Windows Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft Windows
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 27 15
Rank change year-on-year +13 -12 -7
Permanent jobs citing Windows 688 585 781
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 9.58% 8.63% 10.79%
As % of the Operating Systems category 80.75% 69.48% 63.96%
Number of salaries quoted 605 426 664
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £26,500 £28,000 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £63,125 £60,700
England median annual salary £40,132 £44,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -9.82% +4.71% -5.56%

All Operating Systems
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 852 842 1,221
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 11.87% 12.43% 16.87%
Number of salaries quoted 740 574 893
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £31,063 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.56% +5.88% -
75th Percentile £52,813 £57,438 £57,500
90th Percentile £62,625 £70,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the West Midlands

Windows
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Windows in the West Midlands

Windows
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows in the West Midlands

Windows
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 23 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
Birmingham -2 204 £38,000 -1.30% 40
Staffordshire -1 142 £32,500 -18.75% 25
Worcestershire +2 66 £35,000 -12.50% 24
Warwickshire +62 42 £34,000 -24.44% 15
Solihull +10 33 £29,500 -12.59% 5
Shropshire +14 31 £32,000 +23.08% 8
Coventry +15 24 £42,500 - 10
Dudley +18 17 £35,000 +12.90% 3
Wednesbury +2 13 £30,000 -18.64%
Halesowen -3 10 £36,500 +8.96% 2
Walsall +25 8 £26,000 +23.81% 2
Wolverhampton +1 6 £21,500 -57.00% 4
Stourbridge - 4 £50,000 - 1
Brierley Hill - 4 £33,750 -
Herefordshire -6 2 £46,250 +8.82% 12
West Bromwich -1 1 £23,000 -
Smethwick - 1 £42,500 -
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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
1 129 (18.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 105 (15.26%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.74%) IIS
4 11 (1.60%) Skype for Business
5 7 (1.02%) Confluence
6 6 (0.87%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.29%) CMS
8 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2003
8 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.29%) Liferay
8 2 (0.29%) Magnolia
8 2 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.15%) BizTalk Server
9 1 (0.15%) IBM Notes
9 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 110 (15.99%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.60%) Trello
3 10 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.29%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 2 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 367 (53.34%) Microsoft 365
2 250 (36.34%) Azure
3 125 (18.17%) Entra ID
4 40 (5.81%) AWS
5 25 (3.63%) OneDrive
6 19 (2.76%) SaaS
7 17 (2.47%) Power Platform
8 15 (2.18%) GCP
9 14 (2.03%) Power Automate
10 12 (1.74%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (1.60%) Azure Sentinel
11 11 (1.60%) IaaS
12 10 (1.45%) Cloud Computing
13 9 (1.31%) Azure Logic Apps
13 9 (1.31%) GitHub
13 9 (1.31%) PaaS
14 5 (0.73%) Google Workspace
15 4 (0.58%) Google Docs
15 4 (0.58%) Google Sheets
16 3 (0.44%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 157 (22.82%) Firewall
2 124 (18.02%) DNS
3 113 (16.42%) DHCP
4 81 (11.77%) TCP/IP
5 68 (9.88%) LAN
6 67 (9.74%) WAN
7 50 (7.27%) SAN
8 45 (6.54%) Wi-Fi
9 44 (6.40%) VPN
10 26 (3.78%) Wireless
11 20 (2.91%) VoIP
12 18 (2.62%) VLAN
13 16 (2.33%) Network Security
14 15 (2.18%) iSCSI
14 15 (2.18%) PBX
15 13 (1.89%) HTTP
16 12 (1.74%) FTP
16 12 (1.74%) Remote Desktop
16 12 (1.74%) Skype
16 12 (1.74%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (9.88%) SQL Server
2 20 (2.91%) Amazon RDS
