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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 210 188 131
Rank change year-on-year -22 -57 +38
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 490 383 1,365
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.85% 1.48% 2.15%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.24% 9.65% 13.82%
Number of salaries quoted 364 288 1,241
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,000 £27,750 £25,500
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 £40,000 £38,750
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% -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 3,700 3,970 9,876
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.44% 15.34% 15.55%
Number of salaries quoted 2,759 2,819 8,083
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £25,200
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,886 £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 2 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 2 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 -49 127 £31,000 -3.13% 23
South East -17 99 £33,500 -10.67% 25
South West +25 91 £32,500 -7.14% 16
North West -4 77 £30,000 -8.40% 17
Midlands -84 61 £30,750 -2.38% 22
Scotland +15 49 £35,000 - 6
East of England -1 46 £31,342 -7.14% 11
Yorkshire -55 46 £33,500 +12.61% 5
West Midlands -69 31 £30,750 -12.14% 10
East Midlands -53 30 £30,750 +7.89% 12
Wales -10 16 £34,000 -9.33% 2
North East -24 4 £32,000 -14.67% 2
Northern Ireland -44 1 - - 1
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
1 120 (24.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 109 (22.24%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.04%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (1.22%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (1.22%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.41%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.20%) IIS
Applications
1 172 (35.10%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (4.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.41%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.02%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 420 (85.71%) Microsoft 365
2 161 (32.86%) Entra ID
3 145 (29.59%) Azure
4 37 (7.55%) OneDrive
5 33 (6.73%) Google Workspace
6 19 (3.88%) AWS
7 8 (1.63%) Microsoft Purview
8 6 (1.22%) Google Docs
8 6 (1.22%) Google Sheets
9 4 (0.82%) Power Platform
10 3 (0.61%) Mimecast
10 3 (0.61%) 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
Communications & Networking
1 131 (26.73%) DNS
2 127 (25.92%) DHCP
3 99 (20.20%) VPN
4 88 (17.96%) Firewall
5 80 (16.33%) TCP/IP
6 68 (13.88%) Wi-Fi
7 62 (12.65%) VLAN
8 60 (12.24%) LAN
9 59 (12.04%) WAN
10 52 (10.61%) VoIP
11 19 (3.88%) Wireless
12 15 (3.06%) Broadband
13 13 (2.65%) 4G
14 11 (2.24%) SD-WAN
14 11 (2.24%) WLAN
15 6 (1.22%) Network Security
15 6 (1.22%) PBX
16 5 (1.02%) Ethernet
16 5 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
17 4 (0.82%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.82%) Power BI
2 3 (0.61%) Data Mining
2 3 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.41%) MySQL
4 1 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 9 (1.84%) JIRA
2 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 270 (55.10%) Social Skills
2 60 (12.24%) Back Office
3 36 (7.35%) Organisational Skills
4 16 (3.27%) Manufacturing
4 16 (3.27%) Retail
5 15 (3.06%) Legal
6 13 (2.65%) Law
6 13 (2.65%) Telecoms
7 10 (2.04%) Advertising
8 9 (1.84%) Finance
9 7 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (0.82%) Analytical Skills
11 4 (0.82%) German Language
12 3 (0.61%) Marketing
12 3 (0.61%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.41%) Portuguese Language
13 2 (0.41%) Spanish Language
14 1 (0.20%) Agriculture
14 1 (0.20%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 236 (48.16%) IT Support
2 215 (43.88%) Support Engineer
3 138 (28.16%) IT Engineer
4 123 (25.10%) IT Support Engineer
5 88 (17.96%) Desktop Support
6 83 (16.94%) Analyst
7 81 (16.53%) 2nd Line Support
8 77 (15.71%) Desktop Engineer
9 73 (14.90%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 63 (12.86%) Support Analyst
11 61 (12.45%) Support Technician
12 57 (11.63%) Site Engineer
13 52 (10.61%) IT Technician
14 51 (10.41%) IT Analyst
15 48 (9.80%) IT Support Analyst
15 48 (9.80%) IT Support Technician
