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 14 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 218 161 141
Rank change year-on-year -57 -20 +45
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 427 758 743
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.24% 1.51% 2.31%
As % of the Operating Systems category 9.59% 11.43% 12.59%
Number of salaries quoted 345 443 658
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,100 £23,295
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,598 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £33,000 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +6.45% +3.33%
75th Percentile £37,250 £40,000 £42,500
90th Percentile £41,250 £53,750 £56,250
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -12.16% +5.71% +3.32%

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 4,453 6,631 5,900
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 12.94% 13.21% 18.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2,817 3,646 4,621
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £47,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +1.06% +4.44%
75th Percentile £51,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £69,081 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £41,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -17.00% -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 14 October 2025.

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 14 October 2025. 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
South East -28 118 £32,500 -11.72% 67
North of England -29 107 £30,000 -3.23% 42
South West +6 69 £29,500 -3.28% 18
Midlands -46 64 £31,500 -3.08% 29
North West -26 55 £30,000 -4.76% 27
East of England 0 50 £32,500 -23.53% 24
Yorkshire -1 47 £29,750 -0.83% 8
West Midlands -18 44 £31,500 -8.70% 13
East Midlands -22 20 £35,000 +16.67% 16
Scotland -19 11 £30,000 +3.45% 4
Wales +19 8 £35,000 +2.94% 2
North East +3 5 £31,000 -8.82% 8
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 92 (21.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 84 (19.67%) SharePoint
3 19 (4.45%) IIS
4 5 (1.17%) Exchange Server 2013
4 5 (1.17%) WordPress
5 3 (0.70%) JOnAS
6 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 99 (23.19%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (2.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.41%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 333 (77.99%) Microsoft 365
2 147 (34.43%) Azure
3 122 (28.57%) Entra ID
4 34 (7.96%) OneDrive
5 14 (3.28%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (2.58%) Cloud Computing
7 10 (2.34%) Mimecast
8 7 (1.64%) Power Platform
9 5 (1.17%) Google Workspace
9 5 (1.17%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.47%) Google Docs
10 2 (0.47%) Google Drive
10 2 (0.47%) Google Sheets
11 1 (0.23%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 109 (25.53%) DHCP
2 108 (25.29%) DNS
3 99 (23.19%) Firewall
4 75 (17.56%) TCP/IP
5 72 (16.86%) VLAN
6 69 (16.16%) VPN
7 53 (12.41%) Wi-Fi
8 38 (8.90%) LAN
8 38 (8.90%) WAN
9 37 (8.67%) VoIP
10 26 (6.09%) Internet
11 20 (4.68%) Wireless
12 17 (3.98%) Kerberos
12 17 (3.98%) SAN
13 6 (1.41%) Remote Desktop
14 5 (1.17%) IP Telephony
14 5 (1.17%) WebEx
15 4 (0.94%) Unified Communications
16 3 (0.70%) NAS
16 3 (0.70%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.41%) Power BI
2 4 (0.94%) Metadata
3 3 (0.70%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.23%) MySQL
4 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (0.47%) JIRA
2 1 (0.23%) GitLab
2 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 248 (58.08%) Social Skills
2 34 (7.96%) Law
3 26 (6.09%) Organisational Skills
4 19 (4.45%) Back Office
5 16 (3.75%) Finance
6 13 (3.04%) Telecoms
7 12 (2.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.81%) Legal
8 9 (2.11%) Manufacturing
9 8 (1.87%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (1.41%) Retail
11 4 (0.94%) Analytical Skills
12 2 (0.47%) Advertising
12 2 (0.47%) Automotive
12 2 (0.47%) Military
13 1 (0.23%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.23%) German Language
13 1 (0.23%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 226 (52.93%) IT Support
2 101 (23.65%) Analyst
3 86 (20.14%) Support Technician
4 74 (17.33%) 2nd Line Support
5 73 (17.10%) Support Engineer
6 69 (16.16%) IT Technician
7 64 (14.99%) Support Analyst
8 58 (13.58%) IT Support Technician
9 54 (12.65%) IT Analyst
10 43 (10.07%) IT Engineer
11 36 (8.43%) Service Analyst
12 35 (8.20%) IT Support Engineer
13 34 (7.96%) IT Support Analyst
14 30 (7.03%) Service Desk Analyst
