Windows Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Microsoft Windows
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Windows skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 15 2
Rank change year-on-year +4 -13 0
Contract jobs citing Windows 114 49 132
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 11.83% 8.58% 16.44%
As % of the Operating Systems category 81.43% 71.01% 81.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 31 77
10th Percentile £131 £168 £125
25th Percentile £180 £183 £145
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £308 £213
Median % change year-on-year -26.83% +44.71% -34.62%
75th Percentile £380 £428 £369
90th Percentile £478 £500 £500
England median daily rate £390 £400 £395
% change year-on-year -2.50% +1.27% -8.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 4 25
10th Percentile £16.59 £15.36 £13.35
25th Percentile £20.29 £16.41 £14.27
Median hourly rate £22.54 £19.75 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +14.11% +11.46% +14.32%
75th Percentile £25.15 £47.06 £20.00
90th Percentile £25.92 £89.03 £22.24
England median hourly rate £22.00 £22.09 £20.00
% change year-on-year -0.41% +10.45% -9.09%

All Operating Systems
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 140 69 161
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 14.52% 12.08% 20.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 48 90
10th Percentile £136 £173 £122
25th Percentile £176 £200 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £244 £393 £225
Median % change year-on-year -37.98% +74.67% -40.00%
75th Percentile £431 £500 £487
90th Percentile £499 £536 £553
England median daily rate £447 £475 £463
% change year-on-year -5.89% +2.70% -11.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 4 26
10th Percentile £12.95 £15.36 £13.50
25th Percentile £16.25 £16.41 £14.38
Median hourly rate £22.00 £19.75 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +11.39% +11.46% +10.96%
75th Percentile £25.13 £47.06 £20.00
90th Percentile £25.66 £89.03 £23.74
England median hourly rate £22.58 £45.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -49.83% +80.00% -3.85%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Windows job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Windows
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Windows.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Windows

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 9 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in the East Midlands

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Windows.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Windows

Windows
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 February 2026. 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
Nottinghamshire +8 44 £200 -48.72% 12
Derbyshire +6 33 £275 +46.67% 5
Leicestershire +3 19 £131 -52.95% 16
Northamptonshire -16 16 £450 +9.06% 13
Lincolnshire -14 1 £338 +101.49% 3
Windows
England

Windows
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 15 (13.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (7.02%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.75%) IIS
4 1 (0.88%) Apache
4 1 (0.88%) Tomcat
Applications
1 4 (3.51%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.88%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 36 (31.58%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (26.32%) Azure
3 20 (17.54%) Entra ID
4 15 (13.16%) AWS
5 7 (6.14%) GCP
6 3 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.75%) Nutanix
8 1 (0.88%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.88%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.26%) LAN
2 4 (3.51%) DNS
2 4 (3.51%) WLAN
3 2 (1.75%) DHCP
3 2 (1.75%) Network Security
3 2 (1.75%) SAN
3 2 (1.75%) WAN
4 1 (0.88%) Firewall
4 1 (0.88%) VLAN
4 1 (0.88%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.88%) Oracle Database
1 1 (0.88%) Power BI
1 1 (0.88%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (4.39%) JIRA
2 1 (0.88%) Git
2 1 (0.88%) SonarQube
General
1 39 (34.21%) Social Skills
2 7 (6.14%) Retail
3 6 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (5.26%) Law
3 6 (5.26%) Public Sector
4 5 (4.39%) Finance
4 5 (4.39%) Fire and Rescue
4 5 (4.39%) Influencing Skills
4 5 (4.39%) Local Government
4 5 (4.39%) Police
5 4 (3.51%) Manufacturing
6 3 (2.63%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.88%) Automotive
8 1 (0.88%) Banking
8 1 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (20.18%) Desktop Support
2 15 (13.16%) IT Support
3 14 (12.28%) Analyst
3 14 (12.28%) Support Engineer
4 10 (8.77%) Service Analyst
4 10 (8.77%) Service Desk Analyst
5 8 (7.02%) Deskside Support
5 8 (7.02%) Desktop Engineer
6 7 (6.14%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 7 (6.14%) Desktop Support Technician
6 7 (6.14%) Desktop Technician
6 7 (6.14%) Support Technician
7 6 (5.26%) Deployment Engineer
7 6 (5.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (4.39%) Help Desk Technician
8 5 (4.39%) ICT Technician
8 5 (4.39%) Senior Desktop Support
8 5 (4.39%) Senior Desktop Support Technician
8 5 (4.39%) Senior Technician
8 5 (4.39%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.75%) X-Windows
2 1 (0.88%) .NET
2 1 (0.88%) ASP.NET
2 1 (0.88%) CSS
2 1 (0.88%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (11.40%) Smartphone
2 10 (8.77%) Driving Licence
3 9 (7.89%) Onboarding
4 6 (5.26%) Virtual Team
5 4 (3.51%) Security Posture
6 3 (2.63%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 34 (29.82%) Windows 10
2 14 (12.28%) Windows Server
3 8 (7.02%) Apple iOS
4 7 (6.14%) Linux
4 7 (6.14%) Mac OS
5 4 (3.51%) Windows 7
5 4 (3.51%) Windows 8
5 4 (3.51%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (2.63%) Android
6 3 (2.63%) Windows Server 2003
6 3 (2.63%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (1.75%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (28.07%) Customer Service
2 28 (24.56%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (21.93%) Continuous Improvement
4 17 (14.91%) Migration
5 15 (13.16%) Data Protection
5 15 (13.16%) ITSM
5 15 (13.16%) Stakeholder Management
6 13 (11.40%) ITIL
7 12 (10.53%) Project Delivery
8 10 (8.77%) Business Continuity
9 9 (7.89%) Change Management
9 9 (7.89%) Service Delivery
9 9 (7.89%) User Experience
10 8 (7.02%) Data Migration
10 8 (7.02%) Digital Strategy
10 8 (7.02%) Line Management
10 8 (7.02%) Zero Trust
11 7 (6.14%) Enterprise Architecture
11 7 (6.14%) Roadmaps
11 7 (6.14%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 13 (11.40%) PowerShell
2 7 (6.14%) Bash
3 2 (1.75%) C#
3 2 (1.75%) C++
3 2 (1.75%) Python
4 1 (0.88%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.88%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 27 (23.68%) SC Cleared
1 27 (23.68%) Security Cleared
2 7 (6.14%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (4.39%) Degree
3 5 (4.39%) NVQ Level 3
4 3 (2.63%) A+ Certification
5 2 (1.75%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.88%) MCSE
6 1 (0.88%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.88%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.14%) GDPR
1 7 (6.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (2.63%) SLA
3 1 (0.88%) QA
System Software
1 59 (51.75%) Active Directory
2 23 (20.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (10.53%) Hyper-V
4 5 (4.39%) BitLocker
5 3 (2.63%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (2.63%) vSphere
6 2 (1.75%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 37 (32.46%) SCCM
2 20 (17.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.75%) SCOM
4 1 (0.88%) Ansible
Vendors
1 52 (45.61%) Microsoft
2 23 (20.18%) VMware
3 10 (8.77%) Citrix
4 5 (4.39%) HP
4 5 (4.39%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.51%) Cisco
6 3 (2.63%) Samsung
7 2 (1.75%) Dell
7 2 (1.75%) Google
7 2 (1.75%) Oracle
7 2 (1.75%) Sophos
8 1 (0.88%) Intel
8 1 (0.88%) SAP