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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 79 70
Rank change year-on-year -53 -9 -17
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 406 390 611
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 1.81% 3.10% 2.90%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.95% 17.48% 18.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 283 275 415
10th Percentile £131 £150 £144
25th Percentile £151 £184 £177
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £215 £210
Median % change year-on-year -7.21% +2.38% +5.00%
75th Percentile £250 £300 £300
90th Percentile £450 £517 £575
UK median daily rate £200 £225 £220
% change year-on-year -11.11% +2.27% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 22 64
10th Percentile £17.02 £18.17 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £21.56 £10.95
Median hourly rate £22.00 £24.18 £14.46
Median % change year-on-year -9.02% +67.28% -21.05%
75th Percentile £25.00 £28.00 £18.02
90th Percentile £158.30 £37.13 £22.70
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £24.18 £17.29
% change year-on-year -9.02% +39.89% -6.57%

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 2,911 2,231 3,327
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 12.94% 17.72% 15.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,892 1,440 2,194
10th Percentile £161 £180 £164
25th Percentile £238 £248 £243
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £424 £450 £438
Median % change year-on-year -5.69% +2.86% -7.89%
75th Percentile £538 £573 £575
90th Percentile £626 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £463
% change year-on-year -5.26% +2.70% -9.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 300 140 324
10th Percentile £14.90 £16.48 £12.39
25th Percentile £17.14 £18.13 £14.27
Median hourly rate £23.50 £24.66 £20.35
Median % change year-on-year -4.70% +21.16% -27.57%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.06 £57.50
90th Percentile £74.26 £68.75 £68.71
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £24.83 £22.00
% change year-on-year +0.68% +12.86% -26.67%

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 1 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 1 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 1 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 -19 145 £175 -12.50% 23
North West +2 110 £170 -12.82% 17
South East -68 75 £250 - 25
Midlands -70 69 £175 -7.89% 22
East of England +11 59 £200 -11.11% 11
South West -39 46 £250 +11.11% 16
East Midlands -13 36 £175 -7.89% 12
West Midlands -78 32 £180 -5.26% 10
Yorkshire -41 31 £190 -20.83% 5
Scotland -18 10 £200 -5.88% 6
Wales -15 5 £200 -31.91% 2
North East -12 4 £190 -36.67% 2
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 75 (18.47%) Microsoft Exchange
2 53 (13.05%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.22%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.25%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.25%) IIS
4 1 (0.25%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 70 (17.24%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (4.19%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.99%) assyst
3 1 (0.25%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 210 (51.72%) Microsoft 365
2 88 (21.67%) Azure
3 51 (12.56%) Entra ID
4 25 (6.16%) OneDrive
5 7 (1.72%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.23%) AWS
6 5 (1.23%) GCP
7 2 (0.49%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.25%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.25%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.25%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.25%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.25%) IaaS
8 1 (0.25%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.25%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.25%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 53 (13.05%) VPN
2 41 (10.10%) Wi-Fi
3 35 (8.62%) LAN
4 30 (7.39%) DNS
5 28 (6.90%) DHCP
6 27 (6.65%) WAN
7 25 (6.16%) Skype
8 16 (3.94%) VLAN
9 15 (3.69%) TCP/IP
10 6 (1.48%) 4G
11 5 (1.23%) Remote Desktop
11 5 (1.23%) VoIP
11 5 (1.23%) Wireless
12 3 (0.74%) IPv4
12 3 (0.74%) IPv6
12 3 (0.74%) PABX
13 2 (0.49%) Firewall
13 2 (0.49%) Internet
13 2 (0.49%) VSAN
13 2 (0.49%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.72%) Oracle Database
1 7 (1.72%) Oracle Reports
2 6 (1.48%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.74%) Power BI
4 1 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (3.45%) JIRA
2 8 (1.97%) MSI
3 7 (1.72%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.74%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.25%) Hudson
5 1 (0.25%) REST Assured
General
1 226 (55.67%) Social Skills
2 39 (9.61%) Public Sector
3 31 (7.64%) Manufacturing
4 28 (6.90%) Finance
5 27 (6.65%) Legal
6 23 (5.67%) Organisational Skills
