Windows Jobs in Yorkshire

Microsoft Windows
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire requiring Windows skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Windows over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 11 31
Rank change year-on-year +2 +20 -14
Permanent jobs citing Windows 368 622 703
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 13.77% 10.79% 8.52%
As % of the Operating Systems category 86.38% 76.60% 65.09%
Number of salaries quoted 246 548 438
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £26,750 £27,688 £27,600
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £37,250 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.09% -1.97% +4.11%
75th Percentile £42,000 £54,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £66,875 £63,750 £65,313
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,197 £43,750
% change year-on-year -0.49% -8.12% +2.94%

All Operating Systems
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 426 812 1,080
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 15.94% 14.09% 13.09%
Number of salaries quoted 274 675 624
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,000 £24,575
25th Percentile £26,750 £29,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% -5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £44,750 £55,000 £59,063
90th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £46,500 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.33% -14.29% -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Yorkshire

Windows
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows in Yorkshire.

Salary trend for Windows in Yorkshire

Windows
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows in Yorkshire

Windows
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
West Yorkshire +6 182 £40,000 -5.88% 43
North Yorkshire -21 45 £33,750 +12.50% 22
South Yorkshire +6 42 £32,500 -7.80% 21
East Yorkshire -3 23 £32,000 +8.47% 11
Humberside -20 2 £40,101 +14.57% 3
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 37 (10.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (4.08%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.09%) IIS
4 3 (0.82%) Apache
5 2 (0.54%) Confluence
5 2 (0.54%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.54%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.54%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 21 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.09%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 127 (34.51%) AWS
2 94 (25.54%) Microsoft 365
3 68 (18.48%) Azure
4 32 (8.70%) SaaS
5 26 (7.07%) Entra ID
6 8 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (2.17%) Microsoft Purview
7 7 (1.90%) GitHub
8 3 (0.82%) Azure Stack
8 3 (0.82%) GCP
8 3 (0.82%) IaaS
8 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (0.82%) PaaS
9 2 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (0.54%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.54%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.54%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.27%) Datadog
10 1 (0.27%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.27%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 40 (10.87%) Firewall
1 40 (10.87%) LAN
2 32 (8.70%) Cisco IOS
3 29 (7.88%) Wireless
4 28 (7.61%) VPN
5 26 (7.07%) WAN
6 19 (5.16%) DNS
6 19 (5.16%) VoIP
7 18 (4.89%) TCP/IP
8 17 (4.62%) DHCP
9 15 (4.08%) SAN
10 9 (2.45%) SMTP
11 8 (2.17%) DKIM
11 8 (2.17%) DMARC
11 8 (2.17%) DNSSEC
11 8 (2.17%) Internet
11 8 (2.17%) Multicast
12 7 (1.90%) NAS
13 4 (1.09%) HTTP
13 4 (1.09%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (9.24%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.63%) DB2
3 3 (0.82%) RDBMS
3 3 (0.82%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.54%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.54%) Power BI
5 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 7 (1.90%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.36%) JIRA
3 4 (1.09%) Spinnaker
4 3 (0.82%) Eclipse
4 3 (0.82%) Eclipse RCP
4 3 (0.82%) Git
5 2 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.27%) GitLab
General
1 188 (51.09%) Social Skills
2 101 (27.45%) Presentation Skills
3 34 (9.24%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (7.88%) Law
5 23 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
6 22 (5.98%) Esports
7 21 (5.71%) Finance
8 19 (5.16%) Banking
9 17 (4.62%) Telecoms
10 13 (3.53%) Public Sector
11 8 (2.17%) Retail
12 6 (1.63%) Retail Banking
13 5 (1.36%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.09%) Multimedia
15 2 (0.54%) Automotive
15 2 (0.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 2 (0.54%) Legal
16 1 (0.27%) Games
Job Titles
1 181 (49.18%) IT Support
2 55 (14.95%) Analyst
3 48 (13.04%) Support Engineer
4 44 (11.96%) IT Engineer
5 37 (10.05%) Support Analyst
6 34 (9.24%) Desktop Support
6 34 (9.24%) IT Analyst
7 30 (8.15%) IT Support Engineer
8 27 (7.34%) 2nd Line Support
9 24 (6.52%) IT Support Analyst
10 22 (5.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 17 (4.62%) Lead
11 17 (4.62%) Support Technician
12 16 (4.35%) 1st Line Support
12 16 (4.35%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
12 16 (4.35%) Software Support Engineer
13 15 (4.08%) Senior
14 14 (3.80%) IT Technician
15 12 (3.26%) Service Desk Engineer
16 11 (2.99%) 1st Line Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.90%) HTML
2 5 (1.36%) Middleware
3 4 (1.09%) REST
3 4 (1.09%) SOAP
3 4 (1.09%) XML
3 4 (1.09%) XSLT
4 3 (0.82%) .NET
4 3 (0.82%) ASP.NET
4 3 (0.82%) ASP.NET Core
4 3 (0.82%) CSS
4 3 (0.82%) JSP
4 3 (0.82%) WinForms
5 2 (0.54%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.54%) LDAP
6 1 (0.27%) DirectX
6 1 (0.27%) Software Packaging
6 1 (0.27%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 102 (27.72%) Enterprise Software
2 24 (6.52%) Self-Motivation
3 22 (5.98%) Social Media
4 16 (4.35%) Mobile App
5 12 (3.26%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.45%) Cloud Native
6 9 (2.45%) Onboarding
7 8 (2.17%) Driving Licence
7 8 (2.17%) Replication
8 7 (1.90%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.63%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.63%) Enterprise Storage
9 6 (1.63%) Mainframe
10 4 (1.09%) Life Science
10 4 (1.09%) NHS
11 3 (0.82%) CCTV
11 3 (0.82%) EPoS
11 3 (0.82%) Fat Client
11 3 (0.82%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.82%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 98 (26.63%) Windows Server
2 64 (17.39%) Linux
3 53 (14.40%) Windows 10
4 46 (12.50%) Android
5 23 (6.25%) Mac OS X
6 22 (5.98%) Windows Vista
7 11 (2.99%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (2.99%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (1.90%) Unix
8 7 (1.90%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (1.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (1.09%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.82%) Mac OS
11 3 (0.82%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.54%) Solaris
13 1 (0.27%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (48.37%) Problem-Solving
2 125 (33.97%) Mathematics
3 109 (29.62%) Line Management
4 73 (19.84%) Customer Service
5 51 (13.86%) ITIL
6 28 (7.61%) Cybersecurity
7 24 (6.52%) Computer Science
7 24 (6.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 21 (5.71%) Migration
9 20 (5.43%) DevOps
10 19 (5.16%) Service Delivery
10 19 (5.16%) Software Testing
11 18 (4.89%) Analytical Thinking
11 18 (4.89%) CRM
12 16 (4.35%) Data Privacy
12 16 (4.35%) Exploratory Testing
13 13 (3.53%) Change Management
13 13 (3.53%) Continuous Improvement
14 12 (3.26%) Containerisation
15 11 (2.99%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 46 (12.50%) SQL
2 33 (8.97%) Python
3 11 (2.99%) PowerShell
4 10 (2.72%) Bash
5 7 (1.90%) C#
6 5 (1.36%) Java
6 5 (1.36%) Perl
7 4 (1.09%) Bicep
7 4 (1.09%) C
7 4 (1.09%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.09%) Jython
8 3 (0.82%) Ada
8 3 (0.82%) Rust
9 2 (0.54%) C++
10 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (10.87%) Degree
2 22 (5.98%) DBS Check
3 21 (5.71%) Microsoft Certification
4 19 (5.16%) Security Cleared
5 18 (4.89%) SC Cleared
6 14 (3.80%) Cisco Certification
7 12 (3.26%) CCNP
7 12 (3.26%) MCSA
8 6 (1.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 4 (1.09%) A+ Certification
9 4 (1.09%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.82%) AWS Certification
10 3 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.82%) CCNA
11 2 (0.54%) CISSP
11 2 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 1 (0.27%) CEH
12 1 (0.27%) CISM
12 1 (0.27%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.71%) SLA
2 10 (2.72%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.82%) ISO 14001
5 3 (0.82%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.82%) QA
System Software
1 108 (29.35%) Active Directory
2 28 (7.61%) Hyper-V
3 26 (7.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.82%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 2 (0.54%) Firmware
6 2 (0.54%) KVM
6 2 (0.54%) NFS
6 2 (0.54%) SRDF
6 2 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.54%) Xen
7 1 (0.27%) pfSense
7 1 (0.27%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (4.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.99%) Ansible
3 7 (1.90%) Terraform
4 5 (1.36%) AirWatch
4 5 (1.36%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.36%) SCCM
5 3 (0.82%) Puppet
5 3 (0.82%) SCOM
5 3 (0.82%) WSUS
6 2 (0.54%) Control-M
6 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
6 2 (0.54%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.27%) NetApp OnCommand
7 1 (0.27%) VxRail
Vendors
1 125 (33.97%) Microsoft
2 51 (13.86%) Cisco
3 43 (11.68%) VMware
4 21 (5.71%) Apple
5 16 (4.35%) Zoho
6 9 (2.45%) Oracle
6 9 (2.45%) Veritas
7 8 (2.17%) IronPort
8 6 (1.63%) IBM
9 5 (1.36%) Red Hat
9 5 (1.36%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.36%) Veeam
10 4 (1.09%) Dynatrace
10 4 (1.09%) NetApp
10 4 (1.09%) SolarWinds
11 3 (0.82%) Dell
11 3 (0.82%) EMC
11 3 (0.82%) HP
11 3 (0.82%) SonicWALL
12 2 (0.54%) Avaya