Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for IIS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited IIS over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 478 535 476
Rank change year-on-year +57 -59 -115
Permanent jobs citing IIS 473 490 1,218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.47% 0.50% 0.74%
As % of the Application Platforms category 4.44% 4.36% 5.27%
Number of salaries quoted 404 391 788
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £39,938 £42,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +18.28% -7.00%
75th Percentile £64,750 £67,500 £64,063
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £76,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +16.67% +5.88%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

IIS is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 10,663 11,229 23,116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.57% 11.40% 14.11%
Number of salaries quoted 7,085 7,564 11,607
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,000 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,043 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.16% +0.08% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £48,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.46% +6.67% -

IIS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing IIS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IIS in the UK

IIS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IIS.

Salary trend for IIS in the UK

IIS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IIS over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IIS in the UK

IIS
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IIS within the UK 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
England +84 429 £52,500 -4.55% 63
UK excluding London +33 352 £52,500 - 41
Work from Home +78 277 £60,000 +9.09% 23
Midlands +36 105 £50,000 -4.76% 10
London +72 100 £57,500 -13.53% 28
South East -24 83 £52,500 -4.55% 16
North of England +42 74 £60,000 +20.00% 6
West Midlands +39 67 £52,500 -4.55% 6
North West +13 51 £60,000 +14.29% 2
South West +9 41 £61,500 +95.55% 3
East Midlands +10 38 £50,000 +42.86% 4
Scotland -38 23 £48,500 -8.49% 3
East of England +17 21 £32,000 -41.82% 3
Yorkshire +72 19 £52,500 +16.67% 4
North East -6 4 £35,000 -63.16%
Wales -11 3 £44,000 +37.50%
Northern Ireland +24 2 £40,000 +25.00%

IIS
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:

