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 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 176 126 114
Rank change year-on-year -50 -12 -13
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 601 706 944
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.65% 1.96% 2.11%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.44% 13.93% 13.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 409 468 673
10th Percentile £134 £155 £143
25th Percentile £169 £188 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £214 £239 £215
Median % change year-on-year -10.37% +11.05% -4.44%
75th Percentile £348 £400 £350
90th Percentile £550 £538 £529
UK excluding London median daily rate £202 £225 £210
% change year-on-year -10.44% +7.14% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 39 49
10th Percentile £18.87 £14.10 £16.05
25th Percentile £19.00 £17.44 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +21.05% +3.46%
75th Percentile £25.00 £24.18 £23.75
90th Percentile £25.15 £57.62 £60.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £22.75 £18.98
% change year-on-year -3.30% +19.89% +7.08%

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 4,832 5,069 6,761
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.24% 14.09% 15.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,132 3,100 4,600
10th Percentile £180 £200 £181
25th Percentile £263 £325 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.32%
75th Percentile £563 £585 £608
90th Percentile £662 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £402 £440 £440
% change year-on-year -8.64% - -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 364 205 340
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.10 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £22.50 £17.94
Median hourly rate £25.11 £50.00 £31.00
Median % change year-on-year -49.78% +61.29% +24.00%
75th Percentile £56.26 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.84 £70.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £51.25 £27.25
% change year-on-year -51.22% +88.07% +21.11%

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 4 December 2025.

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 4 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Top 17 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 4 December 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 -23 568 £215 -12.24% 202
UK excluding London -31 440 £202 -10.44% 187
London -39 158 £230 -13.21% 43
South East -22 112 £203 -38.17% 63
North of England -42 102 £175 -22.22% 39
South West +18 91 £325 +44.44% 17
Work from Home -45 89 £350 +40.00% 49
North West -20 70 £175 -16.67% 24
Midlands -37 60 £170 -10.53% 28
East of England +11 55 £220 -7.85% 29
West Midlands -41 37 £175 -12.50% 16
East Midlands -10 23 £132 -30.44% 12
Yorkshire -38 23 £175 -22.22% 10
Scotland -26 22 £200 -9.09% 6
North East -1 9 £200 -33.33% 5
Wales -18 7 £200 - 7
Northern Ireland -17 1 £250 +65.02% 2

