Windows Jobs in the North West

Microsoft Windows
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 24 March 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 22 22
Rank change year-on-year -24 0 -5
Permanent jobs citing Windows 323 716 916
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 4.51% 8.11% 10.93%
As % of the Operating Systems category 64.99% 64.86% 71.96%
Number of salaries quoted 266 577 655
10th Percentile £26,500 £24,250 £22,750
25th Percentile £32,027 £27,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% +5.26% +2.70%
75th Percentile £52,875 £52,500 £53,000
90th Percentile £73,886 £67,968 £62,500
England median annual salary £42,500 £40,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.59% -10.56% +5.88%

All Operating Systems
North West

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 North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 497 1,104 1,273
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 6.95% 12.51% 15.19%
Number of salaries quoted 373 853 800
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £30,000 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +5.88% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,750 £68,875
England median annual salary £50,000 £46,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +8.70% -12.38% -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the North West

Windows
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Windows in the North West

Windows
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the North West over the 6 months to 24 March 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows in the North West

Windows
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the North West region over the 6 months to 24 March 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
Manchester +1 187 £47,000 +17.11% 50
Merseyside +17 46 £42,500 +8.97% 12
Lancashire -53 43 £42,134 +18.69% 30
Cheshire -4 41 £40,000 +14.29% 21
Cumbria -85 6 £37,500 -16.67% 9
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 47 (14.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (12.38%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.86%) Apache
4 4 (1.24%) IIS
5 1 (0.31%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 42 (13.00%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (4.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (3.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.31%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 12 (3.72%) NEC Housing
2 5 (1.55%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.93%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.31%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
Cloud Services
1 143 (44.27%) Microsoft 365
2 107 (33.13%) Azure
3 46 (14.24%) AWS
4 40 (12.38%) Entra ID
5 23 (7.12%) GCP
6 11 (3.41%) Power Platform
6 11 (3.41%) SaaS
7 9 (2.79%) Microsoft Copilot
7 9 (2.79%) OneDrive
8 8 (2.48%) Mimecast
9 7 (2.17%) AWS CloudFormation
10 6 (1.86%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (1.86%) PaaS
11 5 (1.55%) Amazon EC2
11 5 (1.55%) Amazon S3
11 5 (1.55%) IaaS
11 5 (1.55%) Nutanix
12 3 (0.93%) GitHub
13 2 (0.62%) Azure AKS
13 2 (0.62%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 71 (21.98%) Firewall
2 60 (18.58%) DNS
3 52 (16.10%) DHCP
4 34 (10.53%) LAN
5 31 (9.60%) WAN
6 29 (8.98%) VPN
7 15 (4.64%) Intrusion Detection
8 14 (4.33%) VLAN
9 11 (3.41%) SAN
9 11 (3.41%) VoIP
10 10 (3.10%) TCP/IP
11 9 (2.79%) IPv4
12 8 (2.48%) Internet
12 8 (2.48%) Remote Desktop
12 8 (2.48%) VSAN
13 6 (1.86%) SD-WAN
13 6 (1.86%) Wireless
14 5 (1.55%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (1.55%) Skype
14 5 (1.55%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.64%) SQL Server
2 13 (4.02%) BusinessObjects
3 10 (3.10%) Power BI
