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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 86 64
Rank change year-on-year -66 -22 -3
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 361 362 605
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 1.49% 2.81% 2.95%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.60% 16.24% 18.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 253 242 416
10th Percentile £131 £150 £143
25th Percentile £153 £178 £183
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 £211 £215
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -1.74% +5.13%
75th Percentile £250 £288 £308
90th Percentile £400 £510 £575
UK median daily rate £200 £225 £225
% change year-on-year -11.11% - +4.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 28 66
10th Percentile £19.33 £16.51 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.51 £10.95
Median hourly rate £23.50 £23.59 £14.14
Median % change year-on-year -0.38% +66.83% -23.57%
75th Percentile £74.00 £28.00 £18.13
90th Percentile £178.75 £29.73 £25.38
UK median hourly rate £22.81 £24.00 £16.25
% change year-on-year -4.96% +47.69% -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 2,864 2,229 3,236
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.81% 17.30% 15.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,830 1,439 2,159
10th Percentile £163 £178 £175
25th Percentile £263 £238 £259
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £431 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.22% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £571 £575
90th Percentile £630 £638 £672
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £468
% change year-on-year -5.26% +1.60% -7.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 287 160 323
10th Percentile £15.37 £15.22 £12.25
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.44 £14.27
Median hourly rate £47.50 £22.25 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +113.48% -1.11% -23.21%
75th Percentile £67.25 £60.47 £62.25
90th Percentile £74.81 £68.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £23.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year +106.52% +4.55% -42.86%

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 11 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 11 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 11 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 -23 129 £175 -12.50% 16
North West +1 100 £173 -4.17% 14
Midlands -62 71 £195 +2.50% 15
South East -93 50 £205 -20.00% 22
East of England -8 45 £200 -13.51% 11
South West -48 42 £220 - 14
East Midlands -16 35 £175 -7.89% 6
West Midlands -73 35 £208 +10.67% 9
Yorkshire -47 26 £190 -15.56% 2
Scotland -4 13 £163 -16.67% 4
Wales -12 9 £200 -31.91% 1
Northern Ireland -6 3 £175 +13.64% 2
North East -17 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 (18.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (13.02%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.49%) Skype for Business
4 4 (1.11%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.55%) IIS
6 1 (0.28%) Confluence
6 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 60 (16.62%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 15 (4.16%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.39%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 202 (55.96%) Microsoft 365
2 85 (23.55%) Azure
3 54 (14.96%) Entra ID
4 12 (3.32%) OneDrive
5 6 (1.66%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.39%) AWS
6 5 (1.39%) GCP
7 4 (1.11%) 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 48 (13.30%) VPN
2 29 (8.03%) LAN
3 28 (7.76%) DHCP
3 28 (7.76%) DNS
4 27 (7.48%) Wi-Fi
5 24 (6.65%) Skype
6 19 (5.26%) WAN
7 14 (3.88%) VLAN
8 9 (2.49%) TCP/IP
9 8 (2.22%) Remote Desktop
10 6 (1.66%) IPv4
10 6 (1.66%) IPv6
11 5 (1.39%) Network Security
11 5 (1.39%) Wireless
12 4 (1.11%) WAAS
13 2 (0.55%) Firewall
13 2 (0.55%) Internet
13 2 (0.55%) RS-232
13 2 (0.55%) VoIP
13 2 (0.55%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.22%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.11%) Oracle Database
3 3 (0.83%) 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 (3.60%) JIRA
2 7 (1.94%) MSI
3 6 (1.66%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.83%) AdminStudio
General
1 204 (56.51%) Social Skills
2 32 (8.86%) Legal
3 28 (7.76%) Public Sector
4 27 (7.48%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (6.65%) Manufacturing
6 22 (6.09%) Finance
7 18 (4.99%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (4.71%) Telecoms
9 12 (3.32%) Banking
10 11 (3.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (3.05%) Law
11 10 (2.77%) Marketing
