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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 347 211 162
Rank change year-on-year -136 -49 -26
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 394 430 761
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.45% 1.25% 1.52%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.87% 9.70% 11.47%
Number of salaries quoted 304 346 446
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £27,598
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £31,500 £32,750
Median % change year-on-year - -3.82% +5.65%
75th Percentile £37,500 £37,250 £40,000
90th Percentile £43,750 £41,500 £53,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year - -12.16% +5.71%

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 5,007 4,432 6,635
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.76% 12.89% 13.23%
Number of salaries quoted 3,725 2,795 3,670
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.84% -20.00% +1.06%
75th Percentile £61,250 £51,240 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £69,381 £77,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.43% -17.00% -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 October 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 October 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 -72 100 £30,000 - 11
Midlands -20 88 £32,000 +1.59% 9
South East -95 75 £35,000 +7.69% 12
North West -18 65 £30,000 - 6
East of England -40 54 £35,000 +7.69% 8
East Midlands +3 51 £30,000 -14.29% 6
Scotland +43 40 £28,500 -5.00% 4
West Midlands -52 37 £35,000 +11.11% 3
South West -108 33 £32,500 +10.17% 11
Yorkshire -53 29 £30,000 +0.84% 4
North East -62 6 £16,000 -48.39% 1
Northern Ireland - 4 - - 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
1 114 (28.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 93 (23.60%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.78%) Apache
3 7 (1.78%) nginx
4 6 (1.52%) Skype for Business
5 4 (1.02%) IIS
Applications
1 66 (16.75%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.25%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 336 (85.28%) Microsoft 365
2 94 (23.86%) Entra ID
3 90 (22.84%) Azure
4 27 (6.85%) OneDrive
5 25 (6.35%) Mimecast
6 13 (3.30%) Google Workspace
7 11 (2.79%) AWS
8 8 (2.03%) SaaS
9 6 (1.52%) Microsoft Copilot
10 5 (1.27%) GCP
10 5 (1.27%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (1.27%) ShareGate
11 3 (0.76%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.76%) Nutanix
11 3 (0.76%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.51%) Azure Stack
13 1 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 1 (0.25%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 139 (35.28%) DNS
2 133 (33.76%) DHCP
3 97 (24.62%) Firewall
4 79 (20.05%) TCP/IP
5 74 (18.78%) VPN
6 58 (14.72%) Wi-Fi
7 51 (12.94%) LAN
7 51 (12.94%) WAN
8 47 (11.93%) VLAN
9 38 (9.64%) VoIP
10 31 (7.87%) Wireless
11 13 (3.30%) Broadband
12 12 (3.05%) 4G
13 10 (2.54%) Network Security
14 7 (1.78%) Cisco IOS
14 7 (1.78%) Skype
15 5 (1.27%) Structured Cabling
16 3 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
17 2 (0.51%) NetScaler
17 2 (0.51%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.55%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 13 (3.30%) JIRA
2 2 (0.51%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.25%) AdminStudio
3 1 (0.25%) Carbide.c++
3 1 (0.25%) InstallShield
3 1 (0.25%) MSI
General
1 201 (51.02%) Social Skills
2 30 (7.61%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (6.60%) Manufacturing
4 22 (5.58%) Organisational Skills
5 20 (5.08%) Retail
6 13 (3.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (2.79%) Finance
8 10 (2.54%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (1.78%) Aerospace
10 6 (1.52%) Public Sector
11 5 (1.27%) Back Office
12 4 (1.02%) Automotive
12 4 (1.02%) Electronics
12 4 (1.02%) Law
12 4 (1.02%) Telecoms
13 3 (0.76%) Legal
13 3 (0.76%) Local Government
14 2 (0.51%) Advertising
15 1 (0.25%) French Language
15 1 (0.25%) Games
Job Titles
1 186 (47.21%) IT Support
2 126 (31.98%) IT Engineer
3 123 (31.22%) Support Engineer
4 100 (25.38%) IT Support Engineer
5 72 (18.27%) Analyst
6 55 (13.96%) 2nd Line Support
7 48 (12.18%) IT Analyst
8 46 (11.68%) Support Analyst
9 44 (11.17%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 44 (11.17%) Support Technician
10 40 (10.15%) IT Support Analyst
11 37 (9.39%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 36 (9.14%) IT Technician
13 32 (8.12%) 1st Line Support
14 30 (7.61%) IT Support Technician
15 26 (6.60%) Desktop Engineer
16 25 (6.35%) 1st/2nd Line Support
16 25 (6.35%) Field Engineer
17 21 (5.33%) Service Analyst
17 21 (5.33%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.54%) .NET
2 9 (2.28%) WinForms
3 7 (1.78%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 5 (1.27%) Microsoft Graph
