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

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 200 223 187
Rank change year-on-year +23 -36 +36
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 193 219 488
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.19% 1.40% 1.76%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.74% 9.50% 12.02%
Number of salaries quoted 106 164 467
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £24,393
25th Percentile £29,063 £29,000 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,375 £37,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -1.32% +1.33%
75th Percentile £42,500 £53,750 £51,125
90th Percentile £53,750 £65,000 £58,060
UK median annual salary £32,500 £38,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year -14.47% +15.15% -5.71%

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 1,405 2,306 4,059
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.66% 14.71% 14.60%
Number of salaries quoted 992 1,445 3,471
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,760 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.16% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £67,968
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,150 £83,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%

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 14 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 51 (26.42%) SharePoint
2 48 (24.87%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 85 (44.04%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.52%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (3.11%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 176 (91.19%) Microsoft 365
2 80 (41.45%) Entra ID
3 67 (34.72%) Azure
4 23 (11.92%) Google Workspace
5 20 (10.36%) AWS
6 19 (9.84%) OneDrive
7 4 (2.07%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (2.07%) Mimecast
8 2 (1.04%) Dropbox
9 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 50 (25.91%) DHCP
1 50 (25.91%) DNS
2 43 (22.28%) VPN
3 37 (19.17%) TCP/IP
4 31 (16.06%) WAN
5 24 (12.44%) VoIP
6 23 (11.92%) Wi-Fi
7 21 (10.88%) LAN
8 13 (6.74%) SD-WAN
8 13 (6.74%) VLAN
9 11 (5.70%) Firewall
10 9 (4.66%) Wireless
11 4 (2.07%) Internet
12 2 (1.04%) IPsec
12 2 (1.04%) Network Security
12 2 (1.04%) SSL
13 1 (0.52%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (1.04%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.52%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
General
1 134 (69.43%) Social Skills
2 63 (32.64%) Back Office
3 13 (6.74%) Finance
4 6 (3.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (2.59%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (2.07%) German Language
7 1 (0.52%) Banking
7 1 (0.52%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 97 (50.26%) Support Engineer
2 72 (37.31%) IT Support
3 61 (31.61%) Desktop Engineer
4 60 (31.09%) Desktop Support
4 60 (31.09%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 56 (29.02%) Site Engineer
6 36 (18.65%) IT Engineer
6 36 (18.65%) IT Support Engineer
7 33 (17.10%) 2nd Line Support
8 28 (14.51%) Analyst
9 25 (12.95%) Senior
10 24 (12.44%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 24 (12.44%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 20 (10.36%) IT Analyst
12 18 (9.33%) IT Support Technician
12 18 (9.33%) IT Technician
12 18 (9.33%) Support Analyst
12 18 (9.33%) Support Technician
13 16 (8.29%) IT Support Analyst
13 16 (8.29%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.11%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 32 (16.58%) Onboarding
2 25 (12.95%) Driving Licence
3 14 (7.25%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (6.22%) iPad
5 7 (3.63%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (3.11%) iPhone
6 6 (3.11%) Social Media
7 4 (2.07%) CCTV
7 4 (2.07%) Client/Server
7 4 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.07%) EPoS
7 4 (2.07%) Microsoft Licensing
7 4 (2.07%) Mobile App
7 4 (2.07%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.55%) CMDB
8 3 (1.55%) Digital Signage
8 3 (1.55%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (0.52%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.52%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.52%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 193 (100.00%) Windows
2 57 (29.53%) Windows Server
3 33 (17.10%) Apple iOS
4 22 (11.40%) Mac OS
5 17 (8.81%) Windows Server 2016
6 14 (7.25%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (6.22%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (2.59%) Android
9 3 (1.55%) Linux
10 2 (1.04%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.52%) AIX
11 1 (0.52%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.52%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.52%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (48.19%) ITIL
2 91 (47.15%) Customer Service
3 82 (42.49%) Continuous Improvement
4 79 (40.93%) Patch Management
5 72 (37.31%) Software Deployment
6 69 (35.75%) Cybersecurity
7 65 (33.68%) Ticket Management
8 60 (31.09%) Analytics
8 60 (31.09%) Customer Acquisition
8 60 (31.09%) Customer Experience
9 42 (21.76%) Problem-Solving
10 29 (15.03%) ITSM
11 24 (12.44%) People Management
11 24 (12.44%) Service Management
12 23 (11.92%) Problem Management
12 23 (11.92%) Service Delivery
13 17 (8.81%) Change Management
14 16 (8.29%) Emotional Intelligence
14 16 (8.29%) User Experience
15 14 (7.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.18%) PowerShell
2 8 (4.15%) SQL
3 2 (1.04%) Delphi
3 2 (1.04%) Pascal
3 2 (1.04%) PHP
Qualifications
1 69 (35.75%) Degree
2 68 (35.23%) Security Cleared
3 65 (33.68%) SC Cleared
4 60 (31.09%) CTC Cleared
5 9 (4.66%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (3.11%) A+ Certification
7 5 (2.59%) CCNA
7 5 (2.59%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.59%) DBS Check
7 5 (2.59%) MCSA
8 4 (2.07%) DV Cleared
8 4 (2.07%) MCSE
8 4 (2.07%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 4 (2.07%) MOS
9 3 (1.55%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.55%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.52%) ACSP
11 1 (0.52%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.52%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (35.23%) SLA
2 1 (0.52%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.52%) Basel III
2 1 (0.52%) ISO 22301
2 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.52%) MiFID
System Software
1 95 (49.22%) Active Directory
2 23 (11.92%) Hyper-V
3 13 (6.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (2.07%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 48 (24.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (13.99%) SCCM
3 12 (6.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 10 (5.18%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (3.11%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 123 (63.73%) Microsoft
2 65 (33.68%) Cisco
3 22 (11.40%) Google
3 22 (11.40%) ServiceNow
4 16 (8.29%) VMware
5 12 (6.22%) Apple
5 12 (6.22%) SolarWinds
6 9 (4.66%) Freshdesk
7 7 (3.63%) HP
8 6 (3.11%) Datto
8 6 (3.11%) Meraki
9 5 (2.59%) Citrix
10 2 (1.04%) Sophos
11 1 (0.52%) Dell
11 1 (0.52%) IBM
11 1 (0.52%) Oracle
11 1 (0.52%) Ubiquiti