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 26 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 100 69 78
Rank change year-on-year -31 +9 -25
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 444 496 587
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 2.51% 3.02% 2.88%
As % of the Operating Systems category 15.44% 17.95% 16.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 311 333 404
10th Percentile £132 £150 £143
25th Percentile £163 £188 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £214 £225 £210
Median % change year-on-year -4.89% +7.14% +5.00%
75th Percentile £300 £380 £270
90th Percentile £538 £500 £500
UK median daily rate £220 £239 £215
% change year-on-year -7.85% +11.05% -4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 40 36
10th Percentile £17.53 £14.18 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £17.33 £17.42
Median hourly rate £21.46 £22.75 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.67% +19.74% +8.57%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £20.19
90th Percentile - £53.46 £29.63
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £19.18
% change year-on-year -4.35% +19.92% +6.56%

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 2,876 2,764 3,490
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.26% 16.85% 17.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,858 1,595 2,273
10th Percentile £163 £181 £160
25th Percentile £213 £250 £217
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £406 £440 £440
Median % change year-on-year -7.67% - -2.22%
75th Percentile £538 £556 £575
90th Percentile £618 £650 £660
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £480
% change year-on-year -5.26% -1.04% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 305 190 285
10th Percentile £15.22 £15.96 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.75 £22.31 £17.72
Median hourly rate £24.00 £51.25 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -53.17% +86.36% +22.22%
75th Percentile £63.75 £67.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.84 £70.00 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £24.50 £50.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -51.00% +53.85% +30.00%

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 26 November 2025.

