Windows 10 Contracts in England

Microsoft Windows 10
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Windows 10 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows 10 over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 103 95 92
Rank change year-on-year -8 -3 +8
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 783 1,215 1,930
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.15% 2.52% 2.75%
As % of the Operating Systems category 15.85% 15.46% 17.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 543 869 1,334
10th Percentile £148 £140 £130
25th Percentile £185 £170 £159
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £220 £205
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% +7.32% -6.82%
75th Percentile £400 £375 £369
90th Percentile £575 £538 £500
UK median daily rate £225 £215 £210
% change year-on-year +4.65% +2.38% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 81 153
10th Percentile - £15.00 £12.71
25th Percentile £10.95 £16.50 £14.75
Median hourly rate £16.13 £18.82 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.32% +1.73% +20.33%
75th Percentile £20.50 £26.00 £22.25
90th Percentile £27.63 £57.03 £27.15
UK median hourly rate £16.25 £18.75 £18.00
% change year-on-year -13.33% +4.17% +16.43%

All Operating Systems
England

Windows 10 is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,941 7,857 10,986
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.59% 16.27% 15.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,373 5,557 7,534
10th Percentile £185 £193 £175
25th Percentile £300 £325 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.29% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £623
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £470 £501 £500
% change year-on-year -6.09% +0.10% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 360 372 533
10th Percentile £12.75 £14.03 £13.40
25th Percentile £14.72 £17.78 £15.93
Median hourly rate £22.00 £37.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.33% +70.45% +23.80%
75th Percentile £60.40 £64.63 £51.45
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £38.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year -42.86% +67.39% +29.50%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Windows 10 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 10 in England

Windows 10
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 10 in England.

Daily rate trend for Windows 10 in England

Windows 10
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 in England over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 10 in England

Windows 10
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 10 in England.

Hourly rate trend for Windows 10 in England

Windows 10
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows 10 in England over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 10 in England

Windows 10
Contract Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 15 May 2024. 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
London -7 247 £270 +17.39% 77
South East 0 220 £225 +9.76% 76
North of England +13 145 £220 +7.32% 56
North West +14 91 £225 +4.65% 24
Midlands +10 83 £200 +5.26% 54
South West -41 56 £225 -6.25% 43
West Midlands +12 52 £200 -9.09% 27
Yorkshire +18 50 £190 -2.56% 30
East Midlands -4 30 £160 +31.15% 27
East of England -29 30 £220 +12.82% 32
North East +9 4 £185 +17.46% 2
Windows 10
UK

