WSUS Contract Job Trends in England
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England citing WSUS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 617 | 499 | 431 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -118 | -68 | +45 |
| Contract jobs citing WSUS | 38 | 45 | 88 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.080% | 0.15% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.69% | 1.06% | 2.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 38 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £344 | £262 |
| 25th Percentile | £383 | £525 | £360 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.91% | +10.00% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £547 | £575 | £589 |
| 90th Percentile | £699 | £665 | £610 |
| UK median daily rate | £430 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.82% | +10.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.55 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £54.08 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £66.11 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77.08 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £81.98 | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £66.11 | - | - |
All Systems Management Skills
England
WSUS falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing systems management skills in England.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 5,481 | 4,247 | 3,857 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 11.59% | 14.19% | 12.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,673 | 2,819 | 2,491 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £298 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £407 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £604 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £688 | £734 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £503 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.48% | -4.29% | -3.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 224 | 87 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.08 | £18.44 | £19.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | £20.09 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.07 | £34.00 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +85.49% | -9.33% | -23.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £65.41 | £63.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £91.75 | £79.25 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £62.50 | £26.00 | £34.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +140.38% | -23.53% | -32.00% |
WSUS Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WSUS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
WSUS Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing WSUS.
WSUS Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WSUS in England over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.
WSUS Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing WSUS.
WSUS Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing WSUS in England over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.
WSUS 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 WSUS within the England region over the 6 months to 12 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -82 | 12 | £350 | -42.86% | 4 |
| South West | -33 | 10 | £560 | +1.73% | 4 |
| South East | -53 | 8 | £328 | - | 10 |
| East of England | -31 | 6 | £453 | -17.73% | 9 |
| North West | -38 | 2 | £425 | +29.77% | 2 |
| North of England | -63 | 2 | £425 | +28.79% | 5 |
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WSUS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCCM | 52.6% | 20 |
| 2 | SCOM | 15.8% | 6 |
| 3 | Failover Clustering | 7.9% | 3 |
| 3 | Nessus | 7.9% | 3 |
| 3 | OPNET | 7.9% | 3 |
| 6 | Ansible | 5.3% | 2 |
| 6 | NetBackup | 5.3% | 2 |
| 6 | Red Hat Satellite | 5.3% | 2 |
| 6 | vCenter Server | 5.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Active Directory Federation Services | 2.6% | 1 |
| 10 | FortiGate | 2.6% | 1 |
| 10 | Grafana | 2.6% | 1 |
| 10 | McAfee ePO | 2.6% | 1 |
| 10 | Prometheus | 2.6% | 1 |
| 10 | Proxmox | 2.6% | 1 |
| 10 | SolarWinds Orion | 2.6% | 1 |
| 10 | WMI | 2.6% | 1 |