Windows Jobs in the South East

Microsoft Windows
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 10 13
Rank change year-on-year -3 +3 +7
Permanent jobs citing Windows 932 2,035 1,779
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 9.67% 12.06% 12.43%
As % of the Operating Systems category 74.50% 71.76% 65.26%
Number of salaries quoted 702 1,721 1,206
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £24,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £27,606
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,325 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.19% +6.67% -11.76%
75th Percentile £47,250 £55,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £67,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £43,823
% change year-on-year - -8.72% +2.87%

All Operating Systems
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,251 2,836 2,726
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 12.98% 16.81% 19.05%
Number of salaries quoted 924 2,265 1,893
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,000 £25,688
25th Percentile £31,500 £31,250 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -10.53%
75th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -14.29% -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the South East

Windows
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows in the South East.

Salary trend for Windows in the South East

Windows
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the South East over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows in the South East

Windows
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the South East region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
Thames Valley -10 318 £40,000 - 187
Hampshire -8 214 £47,500 +6.26% 129
Kent +13 160 £38,325 +2.20% 31
Surrey +8 150 £40,000 -5.88% 67
Berkshire -12 133 £37,500 -16.67% 87
Buckinghamshire -6 115 £42,000 +10.53% 55
Oxfordshire -10 70 £40,000 -2.44% 54
East Sussex -17 29 £33,500 -10.67% 5
West Sussex -5 26 £46,500 +32.86% 37
Middlesex -12 25 - - 4
Sussex +7 8 £35,000 - 11
Isle of Wight - 2 £40,101 -
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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
1 103 (11.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 55 (5.90%) SharePoint
3 22 (2.36%) Confluence
4 13 (1.39%) Apache
5 9 (0.97%) IIS
6 6 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2013
6 6 (0.64%) IBM Domino
6 6 (0.64%) WordPress
7 2 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.21%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2003
8 1 (0.11%) nginx
8 1 (0.11%) Office Communications Server
8 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.11%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.11%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.11%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
Applications
1 77 (8.26%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.43%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.11%) assyst
2 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.11%) Elite 3E
2 1 (0.11%) Sage 1000
2 1 (0.11%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 233 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 182 (19.53%) Azure
3 69 (7.40%) AWS
4 42 (4.51%) Entra ID
5 29 (3.11%) GCP
6 19 (2.04%) SaaS
7 10 (1.07%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (1.07%) PaaS
8 9 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
8 9 (0.97%) Power Automate
9 8 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (0.75%) Power Platform
11 6 (0.64%) OpenShift
11 6 (0.64%) PowerApps
12 5 (0.54%) IaaS
13 4 (0.43%) Mimecast
14 3 (0.32%) Google Workspace
14 3 (0.32%) OneDrive
15 2 (0.21%) Firebase
15 2 (0.21%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 113 (12.12%) Firewall
2 101 (10.84%) DNS
3 95 (10.19%) TCP/IP
4 76 (8.15%) VPN
5 73 (7.83%) DHCP
6 67 (7.19%) LAN
6 67 (7.19%) WAN
7 44 (4.72%) SAN
8 37 (3.97%) VoIP
