Windows Jobs in Scotland

Microsoft Windows
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland 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 23 31 23
Rank change year-on-year +8 -8 0
Permanent jobs citing Windows 317 428 446
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 10.80% 8.57% 9.71%
As % of the Operating Systems category 65.23% 52.64% 55.61%
Number of salaries quoted 207 266 316
10th Percentile £25,200 £25,875 £24,125
25th Percentile £30,875 £31,313 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,480 £45,000 £37,750
Median % change year-on-year -1.16% +19.21% -16.11%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £51,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £69,650 £61,250
UK median annual salary £44,400 £45,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year -1.33% +3.45% -3.33%

All Operating Systems
Scotland

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 Scotland with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 486 813 802
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 16.55% 16.28% 17.47%
Number of salaries quoted 307 540 543
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,167 £37,500 £32,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £69,275 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,715 £73,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Scotland

Windows
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows in Scotland.

Salary trend for Windows in Scotland

Windows
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in Scotland over the 6 months to 6 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Windows in Scotland

Windows
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Scotland 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
Glasgow +9 120 £47,500 -5.00% 36
Edinburgh +6 107 £40,000 -11.11% 34
Aberdeen +14 17 £55,000 +10.00% 12
West Lothian +8 15 £37,500 +11.11% 2
Dundee +9 13 £43,779 +23.66% 1
Fife +4 10 £47,500 +26.67% 8
Dumfries and Galloway 0 5 £27,645 -7.85% 4
Renfrewshire +2 4 £45,000 +129.30% 2
Scottish Borders +5 2 £34,000 -11.11%
Perthshire +4 2 - - 1
South Lanarkshire +3 2 £42,500 +73.47% 1
Ayrshire - 2 £27,500 - 1
Dunbartonshire - 2 £40,764 - 1
Midlothian +5 1 £28,000 -30.00% 7
Perth and Kinross +3 1 £42,500 +6.25%
Stirling +2 1 £52,500 +40.00% 1
Moray - 1 £30,000 -
Highlands - 1 - -
North Lanarkshire - 1 - - 2
Windows
UK