16 45 (9.18%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 38 (7.76%) 1st Line Support
17 38 (7.76%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
18 26 (5.31%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.02%) Software Packaging
2 3 (0.61%) .NET
3 1 (0.20%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 75 (15.31%) Driving Licence
2 47 (9.59%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (2.04%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (1.22%) Smartphone
6 4 (0.82%) CCTV
6 4 (0.82%) Client/Server
6 4 (0.82%) Digital Signage
6 4 (0.82%) Educational Technology
6 4 (0.82%) iPad
6 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Licensing
6 4 (0.82%) Social Media
7 3 (0.61%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.61%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.61%) FMCG
7 3 (0.61%) Life Science
7 3 (0.61%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (0.61%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.41%) CMDB
8 2 (0.41%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 490 (100.00%) Windows
2 133 (27.14%) Windows Server
3 40 (8.16%) Mac OS
4 33 (6.73%) Android
4 33 (6.73%) Apple iOS
5 25 (5.10%) Windows 7
5 25 (5.10%) Windows Server 2016
6 18 (3.67%) Linux
7 15 (3.06%) Windows 8
8 13 (2.65%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.82%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.61%) Debian
10 3 (0.61%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.20%) AIX
11 1 (0.20%) Windows 2000
11 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.20%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (41.02%) Customer Service
2 167 (34.08%) ITIL
3 131 (26.73%) Problem-Solving
4 102 (20.82%) Cybersecurity
5 99 (20.20%) Continuous Improvement
6 89 (18.16%) Patch Management
7 85 (17.35%) ITSM
8 81 (16.53%) Software Deployment
9 70 (14.29%) Ticket Management
10 67 (13.67%) Customer Experience
11 60 (12.24%) Analytics
11 60 (12.24%) Customer Acquisition
11 60 (12.24%) Service Delivery
12 44 (8.98%) Service Management
13 40 (8.16%) Asset Management
14 29 (5.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 29 (5.92%) Remote Monitoring and Management
15 28 (5.71%) Time Management
16 24 (4.90%) People Management
17 21 (4.29%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (8.98%) PowerShell
2 18 (3.67%) SQL
3 5 (1.02%) PL/SQL
3 5 (1.02%) VB
3 5 (1.02%) VBScript
4 2 (0.41%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 115 (23.47%) Degree
2 94 (19.18%) Security Cleared
3 77 (15.71%) SC Cleared
4 60 (12.24%) CTC Cleared
5 46 (9.39%) Microsoft Certification
6 34 (6.94%) A+ Certification
7 22 (4.49%) DBS Check
7 22 (4.49%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 9 (1.84%) HND
8 9 (1.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 9 (1.84%) MCSA
9 8 (1.63%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.43%) DV Cleared
11 6 (1.22%) CCNA
11 6 (1.22%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (1.22%) HNC
12 3 (0.61%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.61%) MCSE
12 3 (0.61%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (21.84%) SLA
2 21 (4.29%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.63%) GDPR
5 4 (0.82%) 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
1 304 (62.04%) Active Directory
2 55 (11.22%) Hyper-V
3 50 (10.20%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (3.06%) BitLocker
5 10 (2.04%) VMware Workstation
6 6 (1.22%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.61%) vSphere
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 117 (23.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 79 (16.12%) SCCM
3 20 (4.08%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (2.45%) Autotask
5 9 (1.84%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.61%) WSUS
7 2 (0.41%) Plesk
7 2 (0.41%) SCOM
7 2 (0.41%) SCSM
8 1 (0.20%) Nagios
8 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.20%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 341 (69.59%) Microsoft
2 70 (14.29%) Cisco
3 66 (13.47%) VMware
4 38 (7.76%) Apple
5 37 (7.55%) ServiceNow
6 33 (6.73%) Google
7 21 (4.29%) Citrix
8 18 (3.67%) SolarWinds
9 13 (2.65%) Freshdesk
9 13 (2.65%) Starlink
10 12 (2.45%) Veeam
11 11 (2.24%) ESET
11 11 (2.24%) Sophos
12 10 (2.04%) HP
13 9 (1.84%) Dell
14 8 (1.63%) Logitech
14 8 (1.63%) Yealink
15 6 (1.22%) Meraki
16 5 (1.02%) Adobe
16 5 (1.02%) Ubiquiti