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 21 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 374 283 241
Rank change year-on-year -91 -42 -6
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 81 144 332
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.35% 0.87% 1.34%
As % of the Operating Systems category 5.27% 7.01% 10.35%
Number of salaries quoted 63 105 288
10th Percentile £26,550 £26,197 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £28,436
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £33,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.61% -13.16% -5.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £41,750 £45,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £57,500 £57,725
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,750 £35,000
% change year-on-year -0.76% -6.43% +1.45%

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 1,537 2,054 3,209
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.69% 12.39% 12.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,202 1,184 2,262
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.04%
75th Percentile £71,250 £69,750 £67,968
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £49,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -15.15% -5.71%

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 21 August 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 31 (38.27%) SharePoint
2 25 (30.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (9.88%) Apache
3 8 (9.88%) nginx
Applications
1 13 (16.05%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.23%) Acrobat
Cloud Services
1 67 (82.72%) Microsoft 365
2 38 (46.91%) Azure
3 26 (32.10%) Entra ID
4 14 (17.28%) OneDrive
5 5 (6.17%) Google Workspace
6 3 (3.70%) AWS
6 3 (3.70%) Power Automate
6 3 (3.70%) Power Platform
7 2 (2.47%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (2.47%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (2.47%) ShareGate
8 1 (1.23%) Azure Storage
8 1 (1.23%) Dropbox
8 1 (1.23%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (39.51%) DNS
2 26 (32.10%) DHCP
3 17 (20.99%) TCP/IP
4 14 (17.28%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (16.05%) Firewall
6 12 (14.81%) VPN
7 8 (9.88%) VoIP
8 3 (3.70%) LAN
8 3 (3.70%) NAS
8 3 (3.70%) WAN
9 1 (1.23%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (1.23%) Cisco IPT
9 1 (1.23%) Internet
9 1 (1.23%) IP Telephony
9 1 (1.23%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (1.23%) VLAN
9 1 (1.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.70%) Power BI
2 1 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (1.23%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.23%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (3.70%) JIRA
General
1 42 (51.85%) Social Skills
2 10 (12.35%) Finance
3 9 (11.11%) Manufacturing
3 9 (11.11%) Retail
4 8 (9.88%) Documentation Skills
5 4 (4.94%) Games
5 4 (4.94%) Law
6 3 (3.70%) Back Office
6 3 (3.70%) Legal
6 3 (3.70%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.23%) Advertising
8 1 (1.23%) Agriculture
8 1 (1.23%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.23%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 45 (55.56%) IT Support
2 32 (39.51%) Support Engineer
3 28 (34.57%) IT Engineer
3 28 (34.57%) IT Support Engineer
4 15 (18.52%) Analyst
5 12 (14.81%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 12 (14.81%) 2nd Line Support
5 12 (14.81%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 8 (9.88%) IT Support Technician
6 8 (9.88%) IT Technician
6 8 (9.88%) NOC Manager
6 8 (9.88%) Operations Manager
6 8 (9.88%) Support Technician
7 7 (8.64%) IT Analyst
7 7 (8.64%) Support Analyst
8 6 (7.41%) 1st Line Support
9 5 (6.17%) 1st Line Engineer
9 5 (6.17%) IT Support Analyst
9 5 (6.17%) Service Analyst
9 5 (6.17%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.41%) Web Services
2 2 (2.47%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 16 (19.75%) Driving Licence
2 14 (17.28%) Onboarding
3 4 (4.94%) Fat Client
3 4 (4.94%) Thin Client
4 2 (2.47%) Mobile App
4 2 (2.47%) Smartphone
5 1 (1.23%) Blackberry
5 1 (1.23%) CCTV
5 1 (1.23%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.23%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (1.23%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 81 (100.00%) Windows
2 29 (35.80%) Windows Server
3 9 (11.11%) Linux
4 8 (9.88%) Android
5 6 (7.41%) Apple iOS
6 5 (6.17%) Mac OS
7 4 (4.94%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (3.70%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (3.70%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (44.44%) Customer Service
2 33 (40.74%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (33.33%) ITIL
4 18 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (16.05%) Mobile Device Management
6 10 (12.35%) Software Deployment
7 8 (9.88%) Application Packaging
7 8 (9.88%) High Availability
7 8 (9.88%) Stakeholder Management
7 8 (9.88%) Systems Engineering
8 7 (8.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 7 (8.64%) ITSM
8 7 (8.64%) Project Delivery
9 6 (7.41%) Disaster Recovery
9 6 (7.41%) Load Balancing
9 6 (7.41%) Service Delivery
9 6 (7.41%) Task Automation
9 6 (7.41%) Ticket Management
10 5 (6.17%) Line Management
10 5 (6.17%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (14.81%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.23%) Delphi
2 1 (1.23%) Pascal
2 1 (1.23%) PHP
2 1 (1.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (16.05%) Microsoft Certification
2 12 (14.81%) Security Cleared
3 11 (13.58%) SC Cleared
4 10 (12.35%) Degree
5 8 (9.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 7 (8.64%) Azure Certification
6 7 (8.64%) DBS Check
7 3 (3.70%) CTC Cleared
8 1 (1.23%) A+ Certification
8 1 (1.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (18.52%) SLA
2 1 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 44 (54.32%) Active Directory
2 14 (17.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (11.11%) BitLocker
4 8 (9.88%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (7.41%) Squid
6 5 (6.17%) Terminal Services
7 3 (3.70%) Hyper-V
7 3 (3.70%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 31 (38.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (13.58%) SCCM
3 3 (3.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (2.47%) HAProxy
5 1 (1.23%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 71 (87.65%) Microsoft
2 14 (17.28%) VMware
3 8 (9.88%) ServiceNow
3 8 (9.88%) Veeam
4 7 (8.64%) Cisco
5 6 (7.41%) Apple
6 5 (6.17%) Adobe
6 5 (6.17%) Citrix
6 5 (6.17%) Freshdesk
6 5 (6.17%) Google
7 4 (4.94%) Acronis
7 4 (4.94%) Datto
8 3 (3.70%) Barracuda Networks
8 3 (3.70%) iManage
8 3 (3.70%) Sophos
9 1 (1.23%) Intapp
9 1 (1.23%) Litera
9 1 (1.23%) Okta