Windows Jobs in the City of London

Microsoft Windows
Central London > City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 18 21
Rank change year-on-year +2 +3 +15
Permanent jobs citing Windows 402 526 661
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 11.97% 11.02% 9.38%
As % of the Operating Systems category 77.76% 61.31% 54.00%
Number of salaries quoted 322 453 503
10th Percentile £31,275 £31,250 £30,650
25th Percentile £40,750 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -0.43%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £95,000
Central London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -

All Operating Systems
City of London

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 City of London with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 517 858 1,224
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 15.39% 17.97% 17.38%
Number of salaries quoted 412 738 1,011
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,700 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £43,000 £48,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -3.70% -
75th Percentile £81,938 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £106,250 £109,125 £105,000
Central London median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +4.00%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the City of London

Windows
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows in the City of London.

Salary trend for Windows in the City of London

Windows
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the City of London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows in the City of London

Windows
Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the City of London region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
London Bridge +27 1 £35,000 -
Windows
Central London

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 99 (24.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 57 (14.18%) SharePoint
3 25 (6.22%) Skype for Business
4 12 (2.99%) IIS
5 6 (1.49%) Apache
6 5 (1.24%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.75%) SAS
8 2 (0.50%) CMS
8 2 (0.50%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.50%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.50%) WordPress
9 1 (0.25%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.25%) Confluence
9 1 (0.25%) JBoss
9 1 (0.25%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.25%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.25%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.25%) WildFly
Applications
1 96 (23.88%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (4.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.00%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.50%) S-PLUS
Business Applications
1 8 (1.99%) Carpe Diem
2 4 (1.00%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.50%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.50%) Eikon
3 2 (0.50%) Farmplan
3 2 (0.50%) KEYPrime
4 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.25%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 207 (51.49%) Microsoft 365
2 195 (48.51%) Azure
3 76 (18.91%) Entra ID
4 38 (9.45%) AWS
5 26 (6.47%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (5.47%) SaaS
7 18 (4.48%) WhatsApp
8 14 (3.48%) Google Workspace
9 13 (3.23%) OneDrive
10 12 (2.99%) Cloud Computing
11 9 (2.24%) Azure Sentinel
11 9 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (1.99%) GCP
12 8 (1.99%) Mimecast
13 7 (1.74%) GitHub
13 7 (1.74%) IaaS
13 7 (1.74%) Microsoft Purview
14 6 (1.49%) Amazon S3
14 6 (1.49%) Azure Storage
14 6 (1.49%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 53 (13.18%) Firewall
2 40 (9.95%) LAN
3 38 (9.45%) DNS
4 33 (8.21%) Skype
5 28 (6.97%) Cisco IOS
5 28 (6.97%) Telepresence
6 27 (6.72%) WAN
7 24 (5.97%) VPN
8 21 (5.22%) SAN
8 21 (5.22%) Wi-Fi
8 21 (5.22%) Wireless
9 19 (4.73%) DHCP
10 18 (4.48%) NAS
11 16 (3.98%) Network Security
12 15 (3.73%) TCP/IP
13 12 (2.99%) Internet
13 12 (2.99%) SD-WAN
14 8 (1.99%) Broadband
15 7 (1.74%) Remote Desktop
