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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 193 132
Rank change year-on-year -22 -61 +35
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 481 387 1,341
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.87% 1.48% 2.19%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.21% 9.60% 13.90%
Number of salaries quoted 355 291 1,223
10th Percentile £25,925 £26,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,375 £27,250 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.54% +8.33% -4.76%
75th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £38,750
90th Percentile £43,750 £53,750 £51,250
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -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 3,640 4,032 9,649
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.59% 15.45% 15.73%
Number of salaries quoted 2,702 2,820 7,920
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £25,200
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £55,625 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £74,156 £68,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +8.70% -12.38%

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 March 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 March 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 -36 130 £30,000 -7.69% 23
South East -11 99 £33,500 -10.67% 25
South West +17 89 £32,500 +1.56% 16
North West -2 84 £30,000 -9.09% 17
Midlands -93 55 £31,125 +0.40% 22
Scotland +16 48 £35,000 -5.41% 6
East of England +7 44 £29,250 -10.00% 11
Yorkshire -45 43 £33,500 +12.61% 5
West Midlands -57 28 £31,435 -10.19% 10
East Midlands -49 27 £30,750 +11.82% 12
Wales -9 15 £34,000 -20.00% 2
North East -25 3 £32,000 -14.67% 2
Northern Ireland -41 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
1 120 (24.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 111 (23.08%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.08%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (1.25%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (1.25%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.21%) IIS
5 1 (0.21%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 173 (35.97%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (4.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.42%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.04%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.42%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 408 (84.82%) Microsoft 365
2 161 (33.47%) Entra ID
3 148 (30.77%) Azure
4 37 (7.69%) OneDrive
5 34 (7.07%) Google Workspace
6 19 (3.95%) AWS
7 8 (1.66%) Microsoft Purview
8 7 (1.46%) Mimecast
9 6 (1.25%) Google Docs
9 6 (1.25%) Google Sheets
10 5 (1.04%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (0.62%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.42%) IaaS
12 2 (0.42%) PaaS
12 2 (0.42%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.42%) SaaS
13 1 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 131 (27.23%) DNS
2 128 (26.61%) DHCP
3 102 (21.21%) VPN
4 85 (17.67%) Firewall
5 78 (16.22%) TCP/IP
6 67 (13.93%) Wi-Fi
7 66 (13.72%) VLAN
8 58 (12.06%) LAN
9 57 (11.85%) WAN
10 51 (10.60%) VoIP
11 18 (3.74%) Wireless
12 14 (2.91%) Broadband
13 12 (2.49%) 4G
14 11 (2.29%) SD-WAN
15 10 (2.08%) WLAN
16 6 (1.25%) Network Security
16 6 (1.25%) PBX
17 5 (1.04%) Ethernet
17 5 (1.04%) Remote Desktop
17 5 (1.04%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.62%) Data Mining
1 3 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (0.62%) Power BI
2 2 (0.42%) MySQL
3 1 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 8 (1.66%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 264 (54.89%) Social Skills
2 60 (12.47%) Back Office
3 36 (7.48%) Organisational Skills
4 16 (3.33%) Retail
5 15 (3.12%) Manufacturing
6 14 (2.91%) Legal
7 13 (2.70%) Finance
7 13 (2.70%) Telecoms
8 12 (2.49%) Law
9 9 (1.87%) Advertising
10 6 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (0.83%) Analytical Skills
11 4 (0.83%) German Language
11 4 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (0.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.62%) Marketing
13 1 (0.21%) Agriculture
13 1 (0.21%) Portuguese Language
13 1 (0.21%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.21%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 230 (47.82%) IT Support
2 209 (43.45%) Support Engineer
3 129 (26.82%) IT Engineer
4 116 (24.12%) IT Support Engineer
5 87 (18.09%) Desktop Support
6 83 (17.26%) 2nd Line Support
7 82 (17.05%) Analyst
8 79 (16.42%) Desktop Engineer
9 73 (15.18%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 61 (12.68%) Support Analyst
11 59 (12.27%) Support Technician
12 57 (11.85%) Site Engineer
13 56 (11.64%) IT Analyst
14 49 (10.19%) IT Support Analyst
15 48 (9.98%) IT Technician
16 45 (9.36%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 45 (9.36%) IT Support Technician
17 38 (7.90%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
18 36 (7.48%) 1st Line Support
19 28 (5.82%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.04%) Software Packaging
2 4 (0.83%) .NET
3 1 (0.21%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 73 (15.18%) Driving Licence
2 46 (9.56%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.12%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (2.29%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (1.04%) CCTV
5 5 (1.04%) Digital Signage
5 5 (1.04%) iPad
5 5 (1.04%) Smartphone
6 4 (0.83%) Client/Server
6 4 (0.83%) Educational Technology
6 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Licensing
6 4 (0.83%) Social Media
7 3 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.62%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.62%) Life Science
7 3 (0.62%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (0.62%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.42%) CMDB
8 2 (0.42%) FMCG
8 2 (0.42%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 481 (100.00%) Windows
2 131 (27.23%) Windows Server
3 42 (8.73%) Mac OS
4 33 (6.86%) Apple iOS
5 32 (6.65%) Android
6 26 (5.41%) Windows 7
7 23 (4.78%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (3.74%) Linux
9 16 (3.33%) Windows 8
10 12 (2.49%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.83%) Windows Server 2012
12 3 (0.62%) Debian
13 1 (0.21%) AIX
13 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.21%) Windows 2000
13 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.21%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (40.96%) Customer Service
2 159 (33.06%) ITIL
3 127 (26.40%) Problem-Solving
4 103 (21.41%) Cybersecurity
5 100 (20.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 88 (18.30%) Patch Management
7 84 (17.46%) ITSM
8 79 (16.42%) Software Deployment
9 69 (14.35%) Ticket Management
10 66 (13.72%) Customer Experience
11 60 (12.47%) Analytics
11 60 (12.47%) Customer Acquisition
11 60 (12.47%) Service Delivery
12 42 (8.73%) Service Management
13 38 (7.90%) Asset Management
14 29 (6.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 29 (6.03%) Remote Monitoring and Management
15 27 (5.61%) Time Management
16 24 (4.99%) People Management
17 22 (4.57%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (9.15%) PowerShell
2 20 (4.16%) SQL
3 6 (1.25%) PL/SQL
3 6 (1.25%) VBScript
4 5 (1.04%) VB
5 2 (0.42%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 114 (23.70%) Degree
2 91 (18.92%) Security Cleared
3 75 (15.59%) SC Cleared
4 60 (12.47%) CTC Cleared
5 45 (9.36%) Microsoft Certification
6 33 (6.86%) A+ Certification
7 24 (4.99%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 20 (4.16%) DBS Check
9 9 (1.87%) HND
9 9 (1.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 9 (1.87%) MCSA
10 7 (1.46%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.46%) DV Cleared
11 6 (1.25%) HNC
12 5 (1.04%) CCNA
12 5 (1.04%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.62%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.62%) MCSE
14 2 (0.42%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (21.41%) SLA
2 22 (4.57%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.66%) GDPR
5 4 (0.83%) Accessibility
5 4 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.21%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.21%) QA
System Software
1 301 (62.58%) Active Directory
2 57 (11.85%) Hyper-V
3 51 (10.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (2.91%) BitLocker
5 10 (2.08%) VMware Workstation
6 5 (1.04%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.62%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.62%) vSphere
8 1 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 115 (23.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 81 (16.84%) SCCM
3 21 (4.37%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (2.49%) Autotask
5 9 (1.87%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.42%) Plesk
7 2 (0.42%) SCOM
7 2 (0.42%) SCSM
8 1 (0.21%) Nagios
8 1 (0.21%) PaperCut
8 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.21%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.21%) WSUS
8 1 (0.21%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 338 (70.27%) Microsoft
2 69 (14.35%) Cisco
3 66 (13.72%) VMware
4 41 (8.52%) ServiceNow
5 36 (7.48%) Apple
6 34 (7.07%) Google
7 21 (4.37%) Citrix
8 17 (3.53%) SolarWinds
9 13 (2.70%) Freshdesk
9 13 (2.70%) Sophos
9 13 (2.70%) Veeam
10 12 (2.49%) Starlink
11 11 (2.29%) ESET
12 10 (2.08%) HP
13 8 (1.66%) Logitech
13 8 (1.66%) Yealink
14 7 (1.46%) Dell
15 6 (1.25%) Meraki
16 5 (1.04%) Datto
16 5 (1.04%) Ubiquiti