Windows 10
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 99 (12.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 69 (8.81%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.79%) Skype for Business
4 5 (0.64%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 3 (0.38%) Confluence
6 2 (0.26%) IIS
7 1 (0.13%) nginx
Applications
1 211 (26.95%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (2.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (2.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.02%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.38%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.26%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.51%) LabWindows
1 4 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.38%) Eikon
3 2 (0.26%) Shopify
4 1 (0.13%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.13%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 408 (52.11%) Microsoft 365
2 156 (19.92%) Azure
3 72 (9.20%) Entra ID
4 38 (4.85%) OneDrive
5 18 (2.30%) AWS
6 14 (1.79%) OCI
7 9 (1.15%) Azure Monitor
8 6 (0.77%) Amazon EC2
9 4 (0.51%) Mimecast
9 4 (0.51%) Power Platform
10 3 (0.38%) IaaS
10 3 (0.38%) SaaS
10 3 (0.38%) WhatsApp
11 2 (0.26%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.26%) BigCommerce
11 2 (0.26%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.26%) GitHub
11 2 (0.26%) PaaS
11 2 (0.26%) Slack
11 2 (0.26%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 84 (10.73%) VPN
2 81 (10.34%) DNS
3 74 (9.45%) Firewall
4 54 (6.90%) DHCP
5 50 (6.39%) LAN
6 33 (4.21%) Wi-Fi
7 28 (3.58%) WAN
8 27 (3.45%) TCP/IP
9 25 (3.19%) Wireless
10 21 (2.68%) SAN
10 21 (2.68%) Skype
11 20 (2.55%) Remote Desktop
12 19 (2.43%) VoIP
13 13 (1.66%) NetScaler
14 11 (1.40%) VLAN
15 7 (0.89%) WAAS
15 7 (0.89%) WebEx
16 6 (0.77%) Cisco IOS
16 6 (0.77%) Internet
17 5 (0.64%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (3.07%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.26%) Power BI
3 1 (0.13%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 15 (1.92%) JIRA
2 6 (0.77%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.64%) Git
3 5 (0.64%) Subversion
4 2 (0.26%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.26%) MSI
4 2 (0.26%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 336 (42.91%) Social Skills
2 98 (12.52%) Finance
3 72 (9.20%) Organisational Skills
4 65 (8.30%) Public Sector
5 46 (5.87%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (3.07%) Manufacturing
6 24 (3.07%) Telecoms
7 22 (2.81%) Marketing
8 20 (2.55%) Legal
9 18 (2.30%) Electronics
10 17 (2.17%) Banking
11 16 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (1.79%) Financial Institution
13 12 (1.53%) Law
13 12 (1.53%) Retail
14 11 (1.40%) French Language
15 8 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
16 6 (0.77%) Mandarin Language
17 5 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 5 (0.64%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 157 (20.05%) Support Engineer
2 145 (18.52%) Analyst
3 99 (12.64%) Desktop Support
4 94 (12.01%) Desktop Engineer
5 93 (11.88%) IT Support
6 82 (10.47%) Service Desk Analyst
7 81 (10.34%) Service Analyst
8 67 (8.56%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 59 (7.54%) Windows Engineer
10 57 (7.28%) 2nd Line Support
10 57 (7.28%) IT Engineer
11 52 (6.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 50 (6.39%) Support Analyst
13 47 (6.00%) Senior
14 40 (5.11%) IT Analyst
15 37 (4.73%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 33 (4.21%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 30 (3.83%) Deployment Engineer
17 30 (3.83%) IT Support Engineer
18 28 (3.58%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.66%) XMPP
2 4 (0.51%) Software Packaging
3 3 (0.38%) .NET
3 3 (0.38%) WPF
4 2 (0.26%) MFC
4 2 (0.26%) RabbitMQ
4 2 (0.26%) VML
4 2 (0.26%) WinForms
5 1 (0.13%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.13%) JSON
5 1 (0.13%) LDAP
5 1 (0.13%) Middleware
5 1 (0.13%) OAuth
5 1 (0.13%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.13%) SAML
5 1 (0.13%) Universal Windows Platform
5 1 (0.13%) Web Services
5 1 (0.13%) XML
5 1 (0.13%) X-Windows
5 1 (0.13%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (5.62%) Driving Licence
2 33 (4.21%) Video Conferencing
3 27 (3.45%) Data Centre
4 25 (3.19%) iPad
4 25 (3.19%) iPhone
5 22 (2.81%) Management Information System
6 20 (2.55%) NHS
