Microsoft Jobs in the North West

Microsoft
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 5 4
Rank change year-on-year -1 -1 +2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 1,327 1,290 2,208
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 14.33% 19.94% 21.86%
As % of the Vendors category 45.79% 47.80% 54.73%
Number of salaries quoted 960 770 1,126
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £31,438 £32,500 £31,050
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,250 £47,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.53% +4.44% -
75th Percentile £63,000 £65,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -

All Vendors
North West

Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,898 2,699 4,034
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 31.29% 41.71% 39.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,894 1,717 2,283
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,650 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +0.92%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the North West

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in the North West

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the North West over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the North West

Microsoft
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 within the North West region over the 6 months to 26 July 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 +1 710 £52,500 - 150
Cheshire +1 261 £35,000 -17.65% 50
Merseyside -1 162 £45,000 +16.02% 29
Lancashire -6 159 £43,750 +2.54% 51
Cumbria -7 28 £37,500 +20.97% 22
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
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 98 (7.39%) SharePoint
2 89 (6.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 39 (2.94%) IIS
4 16 (1.21%) Apache
5 8 (0.60%) SAS
5 8 (0.60%) Tomcat
6 6 (0.45%) Confluence
7 5 (0.38%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.30%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.30%) CMS
9 3 (0.23%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.23%) WebSphere
9 3 (0.23%) WebSphere Application Server
10 2 (0.15%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.075%) BizTalk Server
11 1 (0.075%) Site Server
Applications
1 296 (22.31%) Microsoft Office
2 201 (15.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 95 (7.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (1.51%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (0.83%) AutoCAD
6 5 (0.38%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.15%) Acrobat
8 2 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.15%) InDesign
8 2 (0.15%) SPSS
8 2 (0.15%) Stata
9 1 (0.075%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.075%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.075%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.075%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 60 (4.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 42 (3.17%) iTrent
3 14 (1.06%) Dynamics NAV
3 14 (1.06%) NEC Housing
4 13 (0.98%) Infor SunSystems
5 5 (0.38%) Sage 200
5 5 (0.38%) Unit4 Business World
6 4 (0.30%) MIS ActiveH
6 4 (0.30%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.23%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.23%) SAP Business One
7 3 (0.23%) Teamcenter
8 2 (0.15%) Shopify
9 1 (0.075%) CA PPM
9 1 (0.075%) Epicor Tropos
9 1 (0.075%) Primavera
9 1 (0.075%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 478 (36.02%) Azure
2 347 (26.15%) Microsoft 365
3 140 (10.55%) Power Platform
4 123 (9.27%) Dynamics 365
5 107 (8.06%) AWS
6 81 (6.10%) Azure DevOps
7 74 (5.58%) Entra ID
8 43 (3.24%) GCP
9 40 (3.01%) SaaS
10 38 (2.86%) Power Automate
11 37 (2.79%) PowerApps
12 31 (2.34%) Azure Data Factory
13 29 (2.19%) SuccessFactors
14 25 (1.88%) IaaS
15 24 (1.81%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 23 (1.73%) PaaS
17 22 (1.66%) Google Ads
18 16 (1.21%) Google Analytics
19 14 (1.06%) Serverless
20 13 (0.98%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 90 (6.78%) Firewall
2 84 (6.33%) WAN
3 83 (6.25%) DNS
4 70 (5.28%) DHCP
5 64 (4.82%) LAN
6 40 (3.01%) TCP/IP
7 26 (1.96%) SD-WAN
7 26 (1.96%) Wireless
8 25 (1.88%) VoIP
9 24 (1.81%) Internet
9 24 (1.81%) SAN
10 23 (1.73%) VPN
