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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 63 82
Rank change year-on-year -16 +19 +5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 79 143 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 3.33% 3.52% 3.41%
As % of the Applications category 27.62% 54.37% 49.48%
Number of salaries quoted 59 45 79
10th Percentile £23,750 £22,910 £21,800
25th Percentile £29,500 £23,875 £27,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £33,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.94% -21.18% +32.81%
75th Percentile £45,063 £43,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 -
North West median annual salary £35,000 £36,250 £35,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% +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 286 263 194
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 12.06% 6.48% 6.90%
Number of salaries quoted 116 85 152
10th Percentile £28,250 £23,146 £22,000
25th Percentile £32,250 £26,750 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £36,750 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.84% -13.53% +10.39%
75th Percentile £50,500 £48,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £67,500
North West median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year - +6.67% -3.85%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office 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 September 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 17 September 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 -7 8 £52,500 +23.53% 11
Salford - 5 £55,000 - 2
Cheadle - 3 - - 1
Oldham -7 1 £56,504 - 2
Altrincham -10 1 £37,500 - 3
Microsoft Office
North West

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (12.66%) SharePoint
2 9 (11.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.53%) CMS
3 2 (2.53%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 26 (32.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (12.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.53%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.27%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (1.27%) Q-Pulse
Cloud Services
1 25 (31.65%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (18.99%) Azure
3 10 (12.66%) Power Platform
4 4 (5.06%) Google Analytics
5 2 (2.53%) Intacct
5 2 (2.53%) Workato
6 1 (1.27%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.27%) Google Ads
6 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Advertising
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.86%) DHCP
1 7 (8.86%) DNS
1 7 (8.86%) Firewall
1 7 (8.86%) VLAN
2 5 (6.33%) VPN
3 3 (3.80%) WebEx
4 2 (2.53%) LAN
4 2 (2.53%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.53%) WAN
5 1 (1.27%) Network Security
5 1 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (1.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (12.66%) Power BI
2 7 (8.86%) Tableau
3 5 (6.33%) SQL Server
4 3 (3.80%) Metadata
General
1 49 (62.03%) Social Skills
2 33 (41.77%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (36.71%) Finance
4 13 (16.46%) Marketing
5 12 (15.19%) Public Sector
6 10 (12.66%) Retail
7 9 (11.39%) Legal
8 7 (8.86%) Manufacturing
8 7 (8.86%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (7.59%) Police
10 5 (6.33%) Automotive
10 5 (6.33%) Local Government
10 5 (6.33%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (5.06%) Law
12 2 (2.53%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (1.27%) Agriculture
13 1 (1.27%) Electronics
13 1 (1.27%) Health Technology
13 1 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (1.27%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 20 (25.32%) Analyst
2 16 (20.25%) IT Support
3 9 (11.39%) Lead
4 8 (10.13%) Applications Support
5 6 (7.59%) Applications Support Analyst
5 6 (7.59%) Customer Executive
5 6 (7.59%) ERP Analyst
5 6 (7.59%) ERP Support
5 6 (7.59%) Support Analyst
6 5 (6.33%) 1st Line Support
6 5 (6.33%) 2nd Line Support
6 5 (6.33%) Project Manager
6 5 (6.33%) Service Desk Support
6 5 (6.33%) Support Team Leader
6 5 (6.33%) Team Leader
7 3 (3.80%) Business Analyst
7 3 (3.80%) Commercial Analyst
7 3 (3.80%) IT Trainer
7 3 (3.80%) Legal IT Trainer
7 3 (3.80%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.33%) Software Packaging
2 2 (2.53%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.13%) Driving Licence
2 6 (7.59%) Social Media
3 5 (6.33%) EPoS
3 5 (6.33%) Management Information System
3 5 (6.33%) NHS
3 5 (6.33%) Public Cloud
4 3 (3.80%) e-Learning
4 3 (3.80%) iPhone
5 2 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.27%) LIMS
6 1 (1.27%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.27%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 29 (36.71%) Windows
2 12 (15.19%) Windows 10
3 6 (7.59%) Android
3 6 (7.59%) Windows Server
4 5 (6.33%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (6.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (37.97%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (34.18%) Decision-Making
3 18 (22.78%) Customer Service
4 14 (17.72%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 14 (17.72%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (16.46%) ERP
6 11 (13.92%) Change Management
6 11 (13.92%) ITIL
7 9 (11.39%) Project Management
7 9 (11.39%) Service Delivery
8 8 (10.13%) Budget Management
8 8 (10.13%) Business Development
8 8 (10.13%) Business Intelligence
9 7 (8.86%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 7 (8.86%) PRINCE2
9 7 (8.86%) Validation
10 6 (7.59%) Analytics
10 6 (7.59%) Financial Modelling
10 6 (7.59%) Master Data Management
10 6 (7.59%) Scorecard
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.33%) SQL
1 5 (6.33%) VB
1 5 (6.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 26 (32.91%) Degree
2 11 (13.92%) DBS Check
3 6 (7.59%) ACCA
3 6 (7.59%) CIMA
4 3 (3.80%) Tableau Certification
5 2 (2.53%) A+ Certification
5 2 (2.53%) AAT
6 1 (1.27%) CCNA
6 1 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.27%) JNCIA
6 1 (1.27%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.33%) QA
2 3 (3.80%) SLA
3 2 (2.53%) Accessibility
3 2 (2.53%) Data Quality
3 2 (2.53%) P3O
4 1 (1.27%) GDPR
4 1 (1.27%) GLP
4 1 (1.27%) Good Clinical Practice
4 1 (1.27%) GxP
4 1 (1.27%) ISO 14001
4 1 (1.27%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 7 (8.86%) Active Directory
2 6 (7.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (2.53%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (1.27%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (6.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 57 (72.15%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.59%) Salesforce
2 6 (7.59%) SAP
2 6 (7.59%) VMware
3 5 (6.33%) Citrix
3 5 (6.33%) Logitech
3 5 (6.33%) MobileIron
3 5 (6.33%) Veeam
4 4 (5.06%) Cisco
4 4 (5.06%) Cognos
4 4 (5.06%) Google
5 3 (3.80%) Apple
5 3 (3.80%) Avaya
5 3 (3.80%) iManage
5 3 (3.80%) ServiceNow
6 2 (2.53%) Concur
6 2 (2.53%) Sage
7 1 (1.27%) Juniper
7 1 (1.27%) Ubiquiti