Windows Contract Job Trends in Salford

Microsoft Windows
Manchester > Salford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Salford requiring Windows skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs citing Windows 1 0 6
As % of all contract jobs in Salford 6.25% - 17.65%
As % of the Operating Systems category 33.33% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £237
25th Percentile - - £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £255
Median % change year-on-year - - -52.34%
75th Percentile - - £263
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median daily rate £213 £385 £350
% change year-on-year -44.81% +10.00% -22.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £17.23
25th Percentile - - £17.56
Median hourly rate - - £18.75
75th Percentile - - £19.56
90th Percentile - - £19.68
Manchester median hourly rate £21.46 £29.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -26.00% +61.11% -30.77%

All Operating Systems
Salford

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 Salford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 3 0 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Salford 18.75% - 17.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - £237
25th Percentile - - £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £255
Median % change year-on-year - - -52.34%
75th Percentile - - £263
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median daily rate £361 £400 £425
% change year-on-year -9.69% -5.88% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £17.23
25th Percentile - - £17.56
Median hourly rate - - £18.75
75th Percentile - - £19.56
90th Percentile - - £19.68
Manchester median hourly rate £57.50 £29.00 £25.25
% change year-on-year +98.28% +14.85% -36.88%

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Salford

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

Windows job vacancy trend in Salford

Windows
Daily Rate Trend in Salford

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Salford citing Windows

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend in Salford

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Salford citing Windows

Windows
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) 1st Line Support
1 1 (100.00%) 1st Line Support Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Support Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft