Windows Contracts in London

Microsoft Windows
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Windows skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 27 21
Rank change year-on-year -4 -6 +9
Contract jobs citing Windows 784 1,150 2,033
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 6.39% 6.59% 7.99%
As % of the Operating Systems category 54.29% 55.10% 55.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 576 822 1,507
10th Percentile £206 £175 £180
25th Percentile £309 £250 £286
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £560 £650
90th Percentile £738 £675 £726
England median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 47 38
10th Percentile £20.75 £16.15 £15.87
25th Percentile £23.75 £19.50 £22.66
Median hourly rate £24.18 £22.00 £25.71
Median % change year-on-year +9.91% -14.43% +7.53%
75th Percentile £29.00 £23.80 £52.33
90th Percentile £45.70 £27.95 £64.50
England median hourly rate £18.82 £18.00 £23.79
% change year-on-year +4.56% -24.34% +18.95%

All Operating Systems
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,444 2,087 3,682
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 11.78% 11.96% 14.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,004 1,484 2,684
10th Percentile £250 £205 £213
25th Percentile £375 £335 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -
75th Percentile £638 £625 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £775
England median daily rate £470 £475 £510
% change year-on-year -1.05% -6.86% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 67 61
10th Percentile £21.25 £15.09 £18.93
25th Percentile £23.80 £18.13 £23.50
Median hourly rate £24.66 £22.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.09% -56.00% +108.33%
75th Percentile £30.25 £28.19 £64.50
90th Percentile £49.75 £60.57 £83.75
England median hourly rate £20.64 £22.50 £43.13
% change year-on-year -8.27% -47.83% +100.58%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows in London

Windows
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Windows in London

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in London

Windows
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Windows in London

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows in London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows in London

Windows
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the London region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Central London -5 152 £475 +18.75% 79
West London +5 22 £263 +0.96% 33
South London 0 12 £251 +25.25% 11
East London -2 11 £415 +9.25% 22
North London -1 1 £550 +120.00% 2
Windows
England

Windows
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 65 (8.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 64 (8.16%) SharePoint
3 25 (3.19%) IIS
4 14 (1.79%) Confluence
5 8 (1.02%) CMS
6 6 (0.77%) JBoss
7 5 (0.64%) nginx
7 5 (0.64%) Tomcat
8 4 (0.51%) Apache
8 4 (0.51%) BizTalk Server
8 4 (0.51%) SharePoint 2010
9 3 (0.38%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 2 (0.26%) WebSphere Application Server
11 1 (0.13%) DataSynapse
11 1 (0.13%) MQSeries
11 1 (0.13%) SAS
11 1 (0.13%) Traefik
11 1 (0.13%) WebLogic
Applications
1 77 (9.82%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (5.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.02%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.51%) InfoPath
5 4 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.26%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.26%) ProjectWise
7 1 (0.13%) Notion
Business Applications
1 5 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.38%) Oracle 11i
2 3 (0.38%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.26%) Alphatax
3 2 (0.26%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (0.26%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.13%) Actimize
4 1 (0.13%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.13%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 277 (35.33%) Azure
2 247 (31.51%) Microsoft 365
3 107 (13.65%) Entra ID
4 99 (12.63%) AWS
5 36 (4.59%) SaaS
6 33 (4.21%) OneDrive
7 29 (3.70%) IaaS
8 28 (3.57%) GCP
9 20 (2.55%) GitHub
10 17 (2.17%) Power Platform
11 16 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (1.91%) Google Workspace
12 15 (1.91%) PaaS
13 14 (1.79%) Slack
14 12 (1.53%) Power Automate
14 12 (1.53%) PowerApps
15 11 (1.40%) Amazon S3
15 11 (1.40%) Azure AKS
15 11 (1.40%) Mimecast
16 10 (1.28%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 97 (12.37%) Firewall
2 92 (11.73%) DNS
3 71 (9.06%) VPN
4 57 (7.27%) DHCP
5 37 (4.72%) TCP/IP
6 29 (3.70%) WAN
7 28 (3.57%) Wi-Fi
8 26 (3.32%) LAN
9 16 (2.04%) SAN
10 15 (1.91%) Internet
11 12 (1.53%) Network Security
11 12 (1.53%) VLAN
11 12 (1.53%) Wireless
12 11 (1.40%) MPLS
13 10 (1.28%) VoIP
14 9 (1.15%) HTTP
15 8 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
16 7 (0.89%) SD-WAN
16 7 (0.89%) SMTP
16 7 (0.89%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (11.35%) SQL Server
2 46 (5.87%) Oracle Database
3 15 (1.91%) MongoDB
4 14 (1.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 12 (1.53%) Elasticsearch
5 12 (1.53%) MySQL
6 11 (1.40%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.28%) Amazon RDS
8 9 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
9 8 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 6 (0.77%) Big Data
10 6 (0.77%) NoSQL
11 5 (0.64%) Power BI
12 4 (0.51%) DB2
12 4 (0.51%) MS Access
13 3 (0.38%) ClickHouse
13 3 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
13 3 (0.38%) Oracle Database 10g
13 3 (0.38%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 53 (6.76%) JIRA
2 32 (4.08%) Git
3 22 (2.81%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.66%) GitLab
4 13 (1.66%) Selenium
5 12 (1.53%) Bitbucket
5 12 (1.53%) TeamCity
6 11 (1.40%) JMeter
7 9 (1.15%) LoadRunner
7 9 (1.15%) SonarQube
8 8 (1.02%) MSI
8 8 (1.02%) QARun
8 8 (1.02%) WinRunner
9 7 (0.89%) Subversion
10 6 (0.77%) JUnit
11 5 (0.64%) Ant
11 5 (0.64%) Cypress.io
11 5 (0.64%) SoapUI
12 4 (0.51%) Maven
12 4 (0.51%) TestComplete
General
1 265 (33.80%) Finance
2 234 (29.85%) Social Skills
3 111 (14.16%) Banking
4 64 (8.16%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (5.74%) Public Sector
6 32 (4.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (3.44%) Organisational Skills
8 25 (3.19%) Front Office
9 24 (3.06%) Investment Banking
10 22 (2.81%) Legal
11 15 (1.91%) Law
12 14 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
13 13 (1.66%) Financial Institution
13 13 (1.66%) Local Government
14 11 (1.40%) Retail
15 9 (1.15%) Back Office
15 9 (1.15%) Marketing
15 9 (1.15%) Telecoms
16 7 (0.89%) Manufacturing
17 6 (0.77%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 104 (13.27%) Support Engineer
2 99 (12.63%) Analyst
3 72 (9.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 70 (8.93%) Senior
5 69 (8.80%) Windows Engineer
6 68 (8.67%) Developer
7 62 (7.91%) Architect
8 52 (6.63%) IT Support
9 46 (5.87%) C# Developer
9 46 (5.87%) IT Engineer
10 44 (5.61%) Desktop Engineer
11 40 (5.10%) Desktop Support
12 38 (4.85%) IT Support Engineer
12 38 (4.85%) Support Analyst
13 33 (4.21%) .NET Developer
13 33 (4.21%) C# WPF Developer
13 33 (4.21%) WPF Developer
14 30 (3.83%) 2nd Line Support
14 30 (3.83%) C# .NET Developer
15 25 (3.19%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (10.33%) .NET
2 42 (5.36%) .NET Framework
3 41 (5.23%) WPF
4 24 (3.06%) Kafka
5 19 (2.42%) HTML
6 16 (2.04%) ASP.NET
6 16 (2.04%) Middleware
7 14 (1.79%) CSS
7 14 (1.79%) Web Services
8 13 (1.66%) WCF
8 13 (1.66%) WinForms
8 13 (1.66%) XML
9 12 (1.53%) FIX Protocol
9 12 (1.53%) REST
10 10 (1.28%) ASP.NET Web API
10 10 (1.28%) React
10 10 (1.28%) Sass
11 9 (1.15%) HTML5
11 9 (1.15%) Node.js
12 8 (1.02%) LESS
Miscellaneous
