Windows Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft Windows
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 6 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 11 22 15
Rank change year-on-year +11 -7 -4
Permanent jobs citing Windows 412 763 839
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 12.53% 9.31% 11.66%
As % of the Operating Systems category 76.30% 59.06% 67.28%
Number of salaries quoted 375 617 727
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,000 £22,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +8.97% -6.02%
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £71,876
England median annual salary £44,400 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -1.33% +5.88% -5.56%

All Operating Systems
West Midlands

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 advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 540 1,292 1,247
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 16.42% 15.77% 17.34%
Number of salaries quoted 483 831 1,000
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,625 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% -10.05%
75th Percentile £57,000 £57,318 £57,617
90th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £72,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the West Midlands

Windows
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Windows in the West Midlands

Windows
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 6 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Windows in the West Midlands

Windows
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 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
Birmingham +17 130 £38,950 -10.46% 51
Staffordshire +22 70 £39,000 +11.43% 56
Coventry +6 38 £47,100 +4.67% 16
Worcestershire -6 32 £42,500 - 22
Warwickshire +71 31 £60,000 +112.39% 18
Solihull -6 20 £28,000 -25.33% 5
Wednesbury +1 18 £35,000 +59.09% 4
Shropshire +7 16 £40,000 +29.03% 3
Dudley +12 12 £35,000 +16.67% 4
Wolverhampton +8 7 £32,500 -7.14% 5
Walsall +18 3 £57,500 +33.09%
Stourbridge -1 2 £50,000 +41.84% 2
Herefordshire -10 1 £32,500 -15.03% 7
Smethwick - 1 £40,500 -
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 51 (12.38%) MS Exchange
2 40 (9.71%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.49%) Apache
3 2 (0.49%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (0.49%) MODX
3 2 (0.49%) Site Server
3 2 (0.49%) WordPress
4 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (0.24%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 28 (6.80%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (3.16%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.24%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 2 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.24%) Misys Equation
Cloud Services
1 242 (58.74%) Microsoft 365
2 198 (48.06%) Azure
3 91 (22.09%) Entra ID
4 64 (15.53%) AWS
5 18 (4.37%) OneDrive
6 12 (2.91%) SaaS
7 8 (1.94%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (1.94%) GCP
8 7 (1.70%) Azure Sentinel
8 7 (1.70%) IaaS
8 7 (1.70%) Power Platform
9 6 (1.46%) Amazon EC2
9 6 (1.46%) PaaS
10 5 (1.21%) Amazon S3
10 5 (1.21%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 5 (1.21%) Route 53
10 5 (1.21%) Rubrik
10 5 (1.21%) WhatsApp
11 4 (0.97%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.97%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 122 (29.61%) DNS
2 120 (29.13%) DHCP
3 108 (26.21%) Firewall
4 64 (15.53%) TCP/IP
5 61 (14.81%) LAN
6 60 (14.56%) SAN
7 57 (13.83%) WAN
8 38 (9.22%) Wireless
9 37 (8.98%) VPN
10 26 (6.31%) FTP
10 26 (6.31%) SSH
11 25 (6.07%) SMTP
11 25 (6.07%) SNMP
11 25 (6.07%) SSL
11 25 (6.07%) VLAN
12 24 (5.83%) HTTP
12 24 (5.83%) Telnet
13 22 (5.34%) Remote Desktop
14 20 (4.85%) Network Security
14 20 (4.85%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (4.61%) SQL Server
2 18 (4.37%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.21%) MySQL
4 3 (0.73%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.73%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.73%) Power BI
4 3 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.49%) Tableau
6 1 (0.24%) OLTP
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (1.46%) JIRA
2 2 (0.49%) Git
3 1 (0.24%) Fiddler
3 1 (0.24%) Selenium
3 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 143 (34.71%) Social Skills
2 40 (9.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 38 (9.22%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (7.77%) Telecoms
5 24 (5.83%) Law
6 20 (4.85%) Retail
7 17 (4.13%) Public Sector
8 16 (3.88%) Finance
9 12 (2.91%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (2.91%) Local Government
10 11 (2.67%) Games
10 11 (2.67%) Manufacturing
11 10 (2.43%) Fire and Rescue
12 9 (2.18%) Legal
13 8 (1.94%) Banking
14 6 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.21%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (0.97%) Financial Institution
17 3 (0.73%) Automotive
18 2 (0.49%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 93 (22.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 74 (17.96%) IT Engineer
3 66 (16.02%) Support Engineer
4 62 (15.05%) IT Support
5 61 (14.81%) Senior
6 41 (9.95%) Analyst
7 30 (7.28%) IT Support Engineer
8 28 (6.80%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 23 (5.58%) Support Analyst
9 23 (5.58%) Support Technician
10 20 (4.85%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 18 (4.37%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
11 18 (4.37%) Network Engineer
12 17 (4.13%) 3rd Line Support
