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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 589 625 504
Rank change year-on-year +36 -121 +91
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 64 74 223
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.14% 0.40%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.30% 0.92% 2.59%
Number of salaries quoted 60 55 184
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £24,150
25th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,250 £37,000 £30,072
Median % change year-on-year -10.14% +23.04% -4.53%
75th Percentile £59,500 £48,125 £40,000
90th Percentile - £55,500 £53,675
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,500 £37,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -9.46% +23.33% -1.64%

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 4,935 8,029 8,601
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 8.23% 15.00% 15.45%
Number of salaries quoted 3,643 4,519 7,056
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £90,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,750 £46,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -17.93% +2.22% -

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 14 January 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 14 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 +58 57 £33,500 -9.46% 16
England +54 57 £33,500 -9.46% 17
South East +58 37 £58,000 +114.81% 3
Work from Home +55 12 £27,000 -17.56% 2
North West +23 8 £27,000 -1.82% 5
North of England +10 8 £27,000 -6.09% 5
London +47 7 £32,500 -40.91% 4
Scotland +9 7 £33,000 -16.93% 1
East of England +23 3 £34,000 -35.24% 5
West Midlands +17 2 £25,000 -12.28%
Midlands +16 2 £25,000 -12.28% 1

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 36 (56.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (34.38%) Exchange Server 2003
3 11 (17.19%) Exchange Server 2013
4 4 (6.25%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (4.69%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 3 (4.69%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (4.69%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 13 (20.31%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (6.25%) Azure
2 4 (6.25%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 27 (42.19%) DNS
2 24 (37.50%) DHCP
3 5 (7.81%) Firewall
4 4 (6.25%) 3G
4 4 (6.25%) 4G
4 4 (6.25%) ADSL
4 4 (6.25%) VDSL
4 4 (6.25%) WAN
5 3 (4.69%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.56%) LAN
6 1 (1.56%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (1.56%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (35.94%) Oracle Database
2 22 (34.38%) Oracle Database 10g
3 1 (1.56%) Oracle Reports
General
1 12 (18.75%) Social Skills
2 8 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (3.13%) Dutch Language
3 2 (3.13%) Finance
3 2 (3.13%) French Language
3 2 (3.13%) Military
3 2 (3.13%) Retail
4 1 (1.56%) Advertising
4 1 (1.56%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (34.38%) Systems Support
2 21 (32.81%) 3rd Line Support
3 19 (29.69%) IT Support
4 12 (18.75%) Technical Support
5 9 (14.06%) Support Engineer
6 7 (10.94%) IT Support Specialist
6 7 (10.94%) Support Specialist
7 6 (9.38%) 2nd Line Support
7 6 (9.38%) IT Engineer
7 6 (9.38%) IT Support Engineer
8 5 (7.81%) Support Technician
9 4 (6.25%) 1st Line Support
10 3 (4.69%) 1st Line Engineer
10 3 (4.69%) 1st Line Support Engineer
10 3 (4.69%) Network Support
10 3 (4.69%) Network Support Technician
10 3 (4.69%) Network Technician
11 2 (3.13%) Desktop Engineer
11 2 (3.13%) Desktop Support
11 2 (3.13%) Desktop Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 14 (21.88%) Driving Licence
2 11 (17.19%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (4.69%) Digital Signage
4 2 (3.13%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.56%) Fat Client
5 1 (1.56%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.56%) PKI
5 1 (1.56%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 64 (100.00%) Windows
2 25 (39.06%) Windows Server 2008
3 23 (35.94%) Windows Server 2003
4 22 (34.38%) HPUX
4 22 (34.38%) Solaris
4 22 (34.38%) Unix
5 19 (29.69%) Windows 10
6 10 (15.63%) Windows 8
7 7 (10.94%) Windows Server
8 3 (4.69%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (3.13%) OpenVMS
9 2 (3.13%) VMS
9 2 (3.13%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (3.13%) Windows XP
10 1 (1.56%) AIX
10 1 (1.56%) Android
10 1 (1.56%) Apple iOS
10 1 (1.56%) Linux
10 1 (1.56%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (48.44%) Incident Management
2 22 (34.38%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (20.31%) Customer Service
4 11 (17.19%) Asset Management
5 9 (14.06%) Time Management
6 6 (9.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (7.81%) Email Management
7 5 (7.81%) ITIL
8 4 (6.25%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 4 (6.25%) Service Delivery
8 4 (6.25%) Service Management
9 3 (4.69%) Proactive Maintenance
10 2 (3.13%) Identity Access Management
10 2 (3.13%) Inventory Control
10 2 (3.13%) Inventory Management
10 2 (3.13%) Root Cause Analysis
10 2 (3.13%) Ticket Management
11 1 (1.56%) Preventative Maintenance
11 1 (1.56%) Proactive Monitoring
11 1 (1.56%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 22 (34.38%) Perl
1 22 (34.38%) PowerShell
2 11 (17.19%) SQL
3 1 (1.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 26 (40.63%) Security Cleared
2 24 (37.50%) DV Cleared
2 24 (37.50%) SC Cleared
3 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.56%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.56%) Degree
4 1 (1.56%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.56%) MCP
4 1 (1.56%) MCSA
4 1 (1.56%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (37.50%) SLA
System Software
1 33 (51.56%) Active Directory
2 6 (9.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (4.69%) Hyper-V
3 3 (4.69%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 4 (6.25%) Autotask
2 3 (4.69%) SCCM
3 2 (3.13%) NetBackup
3 2 (3.13%) WSUS
4 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (1.56%) WMI
Vendors
1 35 (54.69%) Microsoft
2 29 (45.31%) VMware
3 25 (39.06%) Oracle
4 5 (7.81%) HP
5 4 (6.25%) ESET
5 4 (6.25%) Google
6 2 (3.13%) Dell
6 2 (3.13%) ServiceNow
6 2 (3.13%) Veeam
6 2 (3.13%) Veritas
7 1 (1.56%) Citrix
7 1 (1.56%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.56%) IBM