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 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 39 45
Rank change year-on-year +15 +6 -13
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 647 576 642
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 6.62% 7.36% 6.86%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.43% 17.46% 16.16%
Number of salaries quoted 569 465 514
10th Percentile £23,500 £24,850 £22,750
25th Percentile £27,500 £29,285 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £41,500 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.61% +13.70% -8.75%
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,096 £48,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £58,750 £63,500
England median annual salary £39,500 £40,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.47% -4.71% -

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 3,330 3,299 3,974
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 34.09% 42.14% 42.48%
Number of salaries quoted 2,629 1,909 2,636
10th Percentile £29,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,220
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% +4.17%

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 7 May 2024.

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 7 May 2024. 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 +17 317 £42,500 -5.56% 70
Cheshire +2 151 £37,500 - 39
Merseyside +1 86 £42,500 +8.16% 19
Lancashire +21 77 £32,000 -18.18% 20
Cumbria -11 15 £32,000 -28.89% 8
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
1 114 (17.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 92 (14.22%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.01%) IIS
4 4 (0.62%) CMS
4 4 (0.62%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.46%) Confluence
6 2 (0.31%) WordPress
Applications
1 63 (9.74%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (4.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.31%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.15%) InDesign
6 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.01%) Epicor Tropos
3 3 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.46%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.31%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.15%) Magento
5 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 320 (49.46%) Azure
2 104 (16.07%) AWS
3 99 (15.30%) Entra ID
4 57 (8.81%) Power Platform
5 32 (4.95%) GCP
6 23 (3.55%) SaaS
7 20 (3.09%) Dynamics 365
7 20 (3.09%) OneDrive
7 20 (3.09%) PowerApps
8 18 (2.78%) Power Automate
9 13 (2.01%) IaaS
10 12 (1.85%) PaaS
11 9 (1.39%) Google Workspace
12 8 (1.24%) Amazon EC2
13 7 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (0.93%) Amazon ELB
14 6 (0.93%) Amazon S3
14 6 (0.93%) GitHub
14 6 (0.93%) Twilio
15 5 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 116 (17.93%) DNS
2 88 (13.60%) DHCP
3 84 (12.98%) Firewall
4 83 (12.83%) WAN
5 69 (10.66%) LAN
6 40 (6.18%) VPN
7 36 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
8 34 (5.26%) Internet
8 34 (5.26%) TCP/IP
9 28 (4.33%) Wireless
10 26 (4.02%) VoIP
11 25 (3.86%) SAN
11 25 (3.86%) SSL
12 23 (3.55%) Remote Desktop
13 21 (3.25%) Network Security
14 20 (3.09%) SD-WAN
15 12 (1.85%) DKIM
15 12 (1.85%) DMARC
15 12 (1.85%) iSCSI
16 11 (1.70%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (6.03%) SQL Server
2 20 (3.09%) Power BI
3 12 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (1.55%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (1.08%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.62%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (0.62%) PowerPivot
7 3 (0.46%) MySQL
8 2 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (1.08%) Git
2 3 (0.46%) JIRA
3 1 (0.15%) MSI
General
1 199 (30.76%) Social Skills
2 62 (9.58%) Retail
3 61 (9.43%) Finance
4 55 (8.50%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (5.87%) Law
6 37 (5.72%) Organisational Skills
7 26 (4.02%) Legal
7 26 (4.02%) Telecoms
8 19 (2.94%) Public Sector
9 18 (2.78%) Manufacturing
10 15 (2.32%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (2.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (1.24%) Billing
13 6 (0.93%) Banking
14 5 (0.77%) Games
14 5 (0.77%) Local Government
15 4 (0.62%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.46%) Marketing
16 3 (0.46%) Police
17 2 (0.31%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 124 (19.17%) Analyst
2 104 (16.07%) IT Support
3 72 (11.13%) Support Engineer
4 68 (10.51%) IT Engineer
5 66 (10.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 52 (8.04%) IT Support Engineer
7 46 (7.11%) IT Manager
7 46 (7.11%) Service Analyst
8 44 (6.80%) Service Desk Analyst
9 42 (6.49%) IT Analyst
10 37 (5.72%) 2nd Line Support
11 34 (5.26%) Cloud Engineer
12 33 (5.10%) Lead
13 32 (4.95%) Senior
14 29 (4.48%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 29 (4.48%) IT Technician
14 29 (4.48%) Support Analyst
