Windows Build Engineer Job Trends

Windows/Wintel Build Engineer
UK

As of 21 October 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Windows/Wintel Build Engineer salary in the UK.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 651 741 -
Rank change year-on-year +90 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Windows Build Engineer 1 9 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% 0.013% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.014% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 7 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £48,925 -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £48,925 -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 44,066 65,835 53,518
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.75% 95.36% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 25,983 37,615 41,369
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,345 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,252 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -

Windows Build Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Windows Build Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Windows Build Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Windows Build Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Windows Build Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Windows Build Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Windows Build Engineer
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Build Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 21 October 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
England +91 1 - -
UK excluding London +68 1 - -
South East +22 1 - -
Work from Home - 1 - -

Windows Build Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, Windows Build Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Windows Build Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Server Management
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Snow
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Windows Build Engineer Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Server Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Snow