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 12 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 70 67
Rank change year-on-year -51 -3 -14
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 437 422 624
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 2.04% 3.31% 2.94%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.96% 18.33% 18.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 310 299 426
10th Percentile £131 £150 £143
25th Percentile £158 £185 £168
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £215 £210
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +2.38% +2.44%
75th Percentile £265 £313 £300
90th Percentile £488 £520 £572
UK median daily rate £203 £225 £215
% change year-on-year -10.00% +4.65% -2.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 21 59
10th Percentile £18.30 £15.22 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.51 £10.95
Median hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +53.33% -18.32%
75th Percentile £24.36 £24.18 £18.26
90th Percentile £25.95 £33.75 £28.15
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £23.40 £17.39
% change year-on-year -5.98% +34.54% -5.99%

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 2,922 2,302 3,371
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 13.66% 18.06% 15.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,899 1,464 2,204
10th Percentile £163 £178 £163
25th Percentile £220 £234 £229
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £440 £425
Median % change year-on-year -6.20% +3.47% -10.53%
75th Percentile £538 £565 £575
90th Percentile £625 £638 £650
UK median daily rate £447 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.95% +5.56% -12.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 312 124 332
10th Percentile £14.00 £16.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.70 £18.51 £14.34
Median hourly rate £22.50 £26.25 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -13.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £69.87 £68.58 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £22.68 £29.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -21.79% +28.89% -15.09%

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 12 March 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 12 March 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 12 March 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 -24 148 £175 -12.50% 24
North West -2 107 £173 -9.21% 12
South East -50 97 £250 +0.10% 36
Midlands -59 66 £175 -7.89% 19
East of England +14 60 £200 -12.57% 16
South West -32 54 £283 +25.56% 17
East Midlands -15 35 £175 -7.89% 10
Yorkshire -51 34 £190 -20.83% 8
West Midlands -78 30 £160 -20.00% 9
Scotland -28 9 £203 +2.53% 5
North East -10 7 £195 -35.00% 6
Wales -12 7 £200 - 4
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 70 (16.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 50 (11.44%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.06%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.46%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.23%) HCL Notes
5 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 80 (18.31%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (3.89%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.14%) assyst
3 1 (0.23%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.23%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 226 (51.72%) Microsoft 365
2 87 (19.91%) Azure
3 50 (11.44%) Entra ID
4 32 (7.32%) OneDrive
5 8 (1.83%) Power Platform
6 6 (1.37%) AWS
6 6 (1.37%) GCP
7 1 (0.23%) Azure Functions
7 1 (0.23%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (0.23%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (0.23%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.23%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.23%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.23%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.23%) IaaS
7 1 (0.23%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.23%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.23%) SaaS
7 1 (0.23%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 54 (12.36%) VPN
2 44 (10.07%) Wi-Fi
3 34 (7.78%) LAN
4 32 (7.32%) DNS
5 27 (6.18%) WAN
6 26 (5.95%) DHCP
7 25 (5.72%) Skype
8 20 (4.58%) TCP/IP
9 13 (2.97%) VLAN
10 9 (2.06%) 4G
11 8 (1.83%) PABX
12 5 (1.14%) VoIP
12 5 (1.14%) Wireless
13 3 (0.69%) Internet
13 3 (0.69%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (0.69%) Unified Communications
14 2 (0.46%) Firewall
14 2 (0.46%) RS-232
14 2 (0.46%) VSAN
14 2 (0.46%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.60%) Oracle Database
1 7 (1.60%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (0.92%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.69%) Power BI
4 1 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (3.43%) JIRA
2 9 (2.06%) MSI
3 5 (1.14%) InstallShield
4 1 (0.23%) AdminStudio
4 1 (0.23%) Hudson
4 1 (0.23%) REST Assured
General
1 247 (56.52%) Social Skills
2 40 (9.15%) Public Sector
3 33 (7.55%) Finance
4 30 (6.86%) Manufacturing
5 24 (5.49%) Legal
6 23 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