9 35 (3.76%) Internet
10 34 (3.65%) VLAN
10 34 (3.65%) Wireless
11 33 (3.54%) NAS
12 31 (3.33%) Network Security
13 30 (3.22%) Wi-Fi
14 28 (3.00%) Broadband
15 24 (2.58%) Wireshark
16 18 (1.93%) Remote Desktop
17 11 (1.18%) VSAN
18 10 (1.07%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (4.83%) SQL Server
2 16 (1.72%) Relational Database
3 14 (1.50%) MySQL
4 12 (1.29%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.21%) Airbyte
7 2 (0.21%) Metadata
7 2 (0.21%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.21%) Power BI
7 2 (0.21%) Qlik Sense
8 1 (0.11%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.11%) Cloud Spanner
8 1 (0.11%) Couchbase
8 1 (0.11%) MS Access
8 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.11%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 34 (3.65%) Cucumber
1 34 (3.65%) Robot Framework
2 32 (3.43%) JIRA
3 22 (2.36%) Git
4 14 (1.50%) MSI
5 12 (1.29%) Bitbucket
6 11 (1.18%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.54%) Eclipse
7 5 (0.54%) Eclipse RCP
8 3 (0.32%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.11%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.11%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.11%) CruiseControl
9 1 (0.11%) Gemini Tracker
9 1 (0.11%) GitLab
9 1 (0.11%) Hudson
9 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.11%) Subversion
9 1 (0.11%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 249 (26.72%) Social Skills
2 89 (9.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 68 (7.30%) Telecoms
4 32 (3.43%) Organisational Skills
5 29 (3.11%) Esports
5 29 (3.11%) Finance
6 28 (3.00%) Retail
7 21 (2.25%) Analytical Skills
8 17 (1.82%) Manufacturing
9 16 (1.72%) Law
10 15 (1.61%) Electronics
11 12 (1.29%) Back Office
12 10 (1.07%) Automotive
12 10 (1.07%) Public Sector
13 8 (0.86%) Advertising
13 8 (0.86%) Legal
13 8 (0.86%) Pharmaceutical
14 7 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (0.64%) Aviation
15 6 (0.64%) Games
Job Titles
1 163 (17.49%) Support Engineer
2 152 (16.31%) IT Support
3 71 (7.62%) IT Engineer
4 70 (7.51%) Analyst
5 69 (7.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 58 (6.22%) Infrastructure Support
6 58 (6.22%) IT Support Engineer
7 43 (4.61%) Support Analyst
8 39 (4.18%) IT Analyst
9 37 (3.97%) Technical Support
10 35 (3.76%) 1st Line Support
10 35 (3.76%) IT Technician
10 35 (3.76%) Principal Engineer
10 35 (3.76%) Senior
10 35 (3.76%) Test Engineer
11 34 (3.65%) Principal Systems Engineer
11 34 (3.65%) Test Automation Engineer
12 31 (3.33%) 2nd Line Support
12 31 (3.33%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
12 31 (3.33%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (2.47%) .NET
2 20 (2.15%) CSS
2 20 (2.15%) HTML
3 10 (1.07%) Node.js
4 8 (0.86%) React
5 7 (0.75%) ASP.NET
5 7 (0.75%) HTML5
6 6 (0.64%) Middleware
7 5 (0.54%) JSP
7 5 (0.54%) SPFx
7 5 (0.54%) XML
8 4 (0.43%) SAML
8 4 (0.43%) Web Services
9 2 (0.21%) CSS3
9 2 (0.21%) NumPy
9 2 (0.21%) Qt
9 2 (0.21%) React Native
9 2 (0.21%) SQLAlchemy
9 2 (0.21%) WinForms
9 2 (0.21%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 199 (21.35%) Social Media
2 34 (3.65%) Linux Command Line
3 32 (3.43%) Management Information System
4 29 (3.11%) Clustering
5 26 (2.79%) Driving Licence
5 26 (2.79%) Onboarding
6 21 (2.25%) Data Centre
7 20 (2.15%) Self-Motivation
7 20 (2.15%) Virtual Team
8 17 (1.82%) PKI
9 14 (1.50%) Replication
10 12 (1.29%) Public Cloud
11 9 (0.97%) IoT
11 9 (0.97%) NB-IoT
11 9 (0.97%) Operational Technology
11 9 (0.97%) Video Conferencing
12 8 (0.86%) Client/Server
12 8 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (0.86%) Security Posture
13 7 (0.75%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 194 (20.82%) Windows Vista
2 185 (19.85%) Windows Server
3 180 (19.31%) Linux
4 113 (12.12%) Windows 10
5 70 (7.51%) Mac OS
6 41 (4.40%) Windows Server 2012
7 40 (4.29%) Apple iOS
8 31 (3.33%) Android
9 28 (3.00%) Windows Server 2019
10 15 (1.61%) Windows Server 2016
