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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 155 84 65
Rank change year-on-year -71 -19 -5
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 357 365 597
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 1.47% 2.86% 2.94%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.53% 16.49% 18.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 250 240 411
10th Percentile £131 £150 £143
25th Percentile £151 £177 £183
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £211 £215
Median % change year-on-year -10.06% -1.74% +4.88%
75th Percentile £248 £288 £303
90th Percentile £400 £501 £575
UK median daily rate £200 £225 £225
% change year-on-year -11.11% - +4.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 29 66
10th Percentile £19.33 £16.55 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.51 £10.95
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £14.14
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +71.00% -23.57%
75th Percentile £75.25 £28.00 £18.13
90th Percentile £178.75 £30.75 £25.38
UK median hourly rate £23.50 £24.18 £16.25
% change year-on-year -2.81% +48.80% -13.33%

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 2,850 2,213 3,215
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.74% 17.33% 15.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,805 1,428 2,147
10th Percentile £163 £178 £175
25th Percentile £263 £231 £261
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £443 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.13% -1.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £540 £563 £575
90th Percentile £638 £630 £667
UK median daily rate £455 £467 £468
% change year-on-year -2.57% -0.11% -7.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 293 156 320
10th Percentile £15.68 £15.17 £12.25
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.41 £14.24
Median hourly rate £47.50 £21.95 £22.25
Median % change year-on-year +116.40% -1.35% -25.83%
75th Percentile £67.25 £57.50 £62.13
90th Percentile £74.60 £68.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £22.88 £22.00
% change year-on-year +107.65% +3.98% -43.59%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 -20 128 £175 -10.26% 20
North West +9 100 £173 -4.17% 16
Midlands -59 70 £190 - 19
South East -94 50 £205 -18.00% 17
East of England -10 43 £200 -13.51% 9
South West -50 42 £220 - 24
East Midlands -10 35 £175 -7.89% 9
West Midlands -75 34 £190 +2.70% 10
Yorkshire -52 25 £190 -12.64% 4
Scotland -7 13 £163 -16.67% 3
Wales -9 8 £200 -38.46% 2
Northern Ireland -8 4 £175 +13.64% 2
North East -19 3 £180 -40.00%
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 67 (18.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (13.17%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.80%) Skype for Business
4 4 (1.12%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.56%) Confluence
5 2 (0.56%) IIS
6 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 63 (17.65%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 15 (4.20%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.84%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 202 (56.58%) Microsoft 365
2 86 (24.09%) Azure
3 54 (15.13%) Entra ID
4 14 (3.92%) OneDrive
5 8 (2.24%) 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 50 (14.01%) VPN
2 29 (8.12%) LAN
2 29 (8.12%) Wi-Fi
3 28 (7.84%) DHCP
3 28 (7.84%) DNS
4 26 (7.28%) Skype
5 19 (5.32%) WAN
6 14 (3.92%) VLAN
7 9 (2.52%) TCP/IP
8 8 (2.24%) Remote Desktop
9 6 (1.68%) IPv4
9 6 (1.68%) IPv6
10 5 (1.40%) Network Security
10 5 (1.40%) Wireless
11 4 (1.12%) WAAS
12 2 (0.56%) Firewall
12 2 (0.56%) Internet
12 2 (0.56%) RS-232
12 2 (0.56%) VoIP
12 2 (0.56%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.24%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.12%) Oracle Database
3 3 (0.84%) Power BI
4 1 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (3.64%) JIRA
2 6 (1.68%) MSI
3 5 (1.40%) InstallShield
4 2 (0.56%) AdminStudio
General
1 201 (56.30%) Social Skills
2 29 (8.12%) Analytical Skills
2 29 (8.12%) Legal
3 25 (7.00%) Public Sector
4 23 (6.44%) Manufacturing
5 21 (5.88%) Finance
6 18 (5.04%) Organisational Skills
7 15 (4.20%) Telecoms
8 12 (3.36%) Banking
9 11 (3.08%) Law
10 10 (2.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (2.24%) Marketing
12 5 (1.40%) Electronics
13 4 (1.12%) Police
