Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring WSUS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 169 | 138 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -31 | +101 |
| Permanent jobs citing WSUS | 0 | 14 | 74 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | - | 0.41% | 1.57% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | - | 3.47% | 11.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 9 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £39,250 | £53,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £46,250 | £54,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £56,525 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £59,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | +15.79% |
All Systems Management Skills
Thames Valley
WSUS falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring systems management skills in the Thames Valley.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 263 | 404 | 669 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 6.30% | 11.91% | 14.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 130 | 232 | 557 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,575 | £43,750 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,375 | £47,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,065 | £70,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.19% | +27.27% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,875 | £82,500 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £97,250 | £91,250 |
| South East median annual salary | £52,500 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +13.64% | - |
WSUS
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WSUS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
WSUS
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing WSUS.
