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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 212 150 108
Rank change year-on-year -62 -42 -11
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 560 557 904
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.22% 1.91% 2.05%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.68% 13.56% 15.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 385 398 621
10th Percentile £133 £155 £148
25th Percentile £161 £195 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £225 £220
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +2.27% +2.33%
75th Percentile £300 £418 £385
90th Percentile £500 £571 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £190 £215 £210
% change year-on-year -11.63% +2.38% +3.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 32 90
10th Percentile £18.91 £18.13 £10.95
25th Percentile £20.50 £20.75 £11.07
Median hourly rate £22.00 £24.09 £17.11
Median % change year-on-year -8.68% +40.79% -7.51%
75th Percentile £25.15 £25.86 £20.56
90th Percentile £148.08 £28.37 £40.18
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.08 £24.18 £14.41
% change year-on-year -8.71% +67.80% -21.54%

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 4,794 4,107 5,963
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.47% 14.05% 13.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,134 2,739 3,991
10th Percentile £181 £200 £181
25th Percentile £300 £325 £290
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.70% -9.76%
75th Percentile £570 £600 £594
90th Percentile £657 £699 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £450 £448
% change year-on-year -5.56% +0.56% -5.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 173 408
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.63 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.00 £18.13 £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.52 £24.66 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.47% +12.09% -24.91%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.14 £68.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.21 £24.42 £20.00
% change year-on-year +3.21% +22.10% -24.53%

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 9 April 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 9 April 2026.

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 9 April 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 -56 534 £200 -11.11% 113
UK excluding London -54 405 £190 -11.63% 103
London -70 148 £250 -20.00% 26
North of England -16 146 £175 -12.50% 23
North West +14 111 £171 -9.87% 17
Work from Home -35 90 £190 -24.00% 16
Midlands -61 74 £180 -5.26% 22
South East -77 66 £210 -16.00% 25
East of England +1 58 £200 -11.11% 11
South West -41 43 £235 +4.44% 16
East Midlands -13 38 £175 -7.89% 12
West Midlands -79 35 £185 -2.63% 10
Yorkshire -42 32 £190 -20.83% 5
Scotland -16 12 £181 -14.71% 6
Wales -15 7 £200 -31.91% 2
North East -16 3 £180 -40.00% 2
Northern Ireland -12 1 £175 +13.64% 1

