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 19 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 233 221 142
Rank change year-on-year -12 -79 +27
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 486 414 1,428
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.72% 1.38% 1.80%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.83% 8.56% 13.23%
Number of salaries quoted 379 287 1,214
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £31,500 £30,918
Median % change year-on-year +1.59% +1.88% -1.85%
75th Percentile £36,000 £37,500 £39,375
90th Percentile £43,750 £43,750 £49,767
UK median annual salary £32,500 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -4.41% +4.62% -4.41%

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 4,109 4,836 10,792
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.08% 16.10% 13.60%
Number of salaries quoted 3,183 3,024 8,267
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £68,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £44,720 £45,000
% change year-on-year +0.63% -0.62% -14.29%

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 19 June 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 19 June 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 +7 146 £30,000 +2.56% 22
North West +48 92 £30,000 - 12
Midlands -33 80 £29,625 -7.42% 15
South East -57 78 £32,500 - 31
South West -33 67 £32,500 +10.17% 10
East of England +5 52 £34,000 -2.86% 11
Yorkshire -46 51 £30,000 +3.45% 9
Scotland +48 49 £28,000 -6.67% 3
West Midlands -42 43 £30,375 -3.57% 5
East Midlands -13 37 £29,625 -7.42% 10
Wales -37 13 £34,000 -11.11% 2
North East -42 3 £32,000 -14.67% 2
Northern Ireland -31 1 - - 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
1 114 (23.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 94 (19.34%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.85%) Skype for Business
4 6 (1.23%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (0.82%) Exchange Server 2007
5 4 (0.82%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.21%) IIS
Applications
1 152 (31.28%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.21%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 5 (1.03%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 415 (85.39%) Microsoft 365
2 135 (27.78%) Entra ID
3 125 (25.72%) Azure
4 30 (6.17%) Google Workspace
5 22 (4.53%) OneDrive
6 16 (3.29%) AWS
7 14 (2.88%) Mimecast
8 6 (1.23%) Google Docs
8 6 (1.23%) Google Sheets
8 6 (1.23%) SaaS
9 4 (0.82%) Nutanix
9 4 (0.82%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.62%) Power Platform
11 2 (0.41%) IaaS
11 2 (0.41%) PaaS
12 1 (0.21%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.21%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 123 (25.31%) DNS
2 120 (24.69%) DHCP
3 98 (20.16%) Firewall
4 89 (18.31%) VPN
5 76 (15.64%) Wi-Fi
6 71 (14.61%) LAN
7 66 (13.58%) WAN
8 63 (12.96%) TCP/IP
9 55 (11.32%) VLAN
10 45 (9.26%) VoIP
11 24 (4.94%) Broadband
12 23 (4.73%) Wireless
13 22 (4.53%) 4G
14 11 (2.26%) Skype
15 7 (1.44%) Network Security
15 7 (1.44%) SD-WAN
15 7 (1.44%) Structured Cabling
16 6 (1.23%) WLAN
17 5 (1.03%) Remote Desktop
18 3 (0.62%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.62%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (2.88%) JIRA
2 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.21%) Carbide.c++
General
1 238 (48.97%) Social Skills
2 34 (7.00%) Organisational Skills
3 33 (6.79%) Back Office
4 21 (4.32%) Retail
5 18 (3.70%) Manufacturing
6 16 (3.29%) Legal
7 13 (2.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (2.67%) Law
8 10 (2.06%) Analytical Skills
9 9 (1.85%) Advertising
10 8 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.44%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.23%) Finance
13 4 (0.82%) Dutch Language
13 4 (0.82%) Portuguese Language
13 4 (0.82%) Spanish Language
14 2 (0.41%) French Language
14 2 (0.41%) Local Government
15 1 (0.21%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.21%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 226 (46.50%) IT Support
2 185 (38.07%) Support Engineer
3 147 (30.25%) IT Engineer
4 123 (25.31%) IT Support Engineer
5 102 (20.99%) Analyst
6 71 (14.61%) Desktop Support
7 69 (14.20%) Support Analyst
8 67 (13.79%) 2nd Line Support
9 63 (12.96%) Desktop Engineer
10 57 (11.73%) Support Technician
11 56 (11.52%) IT Analyst
12 55 (11.32%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 51 (10.49%) IT Support Analyst
