Microsoft Consultant Job Trends in the North West

Microsoft Consultant
England > North West

The median Microsoft Consultant salary in the North West is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 186 186
Rank change year-on-year +13 0 +129
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft Consultant 6 19 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.097% 0.37% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.39% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 6 19 5
10th Percentile - £65,000 £48,750
25th Percentile - £77,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £90,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% +38.46% +18.18%
75th Percentile - - £70,000
90th Percentile £70,000 - -
England median annual salary £65,000 £90,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -27.78% +38.46% +4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 5,292 4,814 3,704
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.87% 92.58% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 2,849 2,546 2,878
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -0.47%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Microsoft Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Microsoft Consultant job vacancy trend in the North West

Microsoft Consultant
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft Consultant job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft Consultant job vacancies in the North West

Microsoft Consultant
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 Consultant within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 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
Manchester +13 5 £65,000 -27.78%
Cheshire - 1 £70,000 -
Microsoft Consultant
England

Microsoft Consultant Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Microsoft Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region featuring Microsoft Consultant in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) AWS
2 1 (16.67%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (16.67%) Cost Management
2 1 (16.67%) FinOps
2 1 (16.67%) GCP
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (16.67%) OCI
2 1 (16.67%) Presales
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
2 1 (16.67%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
2 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery Management
2 1 (16.67%) Software Licensing

Microsoft Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) AWS
1 1 (16.67%) Azure
1 1 (16.67%) GCP
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (16.67%) OCI
General
1 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Licensing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (16.67%) Cost Management
1 1 (16.67%) FinOps
1 1 (16.67%) Presales
1 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
1 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
1 1 (16.67%) Project Management
1 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
1 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery Management
1 1 (16.67%) Software Licensing
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft