Windows Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Windows
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Windows skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 29 7
Rank change year-on-year -1 -22 +3
Permanent jobs citing Windows 268 295 751
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 4.30% 9.82% 12.25%
As % of the Operating Systems category 71.47% 75.45% 70.25%
Number of salaries quoted 218 233 644
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £24,250
25th Percentile £30,250 £30,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +30.77% -15.58%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £65,550 £57,500
England median annual salary £39,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.25% - -8.72%

All Operating Systems
East of England

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 East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 375 391 1,069
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 6.01% 13.02% 17.44%
Number of salaries quoted 291 303 920
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,400 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +16.88% -14.44%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,086 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Windows job vacancy trend in the East of England

Windows
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Windows.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Windows

Windows
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the East of England over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Windows in the East of England

Windows
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the East of England region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
Hertfordshire -11 107 £45,000 -14.29% 35
Cambridgeshire -23 57 £35,480 +1.37% 14
Suffolk +22 34 £34,750 -10.32% 8
Essex -27 32 £40,000 +23.08% 23
Norfolk -15 27 £35,750 +11.72% 17
Bedfordshire -1 16 £32,500 -31.58% 10
Windows
England

Windows
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 59 (22.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 43 (16.04%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.49%) CMS
3 4 (1.49%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (1.12%) IIS
5 2 (0.75%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.75%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (7.46%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.37%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (2.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.87%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (1.49%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.37%) Infor CloudSuite
4 1 (0.37%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
Cloud Services
1 173 (64.55%) Microsoft 365
2 79 (29.48%) Azure
3 67 (25.00%) Entra ID
4 14 (5.22%) OneDrive
5 13 (4.85%) Power Platform
6 10 (3.73%) AWS
6 10 (3.73%) PowerApps
7 8 (2.99%) Google Workspace
8 6 (2.24%) IaaS
8 6 (2.24%) PaaS
9 4 (1.49%) Nutanix
10 3 (1.12%) Cohesity
10 3 (1.12%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.75%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.37%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.37%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.37%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.37%) Google Ads
12 1 (0.37%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.37%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 58 (21.64%) Firewall
2 41 (15.30%) DNS
3 36 (13.43%) VPN
4 34 (12.69%) DHCP
5 28 (10.45%) WAN
6 26 (9.70%) LAN
7 22 (8.21%) Wireless
8 19 (7.09%) TCP/IP
9 17 (6.34%) Wi-Fi
10 15 (5.60%) VLAN
11 8 (2.99%) VoIP
12 7 (2.61%) IMAP
12 7 (2.61%) POP3
12 7 (2.61%) SMTP
13 6 (2.24%) SAN
14 5 (1.87%) Wireshark
15 4 (1.49%) EIGRP
15 4 (1.49%) NAS
15 4 (1.49%) Network Security
15 4 (1.49%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.22%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.73%) Power BI
3 5 (1.87%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (1.12%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.37%) GIS
5 1 (0.37%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (1.12%) JIRA
2 1 (0.37%) LabVIEW
2 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio
General
1 124 (46.27%) Social Skills
2 28 (10.45%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (5.60%) Finance
4 13 (4.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (4.85%) Law
5 12 (4.48%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (3.36%) Telecoms
7 6 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (2.24%) Public Sector
8 5 (1.87%) Aerospace
8 5 (1.87%) Retail
9 4 (1.49%) Banking
9 4 (1.49%) Marketing
10 3 (1.12%) Back Office
10 3 (1.12%) Games
10 3 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.12%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.75%) Electronics
11 2 (0.75%) Legal
12 1 (0.37%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 96 (35.82%) IT Support
2 60 (22.39%) IT Engineer
3 58 (21.64%) Support Engineer
4 47 (17.54%) IT Support Engineer
