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 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 183 140
Rank change year-on-year -26 -43 +14
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 398 551 769
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.93% 1.53% 2.24%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.93% 9.95% 13.92%
Number of salaries quoted 303 317 702
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,216
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £35,000 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +12.90% -
75th Percentile £37,250 £41,934 £42,750
90th Percentile £41,250 £53,750 £55,000
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 3,336 5,538 5,524
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.83% 15.39% 16.07%
Number of salaries quoted 2,443 2,930 4,547
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,236
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £45,819 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.06% +1.82% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -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 15 January 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 15 January 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 +7 109 £30,000 -7.69% 40
South East +23 87 £33,500 -10.67% 50
South West -9 76 £31,750 -3.05% 13
North West +6 63 £29,500 -9.58% 19
Midlands -73 49 £31,500 -10.00% 20
East of England +31 46 £32,500 - 27
Yorkshire +5 40 £32,500 +8.33% 18
Scotland +8 28 £35,000 -8.77% 7
West Midlands -51 26 £31,500 -10.00% 9
East Midlands -48 23 £30,000 +9.09% 11
North East +10 6 £31,000 -22.50% 3
Wales +2 3 - - 7
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 96 (24.12%) SharePoint
2 92 (23.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (2.01%) IIS
4 7 (1.76%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (1.26%) WordPress
6 2 (0.50%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.50%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 118 (29.65%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (2.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.26%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 329 (82.66%) Microsoft 365
2 140 (35.18%) Azure
3 137 (34.42%) Entra ID
4 33 (8.29%) OneDrive
5 17 (4.27%) Google Workspace
6 11 (2.76%) Cloud Computing
7 9 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (2.01%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.76%) Mimecast
10 6 (1.51%) Power Automate
11 5 (1.26%) AWS
11 5 (1.26%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (1.01%) Google Docs
12 4 (1.01%) Google Sheets
13 1 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 132 (33.17%) DNS
2 127 (31.91%) DHCP
3 84 (21.11%) VPN
4 80 (20.10%) Firewall
5 78 (19.60%) TCP/IP
6 59 (14.82%) VLAN
7 51 (12.81%) Wi-Fi
8 36 (9.05%) VoIP
8 36 (9.05%) WAN
9 34 (8.54%) LAN
10 13 (3.27%) Internet
10 13 (3.27%) Wireless
11 8 (2.01%) Kerberos
12 7 (1.76%) PBX
12 7 (1.76%) SAN
13 6 (1.51%) WLAN
14 5 (1.26%) IP Telephony
14 5 (1.26%) SD-WAN
14 5 (1.26%) Unified Communications
15 3 (0.75%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.76%) Power BI
2 3 (0.75%) Data Mining
2 3 (0.75%) Metadata
2 3 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.50%) MySQL
4 1 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 5 (1.26%) JIRA
2 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 251 (63.07%) Social Skills
2 44 (11.06%) Back Office
3 23 (5.78%) Organisational Skills
4 21 (5.28%) Law
5 19 (4.77%) Finance
6 13 (3.27%) Manufacturing
7 10 (2.51%) Pharmaceutical
8 8 (2.01%) Legal
8 8 (2.01%) Telecoms
9 6 (1.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.26%) Advertising
10 5 (1.26%) Analytical Skills
10 5 (1.26%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.01%) German Language
12 3 (0.75%) Marketing
12 3 (0.75%) Retail
13 1 (0.25%) Automotive
13 1 (0.25%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.25%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 186 (46.73%) IT Support
2 140 (35.18%) Support Engineer
3 88 (22.11%) 2nd Line Support
4 74 (18.59%) IT Engineer
5 63 (15.83%) Analyst
6 60 (15.08%) IT Support Engineer
6 60 (15.08%) Support Technician
7 59 (14.82%) Desktop Engineer
7 59 (14.82%) Desktop Support
8 53 (13.32%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 49 (12.31%) IT Technician
9 49 (12.31%) Support Analyst
10 45 (11.31%) IT Support Technician
11 41 (10.30%) Site Engineer
12 38 (9.55%) IT Analyst
13 35 (8.79%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 31 (7.79%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 31 (7.79%) IT Support Analyst
15 28 (7.04%) 1st Line Support
16 20 (5.03%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.26%) LDAP
2 7 (1.76%) .NET
3 5 (1.26%) HTML
3 5 (1.26%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 55 (13.82%) Driving Licence
1 55 (13.82%) Onboarding
2 15 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (2.76%) iPad
4 8 (2.01%) Hybrid Cloud
4 8 (2.01%) PKI
5 7 (1.76%) Clustering
5 7 (1.76%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.51%) e-Learning
6 6 (1.51%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (1.26%) LIMS
7 5 (1.26%) SCADA
8 4 (1.01%) Client/Server
8 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Licensing
9 3 (0.75%) iPhone
9 3 (0.75%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.50%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.50%) CCTV
10 2 (0.50%) CMDB
10 2 (0.50%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 398 (100.00%) Windows
2 120 (30.15%) Windows Server
3 39 (9.80%) Mac OS
4 37 (9.30%) Apple iOS
5 31 (7.79%) Windows Server 2016
6 23 (5.78%) Linux
7 22 (5.53%) Android
8 21 (5.28%) Windows Server 2019
9 15 (3.77%) Windows 7
10 10 (2.51%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.75%) Debian
12 2 (0.50%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.25%) AIX
13 1 (0.25%) Windows 2000
13 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.25%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (41.71%) Customer Service
2 121 (30.40%) ITIL
2 121 (30.40%) Problem-Solving
3 87 (21.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 73 (18.34%) Cybersecurity
5 69 (17.34%) Patch Management
6 67 (16.83%) ITSM
7 56 (14.07%) Software Deployment
8 46 (11.56%) Customer Experience
8 46 (11.56%) Ticket Management
9 44 (11.06%) Analytics
9 44 (11.06%) Customer Acquisition
10 39 (9.80%) Service Delivery
11 30 (7.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 29 (7.29%) Asset Management
13 28 (7.04%) Mobile Device Management
13 28 (7.04%) Service Management
14 24 (6.03%) People Management
15 21 (5.28%) User Experience
16 20 (5.03%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (10.80%) PowerShell
2 19 (4.77%) SQL
3 13 (3.27%) VBScript
4 8 (2.01%) VB
5 7 (1.76%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.50%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 71 (17.84%) Degree
2 60 (15.08%) Security Cleared
3 56 (14.07%) SC Cleared
4 45 (11.31%) Microsoft Certification
5 44 (11.06%) CTC Cleared
6 30 (7.54%) A+ Certification
7 23 (5.78%) MCP
8 14 (3.52%) MCSA
9 11 (2.76%) CCNA
9 11 (2.76%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (2.51%) Azure Certification
11 9 (2.26%) DBS Check
12 7 (1.76%) HND
12 7 (1.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 6 (1.51%) DV Cleared
14 5 (1.26%) Network+ Certification
15 4 (1.01%) HNC
15 4 (1.01%) ITIL Certification
16 3 (0.75%) AWS Certification
17 2 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (23.12%) SLA
2 22 (5.53%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (3.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 9 (2.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.76%) GDPR
6 5 (1.26%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 5 (1.26%) GxP
7 3 (0.75%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 260 (65.33%) Active Directory
2 59 (14.82%) Hyper-V
3 45 (11.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.51%) BitLocker
5 4 (1.01%) Terminal Services
6 3 (0.75%) VMware Workstation
6 3 (0.75%) vSphere
7 2 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 116 (29.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 55 (13.82%) SCCM
3 12 (3.02%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (2.01%) WSUS
5 4 (1.01%) Autotask
5 4 (1.01%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.50%) PaperCut
6 2 (0.50%) Plesk
6 2 (0.50%) SCOM
6 2 (0.50%) SCSM
7 1 (0.25%) Nagios
7 1 (0.25%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.25%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 293 (73.62%) Microsoft
2 71 (17.84%) Cisco
3 50 (12.56%) VMware
4 36 (9.05%) ServiceNow
5 32 (8.04%) Apple
6 17 (4.27%) Google
7 13 (3.27%) Citrix
8 12 (3.02%) HP
9 11 (2.76%) Freshdesk
9 11 (2.76%) Meraki
10 10 (2.51%) Veeam
11 9 (2.26%) Dell
11 9 (2.26%) SolarWinds
12 8 (2.01%) Sophos
13 7 (1.76%) Datto
13 7 (1.76%) SonicWALL
13 7 (1.76%) Supermicro
14 5 (1.26%) Mitel
14 5 (1.26%) Remedy
15 4 (1.01%) Samsung