52 managed service providers based in Manchester. Most list help desk / IT support, cloud / Microsoft 365 / Azure and compliance; 26 offer a NOC or monitoring service, 20 a SOC or MDR service and 4 co-managed IT alongside an in-house team. The industries they most often name are legal, manufacturing and financial services.
18 publish 24/7 support, 1 extended hours and 4 business hours only; the rest don’t say. 2 publish a per-user price: entry prices run from £35 to £55 a month (median £45). Filter this list by service, stack, industry, size or 24/7 support.
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Good places to start in Manchester
The six most fully documented MSPs here (most sourced facts, then name: no paid placement), and what each publishes that you can check.
Inology IT · Manchester publishes 24/7 support · states a response time (15 min Response) · publishes a per-user price (from £55 a month) · Google rating 5 from 14 reviews · names PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus
Teceze Ltd · Manchester publishes 24/7 support · states a response time (4-hour on-site response) · names HIPAA, NIST and PCI DSS · 13 services listed
inTEC · Manchester publishes 24/7 support · Google rating 4.9 from 70 reviews · names HIPAA, NIST and PCI DSS · Microsoft partner badge · holds Cyber Essentials
Nomical · Manchester publishes 24/7 support · states a response time (14 seconds, average email reply) · names Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus · Microsoft partner badge · holds Cyber Essentials Plus
Texaport · Manchester publishes 24/7 support · Google rating 5 from 2 reviews · names PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 · Microsoft partner badge · holds Cyber Essentials Plus
CloudGuard · Manchester names PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus · 9 services listed
Support hours in writing. 23 of 52 here publish their hours (18 24/7), and 13 mention an after-hours line. Ask who answers at night, and whether that’s the same team.
A response time. Only 8 state one (15%). Ask for it in the contract, by priority.
Security and compliance. The frameworks named most here are Cyber Essentials (28), GDPR (24) and ISO 27001 (19). Naming a framework isn’t a certification: ask for the audit report or certificate.
Partner status and price. 14 show a Microsoft partner badge; 2 publish a per-user price. Ask what’s included per user and what’s billed hourly.
How many managed service providers are in Manchester?
52 MSPs in the directory have their HQ in Manchester. Each has a profile with its services, the tools we could see, industries served and published support hours, every fact with its source. Many also serve clients outside their home area.
How much does managed IT cost in Manchester?
2 of the 52 MSPs here publish a per-user monthly price. The lowest price each publishes runs from £35 to £55 per user a month, with a median of £45 (as published; some exclude VAT). Most MSPs quote after a call, so treat these as reference points. See published MSP pricing.
Which MSPs in Manchester offer 24/7 support?
18 publish 24/7 support, and 29 advertise 24/7 monitoring (systems watched around the clock, which is not the same as people answering the phone). See the 24/7 list in North West England.
Which MSPs in Manchester offer cybersecurity or a SOC?
Can an MSP in Manchester work alongside our in-house IT team?
Yes: 4 offer co-managed IT, where the MSP covers the help desk, monitoring or projects while your own IT staff stay in charge. See them in North West England.
Which MSPs in Manchester specialise in legal?
9 name legal as an industry they serve; Cyber Essentials is the framework named most often here (28 MSPs). See them in North West England.
What should I check before hiring an MSP in Manchester?
Published support hours and who answers out of hours, a response time in the contract, proof behind any compliance claim (an audit report or certificate, not a logo), what the per-user price includes, and how you leave (notice period, handover of passwords and documentation). Only 8 of 52 MSPs here state a response time on their site.