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 30 May 2025, 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 5 3
Rank change year-on-year -15 -2 +3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 861 1,574 1,943
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 11.03% 15.21% 25.60%
As % of the Vendors category 29.98% 47.04% 55.48%
Number of salaries quoted 643 1,298 840
10th Percentile £26,281 £24,790 £23,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.23% -2.17% +6.60%
75th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -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 2,872 3,346 3,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 36.80% 32.34% 46.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,446 2,455 1,821
10th Percentile £23,504 £25,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,813 £33,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £50,238
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -5.45% +5.76%
75th Percentile £58,943 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,886 £80,000 £77,542
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +4.55%

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 30 May 2025.

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 30 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 -6 321 £47,500 -5.00% 904
Lancashire -31 287 £50,055 +30.01% 260
Cumbria -34 117 £45,628 +7.36% 23
Merseyside -3 72 £30,250 -26.22% 250
Cheshire -37 62 £42,500 +16.44% 516
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
1 111 (12.89%) SharePoint
2 39 (4.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.81%) IIS
4 6 (0.70%) Apache
5 5 (0.58%) CMS
6 3 (0.35%) Confluence
6 3 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.35%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.35%) WordPress
7 2 (0.23%) nginx
8 1 (0.12%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 378 (43.90%) Microsoft Office
2 279 (32.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 205 (23.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 50 (5.81%) Simulink
5 12 (1.39%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 160 (18.58%) Teamcenter
2 11 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.46%) SAP BPC
4 3 (0.35%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.35%) Sage 50
5 2 (0.23%) Primavera
5 2 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.12%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 210 (24.39%) Azure
2 175 (20.33%) Microsoft 365
3 75 (8.71%) Power Platform
4 37 (4.30%) Dynamics 365
5 27 (3.14%) Entra ID
6 25 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
7 23 (2.67%) Power Automate
8 18 (2.09%) PowerApps
9 17 (1.97%) AWS
10 16 (1.86%) Azure Data Factory
11 15 (1.74%) Cloud Computing
12 12 (1.39%) OneDrive
12 12 (1.39%) SaaS
13 10 (1.16%) Azure Logic Apps
14 8 (0.93%) GCP
14 8 (0.93%) IaaS
14 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Copilot
14 8 (0.93%) PaaS
15 7 (0.81%) Azure Functions
15 7 (0.81%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 46 (5.34%) DNS
2 39 (4.53%) Firewall
3 34 (3.95%) DHCP
4 29 (3.37%) LAN
4 29 (3.37%) WAN
5 24 (2.79%) VPN
6 16 (1.86%) TCP/IP
7 10 (1.16%) SAN
7 10 (1.16%) VLAN
7 10 (1.16%) Wireless
8 9 (1.05%) VoIP
8 9 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (0.81%) NAS
10 6 (0.70%) MPLS
11 5 (0.58%) Internet
11 5 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
11 5 (0.58%) Skype
11 5 (0.58%) SMTP
11 5 (0.58%) VSAN
12 4 (0.46%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (5.23%) SQL Server
2 43 (4.99%) Power BI
3 13 (1.51%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (1.05%) MySQL
6 8 (0.93%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.58%) Data Hub
7 5 (0.58%) GIS
7 5 (0.58%) MongoDB
7 5 (0.58%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.58%) SQL CLR
8 4 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 4 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.46%) Tableau
9 3 (0.35%) Metadata
10 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.12%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.12%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 52 (6.04%) JIRA
2 13 (1.51%) Git
3 7 (0.81%) Babel
3 7 (0.81%) webpack
4 5 (0.58%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.46%) Balsamiq
6 3 (0.35%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.12%) ClearCase
8 1 (0.12%) ClearQuest
8 1 (0.12%) Jasmine
8 1 (0.12%) Karma Test Runner
8 1 (0.12%) Maven
8 1 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.12%) Subversion
8 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 437 (50.75%) Social Skills
2 217 (25.20%) Aerospace
3 171 (19.86%) Automotive
4 91 (10.57%) Finance
5 84 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
6 59 (6.85%) Manufacturing
7 37 (4.30%) Presentation Skills
8 35 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
9 33 (3.83%) Law
10 21 (2.44%) Legal
11 20 (2.32%) Marketing
12 19 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 16 (1.86%) Retail
14 15 (1.74%) Banking
15 10 (1.16%) Aeronautics
16 8 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (0.93%) Public Sector
16 8 (0.93%) Telecoms
17 7 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 217 (25.20%) Systems Engineer
2 162 (18.82%) Senior
3 79 (9.18%) Lead
4 73 (8.48%) Analyst
5 69 (8.01%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 63 (7.32%) Project Manager
7 59 (6.85%) IT Support
8 58 (6.74%) Team Leader
9 56 (6.50%) Developer
10 50 (5.81%) Lead Systems Engineer
11 38 (4.41%) Support Engineer
12 37 (4.30%) Administrator
13 30 (3.48%) Applications Support