1 43 (5.48%) Data Centre
2 28 (3.57%) Onboarding
3 21 (2.68%) SWIFT Messaging Network
3 21 (2.68%) Video Conferencing
4 20 (2.55%) Data Protection Act
5 17 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
6 16 (2.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 15 (1.91%) Management Information System
8 14 (1.79%) PKI
9 10 (1.28%) Clustering
9 10 (1.28%) Cyber Threat
9 10 (1.28%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (1.28%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
11 8 (1.02%) Equities
11 8 (1.02%) Replication
11 8 (1.02%) Security Operations Centre
12 7 (0.89%) Cloud Native
12 7 (0.89%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 177 (22.58%) Linux
2 173 (22.07%) Windows Server
3 150 (19.13%) Windows 10
4 54 (6.89%) Unix
5 42 (5.36%) Mac OS
6 39 (4.97%) Apple iOS
7 27 (3.44%) Android
8 19 (2.42%) Windows Server 2016
9 18 (2.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 14 (1.79%) Windows Server 2019
11 12 (1.53%) Windows 7
12 11 (1.40%) CentOS
13 9 (1.15%) AIX
14 7 (0.89%) Solaris
15 6 (0.77%) Ubuntu
15 6 (0.77%) Windows Server 2012
16 5 (0.64%) Mac OS X
17 4 (0.51%) Oracle Linux
17 4 (0.51%) VMS
18 3 (0.38%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (19.01%) Problem-Solving
2 115 (14.67%) Migration
3 94 (11.99%) ITIL
4 86 (10.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 83 (10.59%) Agile
5 83 (10.59%) DevOps
6 58 (7.40%) Stakeholder Management
7 54 (6.89%) Customer Service
7 54 (6.89%) Disaster Recovery
8 48 (6.12%) Cybersecurity
9 43 (5.48%) CI/CD
10 42 (5.36%) ITSM
11 37 (4.72%) Project Management
12 35 (4.46%) Service Management
13 34 (4.34%) Time Management
14 33 (4.21%) Configuration Management
14 33 (4.21%) Data Protection
14 33 (4.21%) Test Automation
15 32 (4.08%) Change Management
16 31 (3.95%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 157 (20.03%) PowerShell
2 135 (17.22%) SQL
3 100 (12.76%) Python
4 91 (11.61%) C#
5 55 (7.02%) PL/SQL
6 54 (6.89%) Java
7 44 (5.61%) VB
8 38 (4.85%) Bash
9 35 (4.46%) VBA
10 28 (3.57%) JavaScript
11 21 (2.68%) T-SQL
12 20 (2.55%) C++
13 18 (2.30%) VB.NET
14 10 (1.28%) TypeScript
15 9 (1.15%) C
15 9 (1.15%) VBScript
16 7 (0.89%) Perl
16 7 (0.89%) Shell Script
17 6 (0.77%) ActionScript
17 6 (0.77%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 107 (13.65%) Security Cleared
2 95 (12.12%) SC Cleared
3 53 (6.76%) Degree
4 25 (3.19%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (1.53%) CISSP
5 12 (1.53%) DV Cleared
6 10 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
7 8 (1.02%) AWS Certification
7 8 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (0.89%) Azure Certification
8 7 (0.89%) CCNA
8 7 (0.89%) PMP
9 6 (0.77%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.64%) CISM
10 5 (0.64%) DBS Check
10 5 (0.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (0.51%) CCNP
11 4 (0.51%) CISA
11 4 (0.51%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (6.89%) QA
2 30 (3.83%) SLA
3 17 (2.17%) GDPR
4 11 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (1.40%) NIST
5 5 (0.64%) NCSC
5 5 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 4 (0.51%) Government Security Classifications
7 3 (0.38%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.38%) HIPAA
7 3 (0.38%) SEPA
7 3 (0.38%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.26%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.26%) GAAP
8 2 (0.26%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (0.26%) ITGC
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.13%) HL7
9 1 (0.13%) PMO
System Software
1 275 (35.08%) Active Directory
2 67 (8.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (2.93%) Docker
4 21 (2.68%) vSphere
5 20 (2.55%) Virtual Desktop
6 19 (2.42%) Hyper-V
7 18 (2.30%) Virtual Machines
8 14 (1.79%) Microsoft App-V
9 13 (1.66%) VMware ESXi
10 10 (1.28%) BitLocker
11 5 (0.64%) VMware Workstation
12 4 (0.51%) Platform Symphony
12 4 (0.51%) XenApp
13 3 (0.38%) vCloud
14 2 (0.26%) Firmware
14 2 (0.26%) Terminal Services
14 2 (0.26%) Veritas Cluster Server
14 2 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
14 2 (0.26%) XenDesktop
15 1 (0.13%) Xen
Systems Management
1 134 (17.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 99 (12.63%) SCCM
3 47 (5.99%) Terraform
4 41 (5.23%) Kubernetes
5 32 (4.08%) Ansible
6 13 (1.66%) Puppet
7 12 (1.53%) Jamf Pro
7 12 (1.53%) Progress Chef
8 10 (1.28%) FortiGate
9 8 (1.02%) Grafana
9 8 (1.02%) Kibana
10 7 (0.89%) HP ALM
10 7 (0.89%) VxRail
10 7 (0.89%) WSUS
11 6 (0.77%) ITRS Geneos
12 5 (0.64%) Prometheus
12 5 (0.64%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.51%) NetBackup
13 4 (0.51%) Tivoli Storage Manager
13 4 (0.51%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 300 (38.27%) Microsoft
2 99 (12.63%) VMware
3 86 (10.97%) Oracle
4 67 (8.55%) Citrix
5 53 (6.76%) ServiceNow
6 45 (5.74%) Cisco
7 30 (3.83%) Google
8 27 (3.44%) Apple
9 23 (2.93%) Splunk
10 22 (2.81%) CyberArk
10 22 (2.81%) IBM
11 20 (2.55%) Bloomberg
11 20 (2.55%) HP
11 20 (2.55%) Red Hat
12 19 (2.42%) Zscaler
13 18 (2.30%) Dell
14 15 (1.91%) Reuters
15 14 (1.79%) BeyondTrust
16 12 (1.53%) EMC
17 11 (1.40%) Veritas