Microsoft Jobs in Manchester

Microsoft
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 4 8
Rank change year-on-year -2 +4 +1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 779 1,210 963
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 14.71% 25.31% 16.91%
As % of the Vendors category 42.55% 53.90% 49.44%
Number of salaries quoted 650 468 583
10th Percentile £27,725 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £30,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +14.44% -5.26%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £59,375
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
North West median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £43,150
% change year-on-year - +4.29% -4.11%

All Vendors
Manchester

Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,831 2,245 1,948
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 34.57% 46.97% 34.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,331 1,118 1,195
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £66,778 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £79,500
North West median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Manchester

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Manchester.

Salary trend for Microsoft in Manchester

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Manchester over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Manchester

Microsoft
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 23 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
Bolton -2 31 £55,000 +18.92% 10
Oldham +2 21 £40,000 +1.27% 5
Bury +1 13 £40,000 - 3
Salford -12 12 £73,750 +58.60% 8
Stockport -15 10 £42,500 +3.03% 13
Ashton-under-Lyne - 6 £37,500 - 6
Cheadle -6 4 £43,865 +99.39% 4
Heywood -1 3 - -
Rochdale -10 3 - - 3
Sale - 3 £25,000 -
Wigan +1 1 - - 5
Microsoft
North West

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 68 (8.73%) SharePoint
2 35 (4.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 31 (3.98%) IIS
4 8 (1.03%) Apache
4 8 (1.03%) CMS
4 8 (1.03%) Tomcat
5 5 (0.64%) Umbraco
6 4 (0.51%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.51%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 4 (0.51%) Confluence
6 4 (0.51%) Skype for Business
7 3 (0.39%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.13%) SAS
8 1 (0.13%) Site Server
Applications
1 111 (14.25%) Microsoft Office
2 61 (7.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.64%) AutoCAD
4 5 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.26%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.13%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 47 (6.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.67%) Infor SunSystems
2 13 (1.67%) iTrent
3 12 (1.54%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (1.03%) NEC Housing
5 6 (0.77%) Sage 200
6 5 (0.64%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.64%) Unit4 Business World
7 4 (0.51%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.51%) MIS ActiveH
8 1 (0.13%) BPCS
8 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 334 (42.88%) Azure
2 216 (27.73%) Microsoft 365
3 108 (13.86%) Power Platform
4 88 (11.30%) Dynamics 365
5 85 (10.91%) AWS
6 58 (7.45%) Entra ID
7 49 (6.29%) Azure DevOps
8 32 (4.11%) GCP
8 32 (4.11%) Power Automate
8 32 (4.11%) PowerApps
9 23 (2.95%) SaaS
10 19 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
11 18 (2.31%) GitHub
12 16 (2.05%) PaaS
13 15 (1.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 14 (1.80%) IaaS
15 13 (1.67%) Amazon S3
16 11 (1.41%) Amazon EC2
17 10 (1.28%) Azure Logic Apps
17 10 (1.28%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 61 (7.83%) Firewall
2 48 (6.16%) WAN
3 41 (5.26%) DNS
4 27 (3.47%) SD-WAN
4 27 (3.47%) Wi-Fi
5 26 (3.34%) DHCP
5 26 (3.34%) SAN
6 25 (3.21%) LAN
7 23 (2.95%) Wireless
8 18 (2.31%) Network Security
8 18 (2.31%) VoIP
9 17 (2.18%) Internet
