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 17 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 110 72
Rank change year-on-year -65 -38 -3
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 380 339 552
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 1.41% 2.29% 2.71%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.25% 13.94% 16.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 264 206 365
10th Percentile £131 £150 £140
25th Percentile £159 £175 £181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £205 £220
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -6.82% +7.32%
75th Percentile £250 £288 £325
90th Percentile £400 £513 £534
UK median daily rate £201 £230 £225
% change year-on-year -12.50% +2.22% +2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 44 75
10th Percentile £19.02 £15.46 -
25th Percentile £20.75 £18.78 £10.95
Median hourly rate £25.75 £25.08 £14.59
Median % change year-on-year +2.69% +71.86% -23.21%
75th Percentile £67.47 £25.15 £19.50
90th Percentile £178.75 £28.00 £31.00
UK median hourly rate £25.75 £23.00 £16.25
% change year-on-year +11.96% +41.54% -14.47%

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 3,103 2,431 3,334
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.53% 16.42% 16.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,930 1,536 2,128
10th Percentile £185 £180 £178
25th Percentile £275 £250 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £468
Median % change year-on-year - -3.76% +3.91%
75th Percentile £556 £553 £575
90th Percentile £638 £625 £675
UK median daily rate £465 £463 £475
% change year-on-year +0.54% -2.63% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 317 203 356
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.33 £12.40
25th Percentile £17.50 £17.33 £15.73
Median hourly rate £26.44 £21.90 £31.13
Median % change year-on-year +20.73% -29.64% +4.97%
75th Percentile £65.00 £58.09 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.37 £68.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £23.00 £24.34
% change year-on-year +13.04% -5.51% -42.73%

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 17 July 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 17 July 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 17 July 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 -18 122 £195 -2.50% 33
North West -4 86 £195 +2.63% 19
South West -31 61 £225 +2.27% 13
Midlands -51 60 £190 +2.70% 10
South East -99 59 £250 +8.70% 35
East of England -3 47 £175 -22.22% 7
West Midlands -65 34 £225 +18.42% 5
Yorkshire -32 30 £193 -3.75% 9
East Midlands -5 25 £131 -27.13% 5
Scotland -25 18 £150 -29.41% 13
Wales -7 11 £200 -27.27% 1
North East -33 6 £250 -16.67% 6
Northern Ireland +2 4 £175 +9.38%
Channel Islands +2 1 £535 -
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 56 (14.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 45 (11.84%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.63%) HCL Notes
4 9 (2.37%) Skype for Business
5 5 (1.32%) Confluence
6 3 (0.79%) Apache
6 3 (0.79%) nginx
7 2 (0.53%) IIS
8 1 (0.26%) CMS
8 1 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 61 (16.05%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.53%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 10 (2.63%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.53%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 206 (54.21%) Microsoft 365
2 71 (18.68%) Azure
3 47 (12.37%) Entra ID
4 15 (3.95%) OneDrive
5 6 (1.58%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.05%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (1.05%) Mimecast
7 3 (0.79%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (0.53%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.26%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.26%) IaaS
9 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 49 (12.89%) VPN
2 33 (8.68%) DNS
3 32 (8.42%) DHCP
4 28 (7.37%) Wi-Fi
5 26 (6.84%) LAN
6 21 (5.53%) Skype
7 19 (5.00%) TCP/IP
8 10 (2.63%) WAN
9 8 (2.11%) Remote Desktop
9 8 (2.11%) VLAN
10 6 (1.58%) IPv4
10 6 (1.58%) IPv6
11 5 (1.32%) Firewall
11 5 (1.32%) Network Security
12 4 (1.05%) WAAS
13 3 (0.79%) Internet
14 2 (0.53%) RS-232
14 2 (0.53%) VoIP
14 2 (0.53%) Wireless
14 2 (0.53%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.11%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.32%) Oracle Database
3 2 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.53%) Power BI
4 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 21 (5.53%) JIRA
2 6 (1.58%) MSI
3 3 (0.79%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 3 (0.79%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.79%) InstallShield
4 2 (0.53%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.26%) Visual Studio
General
1 242 (63.68%) Social Skills
2 33 (8.68%) Legal
3 32 (8.42%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (5.00%) Manufacturing
5 18 (4.74%) Public Sector
6 17 (4.47%) Organisational Skills
7 14 (3.68%) Telecoms
8 13 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (2.37%) Finance
10 8 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.84%) Banking
12 6 (1.58%) Law
13 4 (1.05%) Marketing
13 4 (1.05%) Police
14 3 (0.79%) Retail
15 2 (0.53%) Advertising
15 2 (0.53%) Aviation
15 2 (0.53%) French Language
16 1 (0.26%) Aerospace
16 1 (0.26%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 120 (31.58%) Support Engineer
2 119 (31.32%) IT Support
3 100 (26.32%) IT Engineer
4 88 (23.16%) IT Support Engineer
5 58 (15.26%) Analyst
6 43 (11.32%) Desktop Engineer
7 36 (9.47%) Desktop Support
8 30 (7.89%) 1st Line Support
8 30 (7.89%) Service Analyst
8 30 (7.89%) Service Desk Analyst
9 28 (7.37%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 27 (7.11%) 2nd Line Support
11 25 (6.58%) Deployment Engineer
11 25 (6.58%) Support Analyst
12 23 (6.05%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 23 (6.05%) IT Analyst
13 19 (5.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 17 (4.47%) 1st/2nd Line Support
14 17 (4.47%) IT Technician
15 16 (4.21%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.05%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.26%) .NET
2 1 (0.26%) .NET Framework
2 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.26%) SailPoint
2 1 (0.26%) WinForms
2 1 (0.26%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 47 (12.37%) Onboarding
2 18 (4.74%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (3.68%) Driving Licence
4 12 (3.16%) Blackberry
5 11 (2.89%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (2.89%) Smartphone
6 10 (2.63%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.58%) CMDB
7 6 (1.58%) iPhone
7 6 (1.58%) Video Conferencing
8 5 (1.32%) iPad
8 5 (1.32%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.05%) Augmented Reality
9 4 (1.05%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.05%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.05%) Virtual Reality
10 3 (0.79%) BYOD
10 3 (0.79%) Legacy Applications
11 2 (0.53%) EPoS
11 2 (0.53%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 380 (100.00%) Windows
2 27 (7.11%) Windows Server
3 26 (6.84%) Android
4 24 (6.32%) Mac OS
5 22 (5.79%) Windows 7
6 19 (5.00%) Apple iOS
7 14 (3.68%) Linux
8 11 (2.89%) Windows Server 2012
9 5 (1.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (1.32%) Solaris
9 5 (1.32%) Ubuntu
9 5 (1.32%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (1.05%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.53%) AIX
12 2 (0.53%) Debian
13 1 (0.26%) CentOS
13 1 (0.26%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.26%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (34.47%) Customer Service
2 101 (26.58%) ITIL
3 90 (23.68%) Problem-Solving
4 50 (13.16%) ITSM
5 34 (8.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 34 (8.95%) Service Management
6 32 (8.42%) Migration
7 29 (7.63%) Service Delivery
8 24 (6.32%) Asset Management
9 23 (6.05%) User Experience
10 19 (5.00%) Application Packaging
11 17 (4.47%) Computer Science
11 17 (4.47%) Customer Experience
11 17 (4.47%) Incident Management
12 14 (3.68%) Break/Fix
12 14 (3.68%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 12 (3.16%) Inventory Management
13 12 (3.16%) Root Cause Analysis
13 12 (3.16%) Time Management
14 11 (2.89%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (10.53%) PowerShell
2 13 (3.42%) VBScript
3 9 (2.37%) VB
4 3 (0.79%) Python
4 3 (0.79%) SQL
5 1 (0.26%) C#
Qualifications
1 84 (22.11%) Security Cleared
2 74 (19.47%) SC Cleared
3 35 (9.21%) Degree
4 22 (5.79%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (3.68%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.89%) A+ Certification
7 9 (2.37%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (2.37%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 8 (2.11%) MCSE
9 7 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.84%) Network+ Certification
10 6 (1.58%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (1.05%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.79%) ACSP
12 3 (0.79%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.53%) HNC
13 2 (0.53%) HND
14 1 (0.26%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (8.68%) SLA
2 2 (0.53%) GLP
2 2 (0.53%) GMP
2 2 (0.53%) NCSC
3 1 (0.26%) GDPR
3 1 (0.26%) GRC
3 1 (0.26%) GxP
3 1 (0.26%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.26%) QA
System Software
1 220 (57.89%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.68%) BitLocker
3 12 (3.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.37%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (1.32%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.26%) KVM
7 1 (0.26%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 91 (23.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 76 (20.00%) SCCM
3 9 (2.37%) Jamf Pro
4 7 (1.84%) WSUS
5 6 (1.58%) AirWatch
6 3 (0.79%) McAfee ePO
6 3 (0.79%) Packer
6 3 (0.79%) Terraform
6 3 (0.79%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.26%) SCOM
7 1 (0.26%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 241 (63.42%) Microsoft
2 78 (20.53%) ServiceNow
3 23 (6.05%) Apple
4 17 (4.47%) HP
5 16 (4.21%) VMware
6 15 (3.95%) Citrix
7 14 (3.68%) iManage
8 12 (3.16%) Bomgar
8 12 (3.16%) Cisco
9 11 (2.89%) Remedy
10 10 (2.63%) Lotus
10 10 (2.63%) McAfee
11 9 (2.37%) Starlink
12 8 (2.11%) Oracle
13 6 (1.58%) Dell
14 4 (1.05%) Sophos
15 3 (0.79%) Adobe
15 3 (0.79%) MobileIron
15 3 (0.79%) Tanium
16 2 (0.53%) Atlassian