Windows 10 Job Trends in the North of England

Microsoft Windows 10
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Windows 10 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 155 162 143
Rank change year-on-year +7 -19 +6
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 122 105 221
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.99% 1.32% 1.79%
As % of the Operating Systems category 16.20% 9.97% 12.83%
Number of salaries quoted 90 69 205
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,250 £22,750
25th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £33,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -1.64%
75th Percentile £33,938 £40,000 £36,500
90th Percentile £41,150 £49,000 £45,750
England median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £33,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +13.64% -5.71%

All Operating Systems
North of 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 753 1,053 1,722
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 6.13% 13.24% 13.96%
Number of salaries quoted 594 515 1,461
10th Percentile £26,000 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -
75th Percentile £55,000 £60,250 £57,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £74,144 £68,750
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,004 £47,500
% change year-on-year -13.47% +9.48% -9.52%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Windows 10 job vacancy trend in the North of England

Windows 10
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Windows 10.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 in the North of England over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Windows 10 in the North of England

Windows 10
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 11 February 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 +27 82 £29,500 -13.24% 17
Yorkshire -12 37 £32,500 - 12
North East -9 3 £31,000 +6.90% 2
Windows 10
England

Windows 10
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 46 (37.70%) SharePoint
2 42 (34.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (4.10%) WordPress
Applications
1 37 (30.33%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (9.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (4.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.64%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 6 (4.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.82%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 99 (81.15%) Microsoft 365
2 38 (31.15%) Azure
3 27 (22.13%) Entra ID
4 20 (16.39%) Google Workspace
5 14 (11.48%) OneDrive
6 11 (9.02%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (4.92%) Google Docs
7 6 (4.92%) Google Sheets
7 6 (4.92%) Mimecast
7 6 (4.92%) Power Platform
8 5 (4.10%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (4.10%) Power Automate
9 3 (2.46%) AWS
10 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 34 (27.87%) DHCP
1 34 (27.87%) DNS
2 26 (21.31%) VPN
3 24 (19.67%) Firewall
4 16 (13.11%) VLAN
5 15 (12.30%) WAN
5 15 (12.30%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (8.20%) TCP/IP
6 10 (8.20%) VoIP
7 8 (6.56%) LAN
8 7 (5.74%) SD-WAN
9 2 (1.64%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.82%) Network Security
10 1 (0.82%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.82%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.92%) Power BI
2 2 (1.64%) MySQL
3 1 (0.82%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 6 (4.92%) JIRA
General
1 59 (48.36%) Social Skills
2 14 (11.48%) Finance
2 14 (11.48%) Organisational Skills
3 9 (7.38%) Manufacturing
4 8 (6.56%) Law
5 6 (4.92%) Pharmaceutical
6 5 (4.10%) Legal
7 3 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 74 (60.66%) IT Support
2 44 (36.07%) IT Engineer
2 44 (36.07%) Support Engineer
3 40 (32.79%) IT Support Engineer
4 30 (24.59%) Analyst
5 28 (22.95%) 2nd Line Support
6 25 (20.49%) IT Analyst
7 20 (16.39%) 1st Line Support
8 19 (15.57%) IT Support Analyst
8 19 (15.57%) Service Analyst
9 17 (13.93%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 16 (13.11%) Service Desk Analyst
11 15 (12.30%) Support Analyst
12 13 (10.66%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 11 (9.02%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 9 (7.38%) Service Desk Support
14 9 (7.38%) Service Desk Support Analyst
15 7 (5.74%) 1st Line Engineer
15 7 (5.74%) 1st Line Support Engineer
15 7 (5.74%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.92%) .NET
2 5 (4.10%) HTML
3 1 (0.82%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 33 (27.05%) Driving Licence
2 15 (12.30%) Onboarding
3 6 (4.92%) Hybrid Cloud
3 6 (4.92%) iPad
4 5 (4.10%) Management Information System
4 5 (4.10%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (1.64%) CMDB
5 2 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.82%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (0.82%) e-Learning
6 1 (0.82%) iPhone
6 1 (0.82%) Life Science
6 1 (0.82%) LIMS
6 1 (0.82%) SCADA
6 1 (0.82%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 122 (100.00%) Windows
2 43 (35.25%) Windows Server
3 22 (18.03%) Mac OS
4 10 (8.20%) Windows 7
5 9 (7.38%) Windows Server 2016
6 8 (6.56%) Windows 8
7 6 (4.92%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (4.10%) Android
8 5 (4.10%) Apple iOS
9 3 (2.46%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (1.64%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (44.26%) Customer Service
2 30 (24.59%) Problem-Solving
3 23 (18.85%) ITSM
4 20 (16.39%) ITIL
5 18 (14.75%) Continuous Improvement
6 17 (13.93%) Mentoring
6 17 (13.93%) Remote Monitoring and Management
7 14 (11.48%) Service Management
8 13 (10.66%) Coaching
9 12 (9.84%) Patch Management
10 11 (9.02%) Service Delivery
11 10 (8.20%) Mobile Device Management
12 9 (7.38%) Agile
12 9 (7.38%) Creative Thinking
12 9 (7.38%) Cybersecurity
12 9 (7.38%) Incident Management
12 9 (7.38%) Process Improvement
13 8 (6.56%) ERP
14 7 (5.74%) Critical Thinking
14 7 (5.74%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 19 (15.57%) SQL
2 7 (5.74%) PL/SQL
2 7 (5.74%) VBScript
3 3 (2.46%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.64%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 16 (13.11%) Microsoft Certified Professional
2 14 (11.48%) A+ Certification
3 12 (9.84%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (7.38%) Degree
5 6 (4.92%) HNC
5 6 (4.92%) HND
5 6 (4.92%) SC Cleared
5 6 (4.92%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.64%) CCNA
6 2 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.64%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.64%) MCSA
7 1 (0.82%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.82%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (16.39%) SLA
2 10 (8.20%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (4.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (3.28%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.82%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 1 (0.82%) GxP
System Software
1 85 (69.67%) Active Directory
2 19 (15.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (13.93%) Hyper-V
4 7 (5.74%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 29 (23.77%) Microsoft Intune
1 29 (23.77%) SCCM
2 8 (6.56%) Autotask
3 4 (3.28%) FortiGate
3 4 (3.28%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (2.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (1.64%) Plesk
6 1 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 98 (80.33%) Microsoft
2 21 (17.21%) VMware
3 20 (16.39%) Google
4 18 (14.75%) ServiceNow
5 12 (9.84%) Citrix
6 8 (6.56%) Apple
6 8 (6.56%) ESET
7 7 (5.74%) Veeam
8 6 (4.92%) Datto
8 6 (4.92%) Freshdesk
8 6 (4.92%) Sophos
9 3 (2.46%) Cisco
10 2 (1.64%) Draytek
11 1 (0.82%) Fortinet
11 1 (0.82%) iManage
11 1 (0.82%) Infor
11 1 (0.82%) Meraki
11 1 (0.82%) Sage
11 1 (0.82%) SAP
11 1 (0.82%) Ubiquiti