3 16 (2.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 16 (2.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 15 (2.18%) Power BI
5 4 (0.58%) Metadata
5 4 (0.58%) MySQL
5 4 (0.58%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.58%) SQLite
6 3 (0.44%) InfluxDB
6 3 (0.44%) InterSystems Cache
7 2 (0.29%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.29%) DB2
7 2 (0.29%) DTS
7 2 (0.29%) Tableau
8 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.15%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.15%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 15 (2.18%) JIRA
2 5 (0.73%) Git
2 5 (0.73%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.58%) Octopus Deploy
3 4 (0.58%) TeamCity
4 3 (0.44%) IBM UrbanCode
4 3 (0.44%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.29%) Bower
5 2 (0.29%) CANoe
5 2 (0.29%) gulp
5 2 (0.29%) Moq
6 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 216 (31.40%) Social Skills
2 66 (9.59%) Finance
3 64 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (7.12%) Law
5 48 (6.98%) Manufacturing
6 46 (6.69%) Retail
7 41 (5.96%) Documentation Skills
8 33 (4.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (4.07%) Telecoms
10 16 (2.33%) Games
10 16 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (1.74%) Electronics
12 11 (1.60%) Automotive
13 9 (1.31%) Local Government
13 9 (1.31%) Marketing
14 8 (1.16%) Legal
14 8 (1.16%) Public Sector
15 7 (1.02%) Advertising
15 7 (1.02%) Fire and Rescue
16 6 (0.87%) Banking
Job Titles
1 142 (20.64%) IT Support
2 120 (17.44%) IT Engineer
2 120 (17.44%) Support Engineer
3 85 (12.35%) Analyst
4 77 (11.19%) IT Support Engineer
5 69 (10.03%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 65 (9.45%) Senior
7 32 (4.65%) 2nd Line Support
7 32 (4.65%) IT Technician
8 30 (4.36%) 1st Line Support
8 30 (4.36%) Developer
9 29 (4.22%) IT Analyst
10 24 (3.49%) Service Analyst
10 24 (3.49%) Support Analyst
11 23 (3.34%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 23 (3.34%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 23 (3.34%) Administrator
12 22 (3.20%) 3rd Line Support
12 22 (3.20%) IT Support Specialist
12 22 (3.20%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (7.56%) .NET
2 19 (2.76%) HTML
3 15 (2.18%) ASP.NET
4 14 (2.03%) ASP.NET MVC
5 13 (1.89%) .NET Framework
5 13 (1.89%) REST
5 13 (1.89%) WinForms
5 13 (1.89%) WPF
6 11 (1.60%) CSS
7 10 (1.45%) Entity Framework
8 9 (1.31%) .NET Core
8 9 (1.31%) AngularJS
8 9 (1.31%) React
9 8 (1.16%) jQuery
10 7 (1.02%) ASP.NET Web API
11 6 (0.87%) Middleware
11 6 (0.87%) RESTful
12 5 (0.73%) Vue
12 5 (0.73%) Web Services
13 4 (0.58%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (6.54%) Self-Motivation
2 40 (5.81%) Data Centre
3 38 (5.52%) Driving Licence
4 37 (5.38%) Management Information System
5 32 (4.65%) Replication
6 18 (2.62%) PKI
7 15 (2.18%) Clustering
8 14 (2.03%) Security Operations Centre
9 13 (1.89%) Cloud Native
10 11 (1.60%) Private Cloud
10 11 (1.60%) Public Cloud
10 11 (1.60%) Social Media
10 11 (1.60%) Video Conferencing
11 9 (1.31%) EPoS
11 9 (1.31%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.16%) EFT
12 8 (1.16%) Onboarding
12 8 (1.16%) Product Ownership
12 8 (1.16%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 7 (1.02%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 312 (45.35%) Windows Server
2 162 (23.55%) Windows 10
3 94 (13.66%) Linux
4 67 (9.74%) Windows Server 2012
5 48 (6.98%) Windows 7
6 47 (6.83%) Windows Server 2016
7 43 (6.25%) Windows Server 2019
8 28 (4.07%) Mac OS
9 26 (3.78%) Apple iOS
10 19 (2.76%) Unix
10 19 (2.76%) Windows 8
11 17 (2.47%) Android
12 15 (2.18%) Ubuntu
13 12 (1.74%) CentOS
14 11 (1.60%) Windows Server 2008
15 10 (1.45%) Windows Vista
16 9 (1.31%) VMS
17 8 (1.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
18 7 (1.02%) Windows Server 2003
19 6 (0.87%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (23.69%) Problem-Solving
2 109 (15.84%) ITIL
3 107 (15.55%) Customer Service
