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 15 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 190 134
Rank change year-on-year -25 -56 +35
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 493 389 1,399
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.80% 1.50% 2.11%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.21% 9.47% 13.72%
Number of salaries quoted 368 293 1,267
10th Percentile £25,963 £26,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,688 £27,750 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.54% +8.33% -3.23%
75th Percentile £37,500 £39,250 £39,000
90th Percentile £43,750 £53,750 £51,250
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -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 3,733 4,109 10,197
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.04% 15.80% 15.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2,786 2,884 8,273
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £25,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £68,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -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 15 April 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 15 April 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 -52 128 £30,000 -3.23% 22
South East -33 93 £34,375 -5.17% 23
South West +9 88 £32,500 -21.21% 14
North West -8 72 £30,000 -7.69% 13
Midlands -81 69 £30,750 -3.91% 21
Yorkshire -60 52 £32,000 +8.47% 4
Scotland +20 51 £28,000 -20.00% 4
East of England -4 47 £31,500 -10.00% 12
East Midlands -45 35 £30,000 - 11
West Midlands -68 34 £31,435 -10.19% 10
Wales -13 16 £34,000 -9.33%
North East -28 4 £32,000 -14.67% 6
Northern Ireland -44 1 - - 5
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 (23.12%) Microsoft Exchange
2 107 (21.70%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.83%) Exchange Server 2013
4 5 (1.01%) Exchange Server 2007
4 5 (1.01%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (1.01%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.20%) IIS
Applications
1 170 (34.48%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (4.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.41%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.01%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 426 (86.41%) Microsoft 365
2 160 (32.45%) Entra ID
3 140 (28.40%) Azure
4 35 (7.10%) OneDrive
5 33 (6.69%) Google Workspace
6 18 (3.65%) AWS
7 8 (1.62%) Microsoft Purview
8 6 (1.22%) Google Docs
8 6 (1.22%) Google Sheets
9 5 (1.01%) Mimecast
9 5 (1.01%) Power Platform
10 4 (0.81%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.41%) IaaS
11 2 (0.41%) PaaS
11 2 (0.41%) SaaS
12 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 1 (0.20%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.20%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 127 (25.76%) DNS
2 122 (24.75%) DHCP
3 92 (18.66%) VPN
4 90 (18.26%) Firewall
5 73 (14.81%) TCP/IP
5 73 (14.81%) Wi-Fi
6 65 (13.18%) LAN
7 62 (12.58%) WAN
8 59 (11.97%) VLAN
9 55 (11.16%) VoIP
10 19 (3.85%) Wireless
11 15 (3.04%) Broadband
12 13 (2.64%) 4G
13 11 (2.23%) SD-WAN
14 9 (1.83%) WLAN
15 6 (1.22%) PBX
15 6 (1.22%) Skype
16 5 (1.01%) Ethernet
16 5 (1.01%) Network Security
17 4 (0.81%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.01%) Power BI
2 2 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.20%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.20%) MySQL
3 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 11 (2.23%) JIRA
General
1 269 (54.56%) Social Skills
2 60 (12.17%) Back Office
3 34 (6.90%) Organisational Skills
4 18 (3.65%) Manufacturing
5 16 (3.25%) Legal
6 14 (2.84%) Retail
7 13 (2.64%) Law
8 12 (2.43%) Advertising
8 12 (2.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (2.43%) Telecoms
9 8 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (1.62%) Finance
10 4 (0.81%) Analytical Skills
10 4 (0.81%) Dutch Language
10 4 (0.81%) Portuguese Language
10 4 (0.81%) Spanish Language
11 3 (0.61%) German Language
11 3 (0.61%) Marketing
12 2 (0.41%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.20%) French Language
Job Titles
1 229 (46.45%) IT Support
2 217 (44.02%) Support Engineer
3 144 (29.21%) IT Engineer
4 124 (25.15%) IT Support Engineer
5 92 (18.66%) Desktop Support
6 83 (16.84%) Analyst
7 81 (16.43%) Desktop Engineer
8 77 (15.62%) 2nd Line Support
8 77 (15.62%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 63 (12.78%) Support Analyst
10 59 (11.97%) Support Technician
11 57 (11.56%) Site Engineer
12 52 (10.55%) IT Technician
13 47 (9.53%) IT Analyst
13 47 (9.53%) IT Support Technician
14 44 (8.92%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 44 (8.92%) IT Support Analyst
15 42 (8.52%) 1st Line Support
16 36 (7.30%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 25 (5.07%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.61%) .NET
1 3 (0.61%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.20%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 71 (14.40%) Driving Licence
2 48 (9.74%) Onboarding
3 13 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (2.03%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (1.42%) Smartphone
6 5 (1.01%) FMCG
7 4 (0.81%) CCTV
7 4 (0.81%) Digital Signage
7 4 (0.81%) Educational Technology
7 4 (0.81%) iPad
7 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Licensing
7 4 (0.81%) Social Media
8 3 (0.61%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.61%) Client/Server
8 3 (0.61%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.61%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.41%) CMDB
9 2 (0.41%) Housing Association
9 2 (0.41%) Life Science
9 2 (0.41%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 493 (100.00%) Windows
2 130 (26.37%) Windows Server
3 38 (7.71%) Mac OS
4 36 (7.30%) Android
5 34 (6.90%) Apple iOS
6 24 (4.87%) Windows Server 2016
7 22 (4.46%) Windows 7
8 13 (2.64%) Linux
8 13 (2.64%) Windows Server 2019
9 12 (2.43%) Windows 8
10 4 (0.81%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.41%) Debian
12 1 (0.20%) AIX
12 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (41.58%) Customer Service
2 171 (34.69%) ITIL
3 132 (26.77%) Problem-Solving
4 99 (20.08%) Cybersecurity
5 98 (19.88%) Continuous Improvement
6 91 (18.46%) ITSM
6 91 (18.46%) Patch Management
7 83 (16.84%) Software Deployment
8 71 (14.40%) Ticket Management
9 67 (13.59%) Customer Experience
10 60 (12.17%) Analytics
10 60 (12.17%) Customer Acquisition
11 54 (10.95%) Service Delivery
12 46 (9.33%) Service Management
13 38 (7.71%) Asset Management
14 31 (6.29%) Time Management
15 28 (5.68%) Remote Monitoring and Management
16 24 (4.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 24 (4.87%) People Management
17 23 (4.67%) Emotional Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 40 (8.11%) PowerShell
2 15 (3.04%) SQL
3 5 (1.01%) VB
4 4 (0.81%) Python
5 3 (0.61%) PL/SQL
5 3 (0.61%) VBScript
6 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 121 (24.54%) Degree
2 96 (19.47%) Security Cleared
3 81 (16.43%) SC Cleared
4 60 (12.17%) CTC Cleared
5 45 (9.13%) Microsoft Certification
6 34 (6.90%) A+ Certification
7 23 (4.67%) DBS Check
8 20 (4.06%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 9 (1.83%) HND
10 8 (1.62%) CCNA
10 8 (1.62%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (1.62%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 8 (1.62%) MCSA
11 7 (1.42%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.22%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.22%) HNC
13 5 (1.01%) Network+ Certification
14 3 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
15 2 (0.41%) MCSE
15 2 (0.41%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (22.72%) SLA
2 20 (4.06%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (2.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.62%) GDPR
5 4 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.41%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.20%) QA
System Software
1 307 (62.27%) Active Directory
2 51 (10.34%) Hyper-V
3 44 (8.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (3.25%) BitLocker
5 10 (2.03%) VMware Workstation
6 7 (1.42%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 117 (23.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 81 (16.43%) SCCM
3 18 (3.65%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (2.23%) Autotask
5 9 (1.83%) FortiGate
6 4 (0.81%) WSUS
7 3 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.20%) Nagios
8 1 (0.20%) Plesk
8 1 (0.20%) SCOM
8 1 (0.20%) SCSM
8 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.20%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 337 (68.36%) Microsoft
2 72 (14.60%) Cisco
3 62 (12.58%) VMware
4 40 (8.11%) ServiceNow
5 37 (7.51%) Apple
6 33 (6.69%) Google
7 21 (4.26%) Citrix
8 20 (4.06%) SolarWinds
9 17 (3.45%) Sophos
10 14 (2.84%) Freshdesk
11 13 (2.64%) Starlink
12 11 (2.23%) Dell
13 10 (2.03%) ESET
13 10 (2.03%) Logitech
14 9 (1.83%) HP
15 8 (1.62%) Veeam
15 8 (1.62%) Yealink
16 6 (1.22%) McAfee
16 6 (1.22%) Meraki
17 5 (1.01%) Adobe