Microsoft Windows 7
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Windows 7 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 712 598 567
Rank change year-on-year -114 -31 +54
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 32 56 322
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.035% 0.13% 0.33%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.59% 0.82% 2.37%
Number of salaries quoted 26 49 267
10th Percentile £22,500 £27,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £25,875 £28,250 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £31,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £33,938 £40,000 £38,750
90th Percentile £34,750 £44,750 £53,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,625 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -11.25% - -4.76%

All Operating Systems
UK

Windows 7 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 5,417 6,801 13,590
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.89% 15.44% 13.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,004 4,358 10,723
10th Percentile £27,694 £27,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £68,750 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,338 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +5.84% -5.88% -5.56%

Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows 7 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Windows 7 job vacancy trend in the UK

Windows 7
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7

Windows 7
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows 7 over the 6 months to 19 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 7 within the UK over the 6 months to 19 May 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 -93 31 £27,000 -13.60% 12
UK excluding London -86 24 £26,625 -11.25% 12
North West +13 14 £26,250 -34.38% 8
North of England -21 14 £26,250 -25.00% 8
London -25 8 £32,500 -13.33%
West Midlands -18 5 £25,000 -12.28%
Midlands -38 5 £25,000 -20.63%
Work from Home +11 4 £27,000 -10.00%
East of England -15 4 £33,000 -37.14% 3
Wales -33 1 £34,000 -

Windows 7
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 19 (59.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (21.88%) Exchange Server 2007
2 7 (21.88%) Exchange Server 2010
2 7 (21.88%) Exchange Server 2013
3 4 (12.50%) Skype for Business
4 1 (3.13%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (31.25%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (21.88%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 17 (53.13%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (28.13%) Azure
3 8 (25.00%) Google Workspace
4 1 (3.13%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (40.63%) WAN
2 8 (25.00%) Firewall
3 7 (21.88%) SD-WAN
3 7 (21.88%) TCP/IP
4 6 (18.75%) DNS
4 6 (18.75%) LAN
5 4 (12.50%) Skype
6 3 (9.38%) 3G
6 3 (9.38%) 4G
6 3 (9.38%) ADSL
6 3 (9.38%) DHCP
6 3 (9.38%) VDSL
7 1 (3.13%) Wi-Fi
General
1 16 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 10 (31.25%) Social Skills
3 6 (18.75%) Finance
4 3 (9.38%) Dutch Language
4 3 (9.38%) French Language
4 3 (9.38%) Retail
5 2 (6.25%) Military
Job Titles
1 20 (62.50%) Support Engineer
2 15 (46.88%) IT Engineer
2 15 (46.88%) IT Support
3 14 (43.75%) IT Support Engineer
4 7 (21.88%) 1st Line Engineer
4 7 (21.88%) 1st Line Support
4 7 (21.88%) 1st Line Support Engineer
4 7 (21.88%) Technical Support
5 4 (12.50%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 4 (12.50%) Desktop Engineer
5 4 (12.50%) Technical Engineer
5 4 (12.50%) Technical Support Engineer
6 3 (9.38%) Support Technician
7 2 (6.25%) 2nd Line Support
7 2 (6.25%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (6.25%) Network Support
7 2 (6.25%) Network Support Technician
7 2 (6.25%) Network Technician
8 1 (3.13%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
8 1 (3.13%) IT Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.50%) Data Centre
1 4 (12.50%) Driving Licence
1 4 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (6.25%) Digital Signage
3 1 (3.13%) CMDB
3 1 (3.13%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 32 (100.00%) Windows
2 22 (68.75%) Windows 10
3 10 (31.25%) Windows 8
4 9 (28.13%) Windows Server
5 3 (9.38%) Linux
5 3 (9.38%) Windows XP
6 2 (6.25%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (6.25%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (3.13%) Android
7 1 (3.13%) Apple iOS
7 1 (3.13%) Mac OS X
7 1 (3.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (40.63%) ITIL
3 9 (28.13%) Service Management
4 7 (21.88%) Proactive Maintenance
4 7 (21.88%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 6 (18.75%) Project Management
6 4 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (12.50%) Disk Encryption
6 4 (12.50%) Fintech
6 4 (12.50%) Root Cause Analysis
6 4 (12.50%) Service Delivery
7 3 (9.38%) Asset Management
8 2 (6.25%) Customer Service
8 2 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 2 (6.25%) ITSM
8 2 (6.25%) Ticket Management
8 2 (6.25%) User Experience
9 1 (3.13%) Business Intelligence
9 1 (3.13%) ERP
9 1 (3.13%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.25%) PowerShell
1 2 (6.25%) VB
1 2 (6.25%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 6 (18.75%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (15.63%) Degree
2 5 (15.63%) MCSA
2 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 4 (12.50%) MCDST
3 4 (12.50%) MCITP
4 2 (6.25%) SC Cleared
4 2 (6.25%) Security Cleared
5 1 (3.13%) A+ Certification
5 1 (3.13%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (3.13%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.50%) SLA
2 2 (6.25%) Accessibility
System Software
1 14 (43.75%) Active Directory
2 8 (25.00%) Hyper-V
2 8 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (21.88%) VMware Workstation
4 4 (12.50%) BitLocker
5 2 (6.25%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (34.38%) SCCM
2 7 (21.88%) Autotask
3 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (12.50%) Cisco CUCM
4 4 (12.50%) ServiceCenter
5 1 (3.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 22 (68.75%) Microsoft
2 8 (25.00%) Dell
2 8 (25.00%) HP
2 8 (25.00%) VMware
3 7 (21.88%) ESET
3 7 (21.88%) Google
4 4 (12.50%) Apple
4 4 (12.50%) Bloomberg
4 4 (12.50%) Cisco
4 4 (12.50%) Remedy
4 4 (12.50%) Reuters
5 2 (6.25%) ServiceNow
6 1 (3.13%) SolarWinds