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 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 240 224 144
Rank change year-on-year -16 -80 +20
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 508 420 1,405
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.73% 1.32% 1.83%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.68% 8.44% 13.25%
Number of salaries quoted 397 311 1,186
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £32,000 £30,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.56% +4.92% -3.17%
75th Percentile £36,000 £37,500 £38,750
90th Percentile £43,750 £43,750 £48,925
UK median annual salary £32,500 £33,750 £32,500
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -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 4,351 4,974 10,604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.24% 15.62% 13.82%
Number of salaries quoted 3,375 3,170 8,132
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,000 £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 £42,500 £45,304
% change year-on-year +5.88% -6.19% -13.71%

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 2 July 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 2 July 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 -10 152 £30,000 +1.69% 30
North West +48 96 £30,000 - 16
South East -62 84 £32,500 - 33
Midlands -28 82 £29,625 -5.95% 14
South West -45 64 £32,500 +9.24% 13
East of England +12 58 £34,000 -2.86% 12
Scotland +55 54 £28,500 -5.00% 7
Yorkshire -54 52 £30,000 +3.45% 10
West Midlands -37 43 £30,375 -3.57% 7
East Midlands -7 39 £29,625 -7.42% 7
Wales -37 13 £34,000 -2.86% 2
North East -50 4 £32,000 -14.67% 5
Northern Ireland -45 1 - - 3
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
1 122 (24.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 104 (20.47%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.77%) Skype for Business
4 6 (1.18%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (0.79%) Exchange Server 2007
5 4 (0.79%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.20%) Apache
6 1 (0.20%) IIS
6 1 (0.20%) nginx
Applications
1 156 (30.71%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.20%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 5 (0.98%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 439 (86.42%) Microsoft 365
2 137 (26.97%) Entra ID
3 129 (25.39%) Azure
4 30 (5.91%) Google Workspace
5 22 (4.33%) OneDrive
6 17 (3.35%) Mimecast
7 16 (3.15%) AWS
8 7 (1.38%) SaaS
9 6 (1.18%) Google Docs
9 6 (1.18%) Google Sheets
9 6 (1.18%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.79%) Nutanix
11 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.59%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.39%) IaaS
12 2 (0.39%) PaaS
13 1 (0.20%) Azure Sentinel
13 1 (0.20%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 135 (26.57%) DNS
2 133 (26.18%) DHCP
3 111 (21.85%) Firewall
4 93 (18.31%) VPN
5 81 (15.94%) Wi-Fi
6 74 (14.57%) TCP/IP
7 72 (14.17%) LAN
8 67 (13.19%) WAN
9 58 (11.42%) VLAN
10 47 (9.25%) VoIP
11 27 (5.31%) Wireless
12 26 (5.12%) Broadband
13 24 (4.72%) 4G
14 11 (2.17%) Skype
15 9 (1.77%) Network Security
15 9 (1.77%) Structured Cabling
16 7 (1.38%) SD-WAN
17 6 (1.18%) WLAN
18 5 (0.98%) Remote Desktop
19 3 (0.59%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.59%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (2.76%) JIRA
2 2 (0.39%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.20%) Carbide.c++
General
1 254 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 35 (6.89%) Back Office
3 34 (6.69%) Organisational Skills
4 23 (4.53%) Retail
5 19 (3.74%) Manufacturing
6 16 (3.15%) Legal
7 14 (2.76%) Law
8 13 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
8 13 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.38%) Advertising
10 7 (1.38%) Finance
10 7 (1.38%) Telecoms
11 4 (0.79%) Dutch Language
11 4 (0.79%) Portuguese Language
11 4 (0.79%) Spanish Language
12 2 (0.39%) French Language
12 2 (0.39%) Local Government
13 1 (0.20%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.20%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 239 (47.05%) IT Support
2 192 (37.80%) Support Engineer
3 154 (30.31%) IT Engineer
4 130 (25.59%) IT Support Engineer
5 106 (20.87%) Analyst
6 73 (14.37%) Desktop Support
7 72 (14.17%) 2nd Line Support
7 72 (14.17%) Support Analyst
8 65 (12.80%) Desktop Engineer
9 60 (11.81%) Support Technician
10 59 (11.61%) IT Analyst
11 57 (11.22%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 54 (10.63%) IT Support Analyst
12 54 (10.63%) IT Technician
13 51 (10.04%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 46 (9.06%) IT Support Technician
15 45 (8.86%) 1st Line Support
16 38 (7.48%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 35 (6.89%) Service Analyst
17 35 (6.89%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.39%) .NET
1 2 (0.39%) .NET Framework
1 2 (0.39%) WinForms
2 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 85 (16.73%) Driving Licence
2 53 (10.43%) Onboarding
3 29 (5.71%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (1.97%) Hybrid Cloud
4 10 (1.97%) Smartphone
5 9 (1.77%) CCTV
6 5 (0.98%) FMCG
7 4 (0.79%) Digital Signage
7 4 (0.79%) Educational Technology
8 3 (0.59%) CMDB
8 3 (0.59%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.59%) EPoS
8 3 (0.59%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.59%) Social Media
9 2 (0.39%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.39%) Housing Association
9 2 (0.39%) Life Science
10 1 (0.20%) Handset
10 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Licensing
10 1 (0.20%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 506 (99.61%) Windows
2 143 (28.15%) Windows Server
3 62 (12.20%) Android
4 44 (8.66%) Apple iOS
5 32 (6.30%) Mac OS
6 22 (4.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 20 (3.94%) Windows 7
8 19 (3.74%) Windows Server 2019
9 12 (2.36%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (1.38%) Windows 8
11 5 (0.98%) Linux
12 4 (0.79%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (44.09%) Customer Service
2 151 (29.72%) Problem-Solving
3 145 (28.54%) ITIL
4 89 (17.52%) Continuous Improvement
5 84 (16.54%) ITSM
6 67 (13.19%) Cybersecurity
7 55 (10.83%) Patch Management
8 54 (10.63%) Ticket Management
9 53 (10.43%) Service Delivery
10 51 (10.04%) Software Deployment
11 46 (9.06%) Service Management
12 45 (8.86%) Customer Experience
13 35 (6.89%) Analytics
13 35 (6.89%) Customer Acquisition
13 35 (6.89%) Time Management
14 30 (5.91%) Remote Monitoring and Management
15 25 (4.92%) Software License Management
15 25 (4.92%) User Experience
16 23 (4.53%) Asset Management
17 21 (4.13%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 53 (10.43%) PowerShell
2 9 (1.77%) Python
2 9 (1.77%) SQL
3 7 (1.38%) VB
3 7 (1.38%) VBScript
4 2 (0.39%) C#
Qualifications
1 105 (20.67%) Degree
2 88 (17.32%) Security Cleared
3 72 (14.17%) SC Cleared
4 46 (9.06%) Microsoft Certification
5 39 (7.68%) A+ Certification
6 35 (6.89%) CTC Cleared
7 27 (5.31%) DBS Check
8 19 (3.74%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 8 (1.57%) CCNA
9 8 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.18%) HNC
10 6 (1.18%) HND
10 6 (1.18%) MCSA
10 6 (1.18%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (0.98%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.59%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.59%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.39%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.39%) MCSE
13 2 (0.39%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (17.52%) SLA
2 25 (4.92%) Cyber Essentials
3 16 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.77%) GDPR
5 5 (0.98%) Accessibility
5 5 (0.98%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.79%) QA
7 3 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 316 (62.20%) Active Directory
2 34 (6.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 33 (6.50%) Hyper-V
4 20 (3.94%) BitLocker
5 7 (1.38%) VMware Workstation
6 5 (0.98%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.59%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.59%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.20%) Squid
8 1 (0.20%) Terminal Server
8 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 93 (18.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 70 (13.78%) SCCM
3 14 (2.76%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (2.36%) FortiGate
5 8 (1.57%) Autotask
6 4 (0.79%) WSUS
7 3 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 386 (75.98%) Microsoft
2 54 (10.63%) VMware
3 52 (10.24%) Cisco
4 45 (8.86%) ServiceNow
5 33 (6.50%) Sophos
6 30 (5.91%) Google
7 29 (5.71%) Apple
8 24 (4.72%) Starlink
9 18 (3.54%) Logitech
10 16 (3.15%) SolarWinds
11 14 (2.76%) Citrix
12 12 (2.36%) Freshdesk
12 12 (2.36%) Meraki
13 10 (1.97%) Dell
13 10 (1.97%) TOWER Software
14 9 (1.77%) SonicWALL
15 8 (1.57%) Yealink
16 7 (1.38%) ESET
17 6 (1.18%) iManage
17 6 (1.18%) McAfee