Windows 7 Job Trends

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 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 577 644 535
Rank change year-on-year +67 -109 +127
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 73 101 182
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.15% 0.35%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.38% 1.15% 1.99%
Number of salaries quoted 68 69 152
10th Percentile £26,775 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £37,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.46% +13.85% +3.17%
75th Percentile £59,500 £48,750 £49,063
90th Percentile - £56,502 £55,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,000 £37,000 £30,072
% change year-on-year -10.81% +23.04% -2.99%

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 5,304 8,813 9,148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.08% 13.16% 17.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3,959 5,090 7,454
10th Percentile £26,750 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £86,250 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -21.05% +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 18 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Top 12 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 18 November 2025. 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
UK excluding London +79 64 £33,000 -10.81% 17
England +72 63 £33,750 -8.78% 23
South East +71 43 £54,000 -4.00% 8
Work from Home +70 15 £27,000 -18.18% 2
Scotland +2 10 £33,000 - 1
London +37 9 £37,500 -31.82% 8
North of England +44 6 £26,875 -6.52%
North West +44 6 £26,875 -2.27%
West Midlands +46 2 £25,000 -12.28%
Midlands +38 2 £25,000 -12.28%
East of England +13 2 £34,000 -20.00% 2
South West +21 1 £29,290 -20.84% 6

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 38 (52.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (30.14%) Exchange Server 2003
3 11 (15.07%) Exchange Server 2013
4 4 (5.48%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (4.11%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (2.74%) JOnAS
6 2 (2.74%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (6.85%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.11%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 19 (26.03%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (5.48%) Azure
2 4 (5.48%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 31 (42.47%) DNS
2 28 (38.36%) DHCP
3 7 (9.59%) Firewall
3 7 (9.59%) VLAN
4 5 (6.85%) IP Telephony
4 5 (6.85%) TCP/IP
5 3 (4.11%) SD-WAN
5 3 (4.11%) WAN
6 2 (2.74%) Internet
6 2 (2.74%) NAS
6 2 (2.74%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (1.37%) 3G
7 1 (1.37%) 4G
7 1 (1.37%) ADSL
7 1 (1.37%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (1.37%) VDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (31.51%) Oracle Database
2 22 (30.14%) Oracle Database 10g
3 1 (1.37%) Oracle Reports
General
1 16 (21.92%) Social Skills
2 10 (13.70%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (1.37%) Advertising
3 1 (1.37%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (30.14%) Systems Support
2 21 (28.77%) 3rd Line Support
2 21 (28.77%) IT Support
3 14 (19.18%) Technical Support
4 12 (16.44%) Support Engineer
5 8 (10.96%) IT Support Specialist
5 8 (10.96%) Support Specialist
6 6 (8.22%) 1st Line Support
6 6 (8.22%) 2nd Line Support
6 6 (8.22%) Analyst
6 6 (8.22%) IT Engineer
6 6 (8.22%) IT Support Engineer
6 6 (8.22%) Support Analyst
7 5 (6.85%) Graduate
7 5 (6.85%) Graduate Analyst
7 5 (6.85%) Graduate Support Analyst
8 3 (4.11%) 1st Line Support Engineer
8 3 (4.11%) Desktop Engineer
8 3 (4.11%) Desktop Support
8 3 (4.11%) Desktop Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 17 (23.29%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (17.81%) Driving Licence
3 5 (6.85%) iPad
3 5 (6.85%) iPhone
3 5 (6.85%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (2.74%) Data Centre
4 2 (2.74%) Replication
5 1 (1.37%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.37%) Digital Signage
5 1 (1.37%) Fat Client
5 1 (1.37%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.37%) PKI
5 1 (1.37%) Smartphone
5 1 (1.37%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 73 (100.00%) Windows
2 25 (34.25%) Windows 10
2 25 (34.25%) Windows Server 2008
3 23 (31.51%) Windows Server 2003
4 22 (30.14%) HPUX
4 22 (30.14%) Solaris
4 22 (30.14%) Unix
5 10 (13.70%) Windows 8
6 9 (12.33%) Windows Server
7 5 (6.85%) Android
7 5 (6.85%) Mac OS
8 4 (5.48%) VMS
9 3 (4.11%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (2.74%) OpenVMS
10 2 (2.74%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (1.37%) AIX
11 1 (1.37%) Linux
11 1 (1.37%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (47.95%) Incident Management
2 27 (36.99%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (26.03%) Customer Service
4 14 (19.18%) Time Management
5 9 (12.33%) Asset Management
6 6 (8.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (6.85%) Cybersecurity
7 5 (6.85%) Email Management
8 4 (5.48%) ITIL
8 4 (5.48%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 4 (5.48%) Service Delivery
8 4 (5.48%) Service Management
9 3 (4.11%) Proactive Maintenance
10 2 (2.74%) Customer Experience
10 2 (2.74%) Identity Access Management
10 2 (2.74%) Inventory Control
10 2 (2.74%) Inventory Management
11 1 (1.37%) Break/Fix
11 1 (1.37%) Proactive Monitoring
11 1 (1.37%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 22 (30.14%) Perl
1 22 (30.14%) PowerShell
2 15 (20.55%) SQL
3 1 (1.37%) Python
Qualifications
1 27 (36.99%) Security Cleared
2 25 (34.25%) SC Cleared
3 24 (32.88%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (32.88%) SLA
2 5 (6.85%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 40 (54.79%) Active Directory
2 6 (8.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (6.85%) Hyper-V
4 3 (4.11%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 4 (5.48%) Autotask
1 4 (5.48%) SCCM
2 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.74%) NetBackup
2 2 (2.74%) WSUS
3 1 (1.37%) WMI
Vendors
1 43 (58.90%) Microsoft
2 29 (39.73%) VMware
3 25 (34.25%) Oracle
4 5 (6.85%) HP
5 4 (5.48%) ESET
5 4 (5.48%) Google
5 4 (5.48%) ServiceNow
6 2 (2.74%) arcserve
6 2 (2.74%) Dell
6 2 (2.74%) Nimsoft
6 2 (2.74%) Sage
6 2 (2.74%) Veeam
6 2 (2.74%) Veritas
7 1 (1.37%) Citrix
7 1 (1.37%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.37%) IBM
7 1 (1.37%) McAfee
7 1 (1.37%) MobileIron