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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 67 70
Rank change year-on-year -26 +3 -24
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 466 454 603
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 2.42% 3.31% 2.88%
As % of the Operating Systems category 16.14% 18.95% 17.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 341 322 417
10th Percentile £131 £150 £141
25th Percentile £161 £188 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £220 £210
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £300 £360 £275
90th Percentile £550 £500 £552
UK median daily rate £214 £225 £215
% change year-on-year -4.89% +4.65% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 26 35
10th Percentile £17.81 £14.74 £13.20
25th Percentile £19.41 £17.61 £15.75
Median hourly rate £22.00 £22.75 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -3.30% +28.39% -3.22%
75th Percentile £25.00 £24.18 £19.87
90th Percentile £30.50 £45.68 £48.75
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £23.40 £18.72
% change year-on-year -5.98% +25.03% +1.16%

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 2,887 2,396 3,418
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.02% 17.46% 16.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,927 1,438 2,235
10th Percentile £161 £184 £160
25th Percentile £213 £238 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £403 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.29% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £528 £554 £575
90th Percentile £625 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £438 £475 £470
% change year-on-year -7.89% +1.06% -8.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 293 128 309
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.92 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.14 £20.78 £16.25
Median hourly rate £22.58 £29.89 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.47% +19.56% +3.99%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £62.50
90th Percentile £68.00 £68.75 £72.75
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £32.50 £25.25
% change year-on-year -26.15% +28.71% -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 1 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 1 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 1 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 -23 136 £175 -12.50% 29
North West -3 99 £173 -13.75% 18
South East -41 96 £250 - 44
South West +1 92 £325 +44.44% 18
Midlands -37 79 £175 -10.26% 21
East of England +18 56 £203 -14.74% 20
West Midlands -43 43 £175 -12.50% 15
East Midlands -4 35 £175 -7.89% 6
Yorkshire -48 26 £190 -18.28% 10
North East -6 11 £200 - 1
Scotland -30 10 £200 - 7
Wales -18 6 £200 -4.76% 5
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 80 (17.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 60 (12.88%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.15%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.86%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 78 (16.74%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 15 (3.22%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.07%) assyst
3 1 (0.21%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.21%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 226 (48.50%) Microsoft 365
2 92 (19.74%) Azure
3 47 (10.09%) Entra ID
4 38 (8.15%) OneDrive
5 8 (1.72%) AWS
5 8 (1.72%) 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 (12.02%) VPN
2 41 (8.80%) DNS
3 37 (7.94%) Wi-Fi
4 29 (6.22%) DHCP
5 28 (6.01%) LAN
5 28 (6.01%) Skype
6 24 (5.15%) WAN
7 20 (4.29%) TCP/IP
8 14 (3.00%) VLAN
9 9 (1.93%) 4G
10 8 (1.72%) PABX
10 8 (1.72%) Wireless
11 7 (1.50%) Firewall
12 6 (1.29%) WAAS
13 5 (1.07%) Structured Cabling
13 5 (1.07%) VSAN
14 4 (0.86%) Unified Communications
15 3 (0.64%) VoIP
16 2 (0.43%) Internet
16 2 (0.43%) Telepresence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.72%) 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 16 (3.43%) MSI
2 13 (2.79%) JIRA
3 9 (1.93%) InstallShield
4 6 (1.29%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.21%) Hudson
5 1 (0.21%) REST Assured
General
1 253 (54.29%) Social Skills
2 50 (10.73%) Public Sector
3 39 (8.37%) Finance
4 30 (6.44%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (5.79%) Manufacturing
6 21 (4.51%) Organisational Skills
7 19 (4.08%) Legal
7 19 (4.08%) 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%) Law
12 6 (1.29%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.43%) Police
15 1 (0.21%) Aviation
15 1 (0.21%) Military
15 1 (0.21%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 119 (25.54%) Support Engineer
2 100 (21.46%) IT Support
3 75 (16.09%) IT Engineer
4 69 (14.81%) Desktop Support
