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

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 632 586 539
Rank change year-on-year -46 -47 +83
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 61 56 344
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.078% 0.14% 0.39%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.13% 0.93% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 54 50 285
10th Percentile £23,513 £27,000 £24,250
25th Percentile £25,875 £27,750 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £30,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.84% +1.67% -4.76%
75th Percentile £59,500 £41,313 £39,000
90th Percentile - £48,750 £50,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,500 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +11.67% - -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 5,403 6,024 13,126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.92% 14.76% 14.81%
Number of salaries quoted 3,978 4,325 10,700
10th Percentile £27,113 £27,750 £25,759
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £66,250 £71,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +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 28 March 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 28 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 -20 60 £33,500 +11.67% 7
UK excluding London -50 52 £33,500 +11.67% 3
South East -16 27 £58,000 +114.81% 1
North West -12 16 £26,250 -34.38%
North of England -49 16 £26,250 -25.00%
London +2 9 £32,500 +3.17% 4
West Midlands -12 6 £25,000 -12.28%
Midlands -37 6 £25,000 -16.67%
Work from Home -21 5 £27,000 -10.00% 2
East of England -28 2 - - 2
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 43 (70.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (36.07%) Exchange Server 2003
3 10 (16.39%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (9.84%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (9.84%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (1.64%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (16.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (11.48%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 24 (39.34%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (21.31%) Azure
3 12 (19.67%) Google Workspace
4 1 (1.64%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (42.62%) DHCP
1 26 (42.62%) DNS
2 16 (26.23%) WAN
3 13 (21.31%) Firewall
4 10 (16.39%) SD-WAN
5 7 (11.48%) TCP/IP
6 6 (9.84%) LAN
7 4 (6.56%) 3G
7 4 (6.56%) 4G
7 4 (6.56%) ADSL
7 4 (6.56%) VDSL
8 1 (1.64%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (37.70%) Oracle Database
2 22 (36.07%) Oracle Database 10g
3 1 (1.64%) Oracle Reports
General
1 23 (37.70%) Organisational Skills
2 16 (26.23%) Social Skills
3 6 (9.84%) Finance
4 3 (4.92%) Dutch Language
4 3 (4.92%) French Language
4 3 (4.92%) Retail
5 2 (3.28%) Military
6 1 (1.64%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 26 (42.62%) Support Engineer
2 22 (36.07%) IT Support
2 22 (36.07%) Systems Support
3 21 (34.43%) 3rd Line Support
4 17 (27.87%) IT Engineer
4 17 (27.87%) IT Support Engineer
5 10 (16.39%) 1st Line Engineer
5 10 (16.39%) 1st Line Support
5 10 (16.39%) 1st Line Support Engineer
6 8 (13.11%) Technical Support
7 6 (9.84%) 2nd Line Support
8 4 (6.56%) Support Technician
8 4 (6.56%) Technical Engineer
8 4 (6.56%) Technical Support Engineer
9 3 (4.92%) Network Support
9 3 (4.92%) Network Support Technician
9 3 (4.92%) Network Technician
10 2 (3.28%) Desktop Support
10 2 (3.28%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 2 (3.28%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.48%) Driving Licence
2 6 (9.84%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (6.56%) Data Centre
4 3 (4.92%) Digital Signage
5 2 (3.28%) Digital Media
6 1 (1.64%) Fat Client
6 1 (1.64%) PKI
6 1 (1.64%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 61 (100.00%) Windows
2 31 (50.82%) Windows 10
3 24 (39.34%) Windows Server 2008
4 23 (37.70%) Windows Server 2003
5 22 (36.07%) HPUX
5 22 (36.07%) Solaris
5 22 (36.07%) Unix
6 15 (24.59%) Windows 8
7 13 (21.31%) Windows Server
8 3 (4.92%) Windows XP
9 2 (3.28%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (3.28%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (1.64%) AIX
10 1 (1.64%) Android
10 1 (1.64%) Apple iOS
10 1 (1.64%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (36.07%) Incident Management
1 22 (36.07%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (26.23%) ITIL
3 11 (18.03%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 10 (16.39%) Proactive Maintenance
4 10 (16.39%) Service Management
5 6 (9.84%) Project Management
5 6 (9.84%) Service Delivery
6 5 (8.20%) Collaborative Working
6 5 (8.20%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (8.20%) Customer Service
7 4 (6.56%) Asset Management
7 4 (6.56%) Email Management
7 4 (6.56%) Fintech
8 3 (4.92%) Root Cause Analysis
9 2 (3.28%) Inventory Control
9 2 (3.28%) Inventory Management
9 2 (3.28%) Ticket Management
10 1 (1.64%) Preventative Maintenance
10 1 (1.64%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 22 (36.07%) Perl
1 22 (36.07%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.64%) Python
Qualifications
1 25 (40.98%) Security Cleared
2 24 (39.34%) SC Cleared
3 23 (37.70%) DV Cleared
4 6 (9.84%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (8.20%) Degree
5 5 (8.20%) MCSA
5 5 (8.20%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 4 (6.56%) MCDST
6 4 (6.56%) MCITP
7 1 (1.64%) A+ Certification
7 1 (1.64%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (1.64%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (39.34%) SLA
System Software
1 43 (70.49%) Active Directory
2 11 (18.03%) Hyper-V
2 11 (18.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (16.39%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 11 (18.03%) Autotask
2 10 (16.39%) SCCM
3 5 (8.20%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (6.56%) Cisco CUCM
4 4 (6.56%) ServiceCenter
5 1 (1.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (1.64%) WMI
Vendors
1 44 (72.13%) Microsoft
2 34 (55.74%) VMware
3 23 (37.70%) Oracle
4 13 (21.31%) HP
5 11 (18.03%) ESET
5 11 (18.03%) Google
6 10 (16.39%) Dell
7 4 (6.56%) Apple
7 4 (6.56%) Bloomberg
7 4 (6.56%) Cisco
7 4 (6.56%) Remedy
7 4 (6.56%) Reuters
8 2 (3.28%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.64%) Citrix
9 1 (1.64%) Fortinet
9 1 (1.64%) IBM
9 1 (1.64%) SolarWinds