Microsoft 365 Jobs in the North West

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Microsoft 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 38 49
Rank change year-on-year +14 +11 -19
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 651 572 643
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 6.54% 7.42% 6.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.24% 17.47% 16.06%
Number of salaries quoted 574 460 516
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,000 £22,750
25th Percentile £27,500 £29,285 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +16.44% -12.05%
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,096 £48,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £60,006 £63,500
England median annual salary £39,000 £40,883 £42,500
% change year-on-year -4.61% -3.80% -

All Cloud Skills
North West

Microsoft 365 is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 3,383 3,274 4,004
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 33.97% 42.44% 42.51%
Number of salaries quoted 2,662 1,885 2,618
10th Percentile £29,025 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% +4.17%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North West.

Salary trend for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North West over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
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 365 within the North West region over the 6 months to 17 May 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 +16 320 £42,500 -5.56% 69
Cheshire 0 151 £37,500 - 37
Merseyside +2 88 £42,500 +6.80% 18
Lancashire +20 76 £32,000 -20.00% 24
Cumbria -9 15 £32,000 -28.89% 8
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
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
1 109 (16.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 92 (14.13%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.00%) IIS
4 4 (0.61%) CMS
4 4 (0.61%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.46%) Confluence
6 2 (0.31%) WordPress
Applications
1 64 (9.83%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (4.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.31%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.15%) InDesign
6 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (2.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.69%) Epicor Tropos
3 3 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.46%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.31%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.15%) Magento
5 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 322 (49.46%) Azure
2 102 (15.67%) AWS
2 102 (15.67%) Entra ID
3 55 (8.45%) Power Platform
4 32 (4.92%) GCP
5 23 (3.53%) SaaS
6 19 (2.92%) Dynamics 365
6 19 (2.92%) OneDrive
6 19 (2.92%) PowerApps
7 18 (2.76%) Power Automate
8 13 (2.00%) IaaS
9 12 (1.84%) PaaS
10 8 (1.23%) Amazon EC2
10 8 (1.23%) Google Workspace
11 7 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (0.92%) Amazon ELB
12 6 (0.92%) Amazon S3
12 6 (0.92%) GitHub
12 6 (0.92%) Twilio
13 5 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 114 (17.51%) DNS
2 86 (13.21%) DHCP
2 86 (13.21%) Firewall
3 82 (12.60%) WAN
4 68 (10.45%) LAN
5 40 (6.14%) VPN
6 36 (5.53%) Wi-Fi
7 35 (5.38%) Internet
8 34 (5.22%) TCP/IP
9 28 (4.30%) Wireless
10 25 (3.84%) SAN
10 25 (3.84%) SSL
10 25 (3.84%) VoIP
11 23 (3.53%) Remote Desktop
12 20 (3.07%) Network Security
12 20 (3.07%) SD-WAN
13 12 (1.84%) DKIM
13 12 (1.84%) DMARC
13 12 (1.84%) iSCSI
13 12 (1.84%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (5.84%) SQL Server
2 19 (2.92%) Power BI
3 11 (1.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (1.54%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (1.08%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.61%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (0.61%) PowerPivot
7 3 (0.46%) MySQL
8 2 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (1.08%) Git
2 3 (0.46%) JIRA
3 1 (0.15%) MSI
General
1 201 (30.88%) Social Skills
2 60 (9.22%) Retail
3 59 (9.06%) Finance
4 57 (8.76%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (5.84%) Law
6 37 (5.68%) Organisational Skills
7 26 (3.99%) Telecoms
8 25 (3.84%) Legal
9 19 (2.92%) Public Sector
10 18 (2.76%) Manufacturing
11 16 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.23%) Billing
14 6 (0.92%) Banking
15 5 (0.77%) Games
15 5 (0.77%) Local Government
16 4 (0.61%) Documentation Skills
17 3 (0.46%) Advertising
17 3 (0.46%) Marketing
17 3 (0.46%) Police
Job Titles
1 123 (18.89%) Analyst
2 103 (15.82%) IT Support
3 74 (11.37%) Support Engineer
4 68 (10.45%) IT Engineer
5 64 (9.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 52 (7.99%) IT Support Engineer
7 46 (7.07%) IT Manager
7 46 (7.07%) Service Analyst
8 44 (6.76%) Service Desk Analyst
9 42 (6.45%) IT Analyst
10 35 (5.38%) 2nd Line Support
11 33 (5.07%) Lead
12 32 (4.92%) Cloud Engineer
12 32 (4.92%) Senior
13 30 (4.61%) IT Technician
14 28 (4.30%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 28 (4.30%) Architect
