Windows Jobs in Birmingham

Microsoft Windows
West Midlands > Birmingham

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham 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 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 19 24 23
Rank change year-on-year +5 -1 -4
Permanent jobs citing Windows 212 160 285
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 7.68% 8.22% 9.18%
As % of the Operating Systems category 77.66% 64.52% 58.88%
Number of salaries quoted 185 145 245
10th Percentile £25,125 £24,700 £30,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £27,500 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.30% -14.44% -4.76%
75th Percentile £56,250 £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,750 £66,250 £69,500
West Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -

All Operating Systems
Birmingham

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 Birmingham with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 273 248 484
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 9.89% 12.74% 15.60%
Number of salaries quoted 222 211 381
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £71,667 £76,250 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% +2.79%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Birmingham

Windows
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Windows in Birmingham

Windows
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in Birmingham over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows in Birmingham

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 46 (21.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 36 (16.98%) SharePoint
3 14 (6.60%) IIS
4 7 (3.30%) Apache
4 7 (3.30%) Tomcat
5 3 (1.42%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 16 (7.55%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.89%) Spreadsheet
2 4 (1.89%) Trello
3 2 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.94%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (3.30%) NEC Housing
2 1 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 120 (56.60%) Microsoft 365
2 94 (44.34%) Azure
3 65 (30.66%) Entra ID
4 17 (8.02%) OneDrive
5 15 (7.08%) SaaS
6 12 (5.66%) AWS
7 11 (5.19%) GCP
8 10 (4.72%) IaaS
9 6 (2.83%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (2.83%) PaaS
9 6 (2.83%) Power Automate
9 6 (2.83%) Power Platform
10 5 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.89%) Google Docs
11 4 (1.89%) Google Sheets
12 3 (1.42%) GitHub
13 2 (0.94%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 2 (0.94%) Azure Stack
13 2 (0.94%) Mimecast
13 2 (0.94%) OpenDNS
Communications & Networking
1 68 (32.08%) Firewall
2 44 (20.75%) DNS
3 40 (18.87%) DHCP
4 30 (14.15%) TCP/IP
5 22 (10.38%) WAN
6 15 (7.08%) LAN
6 15 (7.08%) PBX
7 14 (6.60%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (4.72%) iSCSI
9 9 (4.25%) SAN
10 8 (3.77%) VLAN
11 7 (3.30%) Wireless
12 6 (2.83%) SNMP
13 5 (2.36%) NGFW
13 5 (2.36%) SSL
13 5 (2.36%) Unified Communications
13 5 (2.36%) VoIP
13 5 (2.36%) VPN
14 4 (1.89%) Fibre Channel
14 4 (1.89%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (9.91%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 9 (4.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 8 (3.77%) Oracle Database
4 6 (2.83%) Power BI
5 4 (1.89%) Metadata
6 3 (1.42%) InterSystems Cache
7 2 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (1.89%) Octopus Deploy
1 4 (1.89%) TeamCity
2 3 (1.42%) IBM UrbanCode
2 3 (1.42%) Jenkins
General
1 66 (31.13%) Social Skills
2 23 (10.85%) Telecoms
3 21 (9.91%) Finance
4 17 (8.02%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (6.13%) Local Government
5 13 (6.13%) Police
6 10 (4.72%) Manufacturing
7 9 (4.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (4.25%) Marketing
7 9 (4.25%) Public Sector
8 6 (2.83%) Fire and Rescue
8 6 (2.83%) Legal
8 6 (2.83%) Retail
9 4 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.89%) Law
10 3 (1.42%) Banking
11 2 (0.94%) Advertising
11 2 (0.94%) Digital Healthcare
12 1 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.47%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 53 (25.00%) Support Engineer
2 38 (17.92%) IT Engineer
2 38 (17.92%) IT Support
3 32 (15.09%) Senior
4 29 (13.68%) IT Support Engineer
5 19 (8.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 17 (8.02%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 16 (7.55%) 3rd Line Support
8 14 (6.60%) 2nd Line Support
9 11 (5.19%) Implementation Engineer
9 11 (5.19%) Senior Implementation Engineer
10 10 (4.72%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 10 (4.72%) Analyst
10 10 (4.72%) IT Technician
11 9 (4.25%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 9 (4.25%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
11 9 (4.25%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
