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 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 19 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +11 | -9 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows | 9,475 | 10,219 | 13,781 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 9.65% | 9.75% | 8.94% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 67.07% | 61.27% | 47.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,770 | 7,226 | 10,010 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £25,750 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £31,250 | £30,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £45,000 | £44,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +2.27% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,000 | £60,000 | £60,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £78,750 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £40,000 | £38,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +3.90% | -3.75% |
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 | 14,126 | 16,679 | 29,098 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.39% | 15.92% | 18.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,937 | 11,263 | 16,749 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,759 | £27,000 | £26,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £35,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £71,250 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £92,500 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | - | - |
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 26 April 2024.
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 26 April 2024. 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 | +5 | 8,726 | £40,000 | -8.72% | 1,776 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 7,248 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 1,484 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 2,825 | £48,500 | -3.00% | 667 |
| South East | +3 | 2,093 | £40,000 | +9.59% | 370 |
| London | +12 | 2,043 | £55,000 | +4.61% | 411 |
| North of England | +9 | 1,571 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 323 |
| Midlands | +11 | 1,232 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 269 |
| South West | +5 | 1,000 | £42,500 | +11.84% | 222 |
| North West | -2 | 761 | £40,000 | - | 185 |
| East of England | +2 | 757 | £32,500 | -17.72% | 192 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 692 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 166 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 623 | £37,500 | -2.60% | 107 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 534 | £33,983 | -15.04% | 103 |
| Scotland | -40 | 392 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 97 |
| North East | +12 | 189 | £33,000 | -17.50% | 36 |
| Wales | +9 | 153 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 29 |
| Northern Ireland | -14 | 48 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 27 |
| Isle of Man | -6 | 12 | £43,750 | +45.83% |
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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