Windows Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft Windows
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the 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 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 17 17
Rank change year-on-year +5 0 -6
Permanent jobs citing Windows 1,286 839 1,208
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 9.59% 9.86% 10.61%
As % of the Operating Systems category 76.05% 67.88% 58.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1,023 585 1,014
10th Percentile £24,000 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,000 £28,000 £27,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £63,250 £58,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year -8.05% +1.16% -4.44%

All Operating Systems
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 Midlands with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,691 1,236 2,070
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 12.61% 14.53% 18.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,328 809 1,409
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,000 £24,625
25th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - +7.92%
75th Percentile £53,750 £58,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the Midlands

Windows
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Windows in the Midlands

Windows
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the Midlands over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows in the Midlands

Windows
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 June 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
West Midlands +9 725 £35,000 -12.50% 150
East Midlands +2 556 £33,966 -15.09% 112
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the 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
1 209 (16.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 177 (13.76%) SharePoint
3 54 (4.20%) IIS
4 18 (1.40%) Skype for Business
5 14 (1.09%) Apache
6 12 (0.93%) Confluence
7 10 (0.78%) Tomcat
8 5 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2010
9 4 (0.31%) Umbraco
10 3 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2007
11 2 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
11 2 (0.16%) CMS
11 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2003
11 2 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.16%) Liferay
11 2 (0.16%) Magnolia
11 2 (0.16%) Sitecore CMS
12 1 (0.078%) NetWeaver
12 1 (0.078%) SAP Portal
12 1 (0.078%) TYPO3
Applications
1 191 (14.85%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (0.86%) Trello
4 10 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.31%) Adobe XD
6 4 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.23%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.16%) CATIA
8 2 (0.16%) NASTRAN
9 1 (0.078%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.078%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.078%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.078%) InDesign
9 1 (0.078%) InfoPath
9 1 (0.078%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (0.70%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.16%) Shopify
4 2 (0.16%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.078%) Sage 300 ERP
5 1 (0.078%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.078%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.078%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.078%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 661 (51.40%) Microsoft 365
2 532 (41.37%) Azure
3 202 (15.71%) Entra ID
4 74 (5.75%) AWS
5 71 (5.52%) IBM Cloud
6 35 (2.72%) OneDrive
7 34 (2.64%) SaaS
8 29 (2.26%) GCP
9 20 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (1.48%) IaaS
10 19 (1.48%) Mimecast
10 19 (1.48%) Power Platform
11 18 (1.40%) Google Workspace
12 17 (1.32%) Power Automate
13 16 (1.24%) PaaS
14 12 (0.93%) Azure Sentinel
15 10 (0.78%) Nutanix
16 9 (0.70%) Azure Logic Apps
16 9 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
