Windows Jobs in the North of England

Microsoft Windows
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 19 22 18
Rank change year-on-year +3 -4 -5
Permanent jobs citing Windows 1,562 1,650 2,043
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 8.51% 9.98% 11.14%
As % of the Operating Systems category 69.27% 70.15% 54.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,260 1,086 1,581
10th Percentile £24,500 £23,875 £22,000
25th Percentile £27,000 £28,250 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +9.59% -8.75%
75th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £62,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £43,799 £43,000
% change year-on-year -8.67% +1.86% -4.44%

All Operating Systems
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 2,255 2,352 3,757
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 12.28% 14.23% 20.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,734 1,449 2,443
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,000 £23,835
25th Percentile £29,063 £31,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.56%
75th Percentile £56,250 £58,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £68,750
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows in the North of England.

Salary trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the North of England over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the North of England region over the 6 months to 29 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
North West -6 765 £40,000 -5.88% 186
Yorkshire +14 609 £36,000 -4.00% 146
North East +14 190 £33,000 -17.50% 28
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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
1 240 (15.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 127 (8.13%) SharePoint
3 32 (2.05%) Apache
4 30 (1.92%) IIS
5 8 (0.51%) Tomcat
6 7 (0.45%) ArcGIS
6 7 (0.45%) CMS
7 6 (0.38%) Apache Solr
8 4 (0.26%) CloudStack
8 4 (0.26%) Confluence
8 4 (0.26%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.13%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 2 (0.13%) Resin
9 2 (0.13%) SAS
10 1 (0.064%) Exchange Server 2013
10 1 (0.064%) Site Server
Applications
1 257 (16.45%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (2.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.32%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.13%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.13%) Sketch
5 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.51%) NEC Housing
3 5 (0.32%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.064%) Magento
5 1 (0.064%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 654 (41.87%) Microsoft 365
2 639 (40.91%) Azure
3 210 (13.44%) Entra ID
4 155 (9.92%) AWS
5 93 (5.95%) Azure DevOps
6 78 (4.99%) IBM Cloud
7 68 (4.35%) OneDrive
8 51 (3.27%) Serverless
9 48 (3.07%) Azure Service Bus
10 46 (2.94%) Azure Logic Apps
11 43 (2.75%) Azure Functions
12 42 (2.69%) Azure API Management
13 41 (2.62%) IaaS
14 38 (2.43%) GCP
15 36 (2.30%) Google Workspace
16 32 (2.05%) SaaS
17 28 (1.79%) Cloud Computing
18 23 (1.47%) Power Platform
19 17 (1.09%) Amazon S3
20 15 (0.96%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 285 (18.25%) Firewall
2 209 (13.38%) DNS
3 189 (12.10%) LAN
4 176 (11.27%) WAN
5 170 (10.88%) DHCP
6 132 (8.45%) VPN
7 123 (7.87%) TCP/IP
8 81 (5.19%) Wi-Fi
9 79 (5.06%) SAN
9 79 (5.06%) Wireless
10 66 (4.23%) VoIP
11 61 (3.91%) VLAN
12 50 (3.20%) Network Security
13 46 (2.94%) Internet
14 44 (2.82%) NAS
15 33 (2.11%) WLAN
16 30 (1.92%) Remote Desktop
17 21 (1.34%) SSL
18 16 (1.02%) SNMP
19 15 (0.96%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 161 (10.31%) SQL Server
2 105 (6.72%) MongoDB
3 92 (5.89%) NoSQL
3 92 (5.89%) PostgreSQL
4 90 (5.76%) DB2
5 63 (4.03%) Relational Database
6 28 (1.79%) MySQL
7 27 (1.73%) Elasticsearch
