IIS Job Trends

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring IIS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 508 566 405
Rank change year-on-year +58 -161 +99
Permanent jobs citing IIS 141 145 338
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.23% 0.27% 0.61%
As % of the Application Platforms category 4.14% 2.97% 5.58%
Number of salaries quoted 127 100 287
10th Percentile £31,050 £33,975 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,408 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.18% +4.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £69,375 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £75,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £52,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -18.27% +15.56% -5.26%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

IIS falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring application platform skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 3,409 4,888 6,055
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.65% 9.12% 10.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,277 2,867 4,499
10th Percentile £27,800 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £38,820 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.18% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,039 £47,500 £45,196
% change year-on-year -11.50% +5.10% -4.85%

IIS
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IIS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

IIS job vacancy trend in the UK

IIS
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IIS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IIS

IIS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IIS over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IIS in the UK

IIS
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IIS within the UK over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
England +50 128 £47,500 -9.52% 39
UK excluding London +30 108 £42,500 -18.27% 37
Work from Home +40 46 £67,500 +22.73% 15
South East +24 38 £42,500 -22.73% 20
South West +25 29 £67,500 +24.26% 1
Midlands +32 25 £39,000 +5.41% 2
London +55 19 £75,000 +7.14% 10
West Midlands +34 19 £39,000 +14.71%
North of England -17 10 £52,500 +5.00% 10
East Midlands -15 6 £46,250 +15.63% 2
Yorkshire -11 5 £50,000 - 4
East of England +22 4 £30,000 -53.85% 2
North East +6 3 £35,000 -30.00% 2
Wales +6 2 £31,500 -7.35% 3
North West -2 2 £59,123 +15.36% 4

IIS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 12 (8.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (4.96%) Apache
2 7 (4.96%) SharePoint
2 7 (4.96%) Tomcat
3 6 (4.26%) Confluence
4 3 (2.13%) CMS
4 3 (2.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (1.42%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.71%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 6 (4.26%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (0.71%) Acrobat
2 1 (0.71%) Adobe XD
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.71%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (2.13%) Oracle BPM
2 2 (1.42%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 64 (45.39%) Azure
2 32 (22.70%) Azure DevOps
3 24 (17.02%) SaaS
4 21 (14.89%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (14.18%) AWS
6 9 (6.38%) IaaS
6 9 (6.38%) PaaS
7 8 (5.67%) GCP
8 6 (4.26%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 6 (4.26%) Azure Storage
8 6 (4.26%) GitHub
8 6 (4.26%) OpenShift
9 5 (3.55%) Snowflake
10 4 (2.84%) Power Platform
11 3 (2.13%) Entra ID
11 3 (2.13%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (2.13%) npm
11 3 (2.13%) NuGet
11 3 (2.13%) SonarCloud
12 2 (1.42%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 29 (20.57%) DNS
1 29 (20.57%) Firewall
2 23 (16.31%) DHCP
3 21 (14.89%) VPN
4 16 (11.35%) WAN
5 15 (10.64%) Internet
6 11 (7.80%) TCP/IP
7 10 (7.09%) LAN
8 8 (5.67%) Kerberos
8 8 (5.67%) SSL
9 7 (4.96%) VLAN
9 7 (4.96%) VoIP
10 6 (4.26%) SD-WAN
11 5 (3.55%) PuTTY
11 5 (3.55%) SSH
11 5 (3.55%) Wireless
12 4 (2.84%) Cisco IOS
12 4 (2.84%) IPsec
13 3 (2.13%) SAN
13 3 (2.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (53.19%) SQL Server
2 17 (12.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 8 (5.67%) NoSQL
4 7 (4.96%) MySQL
5 6 (4.26%) Hadoop
5 6 (4.26%) MongoDB
6 5 (3.55%) Big Data
6 5 (3.55%) Data Mining
6 5 (3.55%) Tableau
7 4 (2.84%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (2.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (1.42%) Oracle Database
8 2 (1.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.71%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.71%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.71%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (9.22%) JIRA
2 12 (8.51%) Git
3 7 (4.96%) Bitbucket
4 6 (4.26%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 6 (4.26%) Jenkins
5 5 (3.55%) GitLab
6 4 (2.84%) Browser DevTools
7 3 (2.13%) Octopus Deploy
7 3 (2.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.71%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.71%) CA Release Automation
8 1 (0.71%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.71%) MSBuild
8 1 (0.71%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.71%) Visual Studio
General
1 57 (40.43%) Social Skills
2 18 (12.77%) Finance
3 16 (11.35%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (6.38%) Marketing
5 8 (5.67%) Law
6 7 (4.96%) Manufacturing
7 6 (4.26%) Pharmaceutical
8 5 (3.55%) Legal
8 5 (3.55%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.55%) Telecoms
9 4 (2.84%) Electronics
10 3 (2.13%) Banking
11 2 (1.42%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.42%) Retail
12 1 (0.71%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 45 (31.91%) Senior
2 38 (26.95%) Support Engineer
3 22 (15.60%) IT Engineer
4 21 (14.89%) IT Support
5 20 (14.18%) Technical Support
6 19 (13.48%) IT Support Engineer
7 16 (11.35%) Consultant
7 16 (11.35%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 16 (11.35%) Security Consultant
7 16 (11.35%) Senior Consultant
7 16 (11.35%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
7 16 (11.35%) Senior Security Consultant
8 15 (10.64%) Software Support Engineer
9 14 (9.93%) Analyst
9 14 (9.93%) Technical Engineer
9 14 (9.93%) Technical Support Engineer
10 13 (9.22%) DevOps Engineer
10 13 (9.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 12 (8.51%) Software Engineer
11 12 (8.51%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (32.62%) .NET
2 17 (12.06%) .NET Framework
3 15 (10.64%) ASP.NET
4 13 (9.22%) Entity Framework
5 12 (8.51%) WinForms
6 10 (7.09%) LAMP
6 10 (7.09%) YAML
7 8 (5.67%) LDAP
7 8 (5.67%) REST
8 6 (4.26%) ASP.NET MVC
8 6 (4.26%) SOAP
9 5 (3.55%) .NET Core
9 5 (3.55%) Kafka
9 5 (3.55%) Play Framework
10 4 (2.84%) Middleware
10 4 (2.84%) React
10 4 (2.84%) WCF
10 4 (2.84%) Web Services
11 3 (2.13%) CSS
11 3 (2.13%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (11.35%) CESG
1 16 (11.35%) Linux Command Line
1 16 (11.35%) Management Information System
2 9 (6.38%) Clustering
3 8 (5.67%) PKI
4 6 (4.26%) CMDB
5 5 (3.55%) Algorithms
5 5 (3.55%) Distributed Systems
5 5 (3.55%) Replication
6 4 (2.84%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (2.84%) Data Centre
6 4 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.42%) Eurex
7 2 (1.42%) Low-Code
7 2 (1.42%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.71%) Distributed Applications
8 1 (0.71%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 82 (58.16%) Windows
2 54 (38.30%) Windows Server
3 41 (29.08%) Linux
4 19 (13.48%) Windows Server 2019
5 18 (12.77%) Windows Server 2016
6 9 (6.38%) Windows 10
7 8 (5.67%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (3.55%) Mac OS
8 5 (3.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (3.55%) VMS
9 4 (2.84%) Unix
10 3 (2.13%) Android
10 3 (2.13%) Apple iOS
10 3 (2.13%) Ubuntu
11 2 (1.42%) Solaris
11 2 (1.42%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (41.13%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (29.08%) DevOps
3 29 (20.57%) Computer Science
4 23 (16.31%) Agile
4 23 (16.31%) CI/CD
5 19 (13.48%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (13.48%) CRM
6 17 (12.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 16 (11.35%) Active Listening
7 16 (11.35%) Creative Thinking
7 16 (11.35%) Cybersecurity
7 16 (11.35%) Information Assurance
7 16 (11.35%) Information Security
7 16 (11.35%) Information Security Management
7 16 (11.35%) Innovative Thinking
7 16 (11.35%) ISMS
7 16 (11.35%) ITIL
7 16 (11.35%) Matrix Organization
7 16 (11.35%) Risk Management
7 16 (11.35%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 67 (47.52%) SQL
2 51 (36.17%) PowerShell
3 39 (27.66%) C#
4 20 (14.18%) JavaScript
5 19 (13.48%) Python
6 17 (12.06%) PHP
6 17 (12.06%) T-SQL
7 12 (8.51%) Java
8 9 (6.38%) Bash
8 9 (6.38%) VB
9 5 (3.55%) DCL
9 5 (3.55%) R
9 5 (3.55%) Scala
9 5 (3.55%) Tcl
10 4 (2.84%) VB.NET
11 2 (1.42%) C++
12 1 (0.71%) Delphi
12 1 (0.71%) Perl
12 1 (0.71%) VB6
Qualifications
1 35 (24.82%) Degree
2 24 (17.02%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (11.35%) CESG Certified Professional
3 16 (11.35%) CISM
3 16 (11.35%) CISMP
3 16 (11.35%) CISSP
3 16 (11.35%) IISP
4 11 (7.80%) Master's Degree
5 8 (5.67%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (3.55%) A+ Certification
6 5 (3.55%) MBA
6 5 (3.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 4 (2.84%) ACMT
7 4 (2.84%) Azure Certification
7 4 (2.84%) MCP
7 4 (2.84%) MCSA
7 4 (2.84%) MCSE
7 4 (2.84%) SC Cleared
7 4 (2.84%) Security Cleared
8 3 (2.13%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (11.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 16 (11.35%) JSP 440
1 16 (11.35%) NCSC
1 16 (11.35%) NIST
1 16 (11.35%) NIST 800
1 16 (11.35%) RMADS
2 10 (7.09%) SLA
3 7 (4.96%) QA
4 5 (3.55%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.71%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 29 (20.57%) Active Directory
2 18 (12.77%) Docker
3 15 (10.64%) Hyper-V
4 14 (9.93%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (4.26%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (2.84%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.71%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 21 (14.89%) Kubernetes
2 14 (9.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (8.51%) Terraform
4 8 (5.67%) WSUS
5 6 (4.26%) Ansible
6 5 (3.55%) Puppet
7 4 (2.84%) Autotask
7 4 (2.84%) Progress Chef
7 4 (2.84%) vCenter Server
8 2 (1.42%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (1.42%) Grafana
8 2 (1.42%) PaperCut
8 2 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.71%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.71%) Ambari
9 1 (0.71%) CASB
9 1 (0.71%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.71%) SCCM
9 1 (0.71%) SCOM
9 1 (0.71%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 60 (42.55%) Microsoft
2 28 (19.86%) Oracle
3 18 (12.77%) VMware
4 12 (8.51%) Sage
4 12 (8.51%) Xamarin
5 10 (7.09%) Salesforce
6 9 (6.38%) Cisco
6 9 (6.38%) Dynatrace
7 8 (5.67%) Google
7 8 (5.67%) Red Hat
7 8 (5.67%) ServiceNow
8 7 (4.96%) Apple
9 6 (4.26%) SonicWALL
10 5 (3.55%) BT
10 5 (3.55%) Databricks
10 5 (3.55%) Veeam
10 5 (3.55%) Zoho
11 4 (2.84%) HubSpot
11 4 (2.84%) SAP
11 4 (2.84%) Sophos