Windows Jobs in Kent

Microsoft Windows
South East > Kent

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent 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 13 8 21
Rank change year-on-year -5 +13 -10
Permanent jobs citing Windows 161 179 130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 10.89% 15.58% 10.16%
As % of the Operating Systems category 90.96% 79.56% 57.52%
Number of salaries quoted 154 113 113
10th Percentile £21,250 £25,750 £23,000
25th Percentile £25,250 £26,750 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £40,000 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.75% -1.23% +1.25%
75th Percentile £43,750 £52,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £55,000 £58,250 £57,500
South East median annual salary £40,000 £37,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +8.11% -12.94% -

All Operating Systems
Kent

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 Kent with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 177 225 226
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 11.98% 19.58% 17.66%
Number of salaries quoted 170 145 160
10th Percentile £21,250 £25,750 £25,675
25th Percentile £23,563 £27,750 £28,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £34,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.47% -11.69% +2.67%
75th Percentile £43,750 £52,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £58,750 £58,875
South East median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -10.53% -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Kent

Windows
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Windows in Kent

Windows
Salary Histogram in Kent

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

Salary histogram for Windows in Kent

Windows
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Kent 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
Maidstone +10 57 £33,000 +24.53% 6
Dartford +4 19 £34,000 -40.87% 4
Sittingbourne +19 11 £50,000 +23.46% 3
Chatham +6 10 £38,500 +18.46%
Tonbridge - 8 £36,625 - 4
West Malling -6 6 £42,500 -
Canterbury - 4 £24,000 -
Stansted - 4 £26,500 -
Sevenoaks - 2 £47,500 - 2
Rochester +6 1 £21,000 - 3
Tunbridge Wells -16 1 £30,000 -1.64% 2
Gravesend - 1 £42,000 - 1
Windows
South East