7 21 (5.17%) Analytical Skills
8 18 (4.43%) Telecoms
9 14 (3.45%) Banking
10 13 (3.20%) Electronics
10 13 (3.20%) Marketing
11 11 (2.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (2.22%) Law
13 4 (0.99%) Aerospace
13 4 (0.99%) Police
14 2 (0.49%) Pharmaceutical
15 1 (0.25%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 112 (27.59%) Support Engineer
2 104 (25.62%) IT Support
3 83 (20.44%) IT Engineer
4 65 (16.01%) IT Support Engineer
5 62 (15.27%) Analyst
6 46 (11.33%) Desktop Support
7 41 (10.10%) 1st Line Support
7 41 (10.10%) Desktop Engineer
8 40 (9.85%) Windows Engineer
9 34 (8.37%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 32 (7.88%) Support Analyst
11 27 (6.65%) Service Analyst
12 26 (6.40%) Service Desk Analyst
13 25 (6.16%) 2nd Line Support
14 22 (5.42%) Deployment Engineer
15 20 (4.93%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 19 (4.68%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 19 (4.68%) Migration Engineer
16 19 (4.68%) Technical Support
17 18 (4.43%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.99%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 35 (8.62%) Onboarding
2 20 (4.93%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (4.93%) Smartphone
3 19 (4.68%) Driving Licence
4 15 (3.69%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.22%) iPhone
6 7 (1.72%) CMDB
7 5 (1.23%) iPad
7 5 (1.23%) Legacy Applications
7 5 (1.23%) Video Conferencing
8 4 (0.99%) PKI
8 4 (0.99%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.74%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.74%) NHS
9 3 (0.74%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.25%) Augmented Reality
10 1 (0.25%) Blackberry
10 1 (0.25%) Smartcard
10 1 (0.25%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 394 (97.04%) Windows
2 31 (7.64%) Apple iOS
3 29 (7.14%) Android
3 29 (7.14%) Windows 7
4 27 (6.65%) Windows Server
5 24 (5.91%) Mac OS
6 17 (4.19%) Windows Server 2016
7 14 (3.45%) Windows Server 2003
8 9 (2.22%) AIX
9 8 (1.97%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (1.48%) Linux
11 4 (0.99%) Windows 8
12 3 (0.74%) CentOS
13 1 (0.25%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (38.67%) Customer Service
2 82 (20.20%) Problem-Solving
3 75 (18.47%) ITIL
4 69 (17.00%) Migration
5 52 (12.81%) ITSM
6 35 (8.62%) Service Management
7 29 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (6.90%) Logistics
9 23 (5.67%) Asset Management
10 22 (5.42%) Workflow
11 21 (5.17%) User Experience
12 20 (4.93%) Application Packaging
13 18 (4.43%) Incident Management
14 17 (4.19%) Workflow Management
15 16 (3.94%) Proactive Monitoring
15 16 (3.94%) Stakeholder Management
16 15 (3.69%) Business Intelligence
17 14 (3.45%) Change Management
17 14 (3.45%) Time Management
18 13 (3.20%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 47 (11.58%) PowerShell
2 14 (3.45%) VBScript
3 12 (2.96%) VB
4 5 (1.23%) Bash
4 5 (1.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 99 (24.38%) Security Cleared
2 81 (19.95%) SC Cleared
3 39 (9.61%) Degree
4 22 (5.42%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (5.17%) DV Cleared
6 12 (2.96%) MCSE
7 8 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.97%) ITIL Certification
7 8 (1.97%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 7 (1.72%) A+ Certification
9 5 (1.23%) Network+ Certification
10 2 (0.49%) HNC
10 2 (0.49%) HND
10 2 (0.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.25%) ACSP
11 1 (0.25%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.25%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.25%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.93%) SLA
2 5 (1.23%) GDPR
2 5 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.49%) GLP
3 2 (0.49%) GMP
4 1 (0.25%) GRC
4 1 (0.25%) QA
System Software
1 221 (54.43%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.20%) BitLocker
4 8 (1.97%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.74%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.49%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.49%) NFS
6 2 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.25%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 91 (22.41%) SCCM
2 78 (19.21%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (2.46%) Jamf Pro
3 10 (2.46%) WSUS
4 3 (0.74%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.49%) AirWatch
5 2 (0.49%) Norton AntiVirus
6 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.25%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 262 (64.53%) Microsoft
2 70 (17.24%) ServiceNow
3 32 (7.88%) Citrix
4 18 (4.43%) Remedy
4 18 (4.43%) VMware
5 17 (4.19%) Bomgar
5 17 (4.19%) iManage
6 15 (3.69%) Cisco
7 14 (3.45%) SAP
8 12 (2.96%) HP
9 10 (2.46%) Apple
9 10 (2.46%) McAfee
9 10 (2.46%) Starlink
10 9 (2.22%) Oracle
11 7 (1.72%) IBM
12 5 (1.23%) Dell
12 5 (1.23%) Google
13 3 (0.74%) Datto
13 3 (0.74%) Red Hat
14 2 (0.49%) Symantec