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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 685 593 581
Rank change year-on-year -92 -12 +46
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 30 54 322
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.033% 0.12% 0.33%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.56% 0.80% 2.37%
Number of salaries quoted 24 48 267
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 £33,813 £40,000 £38,875
90th Percentile £34,850 £45,250 £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 5,377 6,761 13,588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.91% 15.54% 14.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,943 4,320 10,729
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 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -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 15 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 15 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 -66 29 £27,000 -14.29% 11
UK excluding London -76 22 £26,250 -12.50% 11
North West +5 13 £26,250 -34.38% 6
North of England -30 13 £26,250 -25.00% 6
London -29 8 £32,500 -13.33%
West Midlands -30 5 £25,000 -12.28%
Midlands -43 5 £25,000 -20.63%
Work from Home +15 4 £27,000 -10.00% 1
East of England -11 3 £33,000 -37.14% 4
Wales -30 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 17 (56.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2007
2 6 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2010
2 6 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2013
3 3 (10.00%) Skype for Business
4 1 (3.33%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (30.00%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (23.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 16 (53.33%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (30.00%) Azure
3 8 (26.67%) Google Workspace
4 1 (3.33%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (43.33%) WAN
2 8 (26.67%) Firewall
3 7 (23.33%) SD-WAN
3 7 (23.33%) TCP/IP
4 6 (20.00%) LAN
5 5 (16.67%) DNS
6 3 (10.00%) 3G
6 3 (10.00%) 4G
6 3 (10.00%) ADSL
6 3 (10.00%) DHCP
6 3 (10.00%) Skype
6 3 (10.00%) VDSL
7 1 (3.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 16 (53.33%) Organisational Skills
2 10 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 6 (20.00%) Finance
4 3 (10.00%) Dutch Language
4 3 (10.00%) French Language
4 3 (10.00%) Retail
5 2 (6.67%) Military
Job Titles
1 19 (63.33%) Support Engineer
2 14 (46.67%) IT Engineer
2 14 (46.67%) IT Support
3 13 (43.33%) IT Support Engineer
4 7 (23.33%) 1st Line Engineer
4 7 (23.33%) 1st Line Support
4 7 (23.33%) 1st Line Support Engineer
4 7 (23.33%) Technical Support
5 4 (13.33%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 4 (13.33%) Technical Engineer
5 4 (13.33%) Technical Support Engineer
6 3 (10.00%) Desktop Engineer
6 3 (10.00%) Support Technician
7 2 (6.67%) 2nd Line Support
7 2 (6.67%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (6.67%) Network Support
7 2 (6.67%) Network Support Technician
7 2 (6.67%) Network Technician
8 1 (3.33%) IT Technician
8 1 (3.33%) Service Desk Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.33%) Data Centre
1 4 (13.33%) Driving Licence
1 4 (13.33%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (6.67%) Digital Signage
3 1 (3.33%) CMDB
3 1 (3.33%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 30 (100.00%) Windows
2 21 (70.00%) Windows 10
3 9 (30.00%) Windows 8
3 9 (30.00%) Windows Server
4 3 (10.00%) Windows XP
5 2 (6.67%) Linux
5 2 (6.67%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (6.67%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (3.33%) Android
6 1 (3.33%) Apple iOS
6 1 (3.33%) Mac OS X
6 1 (3.33%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (53.33%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (43.33%) ITIL
3 9 (30.00%) Service Management
4 7 (23.33%) Proactive Maintenance
4 7 (23.33%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 6 (20.00%) Project Management
6 4 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (13.33%) Fintech
6 4 (13.33%) Root Cause Analysis
6 4 (13.33%) Service Delivery
7 3 (10.00%) Asset Management
7 3 (10.00%) Disk Encryption
8 2 (6.67%) Customer Service
8 2 (6.67%) ITSM
8 2 (6.67%) Ticket Management
9 1 (3.33%) Business Intelligence
9 1 (3.33%) ERP
9 1 (3.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 1 (3.33%) Logistics
9 1 (3.33%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.33%) PowerShell
1 1 (3.33%) VB
1 1 (3.33%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 6 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (16.67%) Degree
2 5 (16.67%) MCSA
2 5 (16.67%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 4 (13.33%) MCDST
3 4 (13.33%) MCITP
4 2 (6.67%) SC Cleared
4 2 (6.67%) Security Cleared
5 1 (3.33%) A+ Certification
5 1 (3.33%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (3.33%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (13.33%) SLA
2 2 (6.67%) Accessibility
System Software
1 14 (46.67%) Active Directory
2 8 (26.67%) Hyper-V
2 8 (26.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (23.33%) VMware Workstation
4 3 (10.00%) BitLocker
5 1 (3.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 10 (33.33%) SCCM
2 7 (23.33%) Autotask
3 5 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (13.33%) Cisco CUCM
4 4 (13.33%) ServiceCenter
5 1 (3.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 20 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 8 (26.67%) Dell
2 8 (26.67%) HP
2 8 (26.67%) VMware
3 7 (23.33%) ESET
3 7 (23.33%) Google
4 4 (13.33%) Apple
4 4 (13.33%) Bloomberg
4 4 (13.33%) Cisco
4 4 (13.33%) Remedy
4 4 (13.33%) Reuters
5 2 (6.67%) ServiceNow
6 1 (3.33%) SolarWinds