Windows Jobs in Central London

Microsoft Windows
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London 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 16 15 18
Rank change year-on-year -1 +3 +13
Permanent jobs citing Windows 434 638 827
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 11.51% 11.96% 10.38%
As % of the Operating Systems category 77.92% 64.64% 57.87%
Number of salaries quoted 354 555 660
10th Percentile £31,575 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £100,000 £87,500
London median annual salary £55,000 £52,650 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.46% +0.29% -4.55%

All Operating Systems
Central London

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 Central London with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 557 987 1,429
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 14.78% 18.50% 17.94%
Number of salaries quoted 452 855 1,203
10th Percentile £32,600 £32,500 £33,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £42,500 £45,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £79,063 £90,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £106,250 £110,000 £105,000
London median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -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 27 April 2024.

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 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
City of London +2 402 £55,000 +4.76% 41
West End of London -8 10 £67,500 +17.39% 3
City of Westminster -19 10 £30,500 -53.08% 1
Southwark +19 3 £35,000 +9.38% 1
Kensington and Chelsea -5 1 £50,000 +17.65%
Camden -9 1 £39,000 -2.50% 1
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
1 109 (25.12%) Microsoft Exchange
2 64 (14.75%) SharePoint
3 25 (5.76%) Skype for Business
4 12 (2.76%) IIS
5 6 (1.38%) Apache
6 5 (1.15%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.69%) SAS
8 2 (0.46%) CMS
8 2 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.46%) SharePoint 2010
8 2 (0.46%) SharePoint 2013
8 2 (0.46%) WordPress
9 1 (0.23%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.23%) Confluence
9 1 (0.23%) JBoss
9 1 (0.23%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.23%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.23%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.23%) WildFly
Applications
1 100 (23.04%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (4.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.92%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.46%) S-PLUS
Business Applications
1 8 (1.84%) Carpe Diem
2 4 (0.92%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.46%) Eikon
3 2 (0.46%) Farmplan
3 2 (0.46%) KEYPrime
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.23%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.23%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.23%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 231 (53.23%) Microsoft 365
2 212 (48.85%) Azure
3 84 (19.35%) Entra ID
4 40 (9.22%) AWS
5 26 (5.99%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (5.30%) SaaS
7 20 (4.61%) WhatsApp
8 16 (3.69%) OneDrive
9 14 (3.23%) Google Workspace
10 12 (2.76%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (2.53%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (2.30%) GCP
12 10 (2.30%) Mimecast
13 9 (2.07%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (2.07%) IaaS
14 7 (1.61%) GitHub
14 7 (1.61%) Microsoft Purview
15 6 (1.38%) Amazon S3
15 6 (1.38%) Azure Storage
15 6 (1.38%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 64 (14.75%) Firewall
2 47 (10.83%) DNS
3 45 (10.37%) LAN
4 33 (7.60%) Skype
5 31 (7.14%) WAN
6 28 (6.45%) Cisco IOS
6 28 (6.45%) DHCP
6 28 (6.45%) Telepresence
7 26 (5.99%) VPN
8 23 (5.30%) Wi-Fi
9 22 (5.07%) SAN
9 22 (5.07%) Wireless
10 18 (4.15%) NAS
10 18 (4.15%) TCP/IP
11 17 (3.92%) Network Security
12 14 (3.23%) SD-WAN
13 12 (2.76%) Internet
14 8 (1.84%) Broadband
15 7 (1.61%) WebEx
15 7 (1.61%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (14.52%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.53%) Relational Database