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 89 (15.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 65 (11.61%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.79%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.18%) IIS
Applications
1 95 (16.96%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.89%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (3.93%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.71%) assyst
3 1 (0.18%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 328 (58.57%) Microsoft 365
2 125 (22.32%) Azure
3 81 (14.46%) Entra ID
4 29 (5.18%) OneDrive
5 8 (1.43%) Power Platform
6 6 (1.07%) AWS
7 5 (0.89%) GCP
8 4 (0.71%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (0.54%) Nutanix
10 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.36%) SaaS
10 2 (0.36%) Slack
10 2 (0.36%) Viva Engage
11 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.18%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.18%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.18%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.18%) IaaS
11 1 (0.18%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.18%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 60 (10.71%) VPN
2 46 (8.21%) DNS
3 45 (8.04%) Wi-Fi
4 44 (7.86%) DHCP
5 39 (6.96%) LAN
6 32 (5.71%) WAN
7 25 (4.46%) Skype
8 23 (4.11%) TCP/IP
9 22 (3.93%) Wireless
10 20 (3.57%) VLAN
11 13 (2.32%) Remote Desktop
12 12 (2.14%) NetScaler
13 7 (1.25%) Firewall
13 7 (1.25%) VoIP
14 4 (0.71%) 4G
14 4 (0.71%) IPv4
14 4 (0.71%) IPv6
14 4 (0.71%) WAAS
15 3 (0.54%) Network Security
16 2 (0.36%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.96%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.25%) Oracle Database
2 7 (1.25%) Oracle Reports
3 6 (1.07%) Power BI
4 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 19 (3.39%) JIRA
2 10 (1.79%) MSI
3 7 (1.25%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.54%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.18%) Hudson
5 1 (0.18%) REST Assured
General
1 289 (51.61%) Social Skills
2 52 (9.29%) Finance
3 47 (8.39%) Public Sector
4 38 (6.79%) Banking
5 33 (5.89%) Legal
6 31 (5.54%) Manufacturing
7 29 (5.18%) Analytical Skills
8 26 (4.64%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (3.93%) Telecoms
10 18 (3.21%) Documentation Skills
10 18 (3.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (2.32%) Electronics
11 13 (2.32%) Marketing
12 12 (2.14%) Law
13 8 (1.43%) French Language
13 8 (1.43%) Investment Banking
14 5 (0.89%) Front Office
14 5 (0.89%) Local Government
15 4 (0.71%) Police
16 3 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 170 (30.36%) Support Engineer
2 150 (26.79%) IT Support
3 117 (20.89%) IT Engineer
4 95 (16.96%) IT Support Engineer
5 87 (15.54%) Analyst
6 57 (10.18%) Desktop Support
7 49 (8.75%) Desktop Engineer
8 48 (8.57%) Windows Engineer
9 47 (8.39%) Support Analyst
10 43 (7.68%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 42 (7.50%) 1st Line Support
12 40 (7.14%) 2nd Line Support
13 32 (5.71%) Service Analyst
14 30 (5.36%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 29 (5.18%) Service Desk Analyst
16 27 (4.82%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 26 (4.64%) IT Analyst
18 25 (4.46%) Migration Engineer
18 25 (4.46%) Support Technician
19 24 (4.29%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.07%) X-Windows
2 4 (0.71%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.36%) Web Services
4 1 (0.18%) EDI
4 1 (0.18%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 52 (9.29%) Onboarding
2 27 (4.82%) Enterprise Software
3 24 (4.29%) Driving Licence
3 24 (4.29%) Smartphone
4 21 (3.75%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (1.96%) iPhone
6 7 (1.25%) CMDB
6 7 (1.25%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
7 6 (1.07%) iPad
8 5 (0.89%) Client/Server
8 5 (0.89%) Management Information System
9 4 (0.71%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (0.71%) Product Ownership
10 3 (0.54%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.54%) NHS
10 3 (0.54%) PKI
10 3 (0.54%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.36%) Blackberry
11 2 (0.36%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 548 (97.86%) Windows
2 48 (8.57%) Android
3 43 (7.68%) Apple iOS
3 43 (7.68%) Mac OS
4 41 (7.32%) Windows 7
5 40 (7.14%) Windows Server
6 22 (3.93%) Windows Server 2016
7 15 (2.68%) Windows Server 2003
8 10 (1.79%) Windows Server 2012
9 9 (1.61%) AIX
9 9 (1.61%) Linux
9 9 (1.61%) Mac OS X
10 6 (1.07%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.71%) Windows 8
12 3 (0.54%) CentOS
13 1 (0.18%) Unix
13 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (31.61%) Customer Service
2 111 (19.82%) Problem-Solving
3 107 (19.11%) ITIL
4 98 (17.50%) Migration
5 74 (13.21%) ITSM
6 47 (8.39%) Service Management
7 42 (7.50%) User Experience
8 37 (6.61%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (6.07%) Asset Management
10 32 (5.71%) Application Packaging
11 31 (5.54%) Change Management
11 31 (5.54%) Logistics
12 29 (5.18%) Workflow
13 25 (4.46%) Incident Management
14 24 (4.29%) Stakeholder Management
15 22 (3.93%) Service Delivery
16 21 (3.75%) Workflow Management
17 18 (3.21%) Agile
18 17 (3.04%) Business Intelligence
18 17 (3.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 68 (12.14%) PowerShell
2 17 (3.04%) VBScript
3 12 (2.14%) VB
4 10 (1.79%) SQL
5 5 (0.89%) Bash
6 2 (0.36%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.36%) Python
Qualifications
1 117 (20.89%) Security Cleared
2 97 (17.32%) SC Cleared
3 59 (10.54%) Degree
4 28 (5.00%) DV Cleared
4 28 (5.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (2.50%) MCSE
6 11 (1.96%) A+ Certification
7 9 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.43%) CCA
8 8 (1.43%) Citrix Certification
8 8 (1.43%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 7 (1.25%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (1.07%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (0.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.36%) HNC
12 2 (0.36%) HND
13 1 (0.18%) CCNA
13 1 (0.18%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.18%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (4.64%) SLA
2 6 (1.07%) GDPR
2 6 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.36%) GLP
4 2 (0.36%) GMP
5 1 (0.18%) GRC
5 1 (0.18%) NCSC
5 1 (0.18%) QA
System Software
1 305 (54.46%) Active Directory
2 23 (4.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (3.21%) Virtual Desktop
4 14 (2.50%) BitLocker
5 8 (1.43%) Hyper-V
6 7 (1.25%) XenDesktop
7 5 (0.89%) XenApp
8 3 (0.54%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.36%) NFS
9 2 (0.36%) vSphere
10 1 (0.18%) Firmware
10 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 123 (21.96%) SCCM
2 120 (21.43%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (2.50%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (1.96%) WSUS
5 5 (0.89%) SCVMM
6 4 (0.71%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.36%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.36%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.36%) WMI
8 1 (0.18%) SCOM
8 1 (0.18%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 343 (61.25%) Microsoft
2 92 (16.43%) ServiceNow
3 51 (9.11%) Citrix
4 27 (4.82%) Apple
5 26 (4.64%) VMware
6 25 (4.46%) Cisco
7 23 (4.11%) HP
7 23 (4.11%) Remedy
8 18 (3.21%) Dell
9 17 (3.04%) Bomgar
9 17 (3.04%) iManage
10 14 (2.50%) SAP
11 10 (1.79%) Oracle
12 9 (1.61%) Starlink
13 8 (1.43%) McAfee
14 7 (1.25%) IBM
15 5 (0.89%) Bloomberg
15 5 (0.89%) Google
16 4 (0.71%) Qualys
17 3 (0.54%) SolarWinds