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 (13.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 67 (11.15%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.16%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.67%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.17%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 94 (15.64%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (3.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (2.33%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.83%) assyst
3 1 (0.17%) Eikon
3 1 (0.17%) Eze OMS
3 1 (0.17%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.17%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.17%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 293 (48.75%) Microsoft 365
2 97 (16.14%) Azure
3 51 (8.49%) Entra ID
4 47 (7.82%) OneDrive
5 7 (1.16%) AWS
6 6 (1.00%) Power Platform
7 5 (0.83%) GCP
8 2 (0.33%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.33%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.33%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.17%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.17%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.17%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.17%) IaaS
9 1 (0.17%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.17%) OCI
9 1 (0.17%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.17%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 64 (10.65%) DNS
2 63 (10.48%) VPN
3 47 (7.82%) TCP/IP
4 45 (7.49%) DHCP
5 28 (4.66%) Wi-Fi
6 24 (3.99%) LAN
6 24 (3.99%) WAN
7 19 (3.16%) Skype
8 16 (2.66%) VLAN
9 13 (2.16%) Firewall
10 11 (1.83%) Wireless
11 9 (1.50%) 4G
12 8 (1.33%) PABX
13 7 (1.16%) IP Telephony
14 6 (1.00%) Remote Desktop
15 5 (0.83%) NetScaler
15 5 (0.83%) Structured Cabling
15 5 (0.83%) VSAN
15 5 (0.83%) WAAS
16 4 (0.67%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.83%) Oracle Reports
2 10 (1.66%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.16%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.50%) Power BI
5 1 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.17%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 18 (3.00%) MSI
2 9 (1.50%) InstallShield
2 9 (1.50%) JIRA
3 8 (1.33%) AdminStudio
4 1 (0.17%) GitLab
4 1 (0.17%) Hudson
4 1 (0.17%) REST Assured
General
1 297 (49.42%) Social Skills
2 65 (10.82%) Finance
3 54 (8.99%) Public Sector
4 33 (5.49%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (4.49%) Banking
6 19 (3.16%) Documentation Skills
6 19 (3.16%) Manufacturing
7 18 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (2.83%) Legal
9 15 (2.50%) Electronics
9 15 (2.50%) Marketing
9 15 (2.50%) Telecoms
10 10 (1.66%) Law
11 8 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.00%) Aerospace
13 4 (0.67%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.67%) Investment Banking
14 3 (0.50%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.33%) Back Office
15 2 (0.33%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 167 (27.79%) Support Engineer
2 144 (23.96%) IT Support
3 107 (17.80%) IT Engineer
4 94 (15.64%) Analyst
5 76 (12.65%) IT Support Engineer
6 75 (12.48%) Desktop Support
7 69 (11.48%) Desktop Engineer
7 69 (11.48%) Windows Engineer
8 62 (10.32%) Deployment Engineer
9 57 (9.48%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 48 (7.99%) Support Analyst
11 43 (7.15%) 2nd Line Support
12 39 (6.49%) Service Analyst
13 37 (6.16%) Service Desk Analyst
14 35 (5.82%) IT Analyst
15 30 (4.99%) IT Support Analyst
15 30 (4.99%) Windows Support Engineer
16 23 (3.83%) 1st Line Support
17 22 (3.66%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 22 (3.66%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.67%) Software Packaging
2 2 (0.33%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.99%) Driving Licence
2 26 (4.33%) Onboarding
3 24 (3.99%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (3.16%) iPhone
5 17 (2.83%) Video Conferencing
6 13 (2.16%) iPad
6 13 (2.16%) PKI
7 12 (2.00%) Smartphone
8 8 (1.33%) Legacy Applications
9 7 (1.16%) Hedge funds
10 6 (1.00%) CMDB
10 6 (1.00%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.00%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.00%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.00%) Virtual Team
11 5 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.83%) NHS
11 5 (0.83%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 4 (0.67%) Blackberry
13 3 (0.50%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 591 (98.34%) Windows
2 55 (9.15%) Android
3 50 (8.32%) Apple iOS
4 42 (6.99%) Windows 7
5 38 (6.32%) Windows Server
6 37 (6.16%) Mac OS
7 31 (5.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 23 (3.83%) Linux
9 14 (2.33%) Windows Server 2012
10 12 (2.00%) Windows Server 2003
10 12 (2.00%) Windows Server 2019
11 11 (1.83%) AIX
12 5 (0.83%) Mac OS X
13 4 (0.67%) Windows 8
13 4 (0.67%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.50%) CentOS
15 2 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 2 (0.33%) Unix
16 1 (0.17%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (24.79%) Customer Service
2 104 (17.30%) ITIL
2 104 (17.30%) Problem-Solving
3 80 (13.31%) Migration
4 65 (10.82%) ITSM
5 53 (8.82%) Service Management
6 33 (5.49%) Application Packaging
7 30 (4.99%) User Experience
8 27 (4.49%) Asset Management
8 27 (4.49%) Mobile Device Management
8 27 (4.49%) Workflow
9 24 (3.99%) Inventory Management
9 24 (3.99%) Service Delivery
10 23 (3.83%) Agile
10 23 (3.83%) Continuous Improvement
11 22 (3.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 21 (3.49%) Change Management
12 21 (3.49%) Logistics
13 20 (3.33%) Cybersecurity
13 20 (3.33%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 77 (12.81%) PowerShell
2 21 (3.49%) VBScript
3 11 (1.83%) SQL
4 8 (1.33%) VB
5 5 (0.83%) Bash
6 4 (0.67%) Java
7 3 (0.50%) Python
8 1 (0.17%) C#
Qualifications
1 178 (29.62%) Security Cleared
2 140 (23.29%) SC Cleared
3 41 (6.82%) Microsoft Certification
4 36 (5.99%) Degree
5 31 (5.16%) DV Cleared
6 18 (3.00%) A+ Certification
7 11 (1.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 10 (1.66%) ITIL Certification
9 9 (1.50%) MCP
10 8 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.16%) MCSE
12 5 (0.83%) Citrix Certification
12 5 (0.83%) MCDST
12 5 (0.83%) MCSA
13 4 (0.67%) Azure Certification
14 3 (0.50%) Master's Degree
15 2 (0.33%) BPSS Clearance
15 2 (0.33%) CBAP
15 2 (0.33%) CCA
16 1 (0.17%) Dell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.82%) SLA
2 13 (2.16%) GDPR
3 11 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.50%) NCSC
5 3 (0.50%) QA
6 1 (0.17%) PMO
System Software
1 306 (50.92%) Active Directory
2 34 (5.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (3.83%) Virtual Desktop
4 12 (2.00%) BitLocker
5 11 (1.83%) Microsoft App-V
6 10 (1.66%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (1.50%) Hyper-V
8 6 (1.00%) VMware NSX
9 5 (0.83%) Terminal Services
9 5 (0.83%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (0.83%) vSphere
10 4 (0.67%) Firmware
11 2 (0.33%) NFS
11 2 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.33%) XenApp
11 2 (0.33%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.17%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 168 (27.95%) SCCM
2 98 (16.31%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (2.50%) vCenter Server
4 8 (1.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 8 (1.33%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (1.33%) WSUS
5 6 (1.00%) Norton AntiVirus
6 4 (0.67%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
7 3 (0.50%) OPNET
7 3 (0.50%) SCOM
7 3 (0.50%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.17%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.17%) Ansible
8 1 (0.17%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.17%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.17%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 338 (56.24%) Microsoft
2 87 (14.48%) ServiceNow
3 44 (7.32%) VMware
4 41 (6.82%) Citrix
5 34 (5.66%) Apple
6 30 (4.99%) Cisco
7 20 (3.33%) HP
8 19 (3.16%) Dell
9 18 (3.00%) McAfee
10 17 (2.83%) SAP
11 15 (2.50%) Remedy
12 12 (2.00%) Oracle
13 9 (1.50%) Symantec
14 8 (1.33%) Reuters
14 8 (1.33%) Starlink
15 7 (1.16%) iManage
15 7 (1.16%) Veeam
16 6 (1.00%) Bloomberg
16 6 (1.00%) IBM
16 6 (1.00%) SolarWinds