8 26 (1.66%) Amazon RDS
8 26 (1.66%) Data Warehouse
9 17 (1.09%) Power BI
10 14 (0.90%) Redis
11 12 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
11 12 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 11 (0.70%) Oracle Database
13 9 (0.58%) RDBMS
13 9 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 7 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
14 7 (0.45%) GIS
15 6 (0.38%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 29 (1.86%) Git
2 24 (1.54%) GitLab
3 21 (1.34%) Artifactory
4 18 (1.15%) JIRA
5 14 (0.90%) Jenkins
6 12 (0.77%) Visual Studio
7 8 (0.51%) Eclipse
7 8 (0.51%) IBM UrbanCode
8 6 (0.38%) Dreamweaver
8 6 (0.38%) MSI
9 5 (0.32%) AdminStudio
9 5 (0.32%) InstallShield
9 5 (0.32%) Octopus Deploy
9 5 (0.32%) Subversion
10 4 (0.26%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.19%) CMake
11 3 (0.19%) GCC
11 3 (0.19%) GDB
11 3 (0.19%) Postman
12 2 (0.13%) SpecFlow
General
1 492 (31.50%) Social Skills
2 189 (12.10%) Finance
3 144 (9.22%) Analytical Skills
4 142 (9.09%) Public Sector
5 78 (4.99%) Law
6 71 (4.55%) Retail
7 59 (3.78%) Organisational Skills
8 57 (3.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 50 (3.20%) Manufacturing
10 44 (2.82%) Marketing
11 29 (1.86%) Telecoms
12 27 (1.73%) Legal
13 20 (1.28%) Games
14 18 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
15 13 (0.83%) Documentation Skills
16 12 (0.77%) Local Government
17 10 (0.64%) Banking
17 10 (0.64%) Police
18 9 (0.58%) Military
19 7 (0.45%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 257 (16.45%) IT Support
2 209 (13.38%) Analyst
2 209 (13.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 208 (13.32%) Support Engineer
4 162 (10.37%) IT Engineer
5 148 (9.48%) Senior
6 129 (8.26%) IT Technician
7 120 (7.68%) Developer
8 109 (6.98%) IT Support Engineer
9 107 (6.85%) Lead
10 97 (6.21%) Support Technician
11 82 (5.25%) Service Analyst
12 78 (4.99%) Service Desk Analyst
13 77 (4.93%) IT Support Technician
14 73 (4.67%) 2nd Line Support
15 62 (3.97%) IT Analyst
16 61 (3.91%) Cloud Engineer
17 60 (3.84%) 1st Line Support
18 59 (3.78%) Azure Engineer
18 59 (3.78%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 140 (8.96%) .NET
2 106 (6.79%) HTML
3 104 (6.66%) ASP.NET
4 103 (6.59%) React
5 101 (6.47%) CSS
6 100 (6.40%) REST
7 98 (6.27%) AngularJS
8 94 (6.02%) Web Services
9 90 (5.76%) Vue
10 87 (5.57%) jQuery
10 87 (5.57%) Twitter Bootstrap
11 78 (4.99%) ASP.NET Core
11 78 (4.99%) Backbone.js
11 78 (4.99%) Ember.js
12 63 (4.03%) Node.js
13 26 (1.66%) .NET Core
13 26 (1.66%) RabbitMQ
14 19 (1.22%) WPF
15 15 (0.96%) YAML
16 13 (0.83%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 122 (7.81%) Data Centre
2 105 (6.72%) Hybrid Cloud
3 93 (5.95%) Management Information System
4 91 (5.83%) Driving Licence
4 91 (5.83%) Public Cloud
5 87 (5.57%) Algorithms
6 81 (5.19%) Data Structures
7 78 (4.99%) Blockchain
8 48 (3.07%) Self-Motivation
9 37 (2.37%) e-Learning
10 28 (1.79%) EPoS
11 25 (1.60%) Replication
12 24 (1.54%) Onboarding
13 20 (1.28%) Private Cloud
14 18 (1.15%) Clustering
14 18 (1.15%) SCADA
15 17 (1.09%) Life Science
16 16 (1.02%) Cyberattack
16 16 (1.02%) Operational Technology
17 15 (0.96%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 601 (38.48%) Windows Server
2 417 (26.70%) Linux
3 271 (17.35%) Windows 10
4 124 (7.94%) Android
5 120 (7.68%) Apple iOS
6 96 (6.15%) Windows Server 2012
7 94 (6.02%) Windows Server 2016
8 80 (5.12%) Windows Server 2019
9 74 (4.74%) Mac OS
10 64 (4.10%) Unix
11 31 (1.98%) Windows 7
12 30 (1.92%) Windows Server 2008
13 24 (1.54%) Windows Vista
14 17 (1.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 15 (0.96%) Data ONTAP
15 15 (0.96%) Windows 8
16 14 (0.90%) VMS
17 9 (0.58%) Solaris
17 9 (0.58%) Windows Phone
18 7 (0.45%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 406 (25.99%) Problem-Solving