15 29 (6.79%) Desktop Support
16 24 (5.62%) Administrator
17 23 (5.39%) 1st Line Support
17 23 (5.39%) 3rd Line Support
18 22 (5.15%) IT Administrator
19 20 (4.68%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.98%) LDAP
2 5 (1.17%) HTML
3 4 (0.94%) .NET
4 2 (0.47%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.23%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.23%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 55 (12.88%) Driving Licence
2 41 (9.60%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.22%) PKI
4 17 (3.98%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (3.51%) iPad
6 13 (3.04%) Clustering
7 11 (2.58%) Video Conferencing
8 7 (1.64%) e-Learning
9 5 (1.17%) Blackberry
9 5 (1.17%) CCTV
9 5 (1.17%) LIMS
9 5 (1.17%) SCADA
10 4 (0.94%) AS400
10 4 (0.94%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.94%) iPhone
10 4 (0.94%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.94%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.70%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.70%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 426 (99.77%) Windows
2 143 (33.49%) Windows Server
3 52 (12.18%) Windows Server 2016
4 40 (9.37%) Windows Server 2019
5 38 (8.90%) Mac OS
6 35 (8.20%) Apple iOS
7 32 (7.49%) Linux
8 26 (6.09%) Android
9 14 (3.28%) Windows 7
10 10 (2.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 7 (1.64%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (1.41%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.70%) VMS
14 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.23%) Debian
15 1 (0.23%) SUSE
15 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.23%) Windows 2000
15 1 (0.23%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (35.60%) Problem-Solving
2 140 (32.79%) Customer Service
3 88 (20.61%) ITIL
4 67 (15.69%) Cybersecurity
5 65 (15.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 46 (10.77%) ITSM
7 38 (8.90%) Mobile Device Management
8 29 (6.79%) Mentoring
9 26 (6.09%) Patch Management
10 25 (5.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 23 (5.39%) Customer Experience
12 22 (5.15%) Service Management
12 22 (5.15%) User Experience
13 20 (4.68%) Incident Management
14 17 (3.98%) Agile
14 17 (3.98%) Data Loss Prevention
14 17 (3.98%) Service Delivery
15 16 (3.75%) Analytics
15 16 (3.75%) Software Deployment
15 16 (3.75%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 48 (11.24%) PowerShell
2 17 (3.98%) VB
3 14 (3.28%) SQL
4 10 (2.34%) VBScript
5 4 (0.94%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.23%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 77 (18.03%) Microsoft Certification
2 52 (12.18%) Degree
3 34 (7.96%) Security Cleared
4 27 (6.32%) SC Cleared
5 22 (5.15%) A+ Certification
6 20 (4.68%) CCNA
6 20 (4.68%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (3.75%) CTC Cleared
8 13 (3.04%) MCSA
9 12 (2.81%) MCP
10 11 (2.58%) MCSE
11 9 (2.11%) DBS Check
11 9 (2.11%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 8 (1.87%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (1.41%) Network+ Certification
14 4 (0.94%) Azure Certification
14 4 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
14 4 (0.94%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 1 (0.23%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (15.93%) SLA
2 16 (3.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (3.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 13 (3.04%) GDPR
4 5 (1.17%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 5 (1.17%) GxP
5 3 (0.70%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 263 (61.59%) Active Directory
2 62 (14.52%) Hyper-V
3 40 (9.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (2.81%) vSphere
5 4 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.47%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 119 (27.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 36 (8.43%) SCCM
3 18 (4.22%) WSUS
4 10 (2.34%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.70%) SCOM
6 2 (0.47%) PaperCut
6 2 (0.47%) SCSM
7 1 (0.23%) Ansible
7 1 (0.23%) Autotask
7 1 (0.23%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.23%) Nessus
7 1 (0.23%) Plesk
7 1 (0.23%) WMI
Vendors
1 350 (81.97%) Microsoft
2 60 (14.05%) Cisco
3 59 (13.82%) VMware
4 41 (9.60%) Apple
5 36 (8.43%) ServiceNow
6 17 (3.98%) Meraki
7 16 (3.75%) Dell
8 14 (3.28%) HP
8 14 (3.28%) SonicWALL
9 13 (3.04%) Progress
9 13 (3.04%) Supermicro
9 13 (3.04%) Veeam
10 12 (2.81%) Sophos
11 10 (2.34%) Samsung
12 9 (2.11%) iManage
13 8 (1.87%) Sage
14 7 (1.64%) Adobe
14 7 (1.64%) Google
14 7 (1.64%) Remedy
15 6 (1.41%) Fortinet