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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 254 168 124
Rank change year-on-year -86 -44 -13
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 508 523 802
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.96% 1.61% 1.90%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.00% 11.92% 13.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 356 325 518
10th Percentile £135 £153 £149
25th Percentile £163 £183 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £201 £230 £225
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £281 £388 £385
90th Percentile £433 £528 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £200 £205 £220
% change year-on-year -2.44% -6.82% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 61 94
10th Percentile £19.22 £16.63 £10.95
25th Percentile £21.02 £18.87 £11.07
Median hourly rate £25.75 £23.00 £16.25
Median % change year-on-year +11.96% +41.54% -14.47%
75th Percentile £67.47 £25.15 £22.00
90th Percentile £178.75 £28.00 £31.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £25.08 £14.59
% change year-on-year +2.69% +71.86% -23.21%

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 5,078 4,386 5,800
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.64% 13.49% 13.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,231 2,829 3,790
10th Percentile £191 £200 £190
25th Percentile £319 £313 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.54% -2.63% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £468
% change year-on-year - -3.76% +3.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 344 244 422
10th Percentile £15.77 £15.50 £12.75
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.10 £16.25
Median hourly rate £26.00 £23.00 £24.34
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -5.51% -42.73%
75th Percentile £63.75 £54.81 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £67.70 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.44 £21.90 £31.13
% change year-on-year +20.73% -29.64% +4.97%

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 17 July 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 17 July 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 17 July 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 -78 470 £210 -6.67% 99
UK excluding London -65 380 £200 -2.44% 105
North of England -18 122 £195 -2.50% 33
London -122 122 £238 -13.64% 13
North West -4 86 £195 +2.63% 19
South West -31 61 £225 +2.27% 13
Midlands -51 60 £190 +2.70% 9
South East -99 59 £250 +8.70% 34
Work from Home -77 54 £200 -20.00% 24
East of England -3 47 £175 -22.22% 6
West Midlands -65 34 £225 +18.42% 5
Yorkshire -32 30 £193 -3.75% 9
East Midlands -5 25 £131 -27.13% 4
Scotland -25 18 £150 -29.41% 13
Wales -7 11 £200 -27.27% 1
North East -33 6 £250 -16.67% 6
Northern Ireland +2 4 £175 +9.38%
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 68 (13.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 64 (12.60%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.97%) HCL Notes
4 9 (1.77%) Skype for Business
5 5 (0.98%) Confluence
6 3 (0.59%) Apache
6 3 (0.59%) nginx
7 2 (0.39%) IIS
8 1 (0.20%) CMS
8 1 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 74 (14.57%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.39%) Acrobat
4 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (2.56%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.39%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 292 (57.48%) Microsoft 365
2 112 (22.05%) Azure
3 78 (15.35%) Entra ID
4 24 (4.72%) OneDrive
5 7 (1.38%) Power Platform
6 5 (0.98%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (0.79%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (0.79%) Mimecast
8 2 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.39%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.20%) Azure Stack
9 1 (0.20%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.20%) IaaS
9 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.20%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 54 (10.63%) VPN
2 47 (9.25%) DNS
3 45 (8.86%) DHCP
4 37 (7.28%) Wi-Fi
5 30 (5.91%) TCP/IP
6 28 (5.51%) LAN
7 21 (4.13%) Skype
8 14 (2.76%) Remote Desktop
9 12 (2.36%) WAN
9 12 (2.36%) Wireless
10 9 (1.77%) VLAN
11 7 (1.38%) Firewall
11 7 (1.38%) VoIP
12 6 (1.18%) Internet
12 6 (1.18%) IPv4
12 6 (1.18%) IPv6
13 5 (0.98%) Network Security
14 4 (0.79%) WAAS
15 2 (0.39%) RS-232
15 2 (0.39%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.77%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.98%) Oracle Database
3 3 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.59%) Power BI
4 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 26 (5.12%) JIRA
2 6 (1.18%) MSI
3 3 (0.59%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 3 (0.59%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.59%) InstallShield
4 2 (0.39%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 302 (59.45%) Social Skills
2 45 (8.86%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (7.68%) Legal
4 36 (7.09%) Finance
5 26 (5.12%) Public Sector
6 19 (3.74%) Manufacturing
6 19 (3.74%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (3.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (3.35%) Banking
9 16 (3.15%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.38%) Investment Banking
11 7 (1.38%) Law
12 6 (1.18%) French Language
13 5 (0.98%) Front Office
13 5 (0.98%) Local Government
13 5 (0.98%) Retail
14 4 (0.79%) Marketing