12 17 (4.13%) Administrator
13 16 (3.88%) Lead
13 16 (3.88%) Windows Engineer
14 15 (3.64%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 14 (3.40%) 2nd Line Support
15 14 (3.40%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.97%) HTML
1 4 (0.97%) Web Services
2 3 (0.73%) .NET
3 2 (0.49%) REST
3 2 (0.49%) XML
4 1 (0.24%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.24%) LDAP
4 1 (0.24%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 68 (16.50%) Data Centre
2 28 (6.80%) Driving Licence
3 24 (5.83%) EFT
3 24 (5.83%) Management Information System
4 21 (5.10%) Replication
5 20 (4.85%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (3.64%) Virtual Team
7 13 (3.16%) Social Media
8 9 (2.18%) Clustering
9 6 (1.46%) CMDB
10 5 (1.21%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.21%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.97%) Enterprise Storage
11 4 (0.97%) Mobile Computing
11 4 (0.97%) Operational Technology
11 4 (0.97%) Public Cloud
11 4 (0.97%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (0.97%) Security Operations Centre
12 3 (0.73%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 208 (50.49%) Windows Server
2 79 (19.17%) Windows 10
3 51 (12.38%) Linux
4 40 (9.71%) Windows Server 2016
5 38 (9.22%) Windows Server 2019
6 37 (8.98%) Windows Server 2012
7 36 (8.74%) Android
8 21 (5.10%) Apple iOS
9 17 (4.13%) Mac OS
10 16 (3.88%) Windows 7
11 11 (2.67%) Windows Vista
12 10 (2.43%) Unix
13 7 (1.70%) Windows Server 2008
14 6 (1.46%) Windows 8
15 5 (1.21%) Windows Server 2003
16 3 (0.73%) Ubuntu
16 3 (0.73%) Windows Mobile
17 2 (0.49%) FreeRTOS
17 2 (0.49%) Mac OS X
17 2 (0.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (28.40%) ITIL
2 102 (24.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 83 (20.15%) Problem-Solving
4 54 (13.11%) Customer Service
5 31 (7.52%) Cybersecurity
5 31 (7.52%) High Availability
6 30 (7.28%) Project Delivery
7 27 (6.55%) Problem Management
7 27 (6.55%) Service Delivery
8 24 (5.83%) Server Patching
9 23 (5.58%) Incident Management
10 22 (5.34%) ERP
11 21 (5.10%) Migration
12 19 (4.61%) Change Management
12 19 (4.61%) SIEM
13 18 (4.37%) Server Management
13 18 (4.37%) Service Management
14 17 (4.13%) Disaster Recovery
14 17 (4.13%) Vulnerability Scanning
15 16 (3.88%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 86 (20.87%) PowerShell
2 36 (8.74%) SQL
3 14 (3.40%) Python
4 7 (1.70%) C#
5 6 (1.46%) C
6 4 (0.97%) C++
6 4 (0.97%) PHP
7 3 (0.73%) Bash
7 3 (0.73%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.49%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.24%) Java
9 1 (0.24%) R
Qualifications
1 56 (13.59%) Degree
2 41 (9.95%) Security Cleared
3 40 (9.71%) Microsoft Certification
4 29 (7.04%) SC Cleared
5 25 (6.07%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (4.37%) DBS Check
6 18 (4.37%) MCSE
7 15 (3.64%) CCNA
8 10 (2.43%) ITIL Certification
8 10 (2.43%) MCSA
9 9 (2.18%) NVQ Level 3
10 8 (1.94%) A+ Certification
10 8 (1.94%) CompTIA Security+
11 7 (1.70%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.46%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 5 (1.21%) CREST Certified
13 5 (1.21%) TOGAF Certification
14 4 (0.97%) Chartered Engineer
14 4 (0.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 3 (0.73%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (8.25%) SLA
2 22 (5.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (4.61%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (1.94%) NIST
5 5 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (1.21%) ISO 9001
6 4 (0.97%) GRC
7 3 (0.73%) COBIT
7 3 (0.73%) GDPR
8 2 (0.49%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (0.49%) MISRA
8 2 (0.49%) MISRA C
8 2 (0.49%) NCSC
8 2 (0.49%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.24%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.24%) QA
System Software
1 251 (60.92%) Active Directory
2 110 (26.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 66 (16.02%) Hyper-V
4 46 (11.17%) VMware ESXi
5 14 (3.40%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (1.70%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (1.70%) XenApp
7 6 (1.46%) Firmware
7 6 (1.46%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (1.46%) XenDesktop
8 5 (1.21%) Microsoft App-V
9 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 4 (0.97%) Terminal Services
9 4 (0.97%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.97%) vSphere
10 3 (0.73%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.73%) Docker
11 2 (0.49%) NFS
Systems Management
1 79 (19.17%) SCCM
2 71 (17.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 27 (6.55%) vCenter Server
4 15 (3.64%) Ansible
5 12 (2.91%) Terraform
6 11 (2.67%) AirWatch
7 9 (2.18%) Failover Clustering
8 7 (1.70%) Puppet
8 7 (1.70%) SCOM
9 6 (1.46%) WSUS
10 5 (1.21%) EdgeSight
11 4 (0.97%) Jamf Pro
11 4 (0.97%) Kubernetes
11 4 (0.97%) Nagios
12 3 (0.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.49%) Nessus
13 2 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
14 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Clustering
14 1 (0.24%) Trend Micro Deep Security
14 1 (0.24%) VxRail
Vendors
1 252 (61.17%) Microsoft
2 176 (42.72%) VMware
3 70 (16.99%) Cisco
4 52 (12.62%) Citrix
5 43 (10.44%) HP
6 38 (9.22%) Apple
7 32 (7.77%) Veeam
8 27 (6.55%) ServiceNow
9 24 (5.83%) Dell
9 24 (5.83%) Globalscape
10 17 (4.13%) Aruba
10 17 (4.13%) Nimble Storage
11 14 (3.40%) Google
12 13 (3.16%) Meraki
12 13 (3.16%) Mitel
12 13 (3.16%) Zerto
13 11 (2.67%) Remedy
14 9 (2.18%) IBM
14 9 (2.18%) Symantec
14 9 (2.18%) Toshiba