Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring WSUS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 674 | 596 | 641 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -78 | +45 | +124 |
| Permanent jobs citing WSUS | 42 | 51 | 227 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.048% | 0.12% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.93% | 1.04% | 2.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 22 | 192 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,875 | £30,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,500 | £50,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £51,250 | £51,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | - | +13.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,875 | £57,063 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £67,050 | £59,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £51,250 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +13.89% | +12.50% |
All Systems Management Skills
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 4,503 | 4,903 | 9,784 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.18% | 11.74% | 10.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,127 | 3,353 | 7,329 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,750 | £37,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,500 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +16.67% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £90,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £115,000 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,200 | £60,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +11.11% | -6.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WSUS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing WSUS.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing WSUS over the 6 months to 19 April 2026.
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Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WSUS within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 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 | -77 | 39 | £51,250 | -2.38% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -52 | 27 | £50,000 | -2.44% | 11 |
| London | -22 | 11 | £55,000 | -0.90% | 4 |
| North of England | -60 | 10 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -50 | 8 | £53,750 | -2.27% | 2 |
| Midlands | -34 | 6 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 6 | - | - | |
| Work from Home | -3 | 5 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 3 |
| East of England | -31 | 5 | £42,000 | -23.64% | 5 |
| South East | -52 | 4 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 4 |
| South West | -52 | 2 | £50,000 | -4.76% | |
| North East | - | 2 | £32,000 | - |
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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: