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 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 65 83
Rank change year-on-year -29 +18 -30
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 408 514 600
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 2.55% 3.00% 2.81%
As % of the Operating Systems category 15.01% 18.01% 16.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 283 352 420
10th Percentile £134 £149 £141
25th Percentile £170 £188 £161
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £225 £205
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% +9.76% +2.50%
75th Percentile £338 £380 £288
90th Percentile £538 £500 £500
UK median daily rate £225 £235 £215
% change year-on-year -4.26% +9.30% -4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 41 39
10th Percentile £16.04 £14.25 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £17.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £21.30 £22.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.18% +15.79% +11.76%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £20.38
90th Percentile - £53.00 £28.65
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £22.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year - +12.85% +10.70%

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 2,718 2,854 3,748
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.97% 16.65% 17.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,734 1,696 2,458
10th Percentile £170 £185 £163
25th Percentile £220 £278 £233
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £449 £450
Median % change year-on-year -6.46% -0.22% -
75th Percentile £538 £575 £575
90th Percentile £603 £638 £674
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £495
% change year-on-year -5.26% -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 274 210 295
10th Percentile £15.04 £16.25 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.34 £21.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.57 £56.75 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.23% +41.86% +77.78%
75th Percentile £52.00 £68.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.00 £70.00 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £52.50 £43.75
% change year-on-year -54.29% +20.00% +82.29%

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 19 October 2025.

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 19 October 2025.

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 19 October 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
South East -2 120 £250 -25.93% 70
South West +38 93 £298 +32.22% 20
North of England -52 72 £175 -22.22% 44
Midlands -43 50 £175 -12.50% 20
North West -43 41 £175 -28.57% 27
East of England -1 39 £220 -4.35% 30
West Midlands -31 34 £175 -12.50% 8
Scotland -42 30 £200 - 5
Yorkshire -28 22 £165 -25.00% 13
East Midlands -19 16 £132 -29.42% 12
Wales -9 11 £275 +37.50% 2
North East +5 9 £200 -33.33% 5
Northern Ireland -13 1 £250 +56.25%
Channel Islands - 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 50 (12.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 39 (9.56%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.23%) Exchange Server 2013
4 4 (0.98%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (0.49%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.25%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.25%) Tomcat
Applications
1 54 (13.24%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (1.72%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.49%) assyst
3 1 (0.25%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 190 (46.57%) Microsoft 365
2 58 (14.22%) Azure
3 33 (8.09%) OneDrive
4 22 (5.39%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.47%) AWS
6 5 (1.23%) GCP
7 3 (0.74%) Google Workspace
7 3 (0.74%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.25%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.25%) Azure Functions
8 1 (0.25%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.25%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.25%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 35 (8.58%) VPN
2 34 (8.33%) DNS
3 21 (5.15%) TCP/IP
3 21 (5.15%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (4.66%) Firewall
5 14 (3.43%) DHCP
6 10 (2.45%) VoIP
7 9 (2.21%) LAN
7 9 (2.21%) Skype
7 9 (2.21%) WAN
7 9 (2.21%) Wireless
8 8 (1.96%) 4G
8 8 (1.96%) PABX
9 6 (1.47%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (1.23%) Structured Cabling
10 5 (1.23%) Unified Communications
10 5 (1.23%) WAAS
11 4 (0.98%) VLAN
11 4 (0.98%) VSAN
12 3 (0.74%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.21%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.96%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (0.74%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (4.90%) MSI
2 7 (1.72%) AdminStudio
3 6 (1.47%) InstallShield
4 5 (1.23%) JIRA
5 1 (0.25%) Hudson
General
1 203 (49.75%) Social Skills
2 39 (9.56%) Public Sector
3 25 (6.13%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (5.39%) Finance
5 16 (3.92%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (3.19%) Legal
7 12 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (1.72%) Law
8 7 (1.72%) Manufacturing
9 6 (1.47%) Aerospace
10 4 (0.98%) Banking
10 4 (0.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (0.98%) Military
11 3 (0.74%) Electronics
11 3 (0.74%) Marketing
11 3 (0.74%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (0.74%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.49%) Retail
13 1 (0.25%) Aviation
13 1 (0.25%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 100 (24.51%) Support Engineer
2 78 (19.12%) IT Support
3 55 (13.48%) Deployment Engineer
3 55 (13.48%) IT Engineer
4 54 (13.24%) Analyst
5 53 (12.99%) Desktop Support
6 47 (11.52%) Desktop Engineer
7 41 (10.05%) IT Support Engineer
8 39 (9.56%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 36 (8.82%) Windows Engineer
10 30 (7.35%) Service Analyst
10 30 (7.35%) Service Desk Analyst
11 24 (5.88%) 2nd Line Support
12 20 (4.90%) Support Analyst
13 16 (3.92%) Technical Support
13 16 (3.92%) Windows Deployment Engineer
13 16 (3.92%) Windows Support Engineer
14 14 (3.43%) 1st Line Support
14 14 (3.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 13 (3.19%) Service Desk Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.74%) Software Packaging
2 2 (0.49%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.25%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.39%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (4.41%) Driving Licence
3 13 (3.19%) Enterprise Software
3 13 (3.19%) Onboarding
3 13 (3.19%) PKI
4 9 (2.21%) Smartphone
5 8 (1.96%) iPhone
5 8 (1.96%) Legacy Applications
6 7 (1.72%) iPad
6 7 (1.72%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (1.23%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 5 (1.23%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.98%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.74%) CMDB
9 3 (0.74%) Cyber Defence
9 3 (0.74%) NHS
9 3 (0.74%) Private Cloud
10 2 (0.49%) Blackberry
10 2 (0.49%) Chip and PIN
10 2 (0.49%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 408 (100.00%) Windows
2 39 (9.56%) Windows Server
3 31 (7.60%) Apple iOS
4 27 (6.62%) Windows 7
5 24 (5.88%) Android
5 24 (5.88%) Mac OS
6 22 (5.39%) Linux
7 20 (4.90%) Windows Server 2016
8 17 (4.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 8 (1.96%) AIX
9 8 (1.96%) Windows Server 2003
10 5 (1.23%) Windows 8
11 4 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
12 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.49%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.49%) Solaris
14 1 (0.25%) CentOS
14 1 (0.25%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (24.26%) Customer Service
2 78 (19.12%) Problem-Solving
3 68 (16.67%) ITIL
4 48 (11.76%) Migration
5 32 (7.84%) Service Management
6 29 (7.11%) Application Packaging
7 28 (6.86%) ITSM
8 23 (5.64%) Service Delivery
9 21 (5.15%) Inventory Management
9 21 (5.15%) Mobile Device Management
10 20 (4.90%) Agile
10 20 (4.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 18 (4.41%) Root Cause Analysis
12 17 (4.17%) Stakeholder Management
13 16 (3.92%) Change Management
14 15 (3.68%) DevOps
15 14 (3.43%) Continuous Improvement
15 14 (3.43%) Proactive Monitoring
15 14 (3.43%) Roadmaps
16 13 (3.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 51 (12.50%) PowerShell
2 11 (2.70%) VBScript
3 8 (1.96%) C#
3 8 (1.96%) VB
4 6 (1.47%) SQL
5 5 (1.23%) Bash
6 1 (0.25%) Java
Qualifications
1 136 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 100 (24.51%) SC Cleared
3 37 (9.07%) Microsoft Certification
4 27 (6.62%) DV Cleared
5 18 (4.41%) A+ Certification
6 15 (3.68%) Degree
7 12 (2.94%) MCP
8 10 (2.45%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.47%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.47%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 5 (1.23%) MCDST
10 5 (1.23%) MCSA
11 4 (0.98%) MCSE
12 3 (0.74%) Citrix Certification
12 3 (0.74%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.49%) CBAP
13 2 (0.49%) Dell Certification
14 1 (0.25%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (8.82%) SLA
2 16 (3.92%) GDPR
3 6 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.74%) NCSC
5 2 (0.49%) QA
6 1 (0.25%) NIST
6 1 (0.25%) PMO
System Software
1 210 (51.47%) Active Directory
2 36 (8.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.94%) Hyper-V
3 12 (2.94%) Microsoft App-V
3 12 (2.94%) Virtual Desktop
4 10 (2.45%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (2.21%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (1.23%) Terminal Services
6 5 (1.23%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.98%) BitLocker
7 4 (0.98%) Firmware
7 4 (0.98%) vSphere
7 4 (0.98%) XenDesktop
8 2 (0.49%) XenApp
9 1 (0.25%) NFS
9 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.25%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 119 (29.17%) SCCM
2 63 (15.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (3.43%) vCenter Server
4 8 (1.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (0.98%) Norton AntiVirus
5 4 (0.98%) WSUS
6 3 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.74%) OPNET
6 3 (0.74%) SmoothWall
6 3 (0.74%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 2 (0.49%) AppManager
7 2 (0.49%) SCOM
7 2 (0.49%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.25%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.25%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.25%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 238 (58.33%) Microsoft
2 59 (14.46%) ServiceNow
3 43 (10.54%) VMware
4 26 (6.37%) Citrix
5 22 (5.39%) Cisco
6 16 (3.92%) McAfee
7 13 (3.19%) Apple
7 13 (3.19%) Dell
8 12 (2.94%) Remedy
9 10 (2.45%) Oracle
10 8 (1.96%) HP
10 8 (1.96%) Starlink
11 7 (1.72%) Veeam
12 6 (1.47%) iManage
12 6 (1.47%) Ivanti
13 5 (1.23%) Mitel
13 5 (1.23%) SolarWinds
14 4 (0.98%) Datto
14 4 (0.98%) SAP
14 4 (0.98%) Symantec