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

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 696 597 575
Rank change year-on-year -99 -22 +42
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 34 52 318
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.037% 0.12% 0.32%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.62% 0.80% 2.35%
Number of salaries quoted 28 45 264
10th Percentile £22,500 £27,000 £24,250
25th Percentile £25,875 £27,750 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,500 £30,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £34,125 £38,750 £39,500
90th Percentile £34,650 £41,550 £54,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,000 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -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 5,512 6,511 13,555
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.94% 15.19% 13.74%
Number of salaries quoted 4,088 4,107 10,690
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 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,751 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% -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 25 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 25 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 -76 33 £27,000 -10.00% 6
UK excluding London -76 26 £27,000 -10.00% 6
North West +6 14 £26,250 -34.38% 3
North of England -31 14 £26,250 -25.00% 3
London -21 8 £32,500 -13.33%
East of England - 6 £33,000 - 2
West Midlands -30 5 £25,000 -12.28%
Midlands -45 5 £25,000 -20.63%
Work from Home +7 4 £27,000 -10.00%
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 20 (58.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (23.53%) Exchange Server 2007
2 8 (23.53%) Exchange Server 2010
2 8 (23.53%) Exchange Server 2013
3 4 (11.76%) Skype for Business
4 1 (2.94%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (29.41%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (20.59%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 19 (55.88%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (26.47%) Azure
3 8 (23.53%) Google Workspace
4 1 (2.94%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (38.24%) WAN
2 9 (26.47%) Firewall
3 7 (20.59%) DNS
3 7 (20.59%) SD-WAN
3 7 (20.59%) TCP/IP
4 6 (17.65%) LAN
5 4 (11.76%) Skype
6 3 (8.82%) 3G
6 3 (8.82%) 4G
6 3 (8.82%) ADSL
6 3 (8.82%) DHCP
6 3 (8.82%) VDSL
7 1 (2.94%) Wi-Fi
General
1 16 (47.06%) Organisational Skills
2 11 (32.35%) Social Skills
3 6 (17.65%) Finance
4 3 (8.82%) Dutch Language
4 3 (8.82%) French Language
4 3 (8.82%) Retail
5 2 (5.88%) Military
6 1 (2.94%) Law
Job Titles
1 22 (64.71%) Support Engineer
2 17 (50.00%) IT Engineer
2 17 (50.00%) IT Support
3 16 (47.06%) IT Support Engineer
4 7 (20.59%) 1st Line Engineer
4 7 (20.59%) 1st Line Support
4 7 (20.59%) 1st Line Support Engineer
4 7 (20.59%) Technical Support
5 4 (11.76%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 4 (11.76%) Desktop Engineer
5 4 (11.76%) Technical Engineer
5 4 (11.76%) Technical Support Engineer
6 3 (8.82%) Support Technician
7 2 (5.88%) 2nd Line Support
7 2 (5.88%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (5.88%) Network Support
7 2 (5.88%) Network Support Technician
7 2 (5.88%) Network Technician
8 1 (2.94%) Field Engineer
8 1 (2.94%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (14.71%) Driving Licence
1 5 (14.71%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (11.76%) Data Centre
3 2 (5.88%) Digital Signage
4 1 (2.94%) CMDB
4 1 (2.94%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 34 (100.00%) Windows
2 22 (64.71%) Windows 10
3 11 (32.35%) Windows 8
4 9 (26.47%) Windows Server
5 4 (11.76%) Linux
6 3 (8.82%) Windows XP
7 2 (5.88%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (5.88%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (2.94%) Android
8 1 (2.94%) Apple iOS
8 1 (2.94%) Mac OS X
8 1 (2.94%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (47.06%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (38.24%) ITIL
3 9 (26.47%) Service Management
4 7 (20.59%) Proactive Maintenance
4 7 (20.59%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 6 (17.65%) Project Management
6 4 (11.76%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (11.76%) Disk Encryption
6 4 (11.76%) Fintech
6 4 (11.76%) Root Cause Analysis
6 4 (11.76%) Service Delivery
7 3 (8.82%) Asset Management
7 3 (8.82%) Customer Service
7 3 (8.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 2 (5.88%) ITSM
8 2 (5.88%) Ticket Management
8 2 (5.88%) User Experience
9 1 (2.94%) Business Intelligence
9 1 (2.94%) ERP
9 1 (2.94%) Security Patching
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.88%) PowerShell
1 2 (5.88%) VB
1 2 (5.88%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 6 (17.65%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (14.71%) Degree
2 5 (14.71%) MCSA
2 5 (14.71%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 4 (11.76%) MCDST
3 4 (11.76%) MCITP
4 2 (5.88%) SC Cleared
4 2 (5.88%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.94%) A+ Certification
5 1 (2.94%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (2.94%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.76%) SLA
2 2 (5.88%) Accessibility
System Software
1 14 (41.18%) Active Directory
2 8 (23.53%) Hyper-V
2 8 (23.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (20.59%) VMware Workstation
4 4 (11.76%) BitLocker
5 2 (5.88%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (32.35%) SCCM
2 7 (20.59%) Autotask
3 5 (14.71%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (11.76%) Cisco CUCM
4 4 (11.76%) ServiceCenter
5 1 (2.94%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 24 (70.59%) Microsoft
2 8 (23.53%) Dell
2 8 (23.53%) HP
2 8 (23.53%) VMware
3 7 (20.59%) ESET
3 7 (20.59%) Google
4 4 (11.76%) Apple
4 4 (11.76%) Bloomberg
4 4 (11.76%) Cisco
4 4 (11.76%) Remedy
4 4 (11.76%) Reuters
5 2 (5.88%) ServiceNow
6 1 (2.94%) SolarWinds