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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 19 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +12 | -10 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows | 9,443 | 10,214 | 13,771 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 9.63% | 9.76% | 8.93% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 67.07% | 61.27% | 47.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,734 | 7,215 | 10,004 |
| 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 | £43,876 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +2.56% | -2.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £78,750 | £77,425 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £40,000 | £38,149 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +4.85% | -4.63% |
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 | 14,079 | 16,671 | 29,105 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.36% | 15.93% | 18.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,884 | 11,238 | 16,744 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,760 | £27,000 | £26,398 |
| 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 27 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 27 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 | +6 | 8,694 | £40,132 | -8.79% | 1,751 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 7,222 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 1,460 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 2,812 | £49,000 | -2.00% | 610 |
| South East | +2 | 2,081 | £40,000 | +8.11% | 362 |
| London | +12 | 2,036 | £55,000 | +4.46% | 407 |
| North of England | +9 | 1,565 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 320 |
| Midlands | +12 | 1,229 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 265 |
| South West | +5 | 997 | £42,500 | +11.84% | 219 |
| North West | -2 | 760 | £40,000 | - | 183 |
| East of England | +2 | 756 | £32,500 | -17.72% | 194 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 692 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 165 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 620 | £37,250 | -1.97% | 107 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 531 | £34,000 | -15.00% | 100 |
| Scotland | -39 | 391 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 95 |
| North East | +11 | 187 | £34,500 | -13.75% | 35 |
| Wales | +11 | 153 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 27 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 48 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 24 |
| 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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