Senior Windows Engineer Contract Job Trends in London

Senior Windows Engineer
England > London

The median Senior Windows Engineer daily rate in London is £561, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
5 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 372 383 421
Rank change year-on-year +11 +38 +160
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Windows Engineer 3 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.022% 0.026% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.027% 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £551 - £321
25th Percentile £553 - £321
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £561 £400 £345
Median % change year-on-year +40.31% +15.94% -48.41%
75th Percentile £575 - £371
90th Percentile £580 - £374
England median daily rate £550 £488 £485
% change year-on-year +12.82% +0.52% -20.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 12,732 14,689 18,858
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.54% 94.01% 93.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,452 9,491 13,721
10th Percentile £333 £338 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.32% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £663 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £794 £798
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 225 157 210
10th Percentile £17.25 £17.25 £18.15
25th Percentile £22.00 £24.50 £21.75
Median hourly rate £26.57 £38.50 £40.17
Median % change year-on-year -30.99% -4.15% +22.64%
75th Percentile £47.50 £60.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £66.73 £80.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.33 £45.88
% change year-on-year -37.63% -12.11% +52.93%

Senior Windows Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Windows Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Senior Windows Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Senior Windows Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Windows Engineer job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Windows Engineer job vacancies in London

Senior Windows Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Windows Engineer job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Windows Engineer job vacancies in London

Senior Windows Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Senior Windows Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Senior Windows Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) SCCM
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
2 2 (66.67%) Windows 10
2 2 (66.67%) Zero Trust
3 1 (33.33%) API Integration
3 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) User Experience

Senior Windows Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (66.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (66.67%) Zero Trust
2 1 (33.33%) API Integration
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (33.33%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) SCCM
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
10 Senior Windows Engineer jobs in London