2 315 (20.17%) ITIL
3 281 (17.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 267 (17.09%) Customer Service
5 184 (11.78%) Mentoring
6 142 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
7 140 (8.96%) DevOps
8 128 (8.19%) Agile
9 127 (8.13%) User Experience
10 125 (8.00%) Coaching
11 105 (6.72%) MVC
12 104 (6.66%) Disaster Recovery
13 101 (6.47%) OO
14 100 (6.40%) Artificial Intelligence
15 95 (6.08%) Full Stack Development
16 94 (6.02%) Migration
17 91 (5.83%) Service Management
17 91 (5.83%) Web Development
18 90 (5.76%) OOP
19 89 (5.70%) MVVM
Programming Languages
1 252 (16.13%) SQL
2 144 (9.22%) C#
2 144 (9.22%) PowerShell
3 128 (8.19%) Python
4 112 (7.17%) JavaScript
5 58 (3.71%) Java
6 28 (1.79%) C++
7 27 (1.73%) Bash
8 24 (1.54%) VBScript
9 19 (1.22%) C
10 14 (0.90%) VB
11 13 (0.83%) XAML
12 11 (0.70%) Delphi
12 11 (0.70%) T-SQL
12 11 (0.70%) TypeScript
13 10 (0.64%) Shell Script
14 8 (0.51%) Groovy
15 6 (0.38%) Embedded C
16 5 (0.32%) ABAP
16 5 (0.32%) PHP
Qualifications
1 206 (13.19%) Degree
2 112 (7.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 54 (3.46%) Security Cleared
4 53 (3.39%) DBS Check
5 45 (2.88%) Cisco Certification
6 36 (2.30%) CCNA
7 35 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
8 34 (2.18%) MCP
9 32 (2.05%) ITIL Certification
10 30 (1.92%) MCSE
11 29 (1.86%) MCSA
12 27 (1.73%) SC Cleared
13 26 (1.66%) Azure Certification
14 22 (1.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 20 (1.28%) A+ Certification
15 20 (1.28%) CISSP
16 15 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
16 15 (0.96%) HNC
16 15 (0.96%) HND
17 13 (0.83%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (7.87%) SLA
2 46 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (1.41%) NIST
4 19 (1.22%) GDPR
5 17 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (1.02%) PCI DSS
7 10 (0.64%) Accessibility
7 10 (0.64%) QA
8 6 (0.38%) ISO 9000
9 5 (0.32%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.19%) PMO
12 2 (0.13%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.13%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.064%) ISO 13485
13 1 (0.064%) NCSC
13 1 (0.064%) SOC 2
System Software
1 667 (42.70%) Active Directory
2 227 (14.53%) Hyper-V
3 193 (12.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 49 (3.14%) VMware ESXi
5 37 (2.37%) Virtual Machines
6 31 (1.98%) Docker
7 29 (1.86%) vSphere
8 25 (1.60%) Terminal Services
9 19 (1.22%) Virtual Desktop
10 14 (0.90%) Firmware
11 10 (0.64%) Virtual Servers
12 7 (0.45%) KVM
13 6 (0.38%) VMware Server
14 4 (0.26%) Microsoft App-V
15 3 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
16 2 (0.13%) XenApp
17 1 (0.064%) DFS Replication
17 1 (0.064%) Postfix
17 1 (0.064%) Terminal Server
17 1 (0.064%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 196 (12.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 72 (4.61%) SCCM
3 56 (3.59%) Ansible
4 46 (2.94%) Terraform
5 43 (2.75%) Kubernetes
6 38 (2.43%) vCenter Server
7 28 (1.79%) WSUS
8 25 (1.60%) SCOM
9 24 (1.54%) Prometheus
10 19 (1.22%) Jamf Pro
11 15 (0.96%) Failover Clustering
12 13 (0.83%) FortiGate
13 12 (0.77%) Progress Chef
13 12 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
14 10 (0.64%) Autotask
15 9 (0.58%) AirWatch
15 9 (0.58%) Grafana
16 8 (0.51%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
17 7 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
18 6 (0.38%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 758 (48.53%) Microsoft
2 342 (21.90%) VMware
3 121 (7.75%) IBM
4 108 (6.91%) Red Hat
5 100 (6.40%) Cisco
6 87 (5.57%) Citrix
7 77 (4.93%) Apple
8 63 (4.03%) Veeam
9 53 (3.39%) Google
10 45 (2.88%) Oracle
11 41 (2.62%) NetApp
12 40 (2.56%) Dell
13 35 (2.24%) Splunk
14 31 (1.98%) SolarWinds
15 30 (1.92%) HP
16 27 (1.73%) ServiceNow
17 25 (1.60%) Adobe
18 19 (1.22%) Sophos
19 18 (1.15%) Palo Alto
20 17 (1.09%) Aruba