15 28 (4.33%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 28 (4.33%) Architect
16 27 (4.17%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.47%) OLE
2 6 (0.93%) .NET
2 6 (0.93%) LDAP
2 6 (0.93%) SPFx
3 5 (0.77%) CSS
3 5 (0.77%) HTML
4 4 (0.62%) ARM Templates
5 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Graph
6 1 (0.15%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.15%) Classic ASP
6 1 (0.15%) Laravel
6 1 (0.15%) MACH
6 1 (0.15%) REST
6 1 (0.15%) SAML
6 1 (0.15%) Visualforce
6 1 (0.15%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 55 (8.50%) Driving Licence
2 36 (5.56%) Smartphone
3 24 (3.71%) Onboarding
4 22 (3.40%) Data Centre
5 20 (3.09%) Public Cloud
6 19 (2.94%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.16%) PKI
8 12 (1.85%) PMI
8 12 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (1.70%) Blog
9 11 (1.70%) Cyberattack
10 10 (1.55%) EPoS
11 9 (1.39%) iPad
11 9 (1.39%) Private Cloud
12 8 (1.24%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.24%) Replication
12 8 (1.24%) Video Conferencing
13 7 (1.08%) FMCG
14 6 (0.93%) CCTV
14 6 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 243 (37.56%) Windows
2 105 (16.23%) Windows Server
3 74 (11.44%) Windows 10
4 43 (6.65%) Linux
5 22 (3.40%) Windows Server 2012
5 22 (3.40%) Windows Server 2019
6 18 (2.78%) Windows Server 2016
7 13 (2.01%) Mac OS
8 9 (1.39%) Windows Phone
9 8 (1.24%) Android
10 6 (0.93%) Apple iOS
10 6 (0.93%) Windows Vista
11 4 (0.62%) Debian
11 4 (0.62%) Kali Linux
11 4 (0.62%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.31%) Unix
12 2 (0.31%) Windows XP
13 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (19.17%) ITIL
2 108 (16.69%) Customer Service
3 102 (15.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 78 (12.06%) Problem-Solving
5 75 (11.59%) Disaster Recovery
6 71 (10.97%) Cybersecurity
6 71 (10.97%) Migration
7 69 (10.66%) Project Management
8 58 (8.96%) ITSM
9 56 (8.66%) ERP
10 55 (8.50%) Agile
11 46 (7.11%) CRM
11 46 (7.11%) Time Management
12 45 (6.96%) Service Management
13 36 (5.56%) Capacity Planning
13 36 (5.56%) Mentoring
13 36 (5.56%) Presales
14 32 (4.95%) Continuous Improvement
15 31 (4.79%) Roadmaps
16 30 (4.64%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 65 (10.05%) SQL
2 57 (8.81%) PowerShell
3 16 (2.47%) C#
3 16 (2.47%) R
4 8 (1.24%) Python
5 7 (1.08%) Bash
6 6 (0.93%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.62%) Bicep
8 1 (0.15%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 75 (11.59%) Degree
2 63 (9.74%) Microsoft Certification
3 26 (4.02%) Cisco Certification
4 21 (3.25%) CCNA
4 21 (3.25%) MCP
5 18 (2.78%) A+ Certification
6 16 (2.47%) PMI Certification
7 14 (2.16%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.16%) DBS Check
7 14 (2.16%) Security Cleared
8 12 (1.85%) AWS Certification
8 12 (1.85%) SC Cleared
9 10 (1.55%) CCNP
10 8 (1.24%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 8 (1.24%) MCSA
10 8 (1.24%) MCSE
11 7 (1.08%) CISSP
12 6 (0.93%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 6 (0.93%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.77%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (6.18%) SLA
2 27 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (2.78%) GDPR
4 15 (2.32%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (2.01%) PCI DSS
6 11 (1.70%) NIST
7 7 (1.08%) GRC
8 4 (0.62%) ISO 14001
8 4 (0.62%) ISO 9001
8 4 (0.62%) QA
9 3 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.46%) NCSC
10 2 (0.31%) PMO
11 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 355 (54.87%) Active Directory
2 80 (12.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 68 (10.51%) Hyper-V
4 16 (2.47%) Terminal Services
5 4 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.62%) VMware Server
5 4 (0.62%) vSphere
6 3 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.31%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.15%) DFS Replication
8 1 (0.15%) Docker
8 1 (0.15%) Snort
8 1 (0.15%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 106 (16.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 16 (2.47%) SCCM
4 15 (2.32%) Terraform
5 12 (1.85%) Opsgenie
5 12 (1.85%) VxRail
5 12 (1.85%) ZABBIX
6 10 (1.55%) CASB
7 9 (1.39%) AirWatch
8 6 (0.93%) WSUS
9 4 (0.62%) Autotask
9 4 (0.62%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.46%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.46%) SELinux
10 3 (0.46%) SysTrack
11 2 (0.31%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.31%) Grafana
11 2 (0.31%) Prometheus
12 1 (0.15%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 448 (69.24%) Microsoft
2 121 (18.70%) VMware
3 55 (8.50%) Citrix
4 50 (7.73%) Cisco
5 27 (4.17%) Apple
5 27 (4.17%) Veeam
6 23 (3.55%) Google
7 20 (3.09%) Fortinet
8 16 (2.47%) Adobe
8 16 (2.47%) Dell
8 16 (2.47%) NetApp
8 16 (2.47%) Sophos
9 14 (2.16%) ServiceNow
9 14 (2.16%) SolarWinds
10 13 (2.01%) Epicor
11 12 (1.85%) HP
12 11 (1.70%) Virgin Media
13 10 (1.55%) Meraki
13 10 (1.55%) SAP
14 9 (1.39%) Datto