Windows Engineer Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Windows Engineer
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median Windows Engineer daily rate in Basingstoke is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Windows Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 1.66% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.75% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +23.53% -15.00% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £23.58 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Basingstoke

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basingstoke. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Basingstoke with a recognized job title 285 158 238
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.37% 89.77% 92.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 194 136 65
10th Percentile £495 £413 £205
25th Percentile £500 £475 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £610
Median % change year-on-year - -5.74% +16.19%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £663
90th Percentile £725 £718 £738
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £540 £540
% change year-on-year -2.78% - +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 11
10th Percentile £12.18 £28.15 £15.71
25th Percentile - £29.13 £19.50
Median hourly rate £17.00 £31.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -46.03% +5.00% +69.16%
75th Percentile - £34.13 £48.75
90th Percentile £25.15 £35.25 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.00 £35.00 £59.44
% change year-on-year -28.57% -41.12% +36.64%

Windows Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Windows Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Windows Engineer job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Windows Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Windows Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Windows Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke

Windows Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Windows Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Windows Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke

Windows Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Windows Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basingstoke region featuring Windows Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (60.00%) Agile
2 3 (60.00%) DevOps
2 3 (60.00%) DV Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
3 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared

Windows Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke 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:

Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Agile
1 3 (60.00%) DevOps
1 3 (60.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) DV Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared