Microsoft Windows
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Windows skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | 25 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +10 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows | 81 | 98 | 127 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol | 4.06% | 6.80% | 7.67% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 71.68% | 55.37% | 50.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 65 | 58 | 119 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £26,425 | £27,950 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,750 | £28,500 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £30,250 | £44,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.50% | -31.25% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,800 | £51,933 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £66,350 | £70,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £34,000 | £35,000 | £43,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -19.08% | +5.33% |
All Operating Systems
Bristol
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 Bristol.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 113 | 177 | 250 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 5.66% | 12.28% | 15.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 84 | 115 | 227 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,400 | £28,200 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,938 | £30,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +0.96% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,625 | £76,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,500 | £91,934 |
| South West median annual salary | £36,500 | £40,000 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.75% | -18.37% | +8.89% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Salary Trend in Bristol
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Windows.
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Salary Histogram in Bristol
Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.
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Job Locations in Bristol
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Bristol region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avonmouth | +2 | 1 | £29,500 | +5.36% | |
| Windows South West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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