Windows 10 Job Trends in England

Microsoft Windows 10
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Windows 10 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 221 164 113
Rank change year-on-year -57 -51 +59
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 521 838 1,320
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.99% 1.75% 2.66%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.77% 11.34% 16.77%
Number of salaries quoted 435 545 1,098
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £24,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% -
75th Percentile £40,000 £50,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £53,750 £75,000 £60,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% -

All Operating Systems
England

Windows 10 falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,425 7,390 7,869
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 8.42% 15.40% 15.88%
Number of salaries quoted 3,377 4,165 6,559
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,897 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows 10 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Windows 10 job vacancy trend in England

Windows 10
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Windows 10.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Windows 10 in England

Windows 10
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 10 within the England region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
London -65 159 £40,000 -5.88% 33
North of England +20 107 £30,000 -7.69% 43
South East +21 89 £33,500 -10.67% 48
South West +3 77 £32,000 -2.29% 15
North West +7 62 £29,500 -9.58% 21
Midlands -65 50 £31,500 -10.00% 23
East of England +28 46 £32,500 - 23
Yorkshire +8 39 £32,500 +8.33% 18
West Midlands -45 27 £31,500 -10.00% 11
East Midlands -45 23 £30,000 +7.14% 12
North East +3 6 £31,000 -22.50% 4
Windows 10
UK

