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 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 303 210 155
Rank change year-on-year -93 -55 -9
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 429 477 968
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.54% 1.37% 1.61%
As % of the Operating Systems category 9.03% 9.25% 12.39%
Number of salaries quoted 345 377 730
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £32,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% - +6.56%
75th Percentile £36,500 £37,500 £39,500
90th Percentile £45,850 £42,500 £49,881
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year - -7.14% +1.45%

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 4,753 5,157 7,810
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.97% 14.81% 13.02%
Number of salaries quoted 3,681 3,299 5,402
10th Percentile £27,250 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,325 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.89% -14.83% -2.92%
75th Percentile £61,250 £51,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £49,881
% change year-on-year +8.43% -16.80% -4.99%

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 26 August 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 26 August 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 -42 127 £30,000 +1.69% 18
Midlands -33 85 £29,625 -7.42% 18
North West +20 75 £30,500 +5.17% 11
South East -93 72 £32,500 - 18
East of England -7 59 £34,000 -2.86% 14
East Midlands +4 49 £29,625 -15.36% 6
South West -93 48 £32,500 +10.17% 8
Yorkshire -59 46 £30,000 +2.56% 4
West Midlands -54 36 £31,750 +0.79% 12
Scotland +28 34 £28,500 -5.00% 5
North East -63 6 £24,000 -22.58% 4
Wales -63 4 £24,250 -30.71%
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 (27.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 106 (24.71%) SharePoint
3 11 (2.56%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.63%) Apache
4 7 (1.63%) nginx
5 3 (0.70%) IIS
6 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 84 (19.58%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.23%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 369 (86.01%) Microsoft 365
2 101 (23.54%) Azure
3 91 (21.21%) Entra ID
4 21 (4.90%) OneDrive
5 19 (4.43%) Mimecast
6 12 (2.80%) Google Workspace
7 10 (2.33%) SaaS
8 8 (1.86%) AWS
9 6 (1.40%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.17%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (0.93%) Nutanix
12 3 (0.70%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (0.70%) Power Platform
13 2 (0.47%) Azure Stack
13 2 (0.47%) GCP
13 2 (0.47%) IaaS
13 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.47%) PaaS
13 2 (0.47%) ShareGate
14 1 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 122 (28.44%) DNS
2 116 (27.04%) DHCP
3 92 (21.45%) Firewall
4 73 (17.02%) VPN
5 71 (16.55%) TCP/IP
6 68 (15.85%) Wi-Fi
7 64 (14.92%) WAN
8 62 (14.45%) LAN
9 47 (10.96%) VLAN
10 40 (9.32%) VoIP
11 28 (6.53%) Wireless
12 16 (3.73%) Broadband
13 15 (3.50%) 4G
14 12 (2.80%) Skype
15 9 (2.10%) Network Security
16 8 (1.86%) Structured Cabling
17 5 (1.17%) NAS
18 2 (0.47%) FTP
18 2 (0.47%) SAN
18 2 (0.47%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.70%) Power BI
1 3 (0.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (2.80%) JIRA
2 2 (0.47%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.23%) Carbide.c++
General
1 197 (45.92%) Social Skills
2 24 (5.59%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 21 (4.90%) Manufacturing
5 20 (4.66%) Retail
6 19 (4.43%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (3.03%) Documentation Skills
8 12 (2.80%) Finance
9 9 (2.10%) Legal
10 7 (1.63%) Law
11 5 (1.17%) Advertising
12 4 (0.93%) Dutch Language
12 4 (0.93%) Portuguese Language
12 4 (0.93%) Spanish Language
13 3 (0.70%) Back Office
14 2 (0.47%) Automotive
14 2 (0.47%) French Language
14 2 (0.47%) Local Government
14 2 (0.47%) Public Sector
15 1 (0.23%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 188 (43.82%) IT Support
2 132 (30.77%) IT Engineer
3 131 (30.54%) Support Engineer
4 105 (24.48%) IT Support Engineer
5 82 (19.11%) Analyst
6 58 (13.52%) 2nd Line Support
7 52 (12.12%) Support Analyst
8 48 (11.19%) Support Technician
9 46 (10.72%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 46 (10.72%) IT Technician
10 37 (8.62%) Desktop Support
11 36 (8.39%) IT Analyst
11 36 (8.39%) IT Support Technician
12 35 (8.16%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 34 (7.93%) 1st Line Support
14 31 (7.23%) Desktop Engineer
14 31 (7.23%) IT Support Analyst
15 27 (6.29%) 1st/2nd Line Support
16 26 (6.06%) Service Analyst
16 26 (6.06%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.17%) Web Services
2 4 (0.93%) .NET
2 4 (0.93%) WinForms
3 3 (0.70%) Terraform
4 2 (0.47%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.47%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 89 (20.75%) Driving Licence
2 44 (10.26%) Onboarding
3 25 (5.83%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (2.33%) CCTV
5 9 (2.10%) Smartphone
6 7 (1.63%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (1.40%) FMCG
8 4 (0.93%) CMDB
8 4 (0.93%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.70%) Educational Technology
9 3 (0.70%) EPoS
9 3 (0.70%) Shadow IT
9 3 (0.70%) Social Media
10 2 (0.47%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.47%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.47%) Digital Signage
10 2 (0.47%) Housing Association
10 2 (0.47%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.47%) Replication
10 2 (0.47%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 427 (99.53%) Windows
2 129 (30.07%) Windows Server
3 50 (11.66%) Android
4 49 (11.42%) Apple iOS
5 24 (5.59%) Mac OS
6 18 (4.20%) Linux
7 13 (3.03%) Windows 7
7 13 (3.03%) Windows Server 2016
7 13 (3.03%) Windows Server 2019
8 11 (2.56%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (0.93%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.23%) CentOS
10 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.23%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (44.29%) Customer Service
2 131 (30.54%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (24.71%) ITIL
4 67 (15.62%) ITSM
5 52 (12.12%) Continuous Improvement
6 36 (8.39%) Service Delivery
7 34 (7.93%) Time Management
8 31 (7.23%) Service Management
9 27 (6.29%) Disaster Recovery
10 25 (5.83%) Proactive Monitoring
10 25 (5.83%) User Experience
11 21 (4.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 21 (4.90%) Mobile Device Management
12 20 (4.66%) Cybersecurity
13 19 (4.43%) Patch Management
13 19 (4.43%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 19 (4.43%) Ticket Management
14 16 (3.73%) Software License Management
15 15 (3.50%) Project Delivery
15 15 (3.50%) Service Catalogue
Programming Languages
1 54 (12.59%) PowerShell
2 11 (2.56%) Python
3 9 (2.10%) VBScript
4 7 (1.63%) SQL
4 7 (1.63%) VB
5 4 (0.93%) C#
6 2 (0.47%) Bash
Qualifications
1 56 (13.05%) Degree
1 56 (13.05%) Security Cleared
2 52 (12.12%) SC Cleared
3 42 (9.79%) Microsoft Certification
4 24 (5.59%) DBS Check
5 21 (4.90%) A+ Certification
6 15 (3.50%) CCNA
6 15 (3.50%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (2.33%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 10 (2.33%) Network+ Certification
8 9 (2.10%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 6 (1.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (1.17%) MCSA
12 3 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.70%) CTC Cleared
12 3 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.47%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.47%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (11.89%) SLA
2 20 (4.66%) Cyber Essentials
3 18 (4.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.10%) GDPR
4 9 (2.10%) QA
5 5 (1.17%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.70%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 272 (63.40%) Active Directory
2 37 (8.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (5.83%) Hyper-V
4 21 (4.90%) BitLocker
5 9 (2.10%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (1.17%) Squid
6 5 (1.17%) Terminal Services
6 5 (1.17%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.23%) Firmware
8 1 (0.23%) Terminal Server
8 1 (0.23%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 88 (20.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 59 (13.75%) SCCM
3 10 (2.33%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (2.10%) FortiGate
5 6 (1.40%) WSUS
6 3 (0.70%) Ansible
7 2 (0.47%) Autotask
7 2 (0.47%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 344 (80.19%) Microsoft
2 48 (11.19%) VMware
3 37 (8.62%) ServiceNow
4 36 (8.39%) Sophos
5 28 (6.53%) Cisco
6 26 (6.06%) Apple
7 17 (3.96%) Logitech
8 15 (3.50%) Starlink
8 15 (3.50%) TOWER Software
9 14 (3.26%) Veeam
10 12 (2.80%) Google
10 12 (2.80%) Meraki
11 11 (2.56%) Citrix
12 10 (2.33%) Freshdesk
12 10 (2.33%) SolarWinds
13 8 (1.86%) SonicWALL
14 6 (1.40%) Dell
14 6 (1.40%) Fortinet
14 6 (1.40%) iManage
14 6 (1.40%) McAfee