12 8 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.94%) Electronics
14 5 (1.39%) Police
15 1 (0.28%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.28%) Aviation
15 1 (0.28%) Pharmaceutical
15 1 (0.28%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 99 (27.42%) Support Engineer
2 97 (26.87%) IT Support
3 76 (21.05%) IT Engineer
4 59 (16.34%) IT Support Engineer
5 57 (15.79%) Analyst
6 39 (10.80%) 1st Line Support
6 39 (10.80%) Desktop Engineer
6 39 (10.80%) Desktop Support
7 31 (8.59%) Support Analyst
8 27 (7.48%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 24 (6.65%) Windows Engineer
10 23 (6.37%) Service Analyst
11 22 (6.09%) Service Desk Analyst
12 21 (5.82%) 2nd Line Support
13 19 (5.26%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 19 (5.26%) IT Analyst
14 18 (4.99%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 18 (4.99%) Deployment Engineer
15 16 (4.43%) Support Technician
16 15 (4.16%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.39%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.28%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 47 (13.02%) Onboarding
2 19 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (5.26%) Smartphone
3 17 (4.71%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (2.77%) Driving Licence
5 8 (2.22%) Virtual Team
6 7 (1.94%) CMDB
7 5 (1.39%) iPhone
7 5 (1.39%) Product Ownership
8 4 (1.11%) Augmented Reality
8 4 (1.11%) Blackberry
8 4 (1.11%) Virtual Reality
9 3 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.83%) iPad
9 3 (0.83%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (0.83%) Management Information System
10 2 (0.55%) Video Conferencing
11 1 (0.28%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 354 (98.06%) Windows
2 30 (8.31%) Mac OS
3 27 (7.48%) Windows 7
4 22 (6.09%) Windows Server
5 20 (5.54%) Android
5 20 (5.54%) Apple iOS
6 8 (2.22%) Windows Server 2003
6 8 (2.22%) Windows Server 2012
6 8 (2.22%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (1.94%) Linux
8 4 (1.11%) Windows 8
9 3 (0.83%) AIX
9 3 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.83%) Solaris
10 2 (0.55%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.55%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (38.23%) Customer Service
2 82 (22.71%) Problem-Solving
3 70 (19.39%) ITIL
4 53 (14.68%) Migration
5 52 (14.40%) ITSM
6 36 (9.97%) Continuous Improvement
7 32 (8.86%) Service Management
8 23 (6.37%) Asset Management
9 21 (5.82%) User Experience
10 20 (5.54%) Application Packaging
11 17 (4.71%) Computer Science
11 17 (4.71%) Logistics
12 15 (4.16%) Change Management
13 14 (3.88%) Inventory Management
13 14 (3.88%) Service Delivery
13 14 (3.88%) Workflow
14 13 (3.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 13 (3.60%) Stakeholder Management
14 13 (3.60%) Time Management
15 12 (3.32%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (10.53%) PowerShell
2 13 (3.60%) VBScript
3 10 (2.77%) VB
4 5 (1.39%) Bash
5 3 (0.83%) SQL
Qualifications
1 77 (21.33%) Security Cleared
2 66 (18.28%) SC Cleared
3 42 (11.63%) Degree
4 24 (6.65%) Microsoft Certification
5 15 (4.16%) DV Cleared
6 12 (3.32%) A+ Certification
6 12 (3.32%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (2.49%) MCSE
7 9 (2.49%) Network+ Certification
8 8 (2.22%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 6 (1.66%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.83%) ACSP
11 3 (0.83%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.55%) HNC
12 2 (0.55%) HND
13 1 (0.28%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.93%) SLA
2 5 (1.39%) GDPR
2 5 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.55%) GLP
3 2 (0.55%) GMP
4 1 (0.28%) GRC
4 1 (0.28%) QA
System Software
1 215 (59.56%) Active Directory
2 17 (4.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.60%) BitLocker
4 10 (2.77%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.83%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.55%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 86 (23.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 78 (21.61%) SCCM
3 12 (3.32%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (2.22%) WSUS
5 5 (1.39%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.28%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 243 (67.31%) Microsoft
2 56 (15.51%) ServiceNow
3 28 (7.76%) Citrix
4 18 (4.99%) VMware
5 17 (4.71%) Bomgar
5 17 (4.71%) HP
5 17 (4.71%) iManage
6 16 (4.43%) Apple
6 16 (4.43%) Remedy
7 14 (3.88%) Cisco
8 8 (2.22%) Starlink
9 7 (1.94%) SAP
10 6 (1.66%) Dell
10 6 (1.66%) McAfee
10 6 (1.66%) Oracle
11 5 (1.39%) Google
12 4 (1.11%) Lotus
13 3 (0.83%) MobileIron
14 2 (0.55%) Bloomberg
14 2 (0.55%) CheckPoint