3 6 (1.38%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (1.38%) MongoDB
4 5 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.15%) MySQL
5 4 (0.92%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.92%) RDBMS
5 4 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.46%) Metadata
7 2 (0.46%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.46%) Power BI
7 2 (0.46%) SQLite
8 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.23%) InfluxDB
8 1 (0.23%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 29 (6.68%) JIRA
2 9 (2.07%) GitLab
2 9 (2.07%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.15%) Katalon Studio
4 4 (0.92%) Git
5 3 (0.69%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.46%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.46%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.46%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.23%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.23%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.23%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.23%) JUnit
7 1 (0.23%) MSI
7 1 (0.23%) Postman
7 1 (0.23%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.23%) Zephyr
General
1 144 (33.18%) Social Skills
2 134 (30.88%) Finance
3 58 (13.36%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (11.75%) Law
5 46 (10.60%) Legal
6 29 (6.68%) Telecoms
7 26 (5.99%) Pharmaceutical
8 24 (5.53%) Automotive
9 23 (5.30%) Banking
10 13 (3.00%) Games
11 8 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (1.84%) Marketing
11 8 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.84%) Retail Banking
12 7 (1.61%) Retail
13 6 (1.38%) Advertising
13 6 (1.38%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (0.92%) Manufacturing
14 4 (0.92%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 86 (19.82%) Senior
2 80 (18.43%) Support Engineer
3 67 (15.44%) Analyst
4 49 (11.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 46 (10.60%) IT Support
6 39 (8.99%) Support Analyst
7 35 (8.06%) Consultant
8 33 (7.60%) Lead
9 31 (7.14%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 31 (7.14%) 2nd Line Support
10 28 (6.45%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 27 (6.22%) IT Analyst
11 27 (6.22%) IT Engineer
12 26 (5.99%) Azure Engineer
13 23 (5.30%) Developer
14 22 (5.07%) IT Support Analyst
14 22 (5.07%) Software Developer
15 19 (4.38%) IT Support Engineer
15 19 (4.38%) Service Analyst
15 19 (4.38%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (6.91%) .NET
2 25 (5.76%) CSS
2 25 (5.76%) HTML
3 22 (5.07%) HTML5
4 21 (4.84%) WPF
5 11 (2.53%) YAML
6 6 (1.38%) RabbitMQ
7 5 (1.15%) REST
7 5 (1.15%) X-Windows
8 4 (0.92%) XMPP
9 3 (0.69%) ARM Templates
9 3 (0.69%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.69%) JSON
10 2 (0.46%) .NET Core
10 2 (0.46%) 802.1X
10 2 (0.46%) Elastic Stack
11 1 (0.23%) ASP.NET Web API
11 1 (0.23%) Kafka
11 1 (0.23%) React
11 1 (0.23%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 60 (13.82%) Video Conferencing
2 32 (7.37%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (4.84%) Clustering
4 17 (3.92%) Data Centre
5 15 (3.46%) Greenfield Project
6 12 (2.76%) Onboarding
7 11 (2.53%) Management Information System
8 10 (2.30%) Linux Command Line
9 8 (1.84%) Blackberry
9 8 (1.84%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.84%) Replication
10 7 (1.61%) iPhone
10 7 (1.61%) PKI
10 7 (1.61%) Public Cloud
10 7 (1.61%) Security Operations Centre
11 6 (1.38%) Security Posture
12 5 (1.15%) Cloud Security Posture
12 5 (1.15%) Enterprise Cloud
12 5 (1.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 4 (0.92%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 188 (43.32%) Windows Server
2 118 (27.19%) Windows 10
3 55 (12.67%) Linux
4 38 (8.76%) Windows 7
5 31 (7.14%) Windows Server 2012
6 29 (6.68%) Windows Server 2016
7 28 (6.45%) Apple iOS
8 24 (5.53%) Mac OS
9 23 (5.30%) Android
10 14 (3.23%) Windows Server 2019
11 12 (2.76%) Mac OS X
12 10 (2.30%) Unix
