Windows Contract Job Trends in Merton

Microsoft Windows
South London > Merton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Merton requiring Windows skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 2 2
Rank change year-on-year -5 0 0
Contract jobs citing Windows 5 5 4
As % of all contract jobs in Merton 12.82% 20.83% 19.05%
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 2
10th Percentile - £228 -
25th Percentile £185 £250 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £308 £325 £91
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +257.14% -62.08%
75th Percentile £466 £338 -
90th Percentile £516 - -
South London median daily rate £190 £238 £190
% change year-on-year -20.08% +25.13% -15.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £41.73
25th Percentile - - £43.09
Median hourly rate - - £46.86
75th Percentile - - £49.13
90th Percentile - - £49.58
South London median hourly rate - £34.00 £43.84
% change year-on-year - -22.45% -13.05%

All Operating Systems
Merton

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 Merton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5 5 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton 12.82% 20.83% 19.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 2
10th Percentile - £228 -
25th Percentile £185 £250 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £308 £325 £91
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +257.14% -62.08%
75th Percentile £466 £338 -
90th Percentile £516 - -
South London median daily rate £519 £325 £355
% change year-on-year +59.62% -8.45% -35.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £41.73
25th Percentile - - £43.09
Median hourly rate - - £46.86
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.06%
75th Percentile - - £49.13
90th Percentile - - £49.58
South London median hourly rate - £34.00 £43.84
% change year-on-year - -22.45% -13.05%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Windows job vacancy trend in Merton

Windows
Daily Rate Trend in Merton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing Windows.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing Windows

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram in Merton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Merton over the 6 months to 11 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Windows in Merton

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend in Merton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing Windows.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing Windows

Windows
Contract Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Merton region over the 6 months to 11 March 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
Morden -1 3 £190 -24.15% 1
New Malden - 1 - -
Windows
South London

Windows
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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:

Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Azure
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) VPN
2 1 (20.00%) DHCP
2 1 (20.00%) DNS
General
1 2 (40.00%) Local Government
1 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support
1 2 (40.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) 2nd Line Support
1 2 (40.00%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Support Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) C# Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Migration Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Migration Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Desktop Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Desktop Support
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Server Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Server Support
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows 10
2 2 (40.00%) Android
2 2 (40.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (40.00%) ITIL
1 2 (40.00%) ITSM
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (40.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (40.00%) Service Management
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Migration
2 1 (20.00%) Security Hardening
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) C#
1 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft