Windows Jobs in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Windows
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 13 14
Rank change year-on-year -6 +1 +5
Permanent jobs citing Windows 320 650 704
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 9.41% 9.26% 12.04%
As % of the Operating Systems category 76.92% 66.67% 65.49%
Number of salaries quoted 231 579 436
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £27,619
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £34,324
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +16.54% -19.24%
75th Percentile £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £52,500 £59,000 £73,750
South East median annual salary £38,325 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -4.19% +6.67% -11.76%

All Operating Systems
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 416 975 1,075
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 12.24% 13.89% 18.38%
Number of salaries quoted 303 820 663
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,250 £24,513
25th Percentile £32,500 £34,750 £30,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.18% - -16.13%
75th Percentile £50,500 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £63,500 £68,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £40,000 £43,000 £43,250
% change year-on-year -6.98% -0.58% -8.95%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the Thames Valley

Windows
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Windows in the Thames Valley

Windows
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows in the Thames Valley

Windows
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 30 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
Berkshire -11 135 £37,500 -23.35% 330
Buckinghamshire -6 117 £39,750 +4.61% 157
Oxfordshire -8 68 £40,000 -4.76% 92
Windows
South East

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 50 (15.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (10.63%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.19%) Apache
4 6 (1.88%) IBM Domino
4 6 (1.88%) IIS
5 5 (1.56%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.31%) nginx
6 1 (0.31%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.31%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 32 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.25%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.31%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 99 (30.94%) Microsoft 365
2 83 (25.94%) Azure
3 26 (8.13%) AWS
4 16 (5.00%) Entra ID
5 7 (2.19%) GCP
5 7 (2.19%) SaaS
6 6 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (1.88%) IaaS
7 4 (1.25%) Power Platform
8 3 (0.94%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (0.94%) Mimecast
8 3 (0.94%) OneDrive
8 3 (0.94%) Power Automate
8 3 (0.94%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.63%) Azure API Management
9 2 (0.63%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.63%) Firebase
9 2 (0.63%) GitHub
9 2 (0.63%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 65 (20.31%) TCP/IP
2 58 (18.13%) WAN
3 55 (17.19%) VPN
4 53 (16.56%) DNS
5 51 (15.94%) LAN
6 46 (14.38%) Firewall
7 35 (10.94%) DHCP
8 31 (9.69%) Internet
9 26 (8.13%) Wi-Fi
10 24 (7.50%) Wireless
11 21 (6.56%) VLAN
12 15 (4.69%) SAN
13 10 (3.13%) 5G
14 9 (2.81%) Bluetooth
14 9 (2.81%) IP Telephony
14 9 (2.81%) LTE
14 9 (2.81%) Network Security
14 9 (2.81%) Remote Desktop
15 8 (2.50%) VoIP
16 7 (2.19%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (6.25%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.50%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.56%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.63%) MySQL
5 2 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.31%) Power BI
6 1 (0.31%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 34 (10.63%) Cucumber
1 34 (10.63%) Robot Framework
2 6 (1.88%) JIRA
3 3 (0.94%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.31%) Git
General
1 128 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 67 (20.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 35 (10.94%) Organisational Skills
4 34 (10.63%) Telecoms
5 33 (10.31%) Esports
6 14 (4.38%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (3.44%) Electronics
8 10 (3.13%) Public Sector
9 6 (1.88%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.56%) Back Office
10 5 (1.56%) Local Government
11 4 (1.25%) Finance
12 3 (0.94%) Advertising
13 2 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.31%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.31%) Legal
14 1 (0.31%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 56 (17.50%) Support Engineer
2 49 (15.31%) IT Support
3 35 (10.94%) Test Engineer
4 34 (10.63%) Test Automation Engineer
5 31 (9.69%) IT Engineer
6 27 (8.44%) Analyst
6 27 (8.44%) IT Support Engineer
7 26 (8.13%) Infrastructure Support
8 23 (7.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 19 (5.94%) Support Analyst
10 17 (5.31%) Network Support
11 16 (5.00%) Technical Support
12 14 (4.38%) Senior
12 14 (4.38%) Support Technician
13 12 (3.75%) Lead
