Windows 7 Job Trends in England

Microsoft Windows 7
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Windows 7 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 659 580 516
Rank change year-on-year -79 -64 +71
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 31 52 313
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.038% 0.13% 0.37%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.62% 0.81% 2.57%
Number of salaries quoted 25 46 259
10th Percentile £22,500 £27,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £25,875 £27,875 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £31,250 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.60% +4.17% -4.76%
75th Percentile £33,750 £40,000 £41,000
90th Percentile £34,800 £46,250 £55,135
UK median annual salary £27,000 £31,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%

All Operating Systems
England

Windows 7 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 4,979 6,388 12,191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 6.06% 16.27% 14.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3,756 4,009 9,822
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,000 £25,759
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,800 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows 7 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Windows 7 job vacancy trend in England

Windows 7
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Windows 7.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Windows 7

Windows 7
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows 7 in England over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Windows 7 in England

Windows 7
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 7 within the England region over the 6 months to 21 May 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
North West +13 14 £26,250 -34.38% 6
North of England -31 14 £26,250 -25.00% 7
London -29 8 £32,500 -13.33%
Midlands -37 5 £25,000 -20.63%
West Midlands -41 5 £25,000 -12.28%
East of England -10 4 £33,000 -37.14% 1
Windows 7
UK

Windows 7
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 18 (58.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (22.58%) Exchange Server 2007
2 7 (22.58%) Exchange Server 2010
2 7 (22.58%) Exchange Server 2013
3 4 (12.90%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 10 (32.26%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (22.58%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 16 (51.61%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (25.81%) Azure
2 8 (25.81%) Google Workspace
3 1 (3.23%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (41.94%) WAN
2 7 (22.58%) Firewall
2 7 (22.58%) SD-WAN
3 6 (19.35%) LAN
3 6 (19.35%) TCP/IP
4 5 (16.13%) DNS
5 4 (12.90%) Skype
6 3 (9.68%) 3G
6 3 (9.68%) 4G
6 3 (9.68%) ADSL
6 3 (9.68%) VDSL
7 2 (6.45%) DHCP
8 1 (3.23%) Wi-Fi
General
1 16 (51.61%) Organisational Skills
2 10 (32.26%) Social Skills
3 6 (19.35%) Finance
4 3 (9.68%) Dutch Language
4 3 (9.68%) French Language
4 3 (9.68%) Retail
5 2 (6.45%) Military
Job Titles
1 19 (61.29%) Support Engineer
2 15 (48.39%) IT Engineer
2 15 (48.39%) IT Support
3 14 (45.16%) IT Support Engineer
4 7 (22.58%) 1st Line Engineer
4 7 (22.58%) 1st Line Support
4 7 (22.58%) 1st Line Support Engineer
4 7 (22.58%) Technical Support
5 4 (12.90%) Desktop Engineer
5 4 (12.90%) Technical Engineer
5 4 (12.90%) Technical Support Engineer
6 3 (9.68%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 3 (9.68%) Support Technician
7 2 (6.45%) Network Support
7 2 (6.45%) Network Support Technician
7 2 (6.45%) Network Technician
8 1 (3.23%) 2nd Line Support
8 1 (3.23%) Deskside Engineer
8 1 (3.23%) Field Engineer
8 1 (3.23%) IT Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.90%) Data Centre
1 4 (12.90%) Driving Licence
1 4 (12.90%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (6.45%) Digital Signage
3 1 (3.23%) CMDB
3 1 (3.23%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 31 (100.00%) Windows
2 21 (67.74%) Windows 10
3 10 (32.26%) Windows 8
4 8 (25.81%) Windows Server
5 3 (9.68%) Linux
5 3 (9.68%) Windows XP
6 1 (3.23%) Android
6 1 (3.23%) Apple iOS
6 1 (3.23%) Mac OS X
6 1 (3.23%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (3.23%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (3.23%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (51.61%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (41.94%) ITIL
3 9 (29.03%) Service Management
4 7 (22.58%) Proactive Maintenance
4 7 (22.58%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 6 (19.35%) Project Management
6 4 (12.90%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (12.90%) Disk Encryption
6 4 (12.90%) Fintech
6 4 (12.90%) Root Cause Analysis
6 4 (12.90%) Service Delivery
7 3 (9.68%) Asset Management
8 2 (6.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 2 (6.45%) ITSM
8 2 (6.45%) Ticket Management
8 2 (6.45%) User Experience
9 1 (3.23%) Customer Service
9 1 (3.23%) Logistics
9 1 (3.23%) Preventative Maintenance
9 1 (3.23%) Security Patching
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.45%) PowerShell
1 2 (6.45%) VB
1 2 (6.45%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 6 (19.35%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (16.13%) Degree
2 5 (16.13%) MCSA
2 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 4 (12.90%) MCDST
3 4 (12.90%) MCITP
4 2 (6.45%) SC Cleared
4 2 (6.45%) Security Cleared
5 1 (3.23%) A+ Certification
5 1 (3.23%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (3.23%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.68%) SLA
2 2 (6.45%) Accessibility
System Software
1 13 (41.94%) Active Directory
2 8 (25.81%) Hyper-V
3 7 (22.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (22.58%) VMware Workstation
4 4 (12.90%) BitLocker
5 2 (6.45%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (35.48%) SCCM
2 7 (22.58%) Autotask
3 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (12.90%) Cisco CUCM
4 4 (12.90%) ServiceCenter
5 1 (3.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 21 (67.74%) Microsoft
2 8 (25.81%) Dell
2 8 (25.81%) HP
3 7 (22.58%) ESET
3 7 (22.58%) Google
3 7 (22.58%) VMware
4 4 (12.90%) Apple
4 4 (12.90%) Bloomberg
4 4 (12.90%) Cisco
4 4 (12.90%) Remedy
4 4 (12.90%) Reuters
5 2 (6.45%) ServiceNow