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 11 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 188 131
Rank change year-on-year -21 -57 +35
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 464 431 1,301
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.89% 1.53% 2.24%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.05% 9.70% 14.14%
Number of salaries quoted 339 290 1,189
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,000 £27,525 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £33,375 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.12% +11.25% -4.76%
75th Percentile £37,500 £43,220 £38,750
90th Percentile £42,750 £53,750 £51,250
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -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 3,555 4,445 9,198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.80% 15.79% 15.85%
Number of salaries quoted 2,618 2,780 7,674
10th Percentile £26,375 £26,250 £25,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £55,000 £60,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £68,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +6.38% -10.48%

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 11 March 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 11 March 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 -24 125 £30,000 -7.69% 24
South East +3 98 £33,500 -10.67% 35
South West +29 86 £32,500 +1.56% 16
North West +5 82 £30,000 -8.40% 12
Midlands -76 53 £30,750 -2.38% 20
Scotland +11 46 £35,000 -5.41% 5
East of England +8 41 £28,000 -13.85% 16
Yorkshire -36 41 £33,500 +7.20% 8
West Midlands -58 28 £30,750 -12.14% 10
East Midlands -48 25 £31,500 +14.55% 10
Wales +1 14 £34,000 -20.00% 4
North East -20 2 - - 6
Northern Ireland -35 1 - - 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
1 113 (24.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 103 (22.20%) SharePoint
3 11 (2.37%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (1.29%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (1.29%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.22%) IIS
Applications
1 175 (37.72%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (4.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.43%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.08%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.65%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 393 (84.70%) Microsoft 365
2 163 (35.13%) Entra ID
3 150 (32.33%) Azure
4 35 (7.54%) Google Workspace
5 32 (6.90%) OneDrive
6 19 (4.09%) AWS
7 9 (1.94%) Mimecast
8 7 (1.51%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (1.51%) Microsoft Purview
9 6 (1.29%) Google Docs
9 6 (1.29%) Google Sheets
10 2 (0.43%) Power Platform
11 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.22%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 132 (28.45%) DNS
2 130 (28.02%) DHCP
3 102 (21.98%) VPN
4 81 (17.46%) TCP/IP
5 79 (17.03%) Firewall
6 65 (14.01%) VLAN
7 59 (12.72%) Wi-Fi
8 52 (11.21%) LAN
9 51 (10.99%) WAN
10 46 (9.91%) VoIP
11 16 (3.45%) Wireless
12 13 (2.80%) Broadband
13 11 (2.37%) 4G
13 11 (2.37%) SD-WAN
14 9 (1.94%) WLAN
15 6 (1.29%) PBX
15 6 (1.29%) Unified Communications
16 5 (1.08%) Ethernet
16 5 (1.08%) Remote Desktop
17 4 (0.86%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.65%) Data Mining
1 3 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.43%) MySQL
2 2 (0.43%) Power BI
3 1 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.22%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 7 (1.51%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 267 (57.54%) Social Skills
2 60 (12.93%) Back Office
3 35 (7.54%) Organisational Skills
4 15 (3.23%) Finance
4 15 (3.23%) Retail
5 13 (2.80%) Manufacturing
5 13 (2.80%) Telecoms
6 11 (2.37%) Legal
7 10 (2.16%) Law
8 8 (1.72%) Advertising
9 5 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.08%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (0.86%) Analytical Skills
10 4 (0.86%) German Language
11 3 (0.65%) Marketing
12 1 (0.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.22%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.22%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 222 (47.84%) IT Support
2 199 (42.89%) Support Engineer
3 119 (25.65%) IT Engineer
4 106 (22.84%) IT Support Engineer
5 86 (18.53%) 2nd Line Support
6 82 (17.67%) Desktop Support
7 79 (17.03%) Analyst
8 78 (16.81%) Desktop Engineer
9 72 (15.52%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 58 (12.50%) IT Analyst
11 57 (12.28%) Site Engineer
11 57 (12.28%) Support Analyst
11 57 (12.28%) Support Technician
12 49 (10.56%) IT Support Analyst
13 43 (9.27%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 43 (9.27%) IT Support Technician
13 43 (9.27%) IT Technician
14 37 (7.97%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 35 (7.54%) 1st Line Support
16 29 (6.25%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.08%) Software Packaging
2 4 (0.86%) .NET
3 1 (0.22%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 68 (14.66%) Driving Licence
2 42 (9.05%) Onboarding
3 12 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (2.16%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (1.51%) iPad
6 6 (1.29%) Digital Signage
7 4 (0.86%) CCTV
7 4 (0.86%) Client/Server
7 4 (0.86%) Educational Technology
7 4 (0.86%) Microsoft Licensing
7 4 (0.86%) Smartphone
8 3 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.65%) Life Science
8 3 (0.65%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (0.65%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.65%) Social Media
9 2 (0.43%) CMDB
9 2 (0.43%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.43%) Housing Association
9 2 (0.43%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 464 (100.00%) Windows
2 129 (27.80%) Windows Server
3 41 (8.84%) Mac OS
4 34 (7.33%) Apple iOS
5 32 (6.90%) Android
6 27 (5.82%) Windows 7
7 22 (4.74%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (3.88%) Linux
9 17 (3.66%) Windows 8
10 15 (3.23%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.86%) Windows Server 2012
12 3 (0.65%) Debian
13 1 (0.22%) AIX
13 1 (0.22%) Windows 2000
13 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.22%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (41.59%) Customer Service
2 151 (32.54%) ITIL
3 127 (27.37%) Problem-Solving
4 101 (21.77%) Cybersecurity
5 100 (21.55%) Continuous Improvement
6 86 (18.53%) Patch Management
7 83 (17.89%) ITSM
8 77 (16.59%) Software Deployment
9 69 (14.87%) Ticket Management
10 65 (14.01%) Customer Experience
11 60 (12.93%) Analytics
11 60 (12.93%) Customer Acquisition
12 59 (12.72%) Service Delivery
13 40 (8.62%) Service Management
14 39 (8.41%) Asset Management
15 30 (6.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 26 (5.60%) Remote Monitoring and Management
17 24 (5.17%) Mobile Device Management
17 24 (5.17%) People Management
17 24 (5.17%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (9.48%) PowerShell
2 20 (4.31%) SQL
3 7 (1.51%) PL/SQL
3 7 (1.51%) VBScript
4 5 (1.08%) VB
5 2 (0.43%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 111 (23.92%) Degree
2 89 (19.18%) Security Cleared
3 74 (15.95%) SC Cleared
4 60 (12.93%) CTC Cleared
5 39 (8.41%) Microsoft Certification
6 32 (6.90%) A+ Certification
7 25 (5.39%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 18 (3.88%) DBS Check
9 9 (1.94%) HND
10 7 (1.51%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.51%) DV Cleared
10 7 (1.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 7 (1.51%) MCSA
11 6 (1.29%) HNC
12 4 (0.86%) CCNA
12 4 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.65%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.65%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.65%) MCSE
14 2 (0.43%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (21.77%) SLA
2 26 (5.60%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.72%) GDPR
5 7 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (0.86%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.22%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.22%) QA
System Software
1 293 (63.15%) Active Directory
2 60 (12.93%) Hyper-V
3 53 (11.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (2.37%) BitLocker
5 10 (2.16%) VMware Workstation
6 4 (0.86%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.65%) vSphere
8 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 112 (24.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 77 (16.59%) SCCM
3 21 (4.53%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (2.37%) Autotask
5 6 (1.29%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.43%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.43%) Plesk
7 2 (0.43%) SCOM
7 2 (0.43%) SCSM
8 1 (0.22%) Nagios
8 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.22%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.22%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 320 (68.97%) Microsoft
2 67 (14.44%) Cisco
2 67 (14.44%) VMware
3 39 (8.41%) ServiceNow
4 35 (7.54%) Apple
4 35 (7.54%) Google
5 20 (4.31%) Citrix
6 15 (3.23%) SolarWinds
7 14 (3.02%) Veeam
8 11 (2.37%) ESET
8 11 (2.37%) Freshdesk
8 11 (2.37%) Sophos
8 11 (2.37%) Starlink
9 10 (2.16%) HP
10 8 (1.72%) Logitech
10 8 (1.72%) Yealink
11 6 (1.29%) Dell
12 4 (0.86%) Kaseya
12 4 (0.86%) Mitel
12 4 (0.86%) Ubiquiti