Microsoft Windows 10
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Windows 10 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 360 237 176
Rank change year-on-year -123 -61 -22
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 552 672 1,276
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.52% 1.34% 1.54%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.62% 9.61% 12.43%
Number of salaries quoted 452 543 1,024
10th Percentile £26,000 £26,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £28,250 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £33,000 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.52% -2.94% -1.45%
75th Percentile £38,750 £40,250 £45,000
90th Percentile £50,000 £50,250 £56,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £31,500 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -3.08% - +6.56%

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 6,407 6,992 10,266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.98% 13.94% 12.40%
Number of salaries quoted 4,795 4,671 7,332
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £34,001
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,000 £48,922
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -14.15% -6.82%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £38,325 £45,000
% change year-on-year +10.89% -14.83% -0.22%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows 10 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Windows 10 job vacancy trend in the UK

Windows 10
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 10.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

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 17 August 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
England -113 494 £32,500 -1.52% 143
UK excluding London -83 447 £31,500 -3.08% 111
North of England -46 125 £30,000 +1.69% 29
Midlands -25 89 £29,625 -7.42% 14
London -127 87 £40,000 - 52
Work from Home -99 85 £36,500 +10.61% 28
South East -96 79 £32,500 - 38
North West +14 75 £30,000 - 18
East of England -5 56 £34,500 -1.43% 18
South West -84 56 £32,500 +10.17% 11
East Midlands +4 49 £29,625 -15.36% 3
Yorkshire -57 45 £30,000 +3.45% 7
West Midlands -41 40 £30,000 -4.76% 11
Scotland +25 34 £28,500 -5.00% 8
Wales -65 7 £24,250 -30.71%
North East -64 5 £24,000 -22.58% 5
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1

Windows 10
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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
1 161 (29.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 151 (27.36%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.99%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.45%) Apache
4 8 (1.45%) nginx
5 4 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.54%) HCL Notes
6 3 (0.54%) IIS
7 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 136 (24.64%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (3.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (3.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.18%) Revit
Business Applications
1 3 (0.54%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 470 (85.14%) Microsoft 365
2 161 (29.17%) Azure
3 140 (25.36%) Entra ID
4 50 (9.06%) OneDrive
5 22 (3.99%) Google Workspace
5 22 (3.99%) Mimecast
6 15 (2.72%) AWS
7 11 (1.99%) SaaS
8 7 (1.27%) Microsoft Purview
9 6 (1.09%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (0.72%) Nutanix
10 4 (0.72%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.54%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.54%) WeChat
12 2 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 2 (0.36%) Anthropic Claude
12 2 (0.36%) Azure Stack
12 2 (0.36%) ChatGPT
12 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 143 (25.91%) DNS
2 136 (24.64%) DHCP
3 99 (17.93%) Firewall
4 91 (16.49%) VPN
5 90 (16.30%) TCP/IP
6 85 (15.40%) Wi-Fi
7 71 (12.86%) WAN
8 70 (12.68%) LAN
9 51 (9.24%) VLAN
10 48 (8.70%) VoIP
11 30 (5.43%) Wireless
12 19 (3.44%) Broadband
13 18 (3.26%) 4G
14 13 (2.36%) Skype
15 10 (1.81%) Network Security
16 9 (1.63%) Structured Cabling
17 5 (0.91%) Cisco IOS
17 5 (0.91%) NAS
18 3 (0.54%) Remote Desktop
19 2 (0.36%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.09%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.72%) Power BI
3 2 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.36%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (2.36%) JIRA
2 2 (0.36%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.18%) Carbide.c++
General
1 243 (44.02%) Social Skills
2 40 (7.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 33 (5.98%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (4.53%) Finance
5 23 (4.17%) Retail
6 21 (3.80%) Manufacturing
6 21 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
7 17 (3.08%) Law
7 17 (3.08%) Legal
8 14 (2.54%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (1.63%) Advertising
10 7 (1.27%) Dutch Language
11 5 (0.91%) Banking
11 5 (0.91%) Games
11 5 (0.91%) Portuguese Language
11 5 (0.91%) Spanish Language
12 3 (0.54%) Back Office
12 3 (0.54%) French Language
12 3 (0.54%) Mandarin Language
12 3 (0.54%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 235 (42.57%) IT Support
2 164 (29.71%) Support Engineer
3 157 (28.44%) IT Engineer
4 125 (22.64%) IT Support Engineer
5 120 (21.74%) Analyst
6 76 (13.77%) Support Analyst
7 68 (12.32%) 2nd Line Support
8 61 (11.05%) Support Technician
9 56 (10.14%) IT Analyst
10 53 (9.60%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 53 (9.60%) IT Technician
11 51 (9.24%) Desktop Support
12 46 (8.33%) 1st Line Support
13 45 (8.15%) IT Support Analyst
14 42 (7.61%) IT Support Technician
15 41 (7.43%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 39 (7.07%) Service Analyst
16 39 (7.07%) Service Desk Analyst
17 38 (6.88%) Desktop Engineer
18 30 (5.43%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.09%) Web Services
2 3 (0.54%) .NET
2 3 (0.54%) WinForms
3 2 (0.36%) .NET Framework
3 2 (0.36%) CSS
3 2 (0.36%) HTML
4 1 (0.18%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 102 (18.48%) Driving Licence
2 61 (11.05%) Onboarding
3 29 (5.25%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (2.36%) CCTV
4 13 (2.36%) Management Information System
5 11 (1.99%) Smartphone
6 7 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (0.91%) CMDB
7 5 (0.91%) FMCG
8 4 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (0.72%) Educational Technology
8 4 (0.72%) Fat Client
8 4 (0.72%) Thin Client
8 4 (0.72%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (0.54%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (0.54%) Digital Signage
9 3 (0.54%) EPoS
9 3 (0.54%) Shadow IT
9 3 (0.54%) Social Media
10 2 (0.36%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 550 (99.64%) Windows
2 148 (26.81%) Windows Server
3 67 (12.14%) Android
4 61 (11.05%) Apple iOS
5 39 (7.07%) Mac OS
6 21 (3.80%) Linux
7 18 (3.26%) Windows Server 2016
8 15 (2.72%) Windows 7
8 15 (2.72%) Windows Server 2012
8 15 (2.72%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (1.27%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.36%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.18%) CentOS
11 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (40.94%) Customer Service
2 177 (32.07%) Problem-Solving
3 146 (26.45%) ITIL
4 105 (19.02%) ITSM
5 70 (12.68%) Continuous Improvement
6 47 (8.51%) Service Management
7 45 (8.15%) Service Delivery
8 40 (7.25%) User Experience
9 33 (5.98%) Cybersecurity
9 33 (5.98%) Mobile Device Management
9 33 (5.98%) Time Management
10 28 (5.07%) Disaster Recovery
11 27 (4.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 25 (4.53%) Incident Management
12 25 (4.53%) Proactive Monitoring
13 23 (4.17%) Software Deployment
14 21 (3.80%) Mentoring
14 21 (3.80%) Patch Management
14 21 (3.80%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 21 (3.80%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (14.13%) PowerShell
2 14 (2.54%) Python
3 9 (1.63%) SQL
3 9 (1.63%) VBScript
4 5 (0.91%) C#
4 5 (0.91%) VB
5 4 (0.72%) Bash
6 2 (0.36%) Delphi
6 2 (0.36%) Pascal
6 2 (0.36%) PHP
7 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 83 (15.04%) Degree
2 66 (11.96%) Security Cleared
3 58 (10.51%) SC Cleared
4 44 (7.97%) Microsoft Certification
5 25 (4.53%) A+ Certification
6 22 (3.99%) DBS Check
7 14 (2.54%) CCNA
7 14 (2.54%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (1.81%) Azure Certification
8 10 (1.81%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 9 (1.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 8 (1.45%) Network+ Certification
10 8 (1.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 5 (0.91%) MCSA
12 4 (0.72%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.54%) CTC Cleared
13 3 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
15 1 (0.18%) ACSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (13.22%) SLA
2 23 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
3 20 (3.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (2.54%) GDPR
5 9 (1.63%) QA
6 5 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (0.91%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.54%) Accessibility
System Software
1 374 (67.75%) Active Directory
2 43 (7.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (6.16%) Hyper-V
4 31 (5.62%) BitLocker
5 10 (1.81%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (1.63%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (1.09%) Squid
8 5 (0.91%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.36%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.18%) Firmware
10 1 (0.18%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 129 (23.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 85 (15.40%) SCCM
3 15 (2.72%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (1.81%) FortiGate
4 10 (1.81%) WSUS
5 4 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.54%) Ansible
6 3 (0.54%) Autotask
6 3 (0.54%) Terraform
7 2 (0.36%) HAProxy
8 1 (0.18%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 431 (78.08%) Microsoft
2 64 (11.59%) ServiceNow
3 57 (10.33%) VMware
4 40 (7.25%) Sophos
5 38 (6.88%) Apple
6 32 (5.80%) Cisco
7 22 (3.99%) Google
8 18 (3.26%) Starlink
9 17 (3.08%) Citrix
9 17 (3.08%) Logitech
10 16 (2.90%) Veeam
11 14 (2.54%) Meraki
11 14 (2.54%) TOWER Software
12 11 (1.99%) SolarWinds
13 10 (1.81%) Freshdesk
13 10 (1.81%) SonicWALL
14 8 (1.45%) Dell
15 7 (1.27%) Adobe
15 7 (1.27%) iManage
16 6 (1.09%) McAfee