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 10 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 99 69 75
Rank change year-on-year -30 +6 -24
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 439 482 572
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 2.46% 3.04% 2.82%
As % of the Operating Systems category 15.32% 18.02% 16.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 310 332 393
10th Percentile £132 £150 £140
25th Percentile £163 £188 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £202 £225 £210
Median % change year-on-year -10.22% +7.14% +5.00%
75th Percentile £295 £380 £275
90th Percentile £538 £500 £500
UK median daily rate £213 £238 £215
% change year-on-year -10.53% +10.47% -4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 36 37
10th Percentile £18.50 £13.89 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £17.33 £16.54
Median hourly rate £22.00 £22.75 £18.95
Median % change year-on-year -3.30% +20.05% +6.94%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £20.00
90th Percentile - £42.75 £25.45
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -4.35% +21.05% +3.08%

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 2,865 2,675 3,451
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.04% 16.88% 17.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,864 1,560 2,254
10th Percentile £163 £180 £160
25th Percentile £213 £250 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £440 £440
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -2.22%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £575
90th Percentile £619 £648 £663
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 296 177 287
10th Percentile £15.27 £15.85 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +81.82% +22.22%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £74.25
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £32.00
% change year-on-year -50.00% +56.25% +28.00%

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 10 December 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 10 December 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 10 December 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 -22 111 £201 -36.11% 55
North of England -42 101 £175 -22.22% 39
South West +15 92 £325 +44.44% 20
North West -11 71 £175 -18.60% 20
Midlands -40 62 £175 -7.89% 24
East of England +9 52 £220 -7.37% 25
West Midlands -38 38 £175 -12.50% 14
East Midlands -12 24 £132 -30.35% 10
Scotland -26 23 £200 -9.09% 4
Yorkshire -50 21 £175 -22.22% 13
North East +4 9 £200 -33.33% 6
Wales -12 7 £200 - 6
Northern Ireland -17 1 £250 +68.92% 1
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 63 (14.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 56 (12.76%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.37%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.91%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.23%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 69 (15.72%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (2.05%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.14%) assyst
3 1 (0.23%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.23%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 194 (44.19%) Microsoft 365
2 67 (15.26%) Azure
3 38 (8.66%) OneDrive
4 30 (6.83%) Entra ID
5 5 (1.14%) AWS
5 5 (1.14%) GCP
5 5 (1.14%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.23%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.23%) Azure Functions
6 1 (0.23%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.23%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (0.23%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.23%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.23%) Mimecast
6 1 (0.23%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.23%) SaaS
6 1 (0.23%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 43 (9.79%) VPN
2 40 (9.11%) DNS
3 26 (5.92%) TCP/IP
3 26 (5.92%) Wi-Fi
4 23 (5.24%) DHCP
5 19 (4.33%) Skype
6 13 (2.96%) LAN
6 13 (2.96%) WAN
7 10 (2.28%) Firewall
8 9 (2.05%) 4G
9 8 (1.82%) PABX
9 8 (1.82%) VLAN
10 5 (1.14%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (1.14%) Structured Cabling
10 5 (1.14%) VSAN
10 5 (1.14%) WAAS
11 3 (0.68%) PuTTY
11 3 (0.68%) SSH
11 3 (0.68%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.68%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.51%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (1.59%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.37%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.23%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 16 (3.64%) MSI
2 9 (2.05%) InstallShield
3 7 (1.59%) JIRA
4 6 (1.37%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.23%) Hudson
5 1 (0.23%) REST Assured
General
1 232 (52.85%) Social Skills
2 51 (11.62%) Public Sector
3 34 (7.74%) Finance
4 22 (5.01%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (4.10%) Manufacturing
6 15 (3.42%) Legal
6 15 (3.42%) Organisational Skills
7 14 (3.19%) Electronics
7 14 (3.19%) Marketing
7 14 (3.19%) Telecoms
8 13 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (1.82%) Banking
9 8 (1.82%) Law
10 6 (1.37%) Aerospace
11 4 (0.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.23%) Aviation