10 13 (1.67%) Unified Communications
11 12 (1.54%) iSCSI
11 12 (1.54%) TCP/IP
11 12 (1.54%) VPN
12 11 (1.41%) NAS
13 9 (1.16%) Remote Desktop
14 8 (1.03%) Cisco Firepower
15 7 (0.90%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 148 (19.00%) SQL Server
2 49 (6.29%) Power BI
3 29 (3.72%) MongoDB
4 24 (3.08%) Data Warehouse
5 23 (2.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 21 (2.70%) Elasticsearch
7 20 (2.57%) Azure SQL Database
8 19 (2.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 17 (2.18%) Relational Database
10 13 (1.67%) BusinessObjects
10 13 (1.67%) Oracle Database
11 10 (1.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 9 (1.16%) Data Lake
12 9 (1.16%) NoSQL
13 8 (1.03%) Amazon RDS
13 8 (1.03%) Big Data
14 6 (0.77%) Data Vault
14 6 (0.77%) Snowflake Schema
14 6 (0.77%) Star Schema
15 4 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 34 (4.36%) Git
2 12 (1.54%) Visual Studio
3 9 (1.16%) JIRA
4 6 (0.77%) Eclipse
4 6 (0.77%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.77%) Team Foundation Server
5 5 (0.64%) NUnit
6 4 (0.51%) GitLab
6 4 (0.51%) Jasmine
6 4 (0.51%) Karma Test Runner
6 4 (0.51%) MSTest
7 3 (0.39%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.13%) AdminStudio
8 1 (0.13%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.13%) Fiddler
8 1 (0.13%) Postman
8 1 (0.13%) SoapUI
General
1 212 (27.21%) Social Skills
2 176 (22.59%) Finance
3 95 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (6.03%) Retail
5 46 (5.91%) Legal
6 40 (5.13%) Public Sector
7 30 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (3.34%) Marketing
9 25 (3.21%) Law
10 24 (3.08%) Telecoms
11 19 (2.44%) Local Government
12 18 (2.31%) Manufacturing
13 16 (2.05%) Banking
13 16 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (1.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 11 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.03%) Police
17 7 (0.90%) Back Office
18 6 (0.77%) Billing
18 6 (0.77%) Games
Job Titles
1 137 (17.59%) Developer
2 94 (12.07%) Senior
3 68 (8.73%) Analyst
4 67 (8.60%) Consultant
5 66 (8.47%) .NET Developer
6 64 (8.22%) Lead
7 58 (7.45%) Architect
8 53 (6.80%) IT Support
9 41 (5.26%) C# Developer
10 36 (4.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 36 (4.62%) IT Engineer
11 33 (4.24%) Administrator
11 33 (4.24%) Azure Engineer
12 32 (4.11%) C# .NET Developer
13 28 (3.59%) Support Engineer
14 27 (3.47%) Data Engineer
15 25 (3.21%) Solutions Architect
16 24 (3.08%) 2nd Line Support
16 24 (3.08%) Cloud Engineer
16 24 (3.08%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (13.35%) .NET
2 66 (8.47%) ASP.NET
3 63 (8.09%) .NET Core
4 52 (6.68%) AngularJS
4 52 (6.68%) ASP.NET MVC
5 47 (6.03%) ASP.NET Web API
6 40 (5.13%) .NET Framework
6 40 (5.13%) Entity Framework
7 37 (4.75%) HTML
8 29 (3.72%) React
9 25 (3.21%) Node.js
10 22 (2.82%) Vue
11 21 (2.70%) CSS
12 20 (2.57%) HTML5
13 18 (2.31%) Web Services
14 17 (2.18%) RESTful
15 15 (1.93%) Twitter Bootstrap
16 13 (1.67%) LINQ
16 13 (1.67%) REST
17 7 (0.90%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 55 (7.06%) Data Centre
2 32 (4.11%) Management Information System
2 32 (4.11%) Public Cloud
3 27 (3.47%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (2.95%) Onboarding
4 23 (2.95%) PMI
5 18 (2.31%) Greenfield Project
6 17 (2.18%) EPoS
7 14 (1.80%) Cloud Native
8 11 (1.41%) Blog
8 11 (1.41%) Driving Licence
8 11 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.41%) FMCG
8 11 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (1.41%) PKI
9 10 (1.28%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (1.28%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.16%) Private Cloud
11 8 (1.03%) iPhone
12 7 (0.90%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 158 (20.28%) Windows
2 80 (10.27%) Windows Server
3 53 (6.80%) Linux
4 49 (6.29%) Windows 10
5 23 (2.95%) Windows Server 2012
6 20 (2.57%) Windows Server 2016