Application Platforms
1 55 (11.63%) SharePoint
2 50 (10.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 49 (10.36%) Apache
4 46 (9.73%) Tomcat
5 45 (9.51%) CMS
5 45 (9.51%) Umbraco
6 38 (8.03%) Sitecore CMS
7 36 (7.61%) Headless CMS
7 36 (7.61%) Kentico
8 11 (2.33%) WebSphere
9 9 (1.90%) WebLogic
9 9 (1.90%) WordPress
10 7 (1.48%) JBoss
10 7 (1.48%) WildFly
11 6 (1.27%) nginx
12 5 (1.06%) IBM Notes
13 4 (0.85%) ColdFusion
14 2 (0.42%) Liferay
14 2 (0.42%) Moodle
14 2 (0.42%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 32 (6.77%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.27%) Adobe Illustrator
3 5 (1.06%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.85%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.63%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.21%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.21%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.21%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 27 (5.71%) NEC Housing
2 12 (2.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.48%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.63%) BusinessWorks
Cloud Services
1 282 (59.62%) Azure
2 105 (22.20%) Azure DevOps
3 72 (15.22%) Microsoft 365
4 69 (14.59%) AWS
5 36 (7.61%) Kontent
6 28 (5.92%) Power Platform
7 22 (4.65%) Cloud Computing
8 21 (4.44%) SaaS
9 19 (4.02%) Entra ID
9 19 (4.02%) GCP
10 15 (3.17%) OneDrive
11 11 (2.33%) IaaS
12 10 (2.11%) GitHub
13 9 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
14 8 (1.69%) PaaS
15 7 (1.48%) Google Analytics
15 7 (1.48%) Power Automate
16 6 (1.27%) GitHub Actions
17 5 (1.06%) Nutanix
18 3 (0.63%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 121 (25.58%) DNS
2 119 (25.16%) Firewall
3 67 (14.16%) WAN
4 64 (13.53%) DHCP
5 48 (10.15%) SAN
6 37 (7.82%) SSL
7 34 (7.19%) TCP/IP
8 33 (6.98%) VPN
9 22 (4.65%) iSCSI
10 20 (4.23%) Internet
11 17 (3.59%) LAN
12 14 (2.96%) SD-WAN
13 12 (2.54%) Fibre Channel
13 12 (2.54%) Wireless
13 12 (2.54%) WLAN
14 11 (2.33%) NAS
14 11 (2.33%) SNMP
15 7 (1.48%) FTP
16 6 (1.27%) HTTP
16 6 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 248 (52.43%) SQL Server
2 41 (8.67%) Oracle Database
3 32 (6.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 30 (6.34%) Relational Database
5 27 (5.71%) Power BI
6 20 (4.23%) NoSQL
7 14 (2.96%) MySQL
7 14 (2.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 12 (2.54%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (1.90%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (1.06%) Redis
11 4 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
12 3 (0.63%) MongoDB
13 2 (0.42%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (0.42%) DB2
13 2 (0.42%) DTS
13 2 (0.42%) Oracle Database 10g
14 1 (0.21%) Firebird
14 1 (0.21%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 50 (10.57%) Git
2 46 (9.73%) Visual Studio
3 28 (5.92%) Jasmine
3 28 (5.92%) Karma Test Runner
4 19 (4.02%) Octopus Deploy
5 15 (3.17%) TeamCity
6 12 (2.54%) JIRA
7 10 (2.11%) Team Foundation Server
8 8 (1.69%) MSBuild
9 4 (0.85%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.85%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.85%) Selenium
10 3 (0.63%) Browser DevTools
10 3 (0.63%) FitNesse
10 3 (0.63%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.63%) Subversion
10 3 (0.63%) WebDriver
11 2 (0.42%) Bower
11 2 (0.42%) gulp
11 2 (0.42%) Moq
General
1 109 (23.04%) Finance
2 73 (15.43%) Social Skills
3 46 (9.73%) Public Sector
4 40 (8.46%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (6.55%) Law
6 28 (5.92%) Local Government
7 27 (5.71%) Police
8 19 (4.02%) Aerospace
9 17 (3.59%) Marketing
10 14 (2.96%) Manufacturing
11 12 (2.54%) Legal
12 10 (2.11%) Aviation
12 10 (2.11%) Banking
12 10 (2.11%) Military
12 10 (2.11%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.06%) Electronics
14 5 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.06%) Telecoms
15 4 (0.85%) French Language
Job Titles
1 163 (34.46%) Developer
2 102 (21.56%) Senior
3 75 (15.86%) C# Developer
4 72 (15.22%) .NET Developer
5 62 (13.11%) Systems Engineer
6 49 (10.36%) Applications Support
7 47 (9.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 43 (9.09%) Applications Developer
9 42 (8.88%) C# .NET Developer
10 40 (8.46%) Consultant
11 39 (8.25%) .NET Applications Developer
11 39 (8.25%) Senior Developer
12 38 (8.03%) Senior .NET Developer
13 37 (7.82%) ASP.NET Developer
13 37 (7.82%) C# ASP.NET Developer
14 36 (7.61%) C# Application Developer
14 36 (7.61%) CMS Developer
15 34 (7.19%) Senior .NET Applications Developer
15 34 (7.19%) Senior C# .NET Developer
15 34 (7.19%) Senior C# Application Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 192 (40.59%) .NET
2 144 (30.44%) ASP.NET
3 115 (24.31%) REST
4 93 (19.66%) Web Services
5 83 (17.55%) AngularJS
6 77 (16.28%) HTML
6 77 (16.28%) React
7 72 (15.22%) XML
8 71 (15.01%) CSS
9 70 (14.80%) ASP.NET MVC
10 69 (14.59%) JSON
11 60 (12.68%) .NET Core
12 54 (11.42%) .NET Framework
13 44 (9.30%) SOAP
14 42 (8.88%) Twitter Bootstrap
15 38 (8.03%) RESTful
16 37 (7.82%) jQuery
17 36 (7.61%) Next.js
18 34 (7.19%) Sass
19 28 (5.92%) RxJS
Miscellaneous
1 76 (16.07%) Self-Motivation
