Windows Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft Windows
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Windows skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Windows over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 27 18
Rank change year-on-year +13 -9 -9
Permanent jobs citing Windows 692 512 754
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 9.26% 8.19% 10.22%
As % of the Operating Systems category 80.56% 67.81% 63.10%
Number of salaries quoted 596 387 632
10th Percentile £24,500 £24,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £26,500 £28,125 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £41,859
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -4.44% +4.65%
75th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £58,750 £63,750 £60,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £43,799 £43,000
% change year-on-year -8.67% +1.86% -4.44%

All Operating Systems
West Midlands

Windows is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 859 755 1,195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 11.50% 12.08% 16.20%
Number of salaries quoted 726 534 847
10th Percentile £24,813 £25,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £45,000 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.05% +6.79%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £55,694
90th Percentile £65,302 £70,000 £69,400
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the West Midlands

Windows
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Windows in the West Midlands

Windows
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows in the West Midlands

Windows
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 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
Birmingham +4 212 £38,000 -1.30% 49
Staffordshire 0 148 £32,500 -18.75% 31
Worcestershire +1 61 £35,000 -15.15% 22
Warwickshire +67 52 £35,500 -29.00% 26
Solihull +16 32 £29,500 -0.84% 3
Shropshire +4 30 £32,000 +23.08% 3
Coventry +1 19 £38,000 -6.17% 9
Dudley +16 12 £31,250 +0.81% 6
Halesowen -3 10 £36,500 +8.96% 1
Wednesbury +3 9 £30,000 -14.29% 1
Walsall +17 8 £26,000 +23.81% 2
Wolverhampton -2 5 £21,500 -57.00% 6
Herefordshire -2 4 £60,000 +33.33% 7
Brierley Hill - 4 £33,750 -
Stourbridge - 3 £55,000 - 3
Sutton Coldfield - 2 - - 2
West Bromwich -2 1 £23,000 - 1
Smethwick - 1 £42,500 -
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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
1 122 (17.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 100 (14.45%) SharePoint
3 21 (3.03%) IIS
4 15 (2.17%) Skype for Business
5 8 (1.16%) Apache
5 8 (1.16%) Tomcat
6 7 (1.01%) Confluence
7 5 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.29%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.29%) CMS
9 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.29%) Liferay
9 2 (0.29%) Magnolia
9 2 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
9 2 (0.29%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.14%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 111 (16.04%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.59%) Trello
4 7 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.43%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.29%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 8 (1.16%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.29%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 362 (52.31%) Microsoft 365
2 251 (36.27%) Azure
3 127 (18.35%) Entra ID
4 35 (5.06%) AWS
5 26 (3.76%) OneDrive
6 20 (2.89%) SaaS
7 17 (2.46%) Power Platform
8 16 (2.31%) GCP
9 15 (2.17%) Power Automate
10 13 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (1.73%) Azure Sentinel
11 12 (1.73%) IaaS
12 10 (1.45%) PaaS
13 9 (1.30%) Azure Logic Apps
13 9 (1.30%) Cloud Computing
14 8 (1.16%) GitHub
15 6 (0.87%) Google Workspace
16 4 (0.58%) Google Docs
16 4 (0.58%) Google Sheets
17 2 (0.29%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 152 (21.97%) Firewall
2 122 (17.63%) DNS
3 110 (15.90%) DHCP
4 78 (11.27%) TCP/IP
5 69 (9.97%) LAN
6 66 (9.54%) WAN
7 47 (6.79%) Wi-Fi
8 41 (5.92%) VPN
