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 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
8 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 115 78
Rank change year-on-year -52 -37 -9
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 393 330 495
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 1.43% 2.17% 2.70%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.43% 13.42% 16.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 268 201 335
10th Percentile £132 £145 £140
25th Percentile £162 £170 £184
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £200 £220
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +7.58%
75th Percentile £275 £275 £360
90th Percentile £375 £514 £522
UK median daily rate £210 £225 £225
% change year-on-year -6.67% - +2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 52 66
10th Percentile £17.25 £16.29 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.87 £10.95
Median hourly rate £25.75 £24.83 £14.14
Median % change year-on-year +3.71% +75.60% -25.58%
75th Percentile £67.47 £25.15 £21.88
90th Percentile £127.63 £28.00 £26.03
UK median hourly rate £25.75 £23.00 £16.19
% change year-on-year +11.96% +42.06% -14.79%

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 3,162 2,459 3,052
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.54% 16.16% 16.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,957 1,553 1,985
10th Percentile £185 £175 £184
25th Percentile £275 £250 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £457 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.44% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £556 £556 £575
90th Percentile £638 £625 £675
UK median daily rate £472 £463 £475
% change year-on-year +2.00% -2.63% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 327 214 284
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.38 £12.25
25th Percentile £17.25 £17.44 £16.45
Median hourly rate £26.66 £22.53 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +18.33% -46.99% +45.05%
75th Percentile £65.00 £58.39 £68.19
90th Percentile £72.70 £68.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £25.92 £24.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +8.00% -12.73% -35.29%

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 8 August 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 8 August 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 8 August 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 -18 119 £200 - 38
North West +6 86 £200 +11.11% 28
South East -88 68 £250 +21.21% 34
South West -29 67 £225 +2.27% 14
Midlands -43 58 £190 +13.10% 14
East of England -4 42 £175 -17.65% 10
West Midlands -53 33 £225 +20.00% 7
Scotland -21 26 £150 -25.00% 8
East Midlands -2 25 £131 -18.02% 7
Yorkshire -35 25 £200 -0.37% 7
Wales -9 11 £200 -27.27%
North East -36 8 £250 -16.67% 4
Northern Ireland +5 4 £175 -14.63% 2
Channel Islands +2 1 £535 -
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 55 (13.99%) Microsoft Exchange
2 49 (12.47%) SharePoint
3 13 (3.31%) HCL Notes
4 9 (2.29%) Skype for Business
5 7 (1.78%) Confluence
6 5 (1.27%) Apache
6 5 (1.27%) nginx
7 2 (0.51%) IIS
8 1 (0.25%) CMS
Applications
1 60 (15.27%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.76%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 8 (2.04%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.51%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 223 (56.74%) Microsoft 365
2 78 (19.85%) Azure
3 54 (13.74%) Entra ID
4 16 (4.07%) OneDrive
5 5 (1.27%) Mimecast
5 5 (1.27%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.02%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.51%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (0.51%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 56 (14.25%) VPN
2 35 (8.91%) DNS
3 34 (8.65%) DHCP
4 20 (5.09%) LAN
4 20 (5.09%) TCP/IP
4 20 (5.09%) Wi-Fi
5 19 (4.83%) Skype
6 8 (2.04%) VLAN
7 7 (1.78%) WAN
8 6 (1.53%) Firewall
8 6 (1.53%) IPv4
8 6 (1.53%) IPv6
9 5 (1.27%) Network Security
9 5 (1.27%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.76%) Internet
10 3 (0.76%) WAAS
10 3 (0.76%) Wireless
11 2 (0.51%) VoIP
12 1 (0.25%) Kerberos
12 1 (0.25%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.78%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.27%) Oracle Database
3 2 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.25%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 17 (4.33%) JIRA
2 5 (1.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
2 5 (1.27%) Bitbucket
2 5 (1.27%) MSI
3 2 (0.51%) AdminStudio
3 2 (0.51%) InstallShield
4 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 254 (64.63%) Social Skills
2 40 (10.18%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (8.65%) Legal
4 17 (4.33%) Public Sector
5 16 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
6 14 (3.56%) Manufacturing
7 13 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (3.31%) Telecoms