7 18 (2.30%) Blackberry
8 17 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
9 16 (2.04%) CMDB
10 15 (1.92%) BYOD
11 14 (1.79%) Smartphone
12 11 (1.40%) Onboarding
13 10 (1.28%) Clustering
13 10 (1.28%) Hedge funds
14 9 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
14 9 (1.15%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
15 7 (0.89%) Digital Signage
15 7 (0.89%) PKI
15 7 (0.89%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 783 (100.00%) Windows
2 165 (21.07%) Windows Server
3 115 (14.69%) Windows 7
4 74 (9.45%) Windows Server 2012
5 73 (9.32%) Apple iOS
6 63 (8.05%) Windows Server 2019
7 62 (7.92%) Windows Server 2016
8 51 (6.51%) Mac OS
9 45 (5.75%) Android
10 25 (3.19%) Linux
11 19 (2.43%) Windows NT
11 19 (2.43%) Windows Server 2008
12 18 (2.30%) Windows XP
13 12 (1.53%) Mac OS X
14 8 (1.02%) Windows 8
15 5 (0.64%) Windows Server 2003
16 4 (0.51%) Unix
16 4 (0.51%) VMS
17 2 (0.26%) CentOS
18 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 256 (32.69%) Customer Service
2 181 (23.12%) Problem-Solving
3 176 (22.48%) ITIL
4 57 (7.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 57 (7.28%) Migration
5 52 (6.64%) Mobile Device Management
5 52 (6.64%) Service Management
6 50 (6.39%) ITSM
7 47 (6.00%) Time Management
8 36 (4.60%) Decision-Making
9 33 (4.21%) Service Delivery
10 31 (3.96%) Asset Management
11 29 (3.70%) Proactive Monitoring
12 28 (3.58%) Project Management
13 27 (3.45%) Software Deployment
14 24 (3.07%) Deployment Automation
14 24 (3.07%) Performance Monitoring
15 23 (2.94%) Break/Fix
15 23 (2.94%) Release Management
16 22 (2.81%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 108 (13.79%) PowerShell
2 31 (3.96%) SQL
3 12 (1.53%) VBScript
4 8 (1.02%) VB
5 7 (0.89%) C#
6 6 (0.77%) Python
7 5 (0.64%) C
8 3 (0.38%) C++
8 3 (0.38%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.26%) C++/CLI
10 1 (0.13%) Bash
10 1 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 177 (22.61%) Security Cleared
2 95 (12.13%) SC Cleared
3 89 (11.37%) Degree
4 84 (10.73%) DV Cleared
5 38 (4.85%) Microsoft Certification
6 24 (3.07%) CCNA
6 24 (3.07%) Cisco Certification
7 18 (2.30%) MCSE
8 17 (2.17%) CCNP
9 16 (2.04%) ITIL Certification
10 9 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (1.02%) A+ Certification
12 7 (0.89%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (0.89%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.89%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 4 (0.51%) MCP
13 4 (0.51%) MCSA
13 4 (0.51%) MCTS
13 4 (0.51%) Network+ Certification
14 3 (0.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (11.24%) SLA
2 26 (3.32%) Disclosure Scotland
2 26 (3.32%) QA
3 5 (0.64%) GDPR
4 4 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.38%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.26%) NIST
System Software
1 440 (56.19%) Active Directory
2 77 (9.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (4.34%) Firmware
3 34 (4.34%) Hyper-V
4 22 (2.81%) Virtual Desktop
5 20 (2.55%) VMware ESXi
6 17 (2.17%) XenApp
7 14 (1.79%) BitLocker
8 13 (1.66%) XenDesktop
9 12 (1.53%) Virtual Servers
10 9 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
11 8 (1.02%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (0.51%) VMware Workstation
13 3 (0.38%) KVM
13 3 (0.38%) Microsoft App-V
13 3 (0.38%) vSphere
14 2 (0.26%) Terminal Services
14 2 (0.26%) VMware NSX
15 1 (0.13%) NFS
Systems Management
1 275 (35.12%) SCCM
2 119 (15.20%) Microsoft Intune
3 43 (5.49%) WSUS
4 33 (4.21%) Jamf Pro
5 21 (2.68%) vCenter Server
6 20 (2.55%) Sysprep
7 18 (2.30%) SCOM
8 14 (1.79%) EMC NetWorker
8 14 (1.79%) NetBackup
9 10 (1.28%) Autotask
10 9 (1.15%) Failover Clustering
10 9 (1.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 7 (0.89%) AirWatch
12 3 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 3 (0.38%) AppManager
12 3 (0.38%) OPNET
12 3 (0.38%) Terraform
13 2 (0.26%) logstash
13 2 (0.26%) Packer
13 2 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 463 (59.13%) Microsoft
2 102 (13.03%) Apple
3 98 (12.52%) VMware
4 89 (11.37%) ServiceNow
5 81 (10.34%) Citrix
6 63 (8.05%) HP
7 53 (6.77%) Cisco
8 28 (3.58%) Dell
9 27 (3.45%) SAP
10 20 (2.55%) Veeam
11 19 (2.43%) Adobe
11 19 (2.43%) Symantec
12 16 (2.04%) Ivanti
12 16 (2.04%) Oracle
13 15 (1.92%) Juniper
13 15 (1.92%) Palo Alto
14 14 (1.79%) 3PAR
14 14 (1.79%) EMC
14 14 (1.79%) Extreme Networks
15 10 (1.28%) Bloomberg