Windows Jobs in Central London

Microsoft Windows
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 16 16
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 +2
Permanent jobs citing Windows 281 435 632
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 11.06% 11.50% 11.93%
As % of the Operating Systems category 70.60% 77.68% 64.23%
Number of salaries quoted 255 355 548
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,600 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £36,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £69,500 £73,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £100,000
London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% -

All Operating Systems
Central London

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 Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 398 560 984
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 15.67% 14.80% 18.57%
Number of salaries quoted 341 455 849
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,900 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £110,000
London median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Central London

Windows
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Windows in Central London

Windows
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in Central London over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows in Central London

Windows
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Central London region over the 6 months to 30 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
City of London -1 242 £50,000 -9.09% 43
City of Westminster -15 6 £29,500 -3.28% 2
West End of London -7 5 £50,000 -25.93% 4
Southwark -7 2 £67,836 +93.82%
Camden -9 2 £70,000 +79.49%
Windows
London

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central 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 79 (28.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 38 (13.52%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.14%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (1.78%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.71%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.36%) Confluence
6 1 (0.36%) IIS
Applications
1 71 (25.27%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (8.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (8.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.07%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.71%) Acrobat
4 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.36%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 5 (1.78%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.78%) Elite 3E
2 3 (1.07%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.71%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.36%) Eikon
4 1 (0.36%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 130 (46.26%) Azure
2 128 (45.55%) Microsoft 365
3 48 (17.08%) Entra ID
4 28 (9.96%) AWS
5 23 (8.19%) OneDrive
6 11 (3.91%) Cloud Computing
7 10 (3.56%) Mimecast
8 6 (2.14%) Azure Monitor
8 6 (2.14%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (2.14%) Nutanix
8 6 (2.14%) SaaS
9 5 (1.78%) Google Workspace
10 4 (1.42%) Azure AKS
10 4 (1.42%) IaaS
10 4 (1.42%) PaaS
11 3 (1.07%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (1.07%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (1.07%) Power Platform
11 3 (1.07%) WhatsApp
12 2 (0.71%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 31 (11.03%) DHCP
1 31 (11.03%) DNS
2 26 (9.25%) LAN
3 24 (8.54%) WAN
4 21 (7.47%) Firewall
5 19 (6.76%) TCP/IP
6 15 (5.34%) VPN
7 13 (4.63%) WebEx
8 12 (4.27%) VLAN
9 10 (3.56%) Network Security
10 9 (3.20%) Structured Cabling
10 9 (3.20%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (2.85%) Wireless
12 7 (2.49%) VoIP
13 5 (1.78%) Kerberos
13 5 (1.78%) Remote Desktop
13 5 (1.78%) SAN
14 4 (1.42%) Internet
14 4 (1.42%) NetScaler
15 3 (1.07%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (17.44%) SQL Server
2 23 (8.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 22 (7.83%) DB2
3 22 (7.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (2.49%) Metadata
5 5 (1.78%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.71%) Power BI
7 1 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.36%) Data Hub
7 1 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.36%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.36%) NonStop SQL
7 1 (0.36%) SQL CLR
7 1 (0.36%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (3.91%) JIRA
2 7 (2.49%) Git
3 2 (0.71%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.36%) GitLab
4 1 (0.36%) InstallShield
4 1 (0.36%) MSI
4 1 (0.36%) NeoLoad
4 1 (0.36%) SpecFlow
4 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.36%) Vite
General
1 135 (48.04%) Social Skills
2 77 (27.40%) Finance
3 54 (19.22%) Law
4 39 (13.88%) Legal
5 28 (9.96%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (6.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (6.05%) Telecoms
8 15 (5.34%) Banking
9 8 (2.85%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (1.07%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.71%) Advertising
11 2 (0.71%) Back Office
11 2 (0.71%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.36%) Billing
12 1 (0.36%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.36%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.36%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.36%) Police
12 1 (0.36%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.36%) Retail
Job Titles
1 110 (39.15%) Analyst
2 80 (28.47%) Support Analyst
3 56 (19.93%) IT Support
4 45 (16.01%) Senior
5 44 (15.66%) IT Analyst
6 35 (12.46%) IT Support Analyst
7 32 (11.39%) Applications Support
8 30 (10.68%) Applications Support Analyst
9 28 (9.96%) Support Engineer
10 27 (9.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 26 (9.25%) Senior Analyst
11 26 (9.25%) Service Analyst
12 25 (8.90%) Desktop Support
13 23 (8.19%) Senior Support Analyst
14 20 (7.12%) Service Desk Analyst
15 19 (6.76%) 2nd Line Support
15 19 (6.76%) IT Engineer
15 19 (6.76%) Support Specialist
16 17 (6.05%) Senior Applications Support
16 17 (6.05%) Senior Applications Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (13.52%) .NET
2 11 (3.91%) HTML
3 9 (3.20%) CSS
3 9 (3.20%) HTML5
4 8 (2.85%) AngularJS
4 8 (2.85%) WPF
5 6 (2.14%) LDAP
6 5 (1.78%) OAuth
6 5 (1.78%) OpenID
6 5 (1.78%) SailPoint
6 5 (1.78%) SAML
7 4 (1.42%) REST
8 3 (1.07%) FIX Protocol
8 3 (1.07%) GraphQL
8 3 (1.07%) JSON
8 3 (1.07%) Middleware
9 2 (0.71%) .NET Core
9 2 (0.71%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.36%) Apache NiFi
10 1 (0.36%) Keycloak
Miscellaneous
1 28 (9.96%) Video Conferencing
2 22 (7.83%) Legacy Applications
3 21 (7.47%) Onboarding
4 17 (6.05%) iPhone
5 15 (5.34%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (3.91%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.85%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (2.49%) e-Learning
8 7 (2.49%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (2.14%) Hedge funds
10 5 (1.78%) Driving Licence
10 5 (1.78%) PKI
11 4 (1.42%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.42%) Public Cloud
12 3 (1.07%) Fixed Income
12 3 (1.07%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 3 (1.07%) Security Posture
13 2 (0.71%) Data Centre
13 2 (0.71%) iPad
13 2 (0.71%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 85 (30.25%) Windows 10
2 78 (27.76%) Windows Server
3 41 (14.59%) Linux
4 25 (8.90%) Windows Server 2012
5 21 (7.47%) Windows Server 2016
6 19 (6.76%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (3.91%) Windows Server 2008
8 10 (3.56%) Windows 7
9 9 (3.20%) Android
9 9 (3.20%) Apple iOS
9 9 (3.20%) Unix
10 8 (2.85%) Mac OS
11 5 (1.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 4 (1.42%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.71%) Rocky
13 2 (0.71%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.36%) CentOS
14 1 (0.36%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (23.13%) ITIL
1 65 (23.13%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (17.08%) Customer Service
3 34 (12.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 30 (10.68%) Document Management
4 30 (10.68%) Mentoring
5 28 (9.96%) ITSM
6 26 (9.25%) Customer-Centricity
7 25 (8.90%) Computer Science
7 25 (8.90%) Disaster Recovery
8 22 (7.83%) Customer-Centric Approach
9 19 (6.76%) Agile
10 16 (5.69%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (5.69%) Data Management
10 16 (5.69%) Project Management
11 14 (4.98%) Infrastructure Management
12 13 (4.63%) Change Management
12 13 (4.63%) Workflow
13 12 (4.27%) Collaborative Working
13 12 (4.27%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 53 (18.86%) PowerShell
2 45 (16.01%) SQL
3 33 (11.74%) C#
4 22 (7.83%) PL/SQL
4 22 (7.83%) VB.NET
5 21 (7.47%) Python
6 9 (3.20%) JavaScript
6 9 (3.20%) TypeScript
7 8 (2.85%) Bash
8 5 (1.78%) Java
8 5 (1.78%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.36%) COBOL
9 1 (0.36%) Go
Qualifications
1 76 (27.05%) Degree
2 24 (8.54%) Microsoft Certification
3 22 (7.83%) A+ Certification
4 12 (4.27%) Azure Certification
4 12 (4.27%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (3.20%) Security Cleared
6 6 (2.14%) CISSP
6 6 (2.14%) DV Cleared
7 5 (1.78%) CISM
7 5 (1.78%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.78%) MCSA
8 4 (1.42%) CCNA
8 4 (1.42%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (1.07%) MCP
9 3 (1.07%) MCSE
9 3 (1.07%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (1.07%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.36%) CCSP
10 1 (0.36%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (9.25%) SLA
2 4 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.07%) NIST
3 3 (1.07%) PCI DSS
4 2 (0.71%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.71%) GDPR
4 2 (0.71%) ISO 22301
4 2 (0.71%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.71%) PMO
4 2 (0.71%) QA
4 2 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 151 (53.74%) Active Directory
2 44 (15.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (5.69%) Hyper-V
4 11 (3.91%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (3.20%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (1.42%) Docker
7 3 (1.07%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.71%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.71%) Firmware
8 2 (0.71%) vSphere
9 1 (0.36%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.36%) XenApp
9 1 (0.36%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 61 (21.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (11.39%) SCCM
3 18 (6.41%) Terraform
4 13 (4.63%) Ansible
4 13 (4.63%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (1.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (1.78%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.78%) QRadar
6 3 (1.07%) Grafana
6 3 (1.07%) NetBackup
6 3 (1.07%) SCOM
6 3 (1.07%) vCenter Server
6 3 (1.07%) WSUS
7 2 (0.71%) Nagios
8 1 (0.36%) Avamar
8 1 (0.36%) Backup Exec
8 1 (0.36%) DameWare
8 1 (0.36%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.36%) Nessus
8 1 (0.36%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 176 (62.63%) Microsoft
2 60 (21.35%) VMware
3 32 (11.39%) Citrix
4 26 (9.25%) Cisco
5 24 (8.54%) ServiceNow
6 17 (6.05%) iManage
7 13 (4.63%) HP
8 12 (4.27%) Apple
8 12 (4.27%) Oracle
9 8 (2.85%) Palo Alto
10 7 (2.49%) Bloomberg
10 7 (2.49%) SolarWinds
10 7 (2.49%) Splunk
11 6 (2.14%) Google
11 6 (2.14%) Intapp
11 6 (2.14%) NetApp
11 6 (2.14%) Veeam
12 5 (1.78%) Adobe
12 5 (1.78%) Meraki
13 4 (1.42%) Dell