4 7 (2.17%) MongoDB
4 7 (2.17%) MySQL
5 5 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.31%) Cloud Spanner
6 1 (0.31%) Couchbase
6 1 (0.31%) DB2
6 1 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.31%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.31%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.31%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.31%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 12 (3.72%) Jenkins
2 10 (3.10%) Git
3 6 (1.86%) JIRA
4 5 (1.55%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.31%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.31%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.31%) Eclipse RCP
5 1 (0.31%) IBM UrbanCode
5 1 (0.31%) Jaeger
5 1 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.31%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.31%) Travis CI
5 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 136 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 74 (22.91%) Finance
3 66 (20.43%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (7.74%) Public Sector
5 20 (6.19%) Legal
6 19 (5.88%) Manufacturing
7 17 (5.26%) Local Government
8 16 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (4.02%) Law
9 13 (4.02%) Retail
10 12 (3.72%) Banking
10 12 (3.72%) Police
11 11 (3.41%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (2.79%) Games
13 8 (2.48%) Automotive
14 7 (2.17%) Telecoms
15 5 (1.55%) Aerospace
16 3 (0.93%) Investment Banking
16 3 (0.93%) Marketing
16 3 (0.93%) Military
Job Titles
1 83 (25.70%) Analyst
2 51 (15.79%) IT Support
3 41 (12.69%) Senior
4 37 (11.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 30 (9.29%) IT Analyst
6 27 (8.36%) IT Engineer
6 27 (8.36%) Support Analyst
7 23 (7.12%) Support Engineer
8 22 (6.81%) Service Analyst
9 21 (6.50%) IT Support Analyst
9 21 (6.50%) Service Desk Analyst
10 20 (6.19%) Consultant
11 18 (5.57%) Lead
12 16 (4.95%) Architect
13 15 (4.64%) Security Architect
14 12 (3.72%) Senior Consultant
14 12 (3.72%) Senior Support Consultant
14 12 (3.72%) Support Consultant
15 11 (3.41%) 2nd Line Support
15 11 (3.41%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.48%) Elastic Stack
2 6 (1.86%) Middleware
3 5 (1.55%) LDAP
4 4 (1.24%) XML
5 3 (0.93%) .NET
5 3 (0.93%) .NET Framework
5 3 (0.93%) SAML
5 3 (0.93%) SOAP
6 2 (0.62%) CSS
6 2 (0.62%) HTML
6 2 (0.62%) JSON
7 1 (0.31%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.31%) Classic ASP
7 1 (0.31%) JSP
7 1 (0.31%) Loki
7 1 (0.31%) ModSecurity
7 1 (0.31%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.31%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 47 (14.55%) Social Media
2 35 (10.84%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (8.36%) Management Information System
4 25 (7.74%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 14 (4.33%) Data Centre
5 14 (4.33%) Replication
5 14 (4.33%) Security Posture
6 11 (3.41%) Onboarding
7 8 (2.48%) FMCG
8 7 (2.17%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.55%) CCTV
10 4 (1.24%) Anti-Spyware
10 4 (1.24%) BYOD
10 4 (1.24%) Smartphone
11 3 (0.93%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.93%) PKI
12 2 (0.62%) Algorithms
12 2 (0.62%) CMDB
12 2 (0.62%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 92 (28.48%) Linux
2 90 (27.86%) Windows Server
3 61 (18.89%) Windows 10
4 47 (14.55%) Windows Vista
5 36 (11.15%) Windows Server 2019
6 20 (6.19%) Mac OS
7 18 (5.57%) Windows Server 2016
8 17 (5.26%) Android
9 13 (4.02%) Unix
10 12 (3.72%) Solaris
11 7 (2.17%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (1.86%) Apple iOS
12 6 (1.86%) Mac OS X
12 6 (1.86%) Windows 7
13 4 (1.24%) Windows 8
13 4 (1.24%) Windows Server 2012
14 3 (0.93%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.93%) zOS
15 2 (0.62%) CoreOS