13 6 (1.38%) Windows Server 2008
14 5 (1.15%) Data ONTAP
14 5 (1.15%) Windows Server 2003
15 3 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 3 (0.69%) Ubuntu
15 3 (0.69%) VMS
16 2 (0.46%) CentOS
17 1 (0.23%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (18.20%) Problem-Solving
2 76 (17.51%) ITIL
3 66 (15.21%) Customer Service
4 63 (14.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 49 (11.29%) DevOps
6 48 (11.06%) Continuous Improvement
7 38 (8.76%) ITSM
8 37 (8.53%) Cybersecurity
8 37 (8.53%) Information Security
9 35 (8.06%) Service Management
10 33 (7.60%) Computer Science
11 32 (7.37%) Collaborative Working
12 30 (6.91%) Change Management
13 29 (6.68%) Project Management
14 27 (6.22%) Incident Management
15 26 (5.99%) Service Delivery
16 25 (5.76%) Migration
17 23 (5.30%) CI/CD
18 22 (5.07%) Agile
18 22 (5.07%) Multithreaded Programming
Programming Languages
1 88 (20.28%) PowerShell
2 72 (16.59%) SQL
3 37 (8.53%) C#
4 27 (6.22%) Python
5 26 (5.99%) JavaScript
6 24 (5.53%) Bash
7 8 (1.84%) Java
8 6 (1.38%) C++
9 3 (0.69%) SAS Macro
10 2 (0.46%) Perl
10 2 (0.46%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.23%) Go
11 1 (0.23%) PHP
11 1 (0.23%) Ruby
11 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 86 (19.82%) Degree
2 29 (6.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 29 (6.68%) Master's Degree
3 24 (5.53%) MBA
4 16 (3.69%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (3.23%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (2.30%) Azure Certification
6 10 (2.30%) CEH
6 10 (2.30%) MCSE
7 9 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.84%) ITIL Certification
8 8 (1.84%) Security Cleared
9 7 (1.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (1.61%) A+ Certification
9 7 (1.61%) CCSP
9 7 (1.61%) CISSP
9 7 (1.61%) SANS
9 7 (1.61%) SSCP
10 6 (1.38%) CCNA
10 6 (1.38%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (4.61%) SLA
3 12 (2.76%) PCI DSS
4 11 (2.53%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.07%) NIST
6 8 (1.84%) SOC 2
7 6 (1.38%) QA
8 3 (0.69%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.46%) ITGC
9 2 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.23%) GDPR
10 1 (0.23%) GRC
10 1 (0.23%) PMO
System Software
1 225 (51.84%) Active Directory
2 83 (19.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 37 (8.53%) VMware ESXi
4 18 (4.15%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (4.15%) vSphere
5 15 (3.46%) Hyper-V
6 14 (3.23%) Docker
7 7 (1.61%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (1.61%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (1.15%) Firmware
9 2 (0.46%) DFS Replication
9 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.46%) XenApp
9 2 (0.46%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.23%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.23%) pfSense
10 1 (0.23%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.23%) Veritas Cluster Server
10 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.23%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 67 (15.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 38 (8.76%) vCenter Server
3 34 (7.83%) SCCM
4 31 (7.14%) Single Sign-On
5 19 (4.38%) Microsoft Clustering
6 18 (4.15%) Kubernetes
7 14 (3.23%) Ansible
8 13 (3.00%) Terraform
9 7 (1.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 7 (1.61%) Jamf Pro
9 7 (1.61%) Nmap
10 6 (1.38%) Prometheus
11 5 (1.15%) SCOM
12 4 (0.92%) AirWatch
12 4 (0.92%) Backup Exec
12 4 (0.92%) Puppet
12 4 (0.92%) vRealize Orchestrator
12 4 (0.92%) WSUS
13 3 (0.69%) Grafana
13 3 (0.69%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 227 (52.30%) Microsoft
2 121 (27.88%) VMware
3 76 (17.51%) Cisco
4 49 (11.29%) Apple
5 37 (8.53%) Citrix
6 35 (8.06%) ServiceNow
7 30 (6.91%) Commvault
8 24 (5.53%) Polycom
9 23 (5.30%) Bloomberg
10 22 (5.07%) iManage
11 20 (4.61%) HP
11 20 (4.61%) Sun
12 19 (4.38%) Google
13 18 (4.15%) SolarWinds
14 16 (3.69%) Palo Alto
15 13 (3.00%) NetApp
15 13 (3.00%) Veeam
16 11 (2.53%) Meraki
17 10 (2.30%) Splunk
18 9 (2.07%) Qualys