Windows 10 Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Windows 10
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Windows 10 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 80 68
Rank change year-on-year -54 -12 -13
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 405 388 601
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 1.76% 3.07% 2.87%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.81% 17.47% 18.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 270 405
10th Percentile £131 £150 £143
25th Percentile £151 £183 £181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £215 £210
Median % change year-on-year -11.63% +2.38% +3.61%
75th Percentile £239 £297 £300
90th Percentile £438 £501 £575
UK median daily rate £200 £225 £220
% change year-on-year -11.11% +2.27% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 26 65
10th Percentile £18.37 £17.38 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £19.14 £10.95
Median hourly rate £22.08 £24.18 £14.41
Median % change year-on-year -8.71% +67.80% -21.54%
75th Percentile £25.77 £27.29 £17.78
90th Percentile £178.75 £30.88 £22.00
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £24.09 £17.11
% change year-on-year -8.68% +40.79% -7.51%

All Operating Systems
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 2,933 2,221 3,314
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 12.71% 17.54% 15.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,898 1,442 2,186
10th Percentile £162 £180 £164
25th Percentile £249 £250 £243
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £448
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +0.56% -5.79%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £575
90th Percentile £629 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £463
% change year-on-year -5.26% +2.70% -9.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 300 148 326
10th Percentile £15.00 £16.43 £12.32
25th Percentile £18.17 £18.13 £14.27
Median hourly rate £25.21 £24.42 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.21% +22.10% -24.53%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.06 £57.50
90th Percentile £74.71 £68.05 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £25.52 £24.66 £22.00
% change year-on-year +3.47% +12.09% -24.91%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Windows 10 job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Windows 10
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Windows 10.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 10 in the UK excluding London

Windows 10
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Windows 10.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows 10 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 10 in the UK excluding London

Windows 10
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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
North of England -16 146 £175 -12.50% 23
North West +14 111 £171 -9.87% 17
Midlands -61 74 £180 -5.26% 22
South East -77 66 £210 -16.00% 25
East of England +1 58 £200 -11.11% 11
South West -41 43 £235 +4.44% 16
East Midlands -13 38 £175 -7.89% 12
West Midlands -79 35 £185 -2.63% 10
Yorkshire -42 32 £190 -20.83% 5
Scotland -16 12 £181 -14.71% 6
Wales -15 7 £200 -31.91% 2
North East -16 3 £180 -40.00% 2
Northern Ireland -12 1 £175 +13.64% 1
Windows 10
UK

