WSUS Job Trends in Hampshire

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring WSUS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 149 122
Rank change year-on-year +31 -27 +39
Permanent jobs citing WSUS 3 4 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.12% 0.15% 0.30%
As % of the Systems Management category 2.21% 1.25% 2.80%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 2
10th Percentile - - £29,925
25th Percentile £51,250 £36,250 £33,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,250 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +36.36% -17.50%
75th Percentile £53,750 £75,625 £49,063
90th Percentile - £76,750 £52,775
South East median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +10.00%

All Systems Management Skills
Hampshire

WSUS falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring systems management skills in Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 136 321 214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 5.47% 12.14% 10.71%
Number of salaries quoted 121 219 190
10th Percentile £27,500 £41,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £48,925 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +23.76% -8.29%
75th Percentile £78,500 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £78,750 £86,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.00% +13.64% -

WSUS
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

WSUS job vacancy trend in Hampshire

WSUS
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing WSUS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing WSUS

WSUS
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WSUS within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Farnborough - 2 £52,500 - 1
WSUS
South East

WSUS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 2 (66.67%) Military
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Administrator
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Administrator
2 1 (33.33%) Linux Administrator
2 1 (33.33%) Linux Systems Administrator
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Administrator
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Systems Administrator
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Azure Certification
2 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Nessus
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft