Windows Job Trends in Cowes

Microsoft Windows
Isle of Wight > Cowes

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cowes requiring Windows skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Windows 14 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cowes 31.11% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 14 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £39,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 - -
75th Percentile £44,750 - -
90th Percentile £45,000 - -
Isle of Wight median annual salary £43,000 - -

All Operating Systems
Cowes

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 Cowes.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 14 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cowes 31.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 14 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £39,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 - -
75th Percentile £44,750 - -
90th Percentile £45,000 - -
Isle of Wight median annual salary £43,000 - -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Cowes

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cowes.

Windows job vacancy trend in Cowes

Windows
Salary Trend in Cowes

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cowes citing Windows.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cowes citing Windows

Windows
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cowes 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:

Applications
1 5 (35.71%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) Azure
1 2 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
1 2 (14.29%) GitHub
2 1 (7.14%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (78.57%) SQL Server
2 10 (71.43%) Relational Database
3 1 (7.14%) Power BI
3 1 (7.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 12 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 4 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (71.43%) Software Support Engineer
1 10 (71.43%) Support Engineer
2 4 (28.57%) Developer
2 4 (28.57%) Software Developer
3 3 (21.43%) C++ Developer
3 3 (21.43%) C++ Software Developer
4 1 (7.14%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (71.43%) DCOM
2 2 (14.29%) .NET
2 2 (14.29%) JSON
3 1 (7.14%) .NET Framework
3 1 (7.14%) ASP.NET
3 1 (7.14%) ASP.NET Core
3 1 (7.14%) CSS
3 1 (7.14%) CSS3
3 1 (7.14%) HTML
3 1 (7.14%) HTML5
3 1 (7.14%) React
3 1 (7.14%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (28.57%) Customer Service
2 4 (28.57%) Preventative Maintenance
2 4 (28.57%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (14.29%) Computer Science
3 2 (14.29%) DevOps
4 1 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (7.14%) Decision-Making
4 1 (7.14%) Front End Development
4 1 (7.14%) Full-Stack Development
4 1 (7.14%) SDLC
4 1 (7.14%) Software Engineering
4 1 (7.14%) Software Testing
4 1 (7.14%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 6 (42.86%) SQL
2 3 (21.43%) C++
3 1 (7.14%) C#
3 1 (7.14%) JavaScript
3 1 (7.14%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 12 (85.71%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) QA
Vendors
1 12 (85.71%) Microsoft