Windows Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft Windows
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring Windows skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Windows over the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 11 24
Rank change year-on-year +3 +13 -9
Permanent jobs citing Windows 847 1,167 964
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.53% 10.80% 9.42%
As % of the Operating Systems category 84.45% 78.01% 68.42%
Number of salaries quoted 418 1,002 670
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £26,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,925 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.50% -12.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £57,000 £57,500 £61,250
England median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% +5.88%

All Operating Systems
Midlands

Windows falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,003 1,496 1,409
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 16.02% 13.85% 13.77%
Number of salaries quoted 534 1,273 933
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,925 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £53,750 £52,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £63,375 £61,250 £67,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the Midlands

Windows
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Windows in the Midlands

Windows
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the Midlands over the 6 months to 2 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows in the Midlands

Windows
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 April 2025. 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
West Midlands +4 616 £36,925 +5.50% 131
East Midlands -5 228 £32,500 -4.32% 116
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 72 (8.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 69 (8.15%) SharePoint
3 28 (3.31%) Confluence
4 15 (1.77%) IIS
5 2 (0.24%) Apache
5 2 (0.24%) CMS
5 2 (0.24%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 90 (10.63%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (4.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (2.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.12%) Mozilla Thunderbird
Business Applications
1 10 (1.18%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.71%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.59%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.47%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.47%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.12%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.12%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.12%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 227 (26.80%) Microsoft 365
2 186 (21.96%) Azure
3 127 (14.99%) AWS
4 40 (4.72%) Entra ID
5 27 (3.19%) Google Workspace
6 20 (2.36%) OneDrive
7 18 (2.13%) IaaS
7 18 (2.13%) SaaS
8 11 (1.30%) PaaS
9 9 (1.06%) Power Platform
10 8 (0.94%) PowerApps
11 5 (0.59%) Amazon EC2
11 5 (0.59%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 4 (0.47%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (0.47%) Google Docs
12 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.47%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.47%) Route 53
13 3 (0.35%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.24%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 176 (20.78%) WLAN
2 171 (20.19%) Network Security
3 161 (19.01%) Internet
4 122 (14.40%) Firewall
5 87 (10.27%) WAN
6 79 (9.33%) LAN
7 70 (8.26%) DNS
8 68 (8.03%) DHCP
9 42 (4.96%) TCP/IP
10 41 (4.84%) VLAN
11 40 (4.72%) VPN
12 34 (4.01%) VoIP
13 27 (3.19%) SAN
14 20 (2.36%) BGP
15 19 (2.24%) OSPF
15 19 (2.24%) Wi-Fi
16 17 (2.01%) Remote Desktop
17 11 (1.30%) Intrusion Detection
18 8 (0.94%) SD-WAN
19 6 (0.71%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.01%) SQL Server
2 28 (3.31%) MySQL
3 27 (3.19%) Relational Database
4 10 (1.18%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (0.71%) DB2
5 6 (0.71%) Oracle Database
5 6 (0.71%) Oracle Exadata
6 5 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.47%) MaxDB
7 4 (0.47%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.12%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.12%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.12%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.12%) Power BI
8 1 (0.12%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 30 (3.54%) JIRA
2 29 (3.42%) Git
3 27 (3.19%) Bitbucket
4 4 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.24%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.24%) Eclipse RCP
5 2 (0.24%) TestComplete
5 2 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.12%) Appium
6 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket Server
6 1 (0.12%) GDB
6 1 (0.12%) IDA Disassembler
6 1 (0.12%) Maven
6 1 (0.12%) Selenium
6 1 (0.12%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.12%) Subversion
6 1 (0.12%) Vagrant
6 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Team System
6 1 (0.12%) WebDriver
6 1 (0.12%) WinDbg
General
1 283 (33.41%) Social Skills
2 100 (11.81%) Presentation Skills
3 60 (7.08%) Retail
4 44 (5.19%) Finance
5 36 (4.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 32 (3.78%) Legal
7 29 (3.42%) Analytical Skills
8 26 (3.07%) Automotive
8 26 (3.07%) Public Sector
9 21 (2.48%) Law
10 16 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
11 14 (1.65%) Police
12 10 (1.18%) Local Government
13 8 (0.94%) Games
13 8 (0.94%) Telecoms
14 6 (0.71%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.35%) Advertising
16 3 (0.35%) Electronics
17 2 (0.24%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 382 (45.10%) IT Support
2 238 (28.10%) IT Engineer
3 232 (27.39%) Support Engineer
4 182 (21.49%) IT Support Engineer
