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 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 391 296 247
Rank change year-on-year -95 -49 -32
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 76 130 292
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.31% 0.80% 1.25%
As % of the Operating Systems category 4.80% 6.77% 9.53%
Number of salaries quoted 62 96 231
10th Percentile £26,775 £25,706 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £27,250 £28,498
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.92% -13.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £68,750 £41,000 £46,875
90th Percentile £74,875 £53,750 £60,000
UK median annual salary £32,000 £32,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -1.54% -9.72% +2.86%

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 1,582 1,920 3,065
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.46% 11.77% 13.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,236 1,061 1,894
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £34,000 £38,785
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,751 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -16.00% -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 19 September 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 34 (44.74%) SharePoint
2 22 (28.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (10.53%) Apache
3 8 (10.53%) nginx
Applications
1 11 (14.47%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.32%) Acrobat
Cloud Services
1 63 (82.89%) Microsoft 365
2 35 (46.05%) Azure
3 28 (36.84%) Entra ID
4 15 (19.74%) OneDrive
5 4 (5.26%) Microsoft Copilot
5 4 (5.26%) Microsoft Purview
5 4 (5.26%) ShareGate
6 3 (3.95%) Power Automate
6 3 (3.95%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.32%) Azure Storage
7 1 (1.32%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (38.16%) DNS
2 23 (30.26%) DHCP
3 15 (19.74%) TCP/IP
4 14 (18.42%) Firewall
5 13 (17.11%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (15.79%) VPN
7 4 (5.26%) VoIP
8 3 (3.95%) Cisco IOS
8 3 (3.95%) NAS
9 2 (2.63%) SD-WAN
9 2 (2.63%) WAN
9 2 (2.63%) WLAN
10 1 (1.32%) Cisco IPT
10 1 (1.32%) IP Telephony
10 1 (1.32%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (1.32%) VLAN
10 1 (1.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.95%) Power BI
2 1 (1.32%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (3.95%) JIRA
General
1 46 (60.53%) Social Skills
2 10 (13.16%) Retail
3 9 (11.84%) Finance
3 9 (11.84%) Manufacturing
4 8 (10.53%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (7.89%) Games
6 4 (5.26%) Law
7 3 (3.95%) Back Office
7 3 (3.95%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (2.63%) Automotive
8 2 (2.63%) Legal
9 1 (1.32%) Advertising
9 1 (1.32%) Agriculture
9 1 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.32%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 36 (47.37%) IT Support
2 32 (42.11%) Support Engineer
3 29 (38.16%) IT Engineer
4 27 (35.53%) IT Support Engineer
5 10 (13.16%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 10 (13.16%) 2nd Line Support
5 10 (13.16%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 10 (13.16%) Analyst
6 8 (10.53%) 1st Line Support
6 8 (10.53%) NOC Manager
6 8 (10.53%) Operations Manager
7 7 (9.21%) 1st Line Engineer
8 6 (7.89%) 1st Line Support Engineer
8 6 (7.89%) Consultant
8 6 (7.89%) Lead
9 5 (6.58%) IT Analyst
9 5 (6.58%) Support Analyst
10 4 (5.26%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
10 4 (5.26%) Microsoft Consultant
10 4 (5.26%) Microsoft Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.89%) Web Services
2 4 (5.26%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 18 (23.68%) Driving Licence
2 14 (18.42%) Onboarding
3 6 (7.89%) Fat Client
3 6 (7.89%) Thin Client
4 4 (5.26%) Mobile App
5 2 (2.63%) Smartphone
6 1 (1.32%) Augmented Reality
6 1 (1.32%) Blackberry
6 1 (1.32%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.32%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.32%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (1.32%) Virtual Reality
6 1 (1.32%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 76 (100.00%) Windows
2 30 (39.47%) Windows Server
3 9 (11.84%) Android
3 9 (11.84%) Linux
4 5 (6.58%) Apple iOS
5 2 (2.63%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (47.37%) Customer Service
2 26 (34.21%) ITIL
2 26 (34.21%) Problem-Solving
3 20 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (17.11%) Mobile Device Management
5 9 (11.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 9 (11.84%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (10.53%) High Availability
6 8 (10.53%) ITSM
6 8 (10.53%) Service Delivery
6 8 (10.53%) Software Deployment
6 8 (10.53%) Systems Engineering
7 7 (9.21%) Application Packaging
7 7 (9.21%) Cybersecurity
7 7 (9.21%) Problem Management
8 6 (7.89%) Disaster Recovery
8 6 (7.89%) Line Management
8 6 (7.89%) Load Balancing
8 6 (7.89%) Project Delivery
8 6 (7.89%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (15.79%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 16 (21.05%) Degree
2 14 (18.42%) Microsoft Certification
2 14 (18.42%) Security Cleared
3 13 (17.11%) SC Cleared
4 8 (10.53%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 7 (9.21%) Azure Certification
6 4 (5.26%) DBS Check
7 3 (3.95%) A+ Certification
7 3 (3.95%) CTC Cleared
8 2 (2.63%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (1.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (22.37%) SLA
2 3 (3.95%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 42 (55.26%) Active Directory
2 14 (18.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (10.53%) VMware ESXi
4 7 (9.21%) BitLocker
4 7 (9.21%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (7.89%) Squid
6 5 (6.58%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 36 (47.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (14.47%) SCCM
3 2 (2.63%) HAProxy
4 1 (1.32%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 67 (88.16%) Microsoft
2 14 (18.42%) VMware
3 11 (14.47%) Apple
4 9 (11.84%) ServiceNow
5 8 (10.53%) Cisco
5 8 (10.53%) Veeam
6 7 (9.21%) Datto
7 6 (7.89%) Acronis
7 6 (7.89%) Citrix
8 5 (6.58%) Freshdesk
9 3 (3.95%) Barracuda Networks
9 3 (3.95%) Sophos
10 2 (2.63%) Adobe
10 2 (2.63%) Fortinet
10 2 (2.63%) iManage
11 1 (1.32%) Google
11 1 (1.32%) Intapp
11 1 (1.32%) Litera
11 1 (1.32%) Okta