15 27 (4.15%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 27 (4.15%) Administrator
15 27 (4.15%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.46%) OLE
2 6 (0.92%) .NET
2 6 (0.92%) SPFx
3 5 (0.77%) CSS
3 5 (0.77%) HTML
3 5 (0.77%) LDAP
4 4 (0.61%) ARM Templates
5 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Graph
6 1 (0.15%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.15%) Classic ASP
6 1 (0.15%) Laravel
6 1 (0.15%) MACH
6 1 (0.15%) REST
6 1 (0.15%) SAML
6 1 (0.15%) Visualforce
6 1 (0.15%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 55 (8.45%) Driving Licence
2 36 (5.53%) Smartphone
3 24 (3.69%) Onboarding
4 22 (3.38%) Data Centre
5 20 (3.07%) Public Cloud
6 18 (2.76%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.15%) PKI
8 12 (1.84%) PMI
8 12 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (1.69%) Blog
9 11 (1.69%) Cyberattack
10 10 (1.54%) EPoS
11 9 (1.38%) iPad
11 9 (1.38%) Private Cloud
12 8 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.23%) Replication
12 8 (1.23%) Video Conferencing
13 7 (1.08%) FMCG
14 6 (0.92%) Freedom of Information
14 6 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 244 (37.48%) Windows
2 104 (15.98%) Windows Server
3 76 (11.67%) Windows 10
4 42 (6.45%) Linux
5 22 (3.38%) Windows Server 2019
6 20 (3.07%) Windows Server 2012
7 17 (2.61%) Windows Server 2016
8 13 (2.00%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.38%) Windows Phone
10 8 (1.23%) Android
10 8 (1.23%) Windows Vista
11 7 (1.08%) Apple iOS
12 4 (0.61%) Debian
12 4 (0.61%) Kali Linux
12 4 (0.61%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.31%) Unix
13 2 (0.31%) Windows XP
14 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (18.89%) ITIL
2 111 (17.05%) Customer Service
3 100 (15.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 78 (11.98%) Problem-Solving
5 72 (11.06%) Cybersecurity
5 72 (11.06%) Disaster Recovery
6 71 (10.91%) Migration
6 71 (10.91%) Project Management
7 57 (8.76%) ITSM
8 55 (8.45%) Agile
9 54 (8.29%) ERP
10 47 (7.22%) Time Management
11 46 (7.07%) CRM
12 44 (6.76%) Service Management
13 36 (5.53%) Mentoring
13 36 (5.53%) Presales
14 34 (5.22%) Capacity Planning
15 30 (4.61%) Continuous Improvement
15 30 (4.61%) Information Security
15 30 (4.61%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 64 (9.83%) SQL
2 58 (8.91%) PowerShell
3 16 (2.46%) R
4 14 (2.15%) C#
5 8 (1.23%) Python
6 7 (1.08%) Bash
7 6 (0.92%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.61%) Bicep
9 1 (0.15%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 76 (11.67%) Degree
2 65 (9.98%) Microsoft Certification
3 28 (4.30%) Cisco Certification
4 23 (3.53%) CCNA
4 23 (3.53%) MCP
5 19 (2.92%) A+ Certification
6 18 (2.76%) PMI Certification
7 14 (2.15%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.15%) DBS Check
7 14 (2.15%) Security Cleared
8 12 (1.84%) AWS Certification
8 12 (1.84%) SC Cleared
9 10 (1.54%) CCNP
9 10 (1.54%) MCSA
9 10 (1.54%) MCSE
10 7 (1.08%) CISSP
10 7 (1.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 6 (0.92%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 6 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (0.92%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (5.99%) SLA
2 27 (4.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (2.76%) GDPR
4 17 (2.61%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (2.00%) PCI DSS
6 11 (1.69%) NIST
7 7 (1.08%) GRC
8 4 (0.61%) ISO 14001
8 4 (0.61%) ISO 9001
8 4 (0.61%) QA
9 3 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.46%) NCSC
10 2 (0.31%) PMO
11 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 359 (55.15%) Active Directory
2 81 (12.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 68 (10.45%) Hyper-V
4 16 (2.46%) Terminal Services
5 4 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.61%) VMware Server
5 4 (0.61%) vSphere
6 3 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.31%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.15%) DFS Replication
8 1 (0.15%) Docker
8 1 (0.15%) Snort
8 1 (0.15%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 109 (16.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (2.76%) SCCM
3 17 (2.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (2.30%) Terraform
5 12 (1.84%) Opsgenie
5 12 (1.84%) VxRail
5 12 (1.84%) ZABBIX
6 10 (1.54%) CASB
7 9 (1.38%) AirWatch
8 5 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.77%) WSUS
9 4 (0.61%) Autotask
9 4 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.46%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.46%) SELinux
10 3 (0.46%) SysTrack
11 2 (0.31%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.31%) Grafana
11 2 (0.31%) Prometheus
12 1 (0.15%) Graylog
Vendors
1 451 (69.28%) Microsoft
2 122 (18.74%) VMware
3 53 (8.14%) Citrix
4 50 (7.68%) Cisco
5 27 (4.15%) Apple
5 27 (4.15%) Veeam
6 22 (3.38%) Google
7 20 (3.07%) Fortinet
8 16 (2.46%) Adobe
8 16 (2.46%) NetApp
8 16 (2.46%) Sophos
9 15 (2.30%) Dell
10 14 (2.15%) ServiceNow
10 14 (2.15%) SolarWinds
11 12 (1.84%) HP
12 11 (1.69%) Epicor
12 11 (1.69%) Virgin Media
13 10 (1.54%) Meraki
13 10 (1.54%) SAP
14 9 (1.38%) Datto