Microsoft 365 Jobs in the North West

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Microsoft 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 6 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 29 44 25
Rank change year-on-year +15 -19 +21
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 314 632 704
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 7.64% 6.99% 8.27%
As % of the Cloud Services category 18.20% 15.81% 18.17%
Number of salaries quoted 293 538 593
10th Percentile £25,500 £23,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £26,750 £26,504
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -4.11%
75th Percentile £52,250 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £66,000
England median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - +6.25% -5.88%

All Cloud Skills
North West

Microsoft 365 is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,725 3,998 3,875
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 41.97% 44.25% 45.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,301 2,565 3,079
10th Percentile £29,500 £31,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,600
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North West.

Salary trend for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North West over the 6 months to 6 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the North West region over the 6 months to 6 December 2023. 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
Manchester +6 148 £38,500 -10.98% 98
Cheshire +30 57 £37,250 +14.62% 56
Merseyside +4 46 £42,500 +13.33% 31
Lancashire +25 40 £42,500 +38.21% 25
Cumbria 0 14 £33,500 -3.47% 5
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 47 (14.97%) SharePoint
2 18 (5.73%) MS Exchange
3 14 (4.46%) IIS
4 2 (0.64%) CMS
4 2 (0.64%) Confluence
5 1 (0.32%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 47 (14.97%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (4.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.23%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.27%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.91%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.91%) Epicor Tropos
2 3 (0.96%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.32%) Aareon QL
3 1 (0.32%) MIS ActiveH
3 1 (0.32%) OPENHousing
Cloud Services
1 166 (52.87%) Azure
2 42 (13.38%) AWS
3 37 (11.78%) Entra ID
4 26 (8.28%) IaaS
4 26 (8.28%) Power Platform
5 18 (5.73%) Azure DevOps
6 17 (5.41%) Azure Service Bus
6 17 (5.41%) PaaS
7 14 (4.46%) SaaS
8 13 (4.14%) Dynamics 365
8 13 (4.14%) PowerApps
9 12 (3.82%) Azure App Service
9 12 (3.82%) Azure Cognitive Search
9 12 (3.82%) Azure Storage
10 8 (2.55%) Power Automate
11 5 (1.59%) Azure Logic Apps
11 5 (1.59%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (1.59%) GCP
11 5 (1.59%) Google Workspace
11 5 (1.59%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 57 (18.15%) DNS
2 44 (14.01%) Firewall
3 42 (13.38%) DHCP
4 39 (12.42%) WAN
5 38 (12.10%) LAN
6 30 (9.55%) TCP/IP
7 26 (8.28%) VoIP
8 14 (4.46%) Wi-Fi
9 13 (4.14%) Structured Cabling
9 13 (4.14%) VPN
9 13 (4.14%) Wireless
10 11 (3.50%) Remote Desktop
11 10 (3.18%) Internet
12 9 (2.87%) VLAN
13 7 (2.23%) Network Security
14 5 (1.59%) OSPF
14 5 (1.59%) SD-WAN
14 5 (1.59%) SNMP
14 5 (1.59%) Unified Communications
15 4 (1.27%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (14.33%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.82%) InterSystems Cache
2 12 (3.82%) Power BI
3 7 (2.23%) MySQL
3 7 (2.23%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (2.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.96%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.96%) Firebird
5 3 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.32%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.32%) Power Query
6 1 (0.32%) QlikView
6 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 3 (0.96%) GitLab
1 3 (0.96%) JIRA
1 3 (0.96%) Vagrant
2 2 (0.64%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.32%) Git
3 1 (0.32%) Jenkins
General
1 88 (28.03%) Social Skills
2 25 (7.96%) Law
3 24 (7.64%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (7.64%) Finance
3 24 (7.64%) Legal
4 23 (7.32%) Telecoms
5 14 (4.46%) Public Sector
6 10 (3.18%) Banking
6 10 (3.18%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (2.87%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.87%) Retail
8 8 (2.55%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.59%) Local Government
10 4 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.96%) Advertising
11 3 (0.96%) Electronics
12 2 (0.64%) Automotive
12 2 (0.64%) Back Office
12 2 (0.64%) Games
Job Titles
1 55 (17.52%) Support Engineer
2 53 (16.88%) Analyst
2 53 (16.88%) IT Support
3 35 (11.15%) Senior
4 34 (10.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 30 (9.55%) IT Engineer
6 25 (7.96%) IT Analyst
7 23 (7.32%) 2nd Line Support
7 23 (7.32%) IT Support Engineer
7 23 (7.32%) Support Analyst
8 22 (7.01%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 22 (7.01%) Service Analyst
9 20 (6.37%) Cloud Engineer
9 20 (6.37%) IT Technician
10 19 (6.05%) Desktop Support
11 18 (5.73%) Desktop Engineer
12 17 (5.41%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 17 (5.41%) Service Desk Analyst
