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

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 208 156
Rank change year-on-year -78 -52 -8
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 438 486 962
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.56% 1.40% 1.61%
As % of the Operating Systems category 9.22% 9.38% 12.40%
Number of salaries quoted 354 383 745
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,625 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £32,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% - +4.84%
75th Percentile £36,875 £37,375 £39,500
90th Percentile £45,250 £42,500 £48,925
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,875 £34,000
% change year-on-year -1.14% -3.31% -1.69%

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 4,751 5,181 7,760
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.07% 14.93% 13.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3,678 3,334 5,463
10th Percentile £27,250 £26,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £31,425
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,325 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.89% -14.83% -2.17%
75th Percentile £61,250 £51,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £48,925
% change year-on-year +7.14% -14.15% -6.81%

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 19 August 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 19 August 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 -36 124 £30,000 +1.69% 24
Midlands -39 86 £29,625 -7.42% 17
South East -85 76 £33,750 +3.85% 39
North West +17 75 £30,000 - 14
East of England -11 57 £34,500 -1.43% 16
South West -73 54 £32,500 +10.17% 12
East Midlands +4 49 £29,625 -15.36% 6
Yorkshire -53 44 £30,000 +3.45% 7
West Midlands -53 37 £30,000 -4.76% 11
Scotland +20 34 £28,500 -5.00% 8
Wales -60 7 £24,250 -30.71%
North East -58 5 £24,000 -22.58% 4
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 (27.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 107 (24.43%) SharePoint
3 11 (2.51%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.60%) Apache
4 7 (1.60%) nginx
5 3 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.68%) IIS
6 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 88 (20.09%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.23%) Revit
Business Applications
1 3 (0.68%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 375 (85.62%) Microsoft 365
2 108 (24.66%) Azure
3 95 (21.69%) Entra ID
4 21 (4.79%) OneDrive
5 19 (4.34%) Mimecast
6 13 (2.97%) Google Workspace
7 10 (2.28%) AWS
7 10 (2.28%) SaaS
8 6 (1.37%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.14%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (0.91%) Nutanix
11 3 (0.68%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.68%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.46%) Azure Stack
12 2 (0.46%) GCP
12 2 (0.46%) IaaS
12 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.46%) PaaS
12 2 (0.46%) ShareGate
13 1 (0.23%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 123 (28.08%) DNS
2 117 (26.71%) DHCP
3 95 (21.69%) Firewall
4 78 (17.81%) VPN
5 74 (16.89%) TCP/IP
6 73 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
7 67 (15.30%) WAN
8 66 (15.07%) LAN
9 51 (11.64%) VLAN
10 40 (9.13%) VoIP
11 26 (5.94%) Wireless
12 17 (3.88%) Broadband
13 16 (3.65%) 4G
14 12 (2.74%) Skype
15 10 (2.28%) Network Security
16 9 (2.05%) Structured Cabling
17 5 (1.14%) NAS
18 3 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
19 2 (0.46%) SD-WAN
19 2 (0.46%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.68%) Power BI
2 2 (0.46%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (2.51%) JIRA
2 2 (0.46%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.23%) Carbide.c++
General
1 195 (44.52%) Social Skills
2 23 (5.25%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (5.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 21 (4.79%) Retail
5 20 (4.57%) Manufacturing
5 20 (4.57%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (2.97%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (2.97%) Finance
7 10 (2.28%) Legal
8 7 (1.60%) Advertising
8 7 (1.60%) Law
9 4 (0.91%) Dutch Language
9 4 (0.91%) Portuguese Language
9 4 (0.91%) Spanish Language
10 3 (0.68%) Back Office
11 2 (0.46%) Automotive
11 2 (0.46%) French Language
11 2 (0.46%) Local Government
12 1 (0.23%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.23%) Games
Job Titles
1 195 (44.52%) IT Support
2 134 (30.59%) Support Engineer
3 133 (30.37%) IT Engineer
4 107 (24.43%) IT Support Engineer
5 80 (18.26%) Analyst
6 59 (13.47%) 2nd Line Support
7 54 (12.33%) Support Technician
8 51 (11.64%) Support Analyst
9 50 (11.42%) IT Technician
10 47 (10.73%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 40 (9.13%) IT Support Technician