13 51 (10.49%) IT Technician
14 50 (10.29%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 43 (8.85%) IT Support Technician
16 38 (7.82%) 1st Line Support
17 37 (7.61%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
18 34 (7.00%) Service Analyst
18 34 (7.00%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.41%) .NET
1 2 (0.41%) .NET Framework
1 2 (0.41%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 74 (15.23%) Driving Licence
2 49 (10.08%) Onboarding
3 24 (4.94%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (2.06%) Smartphone
5 7 (1.44%) CCTV
5 7 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (1.03%) CMDB
6 5 (1.03%) FMCG
6 5 (1.03%) Management Information System
7 4 (0.82%) Digital Signage
7 4 (0.82%) Educational Technology
8 3 (0.62%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.62%) EPoS
8 3 (0.62%) Social Media
9 2 (0.41%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.41%) Housing Association
9 2 (0.41%) Life Science
9 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Licensing
10 1 (0.21%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.21%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 484 (99.59%) Windows
2 133 (27.37%) Windows Server
3 56 (11.52%) Android
4 40 (8.23%) Apple iOS
5 33 (6.79%) Mac OS
6 22 (4.53%) Windows Server 2016
7 18 (3.70%) Windows 7
7 18 (3.70%) Windows Server 2019
8 11 (2.26%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (1.44%) Windows 8
10 4 (0.82%) Linux
10 4 (0.82%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (41.56%) Customer Service
2 141 (29.01%) ITIL
3 138 (28.40%) Problem-Solving
4 86 (17.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 84 (17.28%) ITSM
6 63 (12.96%) Cybersecurity
7 54 (11.11%) Patch Management
8 50 (10.29%) Software Deployment
8 50 (10.29%) Ticket Management
9 48 (9.88%) Service Delivery
10 45 (9.26%) Service Management
11 41 (8.44%) Customer Experience
12 33 (6.79%) Analytics
12 33 (6.79%) Customer Acquisition
13 31 (6.38%) Time Management
14 27 (5.56%) Remote Monitoring and Management
15 24 (4.94%) Asset Management
15 24 (4.94%) User Experience
16 22 (4.53%) Software License Management
17 20 (4.12%) Emotional Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 51 (10.49%) PowerShell
2 9 (1.85%) Python
2 9 (1.85%) SQL
3 7 (1.44%) VB
3 7 (1.44%) VBScript
4 2 (0.41%) C#
Qualifications
1 103 (21.19%) Degree
2 84 (17.28%) Security Cleared
3 68 (13.99%) SC Cleared
4 45 (9.26%) Microsoft Certification
5 40 (8.23%) A+ Certification
6 33 (6.79%) CTC Cleared
7 26 (5.35%) DBS Check
8 21 (4.32%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 8 (1.65%) CCNA
9 8 (1.65%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.23%) HNC
10 6 (1.23%) HND
10 6 (1.23%) MCSA
10 6 (1.23%) Network+ Certification
11 4 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.82%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.41%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.41%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (17.08%) SLA
2 21 (4.32%) Cyber Essentials
3 15 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.65%) GDPR
5 5 (1.03%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.03%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.82%) QA
7 3 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.21%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 298 (61.32%) Active Directory
2 35 (7.20%) Hyper-V
2 35 (7.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (4.53%) BitLocker
4 7 (1.44%) VMware Workstation
5 5 (1.03%) Terminal Services
6 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.62%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.21%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 93 (19.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 76 (15.64%) SCCM
3 16 (3.29%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (2.47%) FortiGate
5 8 (1.65%) Autotask
6 4 (0.82%) WSUS
7 3 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 365 (75.10%) Microsoft
2 55 (11.32%) VMware
3 49 (10.08%) Cisco
4 44 (9.05%) ServiceNow
5 30 (6.17%) Google
6 29 (5.97%) Apple
6 29 (5.97%) Sophos
7 22 (4.53%) Starlink
8 17 (3.50%) SolarWinds
9 16 (3.29%) Logitech
10 14 (2.88%) Citrix
11 11 (2.26%) Meraki
12 10 (2.06%) Dell
12 10 (2.06%) Freshdesk
13 8 (1.65%) TOWER Software
13 8 (1.65%) Yealink
14 7 (1.44%) ESET
14 7 (1.44%) SonicWALL
15 6 (1.23%) HP
15 6 (1.23%) McAfee