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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 704 599 599
Rank change year-on-year -105 0 +34
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 33 52 315
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.035% 0.12% 0.32%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.59% 0.80% 2.32%
Number of salaries quoted 28 45 261
10th Percentile £22,500 £27,000 £24,250
25th Percentile £25,875 £27,750 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,500 £30,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £34,125 £38,750 £38,750
90th Percentile £34,650 £41,550 £55,000
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 5,615 6,518 13,596
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.03% 15.20% 13.61%
Number of salaries quoted 4,186 4,074 10,685
10th Percentile £27,694 £27,000 £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 £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 29 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 29 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 -85 32 £27,000 -10.00% 8
UK excluding London -83 25 £27,000 -10.00% 8
North West +3 14 £26,250 -34.38% 3
North of England -44 14 £26,250 -25.00% 4
London -23 8 £32,500 -13.33% 1
West Midlands -34 5 £25,000 -12.28%
Midlands -39 5 £25,000 -20.63%
East of England - 5 £33,000 - 1
Work from Home +6 4 £27,000 -10.00% 1
Wales -35 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 (60.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (24.24%) Exchange Server 2007
2 8 (24.24%) Exchange Server 2010
2 8 (24.24%) Exchange Server 2013
3 4 (12.12%) Skype for Business
4 1 (3.03%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (21.21%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 18 (54.55%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (27.27%) Azure
3 8 (24.24%) Google Workspace
4 1 (3.03%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (36.36%) WAN
2 9 (27.27%) Firewall
3 7 (21.21%) SD-WAN
4 6 (18.18%) DNS
4 6 (18.18%) TCP/IP
5 5 (15.15%) LAN
6 4 (12.12%) Skype
7 3 (9.09%) 3G
7 3 (9.09%) 4G
7 3 (9.09%) ADSL
7 3 (9.09%) VDSL
8 2 (6.06%) DHCP
9 1 (3.03%) Wi-Fi
General
1 16 (48.48%) Organisational Skills
2 11 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 6 (18.18%) Finance
4 3 (9.09%) Dutch Language
4 3 (9.09%) French Language
4 3 (9.09%) Retail
5 2 (6.06%) Military
6 1 (3.03%) Law
Job Titles
1 22 (66.67%) Support Engineer
2 17 (51.52%) IT Engineer
2 17 (51.52%) IT Support
3 16 (48.48%) IT Support Engineer
4 7 (21.21%) 1st Line Engineer
4 7 (21.21%) 1st Line Support
4 7 (21.21%) 1st Line Support Engineer
4 7 (21.21%) Technical Support
5 4 (12.12%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 4 (12.12%) Desktop Engineer
5 4 (12.12%) Technical Engineer
5 4 (12.12%) Technical Support Engineer
6 3 (9.09%) Support Technician
7 2 (6.06%) 2nd Line Support
7 2 (6.06%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (6.06%) Network Support
7 2 (6.06%) Network Support Technician
7 2 (6.06%) Network Technician
8 1 (3.03%) IT Technician
8 1 (3.03%) Service Desk Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) Driving Licence
1 5 (15.15%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (12.12%) Data Centre
3 2 (6.06%) Digital Signage
4 1 (3.03%) CMDB
4 1 (3.03%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 33 (100.00%) Windows
2 21 (63.64%) Windows 10
3 11 (33.33%) Windows 8
4 9 (27.27%) Windows Server
5 4 (12.12%) Linux
6 3 (9.09%) Windows XP
7 2 (6.06%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (6.06%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (3.03%) Mac OS X
8 1 (3.03%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (48.48%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (36.36%) ITIL
3 9 (27.27%) Service Management
4 7 (21.21%) Proactive Maintenance
4 7 (21.21%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 6 (18.18%) Project Management
6 4 (12.12%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (12.12%) Disk Encryption
6 4 (12.12%) Fintech
6 4 (12.12%) Root Cause Analysis
6 4 (12.12%) Service Delivery
7 3 (9.09%) Asset Management
7 3 (9.09%) Customer Service
7 3 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 2 (6.06%) ITSM
8 2 (6.06%) Ticket Management
8 2 (6.06%) User Experience
9 1 (3.03%) Business Intelligence
9 1 (3.03%) ERP
9 1 (3.03%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.06%) PowerShell
1 2 (6.06%) VB
1 2 (6.06%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 5 (15.15%) MCSA
1 5 (15.15%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (15.15%) Microsoft Certified Professional
2 4 (12.12%) Degree
2 4 (12.12%) MCDST
2 4 (12.12%) MCITP
3 2 (6.06%) SC Cleared
3 2 (6.06%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.03%) A+ Certification
4 1 (3.03%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.12%) SLA
2 2 (6.06%) Accessibility
System Software
1 13 (39.39%) Active Directory
2 8 (24.24%) Hyper-V
2 8 (24.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (21.21%) VMware Workstation
4 4 (12.12%) BitLocker
5 2 (6.06%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (33.33%) SCCM
2 7 (21.21%) Autotask
3 4 (12.12%) Cisco CUCM
3 4 (12.12%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (12.12%) ServiceCenter
4 1 (3.03%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 23 (69.70%) Microsoft
2 8 (24.24%) Dell
2 8 (24.24%) HP
2 8 (24.24%) VMware
3 7 (21.21%) ESET
3 7 (21.21%) Google
4 4 (12.12%) Apple
4 4 (12.12%) Bloomberg
4 4 (12.12%) Cisco
4 4 (12.12%) Remedy
4 4 (12.12%) Reuters
5 2 (6.06%) ServiceNow
6 1 (3.03%) SolarWinds