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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 262 177 128
Rank change year-on-year -85 -49 -12
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 516 511 743
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.98% 1.55% 1.90%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.13% 11.61% 13.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 363 319 495
10th Percentile £144 £150 £150
25th Percentile £163 £180 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £221 £225
Median % change year-on-year -4.98% -1.78% +2.27%
75th Percentile £288 £344 £388
90th Percentile £425 £511 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £200 £200 £220
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 68 82
10th Percentile £17.64 £17.41 £10.95
25th Percentile £20.75 £18.87 £11.07
Median hourly rate £25.75 £23.00 £16.19
Median % change year-on-year +11.96% +42.06% -14.79%
75th Percentile £67.47 £25.15 £22.00
90th Percentile £158.30 £28.00 £25.27
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £25.00 £14.14
% change year-on-year +3.00% +76.80% -25.58%

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 5,094 4,400 5,467
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.64% 13.37% 13.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,215 2,827 3,629
10th Percentile £193 £200 £200
25th Percentile £319 £313 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.62% -2.63% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £656 £675 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £455 £450 £473
% change year-on-year +1.11% -4.91% +5.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 352 257 337
10th Percentile £15.53 £15.50 £12.47
25th Percentile £17.84 £18.13 £17.69
Median hourly rate £26.00 £24.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -12.73% -35.29%
75th Percentile £65.00 £57.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.45 £67.40 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.88 £22.53 £39.25
% change year-on-year +23.75% -42.60% +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 4 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 4 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 4 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 -83 472 £220 - 123
UK excluding London -57 385 £200 - 114
London -93 124 £244 -2.60% 29
North of England +1 118 £200 - 29
North West -2 85 £200 +8.11% 20
South West -27 67 £225 +2.27% 14
South East -92 67 £250 +17.65% 34
Midlands -50 54 £190 +5.56% 19
Work from Home -71 52 £205 -18.00% 30
East of England -5 42 £175 -18.60% 10
West Midlands -60 33 £238 +25.00% 7
Yorkshire -36 26 £198 -1.62% 6
Scotland -26 24 £150 -25.00% 9
East Midlands -3 21 £131 -20.02% 12
Wales -9 11 £200 -27.27%
North East -35 7 £250 -16.67% 4
Northern Ireland +5 4 £175 -14.63% 3
Channel Islands +2 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 71 (13.76%) Microsoft Exchange
1 71 (13.76%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.52%) HCL Notes
3 9 (1.74%) Skype for Business
4 7 (1.36%) Confluence
5 5 (0.97%) Apache
5 5 (0.97%) nginx
6 2 (0.39%) IIS
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 73 (14.15%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.58%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (2.52%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.39%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 304 (58.91%) Microsoft 365
2 118 (22.87%) Azure
3 85 (16.47%) Entra ID
4 29 (5.62%) OneDrive
5 6 (1.16%) Power Platform
6 4 (0.78%) Azure Monitor
6 4 (0.78%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (0.78%) Mimecast
7 2 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (0.39%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.39%) Nutanix
8 1 (0.19%) Azure Stack
8 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.19%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 58 (11.24%) VPN
2 53 (10.27%) DNS
3 50 (9.69%) DHCP
4 35 (6.78%) TCP/IP
5 30 (5.81%) Wi-Fi
6 24 (4.65%) LAN
7 19 (3.68%) Skype
8 10 (1.94%) WAN
8 10 (1.94%) Wireless
9 8 (1.55%) Firewall
9 8 (1.55%) Remote Desktop
9 8 (1.55%) VLAN
10 6 (1.16%) Internet
10 6 (1.16%) IPv4
10 6 (1.16%) IPv6
10 6 (1.16%) Network Security
10 6 (1.16%) VoIP
11 3 (0.58%) WAAS
12 1 (0.19%) Cisco IOS
12 1 (0.19%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.55%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.97%) Oracle Database
3 3 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.39%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 26 (5.04%) JIRA
2 6 (1.16%) MSI
3 5 (0.97%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 5 (0.97%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.58%) InstallShield
5 2 (0.39%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 315 (61.05%) Social Skills
2 53 (10.27%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (7.56%) Legal
4 37 (7.17%) Finance
5 27 (5.23%) Public Sector
6 17 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (3.29%) Organisational Skills
7 15 (2.91%) Documentation Skills
7 15 (2.91%) Telecoms
8 14 (2.71%) Manufacturing
9 13 (2.52%) Banking
10 8 (1.55%) Law
11 7 (1.36%) French Language
11 7 (1.36%) Front Office
12 5 (0.97%) Investment Banking
12 5 (0.97%) Local Government
12 5 (0.97%) Retail
13 4 (0.78%) Marketing
13 4 (0.78%) Police
14 3 (0.58%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 186 (36.05%) Support Engineer
2 163 (31.59%) IT Support
3 140 (27.13%) IT Engineer
4 126 (24.42%) IT Support Engineer
5 67 (12.98%) Analyst
6 49 (9.50%) Desktop Engineer
7 43 (8.33%) Desktop Support
8 41 (7.95%) 2nd Line Support
9 38 (7.36%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 35 (6.78%) Deployment Engineer
11 33 (6.40%) 1st Line Support
12 32 (6.20%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 32 (6.20%) Service Analyst
12 32 (6.20%) Support Analyst
13 31 (6.01%) Service Desk Analyst
14 26 (5.04%) 1st/2nd Line Support
15 25 (4.84%) IT Analyst
15 25 (4.84%) Windows Engineer
16 24 (4.65%) Desktop Support Engineer
17 21 (4.07%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.97%) Software Packaging
2 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (0.39%) X-Windows
3 1 (0.19%) .NET
3 1 (0.19%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.19%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.19%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.19%) WinForms
3 1 (0.19%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 69 (13.37%) Onboarding
2 19 (3.68%) Driving Licence
3 18 (3.49%) Blackberry
3 18 (3.49%) Enterprise Software
3 18 (3.49%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (3.29%) Video Conferencing
5 16 (3.10%) Smartphone
6 12 (2.33%) iPhone
7 11 (2.13%) Virtual Team
8 9 (1.74%) iPad
9 7 (1.36%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.16%) BYOD
10 6 (1.16%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.97%) Augmented Reality
11 5 (0.97%) CMDB
11 5 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.97%) Fat Client
11 5 (0.97%) Thin Client
11 5 (0.97%) Virtual Reality
12 4 (0.78%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 516 (100.00%) Windows
2 49 (9.50%) Windows Server
3 39 (7.56%) Android
4 36 (6.98%) Mac OS
5 28 (5.43%) Windows 7
6 27 (5.23%) Apple iOS
7 18 (3.49%) Linux
8 11 (2.13%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (1.36%) Ubuntu
10 5 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.97%) Solaris
10 5 (0.97%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.78%) Mac OS X
11 4 (0.78%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (0.58%) CentOS
13 2 (0.39%) Debian
13 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2003
13 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.19%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (33.53%) Customer Service
2 133 (25.78%) ITIL
3 122 (23.64%) Problem-Solving
4 63 (12.21%) ITSM
5 57 (11.05%) Migration
6 52 (10.08%) Continuous Improvement
7 46 (8.91%) User Experience
8 43 (8.33%) Service Delivery
8 43 (8.33%) Service Management
9 40 (7.75%) Asset Management
10 26 (5.04%) Incident Management
11 25 (4.84%) Customer Experience
12 23 (4.46%) Application Packaging
13 20 (3.88%) Change Management
13 20 (3.88%) Root Cause Analysis
14 19 (3.68%) Break/Fix
14 19 (3.68%) Mobile Device Management
15 18 (3.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 18 (3.49%) Inventory Management
16 17 (3.29%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 61 (11.82%) PowerShell
2 14 (2.71%) VBScript
3 9 (1.74%) VB
4 6 (1.16%) Python
4 6 (1.16%) SQL
5 1 (0.19%) Bicep
5 1 (0.19%) C#
5 1 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 99 (19.19%) Security Cleared
2 82 (15.89%) SC Cleared
3 50 (9.69%) Degree
4 32 (6.20%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (4.07%) DV Cleared
6 16 (3.10%) A+ Certification
7 10 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.94%) Network+ Certification
8 9 (1.74%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.74%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.16%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.16%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 5 (0.97%) DBS Check
10 5 (0.97%) MCSE
11 4 (0.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.58%) ACSP
13 1 (0.19%) CCA
13 1 (0.19%) CCNA
13 1 (0.19%) Citrix Certification
13 1 (0.19%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (10.85%) SLA
2 4 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (0.78%) NCSC
3 3 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (0.58%) GDPR
4 2 (0.39%) GLP
4 2 (0.39%) GMP
5 1 (0.19%) GRC
5 1 (0.19%) GxP
5 1 (0.19%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.19%) QA
System Software
1 323 (62.60%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.29%) Virtual Desktop
2 17 (3.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (2.52%) BitLocker
4 8 (1.55%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.16%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (0.97%) Firmware
7 2 (0.39%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.19%) KVM
8 1 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
8 1 (0.19%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 145 (28.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 99 (19.19%) SCCM
3 8 (1.55%) WSUS
4 7 (1.36%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (1.16%) vCenter Server
6 5 (0.97%) AirWatch
6 5 (0.97%) Packer
6 5 (0.97%) Terraform
7 3 (0.58%) McAfee ePO
8 2 (0.39%) SCOM
8 2 (0.39%) WMI
9 1 (0.19%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 332 (64.34%) Microsoft
2 115 (22.29%) ServiceNow
3 35 (6.78%) Apple
4 26 (5.04%) VMware
5 20 (3.88%) Citrix
6 17 (3.29%) Cisco
6 17 (3.29%) HP
7 15 (2.91%) iManage
7 15 (2.91%) Lotus
8 14 (2.71%) Remedy
9 12 (2.33%) Bomgar
10 11 (2.13%) McAfee
11 9 (1.74%) Bloomberg
12 8 (1.55%) Starlink
13 7 (1.36%) Oracle
13 7 (1.36%) Samsung
14 6 (1.16%) Dell
14 6 (1.16%) Tanium
15 5 (0.97%) Sophos
16 4 (0.78%) Google