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 22 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 22 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +16 | -12 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows | 9,247 | 9,742 | 14,119 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 9.24% | 9.87% | 8.64% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 66.48% | 61.33% | 45.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,520 | 6,865 | 9,812 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,239 | £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 | £55,750 | £61,250 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £78,750 | £76,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £40,000 | £39,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +1.27% | -1.25% |
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 | 13,909 | 15,885 | 30,865 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.90% | 16.10% | 18.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,673 | 10,643 | 16,453 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £27,000 | £26,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £35,750 |
| 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 22 May 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 22 May 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 | 8,537 | £40,000 | -8.57% | 1,913 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 7,116 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 1,586 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 2,721 | £49,000 | -2.00% | 645 |
| South East | +3 | 2,028 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 406 |
| London | +7 | 1,952 | £55,000 | +4.46% | 437 |
| North of England | +6 | 1,554 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 362 |
| Midlands | +11 | 1,230 | £34,750 | -13.13% | 297 |
| South West | +5 | 993 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 243 |
| North West | -4 | 755 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 178 |
| East of England | +3 | 749 | £32,500 | -14.47% | 200 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 691 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 166 |
| Yorkshire | +18 | 611 | £37,000 | -1.33% | 156 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 533 | £34,000 | -11.69% | 131 |
| Scotland | -45 | 369 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 93 |
| North East | +13 | 190 | £33,000 | -17.50% | 32 |
| Wales | +9 | 144 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 36 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 45 | £36,250 | -27.50% | 15 |
| Isle of Man | -5 | 12 | £43,750 | +45.83% | 1 |
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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