Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring WSUS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 176 | 114 | 132 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -62 | +18 | +42 |
| Contract jobs citing WSUS | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands | 0.12% | 0.26% | 0.037% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.87% | 1.95% | 0.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £582 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.41% | +55.07% | +7.14% |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.70% | +21.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £72.25 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £73.38 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £74.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £74.63 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £75.75 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £74.00 | - | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -65.00% |
All Systems Management Skills
Midlands
WSUS falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in the Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 578 | 257 | 297 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 14.24% | 13.59% | 10.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 415 | 180 | 241 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £199 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £327 | £355 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £475 | £445 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.26% | +6.74% | -11.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £689 | £645 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 6 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £12.18 | £15.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.08 | £12.94 | £22.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £64.07 | £16.19 | £25.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +295.72% | -37.16% | +21.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.00 | £17.89 | £33.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.88 | £18.13 | £55.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £55.00 | £26.50 | £25.77 |
| % change year-on-year | +107.55% | +2.85% | -55.19% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WSUS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing WSUS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing WSUS.
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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WSUS within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 8 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | -68 | 1 | £300 | -48.41% | |
| WSUS England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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: