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

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 228 217 145
Rank change year-on-year -11 -72 +24
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 488 417 1,417
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.73% 1.40% 1.81%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.09% 8.67% 13.17%
Number of salaries quoted 374 286 1,210
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £31,750 £30,918
Median % change year-on-year +0.79% +2.69% -1.85%
75th Percentile £36,500 £37,500 £39,000
90th Percentile £43,750 £43,125 £49,538
UK median annual salary £32,500 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -4.41% +4.62% -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 4,038 4,812 10,762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.03% 16.20% 13.71%
Number of salaries quoted 3,127 3,007 8,239
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 £75,000 £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 15 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 15 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 -8 142 £30,000 +1.69% 29
North West +35 88 £30,000 - 18
Midlands -40 79 £29,625 -6.69% 16
South East -54 78 £32,500 - 37
South West -28 75 £32,500 +10.17% 14
East of England +2 51 £34,000 -2.86% 11
Yorkshire -38 51 £30,000 +3.45% 9
Scotland +49 48 £28,000 -6.67% 3
West Midlands -52 42 £30,750 -2.38% 6
East Midlands -6 37 £29,625 -7.42% 10
Wales -38 14 £34,000 -
North East -47 3 £32,000 -14.67% 3
Northern Ireland -33 1 - - 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
1 113 (23.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 92 (18.85%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.84%) 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 (0.20%) IIS
Applications
1 159 (32.58%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.20%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 5 (1.02%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 416 (85.25%) Microsoft 365
2 134 (27.46%) Entra ID
3 124 (25.41%) Azure
4 30 (6.15%) Google Workspace
5 23 (4.71%) OneDrive
6 16 (3.28%) AWS
7 14 (2.87%) Mimecast
8 6 (1.23%) Google Docs
8 6 (1.23%) Google Sheets
9 5 (1.02%) SaaS
10 4 (0.82%) Nutanix
10 4 (0.82%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.61%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.41%) IaaS
12 2 (0.41%) PaaS
13 1 (0.20%) Azure Sentinel
13 1 (0.20%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 120 (24.59%) DNS
2 117 (23.98%) DHCP
3 97 (19.88%) Firewall
4 88 (18.03%) VPN
5 75 (15.37%) Wi-Fi
6 71 (14.55%) LAN
7 66 (13.52%) WAN
8 63 (12.91%) TCP/IP
9 55 (11.27%) VLAN
10 45 (9.22%) VoIP
11 24 (4.92%) Broadband
12 23 (4.71%) Wireless
13 22 (4.51%) 4G
14 11 (2.25%) Skype
15 7 (1.43%) Network Security
15 7 (1.43%) SD-WAN
15 7 (1.43%) Structured Cabling
16 6 (1.23%) WLAN
17 5 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
18 3 (0.61%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.61%) Power BI
2 1 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 14 (2.87%) JIRA
2 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.20%) Carbide.c++
General
1 243 (49.80%) Social Skills
2 41 (8.40%) Back Office
3 34 (6.97%) Organisational Skills
4 19 (3.89%) Manufacturing
4 19 (3.89%) Retail
5 16 (3.28%) Legal
6 13 (2.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.46%) Law
8 9 (1.84%) Advertising
8 9 (1.84%) Analytical Skills
9 8 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.43%) Telecoms
11 6 (1.23%) Finance
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 (0.20%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.20%) Agriculture
14 1 (0.20%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 221 (45.29%) IT Support
2 191 (39.14%) Support Engineer
3 144 (29.51%) IT Engineer
4 120 (24.59%) IT Support Engineer
5 102 (20.90%) Analyst
6 78 (15.98%) Desktop Support
7 71 (14.55%) Desktop Engineer
8 69 (14.14%) Support Analyst
9 67 (13.73%) 2nd Line Support
10 63 (12.91%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 57 (11.68%) IT Analyst
12 55 (11.27%) Support Technician
13 52 (10.66%) IT Support Analyst
14 51 (10.45%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 48 (9.84%) IT Technician
16 41 (8.40%) IT Support Technician
17 40 (8.20%) Site Engineer
18 38 (7.79%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
19 37 (7.58%) 1st Line Support
20 34 (6.97%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.41%) .NET
1 2 (0.41%) .NET Framework
1 2 (0.41%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 72 (14.75%) Driving Licence
2 49 (10.04%) Onboarding
3 24 (4.92%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (2.25%) Smartphone
5 7 (1.43%) CCTV
5 7 (1.43%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (1.02%) CMDB
6 5 (1.02%) FMCG
6 5 (1.02%) Management Information System
7 4 (0.82%) Digital Signage
7 4 (0.82%) Educational Technology
8 3 (0.61%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.61%) EPoS
8 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Licensing
8 3 (0.61%) Social Media
9 2 (0.41%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.41%) Housing Association
9 2 (0.41%) Life Science
10 1 (0.20%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.20%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 487 (99.80%) Windows
2 130 (26.64%) Windows Server
3 57 (11.68%) Android
4 41 (8.40%) Apple iOS
5 32 (6.56%) Mac OS
6 22 (4.51%) Windows Server 2016
7 18 (3.69%) Windows 7
7 18 (3.69%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (2.05%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (1.43%) Windows 8
10 4 (0.82%) Linux
10 4 (0.82%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (42.01%) Customer Service
2 150 (30.74%) ITIL
3 138 (28.28%) Problem-Solving
4 93 (19.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 85 (17.42%) ITSM
6 70 (14.34%) Cybersecurity
7 63 (12.91%) Patch Management
8 59 (12.09%) Software Deployment
9 57 (11.68%) Ticket Management
10 49 (10.04%) Customer Experience
11 48 (9.84%) Service Delivery
12 46 (9.43%) Service Management
13 41 (8.40%) Analytics
13 41 (8.40%) Customer Acquisition
14 30 (6.15%) Time Management
15 27 (5.53%) Remote Monitoring and Management
16 24 (4.92%) Asset Management
16 24 (4.92%) User Experience
17 22 (4.51%) Software License Management
18 21 (4.30%) Emotional Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 51 (10.45%) PowerShell
2 9 (1.84%) Python
2 9 (1.84%) SQL
3 7 (1.43%) VB
3 7 (1.43%) VBScript
4 2 (0.41%) C#
Qualifications
1 111 (22.75%) Degree
2 93 (19.06%) Security Cleared
3 77 (15.78%) SC Cleared
4 45 (9.22%) Microsoft Certification
5 41 (8.40%) A+ Certification
5 41 (8.40%) CTC Cleared
6 26 (5.33%) DBS Check
7 19 (3.89%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 8 (1.64%) CCNA
8 8 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.23%) HNC
9 6 (1.23%) HND
9 6 (1.23%) MCSA
9 6 (1.23%) Network+ Certification
10 5 (1.02%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.41%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.41%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (18.24%) SLA
2 21 (4.30%) Cyber Essentials
3 15 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.64%) GDPR
5 5 (1.02%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.02%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.82%) QA
7 3 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 293 (60.04%) Active Directory
2 36 (7.38%) Hyper-V
3 34 (6.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (4.51%) BitLocker
5 7 (1.43%) VMware Workstation
6 5 (1.02%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.20%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 93 (19.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 78 (15.98%) SCCM
3 16 (3.28%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (2.46%) FortiGate
5 8 (1.64%) Autotask
6 4 (0.82%) WSUS
7 3 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 358 (73.36%) Microsoft
2 57 (11.68%) Cisco
3 54 (11.07%) VMware
4 45 (9.22%) ServiceNow
5 30 (6.15%) Google
6 29 (5.94%) Apple
6 29 (5.94%) Sophos
7 22 (4.51%) Starlink
8 18 (3.69%) SolarWinds
9 16 (3.28%) Logitech
10 15 (3.07%) Citrix
11 11 (2.25%) Meraki
12 10 (2.05%) Dell
12 10 (2.05%) Freshdesk
13 8 (1.64%) TOWER Software
13 8 (1.64%) Yealink
14 7 (1.43%) ESET
14 7 (1.43%) SonicWALL
15 6 (1.23%) HP
15 6 (1.23%) McAfee