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 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 65 82
Rank change year-on-year -24 +17 +18
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 58 93 105
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.67% 3.71% 2.88%
As % of the Applications category 25.44% 43.66% 49.76%
Number of salaries quoted 43 52 87
10th Percentile - £23,832 £22,906
25th Percentile £29,000 £31,875 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £40,000 £29,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +35.59% -4.32%
75th Percentile £50,375 £43,750 £42,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £52,450 £48,750
North West median annual salary £32,000 £41,234 £28,500
% change year-on-year -22.39% +44.68% -6.56%

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 228 213 211
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 6.56% 8.50% 5.79%
Number of salaries quoted 108 120 176
10th Percentile £28,850 £30,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,750 £41,750 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.19% +19.29% -6.67%
75th Percentile £48,188 £52,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £59,125 £67,500 £58,750
North West median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% +30.77% -

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 17 February 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 17 February 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
Stockport +2 2 - -
Bolton 0 2 £38,750 -3.13% 2
Salford - 2 - - 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 13 (22.41%) SharePoint
2 6 (10.34%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (17.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 18 (31.03%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (20.69%) Azure
3 10 (17.24%) Entra ID
4 7 (12.07%) Intacct
5 5 (8.62%) OneDrive
5 5 (8.62%) SaaS
6 3 (5.17%) Google Workspace
6 3 (5.17%) Power Platform
7 2 (3.45%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 10 (17.24%) Structured Cabling
1 10 (17.24%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (8.62%) DHCP
2 5 (8.62%) DNS
2 5 (8.62%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.17%) Power BI
General
1 37 (63.79%) Social Skills
2 21 (36.21%) Organisational Skills
3 14 (24.14%) Finance
4 12 (20.69%) Marketing
5 6 (10.34%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (8.62%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (8.62%) Retail
7 3 (5.17%) Public Sector
8 2 (3.45%) Games
8 2 (3.45%) Legal
8 2 (3.45%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.72%) Law
9 1 (1.72%) Police
9 1 (1.72%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 16 (27.59%) Support Specialist
2 14 (24.14%) IT Support
3 13 (22.41%) Analyst
4 10 (17.24%) IT Analyst
5 9 (15.52%) IT Support Analyst
6 7 (12.07%) Senior
7 6 (10.34%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
7 6 (10.34%) Support Analyst
8 5 (8.62%) Azure Engineer
8 5 (8.62%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (8.62%) Business Development Manager
8 5 (8.62%) Business Manager
8 5 (8.62%) Development Manager
8 5 (8.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (8.62%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
8 5 (8.62%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (8.62%) IT Support Engineer
8 5 (8.62%) Service Analyst
8 5 (8.62%) Service Desk Analyst
8 5 (8.62%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.45%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 11 (18.97%) Driving Licence
2 10 (17.24%) EPoS
3 8 (13.79%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (10.34%) Management Information System
5 4 (6.90%) Onboarding
6 3 (5.17%) Digital Media
6 3 (5.17%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (5.17%) Solar Energy
7 2 (3.45%) PlayStation
7 2 (3.45%) Social Media
7 2 (3.45%) Xbox
8 1 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.72%) Derivative
8 1 (1.72%) Equities
8 1 (1.72%) Fat Client
8 1 (1.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (1.72%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 19 (32.76%) Windows
2 9 (15.52%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (56.90%) Customer Service
2 19 (32.76%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (31.03%) Mentoring
4 15 (25.86%) Coaching
4 15 (25.86%) Decision-Making
4 15 (25.86%) ITIL
5 10 (17.24%) Break/Fix
6 9 (15.52%) Business Development
6 9 (15.52%) CRM
7 7 (12.07%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (12.07%) Project Management
8 6 (10.34%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 6 (10.34%) Conflict Resolution
8 6 (10.34%) Mobile Device Management
8 6 (10.34%) Process Improvement
9 5 (8.62%) Change Management
9 5 (8.62%) Direct Marketing
9 5 (8.62%) Identity Access Management
9 5 (8.62%) Multi-Factor Authentication
10 4 (6.90%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 12 (20.69%) Degree
2 7 (12.07%) DBS Check
3 6 (10.34%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (8.62%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.72%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.72%) AAT
5 1 (1.72%) ACCA
5 1 (1.72%) CCA
5 1 (1.72%) CIMA
5 1 (1.72%) Citrix Certification
5 1 (1.72%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (1.72%) MCSE
5 1 (1.72%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.72%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.62%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.72%) FINRA
2 1 (1.72%) QA
System Software
1 16 (27.59%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.72%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (24.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (6.90%) SCCM
3 2 (3.45%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (1.72%) AirWatch
4 1 (1.72%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 47 (81.03%) Microsoft
2 7 (12.07%) Sage
3 5 (8.62%) Ubiquiti
4 3 (5.17%) Google
4 3 (5.17%) Toshiba
5 2 (3.45%) Apple
5 2 (3.45%) Citrix
5 2 (3.45%) Concur
5 2 (3.45%) Salesforce
5 2 (3.45%) Samsung
6 1 (1.72%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.72%) Ivanti
6 1 (1.72%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.72%) VMware