Windows Contract Job Trends in Swansea

Microsoft Windows
West Wales > Swansea

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Swansea requiring Windows skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 11 1
Rank change year-on-year +1 -10 +3
Contract jobs citing Windows 3 3 9
As % of all contract jobs in Swansea 8.33% 10.71% 36.00%
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% 75.00% 81.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 6
10th Percentile - £138 -
25th Percentile £165 £148 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £170 £166 £246
Median % change year-on-year +2.72% -32.79% -50.75%
75th Percentile £175 £183 £323
90th Percentile - £193 £334
West Wales median daily rate £170 £166 £246
% change year-on-year +2.72% -32.79% -50.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £17.83 - -
25th Percentile £17.94 £21.25 -
Median hourly rate £18.75 £22.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - -
75th Percentile £19.44 £23.75 -
90th Percentile £19.48 - -
West Wales median hourly rate £18.75 £22.50 -
% change year-on-year -16.67% - -

All Operating Systems
Swansea

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 Swansea.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 3 4 11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swansea 8.33% 14.29% 44.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 8
10th Percentile - £134 £159
25th Percentile £165 £138 £178
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £170 £145 £180
Median % change year-on-year +17.24% -19.44% -64.00%
75th Percentile £175 £173 £320
90th Percentile - £189 £331
West Wales median daily rate £170 £145 £180
% change year-on-year +17.24% -19.44% -64.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £17.83 - -
25th Percentile £17.94 £21.25 -
Median hourly rate £18.75 £22.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - -
75th Percentile £19.44 £23.75 -
90th Percentile £19.48 - -
West Wales median hourly rate £18.75 £22.50 -
% change year-on-year -16.67% - -

Windows
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

Windows job vacancy trend in Swansea

Windows
Daily Rate Trend in Swansea

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Windows

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend in Swansea

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Windows

Windows
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Service Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) IT Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Technology Transformation
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) SCCM
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft