Microsoft Office Jobs in the North West

Microsoft Office
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Microsoft Office skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 76 74
Rank change year-on-year +48 -2 +16
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 534 290 351
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 7.05% 2.98% 4.44%
As % of the Applications category 46.52% 41.31% 52.39%
Number of salaries quoted 337 239 183
10th Percentile £32,500 £22,910 £21,250
25th Percentile £40,748 £25,000 £22,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £28,500 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year +75.63% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £51,240 £38,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £56,000 £48,750 £63,750
England median annual salary £42,500 £32,500 £38,984
% change year-on-year +30.77% -16.63% +3.96%

All Software Application Skills
North West

Microsoft Office falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,148 702 670
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 15.16% 7.22% 8.48%
Number of salaries quoted 599 501 387
10th Percentile £31,500 £23,500 £22,000
25th Percentile £40,748 £26,250 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.24% - -8.93%
75th Percentile £51,240 £43,750 £52,798
90th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £67,458
England median annual salary £47,683 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +27.15% -16.67% -

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in the North West

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Office in the North West

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in the North West

Microsoft Office
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 Office within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 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
Lancashire +1 228 £50,055 +75.63% 49
Cumbria +1 168 £40,748 +8.66% 12
Manchester +17 83 £40,000 +40.35% 82
Cheshire +19 29 £38,750 +40.91% 33
Merseyside +31 26 £27,000 -8.47% 13
Microsoft Office
England

