Windows 10 Jobs

Microsoft Windows 10
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Windows 10 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Windows 10 over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 285 156 189
Rank change year-on-year -129 +33 +76
Permanent jobs citing Windows 10 615 1,875 1,725
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.09% 1.70% 1.90%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.60% 13.09% 11.59%
Number of salaries quoted 455 1,564 1,394
10th Percentile £26,000 £23,500 £24,400
25th Percentile £28,375 £26,500 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £32,500 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.62% -4.41% +7.94%
75th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £45,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £55,675 £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £31,750 £30,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year +4.10% -3.17% +10.53%

All Operating Systems
UK

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 requiring operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 7,151 14,325 14,884
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.64% 12.99% 16.40%
Number of salaries quoted 4,382 10,705 10,170
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% -5.56% -

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Windows 10 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows 10.

Salary trend for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 10 within the UK over the 6 months to 24 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -116 583 £33,875 +4.23% 625
UK excluding London -105 418 £31,750 +4.10% 403
London -34 187 £42,500 - 295
Work from Home -90 151 £35,000 -7.89% 202
South East -84 123 £32,500 -4.41% 91
North of England -67 113 £29,500 -1.67% 105
Midlands -23 91 £32,000 +8.47% 55
West Midlands -16 66 £31,500 +6.78% 24
Yorkshire +6 63 £29,000 -4.92% 36
North West -52 47 £30,000 - 56
South West -12 45 £29,500 -6.35% 48
East of England -82 28 £35,000 +16.67% 33
East Midlands +22 25 £32,000 +11.96% 31
Scotland +78 12 £30,000 - 37
Wales +27 5 £35,000 +29.63% 27
North East -1 3 £37,500 +36.36% 14
Northern Ireland +39 2 £52,500 -50.00% 13