9 39 (5.64%) SAN
10 26 (3.76%) Wireless
11 18 (2.60%) PBX
12 17 (2.46%) VLAN
13 16 (2.31%) Skype
13 16 (2.31%) VoIP
14 15 (2.17%) Network Security
15 12 (1.73%) HTTP
15 12 (1.73%) SMTP
16 11 (1.59%) iSCSI
16 11 (1.59%) SNMP
17 10 (1.45%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (10.55%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.46%) Amazon RDS
3 16 (2.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 16 (2.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 15 (2.17%) Power BI
5 10 (1.45%) Oracle Database
6 6 (0.87%) MySQL
7 5 (0.72%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.58%) InfluxDB
8 4 (0.58%) Metadata
8 4 (0.58%) SQLite
9 3 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.43%) InterSystems Cache
10 2 (0.29%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.29%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.29%) DB2
10 2 (0.29%) DTS
10 2 (0.29%) Tableau
11 1 (0.14%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.14%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 15 (2.17%) JIRA
2 6 (0.87%) Git
3 5 (0.72%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.58%) Octopus Deploy
4 4 (0.58%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.43%) IBM UrbanCode
5 3 (0.43%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.29%) Bower
6 2 (0.29%) CANoe
6 2 (0.29%) gulp
6 2 (0.29%) Moq
7 1 (0.14%) Toad
General
1 220 (31.79%) Social Skills
2 75 (10.84%) Finance
3 62 (8.96%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (7.80%) Manufacturing
5 51 (7.37%) Law
6 47 (6.79%) Retail
7 35 (5.06%) Documentation Skills
8 29 (4.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 27 (3.90%) Telecoms
10 17 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (2.31%) Local Government
11 16 (2.31%) Public Sector
12 14 (2.02%) Police
13 13 (1.88%) Automotive
14 12 (1.73%) Electronics
15 11 (1.59%) Games
16 9 (1.30%) Marketing
17 8 (1.16%) Legal
18 7 (1.01%) Advertising
19 6 (0.87%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 149 (21.53%) IT Support
2 121 (17.49%) Support Engineer
3 115 (16.62%) IT Engineer
4 91 (13.15%) Analyst
5 76 (10.98%) IT Support Engineer
6 70 (10.12%) Senior
7 59 (8.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 35 (5.06%) 2nd Line Support
8 35 (5.06%) IT Analyst
9 33 (4.77%) Developer
10 32 (4.62%) 1st Line Support
11 30 (4.34%) IT Technician
12 29 (4.19%) Support Analyst
13 26 (3.76%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 25 (3.61%) Service Analyst
15 24 (3.47%) Administrator
15 24 (3.47%) IT Support Specialist
15 24 (3.47%) Support Specialist
16 23 (3.32%) IT Support Analyst
17 22 (3.18%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (7.80%) .NET
2 23 (3.32%) HTML
3 16 (2.31%) ASP.NET
4 15 (2.17%) ASP.NET MVC
4 15 (2.17%) REST
5 14 (2.02%) .NET Framework
6 13 (1.88%) CSS
6 13 (1.88%) Web Services
6 13 (1.88%) WinForms
6 13 (1.88%) WPF
7 11 (1.59%) Entity Framework
8 10 (1.45%) .NET Core
9 9 (1.30%) AngularJS
9 9 (1.30%) React
10 8 (1.16%) ASP.NET Web API
10 8 (1.16%) jQuery
11 7 (1.01%) Middleware
12 6 (0.87%) RESTful
12 6 (0.87%) Vue
13 5 (0.72%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 51 (7.37%) Self-Motivation
2 40 (5.78%) Data Centre
3 39 (5.64%) Driving Licence
4 35 (5.06%) Management Information System
5 34 (4.91%) Replication
6 20 (2.89%) Public Cloud
7 18 (2.60%) PKI
8 15 (2.17%) Security Operations Centre
8 15 (2.17%) Video Conferencing
9 14 (2.02%) Cloud Native
10 13 (1.88%) Clustering
11 11 (1.59%) EPoS
11 11 (1.59%) Private Cloud
12 10 (1.45%) Onboarding
13 9 (1.30%) Virtual Team
14 8 (1.16%) Product Ownership
15 7 (1.01%) EFT
15 7 (1.01%) IoT
15 7 (1.01%) Team-Oriented Environment
16 6 (0.87%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 302 (43.64%) Windows Server
2 166 (23.99%) Windows 10
3 109 (15.75%) Linux
4 67 (9.68%) Windows Server 2012
5 51 (7.37%) Windows Server 2016
6 48 (6.94%) Windows Server 2019
7 39 (5.64%) Windows 7
8 27 (3.90%) Unix
9 26 (3.76%) Apple iOS
10 25 (3.61%) Mac OS
11 21 (3.03%) Android
12 16 (2.31%) Windows 8
13 15 (2.17%) Solaris
13 15 (2.17%) Ubuntu
14 12 (1.73%) CentOS