11 22 (1.66%) Wi-Fi
12 21 (1.58%) Network Security
12 21 (1.58%) Remote Desktop
13 15 (1.13%) Broadband
14 13 (0.98%) Cisco Firepower
15 9 (0.68%) NAS
16 8 (0.60%) MPLS
17 7 (0.53%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 160 (12.06%) SQL Server
2 72 (5.43%) Power BI
3 43 (3.24%) Azure SQL Database
4 37 (2.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 35 (2.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 25 (1.88%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (1.51%) Relational Database
8 19 (1.43%) Data Lake
9 16 (1.21%) MySQL
10 13 (0.98%) BusinessObjects
10 13 (0.98%) Oracle Database
11 11 (0.83%) Looker
12 9 (0.68%) Amazon RDS
12 9 (0.68%) Big Data
12 9 (0.68%) MongoDB
12 9 (0.68%) PostgreSQL
13 8 (0.60%) RDBMS
13 8 (0.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 7 (0.53%) DynamoDB
15 6 (0.45%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 42 (3.17%) Git
2 23 (1.73%) Visual Studio
3 14 (1.06%) JIRA
4 12 (0.90%) GitLab
5 11 (0.83%) Jasmine
5 11 (0.83%) Karma Test Runner
6 6 (0.45%) Dreamweaver
6 6 (0.45%) Team Foundation Server
7 4 (0.30%) Fiddler
8 3 (0.23%) Eclipse
9 2 (0.15%) JetBrains Rider
9 2 (0.15%) NUnit
9 2 (0.15%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.075%) AdminStudio
10 1 (0.075%) Jenkins
10 1 (0.075%) JMeter
10 1 (0.075%) MSI
10 1 (0.075%) Postman
10 1 (0.075%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.075%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 408 (30.75%) Social Skills
2 272 (20.50%) Finance
3 165 (12.43%) Retail
4 146 (11.00%) Analytical Skills
5 136 (10.25%) Legal
6 65 (4.90%) Law
7 55 (4.14%) Marketing
8 48 (3.62%) Public Sector
9 41 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
10 39 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
11 36 (2.71%) Telecoms
12 28 (2.11%) Advertising
12 28 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 23 (1.73%) Manufacturing
14 21 (1.58%) Local Government
15 17 (1.28%) Banking
16 16 (1.21%) Police
17 13 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
18 11 (0.83%) Aerospace
19 10 (0.75%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 219 (16.50%) Analyst
2 157 (11.83%) Senior
3 152 (11.45%) Developer
4 110 (8.29%) Lead
5 94 (7.08%) Consultant
6 87 (6.56%) Architect
7 80 (6.03%) IT Support
8 70 (5.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 66 (4.97%) Support Engineer
10 57 (4.30%) Business Manager
11 56 (4.22%) Development Manager
11 56 (4.22%) IT Engineer
12 55 (4.14%) Business Development Manager
13 52 (3.92%) Service Analyst
14 44 (3.32%) Azure Engineer
14 44 (3.32%) IT Manager
14 44 (3.32%) Service Desk Analyst
15 42 (3.17%) Financial Analyst
16 41 (3.09%) Solutions Architect
17 39 (2.94%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 107 (8.06%) .NET
2 57 (4.30%) HTML
3 50 (3.77%) ASP.NET
4 42 (3.17%) .NET Core
4 42 (3.17%) CSS
5 30 (2.26%) AngularJS
6 28 (2.11%) Web Services
7 27 (2.03%) .NET Framework
8 24 (1.81%) HTML5
9 23 (1.73%) React
10 22 (1.66%) ASP.NET MVC
11 21 (1.58%) REST
12 20 (1.51%) Entity Framework
12 20 (1.51%) XML
13 18 (1.36%) JSON
14 15 (1.13%) Node.js
15 14 (1.06%) ASP.NET Web API
15 14 (1.06%) OLE
16 13 (0.98%) SOAP
17 12 (0.90%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 67 (5.05%) Data Centre
2 47 (3.54%) Driving Licence
2 47 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
3 43 (3.24%) Management Information System
4 38 (2.86%) Public Cloud
5 32 (2.41%) Smartphone
6 22 (1.66%) PKI
7 21 (1.58%) Onboarding
8 19 (1.43%) Cloud Native
9 16 (1.21%) Distributed Systems
10 15 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
11 14 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
12 13 (0.98%) Media Streaming
13 12 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
13 12 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
14 11 (0.83%) Blog
14 11 (0.83%) PMI
15 10 (0.75%) iPad
15 10 (0.75%) Private Cloud
15 10 (0.75%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 282 (21.25%) Windows
2 107 (8.06%) Windows Server
3 78 (5.88%) Windows 10
4 71 (5.35%) Linux
5 30 (2.26%) Android
6 25 (1.88%) Windows Server 2012
7 23 (1.73%) Apple iOS
8 22 (1.66%) Windows Vista
9 19 (1.43%) Windows Server 2016
10 17 (1.28%) VMS
11 14 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
