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 29 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 286 227
Rank change year-on-year +34 -59 +46
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 164 149 477
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.86% 1.02% 1.44%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.64% 7.03% 10.87%
Number of salaries quoted 86 104 443
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,594 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -7.89% -2.84%
75th Percentile £42,500 £52,813 £48,750
90th Percentile £53,750 £61,250 £57,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -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 1,409 2,119 4,390
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.35% 14.47% 13.26%
Number of salaries quoted 996 1,219 3,552
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,200 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,125 £33,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,250
Median % change year-on-year - -4.31% -5.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £69,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,550 £83,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

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 29 May 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 42 (25.61%) Microsoft Exchange
1 42 (25.61%) SharePoint
Applications
1 78 (47.56%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.61%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.61%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 151 (92.07%) Microsoft 365
2 76 (46.34%) Entra ID
3 64 (39.02%) Azure
4 21 (12.80%) OneDrive
5 19 (11.59%) AWS
6 18 (10.98%) Google Workspace
7 4 (2.44%) Dropbox
7 4 (2.44%) Mimecast
8 3 (1.83%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.83%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.61%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.61%) Azure Storage
9 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 41 (25.00%) DHCP
1 41 (25.00%) DNS
2 36 (21.95%) TCP/IP
3 27 (16.46%) Wi-Fi
4 26 (15.85%) VPN
5 25 (15.24%) WAN
6 24 (14.63%) VoIP
7 16 (9.76%) LAN
8 10 (6.10%) Firewall
9 9 (5.49%) SD-WAN
10 4 (2.44%) Internet
10 4 (2.44%) VLAN
11 3 (1.83%) NAS
12 2 (1.22%) Wireless
13 1 (0.61%) Broadband
13 1 (0.61%) Cisco IOS
13 1 (0.61%) Cisco IPT
13 1 (0.61%) IP Telephony
13 1 (0.61%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.44%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (2.44%) Relational Database
2 3 (1.83%) Power BI
3 1 (0.61%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.22%) JIRA
General
1 105 (64.02%) Social Skills
2 48 (29.27%) Back Office
3 12 (7.32%) Finance
4 5 (3.05%) Law
5 4 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
5 4 (2.44%) Legal
6 3 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.22%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.61%) Advertising
8 1 (0.61%) Agriculture
8 1 (0.61%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.61%) Retail
Job Titles
1 87 (53.05%) Support Engineer
2 70 (42.68%) IT Support
3 48 (29.27%) Desktop Engineer
3 48 (29.27%) Desktop Support
3 48 (29.27%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 48 (29.27%) Site Engineer
4 37 (22.56%) IT Engineer
4 37 (22.56%) IT Support Engineer
5 31 (18.90%) Analyst
6 24 (14.63%) 2nd Line Support
7 22 (13.41%) IT Analyst
8 21 (12.80%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 21 (12.80%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 18 (10.98%) IT Support Analyst
9 18 (10.98%) Senior
9 18 (10.98%) Support Analyst
10 11 (6.71%) Infrastructure Support
11 10 (6.10%) Infrastructure Manager
11 10 (6.10%) Infrastructure Support Manager
11 10 (6.10%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 21 (12.80%) Onboarding
2 12 (7.32%) Driving Licence
3 4 (2.44%) CCTV
3 4 (2.44%) Microsoft Licensing
4 3 (1.83%) Social Media
4 3 (1.83%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (1.22%) iPad
5 2 (1.22%) Smartphone
6 1 (0.61%) Blackberry
6 1 (0.61%) Digital Signage
6 1 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.61%) Handset
6 1 (0.61%) iPhone
6 1 (0.61%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.61%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.61%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.61%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 164 (100.00%) Windows
2 42 (25.61%) Windows Server
3 17 (10.37%) Mac OS
4 16 (9.76%) Apple iOS
5 14 (8.54%) Windows Server 2012
5 14 (8.54%) Windows Server 2019
6 13 (7.93%) Windows Server 2016
7 11 (6.71%) Android
8 1 (0.61%) Linux
8 1 (0.61%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.61%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (53.05%) Customer Service
2 82 (50.00%) ITIL
3 65 (39.63%) Continuous Improvement
4 64 (39.02%) Software Deployment
5 60 (36.59%) Patch Management
6 55 (33.54%) Cybersecurity
7 54 (32.93%) Ticket Management
8 50 (30.49%) Problem-Solving
9 49 (29.88%) Customer Experience
10 48 (29.27%) Analytics
10 48 (29.27%) Customer Acquisition
11 22 (13.41%) ITSM
12 20 (12.20%) Service Delivery
13 17 (10.37%) Service Management
14 16 (9.76%) People Management
15 14 (8.54%) Emotional Intelligence
16 13 (7.93%) Problem Management
17 12 (7.32%) Root Cause Analysis
18 11 (6.71%) Infrastructure Monitoring
18 11 (6.71%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 16 (9.76%) PowerShell
2 4 (2.44%) Delphi
2 4 (2.44%) Pascal
2 4 (2.44%) PHP
2 4 (2.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (34.15%) Degree
1 56 (34.15%) Security Cleared
2 53 (32.32%) SC Cleared
3 48 (29.27%) CTC Cleared
4 9 (5.49%) DBS Check
4 9 (5.49%) Microsoft Certification
5 7 (4.27%) A+ Certification
6 4 (2.44%) DV Cleared
6 4 (2.44%) MCSE
6 4 (2.44%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 4 (2.44%) MOS
7 2 (1.22%) CCNA
7 2 (1.22%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.22%) MCSA
8 1 (0.61%) ACSP
8 1 (0.61%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.61%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.61%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (35.37%) SLA
2 2 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.61%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.61%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 67 (40.85%) Active Directory
2 20 (12.20%) Hyper-V
3 14 (8.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (5.49%) BitLocker
5 5 (3.05%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 43 (26.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (17.07%) SCCM
3 13 (7.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (1.83%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (1.22%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 114 (69.51%) Microsoft
2 52 (31.71%) Cisco
3 23 (14.02%) ServiceNow
4 19 (11.59%) VMware
5 17 (10.37%) Google
6 10 (6.10%) SolarWinds
7 5 (3.05%) Adobe
7 5 (3.05%) Citrix
7 5 (3.05%) Freshdesk
8 4 (2.44%) Apple
9 3 (1.83%) Barracuda Networks
9 3 (1.83%) HP
9 3 (1.83%) iManage
9 3 (1.83%) Sophos
10 1 (0.61%) Dell
10 1 (0.61%) Intapp
10 1 (0.61%) Meraki