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 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 269 217 146
Rank change year-on-year -52 -71 +14
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 462 467 1,164
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.63% 1.38% 1.80%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.08% 9.08% 13.21%
Number of salaries quoted 383 356 962
10th Percentile £25,250 £26,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £32,000 £31,350
Median % change year-on-year -1.56% +2.07% -0.48%
75th Percentile £36,750 £37,313 £38,750
90th Percentile £43,750 £43,750 £48,925
UK median annual salary £32,500 £33,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -1.52% +1.54% -4.41%

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 4,583 5,144 8,814
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.28% 15.16% 13.63%
Number of salaries quoted 3,564 3,322 6,566
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,000 £30,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% -9.52%

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 25 July 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 25 July 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 -16 135 £30,000 +1.69% 22
North West +25 83 £30,000 +1.69% 10
Midlands -41 83 £29,625 -5.95% 17
South East -91 83 £32,500 - 30
South West -60 62 £32,500 +8.33% 9
East of England +12 57 £34,500 -1.43% 10
Yorkshire -62 47 £30,000 +2.56% 9
East Midlands -15 43 £29,625 -7.42% 8
West Midlands -45 40 £30,000 -4.76% 9
Scotland +36 29 £28,500 -5.00% 5
Wales -51 12 £30,875 -11.79%
North East -48 5 £24,000 -29.93% 4
Northern Ireland -67 1 - - 1
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
1 116 (25.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 101 (21.86%) SharePoint
3 11 (2.38%) Skype for Business
4 6 (1.30%) Apache
4 6 (1.30%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (1.30%) nginx
5 4 (0.87%) Exchange Server 2007
5 4 (0.87%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.22%) IIS
Applications
1 115 (24.89%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (4.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.22%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.65%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 397 (85.93%) Microsoft 365
2 120 (25.97%) Azure
3 97 (21.00%) Entra ID
4 19 (4.11%) OneDrive
5 17 (3.68%) Google Workspace
6 16 (3.46%) Mimecast
7 14 (3.03%) AWS
8 8 (1.73%) SaaS
9 6 (1.30%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.87%) Nutanix
11 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.65%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.43%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (0.43%) Azure Stack
12 2 (0.43%) IaaS
12 2 (0.43%) PaaS
13 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 1 (0.22%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.22%) GCP
13 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 127 (27.49%) DNS
2 121 (26.19%) DHCP
3 103 (22.29%) Firewall
4 80 (17.32%) VPN
5 76 (16.45%) Wi-Fi
6 72 (15.58%) TCP/IP
7 69 (14.94%) LAN
8 67 (14.50%) WAN
9 53 (11.47%) VLAN
10 43 (9.31%) VoIP
11 26 (5.63%) Wireless
12 24 (5.19%) Broadband
13 22 (4.76%) 4G
14 13 (2.81%) Skype
15 9 (1.95%) Network Security
15 9 (1.95%) Structured Cabling
16 5 (1.08%) Remote Desktop
16 5 (1.08%) SD-WAN
17 4 (0.87%) NAS
17 4 (0.87%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.65%) Power BI
2 1 (0.22%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (2.38%) JIRA
2 2 (0.43%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.22%) Carbide.c++
General
1 211 (45.67%) Social Skills
2 26 (5.63%) Retail
3 25 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
4 20 (4.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 17 (3.68%) Manufacturing
6 16 (3.46%) Analytical Skills
7 14 (3.03%) Legal
8 13 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
8 13 (2.81%) Law
9 11 (2.38%) Finance
10 7 (1.52%) Advertising
11 4 (0.87%) Dutch Language
11 4 (0.87%) Portuguese Language
11 4 (0.87%) Spanish Language
11 4 (0.87%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.65%) Back Office
13 2 (0.43%) French Language
13 2 (0.43%) Local Government
14 1 (0.22%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.22%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 218 (47.19%) IT Support
2 144 (31.17%) Support Engineer
3 141 (30.52%) IT Engineer
4 117 (25.32%) IT Support Engineer
5 95 (20.56%) Analyst
6 63 (13.64%) Support Analyst
7 60 (12.99%) 2nd Line Support
7 60 (12.99%) Support Technician
8 53 (11.47%) IT Technician
9 49 (10.61%) IT Analyst
10 45 (9.74%) 1st Line Support
