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 21 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 234 223 191
Rank change year-on-year -11 -32 +60
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 138 280 382
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.90% 1.42% 1.79%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.33% 10.34% 11.17%
Number of salaries quoted 104 217 369
10th Percentile £26,325 £25,750 £23,288
25th Percentile £28,000 £28,498 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £35,500 £39,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.86% -10.13% +5.33%
75th Percentile £41,000 £45,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £53,750 £58,450 £67,500
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 1,336 2,708 3,421
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.70% 13.71% 15.99%
Number of salaries quoted 981 1,665 2,880
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,974 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.62% +1.95% -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 21 November 2025.

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 36 (26.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (22.46%) SharePoint
Applications
1 29 (21.01%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (5.07%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 125 (90.58%) Microsoft 365
2 52 (37.68%) Azure
3 43 (31.16%) Entra ID
4 12 (8.70%) Google Workspace
5 11 (7.97%) Power Platform
6 8 (5.80%) AWS
6 8 (5.80%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (5.07%) OneDrive
8 5 (3.62%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.45%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.72%) GCP
10 1 (0.72%) Google Docs
10 1 (0.72%) Google Drive
10 1 (0.72%) Google Sheets
10 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 40 (28.99%) VPN
2 36 (26.09%) DNS
3 33 (23.91%) DHCP
4 22 (15.94%) TCP/IP
5 18 (13.04%) LAN
5 18 (13.04%) WAN
6 12 (8.70%) VoIP
7 11 (7.97%) VLAN
8 10 (7.25%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (6.52%) Firewall
10 8 (5.80%) Wireless
11 3 (2.17%) HTTP
11 3 (2.17%) SD-WAN
12 2 (1.45%) Internet
12 2 (1.45%) IPsec
12 2 (1.45%) Network Security
12 2 (1.45%) SSL
13 1 (0.72%) BGP
13 1 (0.72%) Cisco IPT
13 1 (0.72%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.72%) Oracle Database
1 1 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
General
1 94 (68.12%) Social Skills
2 23 (16.67%) Back Office
3 10 (7.25%) Finance
3 10 (7.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (6.52%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (5.80%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (3.62%) Public Sector
7 4 (2.90%) German Language
8 2 (1.45%) Legal
8 2 (1.45%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.72%) Banking
9 1 (0.72%) Electronics
9 1 (0.72%) Games
9 1 (0.72%) Law
9 1 (0.72%) Marketing
9 1 (0.72%) Retail
9 1 (0.72%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 60 (43.48%) IT Support
2 37 (26.81%) Support Engineer
3 35 (25.36%) Support Technician
4 27 (19.57%) IT Support Technician
4 27 (19.57%) IT Technician
5 25 (18.12%) Analyst
6 24 (17.39%) IT Engineer
7 23 (16.67%) Desktop Support
7 23 (16.67%) IT Support Engineer
8 19 (13.77%) 2nd Line Support
8 19 (13.77%) Desktop Engineer
9 15 (10.87%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 14 (10.14%) Support Analyst
11 12 (8.70%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 12 (8.70%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 10 (7.25%) IT Analyst
13 9 (6.52%) Service Analyst
14 8 (5.80%) Desktop Support Technician
14 8 (5.80%) Desktop Technician
14 8 (5.80%) Site Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (5.07%) .NET
2 1 (0.72%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (21.01%) Onboarding
2 27 (19.57%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (17.39%) Driving Licence
4 11 (7.97%) iPad
5 8 (5.80%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (3.62%) EPoS
6 5 (3.62%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (2.90%) Client/Server
7 4 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.90%) iPhone
7 4 (2.90%) Product Ownership
8 3 (2.17%) BYOD
8 3 (2.17%) CMDB
8 3 (2.17%) e-Learning
8 3 (2.17%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (2.17%) Social Media
9 2 (1.45%) CCTV
9 2 (1.45%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.45%) Digital Signage
9 2 (1.45%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 138 (100.00%) Windows
2 40 (28.99%) Apple iOS
3 31 (22.46%) Windows Server
4 22 (15.94%) Mac OS
5 12 (8.70%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (4.35%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (2.17%) Android
7 3 (2.17%) Linux
7 3 (2.17%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.72%) AIX
8 1 (0.72%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (44.93%) ITIL
2 50 (36.23%) Customer Service
3 36 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
4 34 (24.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 33 (23.91%) Cybersecurity
6 28 (20.29%) Patch Management
7 22 (15.94%) Customer Experience
8 21 (15.22%) Software Deployment
8 21 (15.22%) User Experience
9 20 (14.49%) Analytics
9 20 (14.49%) Customer Acquisition
9 20 (14.49%) Ticket Management
10 16 (11.59%) ITSM
10 16 (11.59%) Service Management
11 13 (9.42%) Change Management
11 13 (9.42%) Migration
12 12 (8.70%) Problem Management
13 8 (5.80%) People Management
14 7 (5.07%) CRM
14 7 (5.07%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 14 (10.14%) PowerShell
2 7 (5.07%) SQL
3 1 (0.72%) Python
Qualifications
1 37 (26.81%) Degree
2 25 (18.12%) Security Cleared
3 22 (15.94%) SC Cleared
4 20 (14.49%) CTC Cleared
5 9 (6.52%) ITIL Certification
6 8 (5.80%) Azure Certification
7 5 (3.62%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (2.90%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (2.17%) AWS Certification
9 3 (2.17%) CCNA
9 3 (2.17%) DBS Check
9 3 (2.17%) MCSA
10 2 (1.45%) A+ Certification
10 2 (1.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (1.45%) Network+ Certification
11 1 (0.72%) CCNP
11 1 (0.72%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.72%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (21.01%) SLA
2 3 (2.17%) GDPR
3 1 (0.72%) Basel III
3 1 (0.72%) MiFID
System Software
1 97 (70.29%) Active Directory
2 9 (6.52%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.17%) BitLocker
4 2 (1.45%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 43 (31.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (10.87%) Jamf Pro
3 13 (9.42%) SCCM
4 4 (2.90%) PaperCut
5 3 (2.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.72%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.72%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 107 (77.54%) Microsoft
2 28 (20.29%) Cisco
3 22 (15.94%) Apple
4 13 (9.42%) Google
5 11 (7.97%) Freshdesk
6 10 (7.25%) ServiceNow
7 8 (5.80%) HP
8 7 (5.07%) Datto
9 6 (4.35%) Meraki
10 5 (3.62%) Citrix
10 5 (3.62%) Logitech
11 3 (2.17%) VMware
12 2 (1.45%) Adobe
12 2 (1.45%) SolarWinds
12 2 (1.45%) Sophos
13 1 (0.72%) iManage
13 1 (0.72%) Intapp
13 1 (0.72%) Snow
13 1 (0.72%) Ubiquiti
13 1 (0.72%) Yealink