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

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 225 143
Rank change year-on-year -10 -82 +23
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 500 417 1,413
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.73% 1.36% 1.83%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.82% 8.50% 13.30%
Number of salaries quoted 391 300 1,194
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £31,500 £30,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.59% +3.28% -3.17%
75th Percentile £36,000 £37,500 £38,750
90th Percentile £43,750 £42,625 £49,767
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 4,229 4,904 10,623
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.18% 16.05% 13.78%
Number of salaries quoted 3,278 3,094 8,143
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 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -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 26 June 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 26 June 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 +7 149 £30,000 +3.45% 33
North West +46 93 £30,000 - 19
South East -67 82 £32,500 - 33
Midlands -26 81 £29,625 -7.42% 16
South West -41 66 £32,500 +10.17% 11
East of England +12 56 £34,000 -2.86% 11
Scotland +44 52 £28,500 -5.00% 5
Yorkshire -49 52 £30,000 +3.45% 10
West Midlands -37 43 £30,375 -3.57% 7
East Midlands -9 38 £29,625 -7.42% 9
Wales -40 13 £34,000 -2.86% 2
North East -42 4 £32,000 -14.67% 5
Northern Ireland -36 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
1 120 (24.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 101 (20.20%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.80%) Skype for Business
4 6 (1.20%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (0.80%) Exchange Server 2007
5 4 (0.80%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.20%) IIS
Applications
1 154 (30.80%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.20%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 5 (1.00%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 430 (86.00%) Microsoft 365
2 136 (27.20%) Entra ID
3 126 (25.20%) Azure
4 30 (6.00%) Google Workspace
5 23 (4.60%) OneDrive
6 16 (3.20%) AWS
6 16 (3.20%) Mimecast
7 7 (1.40%) SaaS
8 6 (1.20%) Google Docs
8 6 (1.20%) Google Sheets
9 5 (1.00%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.80%) Nutanix
11 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.60%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.40%) IaaS
12 2 (0.40%) PaaS
13 1 (0.20%) Azure Sentinel
13 1 (0.20%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 129 (25.80%) DNS
2 127 (25.40%) DHCP
3 105 (21.00%) Firewall
4 90 (18.00%) VPN
5 80 (16.00%) Wi-Fi
6 72 (14.40%) LAN
7 70 (14.00%) TCP/IP
8 67 (13.40%) WAN
9 57 (11.40%) VLAN
10 49 (9.80%) VoIP
11 26 (5.20%) Wireless
12 25 (5.00%) Broadband
13 23 (4.60%) 4G
14 11 (2.20%) Skype
15 9 (1.80%) Network Security
15 9 (1.80%) Structured Cabling
16 7 (1.40%) SD-WAN
17 6 (1.20%) WLAN
18 5 (1.00%) Remote Desktop
19 3 (0.60%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.60%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (2.80%) JIRA
2 2 (0.40%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.20%) Carbide.c++
General
1 250 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 35 (7.00%) Organisational Skills
3 34 (6.80%) Back Office
4 22 (4.40%) Retail
5 18 (3.60%) Manufacturing
6 16 (3.20%) Legal
7 13 (2.60%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (2.60%) Law
8 10 (2.00%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (1.60%) Advertising
10 7 (1.40%) Telecoms
11 6 (1.20%) Finance
12 4 (0.80%) Dutch Language
12 4 (0.80%) Portuguese Language
12 4 (0.80%) Spanish Language
13 2 (0.40%) French Language
13 2 (0.40%) Local Government
14 1 (0.20%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.20%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 235 (47.00%) IT Support
2 189 (37.80%) Support Engineer
3 150 (30.00%) IT Engineer
4 127 (25.40%) IT Support Engineer
5 105 (21.00%) Analyst
6 72 (14.40%) Desktop Support
7 71 (14.20%) Support Analyst
8 69 (13.80%) 2nd Line Support
9 64 (12.80%) Desktop Engineer
10 60 (12.00%) Support Technician
11 58 (11.60%) IT Analyst