Windows 10
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 134 (21.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 114 (18.54%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.95%) IIS
4 2 (0.33%) JOnAS
5 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 191 (31.06%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (4.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (2.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.33%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.16%) 1Password
6 1 (0.16%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 10 (1.63%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (0.98%) NetSuite
2 6 (0.98%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.33%) Eikon
3 2 (0.33%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 461 (74.96%) Microsoft 365
2 200 (32.52%) Azure
3 125 (20.33%) Entra ID
4 51 (8.29%) OneDrive
5 24 (3.90%) Google Workspace
6 18 (2.93%) Mimecast
7 13 (2.11%) Power Platform
8 11 (1.79%) AWS
9 9 (1.46%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (1.46%) Google Docs
9 9 (1.46%) SaaS
10 8 (1.30%) Nutanix
11 6 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (0.65%) Azure Key Vault
12 4 (0.65%) IaaS
13 3 (0.49%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 3 (0.49%) GCP
13 3 (0.49%) Google Drive
13 3 (0.49%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 120 (19.51%) Firewall
2 94 (15.28%) VPN
3 83 (13.50%) DNS
4 74 (12.03%) VoIP
5 71 (11.54%) VLAN
6 70 (11.38%) LAN
7 68 (11.06%) DHCP
7 68 (11.06%) WAN
8 65 (10.57%) Wi-Fi
9 53 (8.62%) TCP/IP
10 36 (5.85%) Wireless
11 28 (4.55%) SAN
12 19 (3.09%) WebEx
13 18 (2.93%) Network Security
13 18 (2.93%) WLAN
14 14 (2.28%) Cisco IOS
15 13 (2.11%) MPLS
16 11 (1.79%) OSPF
17 9 (1.46%) BGP
17 9 (1.46%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (5.04%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.14%) Power BI
3 6 (0.98%) DB2
4 3 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.49%) Metadata
5 2 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 10 (1.63%) JIRA
2 8 (1.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (0.65%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.65%) WiX
4 3 (0.49%) MSI
5 2 (0.33%) InstallShield
6 1 (0.16%) GitLab
6 1 (0.16%) Hudson
General
1 280 (45.53%) Social Skills
2 72 (11.71%) Law
3 58 (9.43%) Finance
4 36 (5.85%) Legal
5 34 (5.53%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (5.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 33 (5.37%) Telecoms
7 32 (5.20%) Retail
8 24 (3.90%) Back Office
9 22 (3.58%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (2.76%) Manufacturing
11 11 (1.79%) Automotive
12 9 (1.46%) Banking
13 7 (1.14%) Local Government
13 7 (1.14%) Public Sector
14 5 (0.81%) Front Office
14 5 (0.81%) Investment Banking
15 4 (0.65%) Electronics
15 4 (0.65%) Games
16 3 (0.49%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 233 (37.89%) IT Support
2 162 (26.34%) Analyst
3 120 (19.51%) Support Engineer
4 109 (17.72%) Support Analyst
5 100 (16.26%) IT Analyst
6 68 (11.06%) IT Support Analyst
7 66 (10.73%) 2nd Line Support
8 64 (10.41%) IT Engineer
9 59 (9.59%) Desktop Support
10 54 (8.78%) Senior
11 46 (7.48%) Support Technician
12 45 (7.32%) IT Support Engineer
13 40 (6.50%) Service Analyst
14 39 (6.34%) IT Technician
15 36 (5.85%) Service Desk Analyst
16 34 (5.53%) Administrator
16 34 (5.53%) Desktop Engineer
17 33 (5.37%) 1st Line Support
17 33 (5.37%) Support Specialist
18 31 (5.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.14%) LDAP
2 4 (0.65%) .NET
2 4 (0.65%) .NET Framework
2 4 (0.65%) Blazor
2 4 (0.65%) COM
2 4 (0.65%) Entity Framework
2 4 (0.65%) REST
2 4 (0.65%) SOAP
3 3 (0.49%) SAML
4 2 (0.33%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.16%) ServiceStack
5 1 (0.16%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.16%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 50 (8.13%) Driving Licence
2 27 (4.39%) Management Information System
3 25 (4.07%) CCTV
3 25 (4.07%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (3.90%) Video Conferencing
5 14 (2.28%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.28%) Smartphone
6 11 (1.79%) Data Centre
7 10 (1.63%) EPoS
8 9 (1.46%) Blackberry
8 9 (1.46%) iPhone
8 9 (1.46%) Replication
9 7 (1.14%) iPad
10 6 (0.98%) CMDB
11 5 (0.81%) Enterprise Storage
12 4 (0.65%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (0.65%) Learning Management System
12 4 (0.65%) Life Science
12 4 (0.65%) Podcast
12 4 (0.65%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 613 (99.67%) Windows
2 199 (32.36%) Windows Server
3 70 (11.38%) Windows Server 2016
4 63 (10.24%) Windows Server 2019
5 59 (9.59%) Mac OS
6 53 (8.62%) Linux
7 49 (7.97%) Apple iOS
8 48 (7.80%) Android
9 37 (6.02%) Windows Server 2012
10 27 (4.39%) Windows 7
11 22 (3.58%) Mac OS X
12 9 (1.46%) Ubuntu
13 6 (0.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 6 (0.98%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.49%) AIX
15 2 (0.33%) VMS
15 2 (0.33%) Windows 8
16 1 (0.16%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (33.01%) Problem-Solving
2 168 (27.32%) Customer Service
3 155 (25.20%) ITIL
4 87 (14.15%) Cybersecurity
5 66 (10.73%) ITSM
6 56 (9.11%) Continuous Improvement
7 48 (7.80%) Service Delivery
8 37 (6.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 34 (5.53%) Mobile Device Management
10 31 (5.04%) Service Management
11 26 (4.23%) Customer Experience
11 26 (4.23%) Problem Management
12 24 (3.90%) Patch Management
13 23 (3.74%) Time Management
14 22 (3.58%) Mentoring
14 22 (3.58%) Virtual Environments
15 21 (3.41%) Change Management
15 21 (3.41%) Project Delivery
16 20 (3.25%) Incident Management
16 20 (3.25%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 67 (10.89%) PowerShell
2 49 (7.97%) SQL
3 10 (1.63%) Python
4 7 (1.14%) T-SQL
5 4 (0.65%) Bash
5 4 (0.65%) C#
5 4 (0.65%) C++
6 3 (0.49%) VB
7 2 (0.33%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 135 (21.95%) Degree
2 81 (13.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 38 (6.18%) Cisco Certification
4 31 (5.04%) Security Cleared
5 29 (4.72%) A+ Certification
6 27 (4.39%) SC Cleared
7 24 (3.90%) CCNP
7 24 (3.90%) MCSA
8 23 (3.74%) CCNA
9 18 (2.93%) MCSE
10 16 (2.60%) CTC Cleared
11 15 (2.44%) ITIL Certification
12 12 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (1.95%) HND
13 11 (1.79%) HNC
14 10 (1.63%) DBS Check
14 10 (1.63%) MCP
14 10 (1.63%) Network+ Certification
15 9 (1.46%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 8 (1.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (9.92%) SLA
2 11 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (0.98%) GDPR
5 2 (0.33%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.33%) ISO 22301
5 2 (0.33%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.33%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.16%) NCSC
6 1 (0.16%) NIST
System Software
1 386 (62.76%) Active Directory
2 87 (14.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 48 (7.80%) Hyper-V
4 18 (2.93%) vSphere
5 16 (2.60%) VMware ESXi
6 11 (1.79%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (1.63%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 4 (0.65%) BitLocker
9 4 (0.65%) Microsoft App-V
10 2 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.16%) Firmware
11 1 (0.16%) RHEV
Systems Management
1 128 (20.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 56 (9.11%) SCCM
3 8 (1.30%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (0.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (0.65%) Terraform
5 4 (0.65%) WSUS
6 3 (0.49%) Autotask
6 3 (0.49%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.33%) Ansible
7 2 (0.33%) SCOM
7 2 (0.33%) SCSM
7 2 (0.33%) WMI
8 1 (0.16%) DameWare
8 1 (0.16%) Nessus
8 1 (0.16%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 467 (75.93%) Microsoft
2 117 (19.02%) VMware
3 96 (15.61%) Cisco
4 78 (12.68%) Apple
5 52 (8.46%) ServiceNow
6 32 (5.20%) Citrix
7 31 (5.04%) Meraki
8 28 (4.55%) HP
8 28 (4.55%) Veeam
9 27 (4.39%) Google
10 20 (3.25%) iManage
11 17 (2.76%) Progress
12 16 (2.60%) Dell
12 16 (2.60%) Fortinet
13 14 (2.28%) Ubiquiti
14 13 (2.11%) Adobe
14 13 (2.11%) Sophos
15 12 (1.95%) Okta
16 9 (1.46%) Sage
17 8 (1.30%) Bloomberg
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