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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 224 225 179
Rank change year-on-year +1 -46 +51
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 146 240 373
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.97% 1.41% 1.83%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.24% 9.53% 11.73%
Number of salaries quoted 105 189 362
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 £39,250
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -4.46% +4.67%
75th Percentile £41,500 £53,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £53,750 £65,000 £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 1,299 2,519 3,180
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.59% 14.79% 15.57%
Number of salaries quoted 930 1,570 2,675
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,000 £30,388
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £39,750
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 £72,433
90th Percentile £90,000 £86,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £44,000 £50,242 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% +0.48% -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 1 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 45 (30.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (23.97%) SharePoint
Applications
1 41 (28.08%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.68%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (4.79%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 133 (91.10%) Microsoft 365
2 58 (39.73%) Azure
3 37 (25.34%) Entra ID
4 16 (10.96%) Google Workspace
5 11 (7.53%) AWS
5 11 (7.53%) OneDrive
6 8 (5.48%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (5.48%) Power Platform
7 5 (3.42%) PowerApps
8 4 (2.74%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 42 (28.77%) DNS
2 41 (28.08%) VPN
3 39 (26.71%) DHCP
4 28 (19.18%) TCP/IP
4 28 (19.18%) WAN
5 23 (15.75%) LAN
6 18 (12.33%) VoIP
7 14 (9.59%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (8.22%) VLAN
9 9 (6.16%) Wireless
10 8 (5.48%) Firewall
10 8 (5.48%) SD-WAN
11 3 (2.05%) HTTP
12 2 (1.37%) Internet
12 2 (1.37%) IPsec
12 2 (1.37%) Network Security
12 2 (1.37%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.68%) Oracle Database
1 1 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
General
1 101 (69.18%) Social Skills
2 31 (21.23%) Back Office
3 9 (6.16%) Organisational Skills
4 8 (5.48%) Finance
5 6 (4.11%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (4.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (2.74%) German Language
7 1 (0.68%) Banking
7 1 (0.68%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 61 (41.78%) IT Support
2 55 (37.67%) Support Engineer
3 33 (22.60%) Desktop Engineer
4 31 (21.23%) Desktop Support
4 31 (21.23%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 27 (18.49%) IT Support Technician
5 27 (18.49%) IT Technician
5 27 (18.49%) Support Technician
6 26 (17.81%) IT Engineer
6 26 (17.81%) IT Support Engineer
7 24 (16.44%) 2nd Line Support
7 24 (16.44%) Site Engineer
8 23 (15.75%) Analyst
9 18 (12.33%) Support Analyst
10 17 (11.64%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 17 (11.64%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 12 (8.22%) Infrastructure Support
12 11 (7.53%) Senior
13 9 (6.16%) Infrastructure Manager
14 8 (5.48%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.79%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 31 (21.23%) Onboarding
2 23 (15.75%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (14.38%) Driving Licence
4 13 (8.90%) iPad
5 8 (5.48%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (4.11%) iPhone
7 5 (3.42%) Social Media
8 4 (2.74%) Client/Server
8 4 (2.74%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (2.74%) EPoS
8 4 (2.74%) Mobile App
8 4 (2.74%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (2.05%) BYOD
9 3 (2.05%) CMDB
9 3 (2.05%) e-Learning
9 3 (2.05%) Linux Command Line
9 3 (2.05%) Microsoft Licensing
10 2 (1.37%) CCTV
10 2 (1.37%) Digital Signage
10 2 (1.37%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 146 (100.00%) Windows
2 44 (30.14%) Apple iOS
3 40 (27.40%) Windows Server
4 24 (16.44%) Mac OS
5 15 (10.27%) Windows Server 2016
6 9 (6.16%) Windows Server 2019
7 7 (4.79%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (2.05%) Linux
9 2 (1.37%) Android
10 1 (0.68%) AIX
10 1 (0.68%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (44.52%) ITIL
2 51 (34.93%) Customer Service
3 43 (29.45%) Patch Management
4 41 (28.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 40 (27.40%) Cybersecurity
6 39 (26.71%) Problem-Solving
7 36 (24.66%) Software Deployment
8 29 (19.86%) Customer Experience
9 28 (19.18%) Analytics
9 28 (19.18%) Customer Acquisition
9 28 (19.18%) Ticket Management
10 24 (16.44%) People Management
11 21 (14.38%) ITSM
12 19 (13.01%) User Experience
13 17 (11.64%) Service Management
14 16 (10.96%) Change Management
15 15 (10.27%) Problem Management
16 13 (8.90%) Migration
17 11 (7.53%) Service Delivery
18 9 (6.16%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.16%) PowerShell
2 7 (4.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (28.08%) Degree
2 34 (23.29%) Security Cleared
3 32 (21.92%) SC Cleared
4 28 (19.18%) CTC Cleared
5 8 (5.48%) Azure Certification
5 8 (5.48%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (3.42%) CCNA
6 5 (3.42%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (3.42%) DBS Check
6 5 (3.42%) MCSA
6 5 (3.42%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (2.05%) A+ Certification
7 3 (2.05%) AWS Certification
7 3 (2.05%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (23.97%) SLA
2 3 (2.05%) GDPR
3 1 (0.68%) Basel III
3 1 (0.68%) MiFID
System Software
1 91 (62.33%) Active Directory
2 14 (9.59%) Hyper-V
3 7 (4.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (2.74%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (2.05%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 46 (31.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (11.64%) Jamf Pro
2 17 (11.64%) SCCM
3 7 (4.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 6 (4.11%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 94 (64.38%) Microsoft
2 33 (22.60%) Cisco
3 24 (16.44%) Apple
4 16 (10.96%) Google
5 14 (9.59%) ServiceNow
6 10 (6.85%) Freshdesk
7 8 (5.48%) SolarWinds
8 7 (4.79%) Datto
8 7 (4.79%) VMware
9 5 (3.42%) HP
9 5 (3.42%) Logitech
9 5 (3.42%) Meraki
10 3 (2.05%) Citrix
11 2 (1.37%) Sophos
12 1 (0.68%) Dell
12 1 (0.68%) IBM
12 1 (0.68%) Oracle
12 1 (0.68%) Ubiquiti