
7 9 (12.50%) Service Delivery
8 7 (9.72%) Budget Management
8 7 (9.72%) Business Development
8 7 (9.72%) Project Management
9 6 (8.33%) Analytics
9 6 (8.33%) Coaching
9 6 (8.33%) Master Data Management
9 6 (8.33%) PRINCE2
9 6 (8.33%) Validation
10 5 (6.94%) Mentoring
10 5 (6.94%) People Management
10 5 (6.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.94%) SQL
2 4 (5.56%) VB
2 4 (5.56%) VBA
Qualifications
1 28 (38.89%) Degree
2 12 (16.67%) DBS Check
3 3 (4.17%) AAT
3 3 (4.17%) ACCA
3 3 (4.17%) CIMA
3 3 (4.17%) Tableau Certification
4 2 (2.78%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.39%) CCNA
5 1 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.39%) JNCIA
5 1 (1.39%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.94%) QA
2 2 (2.78%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.78%) Data Quality
2 2 (2.78%) P3O
3 1 (1.39%) FINRA
3 1 (1.39%) GDPR
3 1 (1.39%) GLP
3 1 (1.39%) Good Clinical Practice
3 1 (1.39%) GxP
3 1 (1.39%) ISO 14001
3 1 (1.39%) ISO 9001
3 1 (1.39%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (9.72%) Active Directory
2 6 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (2.78%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (1.39%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 55 (76.39%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.33%) SAP
2 6 (8.33%) VMware
3 5 (6.94%) MobileIron
3 5 (6.94%) Veeam
4 4 (5.56%) Cisco
4 4 (5.56%) Logitech
5 3 (4.17%) Apple
5 3 (4.17%) Citrix
5 3 (4.17%) Google
5 3 (4.17%) iManage
6 2 (2.78%) Concur
6 2 (2.78%) Sage
6 2 (2.78%) Samsung
7 1 (1.39%) Avaya
7 1 (1.39%) HubSpot
7 1 (1.39%) Juniper
7 1 (1.39%) Salesforce
7 1 (1.39%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.39%) Ubiquiti