Windows 10
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 152 (29.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 149 (28.60%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.92%) IIS
4 7 (1.34%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (0.96%) WordPress
6 3 (0.58%) Confluence
7 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 128 (24.57%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (4.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 11 (2.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.96%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 428 (82.15%) Microsoft 365
2 200 (38.39%) Azure
3 157 (30.13%) Entra ID
4 58 (11.13%) OneDrive
5 28 (5.37%) Google Workspace
6 16 (3.07%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (2.88%) AWS
7 15 (2.88%) Power Platform
8 12 (2.30%) Mimecast
9 11 (2.11%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Purview
11 6 (1.15%) Power Automate
12 5 (0.96%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.77%) Azure Monitor
13 4 (0.77%) Google Docs
13 4 (0.77%) Google Sheets
14 2 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 1 (0.19%) Azure Sentinel
15 1 (0.19%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 173 (33.21%) DNS
2 167 (32.05%) DHCP
3 127 (24.38%) VPN
4 111 (21.31%) TCP/IP
5 100 (19.19%) Firewall
6 65 (12.48%) WAN
7 64 (12.28%) Wi-Fi
8 63 (12.09%) VLAN
9 55 (10.56%) LAN
10 47 (9.02%) VoIP
11 19 (3.65%) WebEx
12 16 (3.07%) Internet
12 16 (3.07%) SD-WAN
12 16 (3.07%) Wireless
13 9 (1.73%) Kerberos
14 8 (1.54%) SAN
15 7 (1.34%) IP Telephony
15 7 (1.34%) PBX
16 5 (0.96%) Network Security
16 5 (0.96%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.34%) Metadata
1 7 (1.34%) Power BI
2 3 (0.58%) Data Mining
2 3 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.38%) MySQL
4 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 16 (3.07%) JIRA
2 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 308 (59.12%) Social Skills
2 51 (9.79%) Finance
3 35 (6.72%) Law
4 28 (5.37%) Organisational Skills
5 24 (4.61%) Back Office
6 15 (2.88%) Manufacturing
7 14 (2.69%) Analytical Skills
8 13 (2.50%) Legal
9 12 (2.30%) Telecoms
10 11 (2.11%) Banking
11 10 (1.92%) Pharmaceutical
12 9 (1.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.54%) Front Office
14 7 (1.34%) Advertising
14 7 (1.34%) Games
15 5 (0.96%) Marketing
16 4 (0.77%) Billing
16 4 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (0.77%) German Language
16 4 (0.77%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 246 (47.22%) IT Support
2 178 (34.17%) Support Engineer
3 106 (20.35%) 2nd Line Support
4 103 (19.77%) IT Engineer
5 97 (18.62%) Analyst
6 91 (17.47%) IT Support Engineer
7 83 (15.93%) Support Analyst
8 77 (14.78%) Support Technician
9 63 (12.09%) IT Technician
10 61 (11.71%) Desktop Support
11 59 (11.32%) IT Support Technician
12 54 (10.36%) Desktop Engineer
13 51 (9.79%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 51 (9.79%) IT Analyst
14 47 (9.02%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 47 (9.02%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 45 (8.64%) IT Support Analyst
16 38 (7.29%) 1st Line Support
17 27 (5.18%) Senior
18 25 (4.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.92%) LDAP
2 7 (1.34%) .NET
3 5 (0.96%) HTML
3 5 (0.96%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.19%) MFC
Miscellaneous
1 78 (14.97%) Onboarding
2 65 (12.48%) Driving Licence
3 35 (6.72%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (3.26%) iPad
5 13 (2.50%) iPhone
5 13 (2.50%) Video Conferencing
6 11 (2.11%) e-Learning
6 11 (2.11%) Management Information System
7 10 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
8 9 (1.73%) PKI
9 7 (1.34%) Clustering
9 7 (1.34%) CMDB
9 7 (1.34%) Fat Client
9 7 (1.34%) Thin Client
10 6 (1.15%) CCTV
10 6 (1.15%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.96%) Digital Signage
11 5 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.96%) LIMS
11 5 (0.96%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 521 (100.00%) Windows
2 163 (31.29%) Windows Server
3 72 (13.82%) Apple iOS
4 63 (12.09%) Mac OS
5 51 (9.79%) Windows Server 2016
6 44 (8.45%) Windows Server 2019
7 37 (7.10%) Linux
8 27 (5.18%) Android
9 19 (3.65%) Windows 7
10 10 (1.92%) Windows 8
10 10 (1.92%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.77%) Mac OS X
12 3 (0.58%) Debian
13 1 (0.19%) AIX
13 1 (0.19%) Kali Linux
13 1 (0.19%) Windows 2000
13 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.19%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (34.55%) Customer Service
2 165 (31.67%) Problem-Solving
3 148 (28.41%) ITIL
4 87 (16.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 86 (16.51%) ITSM
6 63 (12.09%) Cybersecurity
7 53 (10.17%) Service Delivery
8 48 (9.21%) Patch Management
9 42 (8.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 40 (7.68%) Asset Management
10 40 (7.68%) User Experience
11 38 (7.29%) Service Management
12 33 (6.33%) Mobile Device Management
12 33 (6.33%) Software Deployment
13 29 (5.57%) Disaster Recovery
14 28 (5.37%) Problem Management
15 26 (4.99%) Customer Experience
16 25 (4.80%) Incident Management
17 24 (4.61%) Ticket Management
18 21 (4.03%) Customer Acquisition
Programming Languages
1 68 (13.05%) PowerShell
2 21 (4.03%) SQL
3 14 (2.69%) VBScript
4 9 (1.73%) VB
5 7 (1.34%) PL/SQL
6 3 (0.58%) Python
7 2 (0.38%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.19%) Bash
8 1 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 69 (13.24%) Degree
2 51 (9.79%) Microsoft Certification
3 37 (7.10%) A+ Certification
3 37 (7.10%) Security Cleared
4 33 (6.33%) SC Cleared
5 23 (4.41%) MCP
6 21 (4.03%) CTC Cleared
7 16 (3.07%) MCSA
8 13 (2.50%) Azure Certification
9 12 (2.30%) ITIL Certification
10 11 (2.11%) CCNA
10 11 (2.11%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (1.92%) DBS Check
12 8 (1.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 8 (1.54%) Network+ Certification
13 7 (1.34%) HND
14 6 (1.15%) DV Cleared
15 4 (0.77%) Computer Science Degree
15 4 (0.77%) HNC
16 3 (0.58%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (17.47%) SLA
2 22 (4.22%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 10 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.34%) GDPR
6 5 (0.96%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 5 (0.96%) GxP
7 3 (0.58%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.38%) Basel III
8 2 (0.38%) MiFID
8 2 (0.38%) NIST
9 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.19%) QA
System Software
1 385 (73.90%) Active Directory
2 76 (14.59%) Hyper-V
3 70 (13.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.73%) BitLocker
4 9 (1.73%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (1.73%) vSphere
5 5 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.77%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.58%) VMware Workstation
8 2 (0.38%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.19%) Firmware
9 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 165 (31.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 63 (12.09%) SCCM
3 24 (4.61%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (1.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 9 (1.73%) WSUS
5 4 (0.77%) Autotask
5 4 (0.77%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.58%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.38%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.38%) Plesk
7 2 (0.38%) SCOM
7 2 (0.38%) SCSM
8 1 (0.19%) Ansible
8 1 (0.19%) Nagios
8 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.19%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 401 (76.97%) Microsoft
2 79 (15.16%) VMware
3 63 (12.09%) Apple
4 62 (11.90%) Cisco
5 48 (9.21%) ServiceNow
6 30 (5.76%) HP
7 28 (5.37%) Google
8 18 (3.45%) Meraki
9 16 (3.07%) Citrix
10 14 (2.69%) Datto
11 11 (2.11%) Freshdesk
11 11 (2.11%) Salesforce
11 11 (2.11%) Veeam
12 10 (1.92%) Dell
13 9 (1.73%) SolarWinds
13 9 (1.73%) Sophos
14 8 (1.54%) iManage
15 7 (1.34%) Acronis
15 7 (1.34%) SonicWALL
15 7 (1.34%) Supermicro