Hybrid/Remote Windows 10 Job Trends

Microsoft Windows 10
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Windows 10 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 238 194
Rank change year-on-year +43 -44 +21
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 188 226 417
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.21% 1.38% 1.74%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.88% 9.19% 11.85%
Number of salaries quoted 106 175 404
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £29,125 £29,758
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £37,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £42,000 £53,125 £54,250
90th Percentile £53,750 £62,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% -

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

Windows 10 falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,354 2,460 3,519
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.75% 15.00% 14.69%
Number of salaries quoted 945 1,518 2,999
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £54,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -0.92% -0.91%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,148 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.27% +0.30% -4.76%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows 10 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Windows 10 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Windows 10
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows 10.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows 10 over the 6 months to 22 January 2026.

Windows 10 salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Windows 10
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 47 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 43 (22.87%) SharePoint
Applications
1 77 (40.96%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.53%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (3.72%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 173 (92.02%) Microsoft 365
2 72 (38.30%) Entra ID
3 64 (34.04%) Azure
4 18 (9.57%) Google Workspace
5 14 (7.45%) OneDrive
6 13 (6.91%) AWS
7 5 (2.66%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (2.66%) Power Platform
8 4 (2.13%) Azure Monitor
8 4 (2.13%) Mimecast
8 4 (2.13%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 45 (23.94%) DNS
2 42 (22.34%) DHCP
2 42 (22.34%) VPN
3 31 (16.49%) TCP/IP
4 30 (15.96%) WAN
5 22 (11.70%) LAN
6 21 (11.17%) VoIP
7 17 (9.04%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (6.38%) VLAN
9 11 (5.85%) SD-WAN
10 9 (4.79%) Wireless
11 8 (4.26%) Firewall
12 3 (1.60%) HTTP
13 2 (1.06%) Internet
13 2 (1.06%) IPsec
13 2 (1.06%) Network Security
13 2 (1.06%) SSL
14 1 (0.53%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.53%) Oracle Database
1 1 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
General
1 137 (72.87%) Social Skills
2 63 (33.51%) Back Office
3 11 (5.85%) Finance
4 8 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (3.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (2.66%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (2.13%) German Language
8 1 (0.53%) Banking
8 1 (0.53%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 89 (47.34%) Support Engineer
2 66 (35.11%) IT Support
3 62 (32.98%) Desktop Engineer
4 61 (32.45%) Desktop Support
4 61 (32.45%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 56 (29.79%) Site Engineer
6 29 (15.43%) IT Engineer
6 29 (15.43%) IT Support Engineer
7 28 (14.89%) 2nd Line Support
8 26 (13.83%) Analyst
8 26 (13.83%) IT Support Technician
8 26 (13.83%) IT Technician
8 26 (13.83%) Support Technician
9 20 (10.64%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 20 (10.64%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 19 (10.11%) Senior
10 19 (10.11%) Support Analyst
11 15 (7.98%) IT Analyst
12 14 (7.45%) Infrastructure Support
13 13 (6.91%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.72%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 35 (18.62%) Onboarding
2 23 (12.23%) Driving Licence
3 22 (11.70%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (6.91%) iPad
5 8 (4.26%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (3.19%) iPhone
6 6 (3.19%) Social Media
7 4 (2.13%) Client/Server
7 4 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.13%) EPoS
7 4 (2.13%) Microsoft Licensing
7 4 (2.13%) Mobile App
7 4 (2.13%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.60%) CMDB
8 3 (1.60%) Digital Signage
8 3 (1.60%) e-Learning
8 3 (1.60%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (1.06%) CCTV
10 1 (0.53%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.53%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 188 (100.00%) Windows
2 47 (25.00%) Windows Server
3 43 (22.87%) Apple iOS
4 23 (12.23%) Mac OS
5 15 (7.98%) Windows Server 2016
6 12 (6.38%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (4.79%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (1.60%) Android
8 3 (1.60%) Linux
9 1 (0.53%) AIX
9 1 (0.53%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.53%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (52.13%) ITIL
2 85 (45.21%) Customer Service
3 79 (42.02%) Continuous Improvement
4 77 (40.96%) Patch Management
5 70 (37.23%) Cybersecurity
5 70 (37.23%) Software Deployment
6 64 (34.04%) Ticket Management
7 60 (31.91%) Analytics
7 60 (31.91%) Customer Acquisition
7 60 (31.91%) Customer Experience
8 41 (21.81%) Problem-Solving
9 25 (13.30%) ITSM
10 24 (12.77%) People Management
11 21 (11.17%) Problem Management
11 21 (11.17%) Service Management
12 19 (10.11%) Service Delivery
12 19 (10.11%) User Experience
13 16 (8.51%) Change Management
14 12 (6.38%) Disaster Recovery
14 12 (6.38%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.79%) PowerShell
2 7 (3.72%) SQL
Qualifications
1 74 (39.36%) Degree
2 66 (35.11%) Security Cleared
3 64 (34.04%) SC Cleared
4 60 (31.91%) CTC Cleared
5 9 (4.79%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (3.72%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.66%) CCNA
7 5 (2.66%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.66%) DBS Check
7 5 (2.66%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (2.66%) MCSA
8 4 (2.13%) A+ Certification
8 4 (2.13%) DV Cleared
8 4 (2.13%) MCP
8 4 (2.13%) MCSE
8 4 (2.13%) MOS
9 3 (1.60%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (35.64%) SLA
2 3 (1.60%) GDPR
3 1 (0.53%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.53%) Basel III
3 1 (0.53%) MiFID
System Software
1 94 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 16 (8.51%) Hyper-V
3 10 (5.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (2.13%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.53%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 48 (25.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (11.70%) SCCM
3 14 (7.45%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (4.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (3.19%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 127 (67.55%) Microsoft
2 65 (34.57%) Cisco
3 20 (10.64%) Apple
4 19 (10.11%) ServiceNow
5 18 (9.57%) Google
6 10 (5.32%) Freshdesk
6 10 (5.32%) SolarWinds
6 10 (5.32%) VMware
7 7 (3.72%) Datto
7 7 (3.72%) HP
8 5 (2.66%) Citrix
8 5 (2.66%) Meraki
9 4 (2.13%) Logitech
10 2 (1.06%) Sophos
11 1 (0.53%) Dell
11 1 (0.53%) IBM
11 1 (0.53%) Oracle
11 1 (0.53%) Ubiquiti