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 13 (4.10%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.79%) MS Exchange
3 5 (1.58%) IIS
3 5 (1.58%) SharePoint Server
4 3 (0.95%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (0.95%) WebSphere
4 3 (0.95%) WebSphere Application Server
5 2 (0.63%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.32%) Confluence
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 36 (11.36%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.26%) Unit4 Business World
2 3 (0.95%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.32%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 89 (28.08%) Azure
2 81 (25.55%) Microsoft 365
3 39 (12.30%) SaaS
4 38 (11.99%) AWS
5 29 (9.15%) PaaS
6 25 (7.89%) Entra ID
6 25 (7.89%) IaaS
7 13 (4.10%) OpenShift
8 10 (3.15%) Power Platform
9 9 (2.84%) AWS CloudFormation
9 9 (2.84%) GitHub
9 9 (2.84%) OneDrive
10 7 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.89%) Amazon EKS
12 5 (1.58%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (1.26%) GCP
13 4 (1.26%) Google Workspace
14 3 (0.95%) Azure AKS
14 3 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
14 3 (0.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 44 (13.88%) Firewall
2 31 (9.78%) DHCP
2 31 (9.78%) LAN
3 28 (8.83%) DNS
3 28 (8.83%) WAN
4 24 (7.57%) TCP/IP
5 23 (7.26%) VPN
6 18 (5.68%) Wireless
7 15 (4.73%) SAN
8 13 (4.10%) Intrusion Detection
9 8 (2.52%) Network Security
10 6 (1.89%) HTTP
10 6 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (1.58%) VoIP
12 4 (1.26%) SNMP
13 3 (0.95%) DMZ
13 3 (0.95%) Internet
13 3 (0.95%) Intranet
13 3 (0.95%) Modbus
13 3 (0.95%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (12.62%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.15%) Power BI
2 10 (3.15%) Relational Database
3 9 (2.84%) SQLite
4 7 (2.21%) DB2
5 5 (1.58%) MySQL
5 5 (1.58%) RDBMS
6 4 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.95%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.95%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 3 (0.95%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.63%) Big Data
8 2 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.63%) InfluxDB
8 2 (0.63%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.32%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.32%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.32%) GIS
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database 10g
9 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 19 (5.99%) Jenkins
2 12 (3.79%) JIRA
3 9 (2.84%) Maven
4 7 (2.21%) Git
5 6 (1.89%) GitLab
5 6 (1.89%) Gradle
6 5 (1.58%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.95%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.95%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.63%) IBM UrbanCode
8 2 (0.63%) MSI
8 2 (0.63%) NUnit
8 2 (0.63%) Postman
8 2 (0.63%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 133 (41.96%) Social Skills
2 52 (16.40%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (12.30%) Finance
4 27 (8.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 26 (8.20%) Organisational Skills
6 18 (5.68%) Presentation Skills
7 16 (5.05%) Banking
8 15 (4.73%) Games
9 11 (3.47%) Public Sector
10 10 (3.15%) Automotive
11 9 (2.84%) Marketing
12 8 (2.52%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.89%) French Language
13 6 (1.89%) Law
13 6 (1.89%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.58%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.95%) Back Office
15 3 (0.95%) Legal
15 3 (0.95%) Retail
Job Titles
1 68 (21.45%) Senior
2 43 (13.56%) Analyst
3 39 (12.30%) Software Engineer
4 32 (10.09%) IT Support
5 30 (9.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 30 (9.46%) Support Analyst
5 30 (9.46%) Support Engineer
6 24 (7.57%) Architect
6 24 (7.57%) IT Engineer
7 21 (6.62%) 2nd Line Support
7 21 (6.62%) Applications Support
7 21 (6.62%) IT Analyst
8 19 (5.99%) Infrastructure Architect
9 16 (5.05%) IT Support Analyst
9 16 (5.05%) Technical Support
10 14 (4.42%) Senior Manager
11 13 (4.10%) Senior Software Engineer
12 12 (3.79%) IT Manager
12 12 (3.79%) IT Support Engineer
12 12 (3.79%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.84%) .NET
1 9 (2.84%) Entity Framework
2 7 (2.21%) HTML
3 6 (1.89%) CSS
4 5 (1.58%) Elastic Stack
4 5 (1.58%) LDAP
4 5 (1.58%) WPF
5 3 (0.95%) .NET Framework
5 3 (0.95%) JSON
5 3 (0.95%) Middleware
5 3 (0.95%) REST
5 3 (0.95%) WinForms
6 2 (0.63%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.63%) Blazor
6 2 (0.63%) JSON Schema
6 2 (0.63%) JWT
6 2 (0.63%) OpenID
6 2 (0.63%) Razor View Engine
6 2 (0.63%) WebAssembly
7 1 (0.32%) .NET Remoting
Miscellaneous
1 30 (9.46%) Virtual Team
2 19 (5.99%) Data Centre
