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 3 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 395 302 233
Rank change year-on-year -93 -69 -13
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 71 127 296
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.29% 0.75% 1.32%
As % of the Operating Systems category 4.50% 6.86% 9.97%
Number of salaries quoted 62 94 230
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,475 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £27,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £30,250 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year +32.23% -18.24% -9.46%
75th Percentile £68,750 £38,750 £45,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £45,000 £60,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £36,315
% change year-on-year - -10.51% +3.76%

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 1,579 1,852 2,968
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.35% 11.01% 13.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,235 988 1,747
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,625 £33,688 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -6.25%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,875 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.43% -17.00% -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 3 October 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 35 (49.30%) SharePoint
2 23 (32.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (11.27%) Apache
3 8 (11.27%) nginx
Applications
1 11 (15.49%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.41%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 1 (1.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 58 (81.69%) Microsoft 365
2 35 (49.30%) Azure
3 29 (40.85%) Entra ID
4 16 (22.54%) OneDrive
5 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Copilot
5 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Purview
5 5 (7.04%) ShareGate
6 1 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.41%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 1 (1.41%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (1.41%) Azure Storage
6 1 (1.41%) GitHub
6 1 (1.41%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.41%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.41%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (36.62%) DNS
2 20 (28.17%) DHCP
3 13 (18.31%) Firewall
3 13 (18.31%) VPN
4 12 (16.90%) TCP/IP
5 11 (15.49%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (4.23%) Cisco IOS
6 3 (4.23%) SD-WAN
6 3 (4.23%) WAN
7 2 (2.82%) VoIP
7 2 (2.82%) Wireless
7 2 (2.82%) WLAN
8 1 (1.41%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (1.41%) Internet
8 1 (1.41%) IP Telephony
8 1 (1.41%) NAS
8 1 (1.41%) Network Security
8 1 (1.41%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (1.41%) Software-Defined Networking
8 1 (1.41%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.41%) Power BI
1 1 (1.41%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (4.23%) JIRA
General
1 43 (60.56%) Social Skills
2 10 (14.08%) Retail
3 9 (12.68%) Finance
3 9 (12.68%) Manufacturing
4 6 (8.45%) Documentation Skills
4 6 (8.45%) Games
5 4 (5.63%) Law
5 4 (5.63%) Public Sector
6 3 (4.23%) Back Office
7 2 (2.82%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (2.82%) Automotive
7 2 (2.82%) Legal
8 1 (1.41%) Advertising
8 1 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.41%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 31 (43.66%) IT Support
2 29 (40.85%) Support Engineer
3 26 (36.62%) IT Engineer
4 24 (33.80%) IT Support Engineer
5 9 (12.68%) Analyst
6 8 (11.27%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 8 (11.27%) 2nd Line Support
6 8 (11.27%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 8 (11.27%) NOC Manager
6 8 (11.27%) Operations Manager
7 7 (9.86%) 1st Line Engineer
7 7 (9.86%) 1st Line Support
7 7 (9.86%) Consultant
8 6 (8.45%) 1st Line Support Engineer
9 5 (7.04%) IT Analyst
9 5 (7.04%) Lead
9 5 (7.04%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
9 5 (7.04%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Consultant
9 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.45%) Web Services
2 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (1.41%) 802.1X
3 1 (1.41%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 16 (22.54%) Driving Licence
2 13 (18.31%) Onboarding
3 6 (8.45%) Fat Client
3 6 (8.45%) Thin Client
4 5 (7.04%) Mobile App
5 2 (2.82%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.82%) Smartphone
6 1 (1.41%) Augmented Reality
6 1 (1.41%) Blackberry
6 1 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (1.41%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.41%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (1.41%) Virtual Reality
6 1 (1.41%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 71 (100.00%) Windows
2 30 (42.25%) Windows Server
3 9 (12.68%) Android
3 9 (12.68%) Linux
4 5 (7.04%) Apple iOS
5 2 (2.82%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (42.25%) Customer Service
2 22 (30.99%) ITIL
2 22 (30.99%) Problem-Solving
3 20 (28.17%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (21.13%) Mobile Device Management
5 10 (14.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 10 (14.08%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (11.27%) Application Packaging
6 8 (11.27%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (11.27%) High Availability
6 8 (11.27%) Software Deployment
6 8 (11.27%) Systems Engineering
7 7 (9.86%) Disaster Recovery
7 7 (9.86%) Load Balancing
7 7 (9.86%) Problem Management
7 7 (9.86%) Service Delivery
8 6 (8.45%) Identity Access Management
8 6 (8.45%) ITSM
8 6 (8.45%) Line Management
8 6 (8.45%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 13 (18.31%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.41%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 17 (23.94%) Degree
2 15 (21.13%) Microsoft Certification
2 15 (21.13%) Security Cleared
3 14 (19.72%) SC Cleared
4 8 (11.27%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 7 (9.86%) Azure Certification
6 3 (4.23%) A+ Certification
6 3 (4.23%) CTC Cleared
7 2 (2.82%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (1.41%) DBS Check
8 1 (1.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (19.72%) SLA
2 3 (4.23%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (2.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 40 (56.34%) Active Directory
2 12 (16.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (12.68%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (11.27%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (8.45%) Squid
6 5 (7.04%) BitLocker
7 3 (4.23%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 35 (49.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (16.90%) SCCM
3 2 (2.82%) HAProxy
4 1 (1.41%) Grafana
4 1 (1.41%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 61 (85.92%) Microsoft
2 12 (16.90%) VMware
3 11 (15.49%) Apple
4 9 (12.68%) Cisco
5 8 (11.27%) Veeam
6 7 (9.86%) Datto
7 6 (8.45%) Acronis
7 6 (8.45%) Citrix
7 6 (8.45%) ServiceNow
8 3 (4.23%) Fortinet
8 3 (4.23%) Freshdesk
9 2 (2.82%) iManage
10 1 (1.41%) Aruba
10 1 (1.41%) Barracuda Networks
10 1 (1.41%) Dynatrace
10 1 (1.41%) Intapp
10 1 (1.41%) Litera
10 1 (1.41%) Okta
10 1 (1.41%) Sophos
10 1 (1.41%) Sparx