15 2 (0.62%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (38.08%) Problem-Solving
2 67 (20.74%) Customer Service
3 58 (17.96%) ITIL
4 44 (13.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 40 (12.38%) Disaster Recovery
6 38 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
7 35 (10.84%) ITSM
8 33 (10.22%) Cybersecurity
9 32 (9.91%) Service Delivery
10 31 (9.60%) Collaborative Working
11 26 (8.05%) Agile
11 26 (8.05%) Data Protection
11 26 (8.05%) Service Management
12 24 (7.43%) Decision-Making
12 24 (7.43%) Information Security
13 23 (7.12%) Change Management
14 22 (6.81%) Mentoring
15 20 (6.19%) Budgeting
15 20 (6.19%) Incident Management
16 19 (5.88%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 45 (13.93%) PowerShell
2 31 (9.60%) SQL
3 18 (5.57%) Python
4 7 (2.17%) Bash
5 5 (1.55%) Java
5 5 (1.55%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.55%) PHP
6 4 (1.24%) C#
6 4 (1.24%) C++
7 2 (0.62%) C
7 2 (0.62%) Go
7 2 (0.62%) Rust
7 2 (0.62%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.62%) VBScript
8 1 (0.31%) Ada
8 1 (0.31%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.31%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.31%) VB
8 1 (0.31%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.31%) XAML
Qualifications
1 73 (22.60%) Degree
2 60 (18.58%) DBS Check
3 26 (8.05%) Microsoft Certification
4 25 (7.74%) Master's Degree
5 19 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (4.64%) CISM
6 15 (4.64%) CISSP
7 14 (4.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 14 (4.33%) CEH
7 14 (4.33%) CISA
7 14 (4.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (4.33%) Security Cleared
8 10 (3.10%) AAT
8 10 (3.10%) ACCA
8 10 (3.10%) CIMA
8 10 (3.10%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 9 (2.79%) Network+ Certification
9 9 (2.79%) SC Cleared
10 7 (2.17%) DV Cleared
11 6 (1.86%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (6.50%) GDPR
3 20 (6.19%) SLA
4 18 (5.57%) NIST
5 12 (3.72%) Accessibility
5 12 (3.72%) ISO 9001
6 4 (1.24%) QA
7 3 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.93%) NCSC
7 3 (0.93%) PMO
8 2 (0.62%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.31%) ISO 13485
9 1 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.31%) SOC 2
System Software
1 134 (41.49%) Active Directory
2 34 (10.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (8.05%) Hyper-V
4 14 (4.33%) Docker
5 13 (4.02%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (3.72%) DFS Replication
6 12 (3.72%) vSphere
7 11 (3.41%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (2.17%) VMware NSX
9 5 (1.55%) Terminal Services
9 5 (1.55%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (1.24%) Virtual Servers
11 3 (0.93%) Firmware
12 1 (0.31%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.31%) Microsoft App-V
12 1 (0.31%) NFS
12 1 (0.31%) RHEV
Systems Management
1 40 (12.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (9.60%) SCCM
3 27 (8.36%) Terraform
4 26 (8.05%) Ansible
5 13 (4.02%) Kubernetes
6 10 (3.10%) Puppet
7 9 (2.79%) Grafana
7 9 (2.79%) Prometheus
8 7 (2.17%) Progress Chef
8 7 (2.17%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (1.86%) Jamf Pro
10 5 (1.55%) SCOM
11 4 (1.24%) SCOrch
12 3 (0.93%) FortiGate
13 2 (0.62%) CA Endevor
13 2 (0.62%) Nessus
13 2 (0.62%) vCenter Server
13 2 (0.62%) WSUS
14 1 (0.31%) Consul
14 1 (0.31%) Rancher
Vendors
1 163 (50.46%) Microsoft
2 74 (22.91%) VMware
3 29 (8.98%) Veeam
4 25 (7.74%) Cisco
5 22 (6.81%) Citrix
6 16 (4.95%) ServiceNow
7 12 (3.72%) NEC
8 11 (3.41%) Oracle
9 10 (3.10%) Apple
9 10 (3.10%) Sophos
10 9 (2.79%) iManage
11 7 (2.17%) Meraki
12 6 (1.86%) Google
13 5 (1.55%) HP
13 5 (1.55%) Remedy
13 5 (1.55%) SolarWinds
14 4 (1.24%) Okta
14 4 (1.24%) Perforce
15 3 (0.93%) Aderant
15 3 (0.93%) Sage