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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 227 201
Rank change year-on-year +33 -26 +14
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 189 218 458
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.20% 1.35% 1.71%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.87% 9.05% 11.64%
Number of salaries quoted 103 167 438
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £24,818
25th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £29,753
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £37,500 £38,273
Median % change year-on-year -10.67% -2.02% +2.06%
75th Percentile £42,250 £53,750 £51,250
90th Percentile £53,750 £63,500 £60,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £38,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year -14.47% +13.43% -4.29%

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 1,363 2,408 3,936
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.63% 14.92% 14.67%
Number of salaries quoted 954 1,476 3,359
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,813 £37,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £54,048
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% +1.76% -1.73%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £69,800
90th Percentile £88,750 £86,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year -13.46% +8.33% -8.57%

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 1 February 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 49 (25.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (24.87%) SharePoint
Applications
1 82 (43.39%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.53%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (3.70%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 173 (91.53%) Microsoft 365
2 76 (40.21%) Entra ID
3 65 (34.39%) Azure
4 19 (10.05%) Google Workspace
5 16 (8.47%) AWS
5 16 (8.47%) OneDrive
6 4 (2.12%) Azure Monitor
6 4 (2.12%) Mimecast
7 3 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.59%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.06%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 47 (24.87%) DNS
2 46 (24.34%) DHCP
3 45 (23.81%) VPN
4 33 (17.46%) TCP/IP
5 31 (16.40%) WAN
6 22 (11.64%) VoIP
7 21 (11.11%) LAN
8 19 (10.05%) Wi-Fi
9 13 (6.88%) SD-WAN
10 12 (6.35%) VLAN
11 10 (5.29%) Firewall
12 9 (4.76%) Wireless
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
14 1 (0.53%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.53%) Oracle Database
1 1 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.53%) Relational Database
General
1 136 (71.96%) Social Skills
2 63 (33.33%) Back Office
3 13 (6.88%) Finance
4 7 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (3.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (2.65%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (2.12%) German Language
8 1 (0.53%) Banking
8 1 (0.53%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 92 (48.68%) Support Engineer
2 68 (35.98%) IT Support
3 62 (32.80%) Desktop Engineer
4 61 (32.28%) Desktop Support
4 61 (32.28%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 56 (29.63%) Site Engineer
6 32 (16.93%) IT Engineer
6 32 (16.93%) IT Support Engineer
7 29 (15.34%) 2nd Line Support
8 27 (14.29%) Analyst
9 23 (12.17%) Senior
10 22 (11.64%) IT Support Technician
10 22 (11.64%) IT Technician
10 22 (11.64%) Support Technician
11 21 (11.11%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 21 (11.11%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 18 (9.52%) IT Analyst
12 18 (9.52%) Support Analyst
13 15 (7.94%) Infrastructure Support
13 15 (7.94%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.70%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 34 (17.99%) Onboarding
2 24 (12.70%) Driving Licence
3 18 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (6.88%) iPad
5 8 (4.23%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (3.17%) iPhone
6 6 (3.17%) Social Media
7 4 (2.12%) Client/Server
7 4 (2.12%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.12%) EPoS
7 4 (2.12%) Microsoft Licensing
7 4 (2.12%) Mobile App
7 4 (2.12%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.59%) CCTV
8 3 (1.59%) CMDB
8 3 (1.59%) Digital Signage
8 3 (1.59%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (0.53%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.53%) Life Science
9 1 (0.53%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 189 (100.00%) Windows
2 52 (27.51%) Windows Server
3 39 (20.63%) Apple iOS
4 22 (11.64%) Mac OS
5 16 (8.47%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (6.88%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (5.29%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (1.59%) Android
8 3 (1.59%) Linux
9 1 (0.53%) AIX
9 1 (0.53%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.53%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (49.74%) ITIL
2 87 (46.03%) Customer Service
3 79 (41.80%) Continuous Improvement
4 78 (41.27%) Patch Management
5 71 (37.57%) Software Deployment
6 70 (37.04%) Cybersecurity
7 64 (33.86%) Ticket Management
8 60 (31.75%) Analytics
8 60 (31.75%) Customer Acquisition
8 60 (31.75%) Customer Experience
9 42 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
10 26 (13.76%) ITSM
11 24 (12.70%) People Management
12 23 (12.17%) Problem Management
12 23 (12.17%) Service Management
13 21 (11.11%) Service Delivery
14 16 (8.47%) Change Management
14 16 (8.47%) User Experience
15 14 (7.41%) Emotional Intelligence
15 14 (7.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.23%) PowerShell
1 8 (4.23%) SQL
2 1 (0.53%) Delphi
2 1 (0.53%) Pascal
2 1 (0.53%) PHP
Qualifications
1 72 (38.10%) Degree
2 66 (34.92%) Security Cleared
3 64 (33.86%) SC Cleared
4 60 (31.75%) CTC Cleared
5 9 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (2.65%) Azure Certification
6 5 (2.65%) CCNA
6 5 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (2.65%) DBS Check
6 5 (2.65%) MCSA
7 4 (2.12%) A+ Certification
7 4 (2.12%) DV Cleared
7 4 (2.12%) MCSE
7 4 (2.12%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 4 (2.12%) MOS
8 3 (1.59%) AWS Certification
8 3 (1.59%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (35.45%) SLA
2 1 (0.53%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.53%) Basel III
2 1 (0.53%) GDPR
2 1 (0.53%) MiFID
System Software
1 95 (50.26%) Active Directory
2 19 (10.05%) Hyper-V
3 12 (6.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (2.12%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.53%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 50 (26.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (13.23%) SCCM
3 12 (6.35%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (5.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (3.17%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 125 (66.14%) Microsoft
2 65 (34.39%) Cisco
3 20 (10.58%) ServiceNow
4 19 (10.05%) Google
5 17 (8.99%) Apple
6 14 (7.41%) VMware
7 11 (5.82%) SolarWinds
8 10 (5.29%) Freshdesk
9 7 (3.70%) Datto
9 7 (3.70%) HP
10 5 (2.65%) Citrix
10 5 (2.65%) Meraki
11 2 (1.06%) Logitech
11 2 (1.06%) Sophos
12 1 (0.53%) Dell
12 1 (0.53%) IBM
12 1 (0.53%) Oracle
12 1 (0.53%) Ubiquiti