11 9 (4.25%) Lead
12 8 (3.77%) Azure Engineer
12 8 (3.77%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.72%) Web Services
2 6 (2.83%) AngularJS
2 6 (2.83%) jQuery
2 6 (2.83%) Middleware
2 6 (2.83%) React
3 4 (1.89%) CSS
3 4 (1.89%) HTML
4 3 (1.42%) .NET
4 3 (1.42%) ASP.NET
4 3 (1.42%) ASP.NET MVC
4 3 (1.42%) REST
4 3 (1.42%) Tailwind CSS
4 3 (1.42%) Twitter Bootstrap
4 3 (1.42%) Vue
4 3 (1.42%) WPF
5 2 (0.94%) LAMP
5 2 (0.94%) V-Ray
6 1 (0.47%) JWT
6 1 (0.47%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 29 (13.68%) Replication
2 22 (10.38%) Data Centre
3 18 (8.49%) Management Information System
4 15 (7.08%) Public Cloud
5 12 (5.66%) Driving Licence
6 10 (4.72%) Cloud Native
7 9 (4.25%) Private Cloud
8 8 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (3.30%) PKI
9 7 (3.30%) Security Operations Centre
10 4 (1.89%) Photography
10 4 (1.89%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 3 (1.42%) NHS
11 3 (1.42%) Onboarding
12 2 (0.94%) BYOD
12 2 (0.94%) Cyber Threat
12 2 (0.94%) EFT
12 2 (0.94%) Smartphone
13 1 (0.47%) Digital Signage
13 1 (0.47%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 91 (42.92%) Windows Server
2 65 (30.66%) Windows 10
3 36 (16.98%) Windows Server 2012
4 33 (15.57%) Linux
5 20 (9.43%) Windows Server 2016
5 20 (9.43%) Windows Server 2019
6 19 (8.96%) Unix
7 13 (6.13%) Solaris
8 9 (4.25%) Ubuntu
9 8 (3.77%) VMS
10 7 (3.30%) Mac OS
10 7 (3.30%) Windows 7
11 5 (2.36%) Windows Server 2008
12 4 (1.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 2 (0.94%) Android
13 2 (0.94%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.94%) SUSE
13 2 (0.94%) Windows 8
13 2 (0.94%) Windows Server 2003
14 1 (0.47%) Scientific Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (27.83%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (20.28%) Cybersecurity
3 32 (15.09%) Customer Service
4 31 (14.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 27 (12.74%) ITIL
6 20 (9.43%) Agile
7 19 (8.96%) Server Management
8 17 (8.02%) Software Licensing
9 15 (7.08%) Presales
9 15 (7.08%) Project Management
10 14 (6.60%) Information Security
11 13 (6.13%) Computer Science
11 13 (6.13%) Continuous Improvement
12 12 (5.66%) Data Security
13 11 (5.19%) Line Management
13 11 (5.19%) Performance Tuning
13 11 (5.19%) Service Delivery
14 10 (4.72%) Identity Access Management
15 9 (4.25%) Application Security
15 9 (4.25%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 27 (12.74%) SQL
2 14 (6.60%) PowerShell
3 8 (3.77%) T-SQL
4 7 (3.30%) Python
4 7 (3.30%) Shell Script
5 3 (1.42%) C#
5 3 (1.42%) Java
5 3 (1.42%) TypeScript
5 3 (1.42%) XAML
6 2 (0.94%) Bash
6 2 (0.94%) Bicep
7 1 (0.47%) C++
7 1 (0.47%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.47%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 41 (19.34%) Degree
2 18 (8.49%) Security Cleared
3 17 (8.02%) Microsoft Certification
4 16 (7.55%) Azure Certification
5 14 (6.60%) DBS Check
6 11 (5.19%) SC Cleared
7 9 (4.25%) MCP
8 7 (3.30%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (2.83%) AWS Certification
9 6 (2.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 4 (1.89%) DV Cleared
10 4 (1.89%) MCSA
11 2 (0.94%) APMP
11 2 (0.94%) CEH
11 2 (0.94%) CISSP
11 2 (0.94%) GCFA
11 2 (0.94%) GCIH
11 2 (0.94%) GREM
11 2 (0.94%) OSCP
11 2 (0.94%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.25%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (3.30%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.89%) QA
4 2 (0.94%) NIST
5 1 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 116 (54.72%) Active Directory
2 55 (25.94%) Hyper-V
3 54 (25.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (10.85%) VMware ESXi
5 8 (3.77%) vSphere
6 6 (2.83%) pfSense
7 5 (2.36%) Docker
8 4 (1.89%) NFS
9 3 (1.42%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.94%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 2 (0.94%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.47%) XenApp
11 1 (0.47%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 50 (23.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (13.68%) SCCM
3 4 (1.89%) Kubernetes
4 3 (1.42%) SCVMM
4 3 (1.42%) Terraform
5 2 (0.94%) Backup Exec
5 2 (0.94%) CSIRT
5 2 (0.94%) Trend Micro Deep Security
5 2 (0.94%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.47%) Ansible
6 1 (0.47%) SCOM
6 1 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.47%) WSUS
Vendors
1 123 (58.02%) Microsoft
2 70 (33.02%) VMware
3 34 (16.04%) Veeam
4 24 (11.32%) Adobe
5 22 (10.38%) Apple
6 18 (8.49%) Cisco
7 12 (5.66%) Citrix
8 10 (4.72%) Dell
9 9 (4.25%) Fortinet
9 9 (4.25%) Oracle
10 8 (3.77%) Aruba
10 8 (3.77%) Google
10 8 (3.77%) Sophos
11 7 (3.30%) HP
11 7 (3.30%) NEC
12 5 (2.36%) Ubiquiti
12 5 (2.36%) WatchGuard
12 5 (2.36%) Zerto
13 4 (1.89%) Dell Compellent
13 4 (1.89%) QNAP