13 16 (5.10%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 16 (5.10%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.46%) ARM Templates
2 11 (3.50%) .NET
3 10 (3.18%) MFC
4 4 (1.27%) .NET Framework
4 4 (1.27%) JSON
5 3 (0.96%) .NET Core
5 3 (0.96%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.96%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.96%) Entity Framework
5 3 (0.96%) MACH
5 3 (0.96%) RESTful
6 2 (0.64%) CSS
6 2 (0.64%) jQuery
6 2 (0.64%) OAuth
6 2 (0.64%) SAML
6 2 (0.64%) XML
7 1 (0.32%) ASP.NET Web API
7 1 (0.32%) HTML
7 1 (0.32%) LDAP
7 1 (0.32%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 26 (8.28%) Driving Licence
2 15 (4.78%) Enterprise Software
3 13 (4.14%) Video Conferencing
4 10 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.55%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.91%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.59%) Digital Signage
7 5 (1.59%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.27%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.27%) Housing Association
8 4 (1.27%) iPhone
9 3 (0.96%) Cyberattack
9 3 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.96%) NHS
9 3 (0.96%) Public Cloud
10 2 (0.64%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.64%) FMCG
10 2 (0.64%) Mobile Computing
10 2 (0.64%) PlayStation
10 2 (0.64%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 169 (53.82%) Windows
2 95 (30.25%) Windows Server
3 81 (25.80%) Windows 10
4 29 (9.24%) Windows Server 2012
5 25 (7.96%) Windows Server 2019
6 18 (5.73%) Android
6 18 (5.73%) Windows Server 2016
7 16 (5.10%) Linux
8 9 (2.87%) Windows 7
9 7 (2.23%) Apple iOS
9 7 (2.23%) Windows Server 2003
10 5 (1.59%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.96%) CentOS
11 3 (0.96%) Debian
11 3 (0.96%) Unix
11 3 (0.96%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.64%) Mac OS
13 1 (0.32%) Kali Linux
13 1 (0.32%) Solaris
13 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (20.06%) ITIL
2 43 (13.69%) Problem-Solving
3 41 (13.06%) Customer Service
4 37 (11.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 27 (8.60%) Mentoring
6 23 (7.32%) DevOps
7 21 (6.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 21 (6.69%) Disaster Recovery
7 21 (6.69%) Document Management
8 19 (6.05%) CI/CD
8 19 (6.05%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (5.10%) CRM
9 16 (5.10%) Incident Management
9 16 (5.10%) Infrastructure as Code
9 16 (5.10%) Project Management
10 14 (4.46%) Agile
10 14 (4.46%) ITSM
10 14 (4.46%) Roadmaps
10 14 (4.46%) Service Delivery
11 13 (4.14%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 47 (14.97%) SQL
2 37 (11.78%) PowerShell
3 17 (5.41%) C#
4 16 (5.10%) T-SQL
5 9 (2.87%) Python
6 3 (0.96%) Bash
6 3 (0.96%) Go
6 3 (0.96%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.64%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.32%) VB
Qualifications
1 47 (14.97%) Degree
2 31 (9.87%) Microsoft Certification
3 11 (3.50%) Security Cleared
4 8 (2.55%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.23%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.59%) MCP
6 5 (1.59%) MCSE
7 4 (1.27%) CTC Cleared
7 4 (1.27%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.96%) CISM
8 3 (0.96%) CISSP
8 3 (0.96%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (0.64%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.64%) CCNP
9 2 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.64%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.01%) Cyber Essentials
2 16 (5.10%) SLA
3 10 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.23%) NCSC
5 6 (1.91%) GDPR
6 5 (1.59%) QA
7 2 (0.64%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.64%) NIST
8 1 (0.32%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 185 (58.92%) Active Directory
2 42 (13.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 31 (9.87%) Hyper-V
4 16 (5.10%) vSphere
5 14 (4.46%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (4.14%) XenApp
7 10 (3.18%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (3.18%) Virtual Servers
8 4 (1.27%) Firmware
9 3 (0.96%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 3 (0.96%) Docker
9 3 (0.96%) LXC
9 3 (0.96%) XenDesktop
10 2 (0.64%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.32%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 44 (14.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (7.96%) SCCM
3 13 (4.14%) Nessus
4 10 (3.18%) PaperCut
5 5 (1.59%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.27%) Terraform
7 3 (0.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.96%) Ansible
7 3 (0.96%) Cacti
7 3 (0.96%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.96%) Nagios
7 3 (0.96%) ZABBIX
8 2 (0.64%) CASB
8 2 (0.64%) cPanel
8 2 (0.64%) Oracle Identity Management
8 2 (0.64%) WSUS
9 1 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 209 (66.56%) Microsoft
2 62 (19.75%) VMware
3 42 (13.38%) Citrix
4 31 (9.87%) Cisco
5 19 (6.05%) Sophos
6 15 (4.78%) ServiceNow
7 13 (4.14%) arcserve
8 12 (3.82%) Ubiquiti
8 12 (3.82%) Veeam
9 11 (3.50%) Dell
9 11 (3.50%) iManage
9 11 (3.50%) Meraki
9 11 (3.50%) Mitel
10 10 (3.18%) HP
11 8 (2.55%) Datto
11 8 (2.55%) ESET
11 8 (2.55%) Fortinet
12 7 (2.23%) ConnectWise
12 7 (2.23%) Draytek
13 6 (1.91%) Google