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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 739 621 631
Rank change year-on-year -118 +10 -4
Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 39 57 264
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.039% 0.12% 0.26%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.64% 0.82% 1.98%
Number of salaries quoted 31 49 217
10th Percentile £22,500 £27,000 £24,400
25th Percentile £25,875 £27,375 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £31,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -6.25%
75th Percentile £34,500 £38,750 £42,500
90th Percentile - £40,250 £56,252
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,000 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -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 6,104 6,916 13,353
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.18% 14.08% 13.23%
Number of salaries quoted 4,617 4,613 10,210
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,000 £26,043
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,750 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -7.61% -12.38%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £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 16 July 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 16 July 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 -90 38 £32,000 +6.67% 9
UK excluding London -92 34 £32,000 +6.67% 10
East of England - 13 £33,000 - 1
North West +3 12 £26,250 -34.38% 2
North of England -29 12 £26,250 -25.00% 2
Midlands -27 5 £25,000 -20.63% 1
West Midlands -28 5 £25,000 - 1
London -42 5 £42,000 +12.00% 3
South East -21 3 - - 3
Work from Home -29 2 £34,500 +15.00% 1
Wales -53 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 31 (79.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (41.03%) Exchange Server 2007
2 16 (41.03%) Exchange Server 2010
2 16 (41.03%) Exchange Server 2013
3 4 (10.26%) Skype for Business
4 3 (7.69%) SharePoint
5 1 (2.56%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (17.95%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 29 (74.36%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (30.77%) Azure
3 8 (20.51%) Google Workspace
4 1 (2.56%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (35.90%) DNS
2 12 (30.77%) WAN
3 9 (23.08%) Firewall
4 7 (17.95%) SD-WAN
5 6 (15.38%) TCP/IP
6 5 (12.82%) LAN
7 4 (10.26%) Skype
8 2 (5.13%) DHCP
9 1 (2.56%) Wi-Fi
General
1 15 (38.46%) Organisational Skills
2 11 (28.21%) Social Skills
3 4 (10.26%) Finance
4 3 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.56%) Dutch Language
5 1 (2.56%) French Language
5 1 (2.56%) Law
5 1 (2.56%) Retail
Job Titles
1 22 (56.41%) IT Support
1 22 (56.41%) Support Engineer
2 17 (43.59%) IT Engineer
3 16 (41.03%) IT Support Engineer
4 10 (25.64%) 1st Line Support
5 8 (20.51%) Support Technician
6 7 (17.95%) 1st Line Engineer
6 7 (17.95%) 1st Line Support Engineer
7 6 (15.38%) IT Support Technician
7 6 (15.38%) IT Technician
8 5 (12.82%) Technical Support
9 4 (10.26%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 4 (10.26%) 2nd Line Support
9 4 (10.26%) Desktop Engineer
9 4 (10.26%) Technical Engineer
9 4 (10.26%) Technical Support Engineer
10 2 (5.13%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 2 (5.13%) 2nd Line Support Technician
11 1 (2.56%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
11 1 (2.56%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.82%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (10.26%) Data Centre
3 2 (5.13%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.56%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 39 (100.00%) Windows
2 21 (53.85%) Windows 10
3 19 (48.72%) Windows 8
4 12 (30.77%) Linux
5 9 (23.08%) Windows Server
6 2 (5.13%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (5.13%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (2.56%) Mac OS X
7 1 (2.56%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (2.56%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (41.03%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (30.77%) ITIL
3 9 (23.08%) Service Management
4 8 (20.51%) Migration
5 7 (17.95%) Proactive Maintenance
5 7 (17.95%) Remote Monitoring and Management
6 6 (15.38%) Customer Service
7 5 (12.82%) ITSM
7 5 (12.82%) Project Management
8 4 (10.26%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (10.26%) Disk Encryption
8 4 (10.26%) Fintech
8 4 (10.26%) Service Delivery
9 3 (7.69%) Customer Experience
9 3 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 3 (7.69%) Kalman Filter
9 3 (7.69%) Web Filtering
10 2 (5.13%) Root Cause Analysis
10 2 (5.13%) User Experience
11 1 (2.56%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) PowerShell
1 2 (5.13%) VB
1 2 (5.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 4 (10.26%) Degree
1 4 (10.26%) MCDST
1 4 (10.26%) MCITP
1 4 (10.26%) MCSA
1 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Certified Professional
2 3 (7.69%) Azure Certification
3 2 (5.13%) SC Cleared
3 2 (5.13%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.26%) SLA
2 2 (5.13%) Accessibility
System Software
1 16 (41.03%) Active Directory
2 8 (20.51%) Hyper-V
2 8 (20.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (17.95%) VMware Workstation
4 4 (10.26%) BitLocker
5 2 (5.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (28.21%) SCCM
2 7 (17.95%) Autotask
3 4 (10.26%) Cisco CUCM
3 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (10.26%) ServiceCenter
4 1 (2.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 30 (76.92%) Microsoft
2 8 (20.51%) Dell
2 8 (20.51%) HP
2 8 (20.51%) VMware
3 7 (17.95%) ESET
3 7 (17.95%) Google
4 5 (12.82%) ServiceNow
5 4 (10.26%) Apple
5 4 (10.26%) Bloomberg
5 4 (10.26%) Cisco
5 4 (10.26%) Remedy
5 4 (10.26%) Reuters
6 3 (7.69%) Aruba
6 3 (7.69%) Fortinet
6 3 (7.69%) Juniper
7 1 (2.56%) SolarWinds