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

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 199 170 123
Rank change year-on-year -29 -47 +51
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 421 689 766
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.12% 1.53% 2.62%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.98% 10.82% 13.85%
Number of salaries quoted 349 404 697
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,558 £22,500
25th Percentile £27,375 £27,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £34,000 £30,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.35% +11.48% -1.61%
75th Percentile £37,250 £42,562 £40,975
90th Percentile £41,500 £55,000 £55,250
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +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 3,514 6,366 5,530
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.32% 14.09% 18.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,636 3,512 4,519
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £60,125 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,800
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -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 1 December 2025.

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 1 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 of England -6 109 £30,000 -6.25% 26
South East +6 107 £32,500 -13.33% 58
Midlands -27 70 £31,500 -10.00% 27
South West -13 68 £31,000 +1.64% 20
North West +8 54 £29,500 -8.53% 15
East of England +32 49 £32,500 -7.14% 21
Yorkshire +7 49 £32,500 +8.33% 7
West Midlands +3 43 £31,500 -10.00% 15
East Midlands -23 27 £30,000 - 12
Scotland -11 11 £32,500 +3.17% 5
Wales +12 7 £35,000 +2.94% 4
North East +10 6 £31,000 -16.22% 4
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
1 106 (25.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 101 (23.99%) SharePoint
3 17 (4.04%) IIS
4 7 (1.66%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (1.19%) WordPress
6 2 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.24%) JOnAS
Applications
1 101 (23.99%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (2.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.43%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 343 (81.47%) Microsoft 365
2 149 (35.39%) Azure
3 132 (31.35%) Entra ID
4 31 (7.36%) OneDrive
5 12 (2.85%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (2.61%) Cloud Computing
6 11 (2.61%) Google Workspace
7 7 (1.66%) Power Platform
8 6 (1.43%) Mimecast
8 6 (1.43%) Power Automate
9 4 (0.95%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.71%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 139 (33.02%) DHCP
1 139 (33.02%) DNS
2 98 (23.28%) Firewall
3 94 (22.33%) TCP/IP
4 86 (20.43%) VPN
5 69 (16.39%) VLAN
6 50 (11.88%) Wi-Fi
7 42 (9.98%) WAN
8 39 (9.26%) LAN
9 30 (7.13%) VoIP
10 24 (5.70%) Internet
11 17 (4.04%) Kerberos
12 13 (3.09%) SAN
13 11 (2.61%) Wireless
14 6 (1.43%) PBX
14 6 (1.43%) Remote Desktop
14 6 (1.43%) SD-WAN
15 5 (1.19%) IP Telephony
15 5 (1.19%) WebEx
16 4 (0.95%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.43%) Power BI
2 4 (0.95%) Metadata
3 3 (0.71%) Data Mining
3 3 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.48%) MySQL
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (0.24%) JIRA
1 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 271 (64.37%) Social Skills
2 31 (7.36%) Law
3 28 (6.65%) Organisational Skills
4 20 (4.75%) Back Office
5 19 (4.51%) Finance
6 10 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
7 9 (2.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (2.14%) Telecoms
8 8 (1.90%) Legal
8 8 (1.90%) Manufacturing
9 4 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (0.95%) German Language
10 3 (0.71%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (0.71%) Marketing
11 2 (0.48%) Automotive
11 2 (0.48%) Retail
12 1 (0.24%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.24%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 228 (54.16%) IT Support
2 112 (26.60%) Support Engineer
3 86 (20.43%) 2nd Line Support
4 85 (20.19%) Support Technician
5 80 (19.00%) Analyst
6 70 (16.63%) IT Engineer
6 70 (16.63%) IT Technician
7 65 (15.44%) IT Support Technician
8 62 (14.73%) IT Support Engineer
9 56 (13.30%) Support Analyst
10 40 (9.50%) Desktop Support
11 38 (9.03%) IT Analyst
12 34 (8.08%) Desktop Engineer
13 29 (6.89%) Service Analyst
14 28 (6.65%) IT Support Analyst
15 27 (6.41%) 1st Line Support