16 9 (0.70%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 270 (21.00%) Firewall
2 256 (19.91%) DNS
3 215 (16.72%) DHCP
4 150 (11.66%) TCP/IP
5 108 (8.40%) WAN
6 101 (7.85%) LAN
7 100 (7.78%) Wi-Fi
8 82 (6.38%) SAN
9 81 (6.30%) VPN
10 67 (5.21%) VLAN
11 39 (3.03%) Wireless
12 30 (2.33%) Network Security
13 25 (1.94%) Internet
14 20 (1.56%) VoIP
15 19 (1.48%) Skype
15 19 (1.48%) SSL
16 17 (1.32%) PBX
17 16 (1.24%) SD-WAN
18 15 (1.17%) SNMP
19 14 (1.09%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (9.80%) SQL Server
2 77 (5.99%) MongoDB
3 75 (5.83%) DB2
3 75 (5.83%) PostgreSQL
4 72 (5.60%) NoSQL
5 18 (1.40%) Amazon RDS
6 17 (1.32%) Power BI
7 15 (1.17%) Oracle Database
7 15 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 15 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 13 (1.01%) MySQL
9 10 (0.78%) Relational Database
10 9 (0.70%) Elasticsearch
11 7 (0.54%) Metadata
12 5 (0.39%) MariaDB
13 4 (0.31%) InfluxDB
13 4 (0.31%) Redis
13 4 (0.31%) SQLite
13 4 (0.31%) UniData
14 3 (0.23%) InterSystems Cache
Development Applications
1 27 (2.10%) JIRA
2 17 (1.32%) Git
3 5 (0.39%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
4 4 (0.31%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.23%) IBM UrbanCode
5 3 (0.23%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.23%) Subversion
6 2 (0.16%) Bower
6 2 (0.16%) CANoe
6 2 (0.16%) GitLab
6 2 (0.16%) gulp
6 2 (0.16%) Moq
7 1 (0.078%) CMake
7 1 (0.078%) Toad
General
1 378 (29.39%) Social Skills
2 109 (8.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 97 (7.54%) Analytical Skills
3 97 (7.54%) Finance
4 96 (7.47%) Public Sector
5 74 (5.75%) Law
6 73 (5.68%) Manufacturing
7 68 (5.29%) Retail
8 42 (3.27%) Documentation Skills
9 38 (2.95%) Organisational Skills
9 38 (2.95%) Telecoms
10 25 (1.94%) Automotive
11 21 (1.63%) Legal
12 20 (1.56%) Marketing
13 18 (1.40%) Electronics
14 15 (1.17%) Police
15 12 (0.93%) Games
15 12 (0.93%) Local Government
16 9 (0.70%) Advertising
16 9 (0.70%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 261 (20.30%) IT Support
2 209 (16.25%) IT Engineer
3 197 (15.32%) Support Engineer
4 144 (11.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 128 (9.95%) Analyst
6 119 (9.25%) Senior
7 115 (8.94%) IT Support Engineer
8 97 (7.54%) IT Technician
9 90 (7.00%) Azure Engineer
10 72 (5.60%) 1st Line Support
11 71 (5.52%) Full Stack Engineer
12 67 (5.21%) 2nd Line Support
13 65 (5.05%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
14 61 (4.74%) Lead
15 60 (4.67%) Support Technician
16 54 (4.20%) Developer
16 54 (4.20%) IT Analyst
17 53 (4.12%) IT Support Technician
18 51 (3.97%) Support Analyst
19 45 (3.50%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 143 (11.12%) .NET
2 107 (8.32%) HTML
3 95 (7.39%) ASP.NET
3 95 (7.39%) REST
4 94 (7.31%) CSS
5 92 (7.15%) Vue
6 89 (6.92%) Web Services
7 87 (6.77%) AngularJS
7 87 (6.77%) React
8 85 (6.61%) jQuery
9 84 (6.53%) Twitter Bootstrap
10 73 (5.68%) ASP.NET Core
11 71 (5.52%) Backbone.js
11 71 (5.52%) Ember.js
12 22 (1.71%) ASP.NET MVC
13 21 (1.63%) WPF
14 17 (1.32%) .NET Core
14 17 (1.32%) .NET Framework
14 17 (1.32%) WinForms
15 13 (1.01%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 102 (7.93%) Driving Licence
2 100 (7.78%) Data Centre
3 86 (6.69%) Self-Motivation
4 78 (6.07%) Hybrid Cloud
5 71 (5.52%) Algorithms
5 71 (5.52%) Blockchain
5 71 (5.52%) Data Structures
5 71 (5.52%) e-Learning
6 45 (3.50%) Management Information System
7 43 (3.34%) Replication
8 29 (2.26%) Public Cloud
9 28 (2.18%) Clustering
9 28 (2.18%) PKI
10 23 (1.79%) Onboarding
11 22 (1.71%) Video Conferencing
12 15 (1.17%) Cloud Native
12 15 (1.17%) EPoS
12 15 (1.17%) Security Operations Centre
13 11 (0.86%) Private Cloud
14 8 (0.62%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 554 (43.08%) Windows Server
2 258 (20.06%) Linux
3 219 (17.03%) Windows 10
4 120 (9.33%) Apple iOS
5 117 (9.10%) Android
6 94 (7.31%) Windows Server 2019
7 76 (5.91%) Windows Server 2012
7 76 (5.91%) Windows Server 2016
8 48 (3.73%) Windows 7
9 43 (3.34%) Mac OS
10 39 (3.03%) Unix
11 21 (1.63%) Windows 8
12 18 (1.40%) Ubuntu
13 17 (1.32%) VMS
14 16 (1.24%) Solaris
15 14 (1.09%) CentOS
16 13 (1.01%) Windows Server 2008
17 10 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
18 8 (0.62%) Windows Server 2003
19 5 (0.39%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 295 (22.94%) Problem-Solving
2 214 (16.64%) Customer Service
3 180 (14.00%) ITIL
4 174 (13.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 172 (13.37%) Cybersecurity
6 143 (11.12%) Mentoring
7 134 (10.42%) Agile
8 100 (7.78%) Web Development
9 97 (7.54%) MVC
10 84 (6.53%) OOP
11 82 (6.38%) OO
12 81 (6.30%) Artificial Intelligence
12 81 (6.30%) Design Patterns
13 80 (6.22%) Full Stack Development
13 80 (6.22%) User Experience
14 78 (6.07%) Coaching
14 78 (6.07%) MVVM
15 77 (5.99%) SOLID
16 76 (5.91%) Continuous Improvement
17 75 (5.83%) Code Quality
Programming Languages
1 238 (18.51%) SQL
2 134 (10.42%) C#
3 111 (8.63%) PowerShell
4 99 (7.70%) JavaScript
5 38 (2.95%) Python
6 25 (1.94%) Java
7 24 (1.87%) T-SQL
8 16 (1.24%) C
9 15 (1.17%) C++
9 15 (1.17%) XAML
10 14 (1.09%) VB.NET
11 12 (0.93%) PHP
12 11 (0.86%) TypeScript
13 9 (0.70%) Shell Script
14 8 (0.62%) Bash
15 6 (0.47%) PL/SQL
16 5 (0.39%) Bicep
16 5 (0.39%) Embedded C
17 3 (0.23%) Go
17 3 (0.23%) R
Qualifications
1 163 (12.67%) Degree
2 98 (7.62%) Microsoft Certification
3 82 (6.38%) Security Cleared
4 62 (4.82%) DBS Check
5 46 (3.58%) Cisco Certification
6 41 (3.19%) CCNA
7 36 (2.80%) MCP
7 36 (2.80%) SC Cleared
8 35 (2.72%) Azure Certification
9 32 (2.49%) A+ Certification
10 28 (2.18%) Computer Science Degree
10 28 (2.18%) MCSE
11 20 (1.56%) DV Cleared
11 20 (1.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 18 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
13 16 (1.24%) CCNP
14 14 (1.09%) MCSA
15 13 (1.01%) Network+ Certification
16 12 (0.93%) AWS Certification
17 9 (0.70%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (4.43%) SLA
2 30 (2.33%) GDPR
3 27 (2.10%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (1.48%) QA
5 17 (1.32%) Accessibility
6 16 (1.24%) PCI DSS
7 12 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (0.78%) NIST
9 5 (0.39%) MISRA
10 4 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.23%) JSP 440
12 2 (0.16%) AUTOSAR
12 2 (0.16%) ISO 26262
13 1 (0.078%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.078%) ITGC
13 1 (0.078%) PMO
System Software
1 606 (47.12%) Active Directory
2 232 (18.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 208 (16.17%) Hyper-V
4 43 (3.34%) VMware ESXi
5 42 (3.27%) vSphere
6 28 (2.18%) Docker
7 22 (1.71%) Virtual Machines
8 14 (1.09%) Virtual Servers
9 13 (1.01%) KVM
10 11 (0.86%) Firmware
11 10 (0.78%) Terminal Services
12 9 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
12 9 (0.70%) VMware Server
13 8 (0.62%) pfSense
13 8 (0.62%) VMware Workstation
14 7 (0.54%) XenApp
14 7 (0.54%) XenDesktop
15 6 (0.47%) VMware NSX
16 5 (0.39%) NFS
17 4 (0.31%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 157 (12.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 88 (6.84%) SCCM
3 28 (2.18%) Kubernetes
4 23 (1.79%) SCOM
5 21 (1.63%) Terraform
6 18 (1.40%) vCenter Server
7 14 (1.09%) WSUS
8 11 (0.86%) Microsoft Clustering
9 10 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
10 9 (0.70%) Failover Clustering
11 8 (0.62%) Ansible
12 7 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
13 5 (0.39%) Autotask
13 5 (0.39%) Backup Exec
13 5 (0.39%) FortiGate
13 5 (0.39%) Prometheus
14 4 (0.31%) AirWatch
14 4 (0.31%) Grafana
14 4 (0.31%) SCOrch
14 4 (0.31%) vMotion
Vendors
1 737 (57.31%) Microsoft
2 341 (26.52%) VMware
3 104 (8.09%) Cisco
4 103 (8.01%) Veeam
5 83 (6.45%) IBM
6 81 (6.30%) Red Hat
7 78 (6.07%) Dell
8 58 (4.51%) HP
9 53 (4.12%) Apple
10 52 (4.04%) Citrix
11 37 (2.88%) Google
12 34 (2.64%) ServiceNow
13 31 (2.41%) Meraki
14 28 (2.18%) Adobe
15 26 (2.02%) Sophos
16 20 (1.56%) NetApp
16 20 (1.56%) Oracle
17 19 (1.48%) Acronis
17 19 (1.48%) Nimble Storage
18 17 (1.32%) Remedy