Windows Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Microsoft Windows
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire requiring Windows skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 31 13
Rank change year-on-year +12 -18 +11
Permanent jobs citing Windows 57 58 57
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 8.82% 4.75% 14.18%
As % of the Operating Systems category 91.94% 60.42% 79.17%
Number of salaries quoted 48 30 36
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,125 £23,750
25th Percentile £29,938 £33,125 £35,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £48,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.84% -15.65% +21.05%
75th Percentile £40,250 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £43,750 £77,500 -
East Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year - -12.50% +1.69%

All Operating Systems
Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 62 96 72
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 9.60% 7.86% 17.91%
Number of salaries quoted 53 53 50
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,600 £24,950
25th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £44,774
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £45,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% -21.74% +15.00%
75th Percentile £40,250 £53,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £43,500 £63,700 £66,375
East Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% -15.79% +5.56%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Nottinghamshire

Windows
Salary Trend in Nottinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Windows.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Windows

Windows
Salary Histogram in Nottinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in Nottinghamshire over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows in Nottinghamshire

Windows
Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Mansfield +2 12 £31,500 +14.55% 3
Nottingham -17 7 £28,000 -42.27% 32
Worksop - 2 £40,000 - 1
Windows
East Midlands

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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 39 (68.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 36 (63.16%) SharePoint
3 8 (14.04%) Skype for Business
4 2 (3.51%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (12.28%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (3.51%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 51 (89.47%) Microsoft 365
2 28 (49.12%) Azure
3 21 (36.84%) OneDrive
4 10 (17.54%) Entra ID
5 8 (14.04%) AWS
5 8 (14.04%) Azure Sentinel
5 8 (14.04%) GCP
6 5 (8.77%) Mimecast
7 2 (3.51%) ChatGPT
8 1 (1.75%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 16 (28.07%) VoIP
2 15 (26.32%) Firewall
3 14 (24.56%) DNS
4 9 (15.79%) DHCP
5 8 (14.04%) Skype
6 6 (10.53%) Network Security
7 5 (8.77%) iSCSI
7 5 (8.77%) SAN
7 5 (8.77%) VLAN
7 5 (8.77%) VPN
8 3 (5.26%) TCP/IP
9 2 (3.51%) Intranet
10 1 (1.75%) Internet
10 1 (1.75%) LAN
10 1 (1.75%) WAN
10 1 (1.75%) WebEx
10 1 (1.75%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (14.04%) DTS
2 2 (3.51%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.75%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 2 (3.51%) Git
General
1 23 (40.35%) Social Skills
2 8 (14.04%) Manufacturing
2 8 (14.04%) Retail
3 7 (12.28%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (8.77%) Billing
4 5 (8.77%) Games
5 1 (1.75%) Law
5 1 (1.75%) Legal
Job Titles
1 31 (54.39%) IT Support
2 14 (24.56%) Support Specialist
3 13 (22.81%) 3rd Line Support
3 13 (22.81%) Support Engineer
4 11 (19.30%) Analyst
4 11 (19.30%) IT Support Specialist
5 10 (17.54%) 2nd Line Support
5 10 (17.54%) Support Analyst
6 9 (15.79%) 1st Line Support
7 8 (14.04%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
7 8 (14.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 8 (14.04%) Infrastructure Support
7 8 (14.04%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
8 5 (8.77%) 1st/2nd Line Support
8 5 (8.77%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
8 5 (8.77%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Analyst
8 5 (8.77%) IT Analyst
8 5 (8.77%) IT Engineer
8 5 (8.77%) Senior
8 5 (8.77%) Senior IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.51%) CSS
1 2 (3.51%) HTML
1 2 (3.51%) jQuery
1 2 (3.51%) Laravel
1 2 (3.51%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 16 (28.07%) Onboarding
2 8 (14.04%) CMDB
2 8 (14.04%) Video Conferencing
3 5 (8.77%) Driving Licence
4 2 (3.51%) Legacy Code
5 1 (1.75%) e-Learning
5 1 (1.75%) iPhone
5 1 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 21 (36.84%) Windows Server
2 10 (17.54%) Windows 10
3 8 (14.04%) Windows Server 2008
4 6 (10.53%) Windows 7
5 5 (8.77%) Apple iOS
5 5 (8.77%) Mac OS
6 4 (7.02%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (47.37%) Customer Service
2 17 (29.82%) Migration
3 14 (24.56%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (19.30%) Cybersecurity
4 11 (19.30%) ITSM
4 11 (19.30%) Logistics
5 10 (17.54%) Mobile Device Management
6 8 (14.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 8 (14.04%) Infrastructure Management
6 8 (14.04%) Problem Management
6 8 (14.04%) Root Cause Analysis
6 8 (14.04%) Server Management
7 6 (10.53%) Data Analysis
7 6 (10.53%) Project Management
7 6 (10.53%) Service Delivery
8 5 (8.77%) Asset Management
8 5 (8.77%) Email Management
8 5 (8.77%) Information Security
8 5 (8.77%) Kalman Filter
8 5 (8.77%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 29 (50.88%) PowerShell
2 3 (5.26%) SQL
3 2 (3.51%) JavaScript
3 2 (3.51%) PHP
Qualifications
1 6 (10.53%) Azure Certification
2 5 (8.77%) CCNA
2 5 (8.77%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (8.77%) Degree
3 1 (1.75%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (19.30%) GDPR
2 9 (15.79%) SLA
3 5 (8.77%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 51 (89.47%) Active Directory
2 11 (19.30%) Hyper-V
3 8 (14.04%) Virtual Desktop
3 8 (14.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (35.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (14.04%) Nagios
2 8 (14.04%) ZABBIX
3 5 (8.77%) Autotask
3 5 (8.77%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (8.77%) SCCM
Vendors
1 47 (82.46%) Microsoft
2 11 (19.30%) Sage
3 10 (17.54%) Meraki
4 9 (15.79%) Google
5 8 (14.04%) BMC
5 8 (14.04%) Citrix
5 8 (14.04%) Darktrace
5 8 (14.04%) Proofpoint
5 8 (14.04%) Red Hat
5 8 (14.04%) SolarWinds
5 8 (14.04%) Tanium
5 8 (14.04%) Trend Micro
5 8 (14.04%) VMware
6 6 (10.53%) Cisco
7 5 (8.77%) Aruba
7 5 (8.77%) Barracuda Networks
7 5 (8.77%) Datto
7 5 (8.77%) HP
7 5 (8.77%) Sophos
7 5 (8.77%) Veeam