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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 486 536 476
Rank change year-on-year +50 -60 -114
Permanent jobs citing IIS 472 488 1,231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.46% 0.50% 0.74%
As % of the Application Platforms category 4.43% 4.39% 5.23%
Number of salaries quoted 402 389 792
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +17.65% -3.61%
75th Percentile £64,750 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £74,750 £85,000 £76,250
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 10,651 11,104 23,524
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.38% 11.41% 14.09%
Number of salaries quoted 7,087 7,484 11,651
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £34,125 £40,000 £37,885
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,022 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.13% +0.04% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £47,672 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.85% +5.94% -

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 28 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 28 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 +60 429 £52,500 -4.55% 57
UK excluding London +28 352 £52,500 - 36
Work from Home +92 275 £60,000 +9.09% 21
Midlands +42 106 £50,000 -4.76% 10
London +102 100 £57,500 -14.81% 22
South East -35 83 £52,500 -4.55% 9
North of England +50 73 £60,000 +20.00% 7
West Midlands +42 67 £52,500 -4.55% 6
North West +16 50 £60,000 +11.63% 1
South West -2 42 £61,500 +95.55% 3
East Midlands +2 39 £50,000 +42.86% 4
Scotland -37 23 £48,500 -8.49% 4
East of England +5 21 £32,000 -41.82% 3
Yorkshire +71 19 £52,500 +10.53% 6
North East -6 4 £35,000 -63.16%
Northern Ireland +17 2 £40,000 +25.00%
Wales -18 2 £49,500 +54.69%

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 54 (11.44%) SharePoint
2 50 (10.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 49 (10.38%) Apache
4 45 (9.53%) CMS
4 45 (9.53%) Tomcat
4 45 (9.53%) Umbraco
5 38 (8.05%) Sitecore CMS
6 36 (7.63%) Headless CMS
6 36 (7.63%) Kentico
7 11 (2.33%) WebSphere
8 9 (1.91%) WebLogic
8 9 (1.91%) WordPress
9 7 (1.48%) JBoss
9 7 (1.48%) WildFly
10 6 (1.27%) nginx
11 5 (1.06%) IBM Notes
12 4 (0.85%) ColdFusion
13 2 (0.42%) Liferay
13 2 (0.42%) Moodle
13 2 (0.42%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 31 (6.57%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.27%) Adobe Illustrator
3 5 (1.06%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.85%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.64%) 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 (5.72%) NEC Housing
2 9 (1.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.48%) Teamcenter
4 2 (0.42%) BusinessWorks
Cloud Services
1 285 (60.38%) Azure
2 106 (22.46%) Azure DevOps
3 74 (15.68%) Microsoft 365
4 70 (14.83%) AWS
5 36 (7.63%) Kontent
6 27 (5.72%) Power Platform
7 22 (4.66%) Cloud Computing
8 20 (4.24%) Entra ID
9 19 (4.03%) GCP
9 19 (4.03%) SaaS
10 15 (3.18%) OneDrive
11 12 (2.54%) IaaS
12 11 (2.33%) GitHub
13 8 (1.69%) PaaS
14 7 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
14 7 (1.48%) Google Analytics
15 6 (1.27%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (1.27%) Power Automate
16 5 (1.06%) Nutanix
17 3 (0.64%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 123 (26.06%) DNS
2 119 (25.21%) Firewall
3 67 (14.19%) WAN
4 66 (13.98%) DHCP
5 50 (10.59%) SAN
6 37 (7.84%) SSL
7 35 (7.42%) TCP/IP
8 34 (7.20%) VPN
9 22 (4.66%) iSCSI
10 20 (4.24%) Internet
11 17 (3.60%) LAN
12 14 (2.97%) SD-WAN
13 12 (2.54%) Fibre Channel
13 12 (2.54%) SNMP
13 12 (2.54%) Wireless
13 12 (2.54%) WLAN
14 11 (2.33%) NAS
15 7 (1.48%) FTP
15 7 (1.48%) HTTP
16 6 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 248 (52.54%) SQL Server
2 41 (8.69%) Oracle Database
3 30 (6.36%) Relational Database
3 30 (6.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 26 (5.51%) Power BI
5 20 (4.24%) NoSQL
6 14 (2.97%) MySQL
6 14 (2.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (2.54%) Data Warehouse
8 10 (2.12%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (1.06%) Redis
10 4 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.64%) MongoDB
12 2 (0.42%) Crystal Reports
12 2 (0.42%) DB2
12 2 (0.42%) DTS
12 2 (0.42%) Oracle Database 10g
13 1 (0.21%) Firebird
13 1 (0.21%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 50 (10.59%) Git
2 46 (9.75%) Visual Studio
3 28 (5.93%) Jasmine
3 28 (5.93%) Karma Test Runner
4 19 (4.03%) Octopus Deploy
5 14 (2.97%) TeamCity
6 13 (2.75%) JIRA
7 10 (2.12%) Team Foundation Server
8 8 (1.69%) MSBuild
9 5 (1.06%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.85%) Jenkins
10 4 (0.85%) Selenium
11 3 (0.64%) Browser DevTools
11 3 (0.64%) FitNesse
11 3 (0.64%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.64%) Subversion
11 3 (0.64%) WebDriver
12 2 (0.42%) Bower
12 2 (0.42%) gulp
12 2 (0.42%) Moq
General
1 108 (22.88%) Finance
2 72 (15.25%) Social Skills
3 45 (9.53%) Public Sector
4 39 (8.26%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (6.78%) Law
6 28 (5.93%) Local Government
7 27 (5.72%) Police
8 19 (4.03%) Aerospace
9 16 (3.39%) Marketing
10 13 (2.75%) Manufacturing
11 12 (2.54%) Legal
12 10 (2.12%) Aviation
12 10 (2.12%) Military
12 10 (2.12%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (1.91%) Banking
14 8 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.85%) Electronics
16 4 (0.85%) French Language
16 4 (0.85%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 163 (34.53%) Developer
2 101 (21.40%) Senior
3 75 (15.89%) C# Developer
4 72 (15.25%) .NET Developer
5 61 (12.92%) Systems Engineer
6 48 (10.17%) Applications Support
6 48 (10.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 43 (9.11%) Applications Developer
8 42 (8.90%) C# .NET Developer
9 39 (8.26%) .NET Applications Developer
9 39 (8.26%) Consultant
9 39 (8.26%) Senior Developer
10 38 (8.05%) Senior .NET Developer
11 37 (7.84%) ASP.NET Developer
11 37 (7.84%) C# ASP.NET Developer
12 36 (7.63%) C# Application Developer
12 36 (7.63%) CMS Developer
13 34 (7.20%) Senior .NET Applications Developer
13 34 (7.20%) Senior C# .NET Developer
13 34 (7.20%) Senior C# Application Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 190 (40.25%) .NET
2 144 (30.51%) ASP.NET
3 114 (24.15%) REST
4 92 (19.49%) Web Services
5 84 (17.80%) AngularJS
6 78 (16.53%) HTML
7 77 (16.31%) React
8 72 (15.25%) CSS
8 72 (15.25%) XML
9 69 (14.62%) ASP.NET MVC
10 68 (14.41%) JSON
11 60 (12.71%) .NET Core
12 54 (11.44%) .NET Framework
13 43 (9.11%) SOAP
14 42 (8.90%) Twitter Bootstrap
15 39 (8.26%) RESTful
16 38 (8.05%) jQuery
17 36 (7.63%) Next.js
18 34 (7.20%) Sass
19 28 (5.93%) RxJS
Miscellaneous
1 75 (15.89%) Self-Motivation
2 62 (13.14%) Clustering
3 55 (11.65%) Public Cloud
4 29 (6.14%) Management Information System
5 21 (4.45%) Distributed Systems
6 16 (3.39%) Data Centre
7 14 (2.97%) Replication
8 12 (2.54%) CESG
8 12 (2.54%) PMI
9 11 (2.33%) CMDB
10 10 (2.12%) Linux Command Line
11 9 (1.91%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.91%) 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%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 220 (46.61%) Windows
2 115 (24.36%) Linux
3 107 (22.67%) Windows Server
4 34 (7.20%) Windows Server 2016
5 29 (6.14%) Unix
6 28 (5.93%) Solaris
7 22 (4.66%) VMS
7 22 (4.66%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (2.54%) Windows Server 2012
9 10 (2.12%) Ubuntu
10 9 (1.91%) 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
1 135 (28.60%) DevOps
2 131 (27.75%) Problem-Solving
3 86 (18.22%) MVC
4 80 (16.95%) Continuous Integration
5 69 (14.62%) Web Development
6 66 (13.98%) High Availability
7 62 (13.14%) Agile
7 62 (13.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 52 (11.02%) Customer Service
8 52 (11.02%) Project Management
9 50 (10.59%) CI/CD
9 50 (10.59%) E-Commerce
10 49 (10.38%) CRM
11 44 (9.32%) API Development
12 42 (8.90%) ERP
12 42 (8.90%) Server Management
13 41 (8.69%) Presales
14 40 (8.47%) Deployment Automation
14 40 (8.47%) Task Automation
14 40 (8.47%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 241 (51.06%) SQL
2 165 (34.96%) C#
3 133 (28.18%) JavaScript
4 81 (17.16%) PowerShell
5 75 (15.89%) T-SQL
6 38 (8.05%) VB.NET
7 35 (7.42%) Java
7 35 (7.42%) TypeScript
8 31 (6.57%) VB
9 28 (5.93%) Shell Script
9 28 (5.93%) VB6
10 24 (5.08%) XAML
11 13 (2.75%) PL/SQL
12 9 (1.91%) Python
13 7 (1.48%) PHP
13 7 (1.48%) XPath
14 6 (1.27%) C
14 6 (1.27%) C++
15 4 (0.85%) CFML
16 2 (0.42%) Bash
Qualifications
1 98 (20.76%) Security Cleared
2 82 (17.37%) Degree
3 32 (6.78%) SC Cleared
4 20 (4.24%) DV Cleared
5 15 (3.18%) 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 (1.91%) MCSE
9 8 (1.69%) Azure Certification
9 8 (1.69%) CCNA
9 8 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (1.69%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 6 (1.27%) MCSA
11 4 (0.85%) CCA
11 4 (0.85%) CCDA
11 4 (0.85%) Citrix Certification
11 4 (0.85%) RHCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (9.32%) QA
2 32 (6.78%) Accessibility
3 16 (3.39%) 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 (2.12%) 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
1 150 (31.78%) Active Directory
2 102 (21.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (7.20%) Hyper-V
4 29 (6.14%) VMware NSX
4 29 (6.14%) vSphere
5 12 (2.54%) Docker
5 12 (2.54%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (1.91%) Forefront TMG
6 9 (1.91%) VMware Server
6 9 (1.91%) VMware Workstation
7 8 (1.69%) VMware ESXi
8 7 (1.48%) Terminal Services
9 4 (0.85%) KVM
9 4 (0.85%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.42%) Firmware
11 1 (0.21%) DFS Replication
11 1 (0.21%) Samba
11 1 (0.21%) Shibboleth
11 1 (0.21%) Varnish
11 1 (0.21%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 28 (5.93%) SCOM
2 24 (5.08%) Microsoft Intune
3 21 (4.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 19 (4.03%) WSUS
5 15 (3.18%) Kubernetes
5 15 (3.18%) ZABBIX
6 12 (2.54%) Microsoft Clustering
6 12 (2.54%) Opsgenie
6 12 (2.54%) SCCM
6 12 (2.54%) VxRail
7 11 (2.33%) Terraform
8 9 (1.91%) Ansible
9 7 (1.48%) vCenter Server
10 6 (1.27%) SCOrch
11 5 (1.06%) Backup Exec
11 5 (1.06%) Pingdom
12 4 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
12 4 (0.85%) vMotion
12 4 (0.85%) WhatsUp Gold
13 3 (0.64%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 310 (65.68%) Microsoft
2 138 (29.24%) VMware
3 52 (11.02%) Oracle
4 38 (8.05%) Sitecore
5 36 (7.63%) Optimizely
6 27 (5.72%) NEC
7 26 (5.51%) Cisco
8 24 (5.08%) Dell
9 20 (4.24%) SolarWinds
9 20 (4.24%) Veeam
10 18 (3.81%) NetApp
11 14 (2.97%) Aruba
11 14 (2.97%) Fortinet
12 13 (2.75%) HP
13 12 (2.54%) Citrix
14 11 (2.33%) CheckPoint
14 11 (2.33%) Dynatrace
14 11 (2.33%) Palo Alto
14 11 (2.33%) Zerto
15 10 (2.12%) Jedox