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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 199 171 122
Rank change year-on-year -28 -49 +51
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 423 706 759
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.13% 1.51% 2.58%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.83% 10.82% 13.34%
Number of salaries quoted 353 407 689
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,616 £22,500
25th Percentile £27,375 £27,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £34,000 £30,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.35% +11.48% -1.61%
75th Percentile £37,250 £42,999 £41,750
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 3,577 6,527 5,690
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.56% 13.99% 19.37%
Number of salaries quoted 2,694 3,569 4,538
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 £53,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -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 28 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 28 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 -2 110 £30,000 -6.25% 21
South East +4 107 £32,500 -13.33% 67
Midlands -23 71 £31,500 -10.00% 25
South West -23 67 £31,000 +1.64% 25
North West +15 54 £29,500 -9.23% 14
East of England +34 50 £32,500 -7.14% 22
Yorkshire +16 50 £32,000 +6.67% 5
West Midlands +4 44 £31,500 -10.00% 16
East Midlands -29 27 £30,000 - 9
Scotland -11 11 £30,000 -0.83% 6
Wales +12 7 £35,000 +2.94% 3
North East +9 6 £31,000 -16.22% 2
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
1 106 (25.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 102 (24.11%) SharePoint
3 17 (4.02%) IIS
4 7 (1.65%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (1.18%) WordPress
6 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.24%) JOnAS
Applications
1 99 (23.40%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (2.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.42%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 344 (81.32%) Microsoft 365
2 152 (35.93%) Azure
3 134 (31.68%) Entra ID
4 32 (7.57%) OneDrive
5 12 (2.84%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (2.60%) Cloud Computing
6 11 (2.60%) Google Workspace
7 7 (1.65%) Power Platform
8 6 (1.42%) Mimecast
8 6 (1.42%) Power Automate
9 4 (0.95%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.71%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 141 (33.33%) DHCP
2 140 (33.10%) DNS
3 100 (23.64%) Firewall
4 94 (22.22%) TCP/IP
5 88 (20.80%) VPN
6 71 (16.78%) VLAN
7 51 (12.06%) Wi-Fi
8 41 (9.69%) WAN
9 38 (8.98%) LAN
10 32 (7.57%) VoIP
11 24 (5.67%) Internet
12 17 (4.02%) Kerberos
13 14 (3.31%) SAN
14 12 (2.84%) Wireless
15 6 (1.42%) PBX
15 6 (1.42%) Remote Desktop
15 6 (1.42%) SD-WAN
16 5 (1.18%) IP Telephony
16 5 (1.18%) WebEx
17 4 (0.95%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.42%) Power BI
2 4 (0.95%) Metadata
3 3 (0.71%) Data Mining
3 3 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.47%) MySQL
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.24%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (0.47%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) GitLab
2 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 270 (63.83%) Social Skills
2 31 (7.33%) Law
3 28 (6.62%) Organisational Skills
4 20 (4.73%) Back Office
5 19 (4.49%) Finance
6 10 (2.36%) Pharmaceutical
6 10 (2.36%) Telecoms
7 9 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (1.89%) Legal
8 8 (1.89%) Manufacturing
9 4 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (0.95%) German Language
10 3 (0.71%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (0.71%) Marketing
10 3 (0.71%) Retail
11 2 (0.47%) Automotive
12 1 (0.24%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.24%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 230 (54.37%) IT Support
2 111 (26.24%) Support Engineer
3 88 (20.80%) 2nd Line Support
4 85 (20.09%) Support Technician
5 80 (18.91%) Analyst
6 70 (16.55%) IT Engineer
6 70 (16.55%) IT Technician
7 65 (15.37%) IT Support Technician
8 62 (14.66%) IT Support Engineer
9 55 (13.00%) Support Analyst
10 40 (9.46%) Desktop Support
11 38 (8.98%) IT Analyst
12 34 (8.04%) Desktop Engineer
13 29 (6.86%) Service Analyst
14 28 (6.62%) 1st Line Support
15 27 (6.38%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 27 (6.38%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 27 (6.38%) IT Support Analyst
16 23 (5.44%) 3rd Line Support
16 23 (5.44%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.26%) LDAP
2 7 (1.65%) .NET
