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 22 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 712 625 622
Rank change year-on-year -87 -3 +7
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 33 49 308
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.035% 0.11% 0.28%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.57% 0.74% 2.19%
Number of salaries quoted 26 42 249
10th Percentile £22,500 £27,000 £24,150
25th Percentile £25,875 £27,375 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £30,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -6.98%
75th Percentile £34,500 £38,438 £42,250
90th Percentile £34,750 £41,125 £55,675
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 5,809 6,613 14,084
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.14% 14.65% 12.88%
Number of salaries quoted 4,364 4,319 10,760
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -2.22% -14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £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 22 June 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 22 June 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 -61 32 £27,000 -10.00% 6
UK excluding London -80 28 £27,000 -10.00% 6
North West +10 14 £26,250 -34.38%
North of England -29 14 £26,250 -25.00%
East of England - 6 £33,000 - 3
West Midlands -17 5 £25,000 -
London -29 5 £42,000 +12.00% 1
Midlands -37 5 £25,000 -20.63%
Work from Home -11 4 £27,000 -10.00% 1
South East -33 2 - - 3
Wales -44 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 23 (69.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (27.27%) Exchange Server 2007
2 9 (27.27%) Exchange Server 2010
2 9 (27.27%) Exchange Server 2013
3 4 (12.12%) Skype for Business
4 2 (6.06%) SharePoint
5 1 (3.03%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (21.21%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 21 (63.64%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (33.33%) 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%) DNS
3 7 (21.21%) SD-WAN
4 6 (18.18%) TCP/IP
5 5 (15.15%) LAN
6 4 (12.12%) Skype
7 2 (6.06%) DHCP
8 1 (3.03%) Wi-Fi
General
1 15 (45.45%) Organisational Skills
2 12 (36.36%) Social Skills
3 4 (12.12%) Finance
4 3 (9.09%) Dutch Language
4 3 (9.09%) French Language
4 3 (9.09%) Retail
5 2 (6.06%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (3.03%) Law
Job Titles
1 22 (66.67%) Support Engineer
2 17 (51.52%) IT Engineer
3 16 (48.48%) IT Support
3 16 (48.48%) IT Support Engineer
4 9 (27.27%) 1st Line Support
5 7 (21.21%) 1st Line Engineer
5 7 (21.21%) 1st Line Support Engineer
5 7 (21.21%) Technical Support
6 4 (12.12%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 4 (12.12%) Desktop Engineer
6 4 (12.12%) Technical Engineer
6 4 (12.12%) Technical Support Engineer
7 3 (9.09%) 2nd Line Support
8 2 (6.06%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 1 (3.03%) 2nd Line Service Desk Analyst
9 1 (3.03%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
9 1 (3.03%) 2nd Line Support Technician
9 1 (3.03%) Service Desk Analyst
9 1 (3.03%) Service Desk Support
9 1 (3.03%) Service Desk Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (12.12%) Data Centre
3 2 (6.06%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.03%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 33 (100.00%) Windows
2 20 (60.61%) Windows 10
3 12 (36.36%) Windows 8
4 9 (27.27%) Windows Server
5 5 (15.15%) 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 15 (45.45%) 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 5 (15.15%) Customer Service
5 5 (15.15%) Project Management
6 4 (12.12%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (12.12%) Disk Encryption
6 4 (12.12%) Fintech
6 4 (12.12%) ITSM
6 4 (12.12%) Root Cause Analysis
6 4 (12.12%) Service Delivery
7 3 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 2 (6.06%) Customer Experience
8 2 (6.06%) Kalman Filter
8 2 (6.06%) User Experience
8 2 (6.06%) Web Filtering
9 1 (3.03%) Logistics
9 1 (3.03%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.06%) PowerShell
1 2 (6.06%) VB
1 2 (6.06%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 4 (12.12%) Degree
1 4 (12.12%) MCDST
1 4 (12.12%) MCITP
1 4 (12.12%) MCSA
1 4 (12.12%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (12.12%) Microsoft Certified Professional
2 2 (6.06%) Azure Certification
2 2 (6.06%) SC Cleared
2 2 (6.06%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.12%) SLA
2 2 (6.06%) Accessibility
System Software
1 15 (45.45%) 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
4 4 (12.12%) ServiceNow
5 2 (6.06%) Aruba
5 2 (6.06%) Fortinet
5 2 (6.06%) Juniper
6 1 (3.03%) SolarWinds