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 26 November 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 26 November 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 -20 111 £233 -29.01% 65
North of England -42 98 £185 -17.78% 23
South West +26 93 £325 +44.44% 29
North West -21 65 £178 -20.22% 12
Midlands -41 60 £165 -15.38% 22
East of England +9 54 £220 -7.85% 17
West Midlands -35 37 £175 -12.50% 14
Scotland -36 27 £200 - 10
Yorkshire -38 24 £175 -22.22% 9
East Midlands -9 23 £132 -30.44% 8
Wales -15 10 £230 +15.00% 3
North East 0 9 £200 -33.33% 2
Northern Ireland -16 1 £250 +61.29% 3
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 62 (13.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 50 (11.26%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.35%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.90%) SharePoint Server
5 3 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.23%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 68 (15.32%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (2.25%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.13%) assyst
3 1 (0.23%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.23%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 192 (43.24%) Microsoft 365
2 62 (13.96%) Azure
3 38 (8.56%) OneDrive
4 27 (6.08%) Entra ID
5 5 (1.13%) AWS
5 5 (1.13%) GCP
6 4 (0.90%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.23%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.23%) Azure Functions
7 1 (0.23%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (0.23%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.23%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 41 (9.23%) VPN
2 39 (8.78%) DNS
3 27 (6.08%) TCP/IP
4 24 (5.41%) Wi-Fi
5 22 (4.95%) DHCP
6 17 (3.83%) Skype
7 13 (2.93%) LAN
7 13 (2.93%) WAN
8 10 (2.25%) Firewall
9 9 (2.03%) 4G
10 8 (1.80%) PABX
10 8 (1.80%) VLAN
11 5 (1.13%) Remote Desktop
11 5 (1.13%) Structured Cabling
11 5 (1.13%) VoIP
11 5 (1.13%) VSAN
11 5 (1.13%) WAAS
12 3 (0.68%) PuTTY
12 3 (0.68%) Unified Communications
12 3 (0.68%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.48%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (1.58%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.35%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.23%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 18 (4.05%) MSI
2 9 (2.03%) InstallShield
3 8 (1.80%) AdminStudio
4 7 (1.58%) JIRA
5 1 (0.23%) Hudson
5 1 (0.23%) REST Assured
General
1 232 (52.25%) Social Skills
2 50 (11.26%) Public Sector
3 32 (7.21%) Finance
4 23 (5.18%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (4.28%) Documentation Skills
6 17 (3.83%) Manufacturing
7 16 (3.60%) Legal
8 13 (2.93%) Electronics
8 13 (2.93%) Marketing
8 13 (2.93%) Telecoms
9 12 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (1.58%) Law
11 6 (1.35%) Aerospace
11 6 (1.35%) Banking
12 5 (1.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
14 1 (0.23%) Aviation
14 1 (0.23%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.23%) Military
14 1 (0.23%) Retail
Job Titles
1 111 (25.00%) Support Engineer
2 96 (21.62%) IT Support
3 74 (16.67%) IT Engineer
4 61 (13.74%) Analyst
5 58 (13.06%) Deployment Engineer
6 52 (11.71%) Desktop Engineer
6 52 (11.71%) Desktop Support
7 51 (11.49%) IT Support Engineer
7 51 (11.49%) Windows Engineer
8 42 (9.46%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 33 (7.43%) Service Analyst
9 33 (7.43%) Service Desk Analyst
10 25 (5.63%) 2nd Line Support
11 24 (5.41%) Support Analyst
12 21 (4.73%) 1st Line Support
12 21 (4.73%) Windows Support Engineer
13 17 (3.83%) Field Engineer
14 16 (3.60%) Migration Engineer
14 16 (3.60%) Windows Deployment Engineer
15 15 (3.38%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.68%) Software Packaging
2 2 (0.45%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.63%) Driving Licence
2 23 (5.18%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (2.93%) Onboarding
3 13 (2.93%) PKI
4 11 (2.48%) iPhone
5 9 (2.03%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.03%) Smartphone
6 8 (1.80%) Legacy Applications
6 8 (1.80%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (1.58%) iPad
8 5 (1.13%) CMDB
8 5 (1.13%) NHS
8 5 (1.13%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 5 (1.13%) Virtual Team
9 3 (0.68%) Cyber Defence
9 3 (0.68%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.68%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.68%) Private Cloud
10 2 (0.45%) Chip and PIN
10 2 (0.45%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 435 (97.97%) Windows
2 39 (8.78%) Apple iOS
3 34 (7.66%) Windows Server
4 31 (6.98%) Android
5 30 (6.76%) Windows 7
6 22 (4.95%) Windows Server 2016
7 20 (4.50%) Linux
8 17 (3.83%) Mac OS
9 16 (3.60%) Windows Server 2012
10 11 (2.48%) AIX
10 11 (2.48%) Windows Server 2003
11 4 (0.90%) Windows 8
11 4 (0.90%) Windows Server 2019
12 3 (0.68%) CentOS
12 3 (0.68%) Mac OS X
12 3 (0.68%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (26.80%) Customer Service
2 86 (19.37%) Problem-Solving
3 75 (16.89%) ITIL
4 62 (13.96%) Migration
5 42 (9.46%) Service Management
6 38 (8.56%) ITSM
7 29 (6.53%) Application Packaging
8 21 (4.73%) Mobile Device Management
8 21 (4.73%) Workflow
9 19 (4.28%) Agile
9 19 (4.28%) Inventory Management
9 19 (4.28%) Logistics
10 18 (4.05%) Continuous Improvement
10 18 (4.05%) Service Delivery
11 17 (3.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 17 (3.83%) Root Cause Analysis
12 16 (3.60%) Change Management
13 15 (3.38%) Asset Management
13 15 (3.38%) DevOps
13 15 (3.38%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 53 (11.94%) PowerShell
2 18 (4.05%) VBScript
3 9 (2.03%) VB
4 7 (1.58%) SQL
5 5 (1.13%) Bash
6 2 (0.45%) C#
Qualifications
1 153 (34.46%) Security Cleared
2 118 (26.58%) SC Cleared
3 35 (7.88%) Microsoft Certification
4 25 (5.63%) DV Cleared
5 18 (4.05%) Degree
6 16 (3.60%) A+ Certification
7 9 (2.03%) ITIL Certification
7 9 (2.03%) MCP
8 7 (1.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.13%) MCDST
10 5 (1.13%) MCSE
11 4 (0.90%) MCSA
12 3 (0.68%) Citrix Certification
12 3 (0.68%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.45%) CBAP
14 1 (0.23%) Azure Certification
14 1 (0.23%) BPSS Clearance
14 1 (0.23%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.23%) Dell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.41%) SLA
2 13 (2.93%) GDPR
3 6 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.68%) NCSC
5 2 (0.45%) QA
6 1 (0.23%) PMO
System Software
1 219 (49.32%) Active Directory
2 32 (7.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.70%) Virtual Desktop
4 11 (2.48%) BitLocker
5 10 (2.25%) Microsoft App-V
5 10 (2.25%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (1.58%) Hyper-V
7 6 (1.35%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (1.13%) Terminal Services
8 5 (1.13%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.90%) vSphere
10 3 (0.68%) Firmware
11 2 (0.45%) NFS
11 2 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.45%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 124 (27.93%) SCCM
2 65 (14.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (3.38%) vCenter Server
4 8 (1.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 8 (1.80%) WSUS
5 6 (1.35%) Norton AntiVirus
6 3 (0.68%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.68%) OPNET
6 3 (0.68%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 2 (0.45%) SCOM
8 1 (0.23%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.23%) AppManager
8 1 (0.23%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.23%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 255 (57.43%) Microsoft
2 66 (14.86%) ServiceNow
3 34 (7.66%) VMware
4 28 (6.31%) Citrix
5 19 (4.28%) Cisco
6 18 (4.05%) McAfee
7 15 (3.38%) SAP
8 13 (2.93%) Apple
9 12 (2.70%) Remedy
10 11 (2.48%) Oracle
11 10 (2.25%) HP
12 9 (2.03%) Dell
13 8 (1.80%) Starlink
14 6 (1.35%) IBM
14 6 (1.35%) Symantec
14 6 (1.35%) Veeam
15 5 (1.13%) iManage
15 5 (1.13%) Mitel
15 5 (1.13%) SolarWinds
16 4 (0.90%) Datto