Windows 10 Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Windows 10
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Windows 10 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 62 64
Rank change year-on-year -4 +2 +23
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 53 30 38
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 2.19% 2.26% 2.55%
As % of the Operating Systems category 16.01% 11.76% 14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 23 25
10th Percentile - £158 £179
25th Percentile £163 £171 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £225 £225
Median % change year-on-year -15.56% - +25.00%
75th Percentile £220 £244 £275
90th Percentile £240 £444 £348
England median daily rate £230 £225 £235
% change year-on-year +2.22% -4.26% +9.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 6 1
10th Percentile - £13.00 -
25th Percentile - £14.96 £22.50
Median hourly rate £17.00 £22.38 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.05% -2.68% +9.52%
75th Percentile - £24.69 £23.50
90th Percentile - £42.00 -
England median hourly rate £25.75 £21.38 £22.00
% change year-on-year +20.44% -2.82% +11.42%

All Operating Systems
East of England

Windows 10 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 of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 331 255 266
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 13.67% 19.20% 17.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 150 131 122
10th Percentile £163 £170 £213
25th Percentile £188 £200 £276
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -41.67% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £511 £575 £575
90th Percentile £675 - -
England median daily rate £470 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +4.44% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 67 37
10th Percentile £17.00 £15.50 £44.50
25th Percentile £48.84 £20.70 £55.65
Median hourly rate £68.75 £42.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +61.76% -34.62% +209.52%
75th Percentile £73.32 £65.00 -
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.00 £66.00
England median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £60.00
% change year-on-year +29.22% -58.08% +28.51%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows 10 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Windows 10 job vacancy trend in the East of England

Windows 10
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Windows 10.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 in the East of England over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 10 in the East of England

Windows 10
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Windows 10.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 10 within the East of England region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
Norfolk +6 21 £175 +2.34% 3
Hertfordshire -13 11 £190 +26.67% 10
Bedfordshire +3 9 £220 -52.43% 2
Essex -17 7 £240 +6.67% 1
Cambridgeshire +4 5 £190 -15.56% 4
Windows 10
England

Windows 10
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 9 (16.98%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (9.43%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (3.77%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 44 (83.02%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (20.75%) Azure
3 2 (3.77%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.89%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (1.89%) Google Workspace
4 1 (1.89%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.77%) DHCP
1 2 (3.77%) DNS
2 1 (1.89%) LAN
2 1 (1.89%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.89%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.89%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.89%) JIRA
General
1 46 (86.79%) Social Skills
2 2 (3.77%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (3.77%) Legal
2 2 (3.77%) Manufacturing
3 1 (1.89%) Finance
Job Titles
1 36 (67.92%) Support Engineer
2 32 (60.38%) IT Engineer
2 32 (60.38%) IT Support
2 32 (60.38%) IT Support Engineer
3 9 (16.98%) Desktop Support
4 7 (13.21%) 1st/2nd Line Support
4 7 (13.21%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
4 7 (13.21%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 7 (13.21%) 2nd Line Support
4 7 (13.21%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 6 (11.32%) 1st Line Support
6 5 (9.43%) Desktop Support Technician
6 5 (9.43%) Desktop Technician
6 5 (9.43%) Support Technician
7 4 (7.55%) Desktop Engineer
7 4 (7.55%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 3 (5.66%) Deployment Engineer
9 2 (3.77%) 1st Line Support Engineer
9 2 (3.77%) Service Analyst
9 2 (3.77%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.43%) NHS
2 3 (5.66%) CMDB
3 2 (3.77%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (3.77%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.89%) FMCG
4 1 (1.89%) PKI
4 1 (1.89%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 53 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (1.89%) Android
2 1 (1.89%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.89%) Mac OS
2 1 (1.89%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (35.85%) Customer Service
1 19 (35.85%) ITIL
2 8 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (13.21%) User Experience
4 5 (9.43%) Service Management
5 4 (7.55%) Break/Fix
6 3 (5.66%) Asset Management
7 2 (3.77%) ITSM
7 2 (3.77%) Migration
7 2 (3.77%) Software Deployment
7 2 (3.77%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (3.77%) Time Management
8 1 (1.89%) Budgeting
8 1 (1.89%) Change Management
8 1 (1.89%) Coaching
8 1 (1.89%) Disaster Recovery
8 1 (1.89%) Identity Management
8 1 (1.89%) Mentoring
8 1 (1.89%) Project Management
8 1 (1.89%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.77%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.89%) Bash
Qualifications
1 2 (3.77%) SC Cleared
1 2 (3.77%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.89%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 36 (67.92%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.89%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (35.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (7.55%) SCCM
Vendors
1 35 (66.04%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.55%) ServiceNow
3 2 (3.77%) Remedy
4 1 (1.89%) Apple
4 1 (1.89%) Google
4 1 (1.89%) VMware