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 21 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 190 168 128
Rank change year-on-year -22 -40 +45
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 433 704 765
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.17% 1.48% 2.54%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.87% 11.08% 13.28%
Number of salaries quoted 361 402 696
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,500 £22,500
25th Percentile £27,375 £27,598 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £33,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.97% +11.67% -3.23%
75th Percentile £36,500 £41,934 £41,563
90th Percentile £41,500 £55,000 £55,250
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 3,649 6,351 5,760
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.88% 13.38% 19.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2,733 3,467 4,575
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,974 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.62% +1.95% -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 21 November 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 21 November 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
North of England +3 113 £30,000 -6.25% 34
South East +6 108 £32,500 -13.33% 70
Midlands -17 73 £31,500 -10.00% 23
South West -3 71 £29,750 -0.83% 33
North West +8 57 £29,500 -7.81% 17
East of England +31 50 £32,500 - 21
Yorkshire +11 50 £31,500 +5.00% 14
West Midlands +7 47 £31,500 -10.00% 13
East Midlands -20 26 £30,000 - 10
Scotland -10 11 £30,000 +3.45% 11
Wales +14 7 £35,000 +2.94% 4
North East +4 6 £31,000 -8.82% 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
1 108 (24.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 106 (24.48%) SharePoint
3 17 (3.93%) IIS
4 7 (1.62%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (1.15%) WordPress
6 2 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.46%) JOnAS
Applications
1 100 (23.09%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.39%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 354 (81.76%) Microsoft 365
2 158 (36.49%) Azure
3 137 (31.64%) Entra ID
4 35 (8.08%) OneDrive
5 12 (2.77%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (2.54%) Cloud Computing
6 11 (2.54%) Google Workspace
7 6 (1.39%) Mimecast
7 6 (1.39%) Power Platform
8 5 (1.15%) Power Automate
9 3 (0.69%) AWS
9 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.23%) Google Docs
10 1 (0.23%) Google Drive
10 1 (0.23%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 141 (32.56%) DHCP
2 140 (32.33%) DNS
3 102 (23.56%) Firewall
4 94 (21.71%) TCP/IP
5 91 (21.02%) VPN
6 75 (17.32%) VLAN
7 53 (12.24%) Wi-Fi
8 42 (9.70%) WAN
9 40 (9.24%) LAN
10 31 (7.16%) VoIP
11 25 (5.77%) Internet
12 17 (3.93%) Kerberos
13 14 (3.23%) SAN
13 14 (3.23%) Wireless
14 6 (1.39%) Remote Desktop
14 6 (1.39%) SD-WAN
15 5 (1.15%) IP Telephony
15 5 (1.15%) PBX
15 5 (1.15%) WebEx
16 4 (0.92%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.15%) Power BI
2 4 (0.92%) Metadata
3 3 (0.69%) Data Mining
3 3 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.46%) MySQL
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.23%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (0.46%) JIRA
2 1 (0.23%) GitLab
2 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 274 (63.28%) Social Skills
2 31 (7.16%) Law
2 31 (7.16%) Organisational Skills
3 20 (4.62%) Back Office
4 19 (4.39%) Finance
5 10 (2.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (2.31%) Pharmaceutical
5 10 (2.31%) Telecoms
6 9 (2.08%) Legal
7 8 (1.85%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (0.92%) German Language
10 3 (0.69%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (0.69%) Marketing
10 3 (0.69%) Retail
11 2 (0.46%) Automotive
12 1 (0.23%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.23%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 235 (54.27%) IT Support
2 112 (25.87%) Support Engineer
3 89 (20.55%) 2nd Line Support
4 87 (20.09%) Support Technician
5 83 (19.17%) Analyst
6 72 (16.63%) IT Technician
7 69 (15.94%) IT Engineer
8 67 (15.47%) IT Support Technician
9 61 (14.09%) IT Support Engineer
10 56 (12.93%) Support Analyst
11 41 (9.47%) IT Analyst
12 39 (9.01%) Desktop Support
13 34 (7.85%) Desktop Engineer
14 31 (7.16%) Service Analyst
15 28 (6.47%) 1st Line Support
15 28 (6.47%) IT Support Analyst
16 27 (6.24%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 26 (6.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
18 25 (5.77%) Service Desk Analyst
19 23 (5.31%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.16%) LDAP
2 7 (1.62%) .NET
3 5 (1.15%) HTML
