Windows Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Microsoft Windows
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire requiring Windows skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 8 12
Rank change year-on-year +1 +4 -2
Contract jobs citing Windows 59 55 79
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 18.50% 15.15% 10.66%
As % of the Operating Systems category 96.72% 60.44% 83.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 42 64
10th Percentile £183 £226 £188
25th Percentile £222 £327 £249
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £403 £438
Median % change year-on-year -19.38% -7.86% -12.50%
75th Percentile £536 £435 £500
90th Percentile £540 £484 £571
South East median daily rate £410 £431 £360
% change year-on-year -4.87% +19.72% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 4
10th Percentile - £15.55 £17.63
25th Percentile - £16.04 £18.19
Median hourly rate £14.20 £17.64 £20.75
Median % change year-on-year -19.48% -15.01% +33.87%
75th Percentile £14.66 £23.40 £23.19
90th Percentile £15.12 £31.41 £23.53
South East median hourly rate £18.87 £27.50 £49.07
% change year-on-year -31.38% -43.95% +191.14%

All Operating Systems
Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 61 91 95
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 19.12% 25.07% 12.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 71 80
10th Percentile £184 £238 £194
25th Percentile £227 £326 £317
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £415 £470
Median % change year-on-year -21.69% -11.70% -8.74%
75th Percentile £536 £478 £538
90th Percentile £539 £550 £613
South East median daily rate £450 £450 £420
% change year-on-year - +7.14% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 7 4
10th Percentile - £15.88 £17.63
25th Percentile - £16.32 £18.19
Median hourly rate £14.20 £30.00 £20.75
Median % change year-on-year -52.67% +44.58% +33.87%
75th Percentile £14.66 £36.37 £23.19
90th Percentile £15.12 £37.25 £23.53
South East median hourly rate £18.87 £57.00 £56.78
% change year-on-year -66.89% +0.38% +234.00%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in Buckinghamshire

Windows
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Windows

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in Buckinghamshire

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Windows

Windows
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 17 September 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Milton Keynes 0 40 £325 -20.00% 20
Newport Pagnell - 8 - -
Bletchley - 5 - - 2
Iver - 2 £508 -
Aylesbury - 1 - - 1
Windows
South East

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 21 (35.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (3.39%) BizTalk Server
2 2 (3.39%) IIS
3 1 (1.69%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 6 (10.17%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (8.47%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 25 (42.37%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (18.64%) Azure
3 8 (13.56%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (8.47%) Entra ID
5 2 (3.39%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.69%) AWS
6 1 (1.69%) Mimecast
6 1 (1.69%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 20 (33.90%) Firewall
2 16 (27.12%) Cisco IOS
3 6 (10.17%) SAN
4 4 (6.78%) TCP/IP
5 3 (5.08%) VLAN
6 2 (3.39%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (1.69%) DNS
7 1 (1.69%) MPLS
7 1 (1.69%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (13.56%) SQL Server
2 3 (5.08%) MS Access
3 1 (1.69%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.69%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
3 1 (1.69%) Oracle Database
3 1 (1.69%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.69%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (1.69%) Tableau
3 1 (1.69%) Tableau Desktop
3 1 (1.69%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 4 (6.78%) JIRA
2 2 (3.39%) QARun
2 2 (3.39%) WinRunner
3 1 (1.69%) Git
General
1 27 (45.76%) Social Skills
2 16 (27.12%) Games
3 11 (18.64%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (10.17%) Finance
5 4 (6.78%) Public Sector
6 3 (5.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.69%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (28.81%) Platform Engineer
2 13 (22.03%) Analyst
3 9 (15.25%) Test Analyst
4 7 (11.86%) Senior
5 5 (8.47%) Developer
5 5 (8.47%) Help Desk Support
5 5 (8.47%) Support Engineer
6 4 (6.78%) Integration Analyst
6 4 (6.78%) Integration Test Analyst
6 4 (6.78%) Python Developer
6 4 (6.78%) Senior Developer
6 4 (6.78%) Service Analyst
6 4 (6.78%) Service Desk Analyst
7 3 (5.08%) 1st Line Support
7 3 (5.08%) Consultant
7 3 (5.08%) IT Support
7 3 (5.08%) Senior Analyst
7 3 (5.08%) Senior Python Developer
7 3 (5.08%) Senior Test Analyst
8 2 (3.39%) Windows Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.78%) WebdriverIO
2 3 (5.08%) Middleware
2 3 (5.08%) Web Services
3 2 (3.39%) .NET
3 2 (3.39%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.78%) Data Centre
2 3 (5.08%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (3.39%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.69%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.69%) Private Cloud
4 1 (1.69%) Public Cloud
4 1 (1.69%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (28.81%) Mac OS
2 16 (27.12%) Android
3 9 (15.25%) Windows Server
4 8 (13.56%) Windows 10
5 6 (10.17%) Linux
6 5 (8.47%) Debian
6 5 (8.47%) Ubuntu
6 5 (8.47%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (6.78%) Unix
8 2 (3.39%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (1.69%) VMS
9 1 (1.69%) Windows 7
9 1 (1.69%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (40.68%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (27.12%) E-Commerce
3 11 (18.64%) Agile
3 11 (18.64%) Customer Service
4 10 (16.95%) Logistics
5 9 (15.25%) Integration Testing
5 9 (15.25%) ITIL
5 9 (15.25%) Software Testing
5 9 (15.25%) System Integration Testing
5 9 (15.25%) Test Planning
5 9 (15.25%) Waterfall
6 8 (13.56%) DevOps
6 8 (13.56%) Migration
6 8 (13.56%) Test Automation
6 8 (13.56%) Time Management
7 6 (10.17%) Data Migration
7 6 (10.17%) Defect Management
7 6 (10.17%) SDLC
7 6 (10.17%) Validation
8 5 (8.47%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 21 (35.59%) PowerShell
2 6 (10.17%) C#
2 6 (10.17%) VB
3 5 (8.47%) Python
4 3 (5.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (22.03%) Security Cleared
2 12 (20.34%) SC Cleared
3 4 (6.78%) DV Cleared
4 3 (5.08%) Degree
5 2 (3.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (1.69%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (1.69%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.69%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.69%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.47%) QA
2 3 (5.08%) SLA
3 1 (1.69%) RMADS
System Software
1 23 (38.98%) Active Directory
2 3 (5.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.69%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (1.69%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (33.90%) SCCM
2 17 (28.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (3.39%) SCOM
Vendors
1 43 (72.88%) Microsoft
2 18 (30.51%) Cisco
3 16 (27.12%) Meraki
3 16 (27.12%) Splunk
4 8 (13.56%) VMware
5 6 (10.17%) ServiceNow
6 5 (8.47%) Red Hat
7 4 (6.78%) Citrix
8 2 (3.39%) Dynatrace
8 2 (3.39%) Google
8 2 (3.39%) IBM
8 2 (3.39%) Remedy
8 2 (3.39%) Tanium
9 1 (1.69%) Apple
9 1 (1.69%) F5
9 1 (1.69%) HP
9 1 (1.69%) Isilon
9 1 (1.69%) NetApp
9 1 (1.69%) Planview
9 1 (1.69%) Veeam