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 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 | 16 | 19 | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +17 | -13 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows | 9,305 | 9,675 | 14,256 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 9.01% | 9.96% | 8.56% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 66.34% | 61.74% | 45.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,526 | 6,766 | 9,810 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,222 | £25,750 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £31,250 | £30,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £45,000 | £44,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +2.27% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,696 | £61,250 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £78,375 | £77,000 |
| 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 | 14,027 | 15,670 | 31,321 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.58% | 16.13% | 18.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,693 | 10,460 | 16,389 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £27,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £35,750 |
| 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 | £92,000 | £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 29 May 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 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 |
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| England | +5 | 8,600 | £40,000 | -8.67% | 1,826 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 7,183 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 1,517 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 2,724 | £49,500 | -1.00% | 650 |
| South East | +3 | 2,035 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 374 |
| London | +5 | 1,947 | £55,000 | +4.46% | 424 |
| North of England | +3 | 1,562 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 355 |
| Midlands | +9 | 1,265 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 271 |
| South West | +5 | 1,001 | £42,000 | +5.00% | 239 |
| North West | -6 | 765 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 186 |
| East of England | +1 | 760 | £32,500 | -14.47% | 186 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 713 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 157 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 609 | £36,000 | -4.00% | 146 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 546 | £33,966 | -14.98% | 114 |
| Scotland | -45 | 365 | £42,500 | - | 98 |
| North East | +14 | 190 | £33,000 | -17.50% | 28 |
| Wales | +4 | 144 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 37 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 47 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 15 |
| 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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