Microsoft Office
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 34 (6.37%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.12%) Apache
3 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.19%) SAS
4 1 (0.19%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 222 (41.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 204 (38.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 50 (9.36%) Simulink
4 42 (7.87%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.94%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.19%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 138 (25.84%) Teamcenter
2 3 (0.56%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 31 (5.81%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (3.37%) Power Platform
3 11 (2.06%) Azure
4 2 (0.37%) Google Docs
4 2 (0.37%) Google Drive
4 2 (0.37%) Google Sheets
4 2 (0.37%) SaaS
5 1 (0.19%) AWS
5 1 (0.19%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.19%) Google Ads
5 1 (0.19%) Google Analytics
5 1 (0.19%) Google Data Studio
5 1 (0.19%) IaaS
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Advertising
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.62%) DNS
2 13 (2.43%) DHCP
3 10 (1.87%) LAN
4 7 (1.31%) Firewall
4 7 (1.31%) VPN
5 5 (0.94%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.94%) WAN
5 5 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.75%) VLAN
7 3 (0.56%) Skype
8 2 (0.37%) Structured Cabling
9 1 (0.19%) Modbus
9 1 (0.19%) Network Security
9 1 (0.19%) PBX
9 1 (0.19%) RTP
9 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.37%) Power BI
2 6 (1.12%) MySQL
3 5 (0.94%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.94%) Tableau
4 4 (0.75%) Power Query
5 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.19%) Metadata
6 1 (0.19%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.19%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 3 (0.56%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 2 (0.37%) Git
2 2 (0.37%) JIRA
3 1 (0.19%) ClearCase
3 1 (0.19%) ClearQuest
3 1 (0.19%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.19%) Maven
3 1 (0.19%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 283 (53.00%) Social Skills
2 190 (35.58%) Aerospace
3 138 (25.84%) Automotive
4 69 (12.92%) Finance
5 43 (8.05%) Analytical Skills
6 39 (7.30%) Legal
7 36 (6.74%) Marketing
8 33 (6.18%) Manufacturing
9 18 (3.37%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (3.00%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (1.87%) Aeronautics
12 9 (1.69%) Banking
12 9 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (1.31%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (0.94%) Retail
15 4 (0.75%) Law
15 4 (0.75%) Public Sector
16 3 (0.56%) Health Technology
16 3 (0.56%) Investment Banking
17 2 (0.37%) Military
Job Titles
1 246 (46.07%) Systems Engineer
2 82 (15.36%) Project Manager
3 74 (13.86%) Senior
4 65 (12.17%) Lead
4 65 (12.17%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 57 (10.67%) Mechanical Engineer
5 57 (10.67%) Platform Engineer
6 51 (9.55%) Team Leader
7 50 (9.36%) Lead Systems Engineer
8 47 (8.80%) Analyst
9 42 (7.87%) Assistant Project Manager
10 32 (5.99%) Customer Executive
11 23 (4.31%) Integration Engineer
11 23 (4.31%) Systems Integration Engineer
12 21 (3.93%) Configuration Manager
13 18 (3.37%) IT Support
14 16 (3.00%) Delivery Project Manager
15 13 (2.43%) Service Analyst
16 11 (2.06%) Report Analyst
17 10 (1.87%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.94%) XML
2 3 (0.56%) JSON
2 3 (0.56%) REST
2 3 (0.56%) SOAP
3 1 (0.19%) .NET
3 1 (0.19%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.19%) Drools
Miscellaneous
1 14 (2.62%) Social Media
2 6 (1.12%) Management Information System
3 4 (0.75%) Onboarding
4 3 (0.56%) Data Structures
4 3 (0.56%) Driving Licence
4 3 (0.56%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (0.37%) Algorithms
5 2 (0.37%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (0.37%) Learning Management System
6 1 (0.19%) Acoustics
6 1 (0.19%) BYOD
6 1 (0.19%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.19%) EPoS
6 1 (0.19%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.19%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.19%) Online Banking
6 1 (0.19%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.19%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (0.19%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.19%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 56 (10.49%) Windows
2 19 (3.56%) Windows 10
3 14 (2.62%) Windows Vista
4 7 (1.31%) Windows 7
5 5 (0.94%) Windows 8
6 4 (0.75%) Android
7 3 (0.56%) Linux
8 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (35.02%) Systems Engineering
2 140 (26.22%) PLM
3 105 (19.66%) Project Management
4 82 (15.36%) Agile
5 71 (13.30%) Mentoring
6 63 (11.80%) Project Delivery
7 58 (10.86%) CAD
7 58 (10.86%) Coaching
8 53 (9.93%) Safety Engineering
9 50 (9.36%) Decision-Making
9 50 (9.36%) Line Management
9 50 (9.36%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 50 (9.36%) SysML
9 50 (9.36%) System Testing
10 46 (8.61%) Customer Service
11 45 (8.43%) ERP
12 44 (8.24%) Problem-Solving
12 44 (8.24%) Stakeholder Management
13 40 (7.49%) Software Delivery
13 40 (7.49%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 139 (26.03%) MATLAB
2 11 (2.06%) SQL
3 7 (1.31%) JavaScript
4 6 (1.12%) PHP
5 2 (0.37%) C#
5 2 (0.37%) C++
5 2 (0.37%) Java
6 1 (0.19%) C
6 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.19%) Go
6 1 (0.19%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.19%) Python
6 1 (0.19%) R
6 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.19%) VB
6 1 (0.19%) VBA
6 1 (0.19%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 351 (65.73%) BPSS Clearance
2 251 (47.00%) Degree
3 148 (27.72%) HNC
4 140 (26.22%) HND
5 19 (3.56%) DBS Check
6 14 (2.62%) ACCA
6 14 (2.62%) CIMA
7 10 (1.87%) AAT
8 8 (1.50%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (1.31%) MOS
10 6 (1.12%) Security Cleared
11 4 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.56%) SC Cleared
13 2 (0.37%) BICSI RCDD
14 1 (0.19%) A+ Certification
14 1 (0.19%) DV Cleared
14 1 (0.19%) JNCIA
14 1 (0.19%) MCSA
14 1 (0.19%) MCSE
14 1 (0.19%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.87%) QA
2 8 (1.50%) SLA
3 7 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.75%) GDPR
5 3 (0.56%) PMO
6 2 (0.37%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.19%) IFRS
7 1 (0.19%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.19%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.19%) NCSC
7 1 (0.19%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 14 (2.62%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 363 (67.98%) Microsoft
2 138 (25.84%) ANSYS
3 69 (12.92%) SAP
4 50 (9.36%) MathWorks
5 40 (7.49%) Salesforce
6 10 (1.87%) Google
7 8 (1.50%) VMware
8 6 (1.12%) Cisco
8 6 (1.12%) Citrix
9 4 (0.75%) Apple
9 4 (0.75%) Cognos
9 4 (0.75%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.56%) Avaya
10 3 (0.56%) Remedy
11 2 (0.37%) Adobe
11 2 (0.37%) EMC
11 2 (0.37%) Freshdesk
11 2 (0.37%) McAfee
11 2 (0.37%) Oracle
11 2 (0.37%) Planview