12 13 (0.98%) Unix
13 9 (0.68%) Mac OS
13 9 (0.68%) Windows Phone
14 8 (0.60%) Solaris
15 3 (0.23%) Debian
15 3 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 3 (0.23%) Windows 7
15 3 (0.23%) Windows 8
15 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (17.11%) Problem-Solving
2 190 (14.32%) Customer Service
3 172 (12.96%) Agile
4 148 (11.15%) ITIL
5 142 (10.70%) CRM
6 138 (10.40%) DevOps
7 134 (10.10%) Cybersecurity
8 127 (9.57%) Continuous Improvement
9 122 (9.19%) Project Management
10 108 (8.14%) Decision-Making
10 108 (8.14%) Logistics
11 106 (7.99%) Analytics
12 102 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
13 95 (7.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 95 (7.16%) Time Management
14 81 (6.10%) Disaster Recovery
15 80 (6.03%) Presales
16 77 (5.80%) ERP
17 76 (5.73%) Migration
18 74 (5.58%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 203 (15.30%) SQL
2 128 (9.65%) C#
3 81 (6.10%) PowerShell
4 80 (6.03%) JavaScript
5 43 (3.24%) Python
5 43 (3.24%) T-SQL
6 33 (2.49%) TypeScript
7 30 (2.26%) VBA
8 19 (1.43%) VB
9 18 (1.36%) VB.NET
10 17 (1.28%) Java
10 17 (1.28%) R
11 16 (1.21%) Bash
12 14 (1.06%) Scala
13 13 (0.98%) Kotlin
14 11 (0.83%) Bicep
14 11 (0.83%) Go
14 11 (0.83%) VB6
15 10 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 10 (0.75%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 217 (16.35%) Degree
2 102 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
3 56 (4.22%) Security Cleared
4 43 (3.24%) Cisco Certification
5 37 (2.79%) CCNA
5 37 (2.79%) SC Cleared
6 33 (2.49%) Azure Certification
7 27 (2.03%) CCNP
8 23 (1.73%) DBS Check
8 23 (1.73%) PMI Certification
9 21 (1.58%) CIMA
10 20 (1.51%) Computer Science Degree
11 19 (1.43%) MCP
12 16 (1.21%) A+ Certification
13 13 (0.98%) ACCA
13 13 (0.98%) CISSP
13 13 (0.98%) PMP
14 9 (0.68%) MCSE
15 8 (0.60%) CISM
15 8 (0.60%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (3.77%) SLA
2 34 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 30 (2.26%) QA
4 27 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials
4 27 (2.03%) GDPR
5 22 (1.66%) Accessibility
6 17 (1.28%) Data Quality
7 16 (1.21%) NIST
8 15 (1.13%) PCI DSS
9 11 (0.83%) PMO
10 4 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.30%) GRC
11 3 (0.23%) NCSC
12 2 (0.15%) COSHH
12 2 (0.15%) GMP
12 2 (0.15%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.15%) NEBOSH
13 1 (0.075%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.075%) EMIR
13 1 (0.075%) GxP
System Software
1 268 (20.20%) Active Directory
2 72 (5.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 47 (3.54%) Hyper-V
4 33 (2.49%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (1.28%) Terminal Services
6 10 (0.75%) RACF
7 9 (0.68%) vSphere
8 6 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.30%) Docker
10 3 (0.23%) Firmware
10 3 (0.23%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.23%) VMware Server
10 3 (0.23%) XenApp
11 2 (0.15%) KVM
11 2 (0.15%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.075%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.075%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.075%) Snort
12 1 (0.075%) Virtual Desktop
12 1 (0.075%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 79 (5.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 47 (3.54%) Terraform
3 27 (2.03%) Kubernetes
4 20 (1.51%) SCCM
5 13 (0.98%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 12 (0.90%) Stealthwatch
7 11 (0.83%) WSUS
8 10 (0.75%) Ansible
9 9 (0.68%) AirWatch
10 6 (0.45%) Autotask
10 6 (0.45%) CA Single Sign-On
10 6 (0.45%) Opsgenie
10 6 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (0.45%) VxRail
10 6 (0.45%) ZABBIX
11 5 (0.38%) CASB
12 4 (0.30%) IBM BigFix
12 4 (0.30%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 3 (0.23%) Progress Chef
13 3 (0.23%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 116 (8.74%) VMware
2 78 (5.88%) Google
3 72 (5.43%) Apple
4 69 (5.20%) SAP
5 65 (4.90%) Cisco
6 54 (4.07%) Adobe
7 40 (3.01%) Citrix
8 33 (2.49%) Dell
9 31 (2.34%) Oracle
10 25 (1.88%) HP
10 25 (1.88%) Meraki
11 22 (1.66%) ServiceNow
11 22 (1.66%) Veeam
12 20 (1.51%) Facebook
13 18 (1.36%) Databricks
14 16 (1.21%) NetApp
15 15 (1.13%) NEC
16 13 (0.98%) CyberArk
16 13 (0.98%) Fortinet
16 13 (0.98%) Infor