11 12 (1.29%) Windows 7
12 6 (0.64%) Mac OS X
12 6 (0.64%) Ubuntu
13 5 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 4 (0.43%) Windows Server 2003
15 3 (0.32%) CentOS
16 2 (0.21%) VMS
16 2 (0.21%) Windows 8
17 1 (0.11%) Unix
17 1 (0.11%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (20.82%) Problem-Solving
2 142 (15.24%) Customer Service
3 95 (10.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 87 (9.33%) Coaching
5 77 (8.26%) Mentoring
6 76 (8.15%) ITIL
7 68 (7.30%) Computer Science
8 65 (6.97%) Cybersecurity
9 63 (6.76%) DevOps
10 55 (5.90%) Agile
11 51 (5.47%) High Availability
12 46 (4.94%) Mathematics
13 45 (4.83%) Line Management
14 43 (4.61%) Incident Management
14 43 (4.61%) Test Automation
15 39 (4.18%) Service Delivery
16 37 (3.97%) Systems Engineering
17 36 (3.86%) System Testing
18 34 (3.65%) Test Management
18 34 (3.65%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 162 (17.38%) PowerShell
2 80 (8.58%) Python
3 57 (6.12%) SQL
4 50 (5.36%) JavaScript
5 47 (5.04%) Bash
6 31 (3.33%) C#
7 9 (0.97%) C++
7 9 (0.97%) Java
8 7 (0.75%) PHP
8 7 (0.75%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.54%) Ada
9 5 (0.54%) Rust
10 4 (0.43%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.32%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.21%) Go
12 2 (0.21%) R
13 1 (0.11%) Korn
13 1 (0.11%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.11%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 221 (23.71%) Degree
2 208 (22.32%) DBS Check
3 130 (13.95%) Security Cleared
4 92 (9.87%) DV Cleared
5 69 (7.40%) SC Cleared
6 55 (5.90%) Microsoft Certification
7 28 (3.00%) BPSS Clearance
8 23 (2.47%) Chartered Engineer
9 21 (2.25%) Computer Science Degree
9 21 (2.25%) Master's Degree
10 20 (2.15%) A+ Certification
11 19 (2.04%) MBA
12 16 (1.72%) HND
13 15 (1.61%) MCP
13 15 (1.61%) Network+ Certification
14 14 (1.50%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 13 (1.39%) Azure Certification
15 13 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
16 12 (1.29%) CompTIA Security+
17 11 (1.18%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (3.76%) QA
2 31 (3.33%) GDPR
3 23 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (2.25%) SLA
5 16 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.21%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.11%) NIST
8 1 (0.11%) PMO
System Software
1 261 (28.00%) Active Directory
2 128 (13.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 84 (9.01%) Hyper-V
4 41 (4.40%) VMware ESXi
5 28 (3.00%) vSphere
6 22 (2.36%) Virtual Desktop
7 20 (2.15%) Docker
8 13 (1.39%) Terminal Services
9 11 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
10 10 (1.07%) BitLocker
11 8 (0.86%) Microsoft App-V
12 4 (0.43%) VMware NSX
13 2 (0.21%) NFS
13 2 (0.21%) Terminal Server
13 2 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
14 1 (0.11%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.11%) ISA Server
14 1 (0.11%) VMware Workstation
14 1 (0.11%) XenApp
14 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 47 (5.04%) Ansible
1 47 (5.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (3.54%) Kubernetes
3 30 (3.22%) Terraform
4 28 (3.00%) vCenter Server
5 22 (2.36%) Puppet
6 18 (1.93%) SCCM
7 16 (1.72%) WMI
8 14 (1.50%) vMotion
9 9 (0.97%) FortiGate
10 8 (0.86%) PowerCLI
10 8 (0.86%) vRealize
11 6 (0.64%) ArcSight ESM
11 6 (0.64%) Nagios
11 6 (0.64%) QRadar
12 5 (0.54%) ZABBIX
13 4 (0.43%) Failover Clustering
13 4 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
13 4 (0.43%) WSUS
14 3 (0.32%) Graylog
Vendors
1 398 (42.70%) Microsoft
2 161 (17.27%) VMware
3 65 (6.97%) Cisco
4 40 (4.29%) Veeam
5 39 (4.18%) Apple
6 34 (3.65%) Citrix
7 31 (3.33%) Meraki
8 25 (2.68%) Sun
9 22 (2.36%) Google
10 19 (2.04%) Unisys
11 18 (1.93%) HP
12 15 (1.61%) Dell
12 15 (1.61%) Forcepoint
13 14 (1.50%) SAP
14 12 (1.29%) Fortinet
14 12 (1.29%) ServiceNow
15 11 (1.18%) Aruba
15 11 (1.18%) Atlassian
15 11 (1.18%) Progress
16 10 (1.07%) Sophos