Windows 10 Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Windows 10
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Windows 10 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows 10 over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 64 58
Rank change year-on-year -22 -6 -13
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 364 588 846
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.83% 2.90% 3.67%
As % of the Operating Systems category 16.47% 18.40% 19.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 239 405 590
10th Percentile £150 £143 £135
25th Percentile £176 £181 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £215 £205
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% +4.88% +7.89%
75th Percentile £288 £305 £324
90th Percentile £502 £575 £500
UK median daily rate £225 £225 £215
% change year-on-year - +4.65% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 66 70
10th Percentile £16.55 - £14.47
25th Percentile £18.51 £10.95 £16.54
Median hourly rate £24.18 £14.14 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year +71.00% -23.57% +4.40%
75th Percentile £28.00 £18.13 £24.31
90th Percentile £30.75 £25.38 £49.68
UK median hourly rate £24.18 £16.25 £18.75
% change year-on-year +48.80% -13.33% +4.17%

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 2,210 3,196 4,409
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.17% 15.77% 19.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,425 2,130 3,057
10th Percentile £178 £175 £163
25th Percentile £231 £263 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.11% -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £561 £575 £588
90th Percentile £626 £672 £676
UK median daily rate £467 £470 £501
% change year-on-year -0.74% -6.09% +0.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 321 320
10th Percentile £15.17 £12.25 £13.29
25th Percentile £17.41 £14.27 £17.49
Median hourly rate £21.59 £22.50 £29.30
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% -23.21% +46.50%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £60.84
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £70.39
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £22.00 £38.50
% change year-on-year +2.27% -42.86% +67.39%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Windows 10 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 10 in the UK excluding London

Windows 10
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 10 in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Windows 10 in the UK excluding London

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 16 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 10 in the UK excluding London

Windows 10
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 10 in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Windows 10 in the UK excluding London

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 16 May 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 16 May 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 -15 92 £250 +11.11% 85
North of England -33 74 £195 -11.36% 50
Midlands -1 69 £190 -5.00% 20
South West +46 63 £220 -2.22% 30
West Midlands +9 52 £185 -7.50% 13
North West -26 51 £180 -20.00% 30
Scotland -18 22 £195 -2.50% 18
East of England +16 21 £231 +5.11% 42
Yorkshire -15 20 £218 +14.47% 17
East Midlands -4 17 £190 +18.75% 6
Northern Ireland +1 11 £154 +6.21% 6
Wales +6 10 £325 +82.58% 4
North East -2 3 £300 +62.16% 4
Channel Islands - 3 £298 -
Windows 10
UK

