Microsoft 365 Jobs in the North West

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 23 36
Rank change year-on-year -93 +13 +11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 238 657 563
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.03% 6.31% 7.49%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.43% 18.85% 17.30%
Number of salaries quoted 176 572 447
10th Percentile £25,115 £23,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £29,285
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,625 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.94% -5.88% +21.43%
75th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £67,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £38,500 £41,375
% change year-on-year +3.90% -6.95% -2.65%

All Cloud Skills
North West

Microsoft 365 falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,449 3,486 3,254
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 18.47% 33.51% 43.28%
Number of salaries quoted 833 2,698 1,855
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £32,916
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -
75th Percentile £76,250 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,778 £84,964 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +4.00%

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 31 May 2025.

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 31 May 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
Manchester -13 141 £32,750 -22.94% 121
Merseyside -3 37 £33,500 -21.18% 21
Cheshire -51 29 £37,500 - 26
Lancashire -106 24 £32,500 +1.56% 48
Cumbria -76 7 £31,000 -3.13% 14
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 52 (21.85%) SharePoint
2 36 (15.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.68%) IIS
4 2 (0.84%) Confluence
5 1 (0.42%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.42%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 45 (18.91%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (14.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.26%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.42%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.26%) Sage 50
2 2 (0.84%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 111 (46.64%) Azure
2 22 (9.24%) Entra ID
3 18 (7.56%) AWS
4 14 (5.88%) OneDrive
5 10 (4.20%) Microsoft Copilot
6 8 (3.36%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (2.94%) Power Platform
8 5 (2.10%) Mimecast
9 4 (1.68%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (1.26%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.26%) Google Docs
10 3 (1.26%) Google Drive
10 3 (1.26%) Google Sheets
10 3 (1.26%) Power Automate
10 3 (1.26%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.26%) SaaS
11 2 (0.84%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 2 (0.84%) IaaS
11 2 (0.84%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 36 (15.13%) Firewall
2 30 (12.61%) DNS
3 26 (10.92%) DHCP
4 21 (8.82%) WAN
5 20 (8.40%) LAN
6 18 (7.56%) VPN
7 12 (5.04%) VLAN
8 9 (3.78%) VoIP
9 7 (2.94%) Wireless
10 5 (2.10%) Internet
10 5 (2.10%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (2.10%) TCP/IP
11 4 (1.68%) SAN
11 4 (1.68%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (1.26%) IPv4
13 2 (0.84%) Cisco ISE
13 2 (0.84%) DMZ
13 2 (0.84%) NAS
13 2 (0.84%) Reverse Proxy
13 2 (0.84%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.36%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.10%) MySQL
2 5 (2.10%) RDBMS
2 5 (2.10%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.84%) Power BI
4 1 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (1.68%) JIRA
General
1 110 (46.22%) Social Skills
2 26 (10.92%) Finance
3 19 (7.98%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (7.98%) Law
3 19 (7.98%) Legal
3 19 (7.98%) Manufacturing
4 17 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
5 12 (5.04%) Automotive
6 8 (3.36%) Banking
6 8 (3.36%) Pharmaceutical
7 7 (2.94%) Telecoms
8 6 (2.52%) Retail
9 5 (2.10%) Aerospace
9 5 (2.10%) Digital Healthcare
10 3 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.84%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.84%) Local Government
11 2 (0.84%) Military
12 1 (0.42%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.42%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 62 (26.05%) IT Support
2 46 (19.33%) Analyst
3 29 (12.18%) IT Analyst
4 28 (11.76%) Support Engineer
5 25 (10.50%) IT Engineer
6 24 (10.08%) Support Analyst
7 21 (8.82%) Administrator
8 20 (8.40%) IT Support Analyst
9 18 (7.56%) Technical Support
10 17 (7.14%) IT Administrator
11 16 (6.72%) 2nd Line Support
12 15 (6.30%) Applications Support
13 12 (5.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 12 (5.04%) Service Analyst
13 12 (5.04%) Service Desk Support
