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

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 83 65
Rank change year-on-year -66 -18 -7
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 372 362 602
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 1.57% 2.83% 2.90%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.09% 16.43% 18.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 260 248 411
10th Percentile £130 £150 £143
25th Percentile £150 £179 £182
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £213 £213
Median % change year-on-year -10.59% - +3.66%
75th Percentile £238 £282 £300
90th Percentile £435 £500 £575
UK median daily rate £200 £225 £225
% change year-on-year -11.11% - +3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 25 64
10th Percentile £19.50 £18.13 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.51 £10.95
Median hourly rate £22.81 £24.18 £13.87
Median % change year-on-year -5.67% +74.33% -25.03%
75th Percentile £74.00 £28.00 £17.72
90th Percentile £178.75 £31.45 £22.00
UK median hourly rate £22.55 £24.00 £16.86
% change year-on-year -6.04% +42.35% -8.86%

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 2,841 2,203 3,271
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 12.03% 17.20% 15.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,839 1,424 2,174
10th Percentile £163 £178 £171
25th Percentile £256 £248 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £575
90th Percentile £638 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £468
% change year-on-year -5.26% +1.50% -8.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 284 155 316
10th Percentile £15.72 £16.25 £12.25
25th Percentile £19.54 £18.10 £14.16
Median hourly rate £45.10 £23.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +96.10% +9.52% -30.00%
75th Percentile £67.84 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £24.18 £22.00
% change year-on-year +73.45% +9.91% -41.33%

