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 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 210 175 136
Rank change year-on-year -35 -39 +22
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 385 553 791
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.92% 1.54% 2.28%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.73% 10.01% 14.03%
Number of salaries quoted 307 319 723
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,674 £26,216
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £35,000 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +12.90% -
75th Percentile £37,500 £41,934 £43,625
90th Percentile £41,250 £54,000 £55,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% -

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 3,281 5,524 5,637
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.82% 15.36% 16.25%
Number of salaries quoted 2,422 2,922 4,613
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £46,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.48% +2.22% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,250 £72,500
UK median annual salary £44,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% - -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 12 January 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 12 January 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 +8 107 £30,000 -7.69% 44
South East +24 89 £33,500 -10.67% 47
South West +1 76 £31,750 -1.55% 16
North West +13 62 £29,500 -9.58% 22
Midlands -69 52 £31,500 -10.00% 22
East of England +29 46 £32,500 - 24
Yorkshire +5 39 £32,500 +8.33% 18
West Midlands -46 28 £31,500 -10.00% 11
East Midlands -42 24 £30,000 +7.14% 11
Scotland -12 11 £35,000 -5.41% 11
North East +4 6 £31,000 -22.50% 4
Wales -2 4 £35,000 +2.94% 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 96 (24.94%) SharePoint
2 93 (24.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.34%) IIS
4 7 (1.82%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (1.30%) WordPress
6 2 (0.52%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.52%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 102 (26.49%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.26%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (2.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.30%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 315 (81.82%) Microsoft 365
2 139 (36.10%) Azure
3 124 (32.21%) Entra ID
4 33 (8.57%) OneDrive
5 16 (4.16%) Google Workspace
6 11 (2.86%) Cloud Computing
7 10 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (2.08%) Power Platform
9 6 (1.56%) Mimecast
9 6 (1.56%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.30%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (1.04%) AWS
11 4 (1.04%) Google Docs
11 4 (1.04%) Google Sheets
12 1 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 135 (35.06%) DNS
2 130 (33.77%) DHCP
3 85 (22.08%) VPN
4 82 (21.30%) Firewall
5 81 (21.04%) TCP/IP
6 60 (15.58%) VLAN
7 53 (13.77%) Wi-Fi
8 38 (9.87%) WAN
9 35 (9.09%) LAN
10 34 (8.83%) VoIP
11 14 (3.64%) Internet
12 12 (3.12%) Wireless
13 9 (2.34%) Kerberos
14 7 (1.82%) PBX
14 7 (1.82%) SAN
15 6 (1.56%) SD-WAN
16 5 (1.30%) IP Telephony
16 5 (1.30%) Unified Communications
16 5 (1.30%) WLAN
17 3 (0.78%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.82%) Power BI
2 3 (0.78%) Data Mining
2 3 (0.78%) Metadata
2 3 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.52%) MySQL
4 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 5 (1.30%) JIRA
2 1 (0.26%) Visual Studio
General
1 240 (62.34%) Social Skills
2 28 (7.27%) Back Office
3 22 (5.71%) Law
4 21 (5.45%) Organisational Skills
5 19 (4.94%) Finance
6 13 (3.38%) Manufacturing
7 10 (2.60%) Pharmaceutical
8 8 (2.08%) Legal
8 8 (2.08%) Telecoms
9 6 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.30%) Advertising
10 5 (1.30%) Analytical Skills
10 5 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.04%) German Language
12 3 (0.78%) Marketing
12 3 (0.78%) Retail
13 2 (0.52%) Automotive
14 1 (0.26%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.26%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 187 (48.57%) IT Support
2 125 (32.47%) Support Engineer
3 88 (22.86%) 2nd Line Support
4 74 (19.22%) IT Engineer
5 64 (16.62%) Analyst
6 60 (15.58%) IT Support Engineer
6 60 (15.58%) Support Technician
7 50 (12.99%) Support Analyst
8 49 (12.73%) IT Technician
9 45 (11.69%) IT Support Technician
10 43 (11.17%) Desktop Engineer
10 43 (11.17%) Desktop Support
11 37 (9.61%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 36 (9.35%) IT Analyst
13 34 (8.83%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 30 (7.79%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 30 (7.79%) IT Support Analyst
15 28 (7.27%) 1st Line Support
16 25 (6.49%) Site Engineer
17 20 (5.19%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.60%) LDAP
2 7 (1.82%) .NET
3 5 (1.30%) HTML
3 5 (1.30%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 56 (14.55%) Onboarding
2 54 (14.03%) Driving Licence
3 15 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (2.86%) iPad
5 9 (2.34%) PKI
6 8 (2.08%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (1.82%) Clustering
7 7 (1.82%) Management Information System
8 6 (1.56%) e-Learning
8 6 (1.56%) Video Conferencing
9 5 (1.30%) LIMS
9 5 (1.30%) SCADA
10 4 (1.04%) Client/Server
11 3 (0.78%) iPhone
11 3 (0.78%) Linux Command Line
11 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Licensing
12 2 (0.52%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (0.52%) Digital Signage
12 2 (0.52%) Legacy Systems
12 2 (0.52%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 385 (100.00%) Windows
2 122 (31.69%) Windows Server
3 38 (9.87%) Mac OS
4 37 (9.61%) Apple iOS
5 29 (7.53%) Windows Server 2016
6 24 (6.23%) Linux
7 22 (5.71%) Android
8 21 (5.45%) Windows Server 2019
9 15 (3.90%) Windows 7
10 10 (2.60%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.78%) Debian
12 1 (0.26%) AIX
12 1 (0.26%) Windows 2000
12 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.26%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (38.96%) Customer Service
2 121 (31.43%) Problem-Solving
3 105 (27.27%) ITIL
4 70 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 67 (17.40%) ITSM
6 59 (15.32%) Cybersecurity
7 53 (13.77%) Patch Management
8 40 (10.39%) Software Deployment
9 38 (9.87%) Service Delivery
10 31 (8.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 30 (7.79%) Customer Experience
12 29 (7.53%) Ticket Management
13 28 (7.27%) Analytics
13 28 (7.27%) Asset Management
13 28 (7.27%) Customer Acquisition
13 28 (7.27%) Mobile Device Management
13 28 (7.27%) Service Management
14 24 (6.23%) People Management
15 21 (5.45%) User Experience
16 20 (5.19%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (11.43%) PowerShell
2 19 (4.94%) SQL
3 13 (3.38%) VBScript
4 9 (2.34%) VB
5 7 (1.82%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.52%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 55 (14.29%) Degree
2 44 (11.43%) Microsoft Certification
3 43 (11.17%) Security Cleared
4 39 (10.13%) SC Cleared
5 29 (7.53%) A+ Certification
6 28 (7.27%) CTC Cleared
7 23 (5.97%) MCP
8 14 (3.64%) MCSA
9 11 (2.86%) CCNA
9 11 (2.86%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (2.60%) Azure Certification
11 8 (2.08%) DBS Check
12 7 (1.82%) HND
12 7 (1.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (1.30%) DV Cleared
13 5 (1.30%) Network+ Certification
14 4 (1.04%) HNC
14 4 (1.04%) ITIL Certification
15 3 (0.78%) AWS Certification
16 2 (0.52%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (20.00%) SLA
2 23 (5.97%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (3.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 9 (2.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.82%) GDPR
6 5 (1.30%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 5 (1.30%) GxP
7 3 (0.78%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 264 (68.57%) Active Directory
2 60 (15.58%) Hyper-V
3 46 (11.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.56%) BitLocker
5 4 (1.04%) Terminal Services
6 3 (0.78%) VMware Workstation
6 3 (0.78%) vSphere
7 2 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 118 (30.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 54 (14.03%) SCCM
3 12 (3.12%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (2.34%) WSUS
5 4 (1.04%) Autotask
5 4 (1.04%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.52%) PaperCut
6 2 (0.52%) Plesk
6 2 (0.52%) SCOM
6 2 (0.52%) SCSM
7 1 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.26%) Nagios
7 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.26%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 280 (72.73%) Microsoft
2 56 (14.55%) Cisco
3 52 (13.51%) VMware
4 36 (9.35%) ServiceNow
5 32 (8.31%) Apple
6 16 (4.16%) Google
7 13 (3.38%) Citrix
8 12 (3.12%) HP
8 12 (3.12%) Meraki
9 11 (2.86%) Freshdesk
10 10 (2.60%) Veeam
11 9 (2.34%) Dell
11 9 (2.34%) SolarWinds
12 8 (2.08%) Sophos
13 7 (1.82%) Datto
13 7 (1.82%) SonicWALL
13 7 (1.82%) Supermicro
14 5 (1.30%) Mitel
14 5 (1.30%) Remedy
15 4 (1.04%) Samsung