Windows 10 Jobs

Microsoft Windows 10
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Windows 10 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Windows 10 over the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 275 158 192
Rank change year-on-year -117 +34 +83
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 630 1,821 1,723
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.05% 1.71% 1.94%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.57% 12.99% 11.63%
Number of salaries quoted 483 1,537 1,428
10th Percentile £26,000 £23,900 £24,750
25th Percentile £28,375 £26,650 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £32,500 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% -4.41% +6.25%
75th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £45,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £55,705 £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,000 £30,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year +4.92% -3.17% +10.53%

All Operating Systems
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 7,355 14,020 14,819
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.31% 13.20% 16.71%
Number of salaries quoted 4,594 10,519 10,283
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,996 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% -12.39% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £71,175
90th Percentile £80,175 £80,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% -5.56% -

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Windows 10 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows 10.

Salary trend for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Top 17 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 7 July 2025. 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
England -120 594 £33,500 +3.08% 348
UK excluding London -112 435 £32,000 +4.92% 315
London -26 184 £42,500 - 87
Work from Home -79 152 £33,500 -11.84% 83
South East -82 134 £32,500 -0.76% 103
North of England -64 117 £29,500 -1.67% 63
Midlands -23 84 £31,500 +6.78% 46
Yorkshire +2 68 £29,000 -3.33% 28
West Midlands -25 57 £31,500 +6.78% 23
South West -26 50 £32,500 +3.42% 31
North West -63 46 £30,000 - 27
East of England -83 29 £35,000 +16.67% 42
East Midlands +21 27 £32,000 +7.56% 23
Scotland +59 13 £30,000 +1.69% 15
Wales +19 7 £35,000 +29.63% 16
North East -5 3 £37,500 +36.36% 10
Northern Ireland +40 2 £52,500 -50.00% 5