13 1 (0.23%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.23%) Military
13 1 (0.23%) Retail
Job Titles
1 112 (25.51%) Support Engineer
2 97 (22.10%) IT Support
3 76 (17.31%) IT Engineer
4 61 (13.90%) Analyst
5 55 (12.53%) Deployment Engineer
5 55 (12.53%) Desktop Support
6 54 (12.30%) Desktop Engineer
7 52 (11.85%) IT Support Engineer
8 51 (11.62%) Windows Engineer
9 44 (10.02%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 33 (7.52%) Service Analyst
11 32 (7.29%) Service Desk Analyst
12 25 (5.69%) 1st Line Support
12 25 (5.69%) Support Analyst
13 24 (5.47%) 2nd Line Support
14 21 (4.78%) Windows Support Engineer
15 17 (3.87%) IT Analyst
15 17 (3.87%) Migration Engineer
16 16 (3.64%) Field Engineer
17 15 (3.42%) Windows Deployment Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.46%) ModSecurity
1 2 (0.46%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.47%) Driving Licence
2 23 (5.24%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.87%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.96%) PKI
5 12 (2.73%) Smartphone
6 11 (2.51%) iPhone
7 9 (2.05%) Video Conferencing
8 8 (1.82%) Legacy Applications
9 7 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.59%) iPad
10 5 (1.14%) NHS
10 5 (1.14%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 5 (1.14%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.91%) CMDB
12 3 (0.68%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (0.68%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.68%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (0.68%) Management Information System
12 3 (0.68%) Private Cloud
13 2 (0.46%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 429 (97.72%) Windows
2 40 (9.11%) Apple iOS
3 30 (6.83%) Android
3 30 (6.83%) Windows Server
4 29 (6.61%) Windows 7
5 23 (5.24%) Windows Server 2016
6 19 (4.33%) Linux
7 18 (4.10%) Mac OS
8 14 (3.19%) Windows Server 2012
9 11 (2.51%) AIX
9 11 (2.51%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (0.91%) Windows 8
10 4 (0.91%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.68%) CentOS
11 3 (0.68%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.68%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (29.38%) Customer Service
2 85 (19.36%) Problem-Solving
3 78 (17.77%) ITIL
4 60 (13.67%) Migration
5 38 (8.66%) Service Management
6 36 (8.20%) ITSM
7 26 (5.92%) Application Packaging
8 23 (5.24%) Workflow
9 20 (4.56%) Inventory Management
9 20 (4.56%) Logistics
9 20 (4.56%) Mobile Device Management
10 19 (4.33%) Continuous Improvement
11 18 (4.10%) Agile
12 17 (3.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 17 (3.87%) Root Cause Analysis
13 16 (3.64%) Service Delivery
14 15 (3.42%) Business Intelligence
14 15 (3.42%) Change Management
14 15 (3.42%) Proactive Monitoring
14 15 (3.42%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 50 (11.39%) PowerShell
2 18 (4.10%) VBScript
3 7 (1.59%) SQL
3 7 (1.59%) VB
4 5 (1.14%) Bash
Qualifications
1 149 (33.94%) Security Cleared
2 112 (25.51%) SC Cleared
3 35 (7.97%) Microsoft Certification
4 26 (5.92%) DV Cleared
5 21 (4.78%) Degree
6 16 (3.64%) A+ Certification
7 9 (2.05%) ITIL Certification
7 9 (2.05%) MCP
8 7 (1.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.14%) MCDST
10 5 (1.14%) MCSE
11 4 (0.91%) MCSA
12 3 (0.68%) Citrix Certification
12 3 (0.68%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.23%) Azure Certification
13 1 (0.23%) BPSS Clearance
13 1 (0.23%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.23%) Dell Certification
13 1 (0.23%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.47%) SLA
2 13 (2.96%) GDPR
3 6 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.68%) NCSC
5 2 (0.46%) QA
6 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.23%) PMO
System Software
1 224 (51.03%) Active Directory
2 30 (6.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.73%) Virtual Desktop
4 11 (2.51%) BitLocker
5 10 (2.28%) Microsoft App-V
5 10 (2.28%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (1.59%) Hyper-V
7 5 (1.14%) Terminal Services
7 5 (1.14%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (1.14%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.91%) vSphere
9 3 (0.68%) Firmware
10 2 (0.46%) NFS
10 2 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.23%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 120 (27.33%) SCCM
2 66 (15.03%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (3.42%) vCenter Server
4 8 (1.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 8 (1.82%) WSUS
5 6 (1.37%) Norton AntiVirus
6 3 (0.68%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.68%) OPNET
6 3 (0.68%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 2 (0.46%) SCOM
8 1 (0.23%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.23%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.23%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 253 (57.63%) Microsoft
2 65 (14.81%) ServiceNow
3 32 (7.29%) VMware
4 29 (6.61%) Citrix
5 21 (4.78%) Cisco
6 18 (4.10%) McAfee
7 16 (3.64%) SAP
8 14 (3.19%) Apple
9 11 (2.51%) Oracle
10 10 (2.28%) HP
10 10 (2.28%) Remedy
11 8 (1.82%) Starlink
12 7 (1.59%) Dell
12 7 (1.59%) iManage
13 6 (1.37%) IBM
13 6 (1.37%) Symantec
13 6 (1.37%) Veeam
14 5 (1.14%) Mitel
14 5 (1.14%) SolarWinds
15 4 (0.91%) Datto