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 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 710 625 605
Rank change year-on-year -85 -20 +8
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 31 50 311
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.034% 0.11% 0.29%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.55% 0.77% 2.24%
Number of salaries quoted 26 43 253
10th Percentile £22,500 £27,000 £24,250
25th Percentile £25,875 £27,563 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £30,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -6.25%
75th Percentile £34,375 £38,750 £41,250
90th Percentile £34,750 £41,650 £55,675
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 5,603 6,532 13,865
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.10% 14.76% 13.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,195 4,215 10,716
10th Percentile £27,694 £27,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £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 9 June 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 9 June 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 30 £27,000 -10.00% 4
UK excluding London -93 25 £27,000 -10.00% 4
North West +13 14 £26,250 -34.38%
North of England -37 14 £26,250 -25.00%
London -45 6 £37,250 -3.25%
West Midlands -21 5 £25,000 -12.28%
Midlands -31 5 £25,000 -20.63%
East of England - 5 £33,000 - 1
Work from Home -6 4 £27,000 -10.00% 1
Wales -39 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 (64.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (25.81%) Exchange Server 2007
2 8 (25.81%) Exchange Server 2010
2 8 (25.81%) Exchange Server 2013
3 4 (12.90%) Skype for Business
4 1 (3.23%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (29.03%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (22.58%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 18 (58.06%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (29.03%) Azure
3 8 (25.81%) Google Workspace
4 1 (3.23%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (38.71%) WAN
2 9 (29.03%) Firewall
3 7 (22.58%) SD-WAN
4 6 (19.35%) DNS
4 6 (19.35%) TCP/IP
5 5 (16.13%) LAN
6 4 (12.90%) Skype
7 2 (6.45%) DHCP
8 1 (3.23%) 3G
8 1 (3.23%) 4G
8 1 (3.23%) ADSL
8 1 (3.23%) VDSL
8 1 (3.23%) Wi-Fi
General
1 15 (48.39%) Organisational Skills
2 10 (32.26%) Social Skills
3 5 (16.13%) Finance
4 3 (9.68%) Dutch Language
4 3 (9.68%) French Language
4 3 (9.68%) Retail
5 1 (3.23%) Law
5 1 (3.23%) Military
Job Titles
1 22 (70.97%) Support Engineer
2 17 (54.84%) IT Engineer
2 17 (54.84%) IT Support
3 16 (51.61%) IT Support Engineer
4 7 (22.58%) 1st Line Engineer
4 7 (22.58%) 1st Line Support
4 7 (22.58%) 1st Line Support Engineer
4 7 (22.58%) Technical Support
5 4 (12.90%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 4 (12.90%) Desktop Engineer
5 4 (12.90%) Technical Engineer
5 4 (12.90%) Technical Support Engineer
6 2 (6.45%) 2nd Line Support
6 2 (6.45%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 1 (3.23%) 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
7 1 (3.23%) Field Engineer
7 1 (3.23%) IT Technician
7 1 (3.23%) Service Desk Engineer
7 1 (3.23%) Service Desk Support
7 1 (3.23%) Service Desk Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.13%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (12.90%) Data Centre
3 3 (9.68%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.23%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 31 (100.00%) Windows
2 19 (61.29%) Windows 10
3 11 (35.48%) Windows 8
4 9 (29.03%) Windows Server
5 4 (12.90%) Linux
6 3 (9.68%) Windows XP
7 2 (6.45%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (6.45%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (3.23%) Mac OS X
8 1 (3.23%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (45.16%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (38.71%) ITIL
3 9 (29.03%) Service Management
4 7 (22.58%) Proactive Maintenance
4 7 (22.58%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 5 (16.13%) Project Management
6 4 (12.90%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (12.90%) Disk Encryption
6 4 (12.90%) Fintech
6 4 (12.90%) Root Cause Analysis
6 4 (12.90%) Service Delivery
7 3 (9.68%) Customer Service
7 3 (9.68%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 2 (6.45%) ITSM
8 2 (6.45%) User Experience
9 1 (3.23%) Asset Management
9 1 (3.23%) Business Intelligence
9 1 (3.23%) ERP
9 1 (3.23%) Logistics
9 1 (3.23%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.45%) PowerShell
1 2 (6.45%) VB
1 2 (6.45%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 5 (16.13%) MCSA
1 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Certified Professional
2 4 (12.90%) Degree
2 4 (12.90%) MCDST
2 4 (12.90%) MCITP
3 2 (6.45%) SC Cleared
3 2 (6.45%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.23%) A+ Certification
4 1 (3.23%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.90%) SLA
2 2 (6.45%) Accessibility
System Software
1 13 (41.94%) Active Directory
2 8 (25.81%) Hyper-V
2 8 (25.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (22.58%) VMware Workstation
4 4 (12.90%) BitLocker
5 2 (6.45%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (35.48%) SCCM
2 7 (22.58%) Autotask
3 4 (12.90%) Cisco CUCM
3 4 (12.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (12.90%) ServiceCenter
4 1 (3.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 23 (74.19%) Microsoft
2 8 (25.81%) Dell
2 8 (25.81%) HP
2 8 (25.81%) VMware
3 7 (22.58%) ESET
3 7 (22.58%) Google
4 4 (12.90%) Apple
4 4 (12.90%) Bloomberg
4 4 (12.90%) Cisco
4 4 (12.90%) Remedy
4 4 (12.90%) Reuters
5 2 (6.45%) ServiceNow
6 1 (3.23%) SolarWinds