Windows Job Trends in West Lothian

Microsoft Windows
Scotland > West Lothian

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in West Lothian requiring Windows skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 18 4
Rank change year-on-year +4 -14 +4
Permanent jobs citing Windows 8 13 14
As % of all permanent jobs in West Lothian 6.45% 12.26% 24.14%
As % of the Operating Systems category 72.73% 50.00% 63.64%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 14
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £56,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £62,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - +66.67% +15.38%
75th Percentile - £68,750 £43,438
90th Percentile - - £53,500
Scotland median annual salary £33,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -26.67% +12.50% -11.11%

All Operating Systems
West Lothian

Windows falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in West Lothian.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 11 26 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Lothian 8.87% 24.53% 37.93%
Number of salaries quoted 3 13 22
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 £50,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +35.14% -7.50%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile - £68,500 -
Scotland median annual salary £35,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -35.19% +2.86% -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.

Windows job vacancy trend in West Lothian

Windows
Salary Trend in West Lothian

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Windows.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Windows

Windows
Job Locations in West Lothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the West Lothian region 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
Bathgate - 1 - -
Windows
Scotland

Windows
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Lothian 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:

General
1 8 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) IT Support
1 8 (100.00%) Service Desk Support
2 1 (12.50%) Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) IT Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) IT Support Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Service Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Service Desk Support Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 8 (100.00%) ITSM
1 8 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 7 (87.50%) Collaborative Culture
2 7 (87.50%) Logistics
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) Ticket Management