Thin Client Job Trends

Thin Client
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Thin Client in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Thin Client over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 643 696 684
Rank change year-on-year +53 -12 +264
Permanent jobs citing Thin Client 8 15 29
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.014% 0.027% 0.056%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.039% 0.074% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 7 12 28
10th Percentile £27,550 - £33,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £29,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,500 £46,750 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -39.04% -9.22% +24.85%
75th Percentile £32,096 £57,854 £54,000
90th Percentile £36,465 £83,410 £55,527
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,442 £56,509 £51,000
% change year-on-year -37.28% +10.80% +36.00%

All Generic Skills
UK

Thin Client falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,700 20,404 19,212
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.99% 36.95% 37.43%
Number of salaries quoted 10,365 9,748 14,031
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £106,289
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,080 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.45% -0.91% -

Thin Client
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Thin Client job vacancy trend in the UK

Thin Client
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Thin Client.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Thin Client

Thin Client
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Thin Client within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 +69 8 £28,500 -39.04% 4
London +31 6 £28,500 -9.52% 3
UK excluding London +55 2 £35,442 -37.28% 2
Work from Home +68 1 £35,442 +12.51%
South East +24 1 - - 2
North of England +22 1 £35,442 +1.26%
North West - 1 £35,442 -

Thin Client
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 6 (75.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
1 6 (75.00%) OneDrive
2 1 (12.50%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Firewall
General
1 6 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Games
3 1 (12.50%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Support Engineer
2 5 (62.50%) 1st Line Engineer
2 5 (62.50%) 1st Line Support
2 5 (62.50%) 1st Line Support Engineer
2 5 (62.50%) IT Engineer
2 5 (62.50%) IT Support
2 5 (62.50%) IT Support Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) 2nd Line Support
3 1 (12.50%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Desktop Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Desktop Support
3 1 (12.50%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) Fat Client
2 1 (12.50%) iPhone
2 1 (12.50%) PKI
2 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
2 6 (75.00%) Windows Server
3 5 (62.50%) Windows 10
4 1 (12.50%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) ITIL
2 5 (62.50%) Line Management
2 5 (62.50%) Problem Management
3 1 (12.50%) Agile
3 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
3 1 (12.50%) Mobile Device Management
3 1 (12.50%) Open Source
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) Project Management
3 1 (12.50%) Prototyping
3 1 (12.50%) Remote Monitoring and Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) CCA
2 1 (12.50%) Citrix Certification
2 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (12.50%) MCSE
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (87.50%) Active Directory
2 1 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (12.50%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) AirWatch
1 1 (12.50%) EMC NetWorker
1 1 (12.50%) WMI
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (62.50%) Acronis
2 5 (62.50%) Apple
2 5 (62.50%) Datto
3 2 (25.00%) Citrix
3 2 (25.00%) VMware
4 1 (12.50%) ConnectWise
4 1 (12.50%) Ivanti
4 1 (12.50%) Polycom
4 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow