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 26 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 58 73
Rank change year-on-year -30 +15 +32
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 48 109 99
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.54% 4.17% 3.10%
As % of the Applications category 21.62% 47.39% 52.38%
Number of salaries quoted 38 53 80
10th Percentile £29,000 £23,837 £22,835
25th Percentile £29,250 £30,000 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +33.33% -2.70%
75th Percentile £51,188 £43,750 £46,920
90th Percentile £63,250 £52,400 £59,125
North West median annual salary £32,500 £40,874 £29,500
% change year-on-year -20.49% +38.56% -4.84%

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 222 230 189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 7.13% 8.80% 5.92%
Number of salaries quoted 97 121 150
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £26,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £41,000 £35,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +15.49% -5.33%
75th Percentile £52,000 £52,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £61,800 £70,000 £63,200
North West median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £32,750
% change year-on-year -5.88% +29.77% -6.43%

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 26 January 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 26 January 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
Salford - 3 £75,000 - 3
Bolton -3 2 £38,750 -3.13% 3
Oldham - 1 £35,442 - 2
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 9 (18.75%) SharePoint
2 3 (6.25%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (10.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 11 (22.92%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (16.67%) Azure
3 5 (10.42%) Power Platform
4 4 (8.33%) Entra ID
4 4 (8.33%) Intacct
5 2 (4.17%) OneDrive
5 2 (4.17%) SaaS
5 2 (4.17%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 8 (16.67%) Structured Cabling
1 8 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (4.17%) DHCP
2 2 (4.17%) DNS
2 2 (4.17%) Firewall
2 2 (4.17%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.42%) Power BI
2 2 (4.17%) Metadata
General
1 32 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 20 (41.67%) Organisational Skills
3 13 (27.08%) Finance
4 9 (18.75%) Marketing
5 6 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (12.50%) Public Sector
6 4 (8.33%) Law
7 3 (6.25%) Legal
8 2 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (4.17%) Games
8 2 (4.17%) Manufacturing
8 2 (4.17%) Retail
9 1 (2.08%) Agriculture
9 1 (2.08%) Military
9 1 (2.08%) Police
9 1 (2.08%) Social Housing
9 1 (2.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (25.00%) Support Specialist
2 11 (22.92%) Analyst
3 6 (12.50%) IT Analyst
3 6 (12.50%) IT Support
3 6 (12.50%) Project Manager
4 5 (10.42%) Business Development Manager
4 5 (10.42%) Business Manager
4 5 (10.42%) Development Manager
4 5 (10.42%) Senior
5 4 (8.33%) IT Support Analyst
5 4 (8.33%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 4 (8.33%) Service Analyst
5 4 (8.33%) Service Desk Analyst
6 3 (6.25%) Support Analyst
7 2 (4.17%) 2nd Line Support
7 2 (4.17%) Account Executive
7 2 (4.17%) Applications Support
7 2 (4.17%) Senior IT Support
7 2 (4.17%) Support Engineer
7 2 (4.17%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.17%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 9 (18.75%) Driving Licence
2 8 (16.67%) EPoS
3 6 (12.50%) Management Information System
4 5 (10.42%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (4.17%) e-Learning
5 2 (4.17%) iPhone
5 2 (4.17%) Onboarding
5 2 (4.17%) PlayStation
5 2 (4.17%) Social Media
5 2 (4.17%) Xbox
6 1 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (2.08%) Derivative
6 1 (2.08%) Equities
6 1 (2.08%) Fat Client
6 1 (2.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (2.08%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 14 (29.17%) Windows
2 6 (12.50%) Windows 10
3 2 (4.17%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (54.17%) Customer Service
2 18 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (25.00%) Coaching
3 12 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 11 (22.92%) ITIL
4 11 (22.92%) Mentoring
5 9 (18.75%) Project Management
6 8 (16.67%) Break/Fix
7 6 (12.50%) Business Development
7 6 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (12.50%) PRINCE2
8 5 (10.42%) Direct Marketing
9 4 (8.33%) Budget Management
9 4 (8.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 4 (8.33%) Conflict Resolution
9 4 (8.33%) Data Analysis
9 4 (8.33%) Enterprise Architecture
9 4 (8.33%) Process Improvement
9 4 (8.33%) Risk Management
9 4 (8.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 13 (27.08%) Degree
2 7 (14.58%) DBS Check
3 3 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (4.17%) A+ Certification
4 2 (4.17%) Azure Certification
5 1 (2.08%) AAT
5 1 (2.08%) ACCA
5 1 (2.08%) CCA
5 1 (2.08%) CIMA
5 1 (2.08%) Citrix Certification
5 1 (2.08%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (2.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (2.08%) MCSE
5 1 (2.08%) PMI Certification
5 1 (2.08%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.33%) QA
2 2 (4.17%) Accessibility
2 2 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (4.17%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.08%) FINRA
3 1 (2.08%) ISO 14001
3 1 (2.08%) ISO 9001
3 1 (2.08%) P3O
System Software
1 9 (18.75%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.17%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (4.17%) SCCM
3 1 (2.08%) AirWatch
3 1 (2.08%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 38 (79.17%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.33%) Sage
3 3 (6.25%) Citrix
4 2 (4.17%) Apple
4 2 (4.17%) Cisco
4 2 (4.17%) Concur
4 2 (4.17%) iManage
4 2 (4.17%) Salesforce
4 2 (4.17%) Samsung
4 2 (4.17%) Ubiquiti
5 1 (2.08%) HubSpot
5 1 (2.08%) Ivanti
5 1 (2.08%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.08%) VMware