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 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 12 13
Rank change year-on-year -9 +1 +5
Permanent jobs citing Windows 312 653 721
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 9.24% 9.70% 12.30%
As % of the Operating Systems category 75.91% 67.25% 65.78%
Number of salaries quoted 222 585 446
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £34,324
Median % change year-on-year - +16.54% -19.24%
75th Percentile £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £59,000 £72,500
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 411 971 1,096
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 12.17% 14.43% 18.70%
Number of salaries quoted 297 831 673
10th Percentile £26,725 £26,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £34,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.18% - -16.41%
75th Percentile £51,000 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £63,000 £68,500 £78,750
South East median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -10.53%

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 22 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 22 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 -11 132 £37,500 -16.67% 83
Buckinghamshire -6 111 £42,000 +10.53% 56
Oxfordshire -9 69 £40,000 -4.76% 52
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 48 (15.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (10.90%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.56%) IIS
4 7 (2.24%) Apache
5 6 (1.92%) IBM Domino
6 5 (1.60%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2003
7 1 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.32%) nginx
7 1 (0.32%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.32%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 34 (10.90%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.28%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.32%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 91 (29.17%) Microsoft 365
2 79 (25.32%) Azure
3 28 (8.97%) AWS
4 12 (3.85%) Entra ID
5 7 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (2.24%) GCP
5 7 (2.24%) SaaS
6 6 (1.92%) IaaS
7 5 (1.60%) Power Platform
8 4 (1.28%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (1.28%) Power Automate
8 4 (1.28%) PowerApps
9 3 (0.96%) Mimecast
9 3 (0.96%) OneDrive
10 2 (0.64%) Azure API Management
10 2 (0.64%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (0.64%) Firebase
10 2 (0.64%) GitHub
11 1 (0.32%) Azure Pipelines
11 1 (0.32%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 67 (21.47%) TCP/IP
2 57 (18.27%) WAN
3 56 (17.95%) VPN
4 54 (17.31%) DNS
5 51 (16.35%) LAN
6 44 (14.10%) Firewall
7 38 (12.18%) DHCP
8 33 (10.58%) Internet
9 25 (8.01%) Wi-Fi
9 25 (8.01%) Wireless
10 20 (6.41%) VLAN
11 12 (3.85%) SAN
12 10 (3.21%) 5G
13 9 (2.88%) Bluetooth
13 9 (2.88%) LTE
13 9 (2.88%) Network Security
13 9 (2.88%) Remote Desktop
14 8 (2.56%) IP Telephony
14 8 (2.56%) VoIP
15 6 (1.92%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (6.73%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.24%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.60%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.32%) MySQL
5 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.32%) Power BI
5 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 34 (10.90%) Cucumber
1 34 (10.90%) Robot Framework
2 8 (2.56%) JIRA
3 3 (0.96%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.32%) Git
General
1 123 (39.42%) Social Skills
2 69 (22.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 34 (10.90%) Telecoms
4 32 (10.26%) Organisational Skills
5 31 (9.94%) Esports
6 12 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (3.53%) Electronics
8 10 (3.21%) Public Sector
9 7 (2.24%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.60%) Back Office
10 5 (1.60%) Finance
10 5 (1.60%) Local Government
11 4 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.96%) Advertising
13 1 (0.32%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.32%) Legal
13 1 (0.32%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.32%) Retail
Job Titles
1 55 (17.63%) Support Engineer
2 49 (15.71%) IT Support
3 35 (11.22%) Test Engineer
4 34 (10.90%) Test Automation Engineer
5 29 (9.29%) IT Engineer
6 26 (8.33%) Infrastructure Support
7 25 (8.01%) IT Support Engineer
8 23 (7.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 21 (6.73%) Analyst
10 19 (6.09%) Network Support
11 14 (4.49%) Support Analyst
11 14 (4.49%) Technical Support
12 13 (4.17%) Support Technician
13 11 (3.53%) 2nd Line Support
13 11 (3.53%) Lead
13 11 (3.53%) Senior
14 10 (3.21%) Infrastructure Manager
15 9 (2.88%) Applications Support
15 9 (2.88%) IT Manager
15 9 (2.88%) Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.92%) .NET
1 6 (1.92%) CSS
1 6 (1.92%) HTML
1 6 (1.92%) HTML5
1 6 (1.92%) React
2 5 (1.60%) SAML
3 4 (1.28%) ASP.NET
3 4 (1.28%) SPFx
3 4 (1.28%) XML
4 3 (0.96%) Web Services
5 2 (0.64%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.64%) CSS3
5 2 (0.64%) Jest
5 2 (0.64%) React Native
5 2 (0.64%) Redux
6 1 (0.32%) JSON
6 1 (0.32%) Middleware
6 1 (0.32%) OpenCV
6 1 (0.32%) OpenGL
6 1 (0.32%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 73 (23.40%) Social Media
2 34 (10.90%) Linux Command Line
3 20 (6.41%) Virtual Team
4 18 (5.77%) Onboarding
5 14 (4.49%) Data Centre
6 10 (3.21%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.88%) Driving Licence
7 9 (2.88%) IoT
7 9 (2.88%) NB-IoT
7 9 (2.88%) Operational Technology
8 8 (2.56%) PKI
8 8 (2.56%) Replication
9 7 (2.24%) Video Conferencing
10 6 (1.92%) Client/Server
10 6 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.92%) Security Posture
11 4 (1.28%) CCTV
11 4 (1.28%) Clustering
12 2 (0.64%) Algorithms
12 2 (0.64%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 70 (22.44%) Windows Vista
2 69 (22.12%) Linux
3 68 (21.79%) Windows Server
4 44 (14.10%) Mac OS
5 29 (9.29%) Windows 10
6 15 (4.81%) Android
7 8 (2.56%) Windows Server 2012
8 7 (2.24%) Apple iOS
9 6 (1.92%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.96%) Mac OS X
10 3 (0.96%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.64%) Unix
11 2 (0.64%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.32%) OpenBSD
12 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.32%) VMS
12 1 (0.32%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (33.65%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (19.87%) Customer Service
3 47 (15.06%) DevOps
4 46 (14.74%) Mentoring
5 43 (13.78%) Line Management
6 41 (13.14%) Coaching
7 36 (11.54%) Mathematics
8 35 (11.22%) Test Automation
9 34 (10.90%) ITIL
9 34 (10.90%) System Testing
9 34 (10.90%) Test Management
10 33 (10.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 21 (6.73%) Service Delivery
12 19 (6.09%) Cybersecurity
12 19 (6.09%) Project Management
13 18 (5.77%) Server Management
14 15 (4.81%) Project Delivery
14 15 (4.81%) Strategic Thinking
15 13 (4.17%) Change Management
16 12 (3.85%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 68 (21.79%) PowerShell
2 48 (15.38%) Python
3 44 (14.10%) Bash
4 40 (12.82%) JavaScript
5 18 (5.77%) SQL
6 6 (1.92%) C#
6 6 (1.92%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.32%) C++
7 1 (0.32%) Korn
7 1 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 84 (26.92%) Degree
2 76 (24.36%) DBS Check
3 29 (9.29%) Microsoft Certification
4 19 (6.09%) Master's Degree
4 19 (6.09%) MBA
5 15 (4.81%) A+ Certification
6 14 (4.49%) Security Cleared
7 12 (3.85%) Network+ Certification
7 12 (3.85%) SC Cleared
8 11 (3.53%) MCP
9 10 (3.21%) CompTIA Security+
10 8 (2.56%) MCSA
11 7 (2.24%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (2.24%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 6 (1.92%) CCNA
12 6 (1.92%) CCNP
13 5 (1.60%) Azure Certification
13 5 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (1.60%) MCSE
14 2 (0.64%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (10.90%) QA
2 9 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (2.88%) SLA
3 5 (1.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 83 (26.60%) Active Directory
2 55 (17.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (12.82%) Hyper-V
4 19 (6.09%) VMware ESXi
5 12 (3.85%) vSphere
6 6 (1.92%) Terminal Services
7 5 (1.60%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.96%) Docker
9 2 (0.64%) NFS
9 2 (0.64%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.32%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.32%) Squid
10 1 (0.32%) vCloud
10 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.32%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 21 (6.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (3.53%) Terraform
3 10 (3.21%) Ansible
3 10 (3.21%) vCenter Server
4 9 (2.88%) Puppet
4 9 (2.88%) SCCM
5 6 (1.92%) FortiGate
6 5 (1.60%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.60%) ZABBIX
7 4 (1.28%) Failover Clustering
7 4 (1.28%) Kubernetes
7 4 (1.28%) WSUS
8 2 (0.64%) PowerCLI
8 2 (0.64%) SCOM
8 2 (0.64%) SCSM
8 2 (0.64%) vRealize
8 2 (0.64%) ZENworks
9 1 (0.32%) Graylog
9 1 (0.32%) HAProxy
9 1 (0.32%) VxRail
Vendors
1 145 (46.47%) Microsoft
2 60 (19.23%) VMware
3 26 (8.33%) Cisco
4 19 (6.09%) Unisys
5 18 (5.77%) Apple
6 11 (3.53%) Google
7 9 (2.88%) Sophos
8 8 (2.56%) Veeam
9 7 (2.24%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.92%) Meraki
10 6 (1.92%) Ubiquiti
11 5 (1.60%) Fortinet
11 5 (1.60%) HP
11 5 (1.60%) Oracle
11 5 (1.60%) SAP
11 5 (1.60%) ServiceNow
12 4 (1.28%) arcserve
13 3 (0.96%) Dell
13 3 (0.96%) SonicWALL
14 2 (0.64%) Aruba