7 21 (4.81%) Analytical Skills
8 16 (3.66%) Telecoms
9 14 (3.20%) Banking
10 13 (2.97%) Electronics
10 13 (2.97%) Marketing
11 11 (2.52%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (2.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (2.06%) Law
14 7 (1.60%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.92%) Police
16 2 (0.46%) Pharmaceutical
17 1 (0.23%) Aviation
17 1 (0.23%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 118 (27.00%) Support Engineer
2 110 (25.17%) IT Support
3 88 (20.14%) IT Engineer
4 69 (15.79%) IT Support Engineer
5 63 (14.42%) Analyst
6 53 (12.13%) Desktop Support
7 48 (10.98%) Desktop Engineer
8 45 (10.30%) Windows Engineer
9 42 (9.61%) 1st Line Support
10 38 (8.70%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 32 (7.32%) Deployment Engineer
12 31 (7.09%) Support Analyst
13 29 (6.64%) 2nd Line Support
14 28 (6.41%) Service Analyst
15 27 (6.18%) Service Desk Analyst
16 19 (4.35%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 19 (4.35%) Migration Engineer
16 19 (4.35%) Technical Support
17 18 (4.12%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 18 (4.12%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.92%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.86%) Onboarding
2 25 (5.72%) Smartphone
3 23 (5.26%) Driving Licence
4 19 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (2.97%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (2.06%) iPhone
6 9 (2.06%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (1.60%) CMDB
8 5 (1.14%) iPad
8 5 (1.14%) PKI
9 4 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (0.92%) Virtual Team
10 3 (0.69%) Legacy Applications
10 3 (0.69%) Management Information System
10 3 (0.69%) NHS
11 2 (0.46%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 1 (0.23%) Blackberry
12 1 (0.23%) Hybrid Cloud
12 1 (0.23%) Product Ownership
12 1 (0.23%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 425 (97.25%) Windows
2 37 (8.47%) Apple iOS
3 32 (7.32%) Android
4 29 (6.64%) Windows 7
5 26 (5.95%) Mac OS
6 24 (5.49%) Windows Server
7 18 (4.12%) Windows Server 2016
8 14 (3.20%) Windows Server 2003
9 9 (2.06%) AIX
9 9 (2.06%) Linux
10 8 (1.83%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.92%) Windows 8
12 3 (0.69%) CentOS
13 1 (0.23%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (37.53%) Customer Service
2 76 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
3 74 (16.93%) ITIL
4 73 (16.70%) Migration
5 55 (12.59%) ITSM
6 35 (8.01%) Service Management
7 27 (6.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 25 (5.72%) Logistics
8 25 (5.72%) Workflow
9 21 (4.81%) User Experience
10 18 (4.12%) Application Packaging
10 18 (4.12%) Asset Management
11 17 (3.89%) Incident Management
11 17 (3.89%) Proactive Monitoring
11 17 (3.89%) Workflow Management
12 16 (3.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 15 (3.43%) Business Intelligence
13 15 (3.43%) Service Delivery
13 15 (3.43%) Stakeholder Management
14 14 (3.20%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (11.21%) PowerShell
2 16 (3.66%) VBScript
3 12 (2.75%) VB
4 6 (1.37%) Bash
5 5 (1.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 115 (26.32%) Security Cleared
2 90 (20.59%) SC Cleared
3 38 (8.70%) Degree
4 25 (5.72%) Microsoft Certification
5 24 (5.49%) DV Cleared
6 12 (2.75%) MCSE
6 12 (2.75%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 8 (1.83%) A+ Certification
7 8 (1.83%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (0.69%) Network+ Certification
11 2 (0.46%) HNC
11 2 (0.46%) HND
11 2 (0.46%) MCDST
12 1 (0.23%) BC Cleared
12 1 (0.23%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.23%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.49%) SLA
2 8 (1.83%) GDPR
3 6 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.23%) GLP
5 1 (0.23%) GMP
5 1 (0.23%) GRC
5 1 (0.23%) PMO
5 1 (0.23%) QA
System Software
1 236 (54.00%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (2.97%) BitLocker
4 9 (2.06%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (1.14%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.92%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.46%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.46%) NFS
7 2 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.46%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.46%) vSphere
8 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 111 (25.40%) SCCM
2 75 (17.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (2.29%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (1.83%) WSUS
5 6 (1.37%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.69%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.46%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.23%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 271 (62.01%) Microsoft
2 82 (18.76%) ServiceNow
3 30 (6.86%) Citrix
4 20 (4.58%) VMware
5 19 (4.35%) Cisco
6 18 (4.12%) Remedy
7 17 (3.89%) iManage
8 15 (3.43%) Bomgar
8 15 (3.43%) SAP
9 14 (3.20%) HP
10 10 (2.29%) Apple
11 9 (2.06%) McAfee
11 9 (2.06%) Oracle
12 7 (1.60%) IBM
13 6 (1.37%) Starlink
14 5 (1.14%) Dell
14 5 (1.14%) Google
15 4 (0.92%) Veeam
16 3 (0.69%) Datto
16 3 (0.69%) SolarWinds