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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 28 16
Rank change year-on-year +14 -12 -6
Permanent jobs citing Windows 689 525 767
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 9.35% 8.22% 10.56%
As % of the Operating Systems category 80.21% 67.48% 63.70%
Number of salaries quoted 598 400 648
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £26,500 £28,438 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £57,875 £63,750 £60,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £43,750 £42,500
% change year-on-year -8.57% +2.94% -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 859 778 1,204
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 11.66% 12.18% 16.58%
Number of salaries quoted 733 552 868
10th Percentile £24,775 £25,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £70,900
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +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 9 May 2024.

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 9 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
Birmingham +6 212 £38,000 -1.30% 42
Staffordshire 0 143 £33,750 -12.90% 31
Worcestershire -2 60 £35,000 -15.15% 22
Warwickshire +63 48 £35,500 -29.00% 17
Solihull +17 33 £29,500 -12.59% 1
Shropshire +5 30 £32,000 +23.08% 5
Coventry +8 21 £42,500 - 9
Dudley +17 13 £35,000 +12.90% 4
Wednesbury +3 10 £30,000 -14.29%
Halesowen -3 10 £36,500 +8.96% 1
Walsall +18 8 £26,000 +23.81% 2
Wolverhampton +1 6 £21,500 -57.00% 2
Herefordshire -3 4 £60,000 +33.33% 10
Brierley Hill - 4 £33,750 -
Stourbridge - 3 £55,000 - 1
West Bromwich -1 1 £23,000 - 1
Sutton Coldfield - 1 - - 2
Smethwick - 1 £42,500 -
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
1 124 (18.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 102 (14.80%) SharePoint
3 19 (2.76%) IIS
4 13 (1.89%) Skype for Business
5 7 (1.02%) Confluence
6 6 (0.87%) Apache
6 6 (0.87%) Tomcat
7 5 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.29%) CMS
9 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.29%) Liferay
9 2 (0.29%) Magnolia
9 2 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
9 2 (0.29%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.15%) BizTalk Server
10 1 (0.15%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 111 (16.11%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.60%) Trello
4 7 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.44%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.29%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 6 (0.87%) NEC Housing
2 5 (0.73%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 361 (52.39%) Microsoft 365
2 250 (36.28%) Azure
3 127 (18.43%) Entra ID
4 36 (5.22%) AWS
5 26 (3.77%) OneDrive
6 19 (2.76%) SaaS
7 18 (2.61%) Power Platform
8 16 (2.32%) GCP
8 16 (2.32%) Power Automate
9 13 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (1.74%) Azure Sentinel
11 11 (1.60%) IaaS
12 9 (1.31%) Azure Logic Apps
12 9 (1.31%) Cloud Computing
12 9 (1.31%) PaaS
13 8 (1.16%) GitHub
14 6 (0.87%) Google Workspace
15 4 (0.58%) Google Docs
15 4 (0.58%) Google Sheets
16 2 (0.29%) Azure App Service
Communications & Networking
1 153 (22.21%) Firewall
2 122 (17.71%) DNS
3 110 (15.97%) DHCP
4 79 (11.47%) TCP/IP
5 67 (9.72%) LAN
6 64 (9.29%) WAN
7 43 (6.24%) Wi-Fi
8 41 (5.95%) SAN
8 41 (5.95%) VPN
9 24 (3.48%) Wireless
10 18 (2.61%) PBX
11 17 (2.47%) VLAN
11 17 (2.47%) VoIP
12 14 (2.03%) Skype
13 13 (1.89%) HTTP
13 13 (1.89%) Network Security
13 13 (1.89%) SMTP
14 12 (1.74%) SNMP
15 11 (1.60%) FTP
15 11 (1.60%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (10.30%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.47%) Amazon RDS
3 16 (2.32%) Power BI
4 15 (2.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 15 (2.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (1.16%) Oracle Database