2 60 (12.68%) Clustering
3 54 (11.42%) Public Cloud
4 29 (6.13%) Management Information System
5 20 (4.23%) Distributed Systems
6 15 (3.17%) Data Centre
7 13 (2.75%) Replication
8 12 (2.54%) CESG
8 12 (2.54%) PMI
9 11 (2.33%) CMDB
10 10 (2.11%) Linux Command Line
11 9 (1.90%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.90%) Product Ownership
12 8 (1.69%) PKI
13 7 (1.48%) Cloud Native
14 6 (1.27%) Driving Licence
14 6 (1.27%) IoT
15 5 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
16 4 (0.85%) Algorithms
16 4 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 220 (46.51%) Windows
2 115 (24.31%) Linux
3 106 (22.41%) Windows Server
4 33 (6.98%) Windows Server 2016
5 29 (6.13%) Unix
6 28 (5.92%) Solaris
7 22 (4.65%) VMS
8 21 (4.44%) Windows Server 2019
9 10 (2.11%) Ubuntu
9 10 (2.11%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (1.90%) Windows 10
11 7 (1.48%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (1.27%) CentOS
13 4 (0.85%) Debian
13 4 (0.85%) Windows 7
14 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2003
15 1 (0.21%) Android
15 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
15 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (28.33%) DevOps
2 129 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
3 87 (18.39%) MVC
4 80 (16.91%) Continuous Integration
5 69 (14.59%) Web Development
6 65 (13.74%) High Availability
7 62 (13.11%) Agile
7 62 (13.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 53 (11.21%) Customer Service
9 52 (10.99%) CRM
9 52 (10.99%) Project Management
10 51 (10.78%) CI/CD
11 50 (10.57%) E-Commerce
12 43 (9.09%) API Development
13 42 (8.88%) ERP
13 42 (8.88%) Server Management
14 41 (8.67%) Presales
15 40 (8.46%) Deployment Automation
15 40 (8.46%) Task Automation
15 40 (8.46%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 242 (51.16%) SQL
2 167 (35.31%) C#
3 134 (28.33%) JavaScript
4 83 (17.55%) PowerShell
5 77 (16.28%) T-SQL
6 38 (8.03%) VB.NET
7 36 (7.61%) Java
8 34 (7.19%) TypeScript
9 31 (6.55%) VB
10 28 (5.92%) Shell Script
10 28 (5.92%) VB6
11 24 (5.07%) XAML
12 14 (2.96%) PL/SQL
13 9 (1.90%) Python
14 7 (1.48%) PHP
14 7 (1.48%) XPath
15 6 (1.27%) C
15 6 (1.27%) C++
16 4 (0.85%) CFML
17 2 (0.42%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 97 (20.51%) Security Cleared
2 83 (17.55%) Degree
3 31 (6.55%) SC Cleared
4 20 (4.23%) DV Cleared
5 15 (3.17%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (2.75%) Master's Degree
6 13 (2.75%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (2.54%) CISMP
7 12 (2.54%) IISP
7 12 (2.54%) PMI Certification
8 9 (1.90%) MCSE
9 8 (1.69%) CCNA
9 8 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (1.69%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 7 (1.48%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.27%) MCSA
12 4 (0.85%) CCA
12 4 (0.85%) CCDA
12 4 (0.85%) Citrix Certification
12 4 (0.85%) RHCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (9.09%) QA
2 32 (6.77%) Accessibility
3 16 (3.38%) NIST
4 12 (2.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 12 (2.54%) JSP 440
4 12 (2.54%) NIST 800
5 11 (2.33%) RMADS
6 10 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.48%) SLA
8 6 (1.27%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.42%) PMO
10 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.21%) FISMA
10 1 (0.21%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.21%) HITRUST
10 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 149 (31.50%) Active Directory
2 101 (21.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (7.19%) Hyper-V
4 29 (6.13%) VMware NSX
4 29 (6.13%) vSphere
5 13 (2.75%) Virtual Machines
6 12 (2.54%) Docker
7 9 (1.90%) Forefront TMG
7 9 (1.90%) VMware Server
7 9 (1.90%) VMware Workstation
8 8 (1.69%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (1.27%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.85%) KVM
10 4 (0.85%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.42%) Firmware
12 1 (0.21%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.21%) Samba
12 1 (0.21%) Shibboleth
12 1 (0.21%) Varnish
12 1 (0.21%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 27 (5.71%) SCOM
2 24 (5.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (4.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 19 (4.02%) WSUS
5 15 (3.17%) Kubernetes
5 15 (3.17%) ZABBIX
6 12 (2.54%) Opsgenie
6 12 (2.54%) VxRail
7 11 (2.33%) Microsoft Clustering
7 11 (2.33%) SCCM
8 10 (2.11%) Terraform
9 9 (1.90%) Ansible
10 7 (1.48%) vCenter Server
11 6 (1.27%) SCOrch
12 5 (1.06%) Backup Exec
12 5 (1.06%) Pingdom
13 4 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
13 4 (0.85%) vMotion
13 4 (0.85%) WhatsUp Gold
14 3 (0.63%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 312 (65.96%) Microsoft
2 138 (29.18%) VMware
3 53 (11.21%) Oracle
4 38 (8.03%) Sitecore
5 36 (7.61%) Optimizely
6 27 (5.71%) NEC
7 26 (5.50%) Cisco
8 23 (4.86%) Dell
9 20 (4.23%) SolarWinds
10 19 (4.02%) Veeam
11 18 (3.81%) NetApp
12 14 (2.96%) Aruba
12 14 (2.96%) Fortinet
13 12 (2.54%) Citrix
13 12 (2.54%) HP
14 11 (2.33%) CheckPoint
14 11 (2.33%) Dynatrace
14 11 (2.33%) Palo Alto
14 11 (2.33%) Zerto
15 10 (2.11%) Anaplan