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 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 204 225 187
Rank change year-on-year +21 -38 +45
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 197 216 488
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.20% 1.44% 1.75%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.15% 10.01% 12.06%
Number of salaries quoted 109 160 467
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £24,250
25th Percentile £29,250 £29,000 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £37,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% -1.32% +1.33%
75th Percentile £42,500 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £53,750 £65,000 £57,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -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 1,392 2,158 4,048
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.46% 14.42% 14.54%
Number of salaries quoted 970 1,424 3,476
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,950
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +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 28 February 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 53 (26.90%) SharePoint
2 51 (25.89%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 89 (45.18%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.51%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (2.54%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 181 (91.88%) Microsoft 365
2 83 (42.13%) Entra ID
3 73 (37.06%) Azure
4 27 (13.71%) Google Workspace
5 24 (12.18%) AWS
6 21 (10.66%) OneDrive
7 4 (2.03%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (2.03%) Dropbox
7 4 (2.03%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 52 (26.40%) DHCP
1 52 (26.40%) DNS
2 45 (22.84%) VPN
3 41 (20.81%) TCP/IP
4 33 (16.75%) WAN
5 27 (13.71%) VoIP
5 27 (13.71%) Wi-Fi
6 23 (11.68%) LAN
7 13 (6.60%) SD-WAN
7 13 (6.60%) VLAN
8 12 (6.09%) Firewall
9 8 (4.06%) Wireless
10 6 (3.05%) Internet
11 2 (1.02%) IPsec
11 2 (1.02%) Network Security
11 2 (1.02%) SSL
12 1 (0.51%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.03%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (2.03%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.51%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
General
1 130 (65.99%) Social Skills
2 63 (31.98%) Back Office
3 14 (7.11%) Finance
4 5 (2.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (2.03%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (2.03%) German Language
6 1 (0.51%) Banking
6 1 (0.51%) Law
6 1 (0.51%) Legal
6 1 (0.51%) Public Sector
6 1 (0.51%) Retail
Job Titles
1 101 (51.27%) Support Engineer
2 76 (38.58%) IT Support
3 60 (30.46%) Desktop Engineer
3 60 (30.46%) Desktop Support
3 60 (30.46%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 56 (28.43%) Site Engineer
5 40 (20.30%) IT Engineer
5 40 (20.30%) IT Support Engineer
6 35 (17.77%) 2nd Line Support
7 30 (15.23%) Analyst
8 26 (13.20%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 26 (13.20%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 24 (12.18%) Senior
10 22 (11.17%) IT Analyst
11 20 (10.15%) Support Analyst
12 18 (9.14%) IT Support Analyst
13 16 (8.12%) Infrastructure Support
14 15 (7.61%) Senior Analyst
15 13 (6.60%) Infrastructure Manager
15 13 (6.60%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.54%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 30 (15.23%) Onboarding
2 24 (12.18%) Driving Licence
3 12 (6.09%) iPad
4 9 (4.57%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.05%) CCTV
5 6 (3.05%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (3.05%) iPhone
5 6 (3.05%) Social Media
6 5 (2.54%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (2.03%) Client/Server
7 4 (2.03%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.03%) Microsoft Licensing
7 4 (2.03%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.52%) CMDB
8 3 (1.52%) Digital Signage
8 3 (1.52%) EPoS
8 3 (1.52%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (0.51%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.51%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.51%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 197 (100.00%) Windows
2 60 (30.46%) Windows Server
3 27 (13.71%) Apple iOS
4 25 (12.69%) Mac OS
5 19 (9.64%) Windows Server 2016
6 16 (8.12%) Windows Server 2019
7 14 (7.11%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (2.03%) Android
9 3 (1.52%) Linux
10 2 (1.02%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.51%) AIX
11 1 (0.51%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (47.21%) Customer Service
1 93 (47.21%) ITIL
2 82 (41.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 78 (39.59%) Patch Management
4 72 (36.55%) Software Deployment
5 71 (36.04%) Cybersecurity
6 65 (32.99%) Ticket Management
7 61 (30.96%) Customer Experience
8 60 (30.46%) Analytics
8 60 (30.46%) Customer Acquisition
9 47 (23.86%) Problem-Solving
10 29 (14.72%) ITSM
11 24 (12.18%) People Management
12 23 (11.68%) Service Delivery
12 23 (11.68%) Service Management
13 22 (11.17%) Problem Management
14 16 (8.12%) Change Management
14 16 (8.12%) Emotional Intelligence
15 14 (7.11%) Disaster Recovery
15 14 (7.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 11 (5.58%) PowerShell
2 9 (4.57%) SQL
3 4 (2.03%) Delphi
3 4 (2.03%) Pascal
3 4 (2.03%) PHP
Qualifications
1 69 (35.03%) Degree
2 67 (34.01%) Security Cleared
3 65 (32.99%) SC Cleared
4 60 (30.46%) CTC Cleared
5 10 (5.08%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (3.05%) A+ Certification
6 6 (3.05%) DBS Check
7 5 (2.54%) CCNA
7 5 (2.54%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.54%) MCSA
8 4 (2.03%) DV Cleared
8 4 (2.03%) MCSE
8 4 (2.03%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 4 (2.03%) MOS
9 3 (1.52%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.52%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.51%) ACSP
10 1 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.51%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.51%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (35.53%) SLA
2 1 (0.51%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.51%) Basel III
2 1 (0.51%) ISO 22301
2 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.51%) MiFID
System Software
1 95 (48.22%) Active Directory
2 27 (13.71%) Hyper-V
3 13 (6.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (2.03%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 48 (24.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (13.20%) SCCM
3 14 (7.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 10 (5.08%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (3.05%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 126 (63.96%) Microsoft
2 64 (32.49%) Cisco
3 26 (13.20%) Google
4 22 (11.17%) ServiceNow
5 18 (9.14%) VMware
6 12 (6.09%) SolarWinds
7 11 (5.58%) Apple
8 8 (4.06%) Freshdesk
9 6 (3.05%) HP
10 5 (2.54%) Citrix
10 5 (2.54%) Datto
10 5 (2.54%) Meraki
11 2 (1.02%) Sophos
12 1 (0.51%) Adobe
12 1 (0.51%) Dell
12 1 (0.51%) IBM
12 1 (0.51%) Oracle
12 1 (0.51%) Ubiquiti