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 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 275 219 194
Rank change year-on-year -56 -25 +81
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 133 282 375
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.83% 1.41% 1.71%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.95% 10.47% 10.71%
Number of salaries quoted 105 216 359
10th Percentile £26,197 £25,625 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £28,188 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -12.50% +8.11%
75th Percentile £40,000 £43,674 £57,500
90th Percentile £53,750 £55,375 £67,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -12.16% +5.71% +1.60%

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 1,673 2,694 3,503
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.45% 13.50% 15.94%
Number of salaries quoted 995 1,643 2,936
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £33,313 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -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 7 November 2025.

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 30 (22.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (21.05%) SharePoint
Applications
1 27 (20.30%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (4.51%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 118 (88.72%) Microsoft 365
2 47 (35.34%) Azure
3 44 (33.08%) Entra ID
4 11 (8.27%) Google Workspace
4 11 (8.27%) Power Platform
5 8 (6.02%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (4.51%) AWS
6 6 (4.51%) OneDrive
7 5 (3.76%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.75%) GCP
8 1 (0.75%) Google Docs
8 1 (0.75%) Google Drive
8 1 (0.75%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 36 (27.07%) VPN
2 31 (23.31%) DNS
3 28 (21.05%) DHCP
4 18 (13.53%) TCP/IP
5 13 (9.77%) LAN
6 11 (8.27%) VoIP
6 11 (8.27%) WAN
7 9 (6.77%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (6.02%) VLAN
9 7 (5.26%) Firewall
9 7 (5.26%) Wireless
10 3 (2.26%) HTTP
11 2 (1.50%) Internet
11 2 (1.50%) IPsec
11 2 (1.50%) SSL
12 1 (0.75%) BGP
12 1 (0.75%) Cisco IPT
12 1 (0.75%) Network Security
12 1 (0.75%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.75%) Oracle Database
1 1 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
General
1 89 (66.92%) Social Skills
2 20 (15.04%) Back Office
3 10 (7.52%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (7.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (5.26%) Finance
5 5 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (3.01%) German Language
6 4 (3.01%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.50%) Games
7 2 (1.50%) Legal
7 2 (1.50%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.50%) Military
8 1 (0.75%) Electronics
8 1 (0.75%) Law
8 1 (0.75%) Marketing
8 1 (0.75%) Retail
8 1 (0.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 59 (44.36%) IT Support
2 43 (32.33%) Support Technician
3 29 (21.80%) IT Technician
4 27 (20.30%) IT Support Technician
5 26 (19.55%) Analyst
5 26 (19.55%) Support Engineer
6 23 (17.29%) IT Engineer
7 22 (16.54%) IT Support Engineer
8 20 (15.04%) Desktop Support
9 17 (12.78%) 2nd Line Support
10 16 (12.03%) Desktop Support Technician
10 16 (12.03%) Desktop Technician
11 12 (9.02%) Service Analyst
11 12 (9.02%) Support Analyst
12 11 (8.27%) IT Analyst
13 10 (7.52%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 10 (7.52%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 10 (7.52%) Service Desk Analyst
14 8 (6.02%) Desktop Engineer
15 7 (5.26%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.51%) .NET
2 1 (0.75%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (20.30%) Onboarding
1 27 (20.30%) Self-Motivation
2 23 (17.29%) Driving Licence
3 8 (6.02%) iPad
4 6 (4.51%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (3.76%) EPoS
6 4 (3.01%) Client/Server
6 4 (3.01%) Product Ownership
7 3 (2.26%) BYOD
7 3 (2.26%) CMDB
7 3 (2.26%) e-Learning
7 3 (2.26%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (2.26%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (1.50%) Blackberry
8 2 (1.50%) CCTV
8 2 (1.50%) Digital Signage
8 2 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.50%) iPhone
8 2 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.75%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 132 (99.25%) Windows
2 37 (27.82%) Apple iOS
3 30 (22.56%) Windows Server
4 20 (15.04%) Mac OS
5 10 (7.52%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (3.01%) Linux
6 4 (3.01%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (3.01%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (1.50%) Android
8 1 (0.75%) AIX
8 1 (0.75%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.75%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (42.86%) ITIL
2 43 (32.33%) Customer Service
3 33 (24.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 33 (24.81%) Problem-Solving
4 28 (21.05%) Cybersecurity
5 23 (17.29%) Patch Management
6 21 (15.79%) User Experience
7 19 (14.29%) Customer Experience
8 17 (12.78%) Analytics
8 17 (12.78%) Customer Acquisition
8 17 (12.78%) Software Deployment
8 17 (12.78%) Ticket Management
9 16 (12.03%) Service Management
10 13 (9.77%) ITSM
11 11 (8.27%) Problem Management
12 10 (7.52%) Migration
13 8 (6.02%) Change Management
13 8 (6.02%) Mentoring
14 7 (5.26%) Service Delivery
15 6 (4.51%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (10.53%) PowerShell
2 6 (4.51%) SQL
3 1 (0.75%) Python
Qualifications
1 34 (25.56%) Degree
2 24 (18.05%) Security Cleared
3 19 (14.29%) SC Cleared
4 17 (12.78%) CTC Cleared
5 10 (7.52%) ITIL Certification
6 8 (6.02%) Azure Certification
7 4 (3.01%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (2.26%) AWS Certification
8 3 (2.26%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.50%) A+ Certification
9 2 (1.50%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (1.50%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.75%) CCNP
10 1 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.75%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (18.05%) SLA
2 3 (2.26%) GDPR
System Software
1 97 (72.93%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.76%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.26%) BitLocker
4 2 (1.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.50%) vSphere
5 1 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 38 (28.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (9.02%) Jamf Pro
2 12 (9.02%) SCCM
3 2 (1.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (1.50%) PaperCut
4 1 (0.75%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.75%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.75%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 113 (84.96%) Microsoft
2 29 (21.80%) Cisco
3 19 (14.29%) Apple
4 12 (9.02%) Google
5 9 (6.77%) Freshdesk
6 8 (6.02%) HP
6 8 (6.02%) ServiceNow
7 7 (5.26%) Datto
7 7 (5.26%) Meraki
8 5 (3.76%) Citrix
8 5 (3.76%) Logitech
9 3 (2.26%) Adobe
9 3 (2.26%) VMware
10 2 (1.50%) iManage
10 2 (1.50%) Intapp
10 2 (1.50%) Juniper
10 2 (1.50%) McAfee
10 2 (1.50%) NetApp
10 2 (1.50%) Sophos
10 2 (1.50%) Splunk