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 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 85 62 60
Rank change year-on-year -23 -2 -16
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 353 616 908
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.76% 2.98% 3.79%
As % of the Operating Systems category 15.99% 18.79% 19.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 238 420 630
10th Percentile £150 £143 £136
25th Percentile £180 £183 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £215 £205
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% +4.88% +7.89%
75th Percentile £273 £300 £330
90th Percentile £500 £575 £500
UK median daily rate £225 £225 £220
% change year-on-year - +2.27% +9.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 67 79
10th Percentile £16.48 - £13.91
25th Percentile £18.51 £10.95 £16.38
Median hourly rate £23.00 £14.41 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year +59.61% -22.11% +5.71%
75th Percentile £26.58 £17.75 £23.08
90th Percentile £30.30 £24.70 £42.08
UK median hourly rate £23.90 £16.94 £18.50
% change year-on-year +41.13% -8.46% +3.29%

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 2,208 3,279 4,634
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.28% 15.84% 19.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,423 2,180 3,235
10th Percentile £178 £175 £163
25th Percentile £243 £257 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £676
UK median daily rate £475 £465 £504
% change year-on-year +2.15% -7.74% +0.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 159 320 339
10th Percentile £15.31 £12.25 £13.29
25th Percentile £17.44 £14.24 £17.49
Median hourly rate £22.88 £22.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.98% -26.67% +50.00%
75th Percentile £62.00 £60.75 £60.98
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £71.76
UK median hourly rate £24.09 £22.00 £39.30
% change year-on-year +9.50% -44.02% +74.67%

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 3 May 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 3 May 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 3 May 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 -34 84 £250 +13.64% 85
North of England -43 77 £200 -9.09% 68
Midlands +2 70 £190 -5.00% 35
South West +29 57 £220 -2.22% 47
West Midlands +15 53 £190 -5.00% 19
North West -24 52 £190 -15.56% 39
Scotland -8 23 £195 -2.50% 13
Yorkshire -26 22 £225 +16.88% 21
East of England +28 20 £225 +2.27% 41
East Midlands -1 17 £190 +18.75% 14
Northern Ireland +3 11 £154 +6.21% 5
Wales +8 9 £294 +54.61% 7
North East -6 3 £300 +100.00% 8
Channel Islands - 2 £298 -
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 60 (17.00%) SharePoint
2 59 (16.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.55%) Skype for Business
4 4 (1.13%) Confluence
5 3 (0.85%) IIS
6 2 (0.57%) IBM Notes
6 2 (0.57%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2003
7 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 82 (23.23%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.70%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.28%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.27%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 164 (46.46%) Microsoft 365
2 51 (14.45%) Azure
3 27 (7.65%) OneDrive
4 22 (6.23%) Entra ID
5 11 (3.12%) Google Workspace
6 3 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (0.85%) IaaS
6 3 (0.85%) PaaS
7 2 (0.57%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.57%) WhatsApp
7 2 (0.57%) Yammer
8 1 (0.28%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 77 (21.81%) VPN
2 37 (10.48%) DNS
3 31 (8.78%) DHCP
4 23 (6.52%) LAN
4 23 (6.52%) Wi-Fi
5 21 (5.95%) Firewall
6 20 (5.67%) Skype
7 18 (5.10%) VLAN
7 18 (5.10%) WAN
8 15 (4.25%) Remote Desktop
9 13 (3.68%) TCP/IP
10 12 (3.40%) VoIP
11 10 (2.83%) Wireless
12 7 (1.98%) Unified Communications
13 5 (1.42%) SSL
14 4 (1.13%) VSAN
15 3 (0.85%) HTTP
15 3 (0.85%) HTTPS
15 3 (0.85%) Internet
15 3 (0.85%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.70%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.13%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (1.98%) JIRA
2 3 (0.85%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 1 (0.28%) MSI
3 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio
General
1 151 (42.78%) Social Skills
2 42 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (11.33%) Public Sector
4 23 (6.52%) Finance
5 20 (5.67%) Manufacturing
6 14 (3.97%) Telecoms
7 12 (3.40%) Electronics
7 12 (3.40%) Marketing
8 11 (3.12%) Legal
9 10 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (2.55%) Banking
11 8 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.98%) Law
13 6 (1.70%) Investment Banking
13 6 (1.70%) Military
14 5 (1.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.85%) German Language
16 2 (0.57%) Police
16 2 (0.57%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 92 (26.06%) Support Engineer
2 62 (17.56%) Analyst
3 55 (15.58%) Desktop Engineer
4 53 (15.01%) Desktop Support
5 41 (11.61%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 37 (10.48%) IT Support
6 37 (10.48%) Windows Engineer
7 35 (9.92%) IT Engineer
8 33 (9.35%) 2nd Line Support
9 32 (9.07%) Service Analyst
9 32 (9.07%) Service Desk Analyst
10 24 (6.80%) Deployment Engineer
10 24 (6.80%) IT Support Engineer
11 23 (6.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 21 (5.95%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 18 (5.10%) 1st Line Support
13 18 (5.10%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 18 (5.10%) Support Analyst
14 14 (3.97%) Windows Deployment Engineer
14 14 (3.97%) Windows Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.57%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.28%) .NET
2 1 (0.28%) CSS
2 1 (0.28%) ModSecurity
2 1 (0.28%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.10%) Driving Licence
1 18 (5.10%) Onboarding
2 15 (4.25%) Management Information System
2 15 (4.25%) NHS
2 15 (4.25%) PKI
2 15 (4.25%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (3.97%) iPad
4 13 (3.68%) iPhone
5 12 (3.40%) Smartphone
6 7 (1.98%) BYOD
6 7 (1.98%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (1.70%) Blackberry
7 6 (1.70%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (1.13%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.85%) Clustering
9 3 (0.85%) CMDB
9 3 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.57%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.57%) Device Driver
11 1 (0.28%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 353 (100.00%) Windows
2 63 (17.85%) Windows Server
3 34 (9.63%) Windows 7
4 25 (7.08%) Windows Server 2012
5 20 (5.67%) Windows Server 2019
6 19 (5.38%) Windows Server 2016
7 16 (4.53%) Mac OS
8 14 (3.97%) Android
9 10 (2.83%) Windows XP
10 8 (2.27%) Apple iOS
10 8 (2.27%) Linux
10 8 (2.27%) Windows Server 2008
11 6 (1.70%) Windows Server 2003
12 5 (1.42%) Windows 8
12 5 (1.42%) Windows Vista
13 2 (0.57%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.57%) Oracle Linux
13 2 (0.57%) Solaris
14 1 (0.28%) FreeBSD
14 1 (0.28%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (31.73%) Customer Service
2 106 (30.03%) ITIL
3 75 (21.25%) Problem-Solving
4 37 (10.48%) Service Management
5 34 (9.63%) Time Management
6 28 (7.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 26 (7.37%) ITSM
8 25 (7.08%) Asset Management
9 22 (6.23%) Incident Management
10 18 (5.10%) Service Delivery
11 15 (4.25%) Root Cause Analysis
12 14 (3.97%) Inventory Management
13 13 (3.68%) Antivirus Management
13 13 (3.68%) Migration
13 13 (3.68%) Multi-Factor Authentication
13 13 (3.68%) Software Licensing
14 12 (3.40%) Business Intelligence
14 12 (3.40%) Digital Marketing
14 12 (3.40%) Programme Management
14 12 (3.40%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 52 (14.73%) PowerShell
2 15 (4.25%) SQL
3 7 (1.98%) VBScript
4 6 (1.70%) VB
5 1 (0.28%) C++
Qualifications
1 101 (28.61%) Security Cleared
2 83 (23.51%) SC Cleared
3 37 (10.48%) Degree
4 35 (9.92%) DV Cleared
5 28 (7.93%) Microsoft Certification
6 18 (5.10%) ITIL Certification
7 15 (4.25%) DBS Check
8 12 (3.40%) MCSE
9 11 (3.12%) A+ Certification
10 7 (1.98%) MCP
11 5 (1.42%) MCSA
12 3 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.57%) CCNA
13 2 (0.57%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.57%) Dell Certification
13 2 (0.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 1 (0.28%) Citrix Certification
14 1 (0.28%) HNC
14 1 (0.28%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (11.05%) SLA
2 10 (2.83%) QA
3 6 (1.70%) GDPR
4 3 (0.85%) NCSC
5 1 (0.28%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.28%) JSP 440
System Software
1 189 (53.54%) Active Directory
2 25 (7.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.68%) BitLocker
4 12 (3.40%) Hyper-V
5 11 (3.12%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.70%) Microsoft App-V
7 5 (1.42%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (1.13%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (1.13%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.85%) vSphere
10 2 (0.57%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.28%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.28%) Xen
11 1 (0.28%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 85 (24.08%) SCCM
2 55 (15.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (3.68%) WSUS
4 10 (2.83%) AppManager
5 6 (1.70%) SmoothWall
6 4 (1.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.13%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.85%) AirWatch
7 3 (0.85%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (0.85%) Norton AntiVirus
7 3 (0.85%) OPNET
7 3 (0.85%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.57%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.28%) Ansible
9 1 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.28%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.28%) Puppet
9 1 (0.28%) SCOM
9 1 (0.28%) ServiceCenter
9 1 (0.28%) Sysprep
Vendors
1 188 (53.26%) Microsoft
2 59 (16.71%) ServiceNow
3 45 (12.75%) VMware
4 27 (7.65%) Cisco
5 23 (6.52%) Citrix
6 22 (6.23%) Dell
7 18 (5.10%) Apple
7 18 (5.10%) HP
8 14 (3.97%) McAfee
9 13 (3.68%) Ivanti
9 13 (3.68%) SAP
10 12 (3.40%) Google
11 9 (2.55%) iManage
11 9 (2.55%) Wyse
12 8 (2.27%) Remedy
13 7 (1.98%) Nexthink
14 6 (1.70%) Symantec
15 5 (1.42%) Atlassian
15 5 (1.42%) Bomgar
15 5 (1.42%) Canon