Windows 10 Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Windows 10
UK > UK excluding London

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

6 months to
6 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 306 209 156
Rank change year-on-year -97 -53 -5
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 417 459 876
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.51% 1.33% 1.55%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.67% 9.29% 12.03%
Number of salaries quoted 334 373 617
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £32,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% - +4.84%
75th Percentile £36,500 £37,500 £39,500
90th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £51,250
UK median annual salary £32,000 £32,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -1.54% -7.14% -

All Operating Systems
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,810 4,941 7,282
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.88% 14.34% 12.86%
Number of salaries quoted 3,732 3,115 4,693
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,325 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.89% -14.83% -4.46%
75th Percentile £61,250 £50,000 £59,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.43% -17.00% -4.76%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Windows 10 job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Windows 10
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Windows 10.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Windows 10 in the UK excluding London

Windows 10
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 10 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 September 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 of England -60 117 £30,000 +1.69% 28
Midlands -23 88 £29,625 -7.42% 28
South East -89 75 £34,000 +4.62% 36
North West +6 68 £30,000 +3.45% 16
East of England -14 59 £34,000 -2.86% 20
East Midlands -2 53 £29,625 -15.36% 10
Yorkshire -69 42 £30,000 +1.69% 4
South West -100 41 £32,500 +10.17% 10
Scotland +30 35 £28,500 -5.00% 2
West Midlands -53 35 £30,000 -4.76% 18
North East -65 7 £24,000 -22.58% 8
Wales -68 2 - -
Windows 10
UK