5 58 (6.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 49 (5.79%) Analyst
7 39 (4.60%) Systems Engineer
8 36 (4.25%) Senior
8 36 (4.25%) Support Specialist
9 32 (3.78%) IT Support Specialist
10 31 (3.66%) 2nd Line Support
11 26 (3.07%) Lead
12 23 (2.72%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 23 (2.72%) Service Analyst
12 23 (2.72%) Service Desk Analyst
13 21 (2.48%) 1st Line Support
13 21 (2.48%) Support Analyst
14 20 (2.36%) Instructor
15 19 (2.24%) 3rd Line Support
15 19 (2.24%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (4.37%) .NET
2 8 (0.94%) Middleware
3 6 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.71%) Oracle GoldenGate
4 4 (0.47%) HTML
4 4 (0.47%) RESTful
4 4 (0.47%) SAP Basis
4 4 (0.47%) SOAP
4 4 (0.47%) WPF
5 3 (0.35%) LDAP
5 3 (0.35%) SAML
6 2 (0.24%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.24%) CSS
6 2 (0.24%) jQuery
6 2 (0.24%) JSP
6 2 (0.24%) Node.js
6 2 (0.24%) ODBC
6 2 (0.24%) Web Services
7 1 (0.12%) Playwright
7 1 (0.12%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 195 (23.02%) Driving Licence
2 132 (15.58%) Social Media
3 102 (12.04%) Enterprise Software
4 42 (4.96%) Management Information System
5 31 (3.66%) CCTV
6 21 (2.48%) Data Centre
6 21 (2.48%) Onboarding
7 19 (2.24%) Smartphone
8 10 (1.18%) Clustering
8 10 (1.18%) Private Cloud
8 10 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (0.94%) Mobile App
10 7 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.59%) iPhone
12 3 (0.35%) EPoS
12 3 (0.35%) iPad
12 3 (0.35%) Public Cloud
13 2 (0.24%) Analytical Mindset
13 2 (0.24%) e-Learning
13 2 (0.24%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 272 (32.11%) Linux
2 184 (21.72%) Windows Server
3 132 (15.58%) Windows Vista
4 123 (14.52%) Windows 10
5 47 (5.55%) Windows Server 2016
6 40 (4.72%) Windows Server 2019
7 26 (3.07%) Ubuntu
8 19 (2.24%) Mac OS X
9 16 (1.89%) Android
10 14 (1.65%) Windows 7
11 13 (1.53%) Apple iOS
12 11 (1.30%) Windows Server 2012
13 10 (1.18%) Solaris
13 10 (1.18%) Unix
14 8 (0.94%) Mac OS
14 8 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 6 (0.71%) CentOS
16 5 (0.59%) Rocky
17 4 (0.47%) AIX
17 4 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 381 (44.98%) Problem-Solving
2 214 (25.27%) ITIL
3 192 (22.67%) Mentoring
4 184 (21.72%) Computer Science
5 174 (20.54%) Asset Management
6 157 (18.54%) IT Asset Management
6 157 (18.54%) Network Management
7 108 (12.75%) Mathematics
8 107 (12.63%) Line Management
9 64 (7.56%) Customer Service
10 57 (6.73%) Cybersecurity
10 57 (6.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 43 (5.08%) Agile
12 40 (4.72%) CI/CD
13 35 (4.13%) Business Case
13 35 (4.13%) Systems Engineering
14 33 (3.90%) Incident Management
15 31 (3.66%) Project Management
16 29 (3.42%) Coaching
16 29 (3.42%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 79 (9.33%) PowerShell
2 77 (9.09%) SQL
3 50 (5.90%) C#
4 21 (2.48%) Python
5 16 (1.89%) Bash
6 8 (0.94%) Java
7 7 (0.83%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.83%) Shell Script
8 6 (0.71%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.47%) ABAP
9 4 (0.47%) XAML
10 3 (0.35%) Ada
10 3 (0.35%) C
10 3 (0.35%) Rust
10 3 (0.35%) VB
11 2 (0.24%) C++
11 2 (0.24%) Perl
11 2 (0.24%) RPG
11 2 (0.24%) RPG IV
11 2 (0.24%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 239 (28.22%) Degree
2 210 (24.79%) Microsoft Certification
3 188 (22.20%) MCSE
4 179 (21.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 171 (20.19%) CCNA
5 171 (20.19%) Cisco Certification
6 167 (19.72%) MCP
7 157 (18.54%) CCNP
7 157 (18.54%) LPIC
8 146 (17.24%) DBS Check
9 29 (3.42%) BPSS Clearance
10 24 (2.83%) A+ Certification
11 20 (2.36%) HNC
11 20 (2.36%) HND
11 20 (2.36%) MCSA
12 16 (1.89%) Security Cleared
13 13 (1.53%) Network+ Certification
14 12 (1.42%) Azure Certification
15 9 (1.06%) CompTIA Security+
15 9 (1.06%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (3.90%) SLA
2 17 (2.01%) Accessibility
2 17 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (1.30%) ISO 9001
4 10 (1.18%) COBIT
5 7 (0.83%) GDPR
6 3 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.35%) NIST
7 2 (0.24%) QA
8 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.12%) JTAG
8 1 (0.12%) MISRA
8 1 (0.12%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.12%) PMO
System Software
1 258 (30.46%) Active Directory
2 80 (9.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 46 (5.43%) Hyper-V
4 13 (1.53%) XenApp
5 11 (1.30%) vSphere
6 9 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
6 9 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.71%) Firmware
7 6 (0.71%) Terminal Services
8 5 (0.59%) BitLocker
8 5 (0.59%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.35%) Docker
9 3 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.24%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.12%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 1 (0.12%) Xen
Systems Management
1 49 (5.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 35 (4.13%) Ansible
3 17 (2.01%) SCCM
4 8 (0.94%) Microsoft Clustering
5 6 (0.71%) Oracle RMAN
6 5 (0.59%) SCOM
6 5 (0.59%) Terraform
7 4 (0.47%) AirWatch
7 4 (0.47%) Puppet
7 4 (0.47%) VxRail
8 3 (0.35%) Nessus
8 3 (0.35%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.24%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.12%) Nagios
10 1 (0.12%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.12%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.12%) WSUS
Vendors
1 446 (52.66%) Microsoft
2 232 (27.39%) Cisco
3 107 (12.63%) VMware
4 38 (4.49%) Dell
5 37 (4.37%) Apple
6 33 (3.90%) Citrix
7 29 (3.42%) Google
8 28 (3.31%) Atlassian
9 27 (3.19%) ServiceNow
10 23 (2.72%) Meraki
11 21 (2.48%) Fortinet
12 20 (2.36%) Ubiquiti
13 15 (1.77%) HP
14 14 (1.65%) SAP
15 13 (1.53%) CheckPoint
15 13 (1.53%) SonicWALL
16 11 (1.30%) Oracle
17 10 (1.18%) NEC
18 8 (0.94%) Juniper
18 8 (0.94%) Red Hat