Windows 10
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 77 (19.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 51 (12.59%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.22%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.25%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.25%) IIS
Applications
1 68 (16.79%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (4.20%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.99%) assyst
3 1 (0.25%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 211 (52.10%) Microsoft 365
2 87 (21.48%) Azure
3 54 (13.33%) Entra ID
4 23 (5.68%) OneDrive
5 5 (1.23%) AWS
5 5 (1.23%) GCP
5 5 (1.23%) Power Platform
6 3 (0.74%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.25%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (0.25%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.25%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.25%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.25%) IaaS
7 1 (0.25%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.25%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.25%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 51 (12.59%) VPN
2 37 (9.14%) Wi-Fi
3 35 (8.64%) LAN
4 31 (7.65%) DHCP
4 31 (7.65%) DNS
5 27 (6.67%) WAN
6 24 (5.93%) Skype
7 17 (4.20%) VLAN
8 16 (3.95%) TCP/IP
9 7 (1.73%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (1.23%) VoIP
10 5 (1.23%) Wireless
11 4 (0.99%) 4G
11 4 (0.99%) IPv4
11 4 (0.99%) IPv6
11 4 (0.99%) WAAS
12 3 (0.74%) Network Security
13 2 (0.49%) Internet
13 2 (0.49%) PABX
13 2 (0.49%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.73%) Oracle Database
1 7 (1.73%) Oracle Reports
2 6 (1.48%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.74%) Power BI
4 1 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (3.46%) JIRA
2 9 (2.22%) MSI
3 7 (1.73%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.74%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.25%) Hudson
5 1 (0.25%) REST Assured
General
1 223 (55.06%) Social Skills
2 38 (9.38%) Public Sector
3 31 (7.65%) Manufacturing
4 28 (6.91%) Legal
5 27 (6.67%) Finance
6 23 (5.68%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (5.43%) Organisational Skills
8 20 (4.94%) Telecoms
9 14 (3.46%) Banking
10 13 (3.21%) Electronics
10 13 (3.21%) Marketing
11 12 (2.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (2.22%) Law
13 8 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (0.99%) Police
15 3 (0.74%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.49%) Pharmaceutical
17 1 (0.25%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 110 (27.16%) Support Engineer
2 104 (25.68%) IT Support
3 83 (20.49%) IT Engineer
4 64 (15.80%) IT Support Engineer
5 63 (15.56%) Analyst
6 44 (10.86%) Desktop Support
7 40 (9.88%) 1st Line Support
8 39 (9.63%) Desktop Engineer
9 38 (9.38%) Windows Engineer
10 34 (8.40%) Support Analyst
11 33 (8.15%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 26 (6.42%) Service Analyst
13 25 (6.17%) Service Desk Analyst
14 24 (5.93%) 2nd Line Support
15 20 (4.94%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 20 (4.94%) Deployment Engineer
16 19 (4.69%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 19 (4.69%) Migration Engineer
16 19 (4.69%) Support Technician
17 18 (4.44%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.99%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.25%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 39 (9.63%) Onboarding
2 20 (4.94%) Self-Motivation
3 19 (4.69%) Driving Licence
3 19 (4.69%) Smartphone
4 15 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (1.98%) iPhone
6 7 (1.73%) CMDB
7 5 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (0.99%) iPad
8 4 (0.99%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (0.99%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.74%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.74%) NHS
9 3 (0.74%) PKI
9 3 (0.74%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (0.74%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.25%) Augmented Reality
10 1 (0.25%) Blackberry
10 1 (0.25%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.25%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 393 (97.04%) Windows
2 31 (7.65%) Windows 7
3 30 (7.41%) Apple iOS
4 27 (6.67%) Android
4 27 (6.67%) Windows Server
5 25 (6.17%) Mac OS
6 15 (3.70%) Windows Server 2016
7 14 (3.46%) Windows Server 2003
8 9 (2.22%) AIX
9 8 (1.98%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (1.23%) Linux
11 4 (0.99%) Windows 8
12 3 (0.74%) CentOS
13 2 (0.49%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (38.77%) Customer Service
2 85 (20.99%) Problem-Solving
3 75 (18.52%) ITIL
4 72 (17.78%) Migration
5 53 (13.09%) ITSM
6 35 (8.64%) Service Management
7 29 (7.16%) Continuous Improvement
8 27 (6.67%) Logistics
9 23 (5.68%) Asset Management
10 22 (5.43%) Application Packaging
10 22 (5.43%) User Experience
10 22 (5.43%) Workflow
11 18 (4.44%) Incident Management
12 17 (4.20%) Workflow Management
13 16 (3.95%) Stakeholder Management
14 15 (3.70%) Business Intelligence
14 15 (3.70%) Change Management
14 15 (3.70%) Proactive Monitoring
15 14 (3.46%) Time Management
16 13 (3.21%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 48 (11.85%) PowerShell
2 14 (3.46%) VBScript
3 12 (2.96%) VB
4 5 (1.23%) Bash
4 5 (1.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 93 (22.96%) Security Cleared
2 77 (19.01%) SC Cleared
3 40 (9.88%) Degree
4 21 (5.19%) Microsoft Certification
5 19 (4.69%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.72%) MCSE
7 9 (2.22%) A+ Certification
7 9 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.98%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 7 (1.73%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (1.48%) Network+ Certification
11 2 (0.49%) HNC
11 2 (0.49%) HND
12 1 (0.25%) ACSP
12 1 (0.25%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.25%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.25%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.19%) SLA
2 5 (1.23%) GDPR
2 5 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.49%) GLP
3 2 (0.49%) GMP
4 1 (0.25%) GRC
4 1 (0.25%) QA
System Software
1 222 (54.81%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.46%) BitLocker
4 7 (1.73%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.74%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.74%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.49%) NFS
6 2 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 88 (21.73%) SCCM
2 83 (20.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (2.96%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (2.47%) WSUS
5 4 (0.99%) AirWatch
6 2 (0.49%) Norton AntiVirus
6 2 (0.49%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.25%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 262 (64.69%) Microsoft
2 63 (15.56%) ServiceNow
3 32 (7.90%) Citrix
4 19 (4.69%) VMware
5 18 (4.44%) Remedy
6 17 (4.20%) Bomgar
6 17 (4.20%) iManage
7 14 (3.46%) SAP
8 13 (3.21%) Cisco
9 12 (2.96%) HP
10 10 (2.47%) Apple
11 9 (2.22%) Oracle
11 9 (2.22%) Starlink
12 8 (1.98%) McAfee
13 7 (1.73%) IBM
14 5 (1.23%) Dell
14 5 (1.23%) Google
15 3 (0.74%) MobileIron
15 3 (0.74%) Red Hat
16 2 (0.49%) Datto