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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 229 144
Rank change year-on-year -8 -85 +26
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 487 401 1,379
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.72% 1.37% 1.89%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.24% 8.29% 13.29%
Number of salaries quoted 366 277 1,216
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,000 £30,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% +4.92% -3.17%
75th Percentile £37,438 £37,500 £39,500
90th Percentile £43,750 £43,750 £50,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -5.42%

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 3,978 4,839 10,380
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.89% 16.54% 14.19%
Number of salaries quoted 3,071 2,899 8,165
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £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 £74,987 £70,000 £68,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 1 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 1 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 -13 133 £30,000 +1.69% 28
South West -3 85 £32,500 +10.17% 11
North West +23 81 £30,000 -1.64% 21
South East -43 81 £32,500 - 24
Midlands -57 75 £29,625 -7.42% 10
East of England +1 49 £34,000 -2.86% 9
Yorkshire -60 49 £30,000 +3.45% 5
Scotland +40 48 £28,000 -20.00% 4
West Midlands -64 40 £30,750 -5.38% 3
East Midlands -25 35 £29,625 -7.42% 7
Wales -26 15 £34,000 - 2
North East -43 3 £32,000 -14.67% 2
Northern Ireland -38 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
1 108 (22.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 85 (17.45%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.85%) Skype for Business
4 6 (1.23%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (0.82%) Exchange Server 2007
5 4 (0.82%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.21%) IIS
Applications
1 162 (33.26%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.41%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 5 (1.03%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 408 (83.78%) Microsoft 365
2 140 (28.75%) Entra ID
3 128 (26.28%) Azure
4 30 (6.16%) Google Workspace
5 28 (5.75%) OneDrive
6 16 (3.29%) AWS
7 11 (2.26%) Mimecast
8 6 (1.23%) Google Docs
8 6 (1.23%) Google Sheets
9 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (0.82%) Nutanix
9 4 (0.82%) Power Platform
10 3 (0.62%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.41%) IaaS
11 2 (0.41%) PaaS
11 2 (0.41%) SaaS
12 1 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 1 (0.21%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.21%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 115 (23.61%) DNS
2 109 (22.38%) DHCP
3 88 (18.07%) Firewall
4 85 (17.45%) VPN
5 75 (15.40%) LAN
5 75 (15.40%) Wi-Fi
6 70 (14.37%) WAN
7 58 (11.91%) TCP/IP
8 52 (10.68%) VLAN
9 45 (9.24%) VoIP
10 24 (4.93%) Wireless
11 20 (4.11%) Broadband
12 18 (3.70%) 4G
13 11 (2.26%) Skype
14 9 (1.85%) WLAN
15 7 (1.44%) SD-WAN
16 5 (1.03%) Network Security
16 5 (1.03%) Remote Desktop
16 5 (1.03%) Structured Cabling
17 4 (0.82%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.82%) Power BI
2 1 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 14 (2.87%) JIRA
2 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.21%) Carbide.c++
General
1 248 (50.92%) Social Skills
2 48 (9.86%) Back Office
3 31 (6.37%) Organisational Skills
4 19 (3.90%) Manufacturing
4 19 (3.90%) Retail
5 16 (3.29%) Legal
6 13 (2.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (2.67%) Law
7 12 (2.46%) Advertising
8 8 (1.64%) Telecoms
9 7 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.23%) Finance
11 5 (1.03%) Analytical Skills
12 4 (0.82%) Dutch Language
12 4 (0.82%) Portuguese Language
12 4 (0.82%) Spanish Language
13 2 (0.41%) French Language
14 1 (0.21%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.21%) Agriculture
14 1 (0.21%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 210 (43.12%) IT Support
2 191 (39.22%) Support Engineer
3 140 (28.75%) IT Engineer
4 114 (23.41%) IT Support Engineer
5 98 (20.12%) Analyst
6 84 (17.25%) Desktop Support
7 78 (16.02%) Desktop Engineer
8 69 (14.17%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 66 (13.55%) Support Analyst
