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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 679 609 561
Rank change year-on-year -70 -48 +75
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 29 55 327
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.032% 0.13% 0.34%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.54% 0.83% 2.39%
Number of salaries quoted 23 49 272
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 £33,750 £40,000 £38,813
90th Percentile £34,400 £44,750 £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 5,340 6,600 13,669
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.89% 15.20% 14.21%
Number of salaries quoted 3,898 4,399 10,823
10th Percentile £27,694 £27,250 £25,760
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £68,092 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +2.50% -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 8 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 8 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 -70 28 £26,625 -14.80% 13
UK excluding London -91 20 £26,250 -12.50% 12
North West -15 12 £26,250 -34.38% 5
North of England -50 12 £26,250 -25.00% 5
London -11 9 £32,500 -13.33% 1
West Midlands -26 5 £25,000 -12.28% 1
Midlands -36 5 £25,000 -20.63% 1
Work from Home -6 4 £27,000 -10.00% 1
East of England -14 2 £33,000 -37.14% 5
Wales -29 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 15 (51.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (17.24%) Exchange Server 2007
2 5 (17.24%) Exchange Server 2010
2 5 (17.24%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (6.90%) Skype for Business
4 1 (3.45%) IIS
Applications
1 8 (27.59%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (24.14%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 15 (51.72%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (31.03%) Azure
3 8 (27.59%) Google Workspace
4 1 (3.45%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (44.83%) WAN
2 8 (27.59%) Firewall
3 7 (24.14%) SD-WAN
3 7 (24.14%) TCP/IP
4 6 (20.69%) LAN
5 4 (13.79%) 3G
5 4 (13.79%) 4G
5 4 (13.79%) ADSL
5 4 (13.79%) DNS
5 4 (13.79%) VDSL
6 3 (10.34%) DHCP
7 2 (6.90%) Skype
8 1 (3.45%) Wi-Fi
General
1 17 (58.62%) Organisational Skills
2 11 (37.93%) Social Skills
3 6 (20.69%) Finance
4 3 (10.34%) Dutch Language
4 3 (10.34%) French Language
4 3 (10.34%) Retail
5 2 (6.90%) Military
Job Titles
1 18 (62.07%) Support Engineer
2 13 (44.83%) IT Engineer
2 13 (44.83%) IT Support
3 12 (41.38%) IT Support Engineer
4 7 (24.14%) 1st Line Engineer
4 7 (24.14%) 1st Line Support
4 7 (24.14%) 1st Line Support Engineer
4 7 (24.14%) Technical Support
5 4 (13.79%) Support Technician
5 4 (13.79%) Technical Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Technical Support Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Network Support
6 3 (10.34%) Network Support Technician
6 3 (10.34%) Network Technician
7 2 (6.90%) 2nd Line Support
7 2 (6.90%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (6.90%) Desktop Engineer
8 1 (3.45%) Field Engineer
8 1 (3.45%) Service Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.24%) Driving Licence
2 4 (13.79%) Data Centre
2 4 (13.79%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (10.34%) Digital Signage
4 2 (6.90%) Digital Media
5 1 (3.45%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 29 (100.00%) Windows
2 21 (72.41%) Windows 10
3 9 (31.03%) Windows Server
4 8 (27.59%) Windows 8
5 3 (10.34%) Windows XP
6 2 (6.90%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (6.90%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (3.45%) Android
7 1 (3.45%) Apple iOS
7 1 (3.45%) Linux
7 1 (3.45%) Mac OS X
7 1 (3.45%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (58.62%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (44.83%) ITIL
3 8 (27.59%) Service Management
4 7 (24.14%) Proactive Maintenance
4 7 (24.14%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 6 (20.69%) Project Management
6 4 (13.79%) Asset Management
6 4 (13.79%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (13.79%) Fintech
6 4 (13.79%) Root Cause Analysis
6 4 (13.79%) Service Delivery
7 2 (6.90%) Customer Service
7 2 (6.90%) Disk Encryption
7 2 (6.90%) Ticket Management
8 1 (3.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 1 (3.45%) Logistics
8 1 (3.45%) Preventative Maintenance
8 1 (3.45%) Security Patching
8 1 (3.45%) User Acceptance Testing
8 1 (3.45%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
1 1 (3.45%) VB
1 1 (3.45%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 6 (20.69%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (17.24%) Degree
2 5 (17.24%) MCSA
2 5 (17.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 4 (13.79%) MCDST
3 4 (13.79%) MCITP
4 1 (3.45%) A+ Certification
4 1 (3.45%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (3.45%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.34%) SLA
2 1 (3.45%) Accessibility
System Software
1 14 (48.28%) Active Directory
2 8 (27.59%) Hyper-V
2 8 (27.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (24.14%) VMware Workstation
4 2 (6.90%) BitLocker
5 1 (3.45%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (31.03%) SCCM
2 7 (24.14%) Autotask
3 5 (17.24%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (13.79%) Cisco CUCM
4 4 (13.79%) ServiceCenter
5 1 (3.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 18 (62.07%) Microsoft
2 8 (27.59%) Dell
2 8 (27.59%) HP
2 8 (27.59%) VMware
3 7 (24.14%) ESET
3 7 (24.14%) Google
4 4 (13.79%) Apple
4 4 (13.79%) Bloomberg
4 4 (13.79%) Cisco
4 4 (13.79%) Remedy
4 4 (13.79%) Reuters
5 1 (3.45%) ServiceNow
5 1 (3.45%) SolarWinds