Windows 10
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 116 (27.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 104 (24.94%) SharePoint
3 11 (2.64%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.68%) Apache
4 7 (1.68%) nginx
5 4 (0.96%) IIS
6 2 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 80 (19.18%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.24%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 363 (87.05%) Microsoft 365
2 93 (22.30%) Azure
3 86 (20.62%) Entra ID
4 23 (5.52%) OneDrive
5 21 (5.04%) Mimecast
6 10 (2.40%) Google Workspace
6 10 (2.40%) SaaS
7 9 (2.16%) AWS
8 6 (1.44%) Power Automate
9 4 (0.96%) GCP
9 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (0.96%) Nutanix
10 3 (0.72%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.72%) Power Platform
11 2 (0.48%) Azure Stack
11 2 (0.48%) IaaS
11 2 (0.48%) PaaS
11 2 (0.48%) ShareGate
12 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 125 (29.98%) DNS
2 119 (28.54%) DHCP
3 95 (22.78%) Firewall
4 73 (17.51%) VPN
5 70 (16.79%) TCP/IP
6 65 (15.59%) Wi-Fi
7 59 (14.15%) WAN
8 57 (13.67%) LAN
9 44 (10.55%) VLAN
10 40 (9.59%) VoIP
11 29 (6.95%) Wireless
12 14 (3.36%) 4G
12 14 (3.36%) Broadband
13 12 (2.88%) Skype
14 8 (1.92%) Network Security
15 7 (1.68%) Structured Cabling
16 5 (1.20%) NAS
17 2 (0.48%) SAN
17 2 (0.48%) WLAN
18 1 (0.24%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.96%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.72%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 13 (3.12%) JIRA
2 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.24%) Carbide.c++
General
1 200 (47.96%) Social Skills
2 26 (6.24%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (5.28%) Manufacturing
4 21 (5.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 18 (4.32%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (4.32%) Retail
6 13 (3.12%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (2.88%) Finance
8 8 (1.92%) Legal
9 7 (1.68%) Law
10 5 (1.20%) Advertising
11 4 (0.96%) Dutch Language
11 4 (0.96%) Portuguese Language
11 4 (0.96%) Spanish Language
12 3 (0.72%) Back Office
12 3 (0.72%) Public Sector
12 3 (0.72%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.48%) Automotive
13 2 (0.48%) French Language
13 2 (0.48%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 184 (44.12%) IT Support
2 135 (32.37%) IT Engineer
3 132 (31.65%) Support Engineer
4 106 (25.42%) IT Support Engineer
5 80 (19.18%) Analyst
6 59 (14.15%) 2nd Line Support
7 49 (11.75%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 49 (11.75%) Support Analyst
8 45 (10.79%) Support Technician
9 44 (10.55%) IT Technician
10 38 (9.11%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 37 (8.87%) IT Analyst
12 34 (8.15%) IT Support Technician
13 33 (7.91%) 1st Line Support
14 32 (7.67%) Desktop Support
15 30 (7.19%) IT Support Analyst
16 29 (6.95%) Desktop Engineer
17 27 (6.47%) 1st/2nd Line Support
18 26 (6.24%) Service Analyst
18 26 (6.24%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.20%) .NET
1 5 (1.20%) Web Services
1 5 (1.20%) WinForms
2 3 (0.72%) ASP.NET Web Forms
2 3 (0.72%) Terraform
3 2 (0.48%) .NET Framework
3 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 90 (21.58%) Driving Licence
2 41 (9.83%) Onboarding
3 26 (6.24%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (2.16%) CCTV
5 8 (1.92%) Smartphone
6 7 (1.68%) FMCG
6 7 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (0.96%) CMDB
7 4 (0.96%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.72%) EPoS
8 3 (0.72%) Shadow IT
9 2 (0.48%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.48%) Educational Technology
9 2 (0.48%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.48%) Replication
9 2 (0.48%) Social Media
9 2 (0.48%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.24%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.24%) Digital Signage
10 1 (0.24%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 415 (99.52%) Windows
2 134 (32.13%) Windows Server
3 50 (11.99%) Android
3 50 (11.99%) Apple iOS
4 22 (5.28%) Mac OS
5 20 (4.80%) Linux
6 14 (3.36%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (2.88%) Windows 7
7 12 (2.88%) Windows Server 2012
8 11 (2.64%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.96%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.24%) CentOS
10 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (45.80%) Customer Service
2 128 (30.70%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (25.42%) ITIL
4 67 (16.07%) ITSM
5 51 (12.23%) Continuous Improvement
6 33 (7.91%) Service Delivery
6 33 (7.91%) Service Management
7 32 (7.67%) Time Management
8 27 (6.47%) User Experience
9 26 (6.24%) Disaster Recovery
9 26 (6.24%) Proactive Monitoring
10 24 (5.76%) Cybersecurity
11 19 (4.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 19 (4.56%) Mobile Device Management
11 19 (4.56%) Patch Management
11 19 (4.56%) Ticket Management
12 17 (4.08%) Service Catalogue
13 16 (3.84%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 15 (3.60%) Asset Management
14 15 (3.60%) Software License Management
Programming Languages
1 55 (13.19%) PowerShell
2 11 (2.64%) Python
3 9 (2.16%) VBScript
4 7 (1.68%) SQL
4 7 (1.68%) VB
5 5 (1.20%) C#
6 2 (0.48%) Bash
6 2 (0.48%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 56 (13.43%) Security Cleared
2 53 (12.71%) SC Cleared
3 49 (11.75%) Degree
4 39 (9.35%) Microsoft Certification
5 25 (6.00%) A+ Certification
6 23 (5.52%) DBS Check
7 15 (3.60%) CCNA
7 15 (3.60%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (2.64%) Network+ Certification
9 9 (2.16%) Azure Certification
9 9 (2.16%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 7 (1.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 6 (1.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.72%) CTC Cleared
13 3 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.72%) MCSA
14 2 (0.48%) Computer Science Degree
14 2 (0.48%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (11.99%) SLA
2 18 (4.32%) Cyber Essentials
3 17 (4.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.16%) QA
5 8 (1.92%) GDPR
6 5 (1.20%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.72%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 263 (63.07%) Active Directory
2 37 (8.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (6.24%) Hyper-V
4 18 (4.32%) BitLocker
5 10 (2.40%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (1.20%) Squid
6 5 (1.20%) Terminal Services
6 5 (1.20%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.48%) vSphere
9 1 (0.24%) Firmware
9 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.24%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 83 (19.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 52 (12.47%) SCCM
3 8 (1.92%) FortiGate
3 8 (1.92%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (1.44%) WSUS
5 3 (0.72%) Ansible
6 2 (0.48%) HAProxy
7 1 (0.24%) Autotask
Vendors
1 336 (80.58%) Microsoft
2 51 (12.23%) VMware
3 40 (9.59%) Sophos
4 37 (8.87%) ServiceNow
5 31 (7.43%) Cisco
6 25 (6.00%) Apple
7 18 (4.32%) Logitech
8 17 (4.08%) TOWER Software
9 14 (3.36%) Meraki
9 14 (3.36%) Starlink
10 13 (3.12%) Veeam
11 12 (2.88%) Google
12 10 (2.40%) Citrix
12 10 (2.40%) Freshdesk
13 9 (2.16%) SolarWinds
14 7 (1.68%) SonicWALL
15 6 (1.44%) Dell
15 6 (1.44%) Fortinet
15 6 (1.44%) iManage
15 6 (1.44%) McAfee