10 63 (12.94%) 2nd Line Support
11 58 (11.91%) Support Technician
12 53 (10.88%) IT Analyst
13 48 (9.86%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 48 (9.86%) IT Support Analyst
13 48 (9.86%) Site Engineer
14 46 (9.45%) IT Technician
15 40 (8.21%) IT Support Technician
16 35 (7.19%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 33 (6.78%) Service Analyst
17 33 (6.78%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.41%) .NET
1 2 (0.41%) .NET Framework
1 2 (0.41%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 62 (12.73%) Driving Licence
2 47 (9.65%) Onboarding
3 21 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (2.26%) Smartphone
5 7 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (1.03%) CCTV
6 5 (1.03%) FMCG
7 4 (0.82%) CMDB
7 4 (0.82%) Digital Signage
7 4 (0.82%) Educational Technology
7 4 (0.82%) Management Information System
7 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Licensing
8 3 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.62%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.62%) EPoS
8 3 (0.62%) Social Media
9 2 (0.41%) Housing Association
9 2 (0.41%) Life Science
10 1 (0.21%) Handset
10 1 (0.21%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 486 (99.79%) Windows
2 123 (25.26%) Windows Server
3 51 (10.47%) Android
4 39 (8.01%) Apple iOS
5 32 (6.57%) Mac OS
6 22 (4.52%) Windows Server 2016
7 17 (3.49%) Windows 7
8 16 (3.29%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (1.44%) Windows 8
9 7 (1.44%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.82%) Linux
10 4 (0.82%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (41.07%) Customer Service
2 156 (32.03%) ITIL
3 132 (27.10%) Problem-Solving
4 96 (19.71%) Continuous Improvement
5 87 (17.86%) ITSM
6 80 (16.43%) Cybersecurity
7 74 (15.20%) Patch Management
8 70 (14.37%) Software Deployment
9 63 (12.94%) Ticket Management
10 56 (11.50%) Customer Experience
11 48 (9.86%) Analytics
11 48 (9.86%) Customer Acquisition
11 48 (9.86%) Service Delivery
12 44 (9.03%) Service Management
13 28 (5.75%) Asset Management
14 26 (5.34%) Time Management
15 25 (5.13%) Emotional Intelligence
16 22 (4.52%) Remote Monitoring and Management
17 21 (4.31%) Infrastructure Monitoring
17 21 (4.31%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 51 (10.47%) PowerShell
2 9 (1.85%) Python
2 9 (1.85%) SQL
3 7 (1.44%) VB
4 6 (1.23%) VBScript
5 2 (0.41%) C#
Qualifications
1 113 (23.20%) Degree
2 96 (19.71%) Security Cleared
3 80 (16.43%) SC Cleared
4 48 (9.86%) CTC Cleared
5 44 (9.03%) Microsoft Certification
6 38 (7.80%) A+ Certification
7 26 (5.34%) DBS Check
8 21 (4.31%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 8 (1.64%) CCNA
9 8 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.23%) DV Cleared
10 6 (1.23%) HNC
10 6 (1.23%) HND
10 6 (1.23%) MCSA
10 6 (1.23%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.41%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (19.92%) SLA
2 18 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
3 14 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.64%) GDPR
5 5 (1.03%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.82%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.82%) QA
7 3 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.21%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 290 (59.55%) Active Directory
2 39 (8.01%) Hyper-V
3 35 (7.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (4.72%) BitLocker
5 7 (1.44%) VMware Workstation
6 6 (1.23%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.62%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.21%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 98 (20.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 83 (17.04%) SCCM
3 15 (3.08%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (2.05%) FortiGate
5 8 (1.64%) Autotask
6 4 (0.82%) WSUS
7 3 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 350 (71.87%) Microsoft
2 61 (12.53%) Cisco
3 54 (11.09%) VMware
4 48 (9.86%) ServiceNow
5 31 (6.37%) Apple
6 30 (6.16%) Google
7 26 (5.34%) Sophos
8 22 (4.52%) SolarWinds
9 18 (3.70%) Starlink
10 15 (3.08%) Citrix
10 15 (3.08%) Logitech
11 10 (2.05%) Dell
11 10 (2.05%) Freshdesk
12 8 (1.64%) Meraki
12 8 (1.64%) Yealink
13 7 (1.44%) ESET
13 7 (1.44%) TOWER Software
14 6 (1.23%) Adobe
14 6 (1.23%) HP
14 6 (1.23%) McAfee