14 28 (3.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 25 (2.90%) Integration Engineer
15 25 (2.90%) Systems Integration Engineer
16 21 (2.44%) Configuration Manager
17 20 (2.32%) Architect
17 20 (2.32%) IT Analyst
18 19 (2.21%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.60%) .NET
2 14 (1.63%) CSS
2 14 (1.63%) HTML
3 13 (1.51%) REST
4 11 (1.28%) .NET Framework
5 10 (1.16%) ASP.NET
5 10 (1.16%) RESTful
6 9 (1.05%) React
7 7 (0.81%) ARM Templates
7 7 (0.81%) HTML5
8 6 (0.70%) .NET Core
9 5 (0.58%) Entity Framework
9 5 (0.58%) JSON
9 5 (0.58%) Middleware
10 2 (0.23%) AngularJS
10 2 (0.23%) ASP.NET Web API
10 2 (0.23%) Dapper ORM
10 2 (0.23%) Software Packaging
10 2 (0.23%) Web Services
10 2 (0.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (3.25%) Social Media
2 24 (2.79%) Management Information System
3 19 (2.21%) Data Protection Act
4 18 (2.09%) Hybrid Cloud
5 17 (1.97%) Onboarding
6 12 (1.39%) Driving Licence
6 12 (1.39%) FMCG
7 11 (1.28%) Private Cloud
8 9 (1.05%) Enterprise Cloud
8 9 (1.05%) Life Science
8 9 (1.05%) Product Ownership
9 8 (0.93%) Security Posture
10 7 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.58%) Blackberry
11 5 (0.58%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.58%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.58%) Public Cloud
12 4 (0.46%) Client/Server
12 4 (0.46%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.46%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 147 (17.07%) Windows
2 55 (6.39%) Windows Server
3 43 (4.99%) Windows 10
4 37 (4.30%) Linux
5 8 (0.93%) Android
6 7 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (0.58%) CentOS
7 5 (0.58%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.58%) Unix
8 4 (0.46%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.46%) Windows Vista
9 3 (0.35%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.23%) Debian
10 2 (0.23%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 207 (24.04%) Systems Engineering
2 162 (18.82%) PLM
3 157 (18.23%) Agile
4 154 (17.89%) Project Management
5 153 (17.77%) Problem-Solving
6 102 (11.85%) ITIL
7 101 (11.73%) Customer Service
8 95 (11.03%) ERP
9 83 (9.64%) Stakeholder Management
10 82 (9.52%) Coaching
11 73 (8.48%) Line Management
12 64 (7.43%) Business Intelligence
12 64 (7.43%) Performance Metrics
13 62 (7.20%) Mentoring
14 59 (6.85%) Continuous Improvement
15 55 (6.39%) System Testing
16 53 (6.16%) Safety Engineering
17 51 (5.92%) Analytics
18 50 (5.81%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
18 50 (5.81%) SysML
Programming Languages
1 160 (18.58%) MATLAB
2 75 (8.71%) SQL
3 34 (3.95%) Python
4 29 (3.37%) PowerShell
5 25 (2.90%) JavaScript
6 20 (2.32%) C#
7 14 (1.63%) T-SQL
8 11 (1.28%) PHP
9 10 (1.16%) Bash
10 6 (0.70%) Java
10 6 (0.70%) Kusto Query Language
11 5 (0.58%) VB
11 5 (0.58%) VBA
12 2 (0.23%) Bicep
12 2 (0.23%) C++
12 2 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.23%) R
13 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.12%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 316 (36.70%) BPSS Clearance
2 309 (35.89%) Degree
3 160 (18.58%) HND
4 159 (18.47%) HNC
5 53 (6.16%) Microsoft Certification
6 51 (5.92%) DBS Check
7 25 (2.90%) Azure Certification
7 25 (2.90%) Security Cleared
8 20 (2.32%) SC Cleared
9 15 (1.74%) ITIL Certification
9 15 (1.74%) Master's Degree
10 13 (1.51%) Network+ Certification
11 11 (1.28%) MBA
12 8 (0.93%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 7 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
13 7 (0.81%) CISSP
13 7 (0.81%) MOS
14 6 (0.70%) A+ Certification
14 6 (0.70%) CCNA
14 6 (0.70%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (4.53%) SLA
2 24 (2.79%) Cyber Essentials
3 18 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (1.97%) Data Quality
5 16 (1.86%) GDPR
6 9 (1.05%) NIST
7 7 (0.81%) ISO 9001
7 7 (0.81%) QA
8 6 (0.70%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.35%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.35%) NCSC
10 2 (0.23%) COBIT
10 2 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.23%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.12%) IFRS
11 1 (0.12%) PMO
11 1 (0.12%) SOC 2
System Software
1 85 (9.87%) Active Directory
2 26 (3.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (2.09%) Hyper-V
4 7 (0.81%) Docker
4 7 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (0.70%) vSphere
6 5 (0.58%) Terminal Services
6 5 (0.58%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.35%) Dovecot
8 3 (0.35%) Postfix
9 1 (0.12%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.12%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 54 (6.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.90%) SCCM
3 18 (2.09%) Terraform
4 14 (1.63%) Kubernetes
5 8 (0.93%) Ansible
6 6 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
6 6 (0.70%) Progress Chef
6 6 (0.70%) Proxmox
7 4 (0.46%) SCOM
7 4 (0.46%) SCOrch
8 3 (0.35%) Autotask
8 3 (0.35%) Failover Clustering
8 3 (0.35%) Puppet
9 2 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.23%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.23%) QRadar
9 2 (0.23%) SmoothWall
10 1 (0.12%) Backup Exec
10 1 (0.12%) Istio
10 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 160 (18.58%) ANSYS
2 82 (9.52%) SAP
3 59 (6.85%) VMware
4 50 (5.81%) MathWorks
5 47 (5.46%) Cisco
6 25 (2.90%) Google
7 17 (1.97%) Oracle
7 17 (1.97%) Salesforce
7 17 (1.97%) ServiceNow
7 17 (1.97%) Veeam
8 12 (1.39%) Capita
8 12 (1.39%) Facebook
8 12 (1.39%) Meraki
9 10 (1.16%) Apple
9 10 (1.16%) Citrix
9 10 (1.16%) Sophos
10 9 (1.05%) Adobe
11 7 (0.81%) Databricks
12 6 (0.70%) iManage
13 5 (0.58%) Intapp