Windows 10 Contract Job Trends in the North East

Microsoft Windows 10
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Windows 10 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 38 27
Rank change year-on-year -12 -11 +29
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 4 3 10
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 0.77% 0.94% 3.06%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.89% 6.82% 27.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 8
10th Percentile £143 - -
25th Percentile £167 £288 £131
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £300 £141
Median % change year-on-year -36.67% +113.52% -4.75%
75th Percentile £272 £313 £188
90th Percentile £401 - £197
England median daily rate £200 £225 £225
% change year-on-year -11.11% - +2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £18.13 £16.25
Median hourly rate - £18.75 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -
75th Percentile - £19.38 £18.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £22.00 £24.18 £17.29
% change year-on-year -9.02% +39.89% -6.57%

All Operating Systems
North East

Windows 10 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 the North East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 45 44 37
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East 8.62% 13.84% 11.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 32 29
10th Percentile £103 £180 £131
25th Percentile £145 £188 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £310 £195
Median % change year-on-year -35.48% +58.97% -62.86%
75th Percentile £531 £492 £431
90th Percentile £553 £620 £650
England median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -13.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile £22.25 - -
25th Percentile £23.75 £18.13 £16.25
Median hourly rate £27.50 £18.75 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +46.67% +7.14% -64.47%
75th Percentile £39.38 £19.38 £18.75
90th Percentile £45.75 - -
England median hourly rate £25.00 £28.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -10.71% +27.27% -24.14%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows 10 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Windows 10 job vacancy trend in the North East

Windows 10
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Windows 10.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Daily Rate Histogram in the North East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 in the North East over the 6 months to 3 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 10 in the North East

Windows 10
Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Windows 10.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Contract Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 10 within the North East region over the 6 months to 3 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
Tyne and Wear - 4 £190 -
Windows 10
England

Windows 10
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) VoIP
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) IT Technician
2 1 (25.00%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) Software Packaging
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (25.00%) ITIL
1 1 (25.00%) Network Management
1 1 (25.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (25.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (25.00%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) SCCM
2 1 (25.00%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Citrix
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) VMware