Microsoft Windows
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 18 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +19 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows | 9,330 | 9,653 | 14,361 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 8.86% | 10.18% | 8.49% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 66.11% | 62.28% | 45.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,530 | 6,762 | 9,814 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,249 | £25,750 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £31,250 | £30,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £44,000 | £44,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,691 | £61,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £77,715 | £76,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | - | - |
All Operating Systems
UK
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 with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 14,112 | 15,500 | 31,737 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.41% | 16.35% | 18.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,734 | 10,456 | 16,364 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £27,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £35,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £71,250 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £91,250 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | - | - |
Windows
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Windows
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows.
Windows
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Windows
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 |
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| England | +2 | 8,622 | £40,000 | -8.05% | 1,769 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 7,200 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 1,485 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 2,728 | £49,500 | -1.00% | 638 |
| South East | 0 | 2,035 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 368 |
| London | +5 | 1,956 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 404 |
| North of England | +2 | 1,570 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 358 |
| Midlands | +6 | 1,268 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 268 |
| South West | +5 | 1,002 | £42,000 | +5.00% | 215 |
| North West | -6 | 773 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 194 |
| East of England | +1 | 762 | £32,500 | -14.47% | 170 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 713 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 152 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 609 | £36,064 | -3.18% | 140 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 550 | £33,966 | -15.09% | 116 |
| Scotland | -48 | 364 | £42,500 | - | 101 |
| North East | +11 | 190 | £33,000 | -17.50% | 28 |
| Wales | +3 | 148 | £32,500 | -2.99% | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 47 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 29 |
| Isle of Man | -3 | 12 | £43,750 | +45.83% | 1 |
Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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