14 11 (3.44%) 2nd Line Support
15 10 (3.13%) IT Manager
16 9 (2.81%) 3rd Line Support
16 9 (2.81%) Lead Infrastructure Engineer
17 8 (2.50%) Trainee IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.56%) .NET
1 5 (1.56%) CSS
1 5 (1.56%) HTML
1 5 (1.56%) HTML5
1 5 (1.56%) React
1 5 (1.56%) SAML
2 3 (0.94%) ASP.NET
2 3 (0.94%) SPFx
2 3 (0.94%) Web Services
2 3 (0.94%) XML
3 2 (0.63%) .NET Core
3 2 (0.63%) CSS3
3 2 (0.63%) Jest
3 2 (0.63%) React Native
3 2 (0.63%) Redux
4 1 (0.31%) Middleware
4 1 (0.31%) OpenCV
4 1 (0.31%) OpenGL
4 1 (0.31%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.31%) SAP XI
Miscellaneous
1 75 (23.44%) Social Media
2 36 (11.25%) Linux Command Line
3 20 (6.25%) Onboarding
4 19 (5.94%) Virtual Team
5 13 (4.06%) Data Centre
6 11 (3.44%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.81%) IoT
7 9 (2.81%) NB-IoT
7 9 (2.81%) Operational Technology
7 9 (2.81%) PKI
8 7 (2.19%) Replication
8 7 (2.19%) Video Conferencing
9 6 (1.88%) Client/Server
9 6 (1.88%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.88%) Security Posture
10 4 (1.25%) CCTV
10 4 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.94%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 73 (22.81%) Windows Server
2 71 (22.19%) Linux
2 71 (22.19%) Windows Vista
3 45 (14.06%) Mac OS
4 29 (9.06%) Windows 10
5 15 (4.69%) Android
6 8 (2.50%) Apple iOS
6 8 (2.50%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (1.88%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.94%) Mac OS X
8 3 (0.94%) Unix
8 3 (0.94%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.63%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.63%) Windows 8
10 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (33.13%) Problem-Solving
2 65 (20.31%) Customer Service
3 48 (15.00%) Mentoring
4 47 (14.69%) DevOps
5 44 (13.75%) Line Management
6 42 (13.13%) Coaching
7 41 (12.81%) ITIL
8 36 (11.25%) Mathematics
9 35 (10.94%) Test Automation
10 34 (10.63%) System Testing
10 34 (10.63%) Test Management
11 32 (10.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 21 (6.56%) Cybersecurity
12 21 (6.56%) Service Delivery
13 18 (5.63%) Project Management
13 18 (5.63%) Server Management
14 16 (5.00%) Project Delivery
15 15 (4.69%) Change Management
16 14 (4.38%) Information Security
16 14 (4.38%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 66 (20.63%) PowerShell
2 48 (15.00%) Python
3 45 (14.06%) Bash
4 39 (12.19%) JavaScript
5 16 (5.00%) SQL
6 5 (1.56%) C#
6 5 (1.56%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.63%) Korn
8 1 (0.31%) C++
8 1 (0.31%) PL/1
8 1 (0.31%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 84 (26.25%) Degree
2 78 (24.38%) DBS Check
3 30 (9.38%) Microsoft Certification
4 19 (5.94%) A+ Certification
5 18 (5.63%) Security Cleared
6 17 (5.31%) Master's Degree
6 17 (5.31%) MBA
7 16 (5.00%) SC Cleared
8 12 (3.75%) MCP
8 12 (3.75%) Network+ Certification
9 10 (3.13%) CompTIA Security+
10 8 (2.50%) MCSA
11 7 (2.19%) CCNA
11 7 (2.19%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (2.19%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 6 (1.88%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.88%) CCNP
13 5 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (1.56%) MCSE
14 2 (0.63%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (10.63%) QA
2 11 (3.44%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (3.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (3.13%) SLA
4 7 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.31%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.31%) GDPR
System Software
1 89 (27.81%) Active Directory
2 55 (17.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 43 (13.44%) Hyper-V
4 19 (5.94%) VMware ESXi
5 12 (3.75%) vSphere
6 7 (2.19%) Terminal Services
7 4 (1.25%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.94%) Docker
8 3 (0.94%) NFS
9 2 (0.63%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 2 (0.63%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.31%) Squid
10 1 (0.31%) vCloud
10 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 27 (8.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (3.75%) SCCM
3 10 (3.13%) Terraform
4 9 (2.81%) Ansible
4 9 (2.81%) Puppet
4 9 (2.81%) vCenter Server
5 6 (1.88%) FortiGate
6 5 (1.56%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.56%) ZABBIX
7 3 (0.94%) WSUS
8 2 (0.63%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.63%) PowerCLI
8 2 (0.63%) SCOM
8 2 (0.63%) SCSM
8 2 (0.63%) vRealize
8 2 (0.63%) ZENworks
9 1 (0.31%) Graylog
9 1 (0.31%) HAProxy
9 1 (0.31%) VxRail
Vendors
1 152 (47.50%) Microsoft
2 60 (18.75%) VMware
3 22 (6.88%) Cisco
4 21 (6.56%) Apple
5 17 (5.31%) Unisys
6 12 (3.75%) Google
7 11 (3.44%) Sophos
8 9 (2.81%) Veeam
9 6 (1.88%) Meraki
9 6 (1.88%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.88%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.88%) Ubiquiti
10 5 (1.56%) arcserve
10 5 (1.56%) HP
10 5 (1.56%) Oracle
10 5 (1.56%) SAP
11 4 (1.25%) Dell
11 4 (1.25%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.94%) SonicWALL
13 2 (0.63%) Freshdesk