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 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 52 60
Rank change year-on-year -26 +8 +43
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 53 138 84
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 2.16% 4.33% 3.77%
As % of the Applications category 22.55% 55.65% 65.63%
Number of salaries quoted 42 61 66
10th Percentile £29,000 £23,827 £22,350
25th Percentile £29,500 £29,000 £27,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £31,750
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +25.98% -0.58%
75th Percentile £43,750 £43,750 £62,188
90th Percentile £52,000 £52,500 £67,500
North West median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +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 235 248 128
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 9.56% 7.78% 5.74%
Number of salaries quoted 101 120 91
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,500 £22,900
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,188 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - +14.29% -10.26%
75th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £67,625 £67,500
North West median annual salary £40,000 £41,234 £32,289
% change year-on-year -2.99% +27.70% -13.90%

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 13 December 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 13 December 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 4 £45,000 +5.88% 4
Salford - 3 £75,000 - 1
Oldham -3 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 10 (18.87%) SharePoint
2 5 (9.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (3.77%) CMS
3 2 (3.77%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 6 (11.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.89%) AutoCAD
4 1 (1.89%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 9 (16.98%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (13.21%) Azure
2 7 (13.21%) Power Platform
3 2 (3.77%) Intacct
3 2 (3.77%) Workato
4 1 (1.89%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.43%) Structured Cabling
1 5 (9.43%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (5.66%) Firewall
2 3 (5.66%) WebEx
3 2 (3.77%) DHCP
3 2 (3.77%) DNS
3 2 (3.77%) VLAN
4 1 (1.89%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (13.21%) Power BI
2 3 (5.66%) Metadata
3 2 (3.77%) SQL Server
General
1 29 (54.72%) Social Skills
2 17 (32.08%) Organisational Skills
3 16 (30.19%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (26.42%) Finance
5 11 (20.75%) Public Sector
6 10 (18.87%) Marketing
7 8 (15.09%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (13.21%) Police
9 5 (9.43%) Law
9 5 (9.43%) Local Government
10 4 (7.55%) Legal
10 4 (7.55%) Retail
11 2 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (3.77%) Games
12 1 (1.89%) Agriculture
12 1 (1.89%) Military
12 1 (1.89%) Social Housing
12 1 (1.89%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (15.09%) Analyst
2 7 (13.21%) 2nd Line Support
2 7 (13.21%) Support Specialist
3 6 (11.32%) Project Manager
4 5 (9.43%) Business Development Manager
4 5 (9.43%) Business Manager
4 5 (9.43%) Development Manager
4 5 (9.43%) Lead
4 5 (9.43%) Support Team Leader
4 5 (9.43%) Team Leader
5 3 (5.66%) Financial Analyst
5 3 (5.66%) IT Trainer
5 3 (5.66%) Legal IT Trainer
5 3 (5.66%) Trainer
6 2 (3.77%) Applications Specialist
6 2 (3.77%) Applications Support
6 2 (3.77%) IT Analyst
6 2 (3.77%) IT Manager
6 2 (3.77%) SEO Executive
6 2 (3.77%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (9.43%) Software Packaging
2 2 (3.77%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 10 (18.87%) Driving Licence
2 7 (13.21%) EPoS
3 5 (9.43%) Management Information System
3 5 (9.43%) NHS
3 5 (9.43%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (5.66%) e-Learning
4 3 (5.66%) iPhone
4 3 (5.66%) Social Media
5 2 (3.77%) PlayStation
5 2 (3.77%) Xbox
6 1 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.89%) Derivative
6 1 (1.89%) Equities
6 1 (1.89%) Fat Client
6 1 (1.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (1.89%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 11 (20.75%) Windows
2 4 (7.55%) Android
2 4 (7.55%) Windows 10
3 3 (5.66%) Windows Server
4 2 (3.77%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (3.77%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (37.74%) Customer Service
2 17 (32.08%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (28.30%) Decision-Making
4 10 (18.87%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 10 (18.87%) ITIL
5 9 (16.98%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (16.98%) Project Management
6 8 (15.09%) Coaching
7 7 (13.21%) Business Development
7 7 (13.21%) Mentoring
7 7 (13.21%) PRINCE2
7 7 (13.21%) Service Delivery
8 5 (9.43%) Business Continuity
8 5 (9.43%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (9.43%) Change Management
8 5 (9.43%) Direct Marketing
8 5 (9.43%) ITSM
8 5 (9.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (9.43%) Strategic Planning
8 5 (9.43%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.77%) SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (41.51%) Degree
2 8 (15.09%) DBS Check
3 3 (5.66%) AAT
3 3 (5.66%) ACCA
3 3 (5.66%) CIMA
4 2 (3.77%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.89%) CCA
5 1 (1.89%) Citrix Certification
5 1 (1.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (1.89%) MCSE
5 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.89%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.89%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.55%) QA
2 2 (3.77%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.77%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.77%) P3O
3 1 (1.89%) FINRA
3 1 (1.89%) ISO 14001
3 1 (1.89%) ISO 9001
3 1 (1.89%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (7.55%) Active Directory
1 4 (7.55%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (3.77%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (1.89%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (1.89%) AirWatch
1 1 (1.89%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 40 (75.47%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.55%) Citrix
2 4 (7.55%) VMware
3 3 (5.66%) Apple
3 3 (5.66%) Cisco
3 3 (5.66%) iManage
4 2 (3.77%) Concur
4 2 (3.77%) MobileIron
4 2 (3.77%) Sage
4 2 (3.77%) Salesforce
4 2 (3.77%) Samsung
4 2 (3.77%) Veeam
5 1 (1.89%) Avaya
5 1 (1.89%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.89%) Ivanti
5 1 (1.89%) ServiceNow