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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 591 630 503
Rank change year-on-year +39 -127 +114
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 68 69 310
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.14% 0.42%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.34% 0.90% 2.76%
Number of salaries quoted 64 55 252
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,550 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,000 £28,750 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £37,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.81% +23.33% -4.76%
75th Percentile £59,500 £41,967 £40,981
90th Percentile - £48,750 £55,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,500 £37,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -9.46% +23.33% -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 5,066 7,641 11,214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.84% 14.97% 15.32%
Number of salaries quoted 3,697 4,284 9,378
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +9.47% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £82,548
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,000 £46,125 £42,500
% change year-on-year -17.62% +8.53% -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 4 February 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 4 February 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 +28 61 £33,500 -9.46% 10
England +43 60 £33,500 +6.35% 13
South East +45 35 £58,000 +114.81% 1
North West +22 12 £26,625 -11.25% 5
North of England +1 12 £26,625 -11.25% 5
Work from Home +31 11 £27,000 -12.20% 1
London +41 7 £32,500 +4.00% 4
Scotland -17 7 £33,000 -16.93% 1
West Midlands +26 3 £25,000 -12.28% 1
East of England +17 3 £34,000 -35.24% 2
Midlands +2 3 £25,000 -12.28% 1
Wales -2 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 41 (60.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (32.35%) Exchange Server 2003
3 12 (17.65%) Exchange Server 2013
4 5 (7.35%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (5.88%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (1.47%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (8.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 18 (26.47%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (11.76%) Azure
3 7 (10.29%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 28 (41.18%) DNS
2 25 (36.76%) DHCP
3 9 (13.24%) Firewall
4 7 (10.29%) WAN
5 6 (8.82%) SD-WAN
6 4 (5.88%) 3G
6 4 (5.88%) 4G
6 4 (5.88%) ADSL
6 4 (5.88%) VDSL
7 2 (2.94%) TCP/IP
8 1 (1.47%) LAN
8 1 (1.47%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (33.82%) Oracle Database
2 22 (32.35%) Oracle Database 10g
3 1 (1.47%) Oracle Reports
General
1 13 (19.12%) Social Skills
2 12 (17.65%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (4.41%) Dutch Language
3 3 (4.41%) French Language
3 3 (4.41%) Retail
4 2 (2.94%) Finance
4 2 (2.94%) Military
5 1 (1.47%) Advertising
5 1 (1.47%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (33.82%) IT Support
2 22 (32.35%) Systems Support
3 21 (30.88%) 3rd Line Support
4 14 (20.59%) Support Engineer
5 11 (16.18%) Technical Support
6 10 (14.71%) IT Engineer
6 10 (14.71%) IT Support Engineer
7 7 (10.29%) 1st Line Support
7 7 (10.29%) 2nd Line Support
7 7 (10.29%) IT Support Specialist
7 7 (10.29%) Support Specialist
8 6 (8.82%) 1st Line Engineer
8 6 (8.82%) 1st Line Support Engineer
9 5 (7.35%) Support Technician
10 3 (4.41%) Network Support
10 3 (4.41%) Network Support Technician
10 3 (4.41%) Network Technician
11 2 (2.94%) Desktop Engineer
11 2 (2.94%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 2 (2.94%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 14 (20.59%) Driving Licence
2 10 (14.71%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (4.41%) Digital Signage
4 2 (2.94%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.47%) Fat Client
5 1 (1.47%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.47%) PKI
5 1 (1.47%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 68 (100.00%) Windows
2 26 (38.24%) Windows Server 2008
3 24 (35.29%) Windows 10
4 23 (33.82%) Windows Server 2003
5 22 (32.35%) HPUX
5 22 (32.35%) Solaris
5 22 (32.35%) Unix
6 13 (19.12%) Windows 8
7 11 (16.18%) Windows Server
8 4 (5.88%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (4.41%) Windows XP
10 2 (2.94%) OpenVMS
10 2 (2.94%) VMS
10 2 (2.94%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (1.47%) AIX
11 1 (1.47%) Android
11 1 (1.47%) Apple iOS
11 1 (1.47%) Linux
11 1 (1.47%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (42.65%) Incident Management
2 24 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (17.65%) Customer Service
4 11 (16.18%) Asset Management
5 8 (11.76%) ITIL
6 7 (10.29%) Remote Monitoring and Management
6 7 (10.29%) Service Management
6 7 (10.29%) Time Management
7 6 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (8.82%) Proactive Maintenance
8 5 (7.35%) Email Management
9 4 (5.88%) Service Delivery
10 3 (4.41%) Root Cause Analysis
11 2 (2.94%) Identity Access Management
11 2 (2.94%) Inventory Control
11 2 (2.94%) Inventory Management
11 2 (2.94%) Ticket Management
12 1 (1.47%) Application Security
12 1 (1.47%) Preventative Maintenance
12 1 (1.47%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 22 (32.35%) Perl
1 22 (32.35%) PowerShell
2 9 (13.24%) SQL
3 1 (1.47%) Python
Qualifications
1 26 (38.24%) Security Cleared
2 24 (35.29%) DV Cleared
2 24 (35.29%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.47%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.47%) Degree
4 1 (1.47%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.47%) MCSA
4 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 1 (1.47%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (36.76%) SLA
System Software
1 38 (55.88%) Active Directory
2 10 (14.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (8.82%) Hyper-V
3 6 (8.82%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 7 (10.29%) Autotask
2 6 (8.82%) SCCM
3 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (2.94%) NetBackup
3 2 (2.94%) WSUS
4 1 (1.47%) WMI
Vendors
1 40 (58.82%) Microsoft
2 33 (48.53%) VMware
3 25 (36.76%) Oracle
4 7 (10.29%) ESET
4 7 (10.29%) Google
5 6 (8.82%) HP
6 3 (4.41%) Dell
7 2 (2.94%) ServiceNow
7 2 (2.94%) Veeam
7 2 (2.94%) Veritas
8 1 (1.47%) Citrix
8 1 (1.47%) Fortinet
8 1 (1.47%) IBM
8 1 (1.47%) SolarWinds