5 36 (13.43%) Support Technician
6 30 (11.19%) IT Technician
7 29 (10.82%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 29 (10.82%) 2nd Line Support
8 24 (8.96%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 24 (8.96%) IT Support Technician
9 19 (7.09%) Consultant
9 19 (7.09%) Senior
10 16 (5.97%) Analyst
10 16 (5.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 14 (5.22%) 1st Line Support
11 14 (5.22%) Support Analyst
12 13 (4.85%) Lead
13 12 (4.48%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 12 (4.48%) IT Analyst
13 12 (4.48%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.87%) .NET
2 3 (1.12%) OpenGL
2 3 (1.12%) Vulkan
3 1 (0.37%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.37%) WinForms
3 1 (0.37%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 51 (19.03%) Driving Licence
2 17 (6.34%) Onboarding
3 16 (5.97%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (2.24%) Algorithms
5 5 (1.87%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (1.87%) Robotics
6 4 (1.49%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.49%) Digital Media
6 4 (1.49%) Legacy Code
6 4 (1.49%) Social Media
7 3 (1.12%) 3D Graphics
7 3 (1.12%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.12%) Client/Server
7 3 (1.12%) CUDA
7 3 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.12%) Replication
8 2 (0.75%) Fat Client
8 2 (0.75%) PMI
8 2 (0.75%) Thin Client
8 2 (0.75%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 108 (40.30%) Windows Server
2 47 (17.54%) Windows 10
3 35 (13.06%) Linux
4 25 (9.33%) Windows Server 2019
5 24 (8.96%) Android
6 21 (7.84%) Apple iOS
6 21 (7.84%) Windows Server 2016
7 15 (5.60%) Mac OS
8 11 (4.10%) Windows Server 2012
9 6 (2.24%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (1.49%) VMS
11 3 (1.12%) Unix
11 3 (1.12%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.75%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.75%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (38.81%) Problem-Solving
2 63 (23.51%) Customer Service
3 52 (19.40%) Cybersecurity
4 36 (13.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 32 (11.94%) ITIL
6 25 (9.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 23 (8.58%) Time Management
8 21 (7.84%) Mentoring
8 21 (7.84%) Roadmaps
9 20 (7.46%) ERP
10 18 (6.72%) Collaborative Working
11 17 (6.34%) Service Management
12 16 (5.97%) Stakeholder Management
13 15 (5.60%) Project Delivery
14 13 (4.85%) AI
14 13 (4.85%) Impact Assessments
15 12 (4.48%) Asset Management
15 12 (4.48%) ITSM
16 11 (4.10%) Business Intelligence
16 11 (4.10%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (10.07%) PowerShell
2 13 (4.85%) SQL
3 11 (4.10%) Python
4 10 (3.73%) C++
5 7 (2.61%) C#
6 6 (2.24%) Bash
6 6 (2.24%) VB
7 4 (1.49%) C
7 4 (1.49%) T-SQL
8 3 (1.12%) GLSL
9 1 (0.37%) Bicep
9 1 (0.37%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.37%) VBA
Qualifications
1 36 (13.43%) Microsoft Certification
2 33 (12.31%) Degree
2 33 (12.31%) Security Cleared
3 23 (8.58%) DBS Check
4 14 (5.22%) SC Cleared
5 12 (4.48%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (4.10%) CCNA
6 11 (4.10%) DV Cleared
7 5 (1.87%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.87%) CCNP
7 5 (1.87%) RHCE
8 4 (1.49%) MCSE
8 4 (1.49%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (1.12%) A+ Certification
9 3 (1.12%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.12%) HP APS
9 3 (1.12%) MCDST
9 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (0.75%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.34%) SLA
2 4 (1.49%) GRC
3 3 (1.12%) GDPR
4 2 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.37%) NIST
5 1 (0.37%) QA
System Software
1 141 (52.61%) Active Directory
2 33 (12.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (6.72%) Hyper-V
4 8 (2.99%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (2.99%) VMware ESXi
4 8 (2.99%) vSphere
5 6 (2.24%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.49%) Docker
7 3 (1.12%) Lustre
7 3 (1.12%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 2 (0.75%) Firmware
9 1 (0.37%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 44 (16.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (9.70%) SCCM
3 6 (2.24%) Ansible
3 6 (2.24%) SCOM
3 6 (2.24%) vCenter Server
4 5 (1.87%) Tivoli Identity Manager
4 5 (1.87%) WSUS
5 4 (1.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (1.49%) SolarWinds Orion
6 3 (1.12%) Check_MK
7 2 (0.75%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.75%) Terraform
8 1 (0.37%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 1 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.37%) Nessus
8 1 (0.37%) Podman
8 1 (0.37%) QRadar
Vendors
1 191 (71.27%) Microsoft
2 37 (13.81%) VMware
3 27 (10.07%) Apple
4 13 (4.85%) Remedy
5 12 (4.48%) SolarWinds
6 11 (4.10%) Cisco
7 10 (3.73%) HP
8 9 (3.36%) Epicor
8 9 (3.36%) Google
8 9 (3.36%) IBM
8 9 (3.36%) Meraki
8 9 (3.36%) Sophos
9 8 (2.99%) Red Hat
10 6 (2.24%) Dell
10 6 (2.24%) McAfee
10 6 (2.24%) NetApp
10 6 (2.24%) Veeam
11 5 (1.87%) Freshdesk
11 5 (1.87%) Samsung
12 4 (1.49%) Fortinet