Windows Contract Job Trends in Solihull
Microsoft Windows
West Midlands > Solihull
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Solihull citing Windows skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 12 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | -2 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Solihull | 7.89% | 5.77% | 12.50% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 75.00% | 50.00% | 41.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £121 | £369 | £168 |
| 25th Percentile | £144 | £378 | £174 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £183 | £410 | £311 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -55.49% | +31.83% | +3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £247 | £448 | £451 |
| 90th Percentile | £331 | £460 | £468 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £393 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.28% | +12.14% |
All Operating Systems
Solihull
Windows falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing operating system skills in Solihull.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing operating system skills | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Solihull | 10.53% | 11.54% | 30.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £121 | £381 | £174 |
| 25th Percentile | £144 | £408 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £183 | £448 | £449 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -59.22% | -0.33% | +49.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £247 | £454 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £331 | £462 | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £459 | £450 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -2.70% | +23.33% |
Windows Job Vacancy Trend in Solihull
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Solihull.
Windows Daily Rate Trend in Solihull
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Solihull citing Windows.
Windows Daily Rate Histogram in Solihull
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Solihull over the 6 months to 14 November 2026.
Windows Hourly Rate Trend in Solihull
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Solihull citing Windows.
Windows Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Solihull by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Operating Systems
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windows 10 | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Linux | 16.7% | 1 |