Windows 10
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 54 (14.84%) Microsoft Exchange
1 54 (14.84%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.47%) Skype for Business
3 4 (1.10%) Confluence
4 2 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.55%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.27%) IBM Notes
5 1 (0.27%) IIS
5 1 (0.27%) Tomcat
Applications
1 77 (21.15%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.65%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.27%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (2.75%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 167 (45.88%) Microsoft 365
2 52 (14.29%) Azure
3 20 (5.49%) Entra ID
3 20 (5.49%) OneDrive
4 11 (3.02%) Google Workspace
5 3 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (0.55%) Power Platform
6 2 (0.55%) Yammer
7 1 (0.27%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.27%) GitHub
7 1 (0.27%) IaaS
7 1 (0.27%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 74 (20.33%) VPN
2 37 (10.16%) DNS
3 28 (7.69%) DHCP
4 24 (6.59%) LAN
4 24 (6.59%) Wi-Fi
5 21 (5.77%) Firewall
6 20 (5.49%) Skype
7 19 (5.22%) WAN
8 15 (4.12%) Remote Desktop
8 15 (4.12%) VLAN
9 14 (3.85%) VoIP
10 12 (3.30%) TCP/IP
11 10 (2.75%) Wireless
12 7 (1.92%) Unified Communications
13 4 (1.10%) VSAN
14 3 (0.82%) Internet
14 3 (0.82%) Softphone
14 3 (0.82%) SSL
15 2 (0.55%) Ethernet
15 2 (0.55%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.65%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (1.92%) JIRA
2 6 (1.65%) MSI
3 3 (0.82%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio
General
1 159 (43.68%) Social Skills
2 43 (11.81%) Public Sector
3 38 (10.44%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (6.04%) Finance
5 21 (5.77%) Manufacturing
6 14 (3.85%) Telecoms
7 12 (3.30%) Electronics
7 12 (3.30%) Marketing
8 10 (2.75%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (2.47%) Legal
10 8 (2.20%) Banking
11 7 (1.92%) Law
11 7 (1.92%) Military
12 6 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.65%) Investment Banking
13 5 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.82%) German Language
15 2 (0.55%) Police
15 2 (0.55%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 96 (26.37%) Support Engineer
2 60 (16.48%) Analyst
3 53 (14.56%) Desktop Engineer
4 50 (13.74%) Desktop Support
5 45 (12.36%) IT Support
6 42 (11.54%) IT Engineer
7 40 (10.99%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 38 (10.44%) Windows Engineer
9 32 (8.79%) 2nd Line Support
9 32 (8.79%) Service Analyst
9 32 (8.79%) Service Desk Analyst
10 31 (8.52%) IT Support Engineer
11 26 (7.14%) Deployment Engineer
12 23 (6.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 19 (5.22%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 17 (4.67%) 1st Line Support
15 16 (4.40%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 16 (4.40%) Support Analyst
16 15 (4.12%) Windows Deployment Engineer
17 14 (3.85%) Windows Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.82%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.27%) .NET
2 1 (0.27%) CSS
2 1 (0.27%) ModSecurity
2 1 (0.27%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.77%) Driving Licence
2 20 (5.49%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.40%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (4.12%) Management Information System
4 15 (4.12%) NHS
4 15 (4.12%) PKI
5 14 (3.85%) iPad
6 13 (3.57%) iPhone
7 12 (3.30%) Smartphone
8 8 (2.20%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.92%) BYOD
9 7 (1.92%) Video Conferencing
10 6 (1.65%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.37%) Blackberry
11 5 (1.37%) Clustering
12 4 (1.10%) Product Ownership
13 3 (0.82%) CMDB
13 3 (0.82%) Data Centre
13 3 (0.82%) Fat Client
13 3 (0.82%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 364 (100.00%) Windows
2 68 (18.68%) Windows Server
3 35 (9.62%) Windows 7
4 25 (6.87%) Windows Server 2012
5 20 (5.49%) Windows Server 2016
6 19 (5.22%) Android
6 19 (5.22%) Mac OS
6 19 (5.22%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (2.47%) Windows XP
8 8 (2.20%) Apple iOS
8 8 (2.20%) Linux
9 7 (1.92%) Windows Server 2008
10 6 (1.65%) Windows 8
11 5 (1.37%) Windows Server 2003
12 4 (1.10%) Windows Vista
13 3 (0.82%) Solaris
14 2 (0.55%) Oracle Linux
15 1 (0.27%) FreeBSD
15 1 (0.27%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.27%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (29.67%) Customer Service
2 102 (28.02%) ITIL
3 77 (21.15%) Problem-Solving
4 38 (10.44%) Service Management
5 34 (9.34%) Time Management
6 31 (8.52%) ITSM
7 28 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 24 (6.59%) Incident Management
9 22 (6.04%) Service Delivery
10 21 (5.77%) Asset Management
11 19 (5.22%) Migration
12 16 (4.40%) Root Cause Analysis
13 14 (3.85%) Inventory Management
14 13 (3.57%) Antivirus Management
14 13 (3.57%) Break/Fix
15 12 (3.30%) Agile
15 12 (3.30%) Multi-Factor Authentication
15 12 (3.30%) Programme Management
15 12 (3.30%) Software Licensing
15 12 (3.30%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 58 (15.93%) PowerShell
2 13 (3.57%) SQL
3 10 (2.75%) VB
4 7 (1.92%) VBScript
5 5 (1.37%) C#
6 1 (0.27%) C++
6 1 (0.27%) Java
Qualifications
1 106 (29.12%) Security Cleared
2 90 (24.73%) SC Cleared
3 34 (9.34%) DV Cleared
4 33 (9.07%) Degree
5 26 (7.14%) Microsoft Certification
6 20 (5.49%) ITIL Certification
7 16 (4.40%) DBS Check
8 11 (3.02%) MCSE
9 10 (2.75%) A+ Certification
10 6 (1.65%) MCP
11 5 (1.37%) MCSA
12 3 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.55%) CCNA
13 2 (0.55%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 1 (0.27%) Citrix Certification
14 1 (0.27%) Dell Certification
14 1 (0.27%) HNC
14 1 (0.27%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (12.09%) SLA
2 10 (2.75%) QA
3 6 (1.65%) GDPR
4 3 (0.82%) NCSC
5 1 (0.27%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.27%) JSP 440
5 1 (0.27%) NIST
System Software
1 191 (52.47%) Active Directory
2 23 (6.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (4.40%) Hyper-V
4 13 (3.57%) BitLocker
5 11 (3.02%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.65%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (1.10%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 4 (1.10%) Microsoft App-V
8 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (1.10%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.82%) vSphere
10 2 (0.55%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.27%) Firmware
11 1 (0.27%) XenApp
11 1 (0.27%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 86 (23.63%) SCCM
2 58 (15.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (3.02%) WSUS
4 7 (1.92%) AppManager
5 6 (1.65%) SmoothWall
6 4 (1.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.82%) AirWatch
7 3 (0.82%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (0.82%) Norton AntiVirus
7 3 (0.82%) OPNET
7 3 (0.82%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.55%) Proxmox
8 2 (0.55%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.27%) Ansible
9 1 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.27%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.27%) Puppet
9 1 (0.27%) SCOM
9 1 (0.27%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 196 (53.85%) Microsoft
2 61 (16.76%) ServiceNow
3 45 (12.36%) VMware
4 27 (7.42%) Cisco
5 22 (6.04%) Citrix
5 22 (6.04%) Dell
6 17 (4.67%) Apple
6 17 (4.67%) HP
7 14 (3.85%) McAfee
8 13 (3.57%) SAP
9 12 (3.30%) Google
10 11 (3.02%) Remedy
11 10 (2.75%) Ivanti
11 10 (2.75%) Wyse
12 9 (2.47%) iManage
13 7 (1.92%) Nexthink
14 6 (1.65%) Symantec
15 5 (1.37%) Atlassian
15 5 (1.37%) Bomgar
15 5 (1.37%) Canon