15 10 (1.45%) VMS
16 9 (1.30%) Windows Server 2008
17 8 (1.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 8 (1.16%) Windows Server 2003
18 5 (0.72%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (23.12%) Problem-Solving
2 112 (16.18%) ITIL
3 104 (15.03%) Customer Service
4 89 (12.86%) Cybersecurity
5 85 (12.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 51 (7.37%) Continuous Improvement
7 44 (6.36%) Time Management
8 42 (6.07%) DevOps
8 42 (6.07%) Project Delivery
9 41 (5.92%) Agile
10 37 (5.35%) Server Management
11 33 (4.77%) Computer Science
12 31 (4.48%) Project Management
13 28 (4.05%) ERP
14 27 (3.90%) Mentoring
15 26 (3.76%) Asset Management
15 26 (3.76%) Information Security
15 26 (3.76%) Roadmaps
16 25 (3.61%) Change Management
16 25 (3.61%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 111 (16.04%) SQL
2 69 (9.97%) PowerShell
3 42 (6.07%) C#
4 23 (3.32%) T-SQL
5 20 (2.89%) Python
6 18 (2.60%) JavaScript
7 13 (1.88%) C
7 13 (1.88%) Java
8 12 (1.73%) VB.NET
9 9 (1.30%) XAML
10 8 (1.16%) Shell Script
11 7 (1.01%) Bash
12 6 (0.87%) C++
13 5 (0.72%) Bicep
13 5 (0.72%) Embedded C
13 5 (0.72%) TypeScript
14 4 (0.58%) PHP
15 3 (0.43%) Go
15 3 (0.43%) R
16 2 (0.29%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 102 (14.74%) Degree
2 62 (8.96%) Microsoft Certification
3 48 (6.94%) Security Cleared
4 28 (4.05%) DBS Check
4 28 (4.05%) SC Cleared
5 21 (3.03%) Azure Certification
6 20 (2.89%) A+ Certification
7 19 (2.75%) MCSE
8 18 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
9 17 (2.46%) CCNA
10 16 (2.31%) MCP
11 13 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
12 11 (1.59%) DV Cleared
13 10 (1.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 9 (1.30%) MCSA
15 8 (1.16%) AWS Certification
15 8 (1.16%) Network+ Certification
16 7 (1.01%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 6 (0.87%) CCNP
18 5 (0.72%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.91%) SLA
2 20 (2.89%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (2.75%) GDPR
4 13 (1.88%) QA
5 12 (1.73%) NIST
6 10 (1.45%) Accessibility
7 5 (0.72%) MISRA
8 4 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.43%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.29%) AUTOSAR
10 2 (0.29%) ISO 26262
11 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.14%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.14%) ITGC
11 1 (0.14%) PMO
System Software
1 348 (50.29%) Active Directory
2 136 (19.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 134 (19.36%) Hyper-V
4 40 (5.78%) VMware ESXi
5 17 (2.46%) Docker
6 16 (2.31%) vSphere
7 12 (1.73%) Virtual Machines
8 10 (1.45%) Firmware
9 9 (1.30%) Virtual Servers
10 8 (1.16%) VMware Workstation
11 6 (0.87%) pfSense
12 5 (0.72%) NFS
12 5 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
12 5 (0.72%) VMware NSX
12 5 (0.72%) VMware Server
13 4 (0.58%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 3 (0.43%) Terminal Services
14 3 (0.43%) XenApp
14 3 (0.43%) XenDesktop
15 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 87 (12.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 73 (10.55%) SCCM
3 16 (2.31%) Kubernetes
4 13 (1.88%) Terraform
5 11 (1.59%) Failover Clustering
5 11 (1.59%) vCenter Server
6 9 (1.30%) SCOM
7 8 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.72%) AirWatch
8 5 (0.72%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.58%) Autotask
9 4 (0.58%) Grafana
9 4 (0.58%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.58%) WSUS
10 3 (0.43%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.43%) Nagios
10 3 (0.43%) SCVMM
11 2 (0.29%) Functional Safety
11 2 (0.29%) PaperCut
11 2 (0.29%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 424 (61.27%) Microsoft
2 198 (28.61%) VMware
3 66 (9.54%) Cisco
4 60 (8.67%) Veeam
5 47 (6.79%) Apple
6 43 (6.21%) Dell
7 36 (5.20%) Citrix
8 33 (4.77%) HP
9 26 (3.76%) Adobe
10 23 (3.32%) Sophos
11 16 (2.31%) Fortinet
12 14 (2.02%) Remedy
12 14 (2.02%) ServiceNow
13 12 (1.73%) Aruba
13 12 (1.73%) Google
13 12 (1.73%) Nimble Storage
14 11 (1.59%) IBM
14 11 (1.59%) Oracle
15 10 (1.45%) NetApp
15 10 (1.45%) Zerto