Microsoft Job Trends in Widnes

Microsoft
Cheshire > Widnes

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Widnes 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 14 January 2026, 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
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 2 1
Rank change year-on-year -3 -1 -
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 8 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Widnes 21.62% 15.38% 33.33%
As % of the Vendors category 42.11% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 3
10th Percentile - - £28,400
25th Percentile £34,250 £30,500 £29,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £31,000 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.74% -3.13% -
75th Percentile £37,250 £31,500 £32,500
90th Percentile £37,550 - £32,800
Cheshire median annual salary £41,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -13.68% +11.76% +13.33%

All Vendors
Widnes

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 Widnes.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 19 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Widnes 51.35% 15.38% 33.33%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 3
10th Percentile - - £28,400
25th Percentile £34,250 £30,500 £29,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £31,000 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.74% -3.13% -
75th Percentile £37,250 £31,500 £32,500
90th Percentile £37,550 - £32,800
Cheshire median annual salary £37,500 £47,500 £43,500
% change year-on-year -21.05% +9.20% -8.42%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Widnes

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Widnes.

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Widnes

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Widnes

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Widnes citing Microsoft.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Widnes citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Widnes 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:

Applications
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (100.00%) Unit4 Business World
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (62.50%) SQL Server
General
1 4 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (87.50%) Systems Support
2 4 (50.00%) Support Specialist
3 2 (25.00%) ERP Support
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) ERP
2 5 (62.50%) Workflow
3 4 (50.00%) System Testing
3 4 (50.00%) Test Scripting
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) Degree