Windows 10 Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Windows 10
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Windows 10 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows 10 over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 97 70 68
Rank change year-on-year -27 -2 -19
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 356 579 744
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.47% 2.75% 3.21%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.75% 16.98% 17.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 381 547
10th Percentile £150 £143 £140
25th Percentile £181 £183 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £215 £205
Median % change year-on-year - +4.88% +5.13%
75th Percentile £288 £318 £324
90th Percentile £523 £540 £505
UK median daily rate £230 £225 £220
% change year-on-year +2.22% +2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 77 48
10th Percentile £16.25 - £13.72
25th Percentile £18.87 £10.95 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.00 £15.00 £18.38
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -18.38% +5.01%
75th Percentile £25.15 £19.50 £22.75
90th Percentile £28.00 £39.00 £49.12
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £17.07 £19.00
% change year-on-year +34.72% -10.14% +8.57%

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 2,413 3,410 4,207
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.76% 16.18% 18.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,540 2,179 2,861
10th Percentile £181 £179 £169
25th Percentile £250 £299 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £463
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% - +8.82%
75th Percentile £556 £575 £588
90th Percentile £625 £675 £675
UK median daily rate £465 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -2.16% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 186 365 319
10th Percentile £15.12 £12.45 £13.29
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.65 £17.72
Median hourly rate £19.07 £35.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.51% +16.67% +50.00%
75th Percentile £51.25 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £66.75 £70.00 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £22.78 £25.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -8.88% -41.18% +88.89%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Windows 10 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 10 in the UK excluding London

Windows 10
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 10 in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Windows 10 in the UK excluding London

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 5 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 10 in the UK excluding London

Windows 10
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 10 in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Windows 10 in the UK excluding London

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 5 July 2025.

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 5 July 2025. 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
South East -10 106 £250 - 124
North of England -58 62 £200 -9.09% 109
Midlands -15 59 £190 -5.00% 49
South West +40 58 £220 -2.22% 45
West Midlands -2 42 £190 -5.00% 20
North West -42 39 £195 -13.33% 52
Scotland -17 34 £200 - 32
East of England +19 27 £225 - 45
Yorkshire -22 21 £194 +1.97% 44
East Midlands -15 17 £185 +15.63% 29
Wales +2 7 £300 +57.89% 25
Northern Ireland -14 4 £160 -13.51% 9
North East -3 2 £300 +33.33% 15
Channel Islands - 1 - -
Windows 10
UK

