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

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 677 585 552
Rank change year-on-year -92 -33 +80
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 41 58 343
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.047% 0.14% 0.36%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.76% 0.89% 2.49%
Number of salaries quoted 36 52 284
10th Percentile £24,188 £27,000 £23,575
25th Percentile £25,875 £27,750 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £31,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% -4.76%
75th Percentile £59,500 £40,000 £39,625
90th Percentile - £48,250 £53,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,000 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -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 5,414 6,541 13,760
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.15% 15.60% 14.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3,948 4,448 10,967
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £25,759
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.22% +7.78% -14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £42,134 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.06% -0.86% -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 23 April 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 23 April 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 -66 40 £27,500 -11.29% 10
UK excluding London -77 32 £27,000 -10.00% 10
North West -19 14 £26,250 -34.38% 1
North of England -58 14 £26,250 -25.00% 1
South East -34 11 £58,000 +114.81%
London -12 9 £32,500 -7.14% 1
West Midlands -27 5 £25,000 -12.28%
Midlands -47 5 £25,000 -16.67%
Work from Home -3 4 £27,000 -10.00% 5
East of England -38 1 - - 8
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 25 (60.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (26.83%) Exchange Server 2003
3 4 (9.76%) Exchange Server 2007
3 4 (9.76%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (9.76%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (2.44%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (21.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (14.63%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 16 (39.02%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (26.83%) Azure
3 10 (24.39%) Google Workspace
4 1 (2.44%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (36.59%) WAN
2 14 (34.15%) DHCP
2 14 (34.15%) DNS
3 10 (24.39%) Firewall
4 9 (21.95%) SD-WAN
5 7 (17.07%) TCP/IP
6 6 (14.63%) LAN
7 4 (9.76%) 3G
7 4 (9.76%) 4G
7 4 (9.76%) ADSL
7 4 (9.76%) VDSL
8 1 (2.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (26.83%) Oracle Database
1 11 (26.83%) Oracle Database 10g
General
1 19 (46.34%) Organisational Skills
2 11 (26.83%) Social Skills
3 6 (14.63%) Finance
4 3 (7.32%) Dutch Language
4 3 (7.32%) French Language
4 3 (7.32%) Retail
5 2 (4.88%) Military
Job Titles
1 21 (51.22%) Support Engineer
2 14 (34.15%) IT Engineer
2 14 (34.15%) IT Support
3 13 (31.71%) IT Support Engineer
4 11 (26.83%) 3rd Line Support
4 11 (26.83%) Systems Support
5 9 (21.95%) 1st Line Engineer
5 9 (21.95%) 1st Line Support
5 9 (21.95%) 1st Line Support Engineer
6 7 (17.07%) Technical Support
7 4 (9.76%) Support Technician
7 4 (9.76%) Technical Engineer
7 4 (9.76%) Technical Support Engineer
8 3 (7.32%) Network Support
8 3 (7.32%) Network Support Technician
8 3 (7.32%) Network Technician
9 2 (4.88%) 2nd Line Support
9 2 (4.88%) Desktop Engineer
9 2 (4.88%) Desktop Support
9 2 (4.88%) Desktop Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (17.07%) Driving Licence
2 4 (9.76%) Data Centre
2 4 (9.76%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (7.32%) Digital Signage
4 2 (4.88%) Digital Media
5 1 (2.44%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 41 (100.00%) Windows
2 23 (56.10%) Windows 10
3 13 (31.71%) Windows Server 2008
4 11 (26.83%) HPUX
4 11 (26.83%) Solaris
4 11 (26.83%) Unix
4 11 (26.83%) Windows Server
4 11 (26.83%) Windows Server 2003
5 9 (21.95%) Windows 8
6 3 (7.32%) Windows XP
7 2 (4.88%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (2.44%) Android
8 1 (2.44%) Apple iOS
8 1 (2.44%) Mac OS X
8 1 (2.44%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (46.34%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (36.59%) ITIL
3 11 (26.83%) Incident Management
4 9 (21.95%) Proactive Maintenance
4 9 (21.95%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 9 (21.95%) Service Management
5 6 (14.63%) Project Management
5 6 (14.63%) Service Delivery
6 4 (9.76%) Asset Management
6 4 (9.76%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (9.76%) Customer Service
6 4 (9.76%) Fintech
6 4 (9.76%) Root Cause Analysis
7 2 (4.88%) Inventory Control
7 2 (4.88%) Inventory Management
7 2 (4.88%) Ticket Management
8 1 (2.44%) Logistics
8 1 (2.44%) Preventative Maintenance
8 1 (2.44%) Security Patching
8 1 (2.44%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (26.83%) Perl
1 11 (26.83%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (31.71%) SC Cleared
1 13 (31.71%) Security Cleared
2 11 (26.83%) DV Cleared
3 6 (14.63%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (12.20%) Degree
4 5 (12.20%) MCSA
4 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 4 (9.76%) MCDST
5 4 (9.76%) MCITP
6 1 (2.44%) A+ Certification
6 1 (2.44%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (2.44%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (31.71%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (65.85%) Active Directory
2 10 (24.39%) Hyper-V
2 10 (24.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (21.95%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 9 (21.95%) Autotask
1 9 (21.95%) SCCM
2 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (9.76%) Cisco CUCM
3 4 (9.76%) ServiceCenter
4 1 (2.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 28 (68.29%) Microsoft
2 21 (51.22%) VMware
3 11 (26.83%) Oracle
4 9 (21.95%) ESET
4 9 (21.95%) Google
5 8 (19.51%) Dell
5 8 (19.51%) HP
6 4 (9.76%) Apple
6 4 (9.76%) Bloomberg
6 4 (9.76%) Cisco
6 4 (9.76%) Remedy
6 4 (9.76%) Reuters
7 2 (4.88%) ServiceNow
8 1 (2.44%) SolarWinds