Windows Jobs in the North of England

Microsoft Windows
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Windows skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Windows over the 6 months to 6 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 16 30 16
Rank change year-on-year +14 -14 -3
Permanent jobs citing Windows 842 1,567 1,871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 10.77% 9.14% 11.29%
As % of the Operating Systems category 66.83% 55.41% 59.55%
Number of salaries quoted 700 1,225 1,594
10th Percentile £25,225 £23,425 £22,750
25th Percentile £28,719 £26,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £37,500 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.33% -2.60% -3.75%
75th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £65,000
England median annual salary £44,400 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -1.33% +5.88% -5.56%

All Operating Systems
North of England

Windows is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,260 2,828 3,142
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 16.11% 16.50% 18.96%
Number of salaries quoted 980 1,766 2,572
10th Percentile £26,216 £24,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £30,958 £30,000 £31,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,625 £67,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the North of England over the 6 months to 6 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Windows in the North of England

Windows
Job Locations in the North 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 6 December 2023. 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
Yorkshire +13 404 £36,500 +1.39% 205
North West +7 376 £37,500 - 243
North East +9 63 £32,500 -13.33% 72
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North 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 65 (7.72%) SharePoint
2 34 (4.04%) MS Exchange
3 26 (3.09%) IIS
4 7 (0.83%) nginx
5 6 (0.71%) CMS
6 4 (0.48%) Apache
6 4 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.48%) WebSphere
6 4 (0.48%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.12%) Confluence
7 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.12%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.12%) WebLogic
Applications
1 154 (18.29%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (1.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.12%) IBM Planning Analytics
1 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.12%) SAP Business One
1 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.12%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 408 (48.46%) Microsoft 365
2 351 (41.69%) Azure
3 114 (13.54%) AWS
4 80 (9.50%) Entra ID
5 62 (7.36%) SaaS
6 43 (5.11%) IaaS
7 38 (4.51%) PaaS
8 22 (2.61%) Azure DevOps
9 21 (2.49%) GCP
10 17 (2.02%) OneDrive
11 16 (1.90%) OpenShift
12 15 (1.78%) Mimecast
13 14 (1.66%) Power Platform
14 11 (1.31%) Cloud Computing
15 7 (0.83%) AWS CloudFormation
16 6 (0.71%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 6 (0.71%) Azure Sentinel
16 6 (0.71%) Google Workspace
16 6 (0.71%) WhatsApp
17 5 (0.59%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 180 (21.38%) DNS
2 147 (17.46%) DHCP
3 134 (15.91%) Firewall
4 99 (11.76%) WAN
5 91 (10.81%) LAN
6 87 (10.33%) TCP/IP
7 81 (9.62%) VPN
8 61 (7.24%) SAN
9 46 (5.46%) Wireless
10 45 (5.34%) Wi-Fi
11 40 (4.75%) VoIP
12 34 (4.04%) Remote Desktop
12 34 (4.04%) VLAN
13 25 (2.97%) Internet
14 22 (2.61%) Intrusion Detection
15 18 (2.14%) Network Security
16 14 (1.66%) HTTP
16 14 (1.66%) NAS
16 14 (1.66%) SD-WAN
17 13 (1.54%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (13.30%) SQL Server
2 41 (4.87%) Amazon RDS
3 34 (4.04%) MySQL
4 10 (1.19%) Relational Database
5 9 (1.07%) Power BI
6 8 (0.95%) RDBMS
7 6 (0.71%) MongoDB
7 6 (0.71%) Oracle Database