Windows 10
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 44 (12.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (9.55%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.97%) Skype for Business
4 4 (1.12%) Confluence
4 4 (1.12%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.28%) IBM Notes
5 1 (0.28%) IIS
5 1 (0.28%) Tomcat
Applications
1 58 (16.29%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.40%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (1.97%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 149 (41.85%) Microsoft 365
2 48 (13.48%) Azure
3 22 (6.18%) Entra ID
4 14 (3.93%) OneDrive
5 9 (2.53%) Google Workspace
6 3 (0.84%) AWS
7 2 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (0.56%) GCP
7 2 (0.56%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.28%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.28%) GitHub
8 1 (0.28%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 51 (14.33%) VPN
2 30 (8.43%) DNS
3 23 (6.46%) DHCP
4 22 (6.18%) Firewall
5 21 (5.90%) LAN
6 20 (5.62%) Wi-Fi
7 16 (4.49%) WAN
8 15 (4.21%) Remote Desktop
8 15 (4.21%) Skype
9 14 (3.93%) TCP/IP
10 12 (3.37%) VoIP
11 10 (2.81%) VLAN
11 10 (2.81%) Wireless
12 7 (1.97%) Unified Communications
13 4 (1.12%) VSAN
14 2 (0.56%) Cisco Nexus
14 2 (0.56%) Internet
14 2 (0.56%) NetScaler
14 2 (0.56%) Softphone
14 2 (0.56%) Telepresence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.12%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 9 (2.53%) MSI
2 7 (1.97%) JIRA
3 3 (0.84%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.56%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio
General
1 148 (41.57%) Social Skills
2 35 (9.83%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (8.99%) Public Sector
4 17 (4.78%) Finance
5 14 (3.93%) Documentation Skills
5 14 (3.93%) Manufacturing
6 12 (3.37%) Legal
7 10 (2.81%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (2.25%) Law
9 7 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (1.97%) Military
10 6 (1.69%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.40%) Banking
11 5 (1.40%) Electronics
11 5 (1.40%) Marketing
11 5 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.12%) Investment Banking
13 3 (0.84%) German Language
14 2 (0.56%) Police
15 1 (0.28%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 79 (22.19%) Support Engineer
2 55 (15.45%) Analyst
3 42 (11.80%) IT Engineer
4 39 (10.96%) IT Support
5 37 (10.39%) Desktop Engineer
6 36 (10.11%) Desktop Support
7 30 (8.43%) Deployment Engineer
8 29 (8.15%) 2nd Line Support
9 28 (7.87%) Service Analyst
9 28 (7.87%) Service Desk Analyst
9 28 (7.87%) Windows Engineer
10 26 (7.30%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 25 (7.02%) IT Support Engineer
12 21 (5.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 19 (5.34%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 15 (4.21%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 14 (3.93%) Windows Deployment Engineer
16 13 (3.65%) Support Analyst
17 10 (2.81%) 1st Line Support
17 10 (2.81%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.12%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.28%) .NET
2 1 (0.28%) ModSecurity
2 1 (0.28%) Web Services
2 1 (0.28%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.90%) Driving Licence
1 21 (5.90%) Onboarding
2 14 (3.93%) Enterprise Software
3 13 (3.65%) PKI
3 13 (3.65%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.37%) iPad
4 12 (3.37%) iPhone
5 11 (3.09%) Smartphone
6 8 (2.25%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.97%) NHS
8 5 (1.40%) Clustering
9 4 (1.12%) Blackberry
9 4 (1.12%) CMDB
9 4 (1.12%) Product Ownership
10 3 (0.84%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.84%) Fat Client
10 3 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.84%) Thin Client
10 3 (0.84%) Video Conferencing
11 1 (0.28%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 356 (100.00%) Windows
2 67 (18.82%) Windows Server
3 33 (9.27%) Windows 7
4 25 (7.02%) Windows Server 2012
5 19 (5.34%) Mac OS
6 16 (4.49%) Android
6 16 (4.49%) Windows Server 2016
7 11 (3.09%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (2.81%) Linux
9 8 (2.25%) Windows XP
10 6 (1.69%) Apple iOS
10 6 (1.69%) Windows 8
10 6 (1.69%) Windows Server 2003
10 6 (1.69%) Windows Server 2008
11 4 (1.12%) Windows Vista
12 3 (0.84%) Solaris
13 2 (0.56%) Oracle Linux
14 1 (0.28%) AIX
14 1 (0.28%) FreeBSD
14 1 (0.28%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (24.16%) ITIL
2 81 (22.75%) Customer Service
3 66 (18.54%) Problem-Solving
4 40 (11.24%) Service Management
5 30 (8.43%) Time Management
6 29 (8.15%) ITSM
7 28 (7.87%) Migration
8 27 (7.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 24 (6.74%) Asset Management
10 21 (5.90%) Service Delivery
11 16 (4.49%) Incident Management
12 15 (4.21%) Inventory Management
12 15 (4.21%) Stakeholder Management
13 14 (3.93%) Break/Fix
14 13 (3.65%) Antivirus Management
14 13 (3.65%) Root Cause Analysis
14 13 (3.65%) User Experience
15 12 (3.37%) Agile
15 12 (3.37%) Application Packaging
16 10 (2.81%) Software Licensing
Programming Languages
1 63 (17.70%) PowerShell
2 13 (3.65%) SQL
3 11 (3.09%) VB
4 8 (2.25%) C#
5 5 (1.40%) VBScript
6 2 (0.56%) Bash
7 1 (0.28%) C++
7 1 (0.28%) Java
Qualifications
1 113 (31.74%) Security Cleared
2 94 (26.40%) SC Cleared
3 32 (8.99%) DV Cleared
4 27 (7.58%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (7.30%) Degree
6 16 (4.49%) ITIL Certification
7 12 (3.37%) DBS Check
8 9 (2.53%) A+ Certification
9 7 (1.97%) MCSE
10 5 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.12%) Citrix Certification
11 4 (1.12%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.84%) CCNA
12 3 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.84%) MCP
13 2 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.56%) CBAP
13 2 (0.56%) MCSA
14 1 (0.28%) HNC
14 1 (0.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (11.24%) SLA
2 11 (3.09%) GDPR
3 7 (1.97%) QA
4 3 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.28%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.28%) JSP 440
5 1 (0.28%) NCSC
5 1 (0.28%) NIST
System Software
1 174 (48.88%) Active Directory
2 22 (6.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (4.21%) Hyper-V
4 14 (3.93%) VMware ESXi
5 7 (1.97%) BitLocker
6 6 (1.69%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (1.40%) Microsoft App-V
7 5 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (1.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (1.12%) Virtual Servers
8 4 (1.12%) XenDesktop
9 3 (0.84%) vSphere
10 2 (0.56%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.56%) XenApp
11 1 (0.28%) Firmware
11 1 (0.28%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 80 (22.47%) SCCM
2 61 (17.13%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (3.09%) WSUS
4 6 (1.69%) SmoothWall
5 4 (1.12%) AppManager
6 3 (0.84%) AirWatch
6 3 (0.84%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (0.84%) Norton AntiVirus
6 3 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.84%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.56%) Proxmox
7 2 (0.56%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.28%) Ansible
8 1 (0.28%) OPNET
8 1 (0.28%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.28%) Puppet
8 1 (0.28%) SCOM
Vendors
1 198 (55.62%) Microsoft
2 50 (14.04%) ServiceNow
3 43 (12.08%) VMware
4 24 (6.74%) Citrix
5 23 (6.46%) Dell
6 18 (5.06%) Apple
6 18 (5.06%) Cisco
7 13 (3.65%) HP
8 11 (3.09%) McAfee
8 11 (3.09%) Remedy
8 11 (3.09%) Wyse
9 10 (2.81%) Google
10 8 (2.25%) Ivanti
11 6 (1.69%) iManage
12 5 (1.40%) Atlassian
12 5 (1.40%) Canon
12 5 (1.40%) SAP
13 4 (1.12%) Oracle
13 4 (1.12%) Symantec
13 4 (1.12%) Veeam