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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 90 64
Rank change year-on-year -62 -26 -3
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 357 352 605
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 1.48% 2.76% 2.95%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.47% 15.96% 18.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 252 234 412
10th Percentile £131 £150 £143
25th Percentile £153 £178 £184
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 £210 £215
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -2.33% +4.88%
75th Percentile £250 £279 £300
90th Percentile £400 £500 £575
UK median daily rate £200 £225 £225
% change year-on-year -11.11% - +2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 27 66
10th Percentile £19.33 £16.48 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.51 £10.95
Median hourly rate £24.33 £23.00 £14.14
Median % change year-on-year +5.76% +62.66% -23.57%
75th Percentile £74.63 £26.58 £18.13
90th Percentile £178.75 £30.30 £25.38
UK median hourly rate £22.81 £23.90 £16.25
% change year-on-year -4.56% +47.08% -12.16%

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 2,863 2,205 3,240
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.87% 17.32% 15.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,833 1,419 2,149
10th Percentile £163 £178 £175
25th Percentile £263 £243 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £575
90th Percentile £636 £640 £675
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £468
% change year-on-year -5.26% +1.50% -7.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 285 159 319
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.22 £12.25
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.44 £14.22
Median hourly rate £47.50 £22.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +111.11% - -23.21%
75th Percentile £67.84 £60.81 £61.60
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £23.40 £22.08
% change year-on-year +102.99% +6.00% -42.66%

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 May 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 May 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 May 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 -19 130 £175 -12.50% 17
North West +3 101 £173 -4.17% 13
Midlands -65 71 £195 +2.50% 19
South East -100 47 £200 -21.95% 24
East of England -6 45 £200 -13.51% 13
South West -49 42 £220 - 19
East Midlands -10 35 £175 -7.89% 10
West Midlands -72 35 £208 +9.21% 9
Yorkshire -43 26 £190 -15.56% 3
Scotland -17 11 £163 -16.67% 4
Wales -9 9 £200 -31.91% 1
Northern Ireland -4 3 £175 +13.64% 2
North East -16 3 £180 -40.00% 2
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 68 (19.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 48 (13.45%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.52%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.56%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.56%) IIS
5 1 (0.28%) Confluence
5 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 58 (16.25%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 15 (4.20%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.40%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 201 (56.30%) Microsoft 365
2 85 (23.81%) Azure
3 53 (14.85%) Entra ID
4 12 (3.36%) OneDrive
5 6 (1.68%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.40%) AWS
6 5 (1.40%) GCP
7 4 (1.12%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.28%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.28%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.28%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.28%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.28%) IaaS
8 1 (0.28%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.28%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.28%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 46 (12.89%) VPN
2 29 (8.12%) LAN
3 28 (7.84%) DHCP
3 28 (7.84%) DNS
4 27 (7.56%) Wi-Fi
5 24 (6.72%) Skype
6 19 (5.32%) WAN
7 14 (3.92%) VLAN
8 9 (2.52%) TCP/IP
9 8 (2.24%) Remote Desktop
10 6 (1.68%) IPv4
10 6 (1.68%) IPv6
11 5 (1.40%) Network Security
11 5 (1.40%) Wireless
12 4 (1.12%) WAAS
13 2 (0.56%) Firewall
13 2 (0.56%) Internet
13 2 (0.56%) RS-232
13 2 (0.56%) VoIP
13 2 (0.56%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.24%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.40%) Oracle Database
3 3 (0.84%) Power BI
4 2 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (3.64%) JIRA
2 7 (1.96%) MSI
3 6 (1.68%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.84%) AdminStudio
General
1 201 (56.30%) Social Skills
2 32 (8.96%) Legal
3 28 (7.84%) Public Sector
4 26 (7.28%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (6.72%) Manufacturing
6 22 (6.16%) Finance
7 18 (5.04%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (4.76%) Telecoms
9 12 (3.36%) Banking
