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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 26 19
Rank change year-on-year +11 -7 -9
Permanent jobs citing Windows 713 506 753
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 8.88% 8.68% 9.91%
As % of the Operating Systems category 79.84% 69.13% 62.80%
Number of salaries quoted 602 382 629
10th Percentile £24,520 £24,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £26,500 £28,530 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £49,688 £52,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £61,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £42,601
% change year-on-year -8.05% +2.11% -5.33%

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 893 732 1,199
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 11.12% 12.56% 15.78%
Number of salaries quoted 735 538 837
10th Percentile £25,097 £25,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,000 £70,000 £70,100
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 2 June 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 2 June 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 +2 220 £38,000 -1.30% 39
Staffordshire +2 157 £32,500 -18.75% 32
Worcestershire +5 66 £35,000 -13.85% 16
Warwickshire +46 54 £37,250 -25.50% 28
Shropshire +7 30 £32,000 +23.08% 2
Solihull +11 29 £29,500 +9.26% 7
Coventry -5 17 £27,000 -32.50% 10
Dudley +11 11 £27,250 -12.10% 3
Halesowen - 10 £36,500 -
Walsall +13 9 £26,000 +23.81%
Wednesbury +1 9 £30,000 -14.29% 1
Wolverhampton 0 6 £21,500 -57.00% 5
Herefordshire -3 4 £60,000 +33.33% 5
Brierley Hill - 4 £33,750 - 1
Sutton Coldfield - 3 - -
West Bromwich -1 2 £23,000 - 3
Stourbridge - 2 £50,000 - 2
Smethwick - 1 £42,500 - 1
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
1 122 (17.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 98 (13.74%) SharePoint
3 22 (3.09%) IIS
4 17 (2.38%) Skype for Business
5 8 (1.12%) Apache
5 8 (1.12%) Tomcat
6 7 (0.98%) Confluence
7 5 (0.70%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2007
8 3 (0.42%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.28%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.28%) CMS
9 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.28%) Liferay
9 2 (0.28%) Magnolia
9 2 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.14%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 114 (15.99%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.54%) Trello
4 6 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.42%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.42%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (1.12%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.84%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 367 (51.47%) Microsoft 365
2 262 (36.75%) Azure
3 127 (17.81%) Entra ID
4 39 (5.47%) AWS
5 25 (3.51%) OneDrive
6 19 (2.66%) SaaS
7 18 (2.52%) GCP
8 16 (2.24%) Power Automate
8 16 (2.24%) Power Platform
9 14 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (1.96%) IaaS
10 12 (1.68%) Azure Sentinel
11 11 (1.54%) PaaS
12 9 (1.26%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (1.12%) Cloud Computing
13 8 (1.12%) GitHub
14 6 (0.84%) Google Workspace
15 4 (0.56%) Google Docs
15 4 (0.56%) Google Sheets
15 4 (0.56%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 152 (21.32%) Firewall
2 125 (17.53%) DNS
3 112 (15.71%) DHCP
4 80 (11.22%) TCP/IP
5 72 (10.10%) LAN
6 70 (9.82%) WAN
7 48 (6.73%) Wi-Fi
8 42 (5.89%) SAN
9 41 (5.75%) VPN
10 25 (3.51%) Wireless
11 19 (2.66%) Network Security
11 19 (2.66%) VLAN
12 18 (2.52%) PBX
12 18 (2.52%) Skype
13 16 (2.24%) VoIP
14 11 (1.54%) HTTP
14 11 (1.54%) iSCSI
14 11 (1.54%) SMTP
15 10 (1.40%) SNMP
16 9 (1.26%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (11.08%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.38%) Amazon RDS
3 15 (2.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 15 (2.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 14 (1.96%) Power BI
5 11 (1.54%) Oracle Database
6 8 (1.12%) MySQL
7 6 (0.84%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.56%) InfluxDB
8 4 (0.56%) Metadata
8 4 (0.56%) SQLite
9 3 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.42%) DB2
9 3 (0.42%) InterSystems Cache
10 2 (0.28%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.28%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.28%) DTS
11 1 (0.14%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.14%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.14%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 15 (2.10%) JIRA
2 7 (0.98%) Git
3 5 (0.70%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.56%) Octopus Deploy
4 4 (0.56%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.42%) IBM UrbanCode
5 3 (0.42%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.28%) Bower
6 2 (0.28%) CANoe
6 2 (0.28%) gulp
6 2 (0.28%) Moq
7 1 (0.14%) Toad
General
1 223 (31.28%) Social Skills
2 77 (10.80%) Finance
3 65 (9.12%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (7.71%) Law
4 55 (7.71%) Manufacturing
5 48 (6.73%) Retail
6 35 (4.91%) Documentation Skills
7 28 (3.93%) Telecoms
8 26 (3.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 19 (2.66%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (2.38%) Public Sector
11 16 (2.24%) Automotive
12 14 (1.96%) Police
13 12 (1.68%) Electronics
13 12 (1.68%) Local Government
14 10 (1.40%) Games
15 8 (1.12%) Legal
15 8 (1.12%) Marketing
16 7 (0.98%) Advertising
17 6 (0.84%) Military
Job Titles
1 158 (22.16%) IT Support
2 123 (17.25%) Support Engineer
3 115 (16.13%) IT Engineer
4 97 (13.60%) Analyst
5 77 (10.80%) IT Support Engineer
6 74 (10.38%) Senior
7 62 (8.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 40 (5.61%) IT Analyst
9 39 (5.47%) Developer
10 35 (4.91%) 2nd Line Support
11 33 (4.63%) Support Analyst
12 32 (4.49%) 1st Line Support
13 31 (4.35%) IT Technician
14 27 (3.79%) IT Support Analyst
15 26 (3.65%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 26 (3.65%) IT Support Specialist
15 26 (3.65%) Service Analyst
15 26 (3.65%) Support Specialist
16 25 (3.51%) Administrator
17 24 (3.37%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (8.13%) .NET
2 27 (3.79%) HTML
3 17 (2.38%) ASP.NET
3 17 (2.38%) REST
4 16 (2.24%) .NET Framework
4 16 (2.24%) ASP.NET MVC
4 16 (2.24%) WinForms
5 15 (2.10%) CSS
5 15 (2.10%) WPF
6 13 (1.82%) Web Services
7 12 (1.68%) .NET Core
7 12 (1.68%) Entity Framework
8 9 (1.26%) AngularJS
8 9 (1.26%) ASP.NET Web API
8 9 (1.26%) React
9 8 (1.12%) jQuery
9 8 (1.12%) Middleware
9 8 (1.12%) Vue
10 6 (0.84%) RabbitMQ
10 6 (0.84%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 52 (7.29%) Self-Motivation
2 40 (5.61%) Driving Licence
3 39 (5.47%) Data Centre
4 35 (4.91%) Replication
5 33 (4.63%) Management Information System
6 22 (3.09%) Public Cloud
7 18 (2.52%) PKI
8 17 (2.38%) Video Conferencing
9 15 (2.10%) Cloud Native
9 15 (2.10%) Security Operations Centre
10 12 (1.68%) Clustering
10 12 (1.68%) EPoS
11 11 (1.54%) Onboarding
11 11 (1.54%) Private Cloud
12 8 (1.12%) Product Ownership
13 7 (0.98%) Cyber Threat
13 7 (0.98%) IoT
13 7 (0.98%) Virtual Team
14 6 (0.84%) Greenfield Project
14 6 (0.84%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 310 (43.48%) Windows Server
2 168 (23.56%) Windows 10
3 114 (15.99%) Linux
4 66 (9.26%) Windows Server 2012
5 54 (7.57%) Windows Server 2019
6 53 (7.43%) Windows Server 2016
7 38 (5.33%) Windows 7
8 28 (3.93%) Apple iOS
9 27 (3.79%) Unix
10 24 (3.37%) Mac OS
11 23 (3.23%) Android
12 16 (2.24%) Solaris
12 16 (2.24%) Ubuntu
13 15 (2.10%) Windows 8
14 12 (1.68%) CentOS
15 11 (1.54%) VMS
16 9 (1.26%) Windows Server 2008
17 8 (1.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 8 (1.12%) Windows Server 2003
18 3 (0.42%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (23.00%) Problem-Solving
2 112 (15.71%) ITIL
3 111 (15.57%) Customer Service
4 94 (13.18%) Cybersecurity
5 87 (12.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 54 (7.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 47 (6.59%) Time Management
8 44 (6.17%) DevOps
9 43 (6.03%) Project Delivery
10 40 (5.61%) Agile
11 39 (5.47%) Server Management
12 36 (5.05%) Computer Science
13 31 (4.35%) Project Management
14 28 (3.93%) ERP
14 28 (3.93%) Information Security
15 27 (3.79%) Mentoring
16 26 (3.65%) Roadmaps
17 25 (3.51%) Asset Management
18 24 (3.37%) Identity Access Management
18 24 (3.37%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 115 (16.13%) SQL
2 70 (9.82%) PowerShell
3 47 (6.59%) C#
4 23 (3.23%) T-SQL
5 20 (2.81%) JavaScript
5 20 (2.81%) Python
6 14 (1.96%) VB.NET
7 13 (1.82%) Java
8 12 (1.68%) C
9 9 (1.26%) XAML
10 8 (1.12%) Shell Script
11 7 (0.98%) Bash
11 7 (0.98%) PHP
12 6 (0.84%) C++
13 5 (0.70%) Bicep
13 5 (0.70%) Embedded C
13 5 (0.70%) TypeScript
14 3 (0.42%) Go
14 3 (0.42%) R
15 2 (0.28%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 106 (14.87%) Degree
2 65 (9.12%) Microsoft Certification
3 50 (7.01%) Security Cleared
4 28 (3.93%) DBS Check
5 26 (3.65%) SC Cleared
6 24 (3.37%) Azure Certification
7 20 (2.81%) A+ Certification
8 19 (2.66%) MCSE
9 17 (2.38%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (2.24%) CCNA
10 16 (2.24%) MCP
11 13 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (1.68%) DV Cleared
13 11 (1.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 9 (1.26%) AWS Certification
14 9 (1.26%) MCSA
15 8 (1.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 8 (1.12%) Network+ Certification
16 6 (0.84%) CCNP
16 6 (0.84%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (5.05%) SLA
2 19 (2.66%) Cyber Essentials
2 19 (2.66%) GDPR
3 13 (1.82%) QA
4 11 (1.54%) Accessibility
4 11 (1.54%) NIST
5 5 (0.70%) MISRA
6 4 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.42%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.28%) AUTOSAR
8 2 (0.28%) ISO 26262
9 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.14%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.14%) ITGC
9 1 (0.14%) PMO
System Software
1 353 (49.51%) Active Directory
2 140 (19.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 134 (18.79%) Hyper-V
4 43 (6.03%) VMware ESXi
5 20 (2.81%) vSphere
6 18 (2.52%) Docker
7 12 (1.68%) Virtual Machines
8 11 (1.54%) Firmware
9 9 (1.26%) Virtual Servers
10 8 (1.12%) VMware Workstation
11 6 (0.84%) pfSense
11 6 (0.84%) XenApp
11 6 (0.84%) XenDesktop
12 5 (0.70%) NFS
12 5 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
12 5 (0.70%) VMware NSX
12 5 (0.70%) VMware Server
13 4 (0.56%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 3 (0.42%) Terminal Services
15 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 89 (12.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 69 (9.68%) SCCM
3 17 (2.38%) Kubernetes
4 16 (2.24%) Terraform
5 12 (1.68%) vCenter Server
6 10 (1.40%) Failover Clustering
6 10 (1.40%) SCOM
6 10 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.70%) AirWatch
7 5 (0.70%) Backup Exec
7 5 (0.70%) WSUS
8 4 (0.56%) Autotask
8 4 (0.56%) Grafana
8 4 (0.56%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.42%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.42%) SCVMM
10 2 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.28%) Functional Safety
10 2 (0.28%) Nagios
10 2 (0.28%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 435 (61.01%) Microsoft
2 210 (29.45%) VMware
3 68 (9.54%) Cisco
4 62 (8.70%) Veeam
5 44 (6.17%) Apple
5 44 (6.17%) Dell
6 39 (5.47%) Citrix
7 35 (4.91%) HP
8 25 (3.51%) Adobe
9 23 (3.23%) Sophos
10 16 (2.24%) Fortinet
11 15 (2.10%) ServiceNow
12 14 (1.96%) Remedy
13 13 (1.82%) Google
13 13 (1.82%) IBM
14 12 (1.68%) Aruba
14 12 (1.68%) Nimble Storage
14 12 (1.68%) Oracle
15 11 (1.54%) NetApp
15 11 (1.54%) Zerto