7 17 (2.18%) Windows Server 2019
8 16 (2.05%) Android
8 16 (2.05%) Windows Vista
9 10 (1.28%) Unix
10 8 (1.03%) Solaris
10 8 (1.03%) VMS
11 7 (0.90%) Windows 8
12 6 (0.77%) Windows Server 2008
13 4 (0.51%) Mac OS
14 3 (0.39%) Kali Linux
14 3 (0.39%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2003
15 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
15 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (19.51%) Agile
2 146 (18.74%) Problem-Solving
3 99 (12.71%) Customer Service
4 92 (11.81%) Cybersecurity
5 91 (11.68%) Business Intelligence
6 87 (11.17%) DevOps
7 84 (10.78%) Project Management
8 76 (9.76%) ITIL
9 71 (9.11%) CRM
10 69 (8.86%) Migration
11 68 (8.73%) Microservices
12 65 (8.34%) Full Stack Development
13 59 (7.57%) MVC
13 59 (7.57%) Presales
14 56 (7.19%) Continuous Improvement
14 56 (7.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 56 (7.19%) Mentoring
15 53 (6.80%) CI/CD
15 53 (6.80%) Decision-Making
16 51 (6.55%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 124 (15.92%) C#
2 104 (13.35%) SQL
3 79 (10.14%) JavaScript
4 54 (6.93%) PowerShell
5 37 (4.75%) TypeScript
6 23 (2.95%) T-SQL
7 19 (2.44%) Python
8 11 (1.41%) Delphi
9 8 (1.03%) Go
9 8 (1.03%) Shell Script
10 7 (0.90%) Bash
11 6 (0.77%) VB
12 5 (0.64%) Bicep
12 5 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 5 (0.64%) PL/SQL
13 4 (0.51%) Java
13 4 (0.51%) VB.NET
13 4 (0.51%) VB6
14 2 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.13%) R
Qualifications
1 123 (15.79%) Degree
2 65 (8.34%) Microsoft Certification
3 42 (5.39%) Cisco Certification
4 36 (4.62%) CCNA
5 30 (3.85%) PMI Certification
6 28 (3.59%) Azure Certification
6 28 (3.59%) Security Cleared
7 23 (2.95%) CCNP
8 18 (2.31%) AWS Certification
9 17 (2.18%) DBS Check
10 14 (1.80%) SC Cleared
11 13 (1.67%) MCP
12 9 (1.16%) CISSP
13 8 (1.03%) CISM
13 8 (1.03%) Master's Degree
13 8 (1.03%) MCSA
13 8 (1.03%) PMP
14 6 (0.77%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 6 (0.77%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 6 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.34%) SLA
2 24 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (2.31%) QA
4 16 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (1.80%) Accessibility
5 14 (1.80%) GDPR
5 14 (1.80%) NIST
6 12 (1.54%) Data Quality
7 11 (1.41%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.51%) GRC
9 3 (0.39%) PMO
10 2 (0.26%) GMP
10 2 (0.26%) NCSC
11 1 (0.13%) GxP
11 1 (0.13%) SOC 2
System Software
1 129 (16.56%) Active Directory
2 50 (6.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 31 (3.98%) Hyper-V
4 15 (1.93%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (1.16%) Terminal Services
6 4 (0.51%) RACF
6 4 (0.51%) VMware Server
7 3 (0.39%) Docker
8 2 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.26%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.26%) vSphere
9 1 (0.13%) Snort
9 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 60 (7.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (3.85%) Terraform
3 28 (3.59%) Kubernetes
4 18 (2.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 16 (2.05%) SCCM
6 12 (1.54%) Opsgenie
6 12 (1.54%) VxRail
6 12 (1.54%) ZABBIX
7 8 (1.03%) Stealthwatch
8 5 (0.64%) CASB
8 5 (0.64%) WSUS
9 4 (0.51%) Autotask
9 4 (0.51%) Grafana
9 4 (0.51%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.39%) Ansible
10 3 (0.39%) CA Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.39%) SELinux
10 3 (0.39%) SysTrack
11 1 (0.13%) WMI
Vendors
1 66 (8.47%) VMware
2 60 (7.70%) Apple
3 56 (7.19%) Cisco
4 51 (6.55%) Adobe
5 34 (4.36%) Google
6 29 (3.72%) Dell
7 28 (3.59%) SAP
8 27 (3.47%) Citrix
9 23 (2.95%) Oracle
10 21 (2.70%) Meraki
11 19 (2.44%) Fortinet
12 17 (2.18%) HP
12 17 (2.18%) NetApp
13 15 (1.93%) Veeam
14 14 (1.80%) Facebook
14 14 (1.80%) Infor
14 14 (1.80%) SolarWinds
15 11 (1.41%) Databricks
15 11 (1.41%) Sage
15 11 (1.41%) Samsung