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 18 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 241 189
Rank change year-on-year +34 -52 +30
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 168 224 395
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.10% 1.36% 1.73%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.65% 9.11% 11.79%
Number of salaries quoted 105 173 384
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £29,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £37,500 £39,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -5.06% +5.33%
75th Percentile £42,000 £53,750 £55,000
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 1,328 2,460 3,351
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.67% 14.97% 14.65%
Number of salaries quoted 939 1,516 2,841
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -1.82% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,750 £86,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +0.11% -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 18 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 (27.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 41 (24.40%) SharePoint
Applications
1 60 (35.71%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.60%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (4.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 154 (91.67%) Microsoft 365
2 63 (37.50%) Azure
3 57 (33.93%) Entra ID
4 17 (10.12%) Google Workspace
5 14 (8.33%) OneDrive
6 12 (7.14%) AWS
7 6 (3.57%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (3.57%) Power Platform
8 4 (2.38%) Azure Monitor
8 4 (2.38%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.19%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 44 (26.19%) DNS
2 43 (25.60%) VPN
3 41 (24.40%) DHCP
4 30 (17.86%) TCP/IP
4 30 (17.86%) WAN
5 22 (13.10%) LAN
6 20 (11.90%) VoIP
7 15 (8.93%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (7.14%) VLAN
9 11 (6.55%) SD-WAN
10 9 (5.36%) Wireless
11 8 (4.76%) Firewall
12 3 (1.79%) HTTP
13 2 (1.19%) Internet
13 2 (1.19%) IPsec
13 2 (1.19%) Network Security
13 2 (1.19%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.60%) Oracle Database
1 1 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
General
1 118 (70.24%) Social Skills
2 47 (27.98%) Back Office
3 11 (6.55%) Finance
4 8 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (2.38%) German Language
7 1 (0.60%) Banking
7 1 (0.60%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 73 (43.45%) Support Engineer
2 64 (38.10%) IT Support
3 48 (28.57%) Desktop Engineer
4 46 (27.38%) Desktop Support
4 46 (27.38%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 40 (23.81%) Site Engineer
6 28 (16.67%) IT Engineer
6 28 (16.67%) IT Support Engineer
7 27 (16.07%) 2nd Line Support
8 26 (15.48%) IT Support Technician
8 26 (15.48%) IT Technician
8 26 (15.48%) Support Technician
9 23 (13.69%) Analyst
10 19 (11.31%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 19 (11.31%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 18 (10.71%) Support Analyst
12 17 (10.12%) Senior
13 13 (7.74%) Infrastructure Support
14 12 (7.14%) IT Analyst
15 11 (6.55%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.17%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 33 (19.64%) Onboarding
2 22 (13.10%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (12.50%) Driving Licence
4 13 (7.74%) iPad
5 8 (4.76%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (3.57%) iPhone
7 5 (2.98%) Social Media
8 4 (2.38%) Client/Server
8 4 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (2.38%) EPoS
8 4 (2.38%) Microsoft Licensing
8 4 (2.38%) Mobile App
8 4 (2.38%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (1.79%) CMDB
9 3 (1.79%) e-Learning
9 3 (1.79%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (1.19%) BYOD
10 2 (1.19%) CCTV
10 2 (1.19%) Digital Signage
10 2 (1.19%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 168 (100.00%) Windows
2 46 (27.38%) Windows Server
3 44 (26.19%) Apple iOS
4 23 (13.69%) Mac OS
5 15 (8.93%) Windows Server 2016
6 11 (6.55%) Windows Server 2019
7 8 (4.76%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (1.79%) Linux
9 2 (1.19%) Android
10 1 (0.60%) AIX
10 1 (0.60%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.60%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (47.02%) ITIL
2 66 (39.29%) Customer Service
3 60 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 60 (35.71%) Patch Management
4 54 (32.14%) Cybersecurity
5 53 (31.55%) Software Deployment
6 46 (27.38%) Ticket Management
7 44 (26.19%) Analytics
7 44 (26.19%) Customer Acquisition
7 44 (26.19%) Customer Experience
8 39 (23.21%) Problem-Solving
9 24 (14.29%) People Management
10 22 (13.10%) ITSM
11 21 (12.50%) Service Management
12 20 (11.90%) Problem Management
13 19 (11.31%) User Experience
14 16 (9.52%) Change Management
14 16 (9.52%) Service Delivery
15 13 (7.74%) Migration
16 12 (7.14%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.95%) PowerShell
2 7 (4.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (33.93%) Degree
2 50 (29.76%) Security Cleared
3 48 (28.57%) SC Cleared
4 44 (26.19%) CTC Cleared
5 7 (4.17%) Azure Certification
5 7 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (3.57%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (2.98%) CCNA
7 5 (2.98%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.98%) DBS Check
7 5 (2.98%) MCSA
8 4 (2.38%) A+ Certification
8 4 (2.38%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.79%) AWS Certification
10 2 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (1.19%) MCP
10 2 (1.19%) MCSE
10 2 (1.19%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (30.36%) SLA
2 3 (1.79%) GDPR
3 1 (0.60%) Basel III
3 1 (0.60%) MiFID
System Software
1 93 (55.36%) Active Directory
2 15 (8.93%) Hyper-V
3 10 (5.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (2.38%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.19%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 50 (29.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (11.90%) SCCM
3 15 (8.93%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (4.76%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (3.57%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 111 (66.07%) Microsoft
2 49 (29.17%) Cisco
3 21 (12.50%) Apple
4 17 (10.12%) Google
5 15 (8.93%) ServiceNow
6 10 (5.95%) Freshdesk
6 10 (5.95%) VMware
7 9 (5.36%) SolarWinds
8 7 (4.17%) Datto
9 6 (3.57%) HP
10 5 (2.98%) Meraki
11 4 (2.38%) Logitech
12 3 (1.79%) Citrix
13 2 (1.19%) Sophos
14 1 (0.60%) IBM
14 1 (0.60%) Oracle
14 1 (0.60%) Ubiquiti