10 11 (3.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (3.08%) Law
11 9 (2.52%) Marketing
12 8 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.96%) Electronics
14 5 (1.40%) Police
15 1 (0.28%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.28%) Aviation
15 1 (0.28%) Pharmaceutical
15 1 (0.28%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 93 (26.05%) Support Engineer
2 91 (25.49%) IT Support
3 69 (19.33%) IT Engineer
4 58 (16.25%) Analyst
5 53 (14.85%) IT Support Engineer
6 40 (11.20%) 1st Line Support
7 39 (10.92%) Desktop Engineer
7 39 (10.92%) Desktop Support
8 32 (8.96%) Support Analyst
9 27 (7.56%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 24 (6.72%) Windows Engineer
11 23 (6.44%) Service Analyst
12 22 (6.16%) Service Desk Analyst
13 20 (5.60%) 2nd Line Support
14 19 (5.32%) IT Analyst
15 18 (5.04%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 18 (5.04%) Deployment Engineer
16 17 (4.76%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 16 (4.48%) Support Technician
18 15 (4.20%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.40%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.28%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 47 (13.17%) Onboarding
2 19 (5.32%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (5.32%) Smartphone
3 17 (4.76%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (2.80%) Driving Licence
5 7 (1.96%) CMDB
5 7 (1.96%) Virtual Team
6 5 (1.40%) iPhone
7 4 (1.12%) Product Ownership
8 3 (0.84%) Augmented Reality
8 3 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (0.84%) iPad
8 3 (0.84%) Legacy Applications
8 3 (0.84%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.84%) Virtual Reality
9 2 (0.56%) Blackberry
9 2 (0.56%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.28%) CCTV
10 1 (0.28%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 350 (98.04%) Windows
2 29 (8.12%) Mac OS
3 28 (7.84%) Windows 7
4 22 (6.16%) Windows Server
5 20 (5.60%) Apple iOS
6 18 (5.04%) Android
7 9 (2.52%) Windows Server 2003
7 9 (2.52%) Windows Server 2012
7 9 (2.52%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (2.24%) Linux
9 4 (1.12%) AIX
9 4 (1.12%) Windows 8
10 3 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.84%) Solaris
11 2 (0.56%) Mac OS X
11 2 (0.56%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.28%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (38.38%) Customer Service
2 82 (22.97%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (18.77%) ITIL
4 54 (15.13%) Migration
5 52 (14.57%) ITSM
6 34 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 33 (9.24%) Service Management
8 23 (6.44%) Asset Management
9 21 (5.88%) User Experience
10 20 (5.60%) Application Packaging
11 17 (4.76%) Computer Science
11 17 (4.76%) Logistics
12 16 (4.48%) Change Management
13 14 (3.92%) Inventory Management
13 14 (3.92%) Workflow
14 13 (3.64%) Time Management
15 12 (3.36%) Incident Management
15 12 (3.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 12 (3.36%) Service Delivery
15 12 (3.36%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (10.64%) PowerShell
2 13 (3.64%) VBScript
3 10 (2.80%) VB
4 5 (1.40%) Bash
5 4 (1.12%) SQL
Qualifications
1 78 (21.85%) Security Cleared
2 67 (18.77%) SC Cleared
3 43 (12.04%) Degree
4 24 (6.72%) Microsoft Certification
5 15 (4.20%) DV Cleared
6 12 (3.36%) A+ Certification
6 12 (3.36%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (2.80%) MCSE
8 9 (2.52%) Network+ Certification
9 8 (2.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 6 (1.68%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.56%) ACSP
12 2 (0.56%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.56%) HNC
12 2 (0.56%) HND
13 1 (0.28%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.00%) SLA
2 5 (1.40%) GDPR
2 5 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.56%) GLP
3 2 (0.56%) GMP
4 1 (0.28%) GRC
4 1 (0.28%) QA
System Software
1 212 (59.38%) Active Directory
2 17 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.64%) BitLocker
4 9 (2.52%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.84%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.56%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 84 (23.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 76 (21.29%) SCCM
3 12 (3.36%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (2.52%) WSUS
5 5 (1.40%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.28%) Norton AntiVirus
6 1 (0.28%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 239 (66.95%) Microsoft
2 54 (15.13%) ServiceNow
3 29 (8.12%) Citrix
4 18 (5.04%) VMware
5 17 (4.76%) Bomgar
5 17 (4.76%) iManage
6 16 (4.48%) HP
6 16 (4.48%) Remedy
7 14 (3.92%) Apple
7 14 (3.92%) Cisco
8 8 (2.24%) Starlink
9 7 (1.96%) McAfee
9 7 (1.96%) Oracle
9 7 (1.96%) SAP
10 6 (1.68%) Dell
11 5 (1.40%) Google
12 3 (0.84%) MobileIron
13 2 (0.56%) CheckPoint
13 2 (0.56%) IBM
13 2 (0.56%) Lotus