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 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 308 216 165
Rank change year-on-year -92 -51 -19
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 416 456 844
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.50% 1.32% 1.52%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.66% 9.38% 11.77%
Number of salaries quoted 329 373 557
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £28,498
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £32,500 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% -1.52% +6.45%
75th Percentile £37,250 £37,500 £40,000
90th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £53,750
UK median annual salary £32,000 £32,500 £36,315
% change year-on-year -1.54% -10.51% +3.76%

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 4,803 4,859 7,172
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.77% 14.07% 12.89%
Number of salaries quoted 3,718 3,028 4,421
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,125 £30,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,325 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.89% -14.83% -4.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £50,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £75,000
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 13 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 13 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 -46 120 £30,000 +1.69% 23
Midlands -51 86 £29,625 -7.42% 26
South East -92 74 £35,000 +7.69% 48
North West +13 71 £30,000 +3.45% 13
East of England -21 57 £34,000 -2.86% 25
East Midlands -7 51 £29,625 -15.36% 11
Yorkshire -59 42 £30,000 +1.69% 4
South West -95 39 £32,500 +10.17% 11
Scotland +33 36 £28,500 -5.00% 9
West Midlands -61 35 £30,000 -4.76% 15
North East -59 7 £24,000 -22.58% 6
Wales -80 2 - - 2
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 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 (27.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 102 (24.52%) 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 77 (18.51%) 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
1 360 (86.54%) Microsoft 365
2 91 (21.88%) Azure
3 85 (20.43%) Entra ID
4 24 (5.77%) OneDrive
5 21 (5.05%) Mimecast
6 11 (2.64%) AWS
7 10 (2.40%) SaaS
8 9 (2.16%) Google Workspace
9 6 (1.44%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.96%) GCP
10 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (0.96%) Nutanix
11 3 (0.72%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.72%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.72%) ShareGate
12 2 (0.48%) Azure Stack
12 2 (0.48%) IaaS
12 2 (0.48%) PaaS
13 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 131 (31.49%) DNS
2 125 (30.05%) DHCP
3 95 (22.84%) Firewall
4 72 (17.31%) VPN
5 70 (16.83%) TCP/IP
6 68 (16.35%) Wi-Fi
7 58 (13.94%) WAN
8 54 (12.98%) LAN
9 41 (9.86%) VLAN
10 40 (9.62%) VoIP
11 29 (6.97%) Wireless
12 14 (3.37%) 4G
12 14 (3.37%) Broadband
13 12 (2.88%) Skype
14 8 (1.92%) Network Security
15 7 (1.68%) Structured Cabling
16 5 (1.20%) Cisco IOS
16 5 (1.20%) NAS
17 4 (0.96%) WLAN
18 2 (0.48%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.20%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.72%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (3.37%) JIRA
2 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.24%) Carbide.c++
General
1 203 (48.80%) Social Skills
2 27 (6.49%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (5.53%) Manufacturing
4 21 (5.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 20 (4.81%) Retail
6 19 (4.57%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (2.64%) Finance
9 7 (1.68%) Law
10 6 (1.44%) Legal
11 5 (1.20%) Advertising
11 5 (1.20%) Aerospace
12 4 (0.96%) Automotive
12 4 (0.96%) Dutch Language
12 4 (0.96%) Portuguese Language
12 4 (0.96%) Spanish Language
12 4 (0.96%) Telecoms
13 3 (0.72%) Back Office
13 3 (0.72%) Public Sector
14 2 (0.48%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 183 (43.99%) IT Support
2 138 (33.17%) IT Engineer
3 134 (32.21%) Support Engineer
4 107 (25.72%) IT Support Engineer
5 78 (18.75%) Analyst
6 60 (14.42%) 2nd Line Support
7 49 (11.78%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 47 (11.30%) Support Analyst
8 47 (11.30%) Support Technician
9 42 (10.10%) IT Technician
10 39 (9.38%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 37 (8.89%) IT Analyst
12 34 (8.17%) 1st Line Support
12 34 (8.17%) IT Support Technician
13 31 (7.45%) Desktop Support
14 29 (6.97%) Desktop Engineer
14 29 (6.97%) IT Support Analyst
15 27 (6.49%) 1st/2nd Line Support
16 25 (6.01%) Service Analyst
16 25 (6.01%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.44%) .NET
1 6 (1.44%) WinForms
2 5 (1.20%) Web Services
3 4 (0.96%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Graph
4 3 (0.72%) Terraform
5 2 (0.48%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 94 (22.60%) Driving Licence
2 41 (9.86%) Onboarding
3 25 (6.01%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (2.16%) CCTV
4 9 (2.16%) Smartphone
5 8 (1.92%) FMCG
6 7 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (0.96%) CMDB
7 4 (0.96%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.72%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.72%) EPoS
8 3 (0.72%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.72%) Shadow IT
9 2 (0.48%) CSOC
9 2 (0.48%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.48%) Fat Client
9 2 (0.48%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.48%) Replication
9 2 (0.48%) Thin Client
9 2 (0.48%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 414 (99.52%) Windows
2 136 (32.69%) Windows Server
3 54 (12.98%) Android
4 50 (12.02%) Apple iOS
5 23 (5.53%) Linux
6 20 (4.81%) Mac OS
7 14 (3.37%) Windows 7
7 14 (3.37%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (2.88%) Windows Server 2012
9 9 (2.16%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.96%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.24%) CentOS
11 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (45.67%) Customer Service
2 127 (30.53%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (25.48%) ITIL
4 66 (15.87%) ITSM
5 50 (12.02%) Continuous Improvement
6 35 (8.41%) Service Management
7 32 (7.69%) Service Delivery
8 31 (7.45%) Time Management
9 30 (7.21%) User Experience
10 29 (6.97%) Cybersecurity
11 26 (6.25%) Disaster Recovery
12 25 (6.01%) Proactive Monitoring
13 21 (5.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 20 (4.81%) Mobile Device Management
15 19 (4.57%) Patch Management
15 19 (4.57%) Ticket Management
16 17 (4.09%) Remote Monitoring and Management
16 17 (4.09%) Service Catalogue
17 15 (3.61%) Multi-Factor Authentication
17 15 (3.61%) Software License Management
Programming Languages
1 57 (13.70%) PowerShell
2 11 (2.64%) Python
3 9 (2.16%) VBScript
4 8 (1.92%) SQL
5 7 (1.68%) VB
6 6 (1.44%) C#
7 2 (0.48%) Bash
7 2 (0.48%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 58 (13.94%) Security Cleared
2 53 (12.74%) Degree
2 53 (12.74%) SC Cleared
3 42 (10.10%) Microsoft Certification
4 30 (7.21%) A+ Certification
5 22 (5.29%) DBS Check
6 15 (3.61%) CCNA
6 15 (3.61%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (3.37%) Network+ Certification
8 9 (2.16%) Azure Certification
8 9 (2.16%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 9 (2.16%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 8 (1.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.72%) CTC Cleared
11 3 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.48%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.48%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.48%) MCSA
12 2 (0.48%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (12.74%) SLA
2 17 (4.09%) Cyber Essentials
3 16 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.92%) QA
5 7 (1.68%) GDPR
6 5 (1.20%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.72%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 263 (63.22%) Active Directory
2 42 (10.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (6.01%) Hyper-V
4 20 (4.81%) BitLocker
5 10 (2.40%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (1.92%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (1.20%) Squid
7 5 (1.20%) Terminal Services
8 3 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.72%) vSphere
9 2 (0.48%) UAG
10 1 (0.24%) Firmware
10 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.24%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 83 (19.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 54 (12.98%) SCCM
3 7 (1.68%) FortiGate
4 6 (1.44%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (1.44%) WSUS
5 3 (0.72%) Ansible
6 2 (0.48%) AirWatch
6 2 (0.48%) HAProxy
6 2 (0.48%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 334 (80.29%) Microsoft
2 58 (13.94%) VMware
3 41 (9.86%) Sophos
4 36 (8.65%) Cisco
4 36 (8.65%) ServiceNow
5 24 (5.77%) Apple
6 17 (4.09%) Logitech
6 17 (4.09%) TOWER Software
7 14 (3.37%) Meraki
7 14 (3.37%) Starlink
8 13 (3.13%) Google
9 12 (2.88%) Veeam
10 10 (2.40%) Citrix
10 10 (2.40%) Freshdesk
10 10 (2.40%) SolarWinds
11 9 (2.16%) Fortinet
12 7 (1.68%) SonicWALL
13 6 (1.44%) Dell
13 6 (1.44%) McAfee
14 5 (1.20%) iManage