8 5 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.48%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 4 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.36%) Firebird
10 3 (0.36%) InfluxDB
10 3 (0.36%) Redis
11 2 (0.24%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.24%) Tableau
12 1 (0.12%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 23 (2.73%) Git
2 10 (1.19%) SonarQube
3 9 (1.07%) JIRA
4 8 (0.95%) IBM UrbanCode
5 7 (0.83%) Bitbucket
5 7 (0.83%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.71%) SoapUI
7 5 (0.59%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 5 (0.59%) GitLab
7 5 (0.59%) Oracle APEX
8 4 (0.48%) Subversion
9 3 (0.36%) CMake
9 3 (0.36%) Eclipse
9 3 (0.36%) GoogleTest
9 3 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
9 3 (0.36%) TeamCity
9 3 (0.36%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.24%) MSBuild
10 2 (0.24%) Octopus Deploy
11 1 (0.12%) Mercurial
General
1 327 (38.84%) Social Skills
2 102 (12.11%) Finance
3 61 (7.24%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (7.13%) Law
5 57 (6.77%) Organisational Skills
6 51 (6.06%) Retail
7 33 (3.92%) Legal
8 32 (3.80%) Manufacturing
9 30 (3.56%) Public Sector
10 27 (3.21%) Presentation Skills
11 26 (3.09%) Telecoms
12 20 (2.38%) Back Office
13 19 (2.26%) Games
14 15 (1.78%) Banking
14 15 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (1.31%) Aerospace
16 8 (0.95%) Electronics
16 8 (0.95%) Marketing
17 7 (0.83%) Advertising
17 7 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 148 (17.58%) Analyst
2 142 (16.86%) Support Engineer
3 131 (15.56%) IT Support
4 124 (14.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 98 (11.64%) Senior
6 91 (10.81%) IT Engineer
7 83 (9.86%) IT Analyst
8 62 (7.36%) Service Analyst
8 62 (7.36%) Support Analyst
9 60 (7.13%) IT Support Engineer
9 60 (7.13%) Service Desk Analyst
10 58 (6.89%) 2nd Line Support
11 55 (6.53%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 46 (5.46%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 43 (5.11%) IT Support Analyst
14 42 (4.99%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 34 (4.04%) 3rd Line Support
16 33 (3.92%) Lead
17 32 (3.80%) IT Manager
18 26 (3.09%) Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (3.21%) .NET
2 17 (2.02%) Web Services
3 14 (1.66%) Node.js
3 14 (1.66%) React
4 13 (1.54%) CSS
4 13 (1.54%) HTML
5 10 (1.19%) MFC
6 9 (1.07%) Spring
6 9 (1.07%) Spring Boot
7 8 (0.95%) .NET Core
8 6 (0.71%) .NET Framework
8 6 (0.71%) ASP.NET
8 6 (0.71%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 6 (0.71%) REST
9 4 (0.48%) ADO
9 4 (0.48%) jQuery
9 4 (0.48%) Middleware
9 4 (0.48%) RESTful
9 4 (0.48%) Sass
10 3 (0.36%) LESS
Miscellaneous
1 44 (5.23%) Driving Licence
2 35 (4.16%) Management Information System
3 31 (3.68%) Public Cloud
4 30 (3.56%) Data Centre
5 29 (3.44%) Self-Motivation
6 26 (3.09%) Clustering
6 26 (3.09%) Virtual Team
7 20 (2.38%) EPoS
7 20 (2.38%) Security Operations Centre
8 19 (2.26%) Private Cloud
9 17 (2.02%) Onboarding
10 15 (1.78%) Life Science
11 13 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
12 11 (1.31%) Video Conferencing
13 9 (1.07%) iPhone
13 9 (1.07%) PKI
13 9 (1.07%) Replication
14 8 (0.95%) Security Posture
15 7 (0.83%) Client/Server
15 7 (0.83%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 386 (45.84%) Windows Server
2 188 (22.33%) Windows 10
3 158 (18.76%) Linux
4 87 (10.33%) Windows Server 2012
5 78 (9.26%) Windows Server 2019
6 77 (9.14%) Windows Server 2016
7 51 (6.06%) Windows 7
8 42 (4.99%) Unix
9 30 (3.56%) Android
9 30 (3.56%) Windows 8
10 24 (2.85%) Apple iOS
11 20 (2.38%) Windows Server 2003
12 16 (1.90%) Mac OS
12 16 (1.90%) Windows Server 2008
13 14 (1.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 5 (0.59%) Windows Vista
15 4 (0.48%) Ubuntu
15 4 (0.48%) VMS
16 3 (0.36%) Solaris
16 3 (0.36%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (26.96%) Problem-Solving
2 199 (23.63%) ITIL