15 7 (1.74%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (15.42%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.74%) Relational Database
3 6 (1.49%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (1.49%) MongoDB
4 4 (1.00%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.00%) MySQL
4 4 (1.00%) RDBMS
4 4 (1.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.50%) Metadata
6 2 (0.50%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.50%) Power BI
6 2 (0.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.50%) SQLite
7 1 (0.25%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.25%) InfluxDB
7 1 (0.25%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 29 (7.21%) JIRA
2 9 (2.24%) GitLab
2 9 (2.24%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.24%) Katalon Studio
4 4 (1.00%) Git
5 3 (0.75%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.50%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.50%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.50%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.25%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.25%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.25%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.25%) JUnit
7 1 (0.25%) MSI
7 1 (0.25%) Postman
7 1 (0.25%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.25%) Zephyr
General
1 136 (33.83%) Social Skills
2 128 (31.84%) Finance
3 52 (12.94%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (11.19%) Law
5 39 (9.70%) Legal
6 29 (7.21%) Telecoms
7 26 (6.47%) Pharmaceutical
8 24 (5.97%) Automotive
9 23 (5.72%) Banking
10 13 (3.23%) Games
11 8 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (1.99%) Marketing
11 8 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.99%) Retail Banking
12 6 (1.49%) Advertising
12 6 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.00%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.00%) Multimedia
14 3 (0.75%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 82 (20.40%) Senior
2 76 (18.91%) Support Engineer
3 60 (14.93%) Analyst
4 46 (11.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 41 (10.20%) IT Support
6 36 (8.96%) Support Analyst
7 35 (8.71%) Consultant
8 31 (7.71%) Lead
9 29 (7.21%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 28 (6.97%) 2nd Line Support
11 26 (6.47%) Azure Engineer
11 26 (6.47%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 25 (6.22%) IT Engineer
13 24 (5.97%) IT Analyst
14 23 (5.72%) Developer
15 22 (5.47%) Software Developer
16 20 (4.98%) IT Support Analyst
17 19 (4.73%) Team Leader
18 17 (4.23%) IT Support Engineer
18 17 (4.23%) Senior Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (7.21%) .NET
2 25 (6.22%) CSS
2 25 (6.22%) HTML
3 22 (5.47%) HTML5
4 21 (5.22%) WPF
5 11 (2.74%) YAML
6 6 (1.49%) RabbitMQ
7 5 (1.24%) REST
7 5 (1.24%) X-Windows
8 4 (1.00%) XMPP
9 3 (0.75%) ARM Templates
9 3 (0.75%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.75%) JSON
10 2 (0.50%) .NET Core
10 2 (0.50%) 802.1X
10 2 (0.50%) Elastic Stack
11 1 (0.25%) ADO
11 1 (0.25%) ASP.NET Web API
11 1 (0.25%) React
11 1 (0.25%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 58 (14.43%) Video Conferencing
2 31 (7.71%) Self-Motivation
3 20 (4.98%) Clustering
4 15 (3.73%) Greenfield Project
5 13 (3.23%) Data Centre
6 11 (2.74%) Management Information System
6 11 (2.74%) Onboarding
7 10 (2.49%) Linux Command Line
8 8 (1.99%) Blackberry
8 8 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.74%) iPhone
9 7 (1.74%) Public Cloud
9 7 (1.74%) Replication
9 7 (1.74%) Security Operations Centre
10 6 (1.49%) PKI
10 6 (1.49%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.24%) Cloud Security Posture
11 5 (1.24%) Enterprise Cloud
11 5 (1.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 4 (1.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 177 (44.03%) Windows Server
2 105 (26.12%) Windows 10
3 53 (13.18%) Linux
4 38 (9.45%) Windows 7
5 28 (6.97%) Apple iOS
6 27 (6.72%) Windows Server 2012
6 27 (6.72%) Windows Server 2016
7 23 (5.72%) Android
8 22 (5.47%) Mac OS
