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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 64 70
Rank change year-on-year -37 +6 -21
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 467 462 618
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 2.39% 3.40% 2.92%
As % of the Operating Systems category 16.13% 19.35% 18.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 342 325 432
10th Percentile £132 £151 £143
25th Percentile £162 £188 £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £220 £210
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £293 £350 £281
90th Percentile £538 £500 £544
UK median daily rate £214 £225 £215
% change year-on-year -4.89% +4.65% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 26 38
10th Percentile £17.73 £14.74 £13.54
25th Percentile £19.54 £17.61 £16.25
Median hourly rate £22.00 £22.75 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -3.30% +28.39% -3.51%
75th Percentile £24.68 £24.18 £19.18
90th Percentile £31.40 £45.68 £48.75
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £23.40 £18.00
% change year-on-year -5.98% +30.00% -2.70%

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 2,895 2,388 3,430
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 14.81% 17.56% 16.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,935 1,432 2,240
10th Percentile £163 £181 £163
25th Percentile £213 £225 £214
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £403 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.29% - -9.14%
75th Percentile £525 £550 £575
90th Percentile £625 £638 £650
UK median daily rate £439 £475 £465
% change year-on-year -7.63% +2.15% -9.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 296 125 326
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.73 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.32 £20.30 £16.25
Median hourly rate £22.69 £28.00 £25.06
Median % change year-on-year -18.96% +11.74% -0.80%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £62.00
90th Percentile £69.00 £68.75 £72.20
UK median hourly rate £23.79 £31.08 £25.25
% change year-on-year -23.46% +23.09% -1.79%

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 February 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 February 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 February 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 -30 139 £175 -14.63% 33
North West -3 100 £173 -13.75% 17
South East -45 95 £250 -4.76% 44
South West +3 89 £313 +40.45% 19
Midlands -32 79 £175 -7.89% 17
East of England +19 59 £203 -11.48% 16
West Midlands -49 44 £175 -12.50% 11
East Midlands -7 34 £175 -7.89% 6
Yorkshire -49 28 £190 -20.83% 14
North East -6 11 £200 -33.33% 2
Scotland -33 9 £200 - 2
Wales -15 6 £200 -4.76% 7
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 (16.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 61 (13.06%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.14%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.86%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 80 (17.13%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 15 (3.21%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.07%) assyst
3 1 (0.21%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.21%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 228 (48.82%) Microsoft 365
2 93 (19.91%) Azure
3 48 (10.28%) Entra ID
4 39 (8.35%) OneDrive
5 8 (1.71%) AWS
5 8 (1.71%) GCP
6 7 (1.50%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.21%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.21%) Azure Functions
7 1 (0.21%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (0.21%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (0.21%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.21%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.21%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.21%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.21%) IaaS
7 1 (0.21%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.21%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.21%) SaaS
7 1 (0.21%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 56 (11.99%) VPN
2 41 (8.78%) DNS
3 39 (8.35%) Wi-Fi
4 30 (6.42%) LAN
5 29 (6.21%) DHCP
6 26 (5.57%) Skype
7 25 (5.35%) WAN
8 20 (4.28%) TCP/IP
9 14 (3.00%) VLAN
10 9 (1.93%) 4G
11 8 (1.71%) PABX
11 8 (1.71%) Wireless
12 6 (1.28%) WAAS
13 5 (1.07%) Firewall
13 5 (1.07%) Structured Cabling
14 4 (0.86%) Unified Communications
15 3 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
15 3 (0.64%) VoIP
15 3 (0.64%) VSAN
16 2 (0.43%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.71%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.50%) Oracle Database
2 7 (1.50%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (0.64%) Power BI
4 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (3.64%) MSI
2 15 (3.21%) JIRA
3 10 (2.14%) InstallShield
4 6 (1.28%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.21%) Hudson
5 1 (0.21%) REST Assured
General
1 253 (54.18%) Social Skills
2 48 (10.28%) Public Sector
3 39 (8.35%) Finance
4 29 (6.21%) Manufacturing
5 28 (6.00%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (4.28%) Organisational Skills
7 19 (4.07%) Legal