14 1 (0.28%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.28%) Aviation
14 1 (0.28%) Pharmaceutical
14 1 (0.28%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 99 (27.73%) Support Engineer
2 98 (27.45%) IT Support
3 75 (21.01%) IT Engineer
4 60 (16.81%) IT Support Engineer
5 58 (16.25%) Analyst
6 41 (11.48%) 1st Line Support
7 39 (10.92%) Desktop Engineer
8 38 (10.64%) Desktop Support
9 32 (8.96%) Support Analyst
10 26 (7.28%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 23 (6.44%) Service Analyst
12 22 (6.16%) 2nd Line Support
12 22 (6.16%) Service Desk Analyst
13 20 (5.60%) IT Analyst
13 20 (5.60%) Windows Engineer
14 19 (5.32%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 18 (5.04%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 17 (4.76%) Deployment Engineer
17 16 (4.48%) IT Support Analyst
17 16 (4.48%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.12%) 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 16 (4.48%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (2.52%) Virtual Team
5 8 (2.24%) Driving Licence
6 5 (1.40%) CMDB
6 5 (1.40%) iPhone
6 5 (1.40%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.12%) Augmented Reality
7 4 (1.12%) Blackberry
7 4 (1.12%) Virtual Reality
8 3 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (0.84%) iPad
8 3 (0.84%) Legacy Applications
9 2 (0.56%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.56%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.28%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 352 (98.60%) Windows
2 32 (8.96%) Mac OS
3 28 (7.84%) Windows 7
4 22 (6.16%) Apple iOS
4 22 (6.16%) Windows Server
5 21 (5.88%) Android
6 8 (2.24%) Windows Server 2003
6 8 (2.24%) Windows Server 2012
6 8 (2.24%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (1.96%) Linux
8 4 (1.12%) Windows 8
9 3 (0.84%) AIX
9 3 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.84%) Solaris
10 2 (0.56%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.56%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (38.66%) Customer Service
2 83 (23.25%) Problem-Solving
3 70 (19.61%) ITIL
4 57 (15.97%) ITSM
5 48 (13.45%) Migration
6 34 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 33 (9.24%) Service Management
8 22 (6.16%) Asset Management
8 22 (6.16%) User Experience
9 20 (5.60%) Application Packaging
10 17 (4.76%) Computer Science
11 15 (4.20%) Change Management
11 15 (4.20%) Logistics
11 15 (4.20%) Service Delivery
11 15 (4.20%) Time Management
12 14 (3.92%) Inventory Management
13 13 (3.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 13 (3.64%) Stakeholder Management
14 12 (3.36%) Decision-Making
14 12 (3.36%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (10.64%) PowerShell
2 13 (3.64%) VBScript
3 11 (3.08%) VB
4 5 (1.40%) Bash
5 2 (0.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 72 (20.17%) Security Cleared
2 61 (17.09%) SC Cleared
3 42 (11.76%) Degree
4 23 (6.44%) Microsoft Certification
5 15 (4.20%) DV Cleared
6 12 (3.36%) A+ Certification
6 12 (3.36%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (2.52%) MCSE
7 9 (2.52%) Network+ Certification
8 8 (2.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 6 (1.68%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.84%) ACSP
11 3 (0.84%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.56%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.56%) HNC
12 2 (0.56%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.28%) 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
1 213 (59.66%) Active Directory
2 17 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.92%) BitLocker
4 10 (2.80%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.84%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.56%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 85 (23.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 78 (21.85%) SCCM
3 12 (3.36%) Jamf Pro
4 7 (1.96%) WSUS
5 5 (1.40%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.28%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 244 (68.35%) Microsoft
2 59 (16.53%) ServiceNow
3 28 (7.84%) Citrix
4 19 (5.32%) Apple
5 18 (5.04%) VMware
6 17 (4.76%) Bomgar
6 17 (4.76%) HP
6 17 (4.76%) iManage
7 16 (4.48%) Cisco
7 16 (4.48%) Remedy
8 8 (2.24%) Starlink
9 7 (1.96%) Dell
10 6 (1.68%) McAfee
10 6 (1.68%) Oracle
11 5 (1.40%) Google
11 5 (1.40%) SAP
12 4 (1.12%) Lotus
13 3 (0.84%) MobileIron
14 2 (0.56%) Bloomberg
14 2 (0.56%) CheckPoint