12 56 (11.20%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 54 (10.80%) IT Technician
14 53 (10.60%) IT Support Analyst
15 50 (10.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 46 (9.20%) IT Support Technician
17 42 (8.40%) 1st Line Support
18 37 (7.40%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
19 35 (7.00%) Service Analyst
19 35 (7.00%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.40%) .NET
1 2 (0.40%) .NET Framework
1 2 (0.40%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 81 (16.20%) Driving Licence
2 51 (10.20%) Onboarding
3 28 (5.60%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (2.00%) Smartphone
5 9 (1.80%) CCTV
5 9 (1.80%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (1.00%) FMCG
7 4 (0.80%) CMDB
7 4 (0.80%) Digital Signage
7 4 (0.80%) Educational Technology
7 4 (0.80%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.60%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.60%) EPoS
8 3 (0.60%) Social Media
9 2 (0.40%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.40%) Housing Association
9 2 (0.40%) Life Science
9 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Licensing
10 1 (0.20%) Handset
10 1 (0.20%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 498 (99.60%) Windows
2 138 (27.60%) Windows Server
3 59 (11.80%) Android
4 42 (8.40%) Apple iOS
5 34 (6.80%) Mac OS
6 22 (4.40%) Windows Server 2016
7 19 (3.80%) Windows 7
7 19 (3.80%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (2.40%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (1.40%) Windows 8
10 4 (0.80%) Linux
10 4 (0.80%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (43.20%) Customer Service
2 146 (29.20%) Problem-Solving
3 144 (28.80%) ITIL
4 88 (17.60%) Continuous Improvement
5 84 (16.80%) ITSM
6 66 (13.20%) Cybersecurity
7 55 (11.00%) Patch Management
8 52 (10.40%) Service Delivery
8 52 (10.40%) Ticket Management
9 51 (10.20%) Software Deployment
10 46 (9.20%) Service Management
11 43 (8.60%) Customer Experience
12 35 (7.00%) Time Management
13 34 (6.80%) Analytics
13 34 (6.80%) Customer Acquisition
14 30 (6.00%) Remote Monitoring and Management
15 25 (5.00%) User Experience
16 24 (4.80%) Asset Management
16 24 (4.80%) Software License Management
17 20 (4.00%) Emotional Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 52 (10.40%) PowerShell
2 9 (1.80%) Python
2 9 (1.80%) SQL
3 7 (1.40%) VB
3 7 (1.40%) VBScript
4 2 (0.40%) C#
Qualifications
1 104 (20.80%) Degree
2 86 (17.20%) Security Cleared
3 70 (14.00%) SC Cleared
4 46 (9.20%) Microsoft Certification
5 40 (8.00%) A+ Certification
6 34 (6.80%) CTC Cleared
7 27 (5.40%) DBS Check
8 20 (4.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 8 (1.60%) CCNA
9 8 (1.60%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.20%) HNC
10 6 (1.20%) HND
10 6 (1.20%) MCSA
10 6 (1.20%) Network+ Certification
11 4 (0.80%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.60%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (17.20%) SLA
2 24 (4.80%) Cyber Essentials
3 16 (3.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.80%) GDPR
5 5 (1.00%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.00%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.80%) QA
7 3 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 309 (61.80%) Active Directory
2 34 (6.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 33 (6.60%) Hyper-V
4 21 (4.20%) BitLocker
5 7 (1.40%) VMware Workstation
6 5 (1.00%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.20%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 92 (18.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 74 (14.80%) SCCM
3 15 (3.00%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (2.40%) FortiGate
5 8 (1.60%) Autotask
6 4 (0.80%) WSUS
7 3 (0.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 380 (76.00%) Microsoft
2 54 (10.80%) VMware
3 51 (10.20%) Cisco
4 45 (9.00%) ServiceNow
5 32 (6.40%) Sophos
6 30 (6.00%) Google
7 29 (5.80%) Apple
8 23 (4.60%) Starlink
9 17 (3.40%) Logitech
9 17 (3.40%) SolarWinds
10 14 (2.80%) Citrix
11 12 (2.40%) Meraki
12 11 (2.20%) Freshdesk
13 10 (2.00%) Dell
14 9 (1.80%) SonicWALL
14 9 (1.80%) TOWER Software
15 8 (1.60%) Yealink
16 7 (1.40%) ESET
17 6 (1.20%) iManage
17 6 (1.20%) McAfee