7 19 (4.07%) Telecoms
8 16 (3.43%) Electronics
8 16 (3.43%) Marketing
9 14 (3.00%) Documentation Skills
10 11 (2.36%) Banking
11 7 (1.50%) Aerospace
11 7 (1.50%) Law
12 6 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.43%) Police
15 1 (0.21%) Aviation
15 1 (0.21%) Publishing
15 1 (0.21%) Retail
Job Titles
1 119 (25.48%) Support Engineer
2 100 (21.41%) IT Support
3 76 (16.27%) IT Engineer
4 69 (14.78%) Desktop Support
5 68 (14.56%) Analyst
6 59 (12.63%) Desktop Engineer
7 58 (12.42%) IT Support Engineer
8 53 (11.35%) Windows Engineer
9 49 (10.49%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 46 (9.85%) Deployment Engineer
11 38 (8.14%) 1st Line Support
12 35 (7.49%) Support Analyst
13 30 (6.42%) Service Analyst
14 29 (6.21%) Service Desk Analyst
15 25 (5.35%) 2nd Line Support
16 19 (4.07%) Migration Engineer
17 18 (3.85%) Support Technician
17 18 (3.85%) Windows Support Engineer
18 17 (3.64%) Technical Support
19 16 (3.43%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.64%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.00%) Onboarding
2 26 (5.57%) Driving Licence
3 25 (5.35%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (5.14%) Smartphone
5 11 (2.36%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (2.36%) PKI
6 10 (2.14%) iPhone
6 10 (2.14%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (1.71%) Legacy Applications
8 7 (1.50%) iPad
9 6 (1.28%) CMDB
10 5 (1.07%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 5 (1.07%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.86%) NHS
12 3 (0.64%) Management Information System
13 2 (0.43%) Legacy Systems
14 1 (0.21%) Cyber Defence
14 1 (0.21%) Digital Signage
14 1 (0.21%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 455 (97.43%) Windows
2 48 (10.28%) Apple iOS
3 33 (7.07%) Android
4 31 (6.64%) Mac OS
5 28 (6.00%) Windows 7
6 27 (5.78%) Windows Server
7 19 (4.07%) Windows Server 2016
8 16 (3.43%) Linux
9 12 (2.57%) Windows Server 2003
10 9 (1.93%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (1.71%) AIX
12 4 (0.86%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.64%) CentOS
14 2 (0.43%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (35.55%) Customer Service
2 87 (18.63%) Problem-Solving
3 84 (17.99%) ITIL
4 74 (15.85%) Migration
5 53 (11.35%) ITSM
6 49 (10.49%) Service Management
7 27 (5.78%) Application Packaging
8 26 (5.57%) Logistics
8 26 (5.57%) Workflow
9 25 (5.35%) Continuous Improvement
10 22 (4.71%) Agile
10 22 (4.71%) Inventory Management
11 20 (4.28%) Asset Management
11 20 (4.28%) Mobile Device Management
12 19 (4.07%) Change Management
12 19 (4.07%) DevOps
13 18 (3.85%) Business Intelligence
13 18 (3.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 18 (3.85%) User Experience
13 18 (3.85%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 61 (13.06%) PowerShell
2 23 (4.93%) VBScript
3 12 (2.57%) VB
4 8 (1.71%) Bash
5 5 (1.07%) SQL
Qualifications
1 153 (32.76%) Security Cleared
2 112 (23.98%) SC Cleared
3 36 (7.71%) Microsoft Certification
4 35 (7.49%) Degree
4 35 (7.49%) DV Cleared
5 15 (3.21%) A+ Certification
6 13 (2.78%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 9 (1.93%) ITIL Certification
7 9 (1.93%) MCSE
8 7 (1.50%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (1.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 5 (1.07%) MCDST
10 4 (0.86%) MCSA
11 3 (0.64%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (0.43%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.21%) Azure Certification
13 1 (0.21%) BC Cleared
13 1 (0.21%) HNC
13 1 (0.21%) HND
13 1 (0.21%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.57%) SLA
2 10 (2.14%) GDPR
3 8 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.21%) NCSC
5 1 (0.21%) PMO
5 1 (0.21%) QA
System Software
1 261 (55.89%) Active Directory
2 29 (6.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.00%) BitLocker
3 14 (3.00%) Virtual Desktop
4 11 (2.36%) Microsoft App-V
5 10 (2.14%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (1.07%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.86%) vSphere
8 3 (0.64%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.43%) NFS
9 2 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 135 (28.91%) SCCM
2 80 (17.13%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (2.78%) vCenter Server
4 10 (2.14%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (1.71%) WSUS
6 6 (1.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (1.28%) Norton AntiVirus
7 3 (0.64%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 2 (0.43%) AirWatch
8 2 (0.43%) SCOM
9 1 (0.21%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.21%) OPNET
9 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.21%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 1 (0.21%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 282 (60.39%) Microsoft
2 80 (17.13%) ServiceNow
3 30 (6.42%) VMware
4 29 (6.21%) Citrix
5 24 (5.14%) Cisco
6 18 (3.85%) SAP
7 17 (3.64%) Remedy
8 15 (3.21%) iManage
9 14 (3.00%) McAfee
10 13 (2.78%) HP
11 11 (2.36%) Bomgar
12 10 (2.14%) Apple
13 8 (1.71%) Oracle
13 8 (1.71%) Starlink
14 7 (1.50%) IBM
14 7 (1.50%) Veeam
15 6 (1.28%) Symantec
16 5 (1.07%) Dell
16 5 (1.07%) Mitel
16 5 (1.07%) SolarWinds