Windows Jobs in the East of England

Microsoft Windows
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 7 10
Rank change year-on-year -23 +3 +5
Permanent jobs citing Windows 306 751 761
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 9.13% 12.25% 14.37%
As % of the Operating Systems category 71.50% 70.25% 70.46%
Number of salaries quoted 236 644 477
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £32,500 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.77% -15.58% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £43,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £64,875 £57,500 £66,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £43,823
% change year-on-year - -8.72% +3.11%

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 428 1,069 1,080
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 12.76% 17.44% 20.40%
Number of salaries quoted 306 920 630
10th Percentile £26,625 £25,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.88% -14.44% +5.26%
75th Percentile £58,086 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -14.29% -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the East of England

Windows
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows in the East of England.

Salary trend for Windows in the East of England

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 2025.

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 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
Hertfordshire -6 110 £52,500 +40.00% 97
Cambridgeshire +3 63 £35,000 -6.67% 78
Bedfordshire -13 47 £47,500 +79.25% 23
Essex -13 37 £32,500 +16.07% 39
Norfolk -11 26 £32,000 -1.54% 15
Suffolk -27 23 £38,750 -3.13% 14
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 60 (19.61%) SharePoint
2 55 (17.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (8.17%) IIS
4 9 (2.94%) Tomcat
5 8 (2.61%) Apache
6 3 (0.98%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.98%) nginx
7 2 (0.65%) Alfresco
7 2 (0.65%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 2 (0.65%) Documentum
7 2 (0.65%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.33%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.33%) CMS
8 1 (0.33%) IBM Domino
8 1 (0.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 41 (13.40%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (0.98%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.33%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 161 (52.61%) Microsoft 365
2 129 (42.16%) Azure
3 60 (19.61%) Entra ID
4 42 (13.73%) AWS
5 21 (6.86%) OneDrive
6 18 (5.88%) Power Platform
7 12 (3.92%) Microsoft Purview
8 11 (3.59%) PowerApps
9 10 (3.27%) Mimecast
10 9 (2.94%) Azure Logic Apps
11 8 (2.61%) Nutanix
12 7 (2.29%) Cloud Computing
12 7 (2.29%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (2.29%) Power Automate
12 7 (2.29%) Rubrik
13 6 (1.96%) Azure Storage
14 3 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
15 2 (0.65%) Cloudflare
15 2 (0.65%) Cohesity
15 2 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 80 (26.14%) Firewall
2 60 (19.61%) DNS
3 50 (16.34%) TCP/IP
3 50 (16.34%) VPN
4 40 (13.07%) DHCP
5 30 (9.80%) WAN
6 28 (9.15%) LAN
7 27 (8.82%) VLAN
8 9 (2.94%) Wireless
9 8 (2.61%) Broadband
9 8 (2.61%) Network Security
9 8 (2.61%) SSL
9 8 (2.61%) VoIP
10 7 (2.29%) DMARC
10 7 (2.29%) FTP
10 7 (2.29%) Intranet
10 7 (2.29%) SD-WAN
10 7 (2.29%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (1.96%) Wireless Security
12 4 (1.31%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (12.75%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.61%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (2.29%) GIS
3 7 (2.29%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (2.29%) Power BI
4 3 (0.98%) MySQL
4 3 (0.98%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.33%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.33%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.33%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 15 (4.90%) Cucumber
1 15 (4.90%) Robot Framework
2 8 (2.61%) JIRA
3 7 (2.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 4 (1.31%) Git
4 4 (1.31%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.98%) GitLab
5 3 (0.98%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.65%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.65%) Eclipse RCP
7 1 (0.33%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.33%) Log4j
7 1 (0.33%) Subversion
7 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 132 (43.14%) Social Skills
2 27 (8.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 20 (6.54%) Organisational Skills
4 18 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (5.23%) Finance
6 15 (4.90%) Presentation Skills
6 15 (4.90%) Telecoms
7 9 (2.94%) Advertising
7 9 (2.94%) Manufacturing
8 7 (2.29%) Czech Language
8 7 (2.29%) Local Government
8 7 (2.29%) Retail
9 6 (1.96%) Law
10 5 (1.63%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (1.31%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.31%) Legal
12 3 (0.98%) Aviation
13 2 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.65%) German Language
13 2 (0.65%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 69 (22.55%) IT Support
2 49 (16.01%) Support Engineer
3 32 (10.46%) Analyst
4 30 (9.80%) IT Engineer
5 28 (9.15%) 2nd Line Support
5 28 (9.15%) Administrator
6 27 (8.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 21 (6.86%) IT Technician
7 21 (6.86%) Support Specialist
8 20 (6.54%) IT Support Engineer
9 19 (6.21%) Support Analyst
9 19 (6.21%) Systems Engineer
10 17 (5.56%) Senior
