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 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 284 281 225
Rank change year-on-year -3 -56 +38
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 140 152 485
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.69% 0.97% 1.43%
As % of the Operating Systems category 9.62% 7.16% 11.04%
Number of salaries quoted 78 100 437
10th Percentile £26,850 £26,700 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £33,250 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.77% -12.50% -2.84%
75th Percentile £42,375 £43,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £56,900
UK median annual salary £32,500 £33,750 £32,500
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -4.41%

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 1,455 2,124 4,392
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.14% 13.58% 12.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,066 1,240 3,455
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £33,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.34%
75th Percentile £72,500 £69,000 £65,603
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -14.29%

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 26 June 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 45 (32.14%) SharePoint
2 38 (27.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 60 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.71%) Acrobat
Cloud Services
1 132 (94.29%) Microsoft 365
2 70 (50.00%) Entra ID
3 58 (41.43%) Azure
4 20 (14.29%) OneDrive
5 16 (11.43%) AWS
6 15 (10.71%) Google Workspace
7 4 (2.86%) Dropbox
7 4 (2.86%) Mimecast
8 3 (2.14%) Power Automate
8 3 (2.14%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.71%) Azure Storage
9 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 40 (28.57%) DHCP
1 40 (28.57%) DNS
2 31 (22.14%) TCP/IP
3 25 (17.86%) Wi-Fi
4 24 (17.14%) VPN
5 19 (13.57%) VoIP
6 17 (12.14%) WAN
7 12 (8.57%) Firewall
8 11 (7.86%) LAN
9 6 (4.29%) SD-WAN
10 4 (2.86%) Internet
11 3 (2.14%) NAS
12 2 (1.43%) VLAN
13 1 (0.71%) Broadband
13 1 (0.71%) Cisco IOS
13 1 (0.71%) Cisco IPT
13 1 (0.71%) IP Telephony
13 1 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
13 1 (0.71%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.86%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (2.86%) Relational Database
2 3 (2.14%) Power BI
3 1 (0.71%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.43%) JIRA
General
1 88 (62.86%) Social Skills
2 34 (24.29%) Back Office
3 9 (6.43%) Finance
4 6 (4.29%) Documentation Skills
5 5 (3.57%) Law
6 4 (2.86%) Legal
7 3 (2.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.43%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (1.43%) Games
9 1 (0.71%) Advertising
9 1 (0.71%) Agriculture
9 1 (0.71%) Legal Technology
9 1 (0.71%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.71%) Retail
Job Titles
1 75 (53.57%) Support Engineer
2 70 (50.00%) IT Support
3 39 (27.86%) IT Engineer
3 39 (27.86%) IT Support Engineer
4 34 (24.29%) Desktop Engineer
4 34 (24.29%) Desktop Support
4 34 (24.29%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 32 (22.86%) Site Engineer
6 29 (20.71%) Analyst
7 21 (15.00%) 2nd Line Support
8 20 (14.29%) IT Analyst
9 19 (13.57%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 19 (13.57%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 16 (11.43%) IT Support Analyst
11 15 (10.71%) Senior
11 15 (10.71%) Support Analyst
12 11 (7.86%) Service Analyst
12 11 (7.86%) Service Desk Analyst
13 8 (5.71%) IT Technician
13 8 (5.71%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 22 (15.71%) Onboarding
2 14 (10.00%) Driving Licence
3 4 (2.86%) CCTV
4 2 (1.43%) Fat Client
4 2 (1.43%) Microsoft Licensing
4 2 (1.43%) Smartphone
4 2 (1.43%) Thin Client
4 2 (1.43%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (0.71%) Blackberry
5 1 (0.71%) Digital Signage
5 1 (0.71%) Handset
5 1 (0.71%) iPad
5 1 (0.71%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.71%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.71%) Social Media
5 1 (0.71%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 140 (100.00%) Windows
2 38 (27.14%) Windows Server
3 14 (10.00%) Mac OS
4 13 (9.29%) Apple iOS
5 11 (7.86%) Android
5 11 (7.86%) Windows Server 2012
6 10 (7.14%) Windows Server 2016
6 10 (7.14%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.71%) Linux
7 1 (0.71%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.71%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (53.57%) Customer Service
2 65 (46.43%) ITIL
3 52 (37.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 45 (32.14%) Problem-Solving
4 45 (32.14%) Software Deployment
5 42 (30.00%) Ticket Management
6 41 (29.29%) Cybersecurity
6 41 (29.29%) Patch Management
7 35 (25.00%) Customer Experience
8 34 (24.29%) Analytics
8 34 (24.29%) Customer Acquisition
9 18 (12.86%) Service Delivery
10 17 (12.14%) ITSM
11 13 (9.29%) Service Management
12 12 (8.57%) Problem Management
13 11 (7.86%) Process Improvement
14 9 (6.43%) Emotional Intelligence
14 9 (6.43%) Root Cause Analysis
15 8 (5.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 8 (5.71%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (10.71%) PowerShell
2 4 (2.86%) Delphi
2 4 (2.86%) Pascal
2 4 (2.86%) PHP
2 4 (2.86%) SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (29.29%) Degree
2 40 (28.57%) Security Cleared
3 37 (26.43%) SC Cleared
4 34 (24.29%) CTC Cleared
5 7 (5.00%) DBS Check
5 7 (5.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (3.57%) A+ Certification
7 4 (2.86%) MCSE
7 4 (2.86%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 4 (2.86%) MOS
8 2 (1.43%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.71%) ACSP
9 1 (0.71%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.71%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.71%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (32.86%) SLA
2 2 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.71%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.71%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 67 (47.86%) Active Directory
2 16 (11.43%) Hyper-V
3 13 (9.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (6.43%) BitLocker
5 5 (3.57%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 37 (26.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (15.00%) SCCM
3 10 (7.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.71%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 112 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 38 (27.14%) Cisco
3 18 (12.86%) ServiceNow
3 18 (12.86%) VMware
4 14 (10.00%) Google
5 5 (3.57%) Adobe
5 5 (3.57%) Citrix
5 5 (3.57%) Freshdesk
5 5 (3.57%) SolarWinds
6 4 (2.86%) Apple
7 3 (2.14%) Barracuda Networks
7 3 (2.14%) iManage
7 3 (2.14%) Sophos
8 2 (1.43%) Acronis
8 2 (1.43%) Datto
8 2 (1.43%) HP
9 1 (0.71%) Dell
9 1 (0.71%) Intapp
9 1 (0.71%) Litera
9 1 (0.71%) Meraki