3 5 (1.15%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.23%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.23%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 72 (16.63%) Driving Licence
2 53 (12.24%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.16%) iPad
3 18 (4.16%) PKI
4 16 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (3.00%) Clustering
6 7 (1.62%) e-Learning
6 7 (1.62%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (1.62%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (1.15%) LIMS
7 5 (1.15%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.15%) SCADA
8 4 (0.92%) AS400
8 4 (0.92%) Client/Server
8 4 (0.92%) iPhone
8 4 (0.92%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.69%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.69%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.46%) Digital Signage
10 2 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 433 (100.00%) Windows
2 141 (32.56%) Windows Server
3 49 (11.32%) Windows Server 2016
4 41 (9.47%) Linux
5 38 (8.78%) Mac OS
6 35 (8.08%) Windows Server 2019
7 34 (7.85%) Apple iOS
8 21 (4.85%) Android
9 18 (4.16%) Windows 7
10 11 (2.54%) Windows 8
11 8 (1.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.69%) Debian
13 2 (0.46%) VMS
14 1 (0.23%) AIX
14 1 (0.23%) SUSE
14 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.23%) Windows 2000
14 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
14 1 (0.23%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (36.72%) Customer Service
2 157 (36.26%) Problem-Solving
3 105 (24.25%) ITIL
4 72 (16.63%) Continuous Improvement
5 66 (15.24%) Cybersecurity
6 62 (14.32%) ITSM
7 38 (8.78%) Patch Management
8 36 (8.31%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 34 (7.85%) Mobile Device Management
10 29 (6.70%) Service Delivery
11 27 (6.24%) Service Management
12 25 (5.77%) Customer Experience
12 25 (5.77%) Mentoring
13 24 (5.54%) Incident Management
13 24 (5.54%) Software Deployment
14 21 (4.85%) User Experience
15 20 (4.62%) Analytics
15 20 (4.62%) Customer Acquisition
15 20 (4.62%) Ticket Management
16 18 (4.16%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (11.32%) PowerShell
2 17 (3.93%) VB
3 16 (3.70%) SQL
4 13 (3.00%) VBScript
5 7 (1.62%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.46%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 66 (15.24%) Microsoft Certification
2 52 (12.01%) Degree
3 39 (9.01%) Security Cleared
4 33 (7.62%) SC Cleared
5 21 (4.85%) A+ Certification
6 20 (4.62%) CTC Cleared
7 19 (4.39%) CCNA
7 19 (4.39%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (3.46%) MCP
9 14 (3.23%) MCSA
10 10 (2.31%) Azure Certification
10 10 (2.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 9 (2.08%) DBS Check
12 8 (1.85%) MCSE
13 7 (1.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 6 (1.39%) Network+ Certification
15 4 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
15 4 (0.92%) HND
16 3 (0.69%) AWS Certification
16 3 (0.69%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (18.48%) SLA
2 23 (5.31%) Cyber Essentials
3 14 (3.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 11 (2.54%) GDPR
5 6 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.15%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 5 (1.15%) GxP
7 3 (0.69%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 291 (67.21%) Active Directory
2 70 (16.17%) Hyper-V
3 44 (10.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (2.54%) vSphere
5 3 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.69%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.46%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.46%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 130 (30.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (10.16%) SCCM
3 18 (4.16%) WSUS
4 10 (2.31%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (0.92%) Autotask
6 3 (0.69%) SCOM
7 2 (0.46%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.46%) Plesk
7 2 (0.46%) SCSM
8 1 (0.23%) Ansible
8 1 (0.23%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.23%) Nagios
8 1 (0.23%) Nessus
8 1 (0.23%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.23%) WMI
8 1 (0.23%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 340 (78.52%) Microsoft
2 62 (14.32%) Cisco
3 57 (13.16%) VMware
4 42 (9.70%) Apple
5 36 (8.31%) ServiceNow
6 18 (4.16%) HP
7 17 (3.93%) Dell
8 15 (3.46%) Meraki
9 13 (3.00%) SonicWALL
9 13 (3.00%) Supermicro
10 12 (2.77%) Google
11 11 (2.54%) Freshdesk
11 11 (2.54%) Veeam
12 10 (2.31%) Citrix
12 10 (2.31%) Progress
13 8 (1.85%) Samsung
13 8 (1.85%) Sophos
14 7 (1.62%) Datto
14 7 (1.62%) Remedy
15 5 (1.15%) Ubiquiti