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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 72 77
Rank change year-on-year -29 +5 -26
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 359 495 629
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.34% 2.79% 2.91%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.01% 16.94% 16.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 231 348 430
10th Percentile £145 £150 £136
25th Percentile £170 £185 £162
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £225 £205
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +9.76% +2.50%
75th Percentile £349 £360 £288
90th Percentile £538 £488 £489
UK median daily rate £225 £225 £220
% change year-on-year - +2.27% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 42 43
10th Percentile £16.44 £13.56 £13.33
25th Percentile £18.87 £15.42 £16.25
Median hourly rate £22.35 £19.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.61% - +8.57%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £20.50
90th Percentile £28.00 £28.55 £23.75
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £21.05 £19.00
% change year-on-year +9.29% +10.76% +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 2,562 2,922 3,836
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.71% 16.49% 17.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,635 1,825 2,494
10th Percentile £176 £181 £163
25th Percentile £231 £285 £233
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% - -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £575
90th Percentile £624 £660 £675
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 225 239 301
10th Percentile £15.40 £15.22 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.13 £18.50 £17.72
Median hourly rate £25.15 £52.50 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -52.10% +14.43% +108.55%
75th Percentile £63.75 £69.84 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.00 £70.00 £75.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £49.25 £46.69
% change year-on-year -48.93% +5.48% +95.27%

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
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 16 September 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 16 September 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 16 September 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 -7 91 £210 -38.24% 63
South West +43 84 £285 +39.02% 46
North of England -47 62 £190 -15.56% 60
Midlands -36 54 £175 -7.89% 55
West Midlands -22 39 £175 -12.50% 23
Scotland -31 33 £200 - 7
East of England 0 32 £225 - 23
North West -40 31 £200 -11.11% 33
Yorkshire -25 25 £185 -15.91% 20
East Midlands -20 15 £132 -29.42% 31
Wales -5 7 £275 +37.50% 5
North East +1 6 £190 -36.67% 8
Northern Ireland -7 2 £250 +35.14% 2
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 48 (13.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 35 (9.75%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.39%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.56%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.56%) SharePoint Server
4 2 (0.56%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.28%) Confluence
5 1 (0.28%) IIS
5 1 (0.28%) Tomcat
Applications
1 46 (12.81%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (1.39%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (1.39%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.28%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 159 (44.29%) Microsoft 365
2 52 (14.48%) Azure
3 25 (6.96%) Entra ID
4 18 (5.01%) OneDrive
5 7 (1.95%) Google Workspace
6 6 (1.67%) AWS
7 5 (1.39%) GCP
8 1 (0.28%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.28%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 36 (10.03%) VPN
2 32 (8.91%) DNS
3 23 (6.41%) Firewall
4 18 (5.01%) DHCP
5 17 (4.74%) TCP/IP
6 16 (4.46%) LAN
7 12 (3.34%) VoIP
7 12 (3.34%) Wireless
8 11 (3.06%) WAN
8 11 (3.06%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (2.23%) Remote Desktop
9 8 (2.23%) Skype
9 8 (2.23%) Unified Communications
10 6 (1.67%) VLAN
10 6 (1.67%) WAAS
11 5 (1.39%) Structured Cabling
12 4 (1.11%) VSAN
13 3 (0.84%) PuTTY
13 3 (0.84%) Telepresence
13 3 (0.84%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.95%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.39%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 17 (4.74%) MSI
2 7 (1.95%) AdminStudio
3 5 (1.39%) InstallShield
3 5 (1.39%) JIRA
4 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
General
1 162 (45.13%) Social Skills
2 35 (9.75%) Public Sector
3 30 (8.36%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (5.85%) Finance
5 17 (4.74%) Documentation Skills
6 11 (3.06%) Legal
6 11 (3.06%) Manufacturing
6 11 (3.06%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (1.95%) Law
8 5 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (1.39%) Military
8 5 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.11%) Banking
9 4 (1.11%) Telecoms
10 3 (0.84%) Electronics
10 3 (0.84%) German Language
10 3 (0.84%) Marketing
11 2 (0.56%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.56%) Retail
12 1 (0.28%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 84 (23.40%) Support Engineer
2 56 (15.60%) IT Support
3 48 (13.37%) Analyst
4 47 (13.09%) Desktop Support