4 5 (1.27%) Web Services
5 3 (0.76%) Terraform
6 2 (0.51%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.25%) Google JAX
7 1 (0.25%) JAX
7 1 (0.25%) LDAP
7 1 (0.25%) OpenCV
7 1 (0.25%) PyTorch
7 1 (0.25%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 90 (22.84%) Driving Licence
2 33 (8.38%) Onboarding
3 25 (6.35%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (2.03%) Smartphone
5 7 (1.78%) CCTV
5 7 (1.78%) FMCG
6 6 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (1.52%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.27%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.02%) CMDB
8 4 (1.02%) IoT
8 4 (1.02%) iPhone
8 4 (1.02%) Operational Technology
9 3 (0.76%) Shadow IT
9 3 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.51%) CSOC
10 2 (0.51%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.51%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.51%) Fat Client
10 2 (0.51%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 392 (99.49%) Windows
2 143 (36.29%) Windows Server
3 63 (15.99%) Android
4 56 (14.21%) Apple iOS
5 30 (7.61%) Linux
6 21 (5.33%) macOS
7 15 (3.81%) Windows 7
7 15 (3.81%) Windows Server 2019
8 13 (3.30%) Windows Server 2012
9 5 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.51%) CentOS
11 1 (0.25%) Debian
11 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.25%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (46.19%) Customer Service
2 125 (31.73%) Problem-Solving
3 100 (25.38%) ITIL
4 59 (14.97%) ITSM
5 47 (11.93%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (10.41%) Service Management
7 37 (9.39%) Cybersecurity
8 35 (8.88%) Service Delivery
9 32 (8.12%) User Experience
10 31 (7.87%) Disaster Recovery
11 28 (7.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 25 (6.35%) Proactive Monitoring
12 25 (6.35%) Time Management
13 21 (5.33%) Multi-Factor Authentication
14 19 (4.82%) Service Catalogue
15 18 (4.57%) Asset Management
16 17 (4.31%) Mobile Device Management
16 17 (4.31%) Ticket Management
17 15 (3.81%) Mentoring
17 15 (3.81%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 64 (16.24%) PowerShell
2 10 (2.54%) SQL
3 9 (2.28%) C#
3 9 (2.28%) VBScript
4 8 (2.03%) Python
5 7 (1.78%) VB
6 4 (1.02%) Ruby
7 2 (0.51%) Bash
8 1 (0.25%) C
8 1 (0.25%) Fortran
8 1 (0.25%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 48 (12.18%) Microsoft Certification
1 48 (12.18%) Security Cleared
2 46 (11.68%) Degree
3 45 (11.42%) SC Cleared
4 35 (8.88%) A+ Certification
5 21 (5.33%) DBS Check
6 16 (4.06%) CCNA
6 16 (4.06%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (3.55%) Network+ Certification
8 10 (2.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 9 (2.28%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 8 (2.03%) Azure Certification
10 8 (2.03%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (1.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.76%) CTC Cleared
13 3 (0.76%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.51%) DV Cleared
14 2 (0.51%) Master's Degree
14 2 (0.51%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (11.17%) SLA
2 17 (4.31%) Cyber Essentials
3 15 (3.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.54%) GDPR
4 10 (2.54%) QA
5 5 (1.27%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.02%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (0.25%) WCAG
System Software
1 244 (61.93%) Active Directory
2 42 (10.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (7.36%) Hyper-V
4 17 (4.31%) BitLocker
5 13 (3.30%) Virtual Desktop
6 10 (2.54%) VMware ESXi
7 7 (1.78%) vSphere
8 5 (1.27%) Squid
8 5 (1.27%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.51%) Firmware
9 2 (0.51%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.51%) UAG
10 1 (0.25%) Ceph
10 1 (0.25%) Lustre
10 1 (0.25%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.25%) NFS
10 1 (0.25%) Samba
10 1 (0.25%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.25%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 74 (18.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 47 (11.93%) SCCM
3 6 (1.52%) Backup Exec
4 5 (1.27%) FortiGate
4 5 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.76%) Ansible
6 2 (0.51%) AirWatch
6 2 (0.51%) HAProxy
6 2 (0.51%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.51%) WSUS
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle ZFS
7 1 (0.25%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 328 (83.25%) Microsoft
2 59 (14.97%) VMware
3 43 (10.91%) Cisco
4 38 (9.64%) Sophos
5 37 (9.39%) ServiceNow
6 24 (6.09%) Apple
7 22 (5.58%) Veeam
8 20 (5.08%) Meraki
9 19 (4.82%) Logitech
9 19 (4.82%) TOWER Software
10 18 (4.57%) Google
11 12 (3.05%) Starlink
12 9 (2.28%) Citrix
12 9 (2.28%) Fortinet
13 8 (2.03%) Datto
14 6 (1.52%) Freshdesk
14 6 (1.52%) SolarWinds
14 6 (1.52%) SonicWALL
14 6 (1.52%) Thales
15 5 (1.27%) iManage