2 19 (5.99%) Public Cloud
3 18 (5.68%) Private Cloud
4 17 (5.36%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.47%) Cloud Native
5 11 (3.47%) Driving Licence
6 10 (3.15%) Security Operations Centre
7 8 (2.52%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (1.89%) Mainframe
9 5 (1.58%) Onboarding
10 4 (1.26%) CCTV
10 4 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.26%) Renewable Energy
11 3 (0.95%) Augmented Reality
11 3 (0.95%) IoT
11 3 (0.95%) PKI
11 3 (0.95%) Replication
11 3 (0.95%) Virtual Reality
12 2 (0.63%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 115 (36.28%) Linux
2 107 (33.75%) Windows Server
3 44 (13.88%) Unix
4 34 (10.73%) Mac OS
5 29 (9.15%) Windows 10
6 20 (6.31%) Windows Server 2016
7 14 (4.42%) Windows Server 2012
8 11 (3.47%) Windows Server 2019
9 10 (3.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 10 (3.15%) Windows Server 2008
10 8 (2.52%) Apple iOS
11 7 (2.21%) Android
11 7 (2.21%) Ubuntu
12 5 (1.58%) CentOS
13 4 (1.26%) Windows 7
13 4 (1.26%) zOS
14 3 (0.95%) Windows 8
15 2 (0.63%) HPUX
15 2 (0.63%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (22.71%) Problem-Solving
2 67 (21.14%) Agile
3 52 (16.40%) Actionable Insight
4 49 (15.46%) Customer Service
5 46 (14.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 46 (14.51%) ITIL
6 44 (13.88%) Cybersecurity
7 43 (13.56%) Software Engineering
8 40 (12.62%) Mentoring
9 36 (11.36%) DevOps
10 30 (9.46%) Project Management
10 30 (9.46%) Service Management
11 26 (8.20%) Change Management
12 25 (7.89%) Analytics
12 25 (7.89%) Infrastructure as Code
12 25 (7.89%) SIEM
13 24 (7.57%) Problem Management
14 22 (6.94%) Disaster Recovery
15 21 (6.62%) Containerisation
16 20 (6.31%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 68 (21.45%) SQL
2 44 (13.88%) PowerShell
3 29 (9.15%) Java
4 26 (8.20%) Python
5 24 (7.57%) C++
6 17 (5.36%) Shell Script
7 15 (4.73%) Bash
7 15 (4.73%) C#
8 9 (2.84%) Ruby
9 7 (2.21%) Groovy
10 4 (1.26%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.95%) Assembly Language
11 3 (0.95%) COBOL
11 3 (0.95%) JavaScript
11 3 (0.95%) JCL
11 3 (0.95%) PL/1
11 3 (0.95%) REXX
12 1 (0.32%) Perl
12 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 50 (15.77%) Degree
2 40 (12.62%) Security Cleared
3 23 (7.26%) SC Cleared
4 18 (5.68%) DV Cleared
5 15 (4.73%) CISM
5 15 (4.73%) CISSP
6 10 (3.15%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (3.15%) SSCP
7 9 (2.84%) Azure Certification
7 9 (2.84%) CCNA
7 9 (2.84%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.26%) A+ Certification
9 4 (1.26%) CISA
9 4 (1.26%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.95%) AWS Certification
10 3 (0.95%) MCSA
11 2 (0.63%) HNC
11 2 (0.63%) HND
11 2 (0.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (4.42%) GDPR
3 6 (1.89%) NIST
4 5 (1.58%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.26%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.26%) ITGC
5 4 (1.26%) PMO
5 4 (1.26%) QA
5 4 (1.26%) SLA
5 4 (1.26%) SOC 2
6 3 (0.95%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.63%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.32%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.32%) NCSC
8 1 (0.32%) SOC 3
System Software
1 126 (39.75%) Active Directory
2 21 (6.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (5.05%) Hyper-V
4 15 (4.73%) Docker
5 8 (2.52%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (1.58%) BitLocker
7 4 (1.26%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.95%) Firmware
9 2 (0.63%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.63%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.63%) vSphere
10 1 (0.32%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 39 (12.30%) Ansible
2 29 (9.15%) Terraform
3 25 (7.89%) Kubernetes
4 17 (5.36%) Microsoft Intune
5 16 (5.05%) SCCM
6 12 (3.79%) Puppet
7 7 (2.21%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (1.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.95%) WMI
10 2 (0.63%) CASB
10 2 (0.63%) Grafana
10 2 (0.63%) Kibana
10 2 (0.63%) logstash
10 2 (0.63%) MIIS
10 2 (0.63%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.63%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.32%) CSIRT
11 1 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.32%) SysTrack
11 1 (0.32%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 111 (35.02%) Microsoft
2 44 (13.88%) VMware
3 33 (10.41%) Oracle
4 13 (4.10%) Cisco
5 12 (3.79%) Dell
6 10 (3.15%) Apple
6 10 (3.15%) ServiceNow
7 7 (2.21%) Citrix
7 7 (2.21%) Google
7 7 (2.21%) Red Hat
7 7 (2.21%) Splunk
8 6 (1.89%) SAP
9 5 (1.58%) Zscaler
10 4 (1.26%) Adobe
10 4 (1.26%) Sage
11 3 (0.95%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.95%) HP
11 3 (0.95%) IBM
11 3 (0.95%) MicroStrategy
11 3 (0.95%) Symantec