5 44 (12.26%) Deployment Engineer
5 44 (12.26%) IT Engineer
6 41 (11.42%) Desktop Engineer
7 35 (9.75%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 28 (7.80%) IT Support Engineer
8 28 (7.80%) Windows Engineer
9 25 (6.96%) Service Analyst
9 25 (6.96%) Service Desk Analyst
10 22 (6.13%) 2nd Line Support
11 18 (5.01%) Support Analyst
12 16 (4.46%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 15 (4.18%) Windows Deployment Engineer
14 14 (3.90%) IT Analyst
15 13 (3.62%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 13 (3.62%) Technical Support
16 12 (3.34%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.84%) ModSecurity
1 3 (0.84%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.28%) .NET
2 1 (0.28%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.01%) Driving Licence
2 16 (4.46%) Onboarding
3 14 (3.90%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (3.90%) PKI
4 13 (3.62%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.95%) iPhone
6 6 (1.67%) iPad
6 6 (1.67%) Legacy Applications
7 5 (1.39%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.39%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.11%) Cyber Defence
9 3 (0.84%) Blackberry
9 3 (0.84%) CMDB
9 3 (0.84%) NHS
9 3 (0.84%) Private Cloud
9 3 (0.84%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 2 (0.56%) Clustering
10 2 (0.56%) Fat Client
10 2 (0.56%) Thin Client
10 2 (0.56%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 359 (100.00%) Windows
2 51 (14.21%) Windows Server
3 28 (7.80%) Windows 7
4 24 (6.69%) Windows Server 2012
5 23 (6.41%) Mac OS
6 21 (5.85%) Linux
6 21 (5.85%) Windows Server 2016
7 19 (5.29%) Android
7 19 (5.29%) Apple iOS
8 10 (2.79%) Windows 8
8 10 (2.79%) Windows Server 2003
9 9 (2.51%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (1.39%) AIX
10 5 (1.39%) Windows XP
11 3 (0.84%) Solaris
11 3 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.56%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.56%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.28%) FreeBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (21.45%) Customer Service
2 76 (21.17%) Problem-Solving
3 68 (18.94%) ITIL
4 38 (10.58%) Migration
5 32 (8.91%) Service Management
6 26 (7.24%) Application Packaging
6 26 (7.24%) ITSM
7 23 (6.41%) Time Management
8 22 (6.13%) Asset Management
9 20 (5.57%) Inventory Management
9 20 (5.57%) Service Delivery
10 17 (4.74%) Agile
11 16 (4.46%) Mobile Device Management
12 15 (4.18%) Root Cause Analysis
13 14 (3.90%) Stakeholder Management
14 13 (3.62%) Change Management
14 13 (3.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 13 (3.62%) Roadmaps
15 12 (3.34%) Antivirus Management
15 12 (3.34%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 50 (13.93%) PowerShell
2 9 (2.51%) SQL
3 8 (2.23%) C#
3 8 (2.23%) VBScript
4 7 (1.95%) VB
5 5 (1.39%) Bash
6 1 (0.28%) Java
Qualifications
1 116 (32.31%) Security Cleared
2 85 (23.68%) SC Cleared
3 36 (10.03%) Microsoft Certification
4 28 (7.80%) DV Cleared
5 16 (4.46%) A+ Certification
6 14 (3.90%) Degree
7 10 (2.79%) DBS Check
8 9 (2.51%) ITIL Certification
9 7 (1.95%) MCP
10 6 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.11%) MCSA
12 3 (0.84%) Citrix Certification
12 3 (0.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.84%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.84%) MCDST
12 3 (0.84%) MCSE
13 2 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.56%) CBAP
13 2 (0.56%) CCNA
13 2 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (9.19%) SLA
2 17 (4.74%) GDPR
3 6 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.11%) NCSC
5 3 (0.84%) QA
6 1 (0.28%) NIST
System Software
1 182 (50.70%) Active Directory
2 32 (8.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.90%) Hyper-V
4 12 (3.34%) VMware ESXi
5 11 (3.06%) Microsoft App-V
6 9 (2.51%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (1.67%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (1.39%) BitLocker
8 5 (1.39%) Terminal Services
9 4 (1.11%) Firmware
9 4 (1.11%) XenDesktop
10 3 (0.84%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.84%) vSphere
11 2 (0.56%) XenApp
12 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.28%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 96 (26.74%) SCCM
2 64 (17.83%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (2.79%) vCenter Server
4 7 (1.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.67%) SmoothWall
6 4 (1.11%) AppManager
6 4 (1.11%) OPNET
6 4 (1.11%) WSUS
7 3 (0.84%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.84%) Norton AntiVirus
7 3 (0.84%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 2 (0.56%) AirWatch
8 2 (0.56%) SCOM
8 2 (0.56%) SCVMM
8 2 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.28%) Ansible
9 1 (0.28%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.28%) Puppet
9 1 (0.28%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 212 (59.05%) Microsoft
2 44 (12.26%) VMware
3 29 (8.08%) ServiceNow
4 22 (6.13%) Citrix
5 21 (5.85%) Dell
6 19 (5.29%) Cisco
7 18 (5.01%) Apple
8 13 (3.62%) HP
9 12 (3.34%) McAfee
10 10 (2.79%) Remedy
11 8 (2.23%) Ivanti
11 8 (2.23%) Oracle
12 7 (1.95%) Google
12 7 (1.95%) Starlink
13 5 (1.39%) Canon
13 5 (1.39%) Veeam
13 5 (1.39%) Wyse
14 4 (1.11%) iManage
14 4 (1.11%) Symantec
15 3 (0.84%) Red Hat