12 38 (8.68%) Desktop Support
13 37 (8.45%) 1st Line Support
14 36 (8.22%) IT Analyst
15 35 (7.99%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 32 (7.31%) Desktop Engineer
17 31 (7.08%) IT Support Analyst
18 27 (6.16%) 1st/2nd Line Support
19 26 (5.94%) Service Analyst
19 26 (5.94%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.14%) Web Services
2 3 (0.68%) .NET
2 3 (0.68%) WinForms
3 2 (0.46%) .NET Framework
3 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.23%) ASP.NET Web Forms
Miscellaneous
1 88 (20.09%) Driving Licence
2 45 (10.27%) Onboarding
3 27 (6.16%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (2.51%) CCTV
5 10 (2.28%) Smartphone
6 7 (1.60%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (1.14%) FMCG
8 4 (0.91%) CMDB
8 4 (0.91%) Educational Technology
8 4 (0.91%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.68%) Digital Signage
9 3 (0.68%) EPoS
9 3 (0.68%) Shadow IT
9 3 (0.68%) Social Media
10 2 (0.46%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.46%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.46%) Housing Association
10 2 (0.46%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.46%) Replication
10 2 (0.46%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 436 (99.54%) Windows
2 129 (29.45%) Windows Server
3 52 (11.87%) Android
4 49 (11.19%) Apple iOS
5 26 (5.94%) Mac OS
6 18 (4.11%) Linux
7 15 (3.42%) Windows 7
8 14 (3.20%) Windows Server 2016
9 12 (2.74%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (2.28%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.91%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.46%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.23%) CentOS
13 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (43.38%) Customer Service
2 133 (30.37%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (24.20%) ITIL
4 72 (16.44%) ITSM
5 53 (12.10%) Continuous Improvement
6 39 (8.90%) Service Delivery
7 34 (7.76%) Service Management
7 34 (7.76%) Time Management
8 28 (6.39%) Disaster Recovery
9 27 (6.16%) User Experience
10 25 (5.71%) Proactive Monitoring
11 23 (5.25%) Mobile Device Management
12 22 (5.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 21 (4.79%) Cybersecurity
13 21 (4.79%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 20 (4.57%) Patch Management
15 19 (4.34%) Ticket Management
16 17 (3.88%) Asset Management
16 17 (3.88%) Software License Management
17 15 (3.42%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 54 (12.33%) PowerShell
2 11 (2.51%) Python
3 9 (2.05%) VBScript
4 6 (1.37%) VB
5 5 (1.14%) SQL
6 3 (0.68%) C#
7 2 (0.46%) Bash
Qualifications
1 59 (13.47%) Degree
2 57 (13.01%) Security Cleared
3 52 (11.87%) SC Cleared
4 42 (9.59%) Microsoft Certification
5 23 (5.25%) DBS Check
6 21 (4.79%) A+ Certification
7 14 (3.20%) CCNA
7 14 (3.20%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (2.28%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 9 (2.05%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.83%) Network+ Certification
11 7 (1.60%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 6 (1.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (1.14%) MCSA
14 3 (0.68%) CTC Cleared
14 3 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
15 2 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
15 2 (0.46%) Computer Science Degree
15 2 (0.46%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (11.87%) SLA
2 21 (4.79%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (4.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.28%) GDPR
5 9 (2.05%) QA
6 5 (1.14%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.68%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 282 (64.38%) Active Directory
2 39 (8.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (6.39%) Hyper-V
4 22 (5.02%) BitLocker
5 9 (2.05%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (1.14%) Squid
6 5 (1.14%) Terminal Services
6 5 (1.14%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.46%) VMware Workstation
8 1 (0.23%) Firmware
8 1 (0.23%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 89 (20.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 62 (14.16%) SCCM
3 11 (2.51%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (2.28%) FortiGate
5 6 (1.37%) WSUS
6 3 (0.68%) Ansible
6 3 (0.68%) Autotask
6 3 (0.68%) Terraform
7 2 (0.46%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 349 (79.68%) Microsoft
2 51 (11.64%) VMware
3 40 (9.13%) ServiceNow
4 37 (8.45%) Sophos
5 27 (6.16%) Cisco
6 26 (5.94%) Apple
7 17 (3.88%) Logitech
8 16 (3.65%) Starlink
9 15 (3.42%) Veeam
10 14 (3.20%) TOWER Software
11 13 (2.97%) Google
12 12 (2.74%) Citrix
12 12 (2.74%) Meraki
13 11 (2.51%) SolarWinds
14 10 (2.28%) Freshdesk
15 9 (2.05%) SonicWALL
16 7 (1.60%) Dell
17 6 (1.37%) Adobe
17 6 (1.37%) Fortinet
17 6 (1.37%) McAfee