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 5 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 79 68
Rank change year-on-year -52 -11 -13
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 410 389 602
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 1.80% 3.07% 2.87%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.92% 17.44% 18.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 285 273 407
10th Percentile £131 £150 £143
25th Percentile £150 £185 £181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 £215 £210
Median % change year-on-year -9.30% +2.38% +5.00%
75th Percentile £240 £300 £300
90th Percentile £445 £511 £575
UK median daily rate £200 £226 £220
% change year-on-year -11.41% +2.62% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 23 63
10th Percentile £17.02 £18.21 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £21.15 £10.95
Median hourly rate £22.00 £24.18 £14.41
Median % change year-on-year -9.02% +67.80% -21.54%
75th Percentile £25.00 £28.00 £17.75
90th Percentile £158.30 £36.75 £21.75
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £24.18 £17.11
% change year-on-year -9.02% +41.32% -7.51%

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 2,945 2,230 3,318
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 12.91% 17.60% 15.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,910 1,449 2,188
10th Percentile £161 £180 £164
25th Percentile £239 £250 £242
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £439
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +2.45% -7.53%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £575
90th Percentile £626 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £463
% change year-on-year -5.26% +2.70% -9.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 301 142 322
10th Percentile £15.00 £16.28 £12.38
25th Percentile £17.69 £18.13 £14.27
Median hourly rate £25.00 £24.42 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% +22.10% -30.56%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.69 £57.50
90th Percentile £74.68 £68.16 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £25.08 £24.66 £22.00
% change year-on-year +1.68% +12.09% -32.31%

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 5 April 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 5 April 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 5 April 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 -21 146 £175 -12.50% 23
North West +6 111 £170 -12.82% 17
Midlands -62 73 £180 -5.26% 22
South East -70 72 £220 -12.00% 25
East of England +8 59 £200 -11.11% 11
South West -40 45 £250 +11.11% 16
East Midlands -15 36 £175 -7.89% 12
West Midlands -72 36 £180 -5.26% 10
Yorkshire -45 31 £190 -20.83% 5
Scotland -19 11 £181 -19.44% 6
Wales -16 7 £200 -31.91% 2
North East -12 4 £190 -36.67% 2
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 75 (18.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 54 (13.17%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.20%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.24%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.24%) IIS
4 1 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 68 (16.59%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (4.15%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.98%) assyst
3 1 (0.24%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 212 (51.71%) Microsoft 365
2 91 (22.20%) Azure
3 54 (13.17%) Entra ID
4 25 (6.10%) OneDrive
5 7 (1.71%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.22%) AWS
6 5 (1.22%) GCP
7 3 (0.73%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.24%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.24%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.24%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.24%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.24%) IaaS
8 1 (0.24%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.24%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.24%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 53 (12.93%) VPN
2 40 (9.76%) Wi-Fi
3 35 (8.54%) LAN
4 32 (7.80%) DNS
5 30 (7.32%) DHCP
6 27 (6.59%) WAN
7 25 (6.10%) Skype
8 16 (3.90%) TCP/IP
8 16 (3.90%) VLAN
9 6 (1.46%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (1.22%) 4G
10 5 (1.22%) VoIP
10 5 (1.22%) Wireless
11 4 (0.98%) WAAS
12 3 (0.73%) IPv4
12 3 (0.73%) IPv6
13 2 (0.49%) Internet
13 2 (0.49%) PABX
13 2 (0.49%) RS-232
13 2 (0.49%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.71%) Oracle Database
1 7 (1.71%) Oracle Reports
2 6 (1.46%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.73%) Power BI
4 1 (0.24%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (3.41%) JIRA
2 8 (1.95%) MSI
3 7 (1.71%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.73%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.24%) Hudson
5 1 (0.24%) REST Assured
General
1 228 (55.61%) Social Skills
2 40 (9.76%) Public Sector
3 31 (7.56%) Manufacturing
4 27 (6.59%) Finance
4 27 (6.59%) Legal
5 23 (5.61%) Organisational Skills
6 21 (5.12%) Analytical Skills
7 18 (4.39%) Telecoms
8 14 (3.41%) Banking
9 13 (3.17%) Electronics
9 13 (3.17%) Marketing
10 11 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (2.20%) Law
12 4 (0.98%) Police
13 3 (0.73%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.49%) Pharmaceutical
15 1 (0.24%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 111 (27.07%) Support Engineer
2 105 (25.61%) IT Support
3 83 (20.24%) IT Engineer
4 65 (15.85%) IT Support Engineer
5 62 (15.12%) Analyst
6 44 (10.73%) Desktop Support
7 42 (10.24%) 1st Line Support
8 40 (9.76%) Desktop Engineer
9 39 (9.51%) Windows Engineer
10 33 (8.05%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 33 (8.05%) Support Analyst
11 26 (6.34%) Service Analyst
12 25 (6.10%) Service Desk Analyst
13 24 (5.85%) 2nd Line Support
14 22 (5.37%) Deployment Engineer
15 20 (4.88%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 19 (4.63%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 19 (4.63%) Migration Engineer
16 19 (4.63%) Support Technician
16 19 (4.63%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.98%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 36 (8.78%) Onboarding
2 20 (4.88%) Self-Motivation
3 19 (4.63%) Driving Licence
3 19 (4.63%) Smartphone
4 15 (3.66%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.20%) iPhone
6 7 (1.71%) CMDB
7 5 (1.22%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.22%) iPad
7 5 (1.22%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (0.98%) PKI
8 4 (0.98%) Product Ownership
8 4 (0.98%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (0.73%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.73%) NHS
10 2 (0.49%) Virtual Team
11 1 (0.24%) Augmented Reality
11 1 (0.24%) Blackberry
11 1 (0.24%) Smartcard
11 1 (0.24%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 398 (97.07%) Windows
2 31 (7.56%) Apple iOS
3 29 (7.07%) Windows 7
4 28 (6.83%) Android
4 28 (6.83%) Windows Server
5 26 (6.34%) Mac OS
6 17 (4.15%) Windows Server 2016
7 14 (3.41%) Windows Server 2003
8 9 (2.20%) AIX
9 8 (1.95%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (1.46%) Linux
11 4 (0.98%) Windows 8
12 3 (0.73%) CentOS
13 1 (0.24%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (38.29%) Customer Service
2 84 (20.49%) Problem-Solving
3 76 (18.54%) ITIL
4 72 (17.56%) Migration
5 53 (12.93%) ITSM
6 36 (8.78%) Service Management
7 29 (7.07%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (6.83%) Logistics
9 23 (5.61%) Asset Management
9 23 (5.61%) User Experience
10 22 (5.37%) Workflow
11 21 (5.12%) Application Packaging
12 19 (4.63%) Incident Management
13 17 (4.15%) Workflow Management
14 16 (3.90%) Proactive Monitoring
14 16 (3.90%) Stakeholder Management
15 15 (3.66%) Business Intelligence
15 15 (3.66%) Change Management
15 15 (3.66%) Time Management
16 13 (3.17%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 49 (11.95%) PowerShell
2 14 (3.41%) VBScript
3 12 (2.93%) VB
4 5 (1.22%) Bash
4 5 (1.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 96 (23.41%) Security Cleared
2 79 (19.27%) SC Cleared
3 40 (9.76%) Degree
4 22 (5.37%) Microsoft Certification
5 20 (4.88%) DV Cleared
6 12 (2.93%) MCSE
7 9 (2.20%) ITIL Certification
8 8 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.95%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 7 (1.71%) A+ Certification
10 5 (1.22%) Network+ Certification
11 2 (0.49%) HNC
11 2 (0.49%) HND
12 1 (0.24%) ACSP
12 1 (0.24%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.24%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.24%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.24%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.12%) SLA
2 5 (1.22%) GDPR
2 5 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.49%) GLP
3 2 (0.49%) GMP
4 1 (0.24%) GRC
4 1 (0.24%) QA
System Software
1 224 (54.63%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.41%) BitLocker
4 8 (1.95%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.73%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.49%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.49%) NFS
6 2 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.24%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.24%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 92 (22.44%) SCCM
2 84 (20.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (2.93%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (2.44%) WSUS
5 4 (0.98%) AirWatch
6 3 (0.73%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.49%) Norton AntiVirus
8 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.24%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 266 (64.88%) Microsoft
2 69 (16.83%) ServiceNow
3 32 (7.80%) Citrix
4 19 (4.63%) VMware
5 18 (4.39%) Remedy
6 17 (4.15%) Bomgar
6 17 (4.15%) iManage
7 15 (3.66%) Cisco
8 14 (3.41%) SAP
9 12 (2.93%) HP
10 10 (2.44%) Apple
10 10 (2.44%) Starlink
11 9 (2.20%) McAfee
11 9 (2.20%) Oracle
12 7 (1.71%) IBM
13 5 (1.22%) Dell
13 5 (1.22%) Google
14 3 (0.73%) Datto
14 3 (0.73%) MobileIron
14 3 (0.73%) Red Hat