10 45 (9.74%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 44 (9.52%) IT Support Analyst
11 44 (9.52%) IT Support Technician
12 38 (8.23%) Desktop Support
13 33 (7.14%) Desktop Engineer
14 32 (6.93%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 31 (6.71%) Service Analyst
15 31 (6.71%) Service Desk Analyst
16 29 (6.28%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.08%) Web Services
2 2 (0.43%) .NET
2 2 (0.43%) .NET Framework
2 2 (0.43%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 83 (17.97%) Driving Licence
2 50 (10.82%) Onboarding
3 30 (6.49%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (2.16%) CCTV
4 10 (2.16%) Hybrid Cloud
4 10 (2.16%) Smartphone
5 5 (1.08%) FMCG
6 4 (0.87%) Digital Signage
6 4 (0.87%) Educational Technology
7 3 (0.65%) CMDB
7 3 (0.65%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.65%) EPoS
7 3 (0.65%) Management Information System
7 3 (0.65%) Shadow IT
7 3 (0.65%) Social Media
8 2 (0.43%) Housing Association
8 2 (0.43%) Life Science
9 1 (0.22%) iPad
9 1 (0.22%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.22%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 460 (99.57%) Windows
2 134 (29.00%) Windows Server
3 59 (12.77%) Android
4 43 (9.31%) Apple iOS
5 27 (5.84%) Mac OS
6 20 (4.33%) Windows 7
7 16 (3.46%) Windows Server 2016
8 13 (2.81%) Linux
8 13 (2.81%) Windows Server 2019
9 9 (1.95%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (1.08%) Windows 8
11 4 (0.87%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.22%) CentOS
12 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (41.56%) Customer Service
2 141 (30.52%) Problem-Solving
3 113 (24.46%) ITIL
4 86 (18.61%) ITSM
5 56 (12.12%) Continuous Improvement
6 46 (9.96%) Service Management
7 45 (9.74%) Service Delivery
8 33 (7.14%) Time Management
9 32 (6.93%) Cybersecurity
10 27 (5.84%) User Experience
11 26 (5.63%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 23 (4.98%) Patch Management
12 23 (4.98%) Software License Management
13 22 (4.76%) Asset Management
13 22 (4.76%) Mobile Device Management
13 22 (4.76%) Proactive Monitoring
14 21 (4.55%) Ticket Management
15 20 (4.33%) Disaster Recovery
15 20 (4.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 19 (4.11%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 52 (11.26%) PowerShell
2 10 (2.16%) Python
3 9 (1.95%) VBScript
4 7 (1.52%) VB
5 3 (0.65%) SQL
6 2 (0.43%) C#
7 1 (0.22%) Bash
Qualifications
1 65 (14.07%) Degree
2 64 (13.85%) Security Cleared
3 52 (11.26%) SC Cleared
4 43 (9.31%) Microsoft Certification
5 28 (6.06%) A+ Certification
6 25 (5.41%) DBS Check
7 12 (2.60%) CCNA
7 12 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (2.38%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 9 (1.95%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
11 6 (1.30%) MCSA
11 6 (1.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (0.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 3 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.65%) CTC Cleared
13 3 (0.65%) DV Cleared
14 2 (0.43%) Computer Science Degree
14 2 (0.43%) ITIL Certification
15 1 (0.22%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (12.55%) SLA
2 23 (4.98%) Cyber Essentials
3 17 (3.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.38%) GDPR
5 9 (1.95%) QA
6 5 (1.08%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.87%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.22%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 302 (65.37%) Active Directory
2 35 (7.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (6.49%) Hyper-V
4 23 (4.98%) BitLocker
5 6 (1.30%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (1.08%) Squid
6 5 (1.08%) Terminal Services
6 5 (1.08%) VMware Workstation
7 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.65%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.22%) Firmware
8 1 (0.22%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 94 (20.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 64 (13.85%) SCCM
3 14 (3.03%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (2.16%) FortiGate
5 6 (1.30%) Autotask
6 4 (0.87%) WSUS
7 1 (0.22%) Ansible
7 1 (0.22%) HAProxy
7 1 (0.22%) Terraform
Vendors
1 352 (76.19%) Microsoft
2 54 (11.69%) VMware
3 43 (9.31%) ServiceNow
4 34 (7.36%) Sophos
5 28 (6.06%) Apple
6 23 (4.98%) Cisco
7 22 (4.76%) Starlink
8 17 (3.68%) Google
8 17 (3.68%) Logitech
9 13 (2.81%) Meraki
9 13 (2.81%) SolarWinds
10 12 (2.60%) Freshdesk
10 12 (2.60%) Veeam
11 11 (2.38%) Citrix
11 11 (2.38%) TOWER Software
12 10 (2.16%) Dell
13 9 (1.95%) SonicWALL
14 6 (1.30%) Adobe
14 6 (1.30%) HP
14 6 (1.30%) McAfee