9 13 (3.23%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (2.99%) Mac OS X
11 10 (2.49%) Unix
12 6 (1.49%) Windows Server 2008
13 5 (1.24%) Data ONTAP
13 5 (1.24%) Windows Server 2003
14 3 (0.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 3 (0.75%) VMS
15 2 (0.50%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.25%) AIX
16 1 (0.25%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (18.41%) ITIL
1 74 (18.41%) Problem-Solving
2 61 (15.17%) Customer Service
3 58 (14.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 49 (12.19%) DevOps
5 46 (11.44%) Continuous Improvement
6 37 (9.20%) Information Security
7 36 (8.96%) ITSM
8 34 (8.46%) Cybersecurity
9 33 (8.21%) Computer Science
10 32 (7.96%) Collaborative Working
10 32 (7.96%) Service Management
11 27 (6.72%) Project Management
12 26 (6.47%) Incident Management
13 24 (5.97%) Change Management
13 24 (5.97%) Service Delivery
14 23 (5.72%) CI/CD
15 22 (5.47%) Agile
15 22 (5.47%) Multithreaded Programming
15 22 (5.47%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 88 (21.89%) PowerShell
2 71 (17.66%) SQL
3 36 (8.96%) C#
4 27 (6.72%) Python
5 26 (6.47%) JavaScript
6 24 (5.97%) Bash
7 8 (1.99%) Java
8 6 (1.49%) C++
9 3 (0.75%) SAS Macro
10 2 (0.50%) Perl
10 2 (0.50%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.25%) Go
11 1 (0.25%) PHP
11 1 (0.25%) Ruby
11 1 (0.25%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 85 (21.14%) Degree
2 29 (7.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 29 (7.21%) Master's Degree
3 24 (5.97%) MBA
4 14 (3.48%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (2.49%) Azure Certification
6 10 (2.49%) CEH
7 9 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.99%) ITIL Certification
9 7 (1.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (1.74%) A+ Certification
9 7 (1.74%) CCSP
9 7 (1.74%) CISSP
9 7 (1.74%) MCSE
9 7 (1.74%) SANS
9 7 (1.74%) Security Cleared
9 7 (1.74%) SSCP
10 6 (1.49%) CCNA
10 6 (1.49%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (4.23%) SLA
3 12 (2.99%) PCI DSS
4 11 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.24%) NIST
6 8 (1.99%) SOC 2
7 6 (1.49%) QA
8 3 (0.75%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.50%) ITGC
9 2 (0.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.25%) GDPR
10 1 (0.25%) GRC
10 1 (0.25%) PMO
System Software
1 203 (50.50%) Active Directory
2 78 (19.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 37 (9.20%) VMware ESXi
4 18 (4.48%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (4.23%) vSphere
6 14 (3.48%) Docker
7 13 (3.23%) Hyper-V
8 7 (1.74%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (1.74%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.75%) Firmware
10 2 (0.50%) DFS Replication
10 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.25%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.25%) pfSense
11 1 (0.25%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.25%) Veritas Cluster Server
11 1 (0.25%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.25%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 62 (15.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 38 (9.45%) vCenter Server
3 31 (7.71%) SCCM
3 31 (7.71%) Single Sign-On
4 18 (4.48%) Kubernetes
4 18 (4.48%) Microsoft Clustering
5 14 (3.48%) Ansible
6 13 (3.23%) Terraform
7 7 (1.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 7 (1.74%) Jamf Pro
7 7 (1.74%) Nmap
8 6 (1.49%) Prometheus
9 5 (1.24%) SCOM
10 4 (1.00%) AirWatch
10 4 (1.00%) Backup Exec
10 4 (1.00%) Puppet
10 4 (1.00%) vRealize Orchestrator
10 4 (1.00%) WSUS
11 3 (0.75%) Grafana
11 3 (0.75%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 207 (51.49%) Microsoft
2 116 (28.86%) VMware
3 74 (18.41%) Cisco
4 47 (11.69%) Apple
5 34 (8.46%) Citrix
5 34 (8.46%) ServiceNow
6 30 (7.46%) Commvault
7 24 (5.97%) Polycom
8 22 (5.47%) Bloomberg
9 20 (4.98%) Sun
10 18 (4.48%) HP
10 18 (4.48%) iManage
10 18 (4.48%) SolarWinds
11 17 (4.23%) Google
12 16 (3.98%) Palo Alto
13 13 (3.23%) NetApp
14 12 (2.99%) Veeam
15 10 (2.49%) Splunk
16 9 (2.24%) Qualys
17 8 (1.99%) Red Hat