8 8 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (2.04%) Finance
9 7 (1.78%) Law
10 5 (1.27%) Banking
11 4 (1.02%) French Language
11 4 (1.02%) Marketing
11 4 (1.02%) Police
12 3 (0.76%) Retail
13 2 (0.51%) Advertising
13 2 (0.51%) Aviation
14 1 (0.25%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 130 (33.08%) Support Engineer
2 124 (31.55%) IT Support
3 108 (27.48%) IT Engineer
4 93 (23.66%) IT Support Engineer
5 53 (13.49%) Analyst
6 43 (10.94%) Desktop Engineer
7 36 (9.16%) Desktop Support
8 32 (8.14%) 1st Line Support
8 32 (8.14%) 2nd Line Support
9 31 (7.89%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 30 (7.63%) Deployment Engineer
11 28 (7.12%) Service Analyst
11 28 (7.12%) Service Desk Analyst
12 26 (6.62%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 23 (5.85%) Support Analyst
14 22 (5.60%) IT Analyst
15 21 (5.34%) 1st/2nd Line Support
16 20 (5.09%) Desktop Support Engineer
17 19 (4.83%) IT Technician
18 18 (4.58%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.02%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.25%) .NET
2 1 (0.25%) .NET Framework
2 1 (0.25%) SailPoint
2 1 (0.25%) WinForms
2 1 (0.25%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 49 (12.47%) Onboarding
2 19 (4.83%) Driving Licence
3 18 (4.58%) Blackberry
4 16 (4.07%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (3.82%) Smartphone
6 11 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (2.80%) Virtual Team
7 10 (2.54%) Video Conferencing
8 9 (2.29%) CMDB
9 7 (1.78%) iPhone
10 5 (1.27%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.27%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.02%) Augmented Reality
11 4 (1.02%) Fat Client
11 4 (1.02%) iPad
11 4 (1.02%) Product Ownership
11 4 (1.02%) Thin Client
11 4 (1.02%) Virtual Reality
12 3 (0.76%) BYOD
12 3 (0.76%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 393 (100.00%) Windows
2 30 (7.63%) Windows Server
3 26 (6.62%) Android
4 22 (5.60%) Windows 7
5 21 (5.34%) Mac OS
6 17 (4.33%) Linux
7 15 (3.82%) Apple iOS
8 9 (2.29%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (1.78%) Ubuntu
10 5 (1.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (1.27%) Solaris
11 3 (0.76%) CentOS
11 3 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.51%) Debian
12 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.25%) AIX
13 1 (0.25%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (35.62%) Customer Service
2 102 (25.95%) ITIL
3 95 (24.17%) Problem-Solving
4 48 (12.21%) ITSM
5 35 (8.91%) Continuous Improvement
6 34 (8.65%) Migration
7 31 (7.89%) Service Delivery
7 31 (7.89%) Service Management
8 30 (7.63%) User Experience
9 29 (7.38%) Asset Management
10 22 (5.60%) Incident Management
11 18 (4.58%) Customer Experience
12 17 (4.33%) Break/Fix
13 16 (4.07%) Application Packaging
14 15 (3.82%) Computer Science
15 14 (3.56%) Root Cause Analysis
16 13 (3.31%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 13 (3.31%) Inventory Management
17 11 (2.80%) BCP
17 11 (2.80%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (10.43%) PowerShell
2 12 (3.05%) VBScript
3 8 (2.04%) VB
4 5 (1.27%) Python
5 3 (0.76%) SQL
6 1 (0.25%) C#
Qualifications
1 92 (23.41%) Security Cleared
2 82 (20.87%) SC Cleared
3 33 (8.40%) Degree
4 22 (5.60%) Microsoft Certification
5 16 (4.07%) DV Cleared
6 12 (3.05%) A+ Certification
7 9 (2.29%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (2.04%) Network+ Certification
9 6 (1.53%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 5 (1.27%) DBS Check
10 5 (1.27%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (1.27%) MCSE
11 3 (0.76%) ACSP
11 3 (0.76%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 1 (0.25%) HNC
12 1 (0.25%) HND
12 1 (0.25%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.91%) SLA
2 2 (0.51%) GLP
2 2 (0.51%) GMP
2 2 (0.51%) NCSC
3 1 (0.25%) GDPR
3 1 (0.25%) GRC
3 1 (0.25%) GxP
3 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 230 (58.52%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.31%) BitLocker
2 13 (3.31%) Virtual Desktop
3 11 (2.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.27%) Firmware
4 5 (1.27%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.27%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.25%) KVM
Systems Management
1 100 (25.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 80 (20.36%) SCCM
3 7 (1.78%) WSUS
4 5 (1.27%) AirWatch
4 5 (1.27%) Packer
4 5 (1.27%) Terraform
4 5 (1.27%) vCenter Server
5 4 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.76%) McAfee ePO
7 1 (0.25%) SCOM
Vendors
1 246 (62.60%) Microsoft
2 87 (22.14%) ServiceNow
3 24 (6.11%) Apple
4 18 (4.58%) VMware
5 17 (4.33%) HP
6 15 (3.82%) iManage
6 15 (3.82%) Lotus
7 12 (3.05%) Bomgar
8 11 (2.80%) Cisco
8 11 (2.80%) Citrix
9 10 (2.54%) McAfee
10 8 (2.04%) Remedy
10 8 (2.04%) Starlink
11 7 (1.78%) Oracle
11 7 (1.78%) Sophos
12 6 (1.53%) Dell
13 5 (1.27%) Tanium
14 4 (1.02%) Adobe
14 4 (1.02%) Atlassian
14 4 (1.02%) Google
114 Windows 10 jobs in the UK excluding London