Windows 10 Contracts

Microsoft Windows 10
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 161 107 102
Rank change year-on-year -54 -5 +5
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 517 900 1,438
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.77% 2.06% 2.41%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.69% 15.49% 14.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 362 618 1,036
10th Percentile £150 £148 £140
25th Percentile £190 £185 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £225 £220
Median % change year-on-year - +2.27% +9.52%
75th Percentile £388 £381 £375
90th Percentile £550 £575 £538
UK excluding London median daily rate £210 £213 £205
% change year-on-year -1.18% +3.66% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 91 96
10th Percentile £18.13 £10.95 £13.85
25th Percentile £18.51 £11.07 £16.25
Median hourly rate £24.00 £16.94 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year +41.72% -8.46% +3.04%
75th Percentile £28.00 £21.00 £24.50
90th Percentile £29.48 £39.23 £52.13
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.59 £14.14 £18.50
% change year-on-year +66.83% -23.57% +5.71%

All Operating Systems
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,075 5,812 9,696
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.94% 13.33% 16.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,687 3,913 6,831
10th Percentile £200 £183 £190
25th Percentile £319 £300 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £468 £505
Median % change year-on-year +1.50% -7.33% +1.00%
75th Percentile £594 £588 £638
90th Percentile £699 £700 £719
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 397 416
10th Percentile £16.25 £12.75 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.13 £15.50 £17.75
Median hourly rate £24.18 £22.00 £39.30
Median % change year-on-year +9.91% -44.02% +74.67%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.00 £22.00 £31.25
% change year-on-year +4.55% -29.60% +56.25%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Windows 10 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 10.

Daily rate trend for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 10.

Hourly rate trend for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows 10 over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Top 18 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England -46 465 £225 - 216
UK excluding London -21 354 £210 -1.18% 174
London -37 153 £303 +15.24% 56
South East -38 85 £250 +16.28% 46
Work from Home -30 78 £250 -18.37% 75
North of England -31 76 £200 -9.09% 51
Midlands +6 69 £190 -5.00% 21
South West +44 58 £220 -2.22% 28
North West -23 52 £188 -16.67% 29
West Midlands +17 51 £190 -5.00% 13
Scotland -6 24 £198 -1.25% 8
Yorkshire -18 21 £225 +18.42% 17
East of England +24 20 £225 +2.27% 20
East Midlands -6 17 £190 +18.75% 8
Northern Ireland +1 11 £154 +6.21% 1
Wales +6 9 £294 +54.61% 4
North East -3 3 £300 +113.52% 5
Channel Islands - 2 £298 -

Windows 10
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 97 (18.76%) SharePoint
2 80 (15.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.13%) Skype for Business
4 5 (0.97%) Confluence
4 5 (0.97%) IIS
5 3 (0.58%) CMS
6 2 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.39%) IBM Notes
6 2 (0.39%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2003
7 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 126 (24.37%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.16%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (1.93%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.39%) Alphatax
3 1 (0.19%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 267 (51.64%) Microsoft 365
2 113 (21.86%) Azure
3 54 (10.44%) Entra ID
4 47 (9.09%) OneDrive
5 12 (2.32%) Google Workspace
6 6 (1.16%) Yammer
7 5 (0.97%) AWS
8 4 (0.77%) IaaS
8 4 (0.77%) Power Platform
9 3 (0.58%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (0.58%) PaaS
9 3 (0.58%) WhatsApp
10 2 (0.39%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.39%) Asana
10 2 (0.39%) GitHub
10 2 (0.39%) SaaS
10 2 (0.39%) Slack
11 1 (0.19%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.19%) Rubrik
11 1 (0.19%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 97 (18.76%) VPN
2 55 (10.64%) DNS
3 49 (9.48%) Firewall
4 46 (8.90%) Wi-Fi
5 45 (8.70%) DHCP
6 29 (5.61%) LAN
7 25 (4.84%) VLAN
8 23 (4.45%) WAN
9 22 (4.26%) Skype
10 20 (3.87%) Remote Desktop
11 18 (3.48%) VoIP
12 17 (3.29%) TCP/IP
13 11 (2.13%) Wireless
14 7 (1.35%) Network Security
15 6 (1.16%) Cisco IOS
15 6 (1.16%) SSL
15 6 (1.16%) Unified Communications
15 6 (1.16%) VSAN
16 5 (0.97%) HTTP
16 5 (0.97%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.32%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.19%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 10 (1.93%) JIRA
2 7 (1.35%) MSI
3 3 (0.58%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.19%) AdminStudio
4 1 (0.19%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 211 (40.81%) Social Skills
2 79 (15.28%) Finance
3 50 (9.67%) Public Sector
4 46 (8.90%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (4.84%) Banking
6 22 (4.26%) Manufacturing
7 18 (3.48%) Legal
7 18 (3.48%) Telecoms
8 16 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (2.90%) Marketing
10 14 (2.71%) Electronics
11 13 (2.51%) Law
12 11 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (1.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.35%) Local Government
15 6 (1.16%) Investment Banking
16 5 (0.97%) Military
16 5 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
17 4 (0.77%) German Language
18 2 (0.39%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 138 (26.69%) Support Engineer
2 82 (15.86%) Analyst
3 81 (15.67%) Desktop Engineer
4 75 (14.51%) Desktop Support
5 57 (11.03%) Windows Engineer
6 56 (10.83%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 55 (10.64%) IT Support
8 51 (9.86%) 2nd Line Support
9 48 (9.28%) IT Engineer
10 47 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 37 (7.16%) IT Support Engineer
12 36 (6.96%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 36 (6.96%) Service Analyst
12 36 (6.96%) Service Desk Analyst
13 33 (6.38%) Support Analyst
14 32 (6.19%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 30 (5.80%) Deployment Engineer
15 30 (5.80%) Senior
16 21 (4.06%) Windows Support Engineer
17 19 (3.68%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.58%) Web Services
2 2 (0.39%) Software Packaging
3 1 (0.19%) .NET
3 1 (0.19%) CSS
3 1 (0.19%) FIX Protocol
3 1 (0.19%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 27 (5.22%) Onboarding
2 26 (5.03%) Video Conferencing
3 19 (3.68%) Driving Licence
4 18 (3.48%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.09%) NHS
5 16 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (2.90%) PKI
7 14 (2.71%) iPad
7 14 (2.71%) iPhone
8 12 (2.32%) Smartphone
9 9 (1.74%) Blackberry
9 9 (1.74%) BYOD
10 7 (1.35%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.16%) CMDB
11 6 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (0.97%) Life Science
13 4 (0.77%) Clustering
13 4 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
13 4 (0.77%) Product Ownership
14 3 (0.58%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 517 (100.00%) Windows
2 86 (16.63%) Windows Server
3 43 (8.32%) Windows 7
4 32 (6.19%) Apple iOS
5 28 (5.42%) Windows Server 2012
6 27 (5.22%) Android
7 26 (5.03%) Windows Server 2016
8 25 (4.84%) Windows Server 2019
9 22 (4.26%) Mac OS
10 19 (3.68%) Linux
11 10 (1.93%) Windows XP
12 8 (1.55%) Windows Server 2008
13 6 (1.16%) Windows 8
13 6 (1.16%) Windows Server 2003
14 5 (0.97%) Windows Vista
15 3 (0.58%) VMS
16 2 (0.39%) Mac OS X
16 2 (0.39%) Solaris
17 1 (0.19%) FreeBSD
17 1 (0.19%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (27.08%) Customer Service
2 129 (24.95%) ITIL
3 111 (21.47%) Problem-Solving
4 52 (10.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 45 (8.70%) ITSM
6 44 (8.51%) Service Management
7 40 (7.74%) Asset Management
7 40 (7.74%) Time Management
8 37 (7.16%) Migration
9 31 (6.00%) Service Delivery
10 25 (4.84%) Incident Management
11 19 (3.68%) Cybersecurity
11 19 (3.68%) User Experience
12 17 (3.29%) Break/Fix
12 17 (3.29%) Root Cause Analysis
13 16 (3.09%) Stakeholder Management
14 15 (2.90%) Change Management
14 15 (2.90%) Mobile Device Management
15 14 (2.71%) Digital Marketing
15 14 (2.71%) Software Licensing
Programming Languages
1 91 (17.60%) PowerShell
2 19 (3.68%) SQL
3 12 (2.32%) VBScript
4 6 (1.16%) VB
5 3 (0.58%) Python
6 1 (0.19%) Bash
6 1 (0.19%) C++
6 1 (0.19%) Perl
Qualifications
1 123 (23.79%) Security Cleared
2 95 (18.38%) SC Cleared
3 43 (8.32%) DV Cleared
4 41 (7.93%) Degree
5 36 (6.96%) Microsoft Certification
6 22 (4.26%) ITIL Certification
7 17 (3.29%) DBS Check
8 13 (2.51%) MCSE
9 11 (2.13%) A+ Certification
10 7 (1.35%) MCP
11 5 (0.97%) MCSA
12 4 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.58%) CCNA
13 3 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.39%) Dell Certification
14 2 (0.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 1 (0.19%) Citrix Certification
15 1 (0.19%) GIAC
15 1 (0.19%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (9.28%) SLA
2 12 (2.32%) QA
3 7 (1.35%) GDPR
4 3 (0.58%) NCSC
5 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.19%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.19%) JSP 440
5 1 (0.19%) NIST
System Software
1 291 (56.29%) Active Directory
2 54 (10.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (3.29%) BitLocker
3 17 (3.29%) Virtual Desktop
4 16 (3.09%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.71%) VMware ESXi
6 13 (2.51%) Microsoft App-V
7 10 (1.93%) vSphere
8 5 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.77%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 4 (0.77%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.58%) XenApp
10 3 (0.58%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.19%) NFS
11 1 (0.19%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 137 (26.50%) SCCM
2 115 (22.24%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (3.29%) WSUS
4 13 (2.51%) AppManager
5 7 (1.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (1.16%) AirWatch
7 5 (0.97%) SmoothWall
8 4 (0.77%) Norton AntiVirus
8 4 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.58%) Failover Clustering
9 3 (0.58%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Clustering
9 3 (0.58%) OPNET
9 3 (0.58%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.39%) Ansible
10 2 (0.39%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 2 (0.39%) Proxmox
10 2 (0.39%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
11 1 (0.19%) PowerCLI
11 1 (0.19%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 296 (57.25%) Microsoft
2 76 (14.70%) ServiceNow
3 73 (14.12%) VMware
4 44 (8.51%) Cisco
5 33 (6.38%) Citrix
6 26 (5.03%) Dell
7 25 (4.84%) HP
8 22 (4.26%) Apple
9 16 (3.09%) McAfee
10 15 (2.90%) Ivanti
10 15 (2.90%) SAP
11 13 (2.51%) Google
12 12 (2.32%) Symantec
13 11 (2.13%) iManage
14 10 (1.93%) Remedy
15 9 (1.74%) Wyse
16 7 (1.35%) Meraki
16 7 (1.35%) Nexthink
16 7 (1.35%) Zscaler
17 6 (1.16%) SolarWinds