Windows Jobs in the City of London

Microsoft Windows
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of 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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 17 18
Rank change year-on-year -2 +1 +4
Permanent jobs citing Windows 214 383 502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 10.94% 11.45% 11.22%
As % of the Operating Systems category 69.71% 79.30% 61.75%
Number of salaries quoted 196 298 428
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £69,313 £73,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £94,500 £90,375
Central London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -

All Operating Systems
City of 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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 307 483 813
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 15.70% 14.44% 18.16%
Number of salaries quoted 269 373 687
10th Percentile £36,200 £32,800 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £108,750
Central London median annual salary £57,500 £55,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +3.60% -11.20% -3.85%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the City of London

Windows
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows in the City of London.

Salary trend for Windows in the City of London

Windows
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the City of London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows in the City of London

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 53 (24.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (13.55%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.87%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (1.40%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.93%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (0.93%) Moodle
6 1 (0.47%) IIS
Applications
1 60 (28.04%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (11.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (9.81%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.47%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 5 (2.34%) Elite 3E
2 3 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.40%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.47%) Eikon
3 1 (0.47%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 90 (42.06%) Microsoft 365
2 83 (38.79%) Azure
3 33 (15.42%) Entra ID
4 17 (7.94%) AWS
4 17 (7.94%) OneDrive
5 8 (3.74%) Cloud Computing
5 8 (3.74%) Power Platform
6 7 (3.27%) Mimecast
7 5 (2.34%) Azure Monitor
8 4 (1.87%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (1.87%) IaaS
8 4 (1.87%) Nutanix
9 3 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.40%) Google Workspace
9 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (1.40%) PaaS
9 3 (1.40%) SaaS
10 2 (0.93%) Azure AKS
10 2 (0.93%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.47%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (10.28%) DHCP
1 22 (10.28%) DNS
2 16 (7.48%) Firewall
3 15 (7.01%) Structured Cabling
4 13 (6.07%) WebEx
5 12 (5.61%) Network Security
5 12 (5.61%) VPN
5 12 (5.61%) WAN
6 11 (5.14%) LAN
6 11 (5.14%) TCP/IP
7 7 (3.27%) VLAN
8 6 (2.80%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (2.34%) Kerberos
9 5 (2.34%) VoIP
10 4 (1.87%) NetScaler
10 4 (1.87%) Remote Desktop
10 4 (1.87%) SAN
10 4 (1.87%) Wireless
11 3 (1.40%) Internet
11 3 (1.40%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (14.49%) SQL Server
2 11 (5.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 10 (4.67%) DB2
3 10 (4.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (1.87%) Metadata
4 4 (1.87%) Power BI
5 3 (1.40%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.47%) NonStop SQL
7 1 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (4.67%) JIRA
2 7 (3.27%) Git
3 1 (0.47%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.47%) InstallShield
3 1 (0.47%) MSI
3 1 (0.47%) NeoLoad
3 1 (0.47%) SpecFlow
3 1 (0.47%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.47%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 106 (49.53%) Social Skills
2 50 (23.36%) Law
3 48 (22.43%) Finance
4 31 (14.49%) Legal
5 24 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (8.41%) Telecoms
7 17 (7.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (5.14%) Banking
9 7 (3.27%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.34%) Public Sector
11 3 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.93%) Advertising
13 1 (0.47%) Back Office
13 1 (0.47%) Billing
13 1 (0.47%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.47%) Police
13 1 (0.47%) Retail
Job Titles
1 72 (33.64%) Analyst
2 56 (26.17%) Support Analyst
3 44 (20.56%) IT Support
4 36 (16.82%) Senior
5 35 (16.36%) IT Analyst
6 30 (14.02%) IT Support Analyst
7 27 (12.62%) Desktop Support
8 25 (11.68%) Support Engineer
9 18 (8.41%) Senior Analyst
9 18 (8.41%) Support Manager
10 17 (7.94%) IT Support Specialist
10 17 (7.94%) Service Analyst
10 17 (7.94%) Support Specialist
11 16 (7.48%) Applications Support
11 16 (7.48%) Applications Support Analyst
12 15 (7.01%) Desktop Manager
12 15 (7.01%) Desktop Support Manager
12 15 (7.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 15 (7.01%) Senior Support Analyst
12 15 (7.01%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (10.28%) .NET
2 8 (3.74%) HTML
3 6 (2.80%) AngularJS
3 6 (2.80%) CSS
3 6 (2.80%) HTML5
3 6 (2.80%) WPF