3 5 (1.18%) HTML
3 5 (1.18%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.24%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.24%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 69 (16.31%) Driving Licence
2 53 (12.53%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.26%) iPad
3 18 (4.26%) PKI
4 16 (3.78%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (3.07%) Clustering
6 7 (1.65%) e-Learning
6 7 (1.65%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (1.65%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (1.18%) LIMS
7 5 (1.18%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.18%) SCADA
8 4 (0.95%) AS400
8 4 (0.95%) Client/Server
8 4 (0.95%) iPhone
9 3 (0.71%) Linux Command Line
9 3 (0.71%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.47%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.47%) Digital Signage
10 2 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 423 (100.00%) Windows
2 139 (32.86%) Windows Server
3 47 (11.11%) Windows Server 2016
4 40 (9.46%) Linux
5 36 (8.51%) Mac OS
6 34 (8.04%) Windows Server 2019
7 33 (7.80%) Apple iOS
8 20 (4.73%) Android
9 17 (4.02%) Windows 7
10 10 (2.36%) Windows 8
11 7 (1.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.71%) Debian
13 1 (0.24%) AIX
13 1 (0.24%) SUSE
13 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.24%) VMS
13 1 (0.24%) Windows 2000
13 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.24%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (37.12%) Customer Service
2 150 (35.46%) Problem-Solving
3 103 (24.35%) ITIL
4 71 (16.78%) Continuous Improvement
5 66 (15.60%) Cybersecurity
6 62 (14.66%) ITSM
7 38 (8.98%) Patch Management
8 35 (8.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 33 (7.80%) Mobile Device Management
10 30 (7.09%) Service Delivery
11 27 (6.38%) Service Management
12 24 (5.67%) Customer Experience
12 24 (5.67%) Incident Management
12 24 (5.67%) Mentoring
12 24 (5.67%) Software Deployment
13 21 (4.96%) User Experience
14 20 (4.73%) Analytics
14 20 (4.73%) Customer Acquisition
14 20 (4.73%) Ticket Management
15 19 (4.49%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 48 (11.35%) PowerShell
2 17 (4.02%) VB
3 16 (3.78%) SQL
4 13 (3.07%) VBScript
5 7 (1.65%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.47%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 61 (14.42%) Microsoft Certification
2 49 (11.58%) Degree
3 38 (8.98%) Security Cleared
4 32 (7.57%) SC Cleared
5 20 (4.73%) A+ Certification
5 20 (4.73%) CTC Cleared
6 18 (4.26%) CCNA
6 18 (4.26%) Cisco Certification
7 15 (3.55%) MCP
8 14 (3.31%) MCSA
9 10 (2.36%) Azure Certification
10 9 (2.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 8 (1.89%) DBS Check
12 7 (1.65%) MCSE
13 6 (1.42%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 5 (1.18%) Network+ Certification
15 4 (0.95%) HND
16 3 (0.71%) AWS Certification
16 3 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
16 3 (0.71%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (19.15%) SLA
2 23 (5.44%) Cyber Essentials
3 14 (3.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 10 (2.36%) GDPR
5 7 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.18%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 5 (1.18%) GxP
7 3 (0.71%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 287 (67.85%) Active Directory
2 67 (15.84%) Hyper-V
3 43 (10.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (2.36%) vSphere
5 3 (0.71%) Terminal Services
5 3 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.71%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.47%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 126 (29.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (10.40%) SCCM
3 18 (4.26%) WSUS
4 10 (2.36%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (0.95%) Autotask
6 3 (0.71%) SCOM
7 2 (0.47%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.47%) Plesk
7 2 (0.47%) SCSM
8 1 (0.24%) Ansible
8 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.24%) Nagios
8 1 (0.24%) Nessus
8 1 (0.24%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.24%) WMI
8 1 (0.24%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 330 (78.01%) Microsoft
2 61 (14.42%) Cisco
3 55 (13.00%) VMware
4 42 (9.93%) Apple
5 34 (8.04%) ServiceNow
6 18 (4.26%) HP
7 17 (4.02%) Dell
8 15 (3.55%) Meraki
9 13 (3.07%) SonicWALL
9 13 (3.07%) Supermicro
10 11 (2.60%) Citrix
10 11 (2.60%) Google
10 11 (2.60%) Veeam
11 10 (2.36%) Freshdesk
12 9 (2.13%) Progress
13 8 (1.89%) Sophos
14 7 (1.65%) Datto
14 7 (1.65%) Samsung
15 6 (1.42%) Remedy
16 4 (0.95%) Mitel