4 93 (13.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 79 (11.48%) Cybersecurity
6 45 (6.54%) Continuous Improvement
7 44 (6.40%) Project Delivery
8 40 (5.81%) Agile
9 39 (5.67%) DevOps
10 35 (5.09%) Time Management
11 32 (4.65%) Project Management
12 31 (4.51%) ERP
13 30 (4.36%) Computer Science
13 30 (4.36%) Server Management
14 28 (4.07%) Disaster Recovery
15 27 (3.92%) Service Delivery
16 26 (3.78%) Change Management
17 25 (3.63%) Information Security
17 25 (3.63%) Mentoring
17 25 (3.63%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 111 (16.13%) SQL
2 69 (10.03%) PowerShell
3 41 (5.96%) C#
4 23 (3.34%) T-SQL
5 19 (2.76%) Python
6 16 (2.33%) JavaScript
7 13 (1.89%) Java
8 11 (1.60%) C
8 11 (1.60%) VB.NET
9 9 (1.31%) XAML
10 7 (1.02%) Bash
11 6 (0.87%) C++
12 5 (0.73%) Bicep
12 5 (0.73%) Embedded C
12 5 (0.73%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.44%) Go
14 2 (0.29%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.29%) PHP
14 2 (0.29%) VB
15 1 (0.15%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 91 (13.23%) Degree
2 64 (9.30%) Microsoft Certification
3 34 (4.94%) DBS Check
4 33 (4.80%) Security Cleared
5 27 (3.92%) SC Cleared
6 24 (3.49%) A+ Certification
7 19 (2.76%) MCSE
8 18 (2.62%) Azure Certification
9 15 (2.18%) Cisco Certification
9 15 (2.18%) MCP
10 14 (2.03%) CCNA
10 14 (2.03%) MCSA
11 12 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (1.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 9 (1.31%) DV Cleared
14 8 (1.16%) Network+ Certification
15 7 (1.02%) AWS Certification
16 6 (0.87%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 6 (0.87%) CompTIA Security+
17 5 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (5.23%) SLA
2 22 (3.20%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (2.76%) GDPR
4 13 (1.89%) QA
5 12 (1.74%) NIST
6 6 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.73%) MISRA
8 2 (0.29%) AUTOSAR
8 2 (0.29%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (0.29%) ISO 26262
9 1 (0.15%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.15%) GRC
9 1 (0.15%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.15%) ITGC
9 1 (0.15%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.15%) NCSC
9 1 (0.15%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.15%) PMO
System Software
1 357 (51.89%) Active Directory
2 139 (20.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 137 (19.91%) Hyper-V
4 36 (5.23%) VMware ESXi
5 17 (2.47%) Docker
6 15 (2.18%) vSphere
7 12 (1.74%) Virtual Machines
8 11 (1.60%) Virtual Servers
9 10 (1.45%) Virtual Desktop
10 9 (1.31%) Firmware
11 8 (1.16%) VMware Workstation
12 6 (0.87%) NFS
12 6 (0.87%) pfSense
13 5 (0.73%) VMware NSX
13 5 (0.73%) VMware Server
14 4 (0.58%) Citrix Hypervisor
15 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 3 (0.44%) Terminal Services
16 2 (0.29%) XenApp
16 2 (0.29%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 87 (12.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 75 (10.90%) SCCM
3 17 (2.47%) Kubernetes
4 13 (1.89%) Failover Clustering
5 12 (1.74%) Terraform
5 12 (1.74%) vCenter Server
6 10 (1.45%) AirWatch
7 9 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (1.16%) WSUS
9 7 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
10 6 (0.87%) SCOM
11 4 (0.58%) Autotask
12 3 (0.44%) Backup Exec
12 3 (0.44%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.44%) Grafana
12 3 (0.44%) Nessus
12 3 (0.44%) SCVMM
12 3 (0.44%) Trend Micro Deep Security
13 2 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.29%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 438 (63.66%) Microsoft
2 202 (29.36%) VMware
3 69 (10.03%) Cisco
4 57 (8.28%) Veeam
5 55 (7.99%) Apple
6 47 (6.83%) Dell
7 41 (5.96%) HP
8 38 (5.52%) Citrix
9 24 (3.49%) Adobe
10 22 (3.20%) Sophos
11 15 (2.18%) Fortinet
11 15 (2.18%) Nimble Storage
11 15 (2.18%) ServiceNow
12 13 (1.89%) Remedy
13 12 (1.74%) Aruba
13 12 (1.74%) Zerto
14 11 (1.60%) Google
15 10 (1.45%) Meraki
15 10 (1.45%) Symantec
15 10 (1.45%) Toshiba