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

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 607 603 504
Rank change year-on-year -4 -99 +115
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 69 66 336
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.096% 0.14% 0.43%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.31% 0.96% 2.86%
Number of salaries quoted 63 52 275
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,325 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £30,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.20% +1.67% -3.23%
75th Percentile £59,500 £42,000 £38,500
90th Percentile - £48,750 £50,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,500 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +11.67% - -2.44%

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 5,279 6,869 11,753
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.35% 15.03% 14.96%
Number of salaries quoted 3,873 4,176 9,767
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,250 £26,043
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,188 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £47,307 £42,500
% change year-on-year -17.56% +11.31% -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 5 March 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 5 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 +6 64 £33,500 +11.67% 13
UK excluding London +4 61 £33,500 +11.67% 10
South East +4 32 £58,000 +114.81% 2
North West -2 15 £26,250 -12.50% 1
North of England -23 15 £26,250 -12.50% 1
Work from Home +5 9 £27,000 -10.00% 2
London +30 8 £32,500 -11.56% 3
West Midlands 0 6 £25,000 -12.28%
Midlands -10 6 £25,000 -14.53%
Scotland -12 4 £33,000 -16.93%
East of England +7 3 £34,000 -35.24% 7
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 (63.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (31.88%) Exchange Server 2003
3 12 (17.39%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (10.14%) Exchange Server 2007
4 7 (10.14%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (1.45%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (10.14%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 25 (36.23%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (17.39%) Azure
3 11 (15.94%) Google Workspace
4 1 (1.45%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (39.13%) DNS
2 26 (37.68%) DHCP
3 14 (20.29%) WAN
4 12 (17.39%) Firewall
5 9 (13.04%) SD-WAN
6 6 (8.70%) TCP/IP
7 5 (7.25%) LAN
8 4 (5.80%) 3G
8 4 (5.80%) 4G
8 4 (5.80%) ADSL
8 4 (5.80%) VDSL
9 1 (1.45%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (1.45%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (33.33%) Oracle Database
2 22 (31.88%) Oracle Database 10g
3 1 (1.45%) Oracle Reports
General
1 21 (30.43%) Organisational Skills
2 16 (23.19%) Social Skills
3 5 (7.25%) Finance
4 3 (4.35%) Dutch Language
4 3 (4.35%) French Language
4 3 (4.35%) Retail
5 2 (2.90%) Military
6 1 (1.45%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 26 (37.68%) IT Support
2 24 (34.78%) Support Engineer
3 22 (31.88%) Systems Support
4 21 (30.43%) 3rd Line Support
5 16 (23.19%) IT Engineer
5 16 (23.19%) IT Support Engineer
6 11 (15.94%) Technical Support
7 9 (13.04%) 1st Line Engineer
7 9 (13.04%) 1st Line Support
7 9 (13.04%) 1st Line Support Engineer
8 8 (11.59%) 2nd Line Support
9 5 (7.25%) Support Technician
10 4 (5.80%) IT Support Specialist
10 4 (5.80%) Support Specialist
11 3 (4.35%) Network Support
11 3 (4.35%) Network Support Technician
11 3 (4.35%) Network Technician
11 3 (4.35%) Technical Engineer
11 3 (4.35%) Technical Support Engineer
12 2 (2.90%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (15.94%) Driving Licence
2 10 (14.49%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (4.35%) Data Centre
3 3 (4.35%) Digital Signage
4 2 (2.90%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.45%) Fat Client
5 1 (1.45%) PKI
5 1 (1.45%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 69 (100.00%) Windows
2 31 (44.93%) Windows 10
3 24 (34.78%) Windows Server 2008
4 23 (33.33%) Windows Server 2003
5 22 (31.88%) HPUX
5 22 (31.88%) Solaris
5 22 (31.88%) Unix
6 16 (23.19%) Windows 8
7 12 (17.39%) Windows Server
8 3 (4.35%) Windows XP
9 2 (2.90%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (2.90%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (1.45%) AIX
10 1 (1.45%) Android
10 1 (1.45%) Apple iOS
10 1 (1.45%) Linux
10 1 (1.45%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (37.68%) Incident Management
2 25 (36.23%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (20.29%) ITIL
4 10 (14.49%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 9 (13.04%) Customer Service
5 9 (13.04%) Proactive Maintenance
5 9 (13.04%) Service Management
6 8 (11.59%) Asset Management
7 6 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (7.25%) Email Management
8 5 (7.25%) Project Management
8 5 (7.25%) Service Delivery
9 4 (5.80%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (5.80%) Time Management
10 3 (4.35%) Fintech
10 3 (4.35%) Root Cause Analysis
11 2 (2.90%) Inventory Control
11 2 (2.90%) Inventory Management
11 2 (2.90%) Ticket Management
12 1 (1.45%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 22 (31.88%) Perl
1 22 (31.88%) PowerShell
2 4 (5.80%) SQL
3 1 (1.45%) Python
Qualifications
1 25 (36.23%) Security Cleared
2 24 (34.78%) SC Cleared
3 23 (33.33%) DV Cleared
4 5 (7.25%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (5.80%) Degree
5 4 (5.80%) MCSA
5 4 (5.80%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 3 (4.35%) MCDST
6 3 (4.35%) MCITP
7 1 (1.45%) A+ Certification
7 1 (1.45%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (1.45%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (34.78%) SLA
System Software
1 42 (60.87%) Active Directory
2 10 (14.49%) Hyper-V
2 10 (14.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (13.04%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 10 (14.49%) Autotask
2 9 (13.04%) SCCM
3 5 (7.25%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (4.35%) Cisco CUCM
4 3 (4.35%) ServiceCenter
5 1 (1.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (1.45%) WMI
Vendors
1 44 (63.77%) Microsoft
2 33 (47.83%) VMware
3 23 (33.33%) Oracle
4 12 (17.39%) HP
5 10 (14.49%) ESET
5 10 (14.49%) Google
6 9 (13.04%) Dell
7 3 (4.35%) Apple
7 3 (4.35%) Bloomberg
7 3 (4.35%) Cisco
7 3 (4.35%) Remedy
7 3 (4.35%) Reuters
8 2 (2.90%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.45%) Citrix
9 1 (1.45%) Fortinet
9 1 (1.45%) IBM
9 1 (1.45%) SolarWinds