4 5 (2.34%) LDAP
4 5 (2.34%) OAuth
4 5 (2.34%) OpenID
4 5 (2.34%) SailPoint
4 5 (2.34%) SAML
5 4 (1.87%) REST
6 3 (1.40%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (1.40%) GraphQL
6 3 (1.40%) Middleware
7 2 (0.93%) JSON
8 1 (0.47%) EDI
8 1 (0.47%) Web Services
8 1 (0.47%) XML
8 1 (0.47%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 27 (12.62%) Video Conferencing
2 13 (6.07%) Onboarding
2 13 (6.07%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (4.67%) Legacy Applications
4 8 (3.74%) iPhone
5 7 (3.27%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.80%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (2.34%) PKI
8 4 (1.87%) e-Learning
8 4 (1.87%) Public Cloud
9 3 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.40%) Learning Management System
10 2 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.93%) Equities
10 2 (0.93%) Fixed Income
10 2 (0.93%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (0.93%) Reference Data
10 2 (0.93%) Security Posture
11 1 (0.47%) Handset
11 1 (0.47%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 59 (27.57%) Windows 10
2 50 (23.36%) Windows Server
3 29 (13.55%) Linux
4 17 (7.94%) Windows Server 2012
5 14 (6.54%) Windows Server 2016
6 12 (5.61%) Windows Server 2019
7 7 (3.27%) Unix
8 6 (2.80%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (2.34%) Apple iOS
9 5 (2.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (2.34%) Windows 7
10 4 (1.87%) Android
11 3 (1.40%) Mac OS
11 3 (1.40%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.93%) Rocky
12 2 (0.93%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.47%) CentOS
13 1 (0.47%) VMS
13 1 (0.47%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (25.70%) ITIL
2 50 (23.36%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (17.76%) Customer Service
4 28 (13.08%) Document Management
5 22 (10.28%) ITSM
6 21 (9.81%) Mentoring
7 19 (8.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 18 (8.41%) Data Management
9 16 (7.48%) Disaster Recovery
10 15 (7.01%) Continuous Improvement
10 15 (7.01%) People Management
10 15 (7.01%) Project Management
11 14 (6.54%) Agile
11 14 (6.54%) Computer Science
12 11 (5.14%) Customer-Centricity
13 10 (4.67%) Asset Management
13 10 (4.67%) Collaborative Working
13 10 (4.67%) Customer-Centric Approach
13 10 (4.67%) Cybersecurity
14 9 (4.21%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 35 (16.36%) PowerShell
2 27 (12.62%) SQL
3 18 (8.41%) C#
4 15 (7.01%) Python
5 10 (4.67%) PL/SQL
5 10 (4.67%) VB.NET
6 6 (2.80%) Bash
6 6 (2.80%) JavaScript
6 6 (2.80%) TypeScript
7 4 (1.87%) Java
7 4 (1.87%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.47%) COBOL
8 1 (0.47%) PHP
Qualifications
1 68 (31.78%) Degree
2 23 (10.75%) A+ Certification
3 16 (7.48%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (2.80%) CISSP
4 6 (2.80%) Security Cleared
5 5 (2.34%) CISM
5 5 (2.34%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (2.34%) MCSA
6 4 (1.87%) CCNA
6 4 (1.87%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 4 (1.87%) Network+ Certification
7 3 (1.40%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.40%) DV Cleared
7 3 (1.40%) MCSE
7 3 (1.40%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.47%) CCSP
8 1 (0.47%) MCP
8 1 (0.47%) MCT
8 1 (0.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (15.42%) SLA
2 5 (2.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.87%) GDPR
3 4 (1.87%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.40%) NIST
5 2 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.93%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.93%) ISO 22301
5 2 (0.93%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.47%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.47%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.47%) QA
6 1 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 121 (56.54%) Active Directory
2 33 (15.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (3.27%) Hyper-V
3 7 (3.27%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (1.40%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.93%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.93%) Firmware
5 2 (0.93%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.47%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.47%) vSphere
6 1 (0.47%) XenApp
6 1 (0.47%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 45 (21.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (11.21%) SCCM
3 13 (6.07%) Terraform
4 12 (5.61%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (4.67%) Ansible
6 5 (2.34%) QRadar
7 4 (1.87%) Kubernetes
7 4 (1.87%) SCOM
8 3 (1.40%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.93%) Grafana
10 1 (0.47%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.47%) Avamar
10 1 (0.47%) DameWare
10 1 (0.47%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.47%) Nessus
10 1 (0.47%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.47%) Plesk
10 1 (0.47%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 136 (63.55%) Microsoft
2 41 (19.16%) VMware
3 25 (11.68%) Citrix
4 17 (7.94%) Cisco
5 15 (7.01%) HP
6 14 (6.54%) ServiceNow
7 12 (5.61%) Apple
8 10 (4.67%) iManage
9 9 (4.21%) Oracle
10 6 (2.80%) Bloomberg
10 6 (2.80%) Sophos
11 5 (2.34%) SolarWinds
11 5 (2.34%) Splunk
12 4 (1.87%) Aderant
12 4 (1.87%) FactSet
12 4 (1.87%) Mitel
12 4 (1.87%) NetApp
12 4 (1.87%) Veeam
13 3 (1.40%) Intapp
13 3 (1.40%) Refinitiv