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 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 159 156 123
Rank change year-on-year -3 -33 +29
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 101 124 181
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.96% 1.31% 2.42%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.49% 10.47% 15.60%
Number of salaries quoted 77 81 165
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,750 £23,050
25th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £26,216
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £33,750 £40,000 £38,296
90th Percentile £37,250 £50,000 £51,250
England median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% -

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 697 1,184 1,160
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 6.62% 12.51% 15.52%
Number of salaries quoted 563 612 962
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,022
25th Percentile £29,063 £32,000 £30,359
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £42,500 £44,263
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -3.98% +2.94%
75th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £71,991 £75,000
England median annual salary £44,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% - -4.76%

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 30 December 2025.

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 30 December 2025. 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 -1 59 £29,500 -9.23% 26
Yorkshire +11 36 £32,500 +8.33% 19
North East +4 6 £31,000 -22.50% 5
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 35 (34.65%) SharePoint
2 34 (33.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (4.95%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (27.72%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (7.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (4.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.99%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 7 (6.93%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 80 (79.21%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (29.70%) Azure
3 27 (26.73%) Entra ID
4 11 (10.89%) Cloud Computing
5 10 (9.90%) OneDrive
6 7 (6.93%) Google Workspace
7 6 (5.94%) Mimecast
7 6 (5.94%) Power Platform
8 5 (4.95%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (4.95%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 19 (18.81%) Firewall
2 18 (17.82%) DHCP
2 18 (17.82%) DNS
3 16 (15.84%) VoIP
3 16 (15.84%) VPN
4 14 (13.86%) VLAN
5 8 (7.92%) SAN
6 7 (6.93%) WAN
6 7 (6.93%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (4.95%) TCP/IP
8 4 (3.96%) LAN
9 3 (2.97%) SD-WAN
9 3 (2.97%) WebEx
10 1 (0.99%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.99%) Network Security
10 1 (0.99%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.94%) Power BI
2 3 (2.97%) Metadata
3 2 (1.98%) MySQL
General
1 42 (41.58%) Social Skills
2 14 (13.86%) Finance
3 12 (11.88%) Law
4 10 (9.90%) Pharmaceutical
5 7 (6.93%) Legal
5 7 (6.93%) Manufacturing
6 6 (5.94%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (2.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 60 (59.41%) IT Support
2 33 (32.67%) Support Engineer
3 31 (30.69%) IT Engineer
4 29 (28.71%) IT Support Engineer
5 25 (24.75%) Analyst
6 19 (18.81%) IT Analyst
7 18 (17.82%) 1st Line Support
8 15 (14.85%) Service Analyst
9 14 (13.86%) 2nd Line Support
10 13 (12.87%) IT Support Analyst
10 13 (12.87%) Support Analyst
11 11 (10.89%) Service Desk Analyst
12 10 (9.90%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 8 (7.92%) 1st Line Support Analyst
13 8 (7.92%) Support Technician
14 7 (6.93%) Senior
14 7 (6.93%) Technical Engineer
14 7 (6.93%) Technical Support
14 7 (6.93%) Technical Support Engineer
15 5 (4.95%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.93%) .NET
2 5 (4.95%) HTML
3 1 (0.99%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 27 (26.73%) Driving Licence
2 13 (12.87%) Onboarding
3 8 (7.92%) Clustering
4 7 (6.93%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (6.93%) iPad
5 5 (4.95%) LIMS
5 5 (4.95%) Management Information System
5 5 (4.95%) SCADA
5 5 (4.95%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (2.97%) e-Learning
6 3 (2.97%) iPhone
7 2 (1.98%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.99%) CMDB
8 1 (0.99%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.99%) Life Science
8 1 (0.99%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 101 (100.00%) Windows
2 30 (29.70%) Windows Server
3 16 (15.84%) Mac OS
4 11 (10.89%) Windows Server 2016
5 10 (9.90%) Linux
6 6 (5.94%) Windows 7
7 4 (3.96%) Windows 8
8 3 (2.97%) Android
9 1 (0.99%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (49.50%) Customer Service
2 23 (22.77%) ITSM
3 16 (15.84%) ITIL
4 15 (14.85%) Service Management
5 14 (13.86%) Mentoring
6 13 (12.87%) Patch Management
7 11 (10.89%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (10.89%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 10 (9.90%) Agile
8 10 (9.90%) Coaching
8 10 (9.90%) Continuous Improvement
8 10 (9.90%) Creative Thinking
8 10 (9.90%) Incident Management
8 10 (9.90%) Mobile Device Management
9 9 (8.91%) Workflow
10 7 (6.93%) Critical Thinking
10 7 (6.93%) CRM
10 7 (6.93%) ERP
10 7 (6.93%) Migration
10 7 (6.93%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 14 (13.86%) SQL
2 7 (6.93%) PL/SQL
2 7 (6.93%) VBScript
3 3 (2.97%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.98%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 16 (15.84%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (10.89%) A+ Certification
3 10 (9.90%) MCP
4 6 (5.94%) CCNA
4 6 (5.94%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (5.94%) MCSA
5 5 (4.95%) Network+ Certification
5 5 (4.95%) SC Cleared
5 5 (4.95%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.98%) Degree
7 1 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.99%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (20.79%) SLA
2 10 (9.90%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (4.95%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 5 (4.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 5 (4.95%) GxP
4 3 (2.97%) Accessibility
System Software
1 60 (59.41%) Active Directory
2 16 (15.84%) Hyper-V
3 13 (12.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.97%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 26 (25.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (14.85%) SCCM
3 4 (3.96%) Autotask
4 3 (2.97%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (1.98%) FortiGate
5 2 (1.98%) Plesk
Vendors
1 83 (82.18%) Microsoft
2 17 (16.83%) ServiceNow
3 15 (14.85%) VMware
4 9 (8.91%) Apple
4 9 (8.91%) Cisco
5 8 (7.92%) Dell
5 8 (7.92%) HP
5 8 (7.92%) SonicWALL
5 8 (7.92%) Supermicro
6 7 (6.93%) Datto
6 7 (6.93%) Freshdesk
6 7 (6.93%) Google
6 7 (6.93%) Veeam
7 6 (5.94%) Citrix
7 6 (5.94%) Sophos
8 4 (3.96%) ESET
9 3 (2.97%) iManage
10 2 (1.98%) Draytek
11 1 (0.99%) Fortinet
11 1 (0.99%) Ubiquiti