6 5 (0.73%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.58%) InfluxDB
7 4 (0.58%) Metadata
7 4 (0.58%) MySQL
7 4 (0.58%) SQLite
8 3 (0.44%) InterSystems Cache
9 2 (0.29%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.29%) DB2
9 2 (0.29%) DTS
9 2 (0.29%) Tableau
10 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.15%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.15%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 15 (2.18%) JIRA
2 6 (0.87%) Git
3 5 (0.73%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.58%) Octopus Deploy
4 4 (0.58%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.44%) IBM UrbanCode
5 3 (0.44%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.29%) Bower
6 2 (0.29%) CANoe
6 2 (0.29%) gulp
6 2 (0.29%) Moq
7 1 (0.15%) Toad
General
1 218 (31.64%) Social Skills
2 73 (10.60%) Finance
3 61 (8.85%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (7.69%) Manufacturing
5 51 (7.40%) Law
6 47 (6.82%) Retail
7 37 (5.37%) Documentation Skills
8 30 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 27 (3.92%) Telecoms
10 16 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
11 14 (2.03%) Local Government
11 14 (2.03%) Public Sector
12 12 (1.74%) Electronics
12 12 (1.74%) Games
12 12 (1.74%) Police
13 11 (1.60%) Automotive
14 9 (1.31%) Marketing
15 8 (1.16%) Legal
16 7 (1.02%) Advertising
17 6 (0.87%) Military
Job Titles
1 145 (21.04%) IT Support
2 122 (17.71%) Support Engineer
3 116 (16.84%) IT Engineer
4 88 (12.77%) Analyst
5 77 (11.18%) IT Support Engineer
6 68 (9.87%) Senior
7 61 (8.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 34 (4.93%) 2nd Line Support
9 32 (4.64%) Developer
10 31 (4.50%) 1st Line Support
10 31 (4.50%) IT Analyst
11 30 (4.35%) IT Technician
12 25 (3.63%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 25 (3.63%) Service Analyst
12 25 (3.63%) Support Analyst
13 24 (3.48%) IT Support Specialist
13 24 (3.48%) Support Specialist
14 23 (3.34%) Administrator
15 22 (3.19%) 3rd Line Support
15 22 (3.19%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (7.84%) .NET
2 21 (3.05%) HTML
3 16 (2.32%) ASP.NET
4 15 (2.18%) ASP.NET MVC
4 15 (2.18%) REST
5 14 (2.03%) .NET Framework
6 13 (1.89%) CSS
6 13 (1.89%) WinForms
6 13 (1.89%) WPF
7 11 (1.60%) Entity Framework
7 11 (1.60%) Web Services
8 10 (1.45%) .NET Core
9 9 (1.31%) AngularJS
9 9 (1.31%) React
10 8 (1.16%) ASP.NET Web API
10 8 (1.16%) jQuery
11 6 (0.87%) Middleware
11 6 (0.87%) RESTful
11 6 (0.87%) Vue
12 5 (0.73%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 48 (6.97%) Self-Motivation
2 42 (6.10%) Data Centre
3 39 (5.66%) Driving Licence
4 37 (5.37%) Management Information System
5 34 (4.93%) Replication
6 18 (2.61%) PKI
7 17 (2.47%) Public Cloud
8 15 (2.18%) Security Operations Centre
9 14 (2.03%) Clustering
10 13 (1.89%) Cloud Native
10 13 (1.89%) Video Conferencing
11 11 (1.60%) Private Cloud
12 10 (1.45%) EPoS
12 10 (1.45%) Onboarding
13 9 (1.31%) Virtual Team
14 8 (1.16%) EFT
14 8 (1.16%) Product Ownership
14 8 (1.16%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 7 (1.02%) IoT
15 7 (1.02%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 303 (43.98%) Windows Server
2 165 (23.95%) Windows 10
3 103 (14.95%) Linux
4 67 (9.72%) Windows Server 2012
5 49 (7.11%) Windows Server 2016
6 44 (6.39%) Windows Server 2019
7 42 (6.10%) Windows 7
8 25 (3.63%) Mac OS
8 25 (3.63%) Unix
9 23 (3.34%) Apple iOS
10 19 (2.76%) Android
11 16 (2.32%) Windows 8
12 14 (2.03%) Ubuntu
13 12 (1.74%) CentOS
13 12 (1.74%) Solaris
14 10 (1.45%) VMS
15 9 (1.31%) Windows Server 2008
16 8 (1.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 7 (1.02%) Windows Server 2003
18 6 (0.87%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (23.22%) Problem-Solving
2 110 (15.97%) ITIL
3 102 (14.80%) Customer Service
4 86 (12.48%) Cybersecurity
4 86 (12.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 48 (6.97%) Continuous Improvement
6 44 (6.39%) Project Delivery
7 42 (6.10%) DevOps
8 41 (5.95%) Time Management
9 40 (5.81%) Agile
10 37 (5.37%) Server Management
11 32 (4.64%) Project Management
12 31 (4.50%) Computer Science
13 29 (4.21%) ERP
14 28 (4.06%) Mentoring
15 25 (3.63%) Asset Management
15 25 (3.63%) Information Security
15 25 (3.63%) Roadmaps
16 24 (3.48%) Change Management
17 23 (3.34%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 113 (16.40%) SQL
2 70 (10.16%) PowerShell
3 42 (6.10%) C#
4 23 (3.34%) T-SQL
5 20 (2.90%) Python
6 18 (2.61%) JavaScript
7 13 (1.89%) Java
8 12 (1.74%) C
8 12 (1.74%) VB.NET
9 9 (1.31%) XAML
10 7 (1.02%) Bash
11 6 (0.87%) C++
11 6 (0.87%) Shell Script
12 5 (0.73%) Bicep
12 5 (0.73%) Embedded C
12 5 (0.73%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.44%) Go
13 3 (0.44%) R
14 2 (0.29%) PHP
14 2 (0.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 99 (14.37%) Degree
2 62 (9.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 44 (6.39%) Security Cleared
4 29 (4.21%) DBS Check
5 27 (3.92%) SC Cleared
6 21 (3.05%) A+ Certification
7 20 (2.90%) Azure Certification
8 18 (2.61%) MCSE
9 15 (2.18%) Cisco Certification
9 15 (2.18%) MCP
10 14 (2.03%) CCNA
11 12 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
12 11 (1.60%) DV Cleared
12 11 (1.60%) MCSA
12 11 (1.60%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 8 (1.16%) Network+ Certification
14 7 (1.02%) AWS Certification
15 6 (0.87%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 5 (0.73%) MCITP
17 4 (0.58%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (4.79%) SLA
2 20 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (2.76%) GDPR
4 13 (1.89%) QA
5 12 (1.74%) NIST
6 8 (1.16%) Accessibility
7 5 (0.73%) MISRA
8 4 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.44%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.29%) AUTOSAR
10 2 (0.29%) ISO 26262
11 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.15%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.15%) ITGC
11 1 (0.15%) PMO
System Software
1 350 (50.80%) Active Directory
2 139 (20.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 135 (19.59%) Hyper-V
4 40 (5.81%) VMware ESXi
5 17 (2.47%) Docker
6 16 (2.32%) vSphere
7 12 (1.74%) Virtual Machines
8 9 (1.31%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (1.16%) Firmware
9 8 (1.16%) VMware Workstation
10 7 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
11 6 (0.87%) pfSense
12 5 (0.73%) NFS
12 5 (0.73%) VMware NSX
12 5 (0.73%) VMware Server
13 4 (0.58%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 3 (0.44%) Terminal Services
14 3 (0.44%) XenApp
14 3 (0.44%) XenDesktop
15 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 87 (12.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 75 (10.89%) SCCM
3 16 (2.32%) Kubernetes
4 13 (1.89%) Terraform
5 12 (1.74%) Failover Clustering
5 12 (1.74%) vCenter Server
6 8 (1.16%) SCOM
6 8 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (1.02%) AirWatch
8 5 (0.73%) Backup Exec
8 5 (0.73%) WSUS
9 4 (0.58%) Autotask
9 4 (0.58%) Grafana
9 4 (0.58%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.44%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.44%) SCVMM
11 2 (0.29%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.29%) Nagios
11 2 (0.29%) PaperCut
11 2 (0.29%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 426 (61.83%) Microsoft
2 199 (28.88%) VMware
3 64 (9.29%) Cisco
4 60 (8.71%) Veeam
5 48 (6.97%) Apple
6 45 (6.53%) Dell
7 38 (5.52%) Citrix
8 36 (5.22%) HP
9 26 (3.77%) Adobe
10 23 (3.34%) Sophos
11 16 (2.32%) Fortinet
12 13 (1.89%) Nimble Storage
12 13 (1.89%) Remedy
12 13 (1.89%) ServiceNow
13 12 (1.74%) Aruba
13 12 (1.74%) Google
14 10 (1.45%) IBM
14 10 (1.45%) Zerto
15 9 (1.31%) NetApp
15 9 (1.31%) Oracle