Windows Contract Job Trends in Bridgwater

Microsoft Windows
Somerset > Bridgwater

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bridgwater requiring Windows skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 3 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 -
Contract jobs citing Windows 5 5 7
As % of all contract jobs in Bridgwater 9.26% 50.00% 33.33%
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% 100.00% 70.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 5
10th Percentile £206 - £125
25th Percentile £213 £213 £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £225 £145
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +55.17% -
75th Percentile - £238 £148
90th Percentile £231 - £193
Somerset median daily rate £275 £385 £198
% change year-on-year -28.57% +94.94% -24.76%

All Operating Systems
Bridgwater

Windows falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Bridgwater.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5 5 10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bridgwater 9.26% 50.00% 47.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 8
10th Percentile £206 - £121
25th Percentile £213 £213 £121
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £225 £138
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +63.64% -
75th Percentile - £238 £148
90th Percentile £231 - £170
Somerset median daily rate £275 £520 £205
% change year-on-year -47.12% +153.66% -53.93%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgwater

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bridgwater.

Windows job vacancy trend in Bridgwater

Windows
Daily Rate Trend in Bridgwater

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bridgwater citing Windows.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bridgwater citing Windows

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend in Bridgwater

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bridgwater citing Windows.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bridgwater citing Windows

Windows
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgwater 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 4 (80.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) VPN
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Desktop Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 5 (100.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Support Engineer
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) iPad
1 1 (20.00%) iPhone
1 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 3 (60.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (80.00%) Antivirus Management
3 3 (60.00%) Process Improvement
4 2 (40.00%) Inventory Management
5 1 (20.00%) Logistics
5 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) McAfee
2 1 (20.00%) Starlink