Windows 10 Contract Job Trends

Microsoft Windows 10
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Windows 10 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 186 131
Rank change year-on-year -72 -55 -13
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 543 519 721
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.01% 1.57% 1.86%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.43% 11.69% 13.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 388 326 472
10th Percentile £150 £150 £150
25th Percentile £174 £176 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £214 £225 £225
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +2.27%
75th Percentile £298 £375 £365
90th Percentile £442 £513 £550
UK excluding London median daily rate £210 £205 £220
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 74 79
10th Percentile £17.20 £17.49 £10.95
25th Percentile £20.18 £18.87 £11.01
Median hourly rate £25.75 £23.00 £16.25
Median % change year-on-year +11.96% +41.54% -14.88%
75th Percentile £67.47 £25.15 £22.00
90th Percentile £96.95 £27.18 £27.15
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £22.50 £14.41
% change year-on-year +14.44% +56.14% -24.16%

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 5,206 4,441 5,433
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.71% 13.46% 13.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,292 2,828 3,561
10th Percentile £190 £190 £200
25th Percentile £313 £307 £329
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.22% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £663 £675 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £447 £455
% change year-on-year +0.67% -1.76% +1.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 365 272 323
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.63 £12.43
25th Percentile £17.25 £18.51 £17.85
Median hourly rate £26.00 £25.08 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.69% -16.42% -27.56%
75th Percentile £65.00 £57.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.60 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.66 £24.33 £39.25
% change year-on-year +9.58% -38.01% +33.96%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows 10 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Windows 10 job vacancy trend in the UK

Windows 10
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 10.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 over the 6 months to 24 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 10.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows 10 over the 6 months to 24 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Top 18 Contract Job 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 24 August 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
England -79 489 £225 - 108
UK excluding London -62 407 £210 +2.44% 95
North of England 0 133 £200 +3.23% 22
London -99 128 £239 -4.60% 29
North West +15 103 £220 +15.79% 13
South West -36 68 £225 - 10
South East -99 64 £250 +25.00% 29
Midlands -37 58 £190 +7.04% 18
Work from Home -98 49 £193 -35.83% 21
East of England -18 39 £175 -22.22% 17
West Midlands -47 34 £225 +15.38% 12
Scotland -19 33 £150 -25.00% 5
East Midlands -2 24 £131 -1.50% 6
Yorkshire -36 23 £200 +3.23% 5
Wales -13 10 £200 -27.27%
North East -33 7 £250 - 5
Northern Ireland +3 4 £175 -14.63%
Channel Islands 0 1 £535 -

Windows 10
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 82 (15.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 72 (13.26%) SharePoint
3 17 (3.13%) Skype for Business
4 13 (2.39%) HCL Notes
5 7 (1.29%) Confluence
6 5 (0.92%) Apache
6 5 (0.92%) nginx
7 2 (0.37%) IIS
8 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 82 (15.10%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.55%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 12 (2.21%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.37%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 315 (58.01%) Microsoft 365
2 130 (23.94%) Azure
3 104 (19.15%) Entra ID
4 32 (5.89%) OneDrive
5 6 (1.10%) Power Platform
6 5 (0.92%) Mimecast
7 4 (0.74%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (0.74%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (0.55%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.55%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.37%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.18%) Azure Stack
10 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.18%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 70 (12.89%) VPN
2 62 (11.42%) DNS
3 59 (10.87%) DHCP
4 44 (8.10%) TCP/IP
5 32 (5.89%) Wi-Fi
6 31 (5.71%) LAN
7 27 (4.97%) Skype
8 17 (3.13%) WAN
9 14 (2.58%) VLAN
10 10 (1.84%) Wireless
11 8 (1.47%) Internet
11 8 (1.47%) Network Security
12 7 (1.29%) Firewall
13 6 (1.10%) IPv4
13 6 (1.10%) IPv6
14 5 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
15 4 (0.74%) NetScaler
15 4 (0.74%) VoIP
16 3 (0.55%) WAAS
17 1 (0.18%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.29%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.92%) Oracle Database
3 3 (0.55%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.37%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 23 (4.24%) JIRA
2 6 (1.10%) MSI
3 5 (0.92%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 5 (0.92%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.37%) AdminStudio
4 2 (0.37%) InstallShield
5 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 325 (59.85%) Social Skills
2 62 (11.42%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (7.37%) Finance
4 37 (6.81%) Legal
5 24 (4.42%) Public Sector
6 17 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (2.95%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (2.58%) Telecoms
9 12 (2.21%) Banking
10 11 (2.03%) Manufacturing
11 10 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (1.84%) Front Office
12 7 (1.29%) French Language
12 7 (1.29%) Law
12 7 (1.29%) Local Government
13 6 (1.10%) Investment Banking
14 5 (0.92%) Retail
15 4 (0.74%) Marketing
15 4 (0.74%) Police
16 2 (0.37%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 189 (34.81%) Support Engineer
2 165 (30.39%) IT Support
3 148 (27.26%) IT Engineer
4 131 (24.13%) IT Support Engineer
5 70 (12.89%) Analyst
6 52 (9.58%) Desktop Engineer
7 45 (8.29%) Desktop Support
8 43 (7.92%) Deployment Engineer
9 39 (7.18%) 2nd Line Support
10 38 (7.00%) Support Analyst
11 34 (6.26%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 33 (6.08%) Service Analyst
13 31 (5.71%) 1st Line Support
13 31 (5.71%) Service Desk Analyst
14 28 (5.16%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 27 (4.97%) IT Analyst
16 26 (4.79%) 1st/2nd Line Support
17 25 (4.60%) Windows Engineer
18 24 (4.42%) Desktop Support Engineer
19 21 (3.87%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.29%) Software Packaging
2 5 (0.92%) Terraform
3 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.18%) .NET
4 1 (0.18%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.18%) WinForms
4 1 (0.18%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 76 (14.00%) Onboarding
2 24 (4.42%) Video Conferencing
3 20 (3.68%) Blackberry
3 20 (3.68%) Driving Licence
4 19 (3.50%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (3.31%) Smartphone
6 13 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (2.39%) iPhone
7 12 (2.21%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.21%) Virtual Team
8 9 (1.66%) iPad
9 8 (1.47%) CMDB
10 7 (1.29%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.10%) BYOD
11 6 (1.10%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.10%) Fat Client
11 6 (1.10%) Thin Client
12 5 (0.92%) Augmented Reality
12 5 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.92%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 543 (100.00%) Windows
2 54 (9.94%) Windows Server
3 44 (8.10%) Android
4 42 (7.73%) Windows 7
5 41 (7.55%) Mac OS
6 36 (6.63%) Apple iOS
7 23 (4.24%) Linux
8 10 (1.84%) Ubuntu
8 10 (1.84%) Windows Server 2012
9 6 (1.10%) CentOS
10 5 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.92%) Solaris
10 5 (0.92%) Windows Server 2003
11 4 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.37%) Debian
12 2 (0.37%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (34.99%) Customer Service
2 152 (27.99%) ITIL
3 141 (25.97%) Problem-Solving
4 86 (15.84%) ITSM
5 64 (11.79%) Service Management
6 57 (10.50%) User Experience
7 55 (10.13%) Continuous Improvement
7 55 (10.13%) Migration
8 44 (8.10%) Asset Management
9 41 (7.55%) Service Delivery
10 34 (6.26%) Application Packaging
11 30 (5.52%) Incident Management
12 29 (5.34%) Root Cause Analysis
13 28 (5.16%) Customer Experience
14 23 (4.24%) Inventory Management
15 21 (3.87%) Break/Fix
16 20 (3.68%) Computer Science
16 20 (3.68%) Mobile Device Management
17 19 (3.50%) Change Management
17 19 (3.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 82 (15.10%) PowerShell
2 22 (4.05%) VBScript
3 16 (2.95%) VB
4 8 (1.47%) Python
5 7 (1.29%) SQL
6 1 (0.18%) Bash
6 1 (0.18%) Bicep
6 1 (0.18%) C#
6 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 129 (23.76%) Security Cleared
2 109 (20.07%) SC Cleared
3 50 (9.21%) Degree
4 33 (6.08%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (4.79%) DV Cleared
6 25 (4.60%) A+ Certification
7 14 (2.58%) Network+ Certification
8 13 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (2.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 11 (2.03%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (1.66%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.10%) DBS Check
12 6 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 3 (0.55%) ACSP
14 3 (0.55%) MCSE
15 1 (0.18%) CCNA
15 1 (0.18%) Cisco Certification
15 1 (0.18%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (11.42%) SLA
2 5 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (0.74%) NCSC
4 2 (0.37%) GDPR
5 1 (0.18%) GLP
5 1 (0.18%) GMP
5 1 (0.18%) GRC
5 1 (0.18%) GxP
5 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.18%) QA
System Software
1 350 (64.46%) Active Directory
2 26 (4.79%) Virtual Desktop
3 23 (4.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (3.87%) BitLocker
5 10 (1.84%) Hyper-V
6 7 (1.29%) Firmware
7 6 (1.10%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.74%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 4 (0.74%) XenDesktop
9 3 (0.55%) XenApp
10 1 (0.18%) KVM
10 1 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 158 (29.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 123 (22.65%) SCCM
3 10 (1.84%) WSUS
4 6 (1.10%) vCenter Server
5 5 (0.92%) AirWatch
5 5 (0.92%) Packer
6 4 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.55%) McAfee ePO
7 3 (0.55%) SysTrack
8 2 (0.37%) SCOM
8 2 (0.37%) WMI
9 1 (0.18%) MobiControl
Vendors
1 362 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 128 (23.57%) ServiceNow
3 44 (8.10%) Apple
4 34 (6.26%) VMware
5 18 (3.31%) HP
6 17 (3.13%) Cisco
6 17 (3.13%) Citrix
7 16 (2.95%) Lotus
8 13 (2.39%) iManage
8 13 (2.39%) McAfee
8 13 (2.39%) Remedy
9 10 (1.84%) Bomgar
10 9 (1.66%) Samsung
11 8 (1.47%) Bloomberg
11 8 (1.47%) Starlink
12 7 (1.29%) Sophos
13 6 (1.10%) Atlassian
13 6 (1.10%) CyberArk
13 6 (1.10%) Google
13 6 (1.10%) Meraki