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 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 627 591 506
Rank change year-on-year -36 -85 +127
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 63 63 344
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.084% 0.15% 0.40%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.18% 1.00% 2.70%
Number of salaries quoted 56 55 285
10th Percentile £24,188 £26,550 £23,850
25th Percentile £25,875 £27,750 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £30,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.67% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £59,500 £41,842 £38,750
90th Percentile - £48,750 £50,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,500 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +11.67% - -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 5,320 6,307 12,751
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.06% 14.91% 14.91%
Number of salaries quoted 3,903 4,310 10,490
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,588 £25,760
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £46,604
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +7.29% -11.23%
75th Percentile £66,250 £71,250 £63,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +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 20 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Top 11 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 20 March 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 -22 62 £33,500 +11.67% 4
UK excluding London -23 54 £33,500 +11.67% 2
South East -2 29 £58,000 +114.81%
North West -8 16 £26,250 -34.38%
North of England -36 16 £26,250 -12.50%
London -4 9 £32,500 +3.17% 1
West Midlands +2 6 £25,000 -12.28%
Work from Home -8 6 £27,000 -10.00% 1
Midlands -34 6 £25,000 -12.28%
East of England -12 2 - - 2
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 44 (69.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (34.92%) Exchange Server 2003
3 11 (17.46%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (9.52%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (9.52%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (1.59%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (15.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 25 (39.68%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (20.63%) Azure
3 12 (19.05%) Google Workspace
4 1 (1.59%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (41.27%) DHCP
1 26 (41.27%) DNS
2 16 (25.40%) WAN
3 13 (20.63%) Firewall
4 10 (15.87%) SD-WAN
5 7 (11.11%) TCP/IP
6 6 (9.52%) LAN
7 4 (6.35%) 3G
7 4 (6.35%) 4G
7 4 (6.35%) ADSL
7 4 (6.35%) VDSL
8 1 (1.59%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (36.51%) Oracle Database
2 22 (34.92%) Oracle Database 10g
3 1 (1.59%) Oracle Reports
General
1 23 (36.51%) Organisational Skills
2 17 (26.98%) Social Skills
3 6 (9.52%) Finance
4 3 (4.76%) Dutch Language
4 3 (4.76%) French Language
4 3 (4.76%) Retail
5 2 (3.17%) Military
6 1 (1.59%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 26 (41.27%) Support Engineer
2 23 (36.51%) IT Support
3 22 (34.92%) Systems Support
4 21 (33.33%) 3rd Line Support
5 17 (26.98%) IT Engineer
5 17 (26.98%) IT Support Engineer
6 10 (15.87%) 1st Line Engineer
6 10 (15.87%) 1st Line Support
6 10 (15.87%) 1st Line Support Engineer
7 9 (14.29%) Technical Support
8 7 (11.11%) 2nd Line Support
9 4 (6.35%) Support Technician
9 4 (6.35%) Technical Engineer
9 4 (6.35%) Technical Support Engineer
10 3 (4.76%) Network Support
10 3 (4.76%) Network Support Technician
10 3 (4.76%) Network Technician
11 2 (3.17%) Desktop Support
11 2 (3.17%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 2 (3.17%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.11%) Driving Licence
1 7 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (6.35%) Data Centre
3 3 (4.76%) Digital Signage
4 2 (3.17%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.59%) Fat Client
5 1 (1.59%) PKI
5 1 (1.59%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 63 (100.00%) Windows
2 32 (50.79%) Windows 10
3 24 (38.10%) Windows Server 2008
4 23 (36.51%) Windows Server 2003
5 22 (34.92%) HPUX
5 22 (34.92%) Solaris
5 22 (34.92%) Unix
6 16 (25.40%) Windows 8
7 13 (20.63%) Windows Server
8 3 (4.76%) Windows XP
9 2 (3.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (3.17%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (1.59%) AIX
10 1 (1.59%) Android
10 1 (1.59%) Apple iOS
10 1 (1.59%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (36.51%) Incident Management
1 23 (36.51%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (25.40%) ITIL
3 11 (17.46%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 10 (15.87%) Proactive Maintenance
4 10 (15.87%) Service Management
5 6 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (9.52%) Customer Service
5 6 (9.52%) Project Management
5 6 (9.52%) Service Delivery
6 5 (7.94%) Collaborative Working
6 5 (7.94%) Email Management
7 4 (6.35%) Asset Management
7 4 (6.35%) Fintech
8 3 (4.76%) Root Cause Analysis
9 2 (3.17%) Inventory Control
9 2 (3.17%) Inventory Management
9 2 (3.17%) Ticket Management
10 1 (1.59%) Preventative Maintenance
10 1 (1.59%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 22 (34.92%) Perl
1 22 (34.92%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.59%) Python
2 1 (1.59%) SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (39.68%) Security Cleared
2 24 (38.10%) SC Cleared
3 23 (36.51%) DV Cleared
4 6 (9.52%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (7.94%) Degree
5 5 (7.94%) MCSA
5 5 (7.94%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 4 (6.35%) MCDST
6 4 (6.35%) MCITP
7 1 (1.59%) A+ Certification
7 1 (1.59%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (1.59%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (38.10%) SLA
System Software
1 43 (68.25%) Active Directory
2 11 (17.46%) Hyper-V
2 11 (17.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (15.87%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 11 (17.46%) Autotask
2 10 (15.87%) SCCM
3 5 (7.94%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (6.35%) Cisco CUCM
4 4 (6.35%) ServiceCenter
5 1 (1.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (1.59%) WMI
Vendors
1 44 (69.84%) Microsoft
2 34 (53.97%) VMware
3 23 (36.51%) Oracle
4 13 (20.63%) HP
5 11 (17.46%) ESET
5 11 (17.46%) Google
6 10 (15.87%) Dell
7 4 (6.35%) Apple
7 4 (6.35%) Bloomberg
7 4 (6.35%) Cisco
7 4 (6.35%) Remedy
7 4 (6.35%) Reuters
8 2 (3.17%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.59%) Citrix
9 1 (1.59%) Fortinet
9 1 (1.59%) IBM
9 1 (1.59%) SolarWinds