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 25 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 25 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 25 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 -14 142 £175 -12.50% 17
North West +11 110 £170 -9.33% 13
Midlands -51 71 £180 -5.26% 15
South East -93 52 £190 -24.00% 20
East of England -13 46 £200 -11.11% 9
South West -56 42 £220 - 14
East Midlands -16 36 £175 -7.89% 8
West Midlands -75 34 £185 - 7
Yorkshire -50 29 £190 -15.56% 2
Scotland -9 10 £163 -18.75% 2
Wales -9 8 £200 -31.91%
North East -18 3 £180 -40.00% 3
Northern Ireland -6 2 £175 +13.64% 11
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 (18.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 43 (11.56%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.42%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.54%) IIS
5 1 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.27%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 66 (17.74%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 15 (4.03%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.08%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 201 (54.03%) Microsoft 365
2 81 (21.77%) Azure
3 50 (13.44%) Entra ID
4 11 (2.96%) OneDrive
5 6 (1.61%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.34%) AWS
6 5 (1.34%) GCP
7 3 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.27%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.27%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.27%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.27%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.27%) IaaS
8 1 (0.27%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.27%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.27%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 49 (13.17%) VPN
2 34 (9.14%) LAN
3 33 (8.87%) Wi-Fi
4 32 (8.60%) DHCP
4 32 (8.60%) DNS
5 26 (6.99%) WAN
6 24 (6.45%) Skype
7 19 (5.11%) VLAN
8 13 (3.49%) TCP/IP
9 7 (1.88%) Remote Desktop
10 6 (1.61%) IPv4
10 6 (1.61%) IPv6
11 5 (1.34%) Network Security
11 5 (1.34%) Wireless
12 4 (1.08%) VoIP
12 4 (1.08%) WAAS
13 2 (0.54%) Firewall
13 2 (0.54%) Internet
13 2 (0.54%) RS-232
13 2 (0.54%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.15%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.34%) Oracle Database
3 4 (1.08%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (0.81%) Power BI
5 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (3.76%) JIRA
2 8 (2.15%) MSI
3 6 (1.61%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.81%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.27%) REST Assured
General
1 211 (56.72%) Social Skills
2 36 (9.68%) Public Sector
3 31 (8.33%) Legal
4 29 (7.80%) Manufacturing
5 27 (7.26%) Finance
6 26 (6.99%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (5.91%) Telecoms
8 18 (4.84%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (3.76%) Banking
10 12 (3.23%) Electronics
10 12 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (3.23%) Marketing
11 9 (2.42%) Law
12 6 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.08%) Police
14 1 (0.27%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.27%) Pharmaceutical
14 1 (0.27%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 97 (26.08%) IT Support
2 95 (25.54%) Support Engineer
3 76 (20.43%) IT Engineer
4 59 (15.86%) Analyst
5 55 (14.78%) IT Support Engineer
6 39 (10.48%) 1st Line Support
6 39 (10.48%) Desktop Support
7 34 (9.14%) Desktop Engineer
8 33 (8.87%) Support Analyst
9 31 (8.33%) Windows Engineer
10 28 (7.53%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 23 (6.18%) Service Analyst
12 22 (5.91%) Service Desk Analyst
13 21 (5.65%) Deployment Engineer
14 20 (5.38%) 2nd Line Support
15 18 (4.84%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 18 (4.84%) Support Technician
16 17 (4.57%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 17 (4.57%) Migration Engineer
17 16 (4.30%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.34%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.27%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 43 (11.56%) Onboarding
2 18 (4.84%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (4.57%) Enterprise Software
3 17 (4.57%) Smartphone
4 13 (3.49%) Driving Licence
5 7 (1.88%) CMDB
5 7 (1.88%) iPhone
6 6 (1.61%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.08%) Product Ownership
8 3 (0.81%) iPad
8 3 (0.81%) Legacy Applications
9 2 (0.54%) Augmented Reality
9 2 (0.54%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.54%) PKI
9 2 (0.54%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.54%) Virtual Reality
10 1 (0.27%) Blackberry
10 1 (0.27%) NHS
10 1 (0.27%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 360 (96.77%) Windows
2 27 (7.26%) Mac OS
2 27 (7.26%) Windows 7
3 26 (6.99%) Windows Server
4 23 (6.18%) Android
4 23 (6.18%) Apple iOS
5 11 (2.96%) Windows Server 2003
5 11 (2.96%) Windows Server 2016
6 9 (2.42%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (1.61%) AIX
8 5 (1.34%) Linux
9 4 (1.08%) Windows 8
10 2 (0.54%) CentOS
10 2 (0.54%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.27%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (40.05%) Customer Service
2 87 (23.39%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (18.01%) ITIL
4 65 (17.47%) Migration
5 49 (13.17%) ITSM
6 37 (9.95%) Service Management
7 30 (8.06%) Continuous Improvement
8 24 (6.45%) Logistics
9 22 (5.91%) Asset Management
9 22 (5.91%) Workflow
10 21 (5.65%) Application Packaging
10 21 (5.65%) User Experience
11 17 (4.57%) Workflow Management
12 16 (4.30%) Computer Science
13 15 (4.03%) Change Management
14 14 (3.76%) Business Intelligence
14 14 (3.76%) Inventory Management
15 13 (3.49%) Incident Management
15 13 (3.49%) Stakeholder Management
15 13 (3.49%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (11.29%) PowerShell
2 13 (3.49%) VBScript
3 11 (2.96%) VB
4 5 (1.34%) Bash
4 5 (1.34%) SQL
Qualifications
1 85 (22.85%) Security Cleared
2 71 (19.09%) SC Cleared
3 42 (11.29%) Degree
4 24 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (4.84%) DV Cleared
6 12 (3.23%) A+ Certification
6 12 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (2.96%) MCSE
8 9 (2.42%) Network+ Certification
9 8 (2.15%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 7 (1.88%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.54%) HNC
12 2 (0.54%) HND
13 1 (0.27%) ACSP
13 1 (0.27%) Azure Certification
13 1 (0.27%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.65%) SLA
2 5 (1.34%) GDPR
2 5 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.54%) GLP
3 2 (0.54%) GMP
4 1 (0.27%) GRC
4 1 (0.27%) QA
System Software
1 212 (56.99%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.49%) BitLocker
4 7 (1.88%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.81%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.54%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.27%) NFS
7 1 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 78 (20.97%) Microsoft Intune
1 78 (20.97%) SCCM
2 12 (3.23%) Jamf Pro
3 11 (2.96%) WSUS
4 5 (1.34%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.27%) Norton AntiVirus
5 1 (0.27%) TeamSite
5 1 (0.27%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 241 (64.78%) Microsoft
2 52 (13.98%) ServiceNow
3 30 (8.06%) Citrix
4 19 (5.11%) VMware
5 17 (4.57%) Bomgar
5 17 (4.57%) iManage
6 16 (4.30%) Remedy
7 14 (3.76%) Cisco
7 14 (3.76%) HP
8 13 (3.49%) Apple
8 13 (3.49%) SAP
9 8 (2.15%) Starlink
10 7 (1.88%) McAfee
10 7 (1.88%) Oracle
11 5 (1.34%) Dell
11 5 (1.34%) Google
12 4 (1.08%) IBM
13 3 (0.81%) MobileIron
14 2 (0.54%) CheckPoint
14 2 (0.54%) Progress