Windows 10 Contracts in the North West

Microsoft Windows 10
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Windows 10 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows 10 over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 50 66
Rank change year-on-year -18 +16 -22
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 53 97 103
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 2.69% 3.52% 3.22%
As % of the Operating Systems category 17.97% 27.32% 19.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 47 74
10th Percentile £133 £143 £135
25th Percentile £143 £172 £173
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £188 £225 £215
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.65% +22.86%
75th Percentile £211 £273 £447
90th Percentile £379 £302 £500
England median daily rate £225 £225 £220
% change year-on-year - +2.27% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 40 14
10th Percentile - - £13.97
25th Percentile £14.20 - £16.20
Median hourly rate £14.40 £10.95 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.51% -39.17% +1.67%
75th Percentile £14.60 £17.72 £42.65
90th Percentile - £17.73 £52.13
England median hourly rate £24.00 £17.11 £18.50
% change year-on-year +40.27% -7.51% +2.13%

All Operating Systems
North West

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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 295 355 536
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 14.99% 12.89% 16.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 195 226 368
10th Percentile £156 £174 £173
25th Percentile £208 £284 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £393 £438 £476
Median % change year-on-year -10.17% -7.99% +11.88%
75th Percentile £510 £582 £575
90th Percentile £593 £825 £650
England median daily rate £475 £463 £513
% change year-on-year +2.70% -9.76% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 65 47
10th Percentile £13.00 - £15.53
25th Percentile £13.60 £10.95 £21.83
Median hourly rate £17.44 £16.00 £29.30
Median % change year-on-year +9.00% -45.39% +62.78%
75th Percentile £23.22 £18.75 £45.38
90th Percentile £80.59 £40.30 £49.52
England median hourly rate £24.18 £22.00 £38.00
% change year-on-year +9.91% -42.11% +76.74%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Windows 10 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 10 in the North West

Windows 10
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 10 in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Windows 10 in the North West

Windows 10
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 in the North West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 10 in the North West

Windows 10
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 10 in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Windows 10 in the North West

Windows 10
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 1 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
Merseyside +2 17 £145 -29.70% 2
Manchester +14 16 £200 -23.81% 16
Cheshire -17 8 £388 +55.00% 10
Lancashire +3 6 £200 - 8
Cumbria -19 4 £465 - 6
Windows 10
England

Windows 10
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 16 (30.19%) SharePoint
2 12 (22.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (7.55%) Skype for Business
4 1 (1.89%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 14 (26.42%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (9.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (9.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (7.55%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 34 (64.15%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (20.75%) Azure
3 8 (15.09%) Entra ID
4 4 (7.55%) Google Workspace
5 2 (3.77%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (33.96%) VPN
2 9 (16.98%) LAN
3 8 (15.09%) Skype
4 5 (9.43%) DHCP
4 5 (9.43%) DNS
5 4 (7.55%) Firewall
5 4 (7.55%) VLAN
5 4 (7.55%) WAN
5 4 (7.55%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.89%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.89%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.77%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.89%) JIRA
General
1 25 (47.17%) Social Skills
2 7 (13.21%) Banking
3 5 (9.43%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (9.43%) Documentation Skills
3 5 (9.43%) Manufacturing
3 5 (9.43%) Presentation Skills
3 5 (9.43%) Public Sector
4 4 (7.55%) Finance
5 3 (5.66%) Investment Banking
5 3 (5.66%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.89%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 14 (26.42%) Analyst
2 13 (24.53%) Service Analyst
2 13 (24.53%) Service Desk Analyst
3 12 (22.64%) Support Engineer
4 8 (15.09%) 2nd Line Support
4 8 (15.09%) Desktop Engineer
4 8 (15.09%) Desktop Support
5 7 (13.21%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 7 (13.21%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 7 (13.21%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 5 (9.43%) 1st Line Support
6 5 (9.43%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
6 5 (9.43%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
6 5 (9.43%) Deployment Engineer
7 4 (7.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (7.55%) IT Engineer
7 4 (7.55%) Service Desk Engineer
8 3 (5.66%) IT Support
8 3 (5.66%) IT Support Engineer
8 3 (5.66%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.89%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 13 (24.53%) Management Information System
2 5 (9.43%) Hybrid Cloud
2 5 (9.43%) NHS
3 4 (7.55%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.89%) iPad
4 1 (1.89%) LIMS
4 1 (1.89%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 53 (100.00%) Windows
2 10 (18.87%) Windows Server
3 6 (11.32%) Windows 7
3 6 (11.32%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (9.43%) Windows 8
4 5 (9.43%) Windows Server 2003
4 5 (9.43%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (9.43%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (9.43%) Windows XP
5 1 (1.89%) Android
5 1 (1.89%) Apple iOS
5 1 (1.89%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.89%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (45.28%) Customer Service
2 17 (32.08%) ITIL
3 9 (16.98%) ITSM
4 8 (15.09%) Asset Management
4 8 (15.09%) Incident Management
5 6 (11.32%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (11.32%) Project Delivery
6 5 (9.43%) Business Case
6 5 (9.43%) Disk Encryption
6 5 (9.43%) Infrastructure Monitoring
6 5 (9.43%) Mentoring
6 5 (9.43%) Privileged Access Management
6 5 (9.43%) Proactive Maintenance
6 5 (9.43%) Service Management
6 5 (9.43%) Technical Analysis
6 5 (9.43%) Time Management
6 5 (9.43%) User Experience
7 4 (7.55%) Chat Support
7 4 (7.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 4 (7.55%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (13.21%) PowerShell
2 5 (9.43%) VB
2 5 (9.43%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 10 (18.87%) SC Cleared
1 10 (18.87%) Security Cleared
2 9 (16.98%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (9.43%) Degree
4 3 (5.66%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.89%) MCP
5 1 (1.89%) MCSA
5 1 (1.89%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (15.09%) SLA
2 1 (1.89%) NCSC
System Software
1 37 (69.81%) Active Directory
2 9 (16.98%) BitLocker
3 2 (3.77%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (1.89%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (33.96%) SCCM
2 10 (18.87%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (7.55%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 38 (71.70%) Microsoft
2 21 (39.62%) ServiceNow
3 8 (15.09%) Citrix
4 5 (9.43%) Canon
5 4 (7.55%) Bomgar
5 4 (7.55%) CheckPoint
5 4 (7.55%) Cisco
5 4 (7.55%) CyberArk
5 4 (7.55%) Google
5 4 (7.55%) iManage
5 4 (7.55%) Remedy
5 4 (7.55%) Zscaler
6 2 (3.77%) Dell
7 1 (1.89%) Apple
7 1 (1.89%) HP
7 1 (1.89%) Ivanti
7 1 (1.89%) McAfee
7 1 (1.89%) SAP
7 1 (1.89%) Symantec
7 1 (1.89%) VMware