Microsoft Job Trends in Rochdale

Microsoft
Manchester > Rochdale

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Rochdale 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 1 October 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
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 10 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 2 11 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Rochdale 8.33% 22.92% -
As % of the Vendors category 14.29% 25.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 - -
75th Percentile £31,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £40,500 £51,154 £53,500
% change year-on-year -20.83% -4.38% +13.67%

All Vendors
Rochdale

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 Rochdale.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 14 44 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rochdale 58.33% 91.67% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8 10 1
10th Percentile £27,000 - -
25th Percentile £31,875 £29,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £33,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% -17.50% -14.89%
75th Percentile £44,167 £45,313 -
90th Percentile £45,542 £47,900 -
Manchester median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -12.50% +20.00%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochdale

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Rochdale.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Rochdale

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Rochdale

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochdale citing Microsoft.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochdale citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills and Capabilities in Rochdale 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support
1 2 (100.00%) 1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support
1 2 (100.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support
1 2 (100.00%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
1 2 (100.00%) 2nd Line Support
1 2 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 2 (100.00%) Help Desk Support
1 2 (100.00%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring