Microsoft Windows
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Windows skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Windows over the 6 months to 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 23 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +1 | -7 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows | 6,237 | 11,354 | 11,997 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 11.69% | 9.06% | 9.28% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 67.79% | 54.74% | 53.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,958 | 8,697 | 9,606 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £25,750 | £24,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,250 | £30,583 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £44,400 | £45,000 | £43,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.33% | +3.45% | -3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £62,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,000 | £80,000 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £40,000 | £37,616 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.34% | -5.96% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Windows is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 9,201 | 20,743 | 22,444 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.24% | 16.55% | 17.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,153 | 13,901 | 16,216 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £27,500 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,581 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £91,250 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
Windows
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Windows
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows.
Windows
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
Windows
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the UK over the 6 months to 2 December 2023. 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 |
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| England | +6 | 5,609 | £44,400 | -1.33% | 2,501 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 4,156 | £40,000 | - | 2,057 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 2,200 | £50,000 | - | 923 |
| London | +17 | 1,892 | £55,000 | - | 587 |
| South East | +6 | 1,267 | £41,750 | +4.38% | 576 |
| North of England | +11 | 831 | £37,000 | - | 523 |
| South West | +7 | 662 | £42,500 | +1.29% | 279 |
| Midlands | +10 | 643 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 342 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 402 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 209 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 392 | £36,000 | - | 202 |
| North West | +6 | 379 | £38,000 | +1.33% | 257 |
| Scotland | +9 | 319 | £44,480 | -1.16% | 117 |
| East of England | +4 | 269 | £35,000 | -9.65% | 210 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 238 | £41,125 | -5.46% | 133 |
| Wales | +21 | 125 | £38,500 | -14.44% | 46 |
| North East | +11 | 61 | £32,500 | -13.33% | 71 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 58 | £40,500 | -14.74% | 27 |
| Channel Islands | +7 | 2 | £50,000 | - |
Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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