3 146 (17.34%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 133 (15.80%) Customer Service
5 93 (11.05%) Service Management
6 88 (10.45%) Cybersecurity
7 79 (9.38%) Agile
8 67 (7.96%) Mentoring
9 58 (6.89%) Disaster Recovery
10 57 (6.77%) Actionable Insight
11 54 (6.41%) DevOps
11 54 (6.41%) High Availability
12 51 (6.06%) Project Management
13 49 (5.82%) Change Management
13 49 (5.82%) Incident Management
14 46 (5.46%) Remote Monitoring and Management
15 43 (5.11%) Infrastructure as Code
15 43 (5.11%) ITSM
16 41 (4.87%) Problem Management
16 41 (4.87%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 134 (15.91%) SQL
2 98 (11.64%) PowerShell
3 57 (6.77%) Python
4 46 (5.46%) Java
5 31 (3.68%) Bash
5 31 (3.68%) C#
6 28 (3.33%) C++
6 28 (3.33%) JavaScript
7 15 (1.78%) C
7 15 (1.78%) T-SQL
7 15 (1.78%) TypeScript
8 8 (0.95%) PL/SQL
8 8 (0.95%) Ruby
9 7 (0.83%) Shell Script
10 5 (0.59%) Groovy
11 4 (0.48%) Perl
12 3 (0.36%) Bicep
12 3 (0.36%) Go
12 3 (0.36%) VB
12 3 (0.36%) VBA
Qualifications
1 99 (11.76%) Degree
2 62 (7.36%) Security Cleared
3 56 (6.65%) Microsoft Certification
4 45 (5.34%) SC Cleared
5 27 (3.21%) Azure Certification
6 20 (2.38%) CISM
6 20 (2.38%) ITIL Certification
7 19 (2.26%) CISSP
8 17 (2.02%) DV Cleared
9 16 (1.90%) SSCP
10 15 (1.78%) MCSE
11 14 (1.66%) Computer Science Degree
12 11 (1.31%) DBS Check
12 11 (1.31%) MCP
13 9 (1.07%) MCSA
14 8 (0.95%) A+ Certification
14 8 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (0.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 5 (0.59%) CCNP
16 5 (0.59%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (13.30%) SLA
2 35 (4.16%) Cyber Essentials
3 33 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (2.38%) GDPR
5 14 (1.66%) QA
6 8 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (0.95%) NCSC
6 8 (0.95%) NIST
7 7 (0.83%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.48%) COBIT
9 3 (0.36%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.12%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.12%) GRC
10 1 (0.12%) IEC 62304
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 13485
10 1 (0.12%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.12%) PMO
System Software
1 464 (55.11%) Active Directory
2 169 (20.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 143 (16.98%) Hyper-V
4 46 (5.46%) Docker
5 28 (3.33%) Firmware
5 28 (3.33%) vSphere
6 26 (3.09%) Virtual Desktop
7 25 (2.97%) XenApp
8 21 (2.49%) Virtual Machines
9 17 (2.02%) Virtual Servers
10 10 (1.19%) XenDesktop
11 9 (1.07%) VMware Workstation
12 8 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
13 7 (0.83%) Microsoft App-V
14 6 (0.71%) Terminal Services
15 4 (0.48%) Oracle RAC
16 3 (0.36%) NFS
17 2 (0.24%) Kamailio
17 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
17 2 (0.24%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 106 (12.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 92 (10.93%) SCCM
3 60 (7.13%) SCOM
4 44 (5.23%) Terraform
5 40 (4.75%) Ansible
6 38 (4.51%) Kubernetes
7 21 (2.49%) Failover Clustering
8 19 (2.26%) FortiGate
8 19 (2.26%) Puppet
8 19 (2.26%) SCVMM
9 16 (1.90%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 13 (1.54%) Nessus
11 10 (1.19%) PaperCut
12 8 (0.95%) Progress Chef
13 7 (0.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 6 (0.71%) Microsoft Clustering
14 6 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
15 5 (0.59%) EdgeSight
15 5 (0.59%) Prometheus
16 4 (0.48%) Grafana
Vendors
1 415 (49.29%) Microsoft
2 242 (28.74%) VMware
3 103 (12.23%) Cisco
4 102 (12.11%) Citrix
5 58 (6.89%) Veeam
6 32 (3.80%) Commvault
6 32 (3.80%) Oracle
7 31 (3.68%) Kaseya
8 27 (3.21%) HP
8 27 (3.21%) Sophos
9 26 (3.09%) Google
10 24 (2.85%) Dell
11 19 (2.26%) IBM
11 19 (2.26%) Meraki
12 18 (2.14%) Aruba
12 18 (2.14%) iManage
13 17 (2.02%) Barracuda Networks
13 17 (2.02%) SolarWinds
14 15 (1.78%) Apple
15 14 (1.66%) ESET