5 68 (14.59%) Analyst
6 60 (12.88%) Desktop Engineer
7 57 (12.23%) IT Support Engineer
8 53 (11.37%) Windows Engineer
9 50 (10.73%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 46 (9.87%) Deployment Engineer
11 39 (8.37%) 1st Line Support
12 34 (7.30%) Support Analyst
13 31 (6.65%) Service Analyst
14 30 (6.44%) Service Desk Analyst
15 24 (5.15%) 2nd Line Support
16 19 (4.08%) Migration Engineer
17 18 (3.86%) Support Technician
17 18 (3.86%) Windows Support Engineer
18 16 (3.43%) Field Engineer
18 16 (3.43%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.64%) Software Packaging
2 2 (0.43%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 27 (5.79%) Onboarding
2 26 (5.58%) Driving Licence
3 25 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (4.94%) Smartphone
5 13 (2.79%) PKI
6 11 (2.36%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (2.15%) iPhone
7 10 (2.15%) Video Conferencing
8 8 (1.72%) Legacy Applications
9 7 (1.50%) iPad
10 5 (1.07%) 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%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (0.64%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.64%) Management Information System
12 3 (0.64%) Private Cloud
13 2 (0.43%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 454 (97.42%) Windows
2 47 (10.09%) Apple iOS
3 32 (6.87%) Android
4 30 (6.44%) Mac OS
5 29 (6.22%) Windows 7
6 27 (5.79%) Windows Server
7 19 (4.08%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (3.86%) Linux
9 12 (2.58%) Windows Server 2003
10 9 (1.93%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (1.72%) AIX
12 5 (1.07%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.64%) CentOS
13 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2008
13 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
14 2 (0.43%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (35.84%) Customer Service
2 86 (18.45%) Problem-Solving
3 85 (18.24%) ITIL
4 70 (15.02%) Migration
5 52 (11.16%) ITSM
6 50 (10.73%) Service Management
7 26 (5.58%) Application Packaging
7 26 (5.58%) Logistics
7 26 (5.58%) Workflow
8 25 (5.36%) Continuous Improvement
9 22 (4.72%) Agile
9 22 (4.72%) Inventory Management
10 20 (4.29%) Mobile Device Management
11 19 (4.08%) Asset Management
11 19 (4.08%) Change Management
11 19 (4.08%) DevOps
12 18 (3.86%) Business Intelligence
12 18 (3.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 18 (3.86%) User Experience
12 18 (3.86%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 60 (12.88%) PowerShell
2 22 (4.72%) VBScript
3 11 (2.36%) VB
4 8 (1.72%) Bash
5 7 (1.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 154 (33.05%) Security Cleared
2 113 (24.25%) SC Cleared
3 36 (7.73%) Microsoft Certification
4 35 (7.51%) DV Cleared
5 34 (7.30%) Degree
6 15 (3.22%) A+ Certification
7 13 (2.79%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 9 (1.93%) ITIL Certification
8 9 (1.93%) MCSE
9 7 (1.50%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 5 (1.07%) MCDST
11 4 (0.86%) MCSA
12 3 (0.64%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (0.43%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.21%) Azure Certification
14 1 (0.21%) BC Cleared
14 1 (0.21%) HNC
14 1 (0.21%) HND
14 1 (0.21%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.15%) SLA
2 10 (2.15%) GDPR
3 8 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.64%) NCSC
5 2 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.21%) PMO
System Software
1 257 (55.15%) Active Directory
2 31 (6.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (3.22%) BitLocker
4 14 (3.00%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (2.15%) Microsoft App-V
5 10 (2.15%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (1.07%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.86%) vSphere
8 3 (0.64%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.43%) NFS
9 2 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 133 (28.54%) SCCM
2 78 (16.74%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (3.22%) vCenter Server
4 9 (1.93%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (1.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 8 (1.72%) WSUS
6 6 (1.29%) Norton AntiVirus
7 3 (0.64%) OPNET
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%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.21%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 282 (60.52%) Microsoft
2 79 (16.95%) ServiceNow
3 32 (6.87%) VMware
4 28 (6.01%) Citrix
5 25 (5.36%) Cisco
6 18 (3.86%) SAP
7 17 (3.65%) Remedy
8 15 (3.22%) iManage
8 15 (3.22%) McAfee
9 13 (2.79%) HP
10 11 (2.36%) Bomgar
11 10 (2.15%) Apple
12 8 (1.72%) Oracle
12 8 (1.72%) Starlink
13 7 (1.50%) IBM
13 7 (1.50%) Veeam
14 6 (1.29%) Dell
14 6 (1.29%) Symantec
15 5 (1.07%) Google
15 5 (1.07%) SolarWinds