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 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 582 630 508
Rank change year-on-year +48 -122 +101
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 67 67 284
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.13% 0.42%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.33% 0.85% 2.72%
Number of salaries quoted 63 53 229
10th Percentile £25,950 £26,400 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £37,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.81% +23.33% -4.76%
75th Percentile £59,500 £45,000 £40,000
90th Percentile - £48,750 £54,050
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,500 £37,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -9.46% +23.33% -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 5,032 7,873 10,426
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.98% 15.02% 15.30%
Number of salaries quoted 3,673 4,375 8,696
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,350 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +4.08% -6.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,000 £45,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year -15.56% +3.45% -3.33%

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 28 January 2026.

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 28 January 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
UK excluding London +48 60 £33,500 -9.46% 10
England +51 59 £33,500 -9.46% 10
South East +48 36 £58,000 +114.81% 1
Work from Home +37 12 £27,000 -14.29% 1
North West +28 11 £27,000 - 4
North of England +19 11 £27,000 -10.00% 4
London +47 7 £32,500 +4.00% 1
Scotland -5 7 £33,000 -16.93% 1
East of England +21 3 £34,000 -35.24% 3
West Midlands +24 2 £25,000 -12.28% 1
Midlands +2 2 £25,000 -12.28% 1
Wales +4 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 39 (58.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (32.84%) Exchange Server 2003
3 11 (16.42%) Exchange Server 2013
4 4 (5.97%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (4.48%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (1.49%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (7.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 16 (23.88%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (10.45%) Azure
3 6 (8.96%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 28 (41.79%) DNS
2 25 (37.31%) DHCP
3 8 (11.94%) Firewall
4 6 (8.96%) WAN
5 5 (7.46%) SD-WAN
6 4 (5.97%) 3G
6 4 (5.97%) 4G
6 4 (5.97%) ADSL
6 4 (5.97%) VDSL
7 2 (2.99%) TCP/IP
8 1 (1.49%) LAN
8 1 (1.49%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (34.33%) Oracle Database
2 22 (32.84%) Oracle Database 10g
3 1 (1.49%) Oracle Reports
General
1 13 (19.40%) Social Skills
2 10 (14.93%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (4.48%) Dutch Language
3 3 (4.48%) French Language
3 3 (4.48%) Retail
4 2 (2.99%) Finance
4 2 (2.99%) Military
5 1 (1.49%) Advertising
5 1 (1.49%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (32.84%) Systems Support
2 21 (31.34%) 3rd Line Support
2 21 (31.34%) IT Support
3 12 (17.91%) Support Engineer
3 12 (17.91%) Technical Support
4 8 (11.94%) IT Engineer
4 8 (11.94%) IT Support Engineer
5 7 (10.45%) 2nd Line Support
5 7 (10.45%) IT Support Specialist
5 7 (10.45%) Support Specialist
6 6 (8.96%) 1st Line Support
7 5 (7.46%) 1st Line Engineer
7 5 (7.46%) 1st Line Support Engineer
7 5 (7.46%) Support Technician
8 3 (4.48%) Network Support
8 3 (4.48%) Network Support Technician
8 3 (4.48%) Network Technician
9 2 (2.99%) Desktop Engineer
9 2 (2.99%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 2 (2.99%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 14 (20.90%) Driving Licence
2 10 (14.93%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (4.48%) Digital Signage
4 2 (2.99%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.49%) Fat Client
5 1 (1.49%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.49%) PKI
5 1 (1.49%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 67 (100.00%) Windows
2 26 (38.81%) Windows Server 2008
3 23 (34.33%) Windows Server 2003
4 22 (32.84%) HPUX
4 22 (32.84%) Solaris
4 22 (32.84%) Unix
4 22 (32.84%) Windows 10
5 12 (17.91%) Windows 8
6 10 (14.93%) Windows Server
7 4 (5.97%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (4.48%) Windows XP
9 2 (2.99%) OpenVMS
9 2 (2.99%) VMS
9 2 (2.99%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (1.49%) AIX
10 1 (1.49%) Android
10 1 (1.49%) Apple iOS
10 1 (1.49%) Linux
10 1 (1.49%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (44.78%) Incident Management
2 23 (34.33%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (19.40%) Customer Service
4 11 (16.42%) Asset Management
5 8 (11.94%) Time Management
6 7 (10.45%) ITIL
7 6 (8.96%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (8.96%) Remote Monitoring and Management
7 6 (8.96%) Service Management
8 5 (7.46%) Email Management
8 5 (7.46%) Proactive Maintenance
9 4 (5.97%) Service Delivery
10 3 (4.48%) Root Cause Analysis
11 2 (2.99%) Identity Access Management
11 2 (2.99%) Inventory Control
11 2 (2.99%) Inventory Management
11 2 (2.99%) Ticket Management
12 1 (1.49%) Application Security
12 1 (1.49%) Preventative Maintenance
12 1 (1.49%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 22 (32.84%) Perl
1 22 (32.84%) PowerShell
2 10 (14.93%) SQL
3 1 (1.49%) Python
Qualifications
1 26 (38.81%) Security Cleared
2 24 (35.82%) DV Cleared
2 24 (35.82%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.99%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.49%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.49%) Degree
4 1 (1.49%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.49%) MCP
4 1 (1.49%) MCSA
4 1 (1.49%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (37.31%) SLA
System Software
1 36 (53.73%) Active Directory
2 9 (13.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (7.46%) Hyper-V
3 5 (7.46%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 6 (8.96%) Autotask
2 5 (7.46%) SCCM
3 2 (2.99%) NetBackup
3 2 (2.99%) WSUS
4 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (1.49%) WMI
Vendors
1 38 (56.72%) Microsoft
2 32 (47.76%) VMware
3 25 (37.31%) Oracle
4 6 (8.96%) ESET
4 6 (8.96%) Google
5 5 (7.46%) HP
6 2 (2.99%) Dell
6 2 (2.99%) ServiceNow
6 2 (2.99%) Veeam
6 2 (2.99%) Veritas
7 1 (1.49%) Citrix
7 1 (1.49%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.49%) IBM
7 1 (1.49%) SolarWinds