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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 702 586 562
Rank change year-on-year -116 -24 +76
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 28 54 334
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.031% 0.13% 0.35%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.52% 0.83% 2.43%
Number of salaries quoted 23 48 277
10th Percentile £22,500 £27,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £25,875 £28,125 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +4.17% -4.76%
75th Percentile £33,750 £40,000 £38,750
90th Percentile £33,950 £45,250 £53,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -3.23%

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 5,345 6,483 13,750
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.92% 15.25% 14.34%
Number of salaries quoted 3,893 4,396 10,912
10th Percentile £27,639 £27,500 £25,760
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,237 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £40,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -1.23% -4.71% -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 3 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 3 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 -74 27 £26,250 -16.00% 14
UK excluding London -97 19 £26,250 -12.50% 13
North West -12 12 £26,250 -34.38% 5
North of England -57 12 £26,250 -25.00% 6
London -8 9 £32,500 -13.33% 1
West Midlands -22 5 £25,000 -12.28% 1
Midlands -45 5 £25,000 -20.63% 1
Work from Home -5 4 £27,000 -10.00% 1
East of England -20 1 - - 5
Wales - 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 13 (46.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2007
2 4 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2010
2 4 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2013
3 1 (3.57%) IIS
Applications
1 8 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (21.43%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 15 (53.57%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (35.71%) Azure
3 9 (32.14%) Google Workspace
4 1 (3.57%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (50.00%) WAN
2 9 (32.14%) Firewall
3 8 (28.57%) SD-WAN
4 7 (25.00%) TCP/IP
5 6 (21.43%) LAN
6 4 (14.29%) 3G
6 4 (14.29%) 4G
6 4 (14.29%) ADSL
6 4 (14.29%) VDSL
7 3 (10.71%) DHCP
7 3 (10.71%) DNS
8 1 (3.57%) Wi-Fi
General
1 18 (64.29%) Organisational Skills
2 11 (39.29%) Social Skills
3 6 (21.43%) Finance
4 3 (10.71%) Dutch Language
4 3 (10.71%) French Language
4 3 (10.71%) Retail
5 2 (7.14%) Military
Job Titles
1 19 (67.86%) Support Engineer
2 13 (46.43%) IT Engineer
2 13 (46.43%) IT Support
3 12 (42.86%) IT Support Engineer
4 8 (28.57%) 1st Line Engineer
4 8 (28.57%) 1st Line Support
4 8 (28.57%) 1st Line Support Engineer
5 7 (25.00%) Technical Support
6 4 (14.29%) Support Technician
6 4 (14.29%) Technical Engineer
6 4 (14.29%) Technical Support Engineer
7 3 (10.71%) Network Support
7 3 (10.71%) Network Support Technician
7 3 (10.71%) Network Technician
8 2 (7.14%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 2 (7.14%) 2nd Line Support
8 2 (7.14%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 1 (3.57%) 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
9 1 (3.57%) Deskside Engineer
9 1 (3.57%) Service Desk Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (21.43%) Driving Licence
2 4 (14.29%) Data Centre
2 4 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (10.71%) Digital Signage
4 2 (7.14%) Digital Media
5 1 (3.57%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 28 (100.00%) Windows
2 21 (75.00%) Windows 10
3 10 (35.71%) Windows Server
4 8 (28.57%) Windows 8
5 3 (10.71%) Windows XP
6 2 (7.14%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (7.14%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (3.57%) Android
7 1 (3.57%) Apple iOS
7 1 (3.57%) Mac OS X
7 1 (3.57%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (64.29%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (50.00%) ITIL
3 8 (28.57%) Proactive Maintenance
3 8 (28.57%) Remote Monitoring and Management
3 8 (28.57%) Service Management
4 6 (21.43%) Project Management
5 5 (17.86%) Service Delivery
6 4 (14.29%) Asset Management
6 4 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (14.29%) Fintech
6 4 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
7 3 (10.71%) Customer Service
8 2 (7.14%) Ticket Management
9 1 (3.57%) ERP
9 1 (3.57%) Inventory Control
9 1 (3.57%) Inventory Management
9 1 (3.57%) Logistics
9 1 (3.57%) Preventative Maintenance
9 1 (3.57%) Security Patching
9 1 (3.57%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 6 (21.43%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (17.86%) Degree
2 5 (17.86%) MCSA
2 5 (17.86%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 4 (14.29%) MCDST
3 4 (14.29%) MCITP
4 1 (3.57%) A+ Certification
4 1 (3.57%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (3.57%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.14%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (53.57%) Active Directory
2 9 (32.14%) Hyper-V
2 9 (32.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (28.57%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 8 (28.57%) Autotask
1 8 (28.57%) SCCM
2 5 (17.86%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (14.29%) Cisco CUCM
3 4 (14.29%) ServiceCenter
4 1 (3.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 16 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 9 (32.14%) VMware
3 8 (28.57%) Dell
3 8 (28.57%) ESET
3 8 (28.57%) Google
3 8 (28.57%) HP
4 4 (14.29%) Apple
4 4 (14.29%) Bloomberg
4 4 (14.29%) Cisco
4 4 (14.29%) Remedy
4 4 (14.29%) Reuters
5 1 (3.57%) ServiceNow
5 1 (3.57%) SolarWinds