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 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 347 275 217
Rank change year-on-year -72 -58 +24
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 100 155 410
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.46% 0.94% 1.45%
As % of the Operating Systems category 6.55% 7.41% 11.13%
Number of salaries quoted 78 105 364
10th Percentile £26,850 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -7.89% -5.00%
75th Percentile £50,020 £43,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £70,625 £57,500 £57,200
UK median annual salary £32,500 £33,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -1.52% +1.54% -4.41%

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 1,527 2,093 3,684
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.04% 12.71% 13.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,190 1,226 2,805
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £33,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.04%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -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 24 July 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 37 (37.00%) SharePoint
2 31 (31.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (7.00%) Apache
3 7 (7.00%) nginx
Applications
1 22 (22.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.00%) Acrobat
Cloud Services
1 85 (85.00%) Microsoft 365
2 51 (51.00%) Azure
3 32 (32.00%) Entra ID
4 15 (15.00%) OneDrive
5 12 (12.00%) AWS
5 12 (12.00%) Google Workspace
6 4 (4.00%) Dropbox
7 3 (3.00%) Power Automate
7 3 (3.00%) Power Platform
8 1 (1.00%) Azure Storage
8 1 (1.00%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (1.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 41 (41.00%) DNS
2 35 (35.00%) DHCP
3 26 (26.00%) TCP/IP
4 21 (21.00%) Wi-Fi
5 20 (20.00%) VPN
6 17 (17.00%) Firewall
7 14 (14.00%) VoIP
8 9 (9.00%) WAN
9 8 (8.00%) LAN
10 4 (4.00%) Internet
11 3 (3.00%) NAS
12 2 (2.00%) VLAN
13 1 (1.00%) Cisco IOS
13 1 (1.00%) Cisco IPT
13 1 (1.00%) IP Telephony
13 1 (1.00%) Remote Desktop
13 1 (1.00%) SD-WAN
13 1 (1.00%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.00%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (4.00%) Relational Database
2 3 (3.00%) Power BI
3 1 (1.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (3.00%) JIRA
General
1 50 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 11 (11.00%) Finance
3 8 (8.00%) Documentation Skills
3 8 (8.00%) Manufacturing
3 8 (8.00%) Retail
4 5 (5.00%) Law
5 4 (4.00%) Legal
6 3 (3.00%) Back Office
6 3 (3.00%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.00%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (2.00%) Games
7 2 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.00%) Advertising
8 1 (1.00%) Agriculture
8 1 (1.00%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 63 (63.00%) IT Support
2 41 (41.00%) Support Engineer
3 36 (36.00%) IT Engineer
3 36 (36.00%) IT Support Engineer
4 23 (23.00%) Analyst
5 18 (18.00%) 2nd Line Support
6 17 (17.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 17 (17.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 14 (14.00%) IT Analyst
8 12 (12.00%) IT Support Analyst
8 12 (12.00%) Support Analyst
9 8 (8.00%) IT Support Technician
9 8 (8.00%) IT Technician
9 8 (8.00%) Service Analyst
9 8 (8.00%) Service Desk Analyst
9 8 (8.00%) Support Technician
10 7 (7.00%) NOC Manager
10 7 (7.00%) Operations Manager
11 6 (6.00%) Lead
12 5 (5.00%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 20 (20.00%) Driving Licence
1 20 (20.00%) Onboarding
2 4 (4.00%) CCTV
3 2 (2.00%) Fat Client
3 2 (2.00%) Smartphone
3 2 (2.00%) Thin Client
3 2 (2.00%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (1.00%) Blackberry
4 1 (1.00%) Handset
4 1 (1.00%) iPad
4 1 (1.00%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.00%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 100 (100.00%) Windows
2 36 (36.00%) Windows Server
3 12 (12.00%) Mac OS
4 10 (10.00%) Android
5 8 (8.00%) Apple iOS
5 8 (8.00%) Linux
5 8 (8.00%) Windows Server 2012
6 7 (7.00%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (6.00%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (1.00%) Mac OS X
8 1 (1.00%) Windows 7
8 1 (1.00%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (44.00%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (42.00%) Customer Service
3 29 (29.00%) ITIL
4 23 (23.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (13.00%) ITSM
6 12 (12.00%) Software Deployment
7 10 (10.00%) Mobile Device Management
7 10 (10.00%) Process Improvement
8 9 (9.00%) Cybersecurity
8 9 (9.00%) Service Delivery
9 8 (8.00%) Application Packaging
9 8 (8.00%) Coaching
9 8 (8.00%) Project Delivery
9 8 (8.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 7 (7.00%) Disaster Recovery
10 7 (7.00%) High Availability
10 7 (7.00%) Mentoring
10 7 (7.00%) Patch Management
10 7 (7.00%) Systems Engineering
10 7 (7.00%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (15.00%) PowerShell
2 4 (4.00%) Delphi
2 4 (4.00%) Pascal
2 4 (4.00%) PHP
2 4 (4.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (14.00%) Security Cleared
2 12 (12.00%) SC Cleared
3 10 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (7.00%) Azure Certification
4 7 (7.00%) DBS Check
4 7 (7.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 6 (6.00%) Degree
6 3 (3.00%) A+ Certification
6 3 (3.00%) CTC Cleared
7 1 (1.00%) ACSP
7 1 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.00%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (1.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (1.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (15.00%) SLA
2 2 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.00%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 58 (58.00%) Active Directory
2 15 (15.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (12.00%) Hyper-V
4 9 (9.00%) BitLocker
5 7 (7.00%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (6.00%) Squid
7 5 (5.00%) Terminal Services
8 1 (1.00%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 36 (36.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (14.00%) SCCM
3 7 (7.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (2.00%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (1.00%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 80 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 19 (19.00%) VMware
3 11 (11.00%) Google
3 11 (11.00%) ServiceNow
4 7 (7.00%) Cisco
4 7 (7.00%) Veeam
5 5 (5.00%) Adobe
5 5 (5.00%) Apple
5 5 (5.00%) Citrix
5 5 (5.00%) Freshdesk
6 3 (3.00%) Barracuda Networks
6 3 (3.00%) iManage
6 3 (3.00%) Sophos
7 2 (2.00%) Acronis
7 2 (2.00%) Datto
7 2 (2.00%) SolarWinds
8 1 (1.00%) Intapp
8 1 (1.00%) Litera
8 1 (1.00%) Meraki
8 1 (1.00%) Okta