15 27 (6.41%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 27 (6.41%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 23 (5.46%) 3rd Line Support
16 23 (5.46%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.28%) LDAP
2 7 (1.66%) .NET
3 5 (1.19%) HTML
3 5 (1.19%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 70 (16.63%) Driving Licence
2 53 (12.59%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.28%) iPad
4 17 (4.04%) PKI
5 15 (3.56%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (3.09%) Clustering
7 7 (1.66%) e-Learning
7 7 (1.66%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (1.43%) Video Conferencing
9 5 (1.19%) LIMS
9 5 (1.19%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.19%) SCADA
10 4 (0.95%) AS400
10 4 (0.95%) Client/Server
10 4 (0.95%) iPhone
11 3 (0.71%) Linux Command Line
11 3 (0.71%) Product Ownership
12 2 (0.48%) Data Centre
12 2 (0.48%) Digital Signage
12 2 (0.48%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 421 (100.00%) Windows
2 134 (31.83%) Windows Server
3 46 (10.93%) Windows Server 2016
4 39 (9.26%) Linux
5 35 (8.31%) Mac OS
6 33 (7.84%) Apple iOS
6 33 (7.84%) Windows Server 2019
7 20 (4.75%) Android
8 17 (4.04%) Windows 7
9 10 (2.38%) Windows 8
10 7 (1.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.71%) Debian
12 1 (0.24%) AIX
12 1 (0.24%) SUSE
12 1 (0.24%) VMS
12 1 (0.24%) Windows 2000
12 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.24%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (36.58%) Customer Service
2 148 (35.15%) Problem-Solving
3 103 (24.47%) ITIL
4 70 (16.63%) Continuous Improvement
5 65 (15.44%) Cybersecurity
6 63 (14.96%) ITSM
7 39 (9.26%) Patch Management
8 34 (8.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 32 (7.60%) Mobile Device Management
10 30 (7.13%) Service Delivery
11 27 (6.41%) Service Management
12 25 (5.94%) Software Deployment
13 24 (5.70%) Customer Experience
13 24 (5.70%) Incident Management
13 24 (5.70%) Mentoring
14 21 (4.99%) User Experience
15 20 (4.75%) Analytics
15 20 (4.75%) Asset Management
15 20 (4.75%) Customer Acquisition
15 20 (4.75%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 48 (11.40%) PowerShell
2 17 (4.04%) VB
3 16 (3.80%) SQL
4 13 (3.09%) VBScript
5 7 (1.66%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.48%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 59 (14.01%) Microsoft Certification
2 49 (11.64%) Degree
3 37 (8.79%) Security Cleared
4 32 (7.60%) SC Cleared
5 20 (4.75%) A+ Certification
5 20 (4.75%) CTC Cleared
6 17 (4.04%) CCNA
6 17 (4.04%) Cisco Certification
7 15 (3.56%) MCP
8 14 (3.33%) MCSA
9 10 (2.38%) Azure Certification
10 9 (2.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 8 (1.90%) DBS Check
12 7 (1.66%) MCSE
13 6 (1.43%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 5 (1.19%) Network+ Certification
15 4 (0.95%) HND
16 3 (0.71%) AWS Certification
16 3 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
17 2 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (19.24%) SLA
2 23 (5.46%) Cyber Essentials
3 14 (3.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 9 (2.14%) GDPR
5 7 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.19%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 5 (1.19%) GxP
7 3 (0.71%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 284 (67.46%) Active Directory
2 64 (15.20%) Hyper-V
3 41 (9.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.14%) vSphere
5 3 (0.71%) Terminal Services
5 3 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.71%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.48%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 126 (29.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 46 (10.93%) SCCM
3 17 (4.04%) WSUS
4 10 (2.38%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (0.95%) Autotask
6 3 (0.71%) SCOM
7 2 (0.48%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.48%) Plesk
7 2 (0.48%) SCSM
8 1 (0.24%) Nagios
8 1 (0.24%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.24%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 326 (77.43%) Microsoft
2 60 (14.25%) Cisco
3 53 (12.59%) VMware
4 41 (9.74%) Apple
5 35 (8.31%) ServiceNow
6 18 (4.28%) HP
7 16 (3.80%) Dell
8 15 (3.56%) Meraki
9 13 (3.09%) SonicWALL
9 13 (3.09%) Supermicro
10 12 (2.85%) Citrix
11 11 (2.61%) Google
12 10 (2.38%) Freshdesk
12 10 (2.38%) Veeam
13 9 (2.14%) Progress
14 8 (1.90%) Sophos
15 7 (1.66%) Datto
16 6 (1.43%) Remedy
16 6 (1.43%) Samsung
17 4 (0.95%) Mitel