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 27 (16.77%) SharePoint
2 13 (8.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.48%) Apache
3 4 (2.48%) ColdFusion
3 4 (2.48%) IIS
Applications
1 47 (29.19%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.48%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (2.48%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 97 (60.25%) Microsoft 365
2 65 (40.37%) Azure
3 24 (14.91%) Entra ID
4 18 (11.18%) AWS
5 2 (1.24%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (1.24%) Google Workspace
5 2 (1.24%) Mimecast
6 1 (0.62%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 48 (29.81%) DNS
2 45 (27.95%) Firewall
3 35 (21.74%) DHCP
4 30 (18.63%) VLAN
5 28 (17.39%) LAN
6 27 (16.77%) WAN
7 22 (13.66%) Wireless
8 17 (10.56%) VPN
9 16 (9.94%) ADSL
9 16 (9.94%) Broadband
10 14 (8.70%) TCP/IP
11 7 (4.35%) FTP
11 7 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (1.86%) Network Security
12 3 (1.86%) VoIP
13 2 (1.24%) SNMP
14 1 (0.62%) Cisco ASA
14 1 (0.62%) Internet
14 1 (0.62%) IP Telephony
14 1 (0.62%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (6.21%) SQL Server
2 7 (4.35%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (2.48%) DB2
3 4 (2.48%) MySQL
4 1 (0.62%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 4 (2.48%) Git
2 1 (0.62%) eggPlant
2 1 (0.62%) JIRA
General
1 47 (29.19%) Social Skills
2 16 (9.94%) Telecoms
3 14 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (8.70%) Finance
4 4 (2.48%) Legal
5 2 (1.24%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (0.62%) Advertising
6 1 (0.62%) Aerospace
6 1 (0.62%) Law
6 1 (0.62%) Marketing
6 1 (0.62%) Retail
Job Titles
1 52 (32.30%) Analyst
2 33 (20.50%) Support Engineer
3 32 (19.88%) IT Support
4 30 (18.63%) Support Analyst
5 28 (17.39%) Help Desk Support
6 25 (15.53%) 1st Line Support
7 24 (14.91%) 3rd Line Support
8 22 (13.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 19 (11.80%) 1st Line Support Analyst
10 16 (9.94%) Help Desk Engineer
10 16 (9.94%) Help Desk Support Engineer
10 16 (9.94%) Network Support
11 15 (9.32%) Lead
12 14 (8.70%) Help Desk Analyst
12 14 (8.70%) Network Engineer
13 13 (8.07%) IT Engineer
13 13 (8.07%) IT Manager
13 13 (8.07%) Vulnerability Analyst
14 12 (7.45%) First Line Help Desk Analyst
14 12 (7.45%) First Line Help Desk Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.48%) CSS
1 4 (2.48%) HTML
1 4 (2.48%) HTML5
1 4 (2.48%) jQuery
1 4 (2.48%) LAMP
1 4 (2.48%) Laravel
1 4 (2.48%) SOAP
1 4 (2.48%) Web Services
1 4 (2.48%) XHTML
1 4 (2.48%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (7.45%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (4.97%) Client/Server
2 8 (4.97%) Cyber Security Posture
2 8 (4.97%) Security Posture
3 5 (3.11%) Onboarding
3 5 (3.11%) PMI
4 4 (2.48%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.86%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.24%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.62%) CMDB
7 1 (0.62%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.62%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.62%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.62%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (0.62%) Marketing Technology
7 1 (0.62%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 49 (30.43%) Windows 10
1 49 (30.43%) Windows Server
2 20 (12.42%) Android
3 16 (9.94%) Apple iOS
4 13 (8.07%) Linux
5 7 (4.35%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (3.73%) Mac OS
7 5 (3.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (2.48%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (1.86%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.62%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (30.43%) Customer Service
1 49 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (24.84%) ITIL
3 28 (17.39%) Cybersecurity
4 27 (16.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 22 (13.66%) Patch Management
6 21 (13.04%) Project Management
7 17 (10.56%) Proactive Maintenance
8 14 (8.70%) Incident Management
8 14 (8.70%) Mentoring
8 14 (8.70%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 12 (7.45%) Performance Optimisation
9 12 (7.45%) Process Improvement
9 12 (7.45%) Strategic Planning
10 11 (6.83%) Penetration Testing
10 11 (6.83%) Threat Detection
11 9 (5.59%) Gamification
12 8 (4.97%) Continuous Improvement
13 7 (4.35%) Business Continuity
14 6 (3.73%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (11.18%) SQL
2 8 (4.97%) Java
3 4 (2.48%) CFML
3 4 (2.48%) JavaScript
3 4 (2.48%) PHP
3 4 (2.48%) PowerShell
3 4 (2.48%) RPG
4 2 (1.24%) Bash
Qualifications
1 33 (20.50%) Cisco Certification
2 30 (18.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 21 (13.04%) CCNA
3 21 (13.04%) Network+ Certification
4 16 (9.94%) MCITP
5 15 (9.32%) Security Cleared
6 13 (8.07%) Degree
6 13 (8.07%) MCSE
7 12 (7.45%) CCNP
8 5 (3.11%) A+ Certification
8 5 (3.11%) PMI Certification
9 4 (2.48%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.86%) CISM
10 3 (1.86%) CISSP
10 3 (1.86%) CRISC
11 1 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.62%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.62%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.62%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (12.42%) SLA
2 15 (9.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (3.11%) GDPR
4 4 (2.48%) COBIT
5 3 (1.86%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.86%) GRC
6 2 (1.24%) QA
System Software
1 82 (50.93%) Active Directory
2 16 (9.94%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.24%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.62%) XenApp
4 1 (0.62%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 11 (6.83%) Microsoft Intune
1 11 (6.83%) WSUS
2 2 (1.24%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (1.24%) SolarWinds Orion
2 2 (1.24%) vCenter Server
3 1 (0.62%) Ansible
3 1 (0.62%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.62%) Puppet
3 1 (0.62%) Terraform
Vendors
1 83 (51.55%) Microsoft
2 53 (32.92%) Cisco
3 24 (14.91%) VMware
4 16 (9.94%) Meraki
5 14 (8.70%) WatchGuard
6 6 (3.73%) Apple
7 5 (3.11%) Red Hat
7 5 (3.11%) Veeam
8 4 (2.48%) Adobe
8 4 (2.48%) CrowdStrike
8 4 (2.48%) Darktrace
9 2 (1.24%) Bloomberg
9 2 (1.24%) Citrix
9 2 (1.24%) Google
9 2 (1.24%) Sage
9 2 (1.24%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.62%) Freshdesk
10 1 (0.62%) Progress
10 1 (0.62%) Salesforce
10 1 (0.62%) Spiceworks