Microsoft Windows
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Windows 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 | 34 | 35 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -26 | +7 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows | 15 | 42 | 182 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Reading | 2.56% | 5.80% | 16.96% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 60.00% | 54.55% | 76.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 30 | 158 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,750 | £38,438 | £34,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £42,710 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.36% | -28.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £59,375 | £56,525 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,250 | £60,000 | £62,410 |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £32,750 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.22% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
All Operating Systems
Reading
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 Reading.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 25 | 77 | 239 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading | 4.27% | 10.64% | 22.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 40 | 186 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £23,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,125 | £44,375 | £34,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £49,750 | £51,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.53% | -2.93% | -14.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £60,000 | £59,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,375 | £74,250 |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £40,500 | £49,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.35% | -6.67% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.
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Salary Trend in Reading
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Windows.
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Salary Histogram in Reading
Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in Reading over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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: