Windows Jobs in the North West

Microsoft Windows
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 23 19 19
Rank change year-on-year -4 0 -5
Permanent jobs citing Windows 759 832 1,012
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 7.61% 10.80% 10.76%
As % of the Operating Systems category 63.36% 72.79% 60.38%
Number of salaries quoted 578 595 745
10th Percentile £24,500 £23,700 £21,806
25th Percentile £27,500 £28,250 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £36,298
Median % change year-on-year - +10.20% -14.59%
75th Percentile £53,750 £54,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £67,968 £63,750 £65,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £43,799 £43,000
% change year-on-year -8.67% +1.86% -4.44%

All Operating Systems
North West

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 North West with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,198 1,143 1,676
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 12.01% 14.84% 17.81%
Number of salaries quoted 892 760 1,062
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £71,250
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Windows in the North West

Windows
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows in the North West.

Salary trend for Windows in the North West

Windows
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows in the North West over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows in the North West

Windows
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the North West region over the 6 months to 18 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
Manchester +8 422 £42,500 - 75
Cheshire -11 137 £35,000 -6.67% 48
Lancashire +2 94 £32,000 -32.63% 26
Merseyside -11 83 £34,000 -13.47% 19
Cumbria -15 22 £45,000 - 4
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 86 (11.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (4.48%) SharePoint
3 27 (3.56%) Apache
4 19 (2.50%) IIS
5 8 (1.05%) Tomcat
6 7 (0.92%) ArcGIS
7 5 (0.66%) Apache Solr
7 5 (0.66%) CMS
8 4 (0.53%) CloudStack
8 4 (0.53%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.26%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 2 (0.26%) SAS
10 1 (0.13%) Confluence
10 1 (0.13%) Site Server
Applications
1 90 (11.86%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (2.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.26%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.26%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.26%) Sketch
4 2 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.05%) NEC Housing
3 5 (0.66%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.13%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 291 (38.34%) Azure
2 244 (32.15%) Microsoft 365
3 92 (12.12%) AWS
4 78 (10.28%) IBM Cloud
5 77 (10.14%) Entra ID
6 69 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
7 46 (6.06%) Serverless
8 43 (5.67%) Azure Logic Apps
8 43 (5.67%) Azure Service Bus
9 41 (5.40%) Azure API Management
9 41 (5.40%) Azure Functions
10 23 (3.03%) IaaS
11 19 (2.50%) GCP
11 19 (2.50%) OneDrive
12 17 (2.24%) SaaS
13 13 (1.71%) GitHub
13 13 (1.71%) Power Platform
14 12 (1.58%) Amazon S3
15 8 (1.05%) Google Workspace
16 7 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 112 (14.76%) Firewall
2 89 (11.73%) DNS
3 74 (9.75%) LAN
4 64 (8.43%) WAN
5 63 (8.30%) DHCP
6 46 (6.06%) TCP/IP
7 42 (5.53%) VPN
8 39 (5.14%) Wi-Fi
9 36 (4.74%) Wireless
10 33 (4.35%) VoIP
11 26 (3.43%) Remote Desktop
12 25 (3.29%) Internet
13 17 (2.24%) Network Security
14 16 (2.11%) VLAN
15 11 (1.45%) SAN
15 11 (1.45%) SNMP
16 10 (1.32%) IPsec
16 10 (1.32%) SSL
17 8 (1.05%) WLAN
18 6 (0.79%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (12.91%) MongoDB
1 98 (12.91%) SQL Server
2 89 (11.73%) PostgreSQL
3 85 (11.20%) NoSQL
4 78 (10.28%) DB2
5 53 (6.98%) Relational Database
6 18 (2.37%) Data Warehouse
6 18 (2.37%) MySQL
7 10 (1.32%) Azure SQL Database
7 10 (1.32%) Elasticsearch
7 10 (1.32%) Oracle Database
8 9 (1.19%) Redis
9 8 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 8 (1.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.92%) Geospatial Data
10 7 (0.92%) GIS
10 7 (0.92%) Power BI
11 6 (0.79%) QlikView
12 5 (0.66%) MaxDB
12 5 (0.66%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 20 (2.64%) Git
2 10 (1.32%) JIRA
2 10 (1.32%) Visual Studio
3 9 (1.19%) GitLab
3 9 (1.19%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.05%) Eclipse
5 7 (0.92%) Artifactory
6 6 (0.79%) Dreamweaver
6 6 (0.79%) MSI
7 5 (0.66%) AdminStudio
7 5 (0.66%) InstallShield
8 3 (0.40%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.40%) CMake
8 3 (0.40%) GCC
8 3 (0.40%) GDB
8 3 (0.40%) IBM UrbanCode
8 3 (0.40%) Subversion
9 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 201 (26.48%) Social Skills
2 111 (14.62%) Public Sector
3 89 (11.73%) Finance
4 85 (11.20%) Analytical Skills
5 55 (7.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 46 (6.06%) Retail
7 40 (5.27%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (3.43%) Law
9 23 (3.03%) Telecoms
10 20 (2.64%) Legal
11 12 (1.58%) Games
12 10 (1.32%) Marketing
13 9 (1.19%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.19%) Military
14 8 (1.05%) Local Government
14 8 (1.05%) Police
15 7 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (0.66%) Banking
16 5 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (0.66%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 106 (13.97%) IT Support
2 105 (13.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 98 (12.91%) Developer
4 94 (12.38%) Support Engineer
5 82 (10.80%) Analyst
6 81 (10.67%) Senior
7 72 (9.49%) IT Engineer
8 55 (7.25%) IT Support Engineer
9 50 (6.59%) Azure Engineer
9 50 (6.59%) IT Technician
10 47 (6.19%) Full Stack Developer
11 42 (5.53%) Support Technician
12 41 (5.40%) Azure Developer
13 40 (5.27%) Full Stack Engineer
14 35 (4.61%) IT Support Technician
15 34 (4.48%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 33 (4.35%) 2nd Line Support
17 32 (4.22%) Lead
18 29 (3.82%) Software Engineer
19 28 (3.69%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 120 (15.81%) .NET
2 100 (13.18%) HTML
3 98 (12.91%) React
4 95 (12.52%) ASP.NET
5 94 (12.38%) CSS
6 93 (12.25%) AngularJS
6 93 (12.25%) Web Services
7 89 (11.73%) REST
8 86 (11.33%) Vue
9 84 (11.07%) jQuery
9 84 (11.07%) Twitter Bootstrap
10 78 (10.28%) ASP.NET Core
10 78 (10.28%) Backbone.js
10 78 (10.28%) Ember.js
11 57 (7.51%) Node.js
12 18 (2.37%) .NET Core
13 15 (1.98%) RabbitMQ
14 13 (1.71%) HTML5
15 10 (1.32%) .NET Framework
15 10 (1.32%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 88 (11.59%) Hybrid Cloud
2 87 (11.46%) Algorithms
3 78 (10.28%) Blockchain
3 78 (10.28%) Data Structures
4 63 (8.30%) Data Centre
5 52 (6.85%) Driving Licence
6 44 (5.80%) Management Information System
7 40 (5.27%) Public Cloud
8 37 (4.87%) e-Learning
9 27 (3.56%) Self-Motivation
10 24 (3.16%) EPoS
11 11 (1.45%) Video Conferencing
12 10 (1.32%) Fat Client
12 10 (1.32%) Thin Client
13 9 (1.19%) iPad
13 9 (1.19%) Private Cloud
13 9 (1.19%) Replication
13 9 (1.19%) Smartphone
14 8 (1.05%) Onboarding
15 7 (0.92%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 265 (34.91%) Linux
2 221 (29.12%) Windows Server
3 109 (14.36%) Windows 10
4 94 (12.38%) Android
5 90 (11.86%) Apple iOS
6 39 (5.14%) Windows Server 2012
7 35 (4.61%) Mac OS
8 33 (4.35%) Unix
9 30 (3.95%) Windows Server 2016
10 22 (2.90%) Windows Server 2019
10 22 (2.90%) Windows Vista
11 10 (1.32%) Data ONTAP
11 10 (1.32%) VMS
12 9 (1.19%) Solaris
12 9 (1.19%) Windows Phone
13 7 (0.92%) Embedded Linux
13 7 (0.92%) Windows 8
13 7 (0.92%) Windows Server 2008
14 5 (0.66%) Ubuntu
15 4 (0.53%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (22.66%) Problem-Solving
2 159 (20.95%) ITIL
3 116 (15.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 99 (13.04%) OO
5 98 (12.91%) Customer Service
5 98 (12.91%) User Experience
6 94 (12.38%) Artificial Intelligence
7 92 (12.12%) Full Stack Development
7 92 (12.12%) Mentoring
8 91 (11.99%) Agile
8 91 (11.99%) DevOps
8 91 (11.99%) MVC
9 87 (11.46%) Web Development
10 84 (11.07%) MVVM
10 84 (11.07%) OOP
11 81 (10.67%) Design Patterns
12 79 (10.41%) Coaching
12 79 (10.41%) SOLID
13 78 (10.28%) Design Thinking
13 78 (10.28%) Responsive Web Design
Programming Languages
1 137 (18.05%) SQL
2 120 (15.81%) C#
3 108 (14.23%) JavaScript
4 98 (12.91%) Python
5 61 (8.04%) PowerShell
6 56 (7.38%) Java
7 28 (3.69%) C++
8 15 (1.98%) Bash
9 14 (1.84%) C
10 13 (1.71%) VB
11 11 (1.45%) Delphi
12 10 (1.32%) Shell Script
13 9 (1.19%) TypeScript
14 6 (0.79%) VBScript
15 5 (0.66%) ABAP
16 4 (0.53%) Go
17 3 (0.40%) Groovy
17 3 (0.40%) Perl
17 3 (0.40%) PHP
17 3 (0.40%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 114 (15.02%) Degree
2 43 (5.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 36 (4.74%) Security Cleared
4 23 (3.03%) DBS Check
5 21 (2.77%) CCNA
5 21 (2.77%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (2.37%) MCP
7 15 (1.98%) SC Cleared
8 14 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (1.71%) AWS Certification
10 12 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (1.58%) ITIL Certification
10 12 (1.58%) MCSE
11 11 (1.45%) MCSA
12 8 (1.05%) HNC
12 8 (1.05%) HND
12 8 (1.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 7 (0.92%) A+ Certification
14 6 (0.79%) Azure Certification
15 5 (0.66%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (5.40%) SLA
2 23 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (1.71%) GDPR
4 11 (1.45%) PCI DSS
5 9 (1.19%) Accessibility
6 8 (1.05%) QA
7 6 (0.79%) ISO 9000
8 5 (0.66%) NIST
9 4 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.26%) NCSC
11 1 (0.13%) GRC
11 1 (0.13%) ISO 13485
11 1 (0.13%) PMO
System Software
1 275 (36.23%) Active Directory
2 68 (8.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 63 (8.30%) Hyper-V
4 22 (2.90%) Terminal Services
5 16 (2.11%) Docker
6 14 (1.84%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (1.45%) Firmware
8 10 (1.32%) VMware ESXi
9 8 (1.05%) vSphere
10 7 (0.92%) KVM
11 2 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
11 2 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.26%) VMware Server
12 1 (0.13%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.13%) Dovecot
12 1 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
12 1 (0.13%) Postfix
12 1 (0.13%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 70 (9.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (3.82%) SCCM
3 22 (2.90%) Ansible
4 19 (2.50%) Kubernetes
5 17 (2.24%) Terraform
6 12 (1.58%) Prometheus
7 11 (1.45%) WSUS
8 10 (1.32%) vCenter Server
9 9 (1.19%) AirWatch
10 6 (0.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 6 (0.79%) Progress Chef
11 5 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
12 4 (0.53%) cPanel
12 4 (0.53%) Plesk
13 3 (0.40%) SELinux
13 3 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
14 2 (0.26%) Grafana
14 2 (0.26%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
14 2 (0.26%) vRealize
15 1 (0.13%) WMI
Vendors
1 336 (44.27%) Microsoft
2 111 (14.62%) VMware
3 98 (12.91%) IBM
4 91 (11.99%) Red Hat
5 41 (5.40%) Apple
6 35 (4.61%) Cisco
7 33 (4.35%) Citrix
8 26 (3.43%) Oracle
9 25 (3.29%) Veeam
10 23 (3.03%) Adobe
11 21 (2.77%) NetApp
12 20 (2.64%) Dell
13 16 (2.11%) HP
14 14 (1.84%) ServiceNow
15 11 (1.45%) Palo Alto
16 10 (1.32%) Dynatrace
16 10 (1.32%) SolidFire
16 10 (1.32%) Splunk
17 8 (1.05%) Google
17 8 (1.05%) NEC