Windows 10
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 143 (22.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 124 (19.68%) SharePoint
3 17 (2.70%) IIS
4 3 (0.48%) JOnAS
5 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 190 (30.16%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (4.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (2.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.32%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.16%) 1Password
Business Applications
1 10 (1.59%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (0.95%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.79%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.32%) Eikon
5 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 471 (74.76%) Microsoft 365
2 196 (31.11%) Azure
3 138 (21.90%) Entra ID
4 50 (7.94%) OneDrive
5 22 (3.49%) Google Workspace
6 18 (2.86%) Mimecast
7 13 (2.06%) Power Platform
8 11 (1.75%) SaaS
9 10 (1.59%) AWS
9 10 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (1.43%) Google Docs
10 9 (1.43%) Nutanix
11 6 (0.95%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (0.63%) Azure Key Vault
12 4 (0.63%) IaaS
13 3 (0.48%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 3 (0.48%) Google Drive
13 3 (0.48%) Google Sheets
13 3 (0.48%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 127 (20.16%) Firewall
2 97 (15.40%) VPN
3 90 (14.29%) DNS
4 75 (11.90%) DHCP
5 74 (11.75%) VLAN
6 68 (10.79%) Wi-Fi
7 64 (10.16%) LAN
8 63 (10.00%) VoIP
9 62 (9.84%) WAN
10 57 (9.05%) TCP/IP
11 35 (5.56%) Wireless
12 28 (4.44%) SAN
13 19 (3.02%) WebEx
14 16 (2.54%) Network Security
14 16 (2.54%) WLAN
15 15 (2.38%) Internet
16 13 (2.06%) Cisco IOS
16 13 (2.06%) MPLS
17 9 (1.43%) OSPF
18 8 (1.27%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (4.92%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.11%) Power BI
3 6 (0.95%) DB2
4 3 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.32%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 12 (1.90%) JIRA
2 7 (1.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (0.63%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.63%) WiX
4 3 (0.48%) MSI
5 2 (0.32%) InstallShield
6 1 (0.16%) GitLab
6 1 (0.16%) Hudson
General
1 291 (46.19%) Social Skills
2 73 (11.59%) Law
3 56 (8.89%) Finance
4 34 (5.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 34 (5.40%) Legal
4 34 (5.40%) Telecoms
5 32 (5.08%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (4.13%) Organisational Skills
7 24 (3.81%) Back Office
8 18 (2.86%) Manufacturing
9 17 (2.70%) Retail
10 9 (1.43%) Automotive
11 8 (1.27%) Banking
12 7 (1.11%) Local Government
12 7 (1.11%) Public Sector
13 4 (0.63%) Electronics
13 4 (0.63%) Front Office
13 4 (0.63%) Games
13 4 (0.63%) Investment Banking
14 3 (0.48%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 240 (38.10%) IT Support
2 173 (27.46%) Analyst
3 126 (20.00%) Support Engineer
4 120 (19.05%) Support Analyst
5 104 (16.51%) IT Analyst
6 72 (11.43%) IT Support Analyst
7 70 (11.11%) 2nd Line Support
8 62 (9.84%) IT Engineer
9 61 (9.68%) Desktop Support
10 54 (8.57%) Support Technician
11 53 (8.41%) Senior
12 47 (7.46%) IT Technician
13 45 (7.14%) IT Support Engineer
14 39 (6.19%) Service Analyst
15 37 (5.87%) Desktop Engineer
16 35 (5.56%) Administrator
17 34 (5.40%) Service Desk Analyst
18 33 (5.24%) 1st Line Support
19 32 (5.08%) Desktop Support Engineer
19 32 (5.08%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.90%) LDAP
2 5 (0.79%) SAML
3 4 (0.63%) .NET
3 4 (0.63%) .NET Framework
3 4 (0.63%) Blazor
3 4 (0.63%) COM
3 4 (0.63%) Entity Framework
3 4 (0.63%) REST
3 4 (0.63%) SOAP
4 2 (0.32%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.16%) ServiceStack
5 1 (0.16%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.16%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 54 (8.57%) Driving Licence
2 25 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
2 25 (3.97%) Video Conferencing
3 24 (3.81%) Management Information System
4 15 (2.38%) Onboarding
5 12 (1.90%) CCTV
5 12 (1.90%) Smartphone
6 10 (1.59%) EPoS
6 10 (1.59%) iPad
6 10 (1.59%) Replication
7 8 (1.27%) Blackberry
7 8 (1.27%) Data Centre
7 8 (1.27%) iPhone
7 8 (1.27%) PKI
8 6 (0.95%) CMDB
9 5 (0.79%) Clustering
9 5 (0.79%) Enterprise Storage
10 4 (0.63%) AS400
10 4 (0.63%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.63%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 628 (99.68%) Windows
2 209 (33.17%) Windows Server
3 74 (11.75%) Windows Server 2016
4 69 (10.95%) Windows Server 2019
5 63 (10.00%) Mac OS
6 55 (8.73%) Linux
7 50 (7.94%) Apple iOS
8 48 (7.62%) Android
9 37 (5.87%) Windows Server 2012
10 29 (4.60%) Windows 7
11 20 (3.17%) Mac OS X
12 8 (1.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 7 (1.11%) Ubuntu
14 6 (0.95%) Windows Server 2008
15 3 (0.48%) VMS
16 2 (0.32%) AIX
16 2 (0.32%) Windows 8
17 1 (0.16%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (34.76%) Problem-Solving
2 176 (27.94%) Customer Service
3 163 (25.87%) ITIL
4 83 (13.17%) Cybersecurity
5 66 (10.48%) ITSM
6 62 (9.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 49 (7.78%) Service Delivery
8 36 (5.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 35 (5.56%) Service Management
10 34 (5.40%) Mobile Device Management
11 28 (4.44%) Customer Experience
12 26 (4.13%) Problem Management
13 25 (3.97%) Mentoring
14 24 (3.81%) Patch Management
15 23 (3.65%) Change Management
15 23 (3.65%) Time Management
16 22 (3.49%) Incident Management
16 22 (3.49%) Project Delivery
16 22 (3.49%) Virtual Environments
17 19 (3.02%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 70 (11.11%) PowerShell
2 48 (7.62%) SQL
3 11 (1.75%) Python
4 8 (1.27%) VB
5 7 (1.11%) T-SQL
6 4 (0.63%) Bash
6 4 (0.63%) C#
6 4 (0.63%) C++
7 2 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 122 (19.37%) Degree
2 81 (12.86%) Microsoft Certification
3 36 (5.71%) Cisco Certification
4 33 (5.24%) Security Cleared
5 29 (4.60%) A+ Certification
5 29 (4.60%) SC Cleared
6 24 (3.81%) MCSA
7 22 (3.49%) CCNA
7 22 (3.49%) CCNP
8 18 (2.86%) MCSE
9 16 (2.54%) CTC Cleared
10 14 (2.22%) ITIL Certification
11 11 (1.75%) MCP
11 11 (1.75%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 10 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (1.59%) DBS Check
12 10 (1.59%) HND
13 9 (1.43%) HNC
13 9 (1.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 9 (1.43%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (10.48%) SLA
2 11 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (0.95%) GDPR
4 2 (0.32%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.32%) ISO 22301
4 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.32%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.16%) NCSC
5 1 (0.16%) NIST
System Software
1 394 (62.54%) Active Directory
2 89 (14.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 51 (8.10%) Hyper-V
4 20 (3.17%) vSphere
5 15 (2.38%) VMware ESXi
6 11 (1.75%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (1.59%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (0.79%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 4 (0.63%) BitLocker
9 4 (0.63%) Microsoft App-V
10 2 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.16%) RHEV
Systems Management
1 137 (21.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 54 (8.57%) SCCM
3 10 (1.59%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (1.27%) WSUS
5 5 (0.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.63%) Terraform
7 3 (0.48%) Autotask
7 3 (0.48%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.48%) SCOM
8 2 (0.32%) Ansible
8 2 (0.32%) SCSM
8 2 (0.32%) WMI
9 1 (0.16%) DameWare
9 1 (0.16%) Nessus
9 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.16%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 479 (76.03%) Microsoft
2 121 (19.21%) VMware
3 94 (14.92%) Cisco
4 81 (12.86%) Apple
5 55 (8.73%) ServiceNow
6 31 (4.92%) Citrix
7 30 (4.76%) HP
7 30 (4.76%) Meraki
8 27 (4.29%) Veeam
9 25 (3.97%) Google
10 20 (3.17%) Progress
11 16 (2.54%) Dell
11 16 (2.54%) iManage
12 14 (2.22%) Fortinet
12 14 (2.22%) Okta
13 13 (2.06%) Adobe
13 13 (2.06%) Sophos
14 12 (1.90%) Ubiquiti
15 10 (1.59%) Sage
16 8 (1.27%) Bloomberg