14 11 (4.62%) IT Support Engineer
14 11 (4.62%) Service Desk Analyst
15 10 (4.20%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
15 10 (4.20%) Infrastructure Specialist
15 10 (4.20%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.94%) JSON
2 5 (2.10%) FHIR
3 2 (0.84%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.42%) CSS
4 1 (0.42%) HTML
4 1 (0.42%) HTML5 Canvas
4 1 (0.42%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.82%) Social Media
2 17 (7.14%) Data Protection Act
2 17 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 12 (5.04%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (4.62%) Driving Licence
5 10 (4.20%) Enterprise Cloud
5 10 (4.20%) Management Information System
6 8 (3.36%) FMCG
6 8 (3.36%) Life Science
7 6 (2.52%) Data Centre
7 6 (2.52%) Public Cloud
8 5 (2.10%) Blackberry
8 5 (2.10%) LIMS
9 3 (1.26%) CCTV
9 3 (1.26%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.26%) EPoS
9 3 (1.26%) Learning Management System
9 3 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (1.26%) Smartphone
10 2 (0.84%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 125 (52.52%) Windows
2 58 (24.37%) Windows Server
3 42 (17.65%) Windows 10
4 19 (7.98%) Linux
5 13 (5.46%) Windows Server 2019
6 8 (3.36%) Android
6 8 (3.36%) Mac OS
7 5 (2.10%) CentOS
8 4 (1.68%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (1.26%) Mac OS X
9 3 (1.26%) Ubuntu
9 3 (1.26%) Unix
10 2 (0.84%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.84%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.42%) Debian
11 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (30.67%) Problem-Solving
2 68 (28.57%) ITIL
3 64 (26.89%) Customer Service
4 32 (13.45%) Cybersecurity
5 28 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
6 26 (10.92%) Asset Management
7 25 (10.50%) Process Improvement
8 23 (9.66%) Agile
9 22 (9.24%) Data Protection
9 22 (9.24%) Mentoring
10 21 (8.82%) Coaching
10 21 (8.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 18 (7.56%) ITSM
11 18 (7.56%) Line Management
12 17 (7.14%) Incident Management
12 17 (7.14%) Project Delivery
13 15 (6.30%) Service Management
13 15 (6.30%) Stakeholder Management
14 14 (5.88%) Disaster Recovery
14 14 (5.88%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 26 (10.92%) PowerShell
2 16 (6.72%) SQL
3 7 (2.94%) JavaScript
4 5 (2.10%) VB
5 4 (1.68%) VBA
6 3 (1.26%) Bash
6 3 (1.26%) Java
7 2 (0.84%) Python
8 1 (0.42%) Progress 4GL
8 1 (0.42%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 38 (15.97%) Degree
2 34 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 30 (12.61%) DBS Check
4 14 (5.88%) ITIL Certification
5 9 (3.78%) Network+ Certification
6 8 (3.36%) Azure Certification
7 6 (2.52%) A+ Certification
7 6 (2.52%) MCSE
8 5 (2.10%) MCSA
8 5 (2.10%) Security Cleared
9 4 (1.68%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.68%) CCNA
9 4 (1.68%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.26%) ACSP
10 3 (1.26%) HP AIS
10 3 (1.26%) Linux+ Certification
10 3 (1.26%) RHCE
10 3 (1.26%) SC Cleared
10 3 (1.26%) TOGAF Certification
10 3 (1.26%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (10.92%) SLA
2 25 (10.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (3.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.10%) HL7
5 4 (1.68%) GDPR
5 4 (1.68%) QA
6 3 (1.26%) HIPAA
6 3 (1.26%) NCSC
7 2 (0.84%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.84%) NIST
7 2 (0.84%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.42%) PMO
System Software
1 100 (42.02%) Active Directory
2 20 (8.40%) Hyper-V
3 15 (6.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.94%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (2.10%) Terminal Services
5 5 (2.10%) vSphere
6 4 (1.68%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (1.26%) Docker
7 3 (1.26%) Dovecot
7 3 (1.26%) Postfix
8 2 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.42%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.42%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 50 (21.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (5.46%) SCCM
3 6 (2.52%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (1.26%) Autotask
4 3 (1.26%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.84%) Puppet
5 2 (0.84%) SmoothWall
5 2 (0.84%) Terraform
6 1 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.42%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 178 (74.79%) Microsoft
2 38 (15.97%) Cisco
2 38 (15.97%) VMware
3 25 (10.50%) Veeam
4 17 (7.14%) Meraki
5 16 (6.72%) ServiceNow
6 10 (4.20%) Sophos
7 9 (3.78%) Fortinet
7 9 (3.78%) SonicWALL
7 9 (3.78%) WatchGuard
8 8 (3.36%) Adobe
8 8 (3.36%) Apple
9 6 (2.52%) Citrix
9 6 (2.52%) iManage
10 5 (2.10%) Intapp
10 5 (2.10%) Oracle
11 4 (1.68%) Avaya
11 4 (1.68%) Google
11 4 (1.68%) Logitech
12 3 (1.26%) Sage