11 16 (5.23%) Applications Support
11 16 (5.23%) Systems Administrator
11 16 (5.23%) Technical Support
12 15 (4.90%) Test Automation Engineer
12 15 (4.90%) Test Engineer
13 13 (4.25%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 12 (3.92%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.61%) REST
2 7 (2.29%) JSON
2 7 (2.29%) SOAP
2 7 (2.29%) XML
3 5 (1.63%) .NET
4 4 (1.31%) CSS
4 4 (1.31%) HTML
4 4 (1.31%) LDAP
5 3 (0.98%) Web Services
6 2 (0.65%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.65%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.65%) JSP
6 2 (0.65%) Middleware
6 2 (0.65%) XSLT
7 1 (0.33%) Apache Camel
7 1 (0.33%) CSS3
7 1 (0.33%) GraphQL
7 1 (0.33%) ServiceStack
7 1 (0.33%) Spring
7 1 (0.33%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 26 (8.50%) Data Centre
2 25 (8.17%) Driving Licence
3 17 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (5.23%) Linux Command Line
5 15 (4.90%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (3.92%) Management Information System
7 11 (3.59%) Onboarding
8 7 (2.29%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.63%) Social Media
10 4 (1.31%) NHS
11 3 (0.98%) Biopharmaceutical
11 3 (0.98%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (0.98%) Security Operations Centre
12 2 (0.65%) Blackberry
12 2 (0.65%) EPoS
12 2 (0.65%) PKI
12 2 (0.65%) Public Cloud
12 2 (0.65%) Robotics
12 2 (0.65%) Security Posture
13 1 (0.33%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 110 (35.95%) Windows Server
2 87 (28.43%) Linux
3 33 (10.78%) Windows 10
4 24 (7.84%) Mac OS
5 14 (4.58%) Windows Server 2012
6 13 (4.25%) Apple iOS
7 11 (3.59%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (3.27%) Unix
8 10 (3.27%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (2.94%) VMS
10 6 (1.96%) Android
11 4 (1.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.65%) Debian
12 2 (0.65%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.65%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.33%) CentOS
13 1 (0.33%) Rocky
13 1 (0.33%) SUSE
13 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (33.01%) Problem-Solving
2 66 (21.57%) Customer Service
3 63 (20.59%) ITIL
4 45 (14.71%) Cybersecurity
5 33 (10.78%) ITSM
6 28 (9.15%) DevOps
6 28 (9.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 27 (8.82%) Coaching
7 27 (8.82%) Mentoring
8 21 (6.86%) Service Delivery
9 20 (6.54%) Project Management
10 19 (6.21%) Mathematics
10 19 (6.21%) Service Management
11 17 (5.56%) Disaster Recovery
11 17 (5.56%) Line Management
12 16 (5.23%) Proactive Maintenance
12 16 (5.23%) System Testing
12 16 (5.23%) Test Automation
13 15 (4.90%) Computer Science
13 15 (4.90%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 67 (21.90%) PowerShell
2 34 (11.11%) Python
3 32 (10.46%) Bash
4 29 (9.48%) JavaScript
5 26 (8.50%) SQL
6 13 (4.25%) Java
7 8 (2.61%) VBA
8 7 (2.29%) T-SQL
9 6 (1.96%) C#
10 2 (0.65%) Ada
10 2 (0.65%) C
10 2 (0.65%) C++
10 2 (0.65%) Groovy
10 2 (0.65%) Rust
11 1 (0.33%) Go
11 1 (0.33%) PHP
11 1 (0.33%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.33%) Tcl
11 1 (0.33%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 72 (23.53%) Degree
2 30 (9.80%) Microsoft Certification
3 23 (7.52%) DBS Check
4 13 (4.25%) A+ Certification
5 11 (3.59%) Security Cleared
6 8 (2.61%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.61%) SC Cleared
7 6 (1.96%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.96%) Network+ Certification
8 4 (1.31%) HNC
8 4 (1.31%) MCSA
9 3 (0.98%) CCNA
9 3 (0.98%) CCNP
9 3 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.98%) MCP
9 3 (0.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.65%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.65%) MCSE
11 1 (0.33%) LPIC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.56%) QA
2 13 (4.25%) SLA
3 9 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.63%) GDPR
5 4 (1.31%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.65%) NIST
6 2 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.33%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.33%) PMO
System Software
1 142 (46.41%) Active Directory
2 32 (10.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (9.15%) Hyper-V
4 13 (4.25%) Docker
5 11 (3.59%) Virtual Desktop
6 8 (2.61%) Firmware
7 6 (1.96%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.98%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.65%) pfSense
9 2 (0.65%) vSphere
10 1 (0.33%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 1 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.33%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 59 (19.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (3.59%) Single Sign-On
3 9 (2.94%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (2.61%) Ansible
5 7 (2.29%) NetBackup
6 6 (1.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (1.96%) Kubernetes
6 6 (1.96%) SCCM
7 5 (1.63%) SmoothWall
8 4 (1.31%) Autotask
8 4 (1.31%) Graylog
9 3 (0.98%) Nagios
9 3 (0.98%) Puppet
9 3 (0.98%) Rundeck
10 2 (0.65%) cPanel
10 2 (0.65%) WSUS
11 1 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.33%) SCOM
11 1 (0.33%) vRealize
11 1 (0.33%) WMI
Vendors
1 183 (59.80%) Microsoft
2 39 (12.75%) VMware
3 16 (5.23%) Cisco
4 12 (3.92%) ServiceNow
5 11 (3.59%) Oracle
5 11 (3.59%) Palo Alto
6 10 (3.27%) Citrix
7 8 (2.61%) Sun
8 7 (2.29%) Commvault
8 7 (2.29%) Zerto
9 6 (1.96%) Apple
9 6 (1.96%) WatchGuard
10 5 (1.63%) Meraki
10 5 (1.63%) NetApp
11 4 (1.31%) Red Hat
11 4 (1.31%) SolarWinds
12 3 (0.98%) iManage
12 3 (0.98%) Juniper
12 3 (0.98%) PagerDuty
12 3 (0.98%) Remedy