14 4 (0.79%) Police
15 3 (0.59%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 175 (34.45%) Support Engineer
2 160 (31.50%) IT Support
3 131 (25.79%) IT Engineer
4 119 (23.43%) IT Support Engineer
5 72 (14.17%) Analyst
6 49 (9.65%) Desktop Engineer
7 42 (8.27%) Desktop Support
8 37 (7.28%) 2nd Line Support
9 36 (7.09%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 35 (6.89%) Service Analyst
11 34 (6.69%) Service Desk Analyst
12 33 (6.50%) Deployment Engineer
13 32 (6.30%) 1st Line Support
13 32 (6.30%) Support Analyst
14 30 (5.91%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 28 (5.51%) IT Analyst
16 24 (4.72%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 24 (4.72%) IT Technician
16 24 (4.72%) Windows Engineer
17 23 (4.53%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.18%) X-Windows
2 4 (0.79%) Software Packaging
3 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.20%) .NET
4 1 (0.20%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.20%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.20%) WinForms
4 1 (0.20%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 61 (12.01%) Onboarding
2 22 (4.33%) Enterprise Software
3 20 (3.94%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (2.76%) Driving Licence
5 13 (2.56%) Blackberry
5 13 (2.56%) Video Conferencing
6 12 (2.36%) Smartphone
7 10 (1.97%) iPhone
7 10 (1.97%) Virtual Team
8 8 (1.57%) iPad
9 6 (1.18%) BYOD
9 6 (1.18%) CMDB
9 6 (1.18%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.98%) Augmented Reality
10 5 (0.98%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.98%) Virtual Reality
11 4 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.79%) Mobile App
12 3 (0.59%) Legacy Applications
13 2 (0.39%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 508 (100.00%) Windows
2 43 (8.46%) Windows Server
3 36 (7.09%) Mac OS
4 34 (6.69%) Android
5 29 (5.71%) Windows 7
6 28 (5.51%) Apple iOS
7 16 (3.15%) Linux
8 13 (2.56%) Windows Server 2012
9 8 (1.57%) Mac OS X
10 7 (1.38%) Windows Server 2016
11 5 (0.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 5 (0.98%) Solaris
11 5 (0.98%) Ubuntu
11 5 (0.98%) Windows Server 2003
11 5 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.39%) AIX
12 2 (0.39%) Debian
13 1 (0.20%) CentOS
13 1 (0.20%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (30.91%) Customer Service
2 127 (25.00%) ITIL
3 115 (22.64%) Problem-Solving
4 60 (11.81%) ITSM
5 57 (11.22%) Migration
6 48 (9.45%) Continuous Improvement
7 42 (8.27%) Service Delivery
7 42 (8.27%) Service Management
8 38 (7.48%) Asset Management
8 38 (7.48%) User Experience
9 25 (4.92%) Application Packaging
10 22 (4.33%) Customer Experience
10 22 (4.33%) Incident Management
11 19 (3.74%) Change Management
11 19 (3.74%) Root Cause Analysis
12 18 (3.54%) Computer Science
12 18 (3.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 17 (3.35%) Inventory Management
14 16 (3.15%) Break/Fix
15 15 (2.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 59 (11.61%) PowerShell
2 14 (2.76%) VBScript
3 9 (1.77%) VB
4 5 (0.98%) SQL
5 4 (0.79%) Python
6 1 (0.20%) Bicep
6 1 (0.20%) C#
6 1 (0.20%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 93 (18.31%) Security Cleared
2 78 (15.35%) SC Cleared
3 53 (10.43%) Degree
4 30 (5.91%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (3.54%) DV Cleared
6 13 (2.56%) A+ Certification
7 10 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (1.77%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.77%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 9 (1.77%) Network+ Certification
9 8 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.57%) MCSE
10 6 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.79%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.59%) ACSP
12 3 (0.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.39%) HNC
13 2 (0.39%) HND
14 1 (0.20%) CCA
14 1 (0.20%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (9.45%) SLA
2 4 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (0.79%) NCSC
3 3 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (0.59%) GDPR
4 2 (0.39%) GLP
4 2 (0.39%) GMP
4 2 (0.39%) QA
5 1 (0.20%) GRC
5 1 (0.20%) GxP
5 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 315 (62.01%) Active Directory
2 18 (3.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (2.76%) BitLocker
4 13 (2.56%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (1.57%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.59%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.59%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.20%) Firmware
7 1 (0.20%) KVM
7 1 (0.20%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.20%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.20%) vSphere
7 1 (0.20%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 134 (26.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 98 (19.29%) SCCM
3 11 (2.17%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (1.57%) WSUS
5 6 (1.18%) AirWatch
6 3 (0.59%) McAfee ePO
6 3 (0.59%) Packer
6 3 (0.59%) Terraform
6 3 (0.59%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.39%) WMI
8 1 (0.20%) SCOM
8 1 (0.20%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.20%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 322 (63.39%) Microsoft
2 106 (20.87%) ServiceNow
3 35 (6.89%) Apple
4 24 (4.72%) Citrix
4 24 (4.72%) VMware
5 18 (3.54%) Cisco
6 17 (3.35%) HP
7 15 (2.95%) Remedy
8 14 (2.76%) iManage
9 12 (2.36%) Bomgar
10 10 (1.97%) Lotus
10 10 (1.97%) McAfee
11 9 (1.77%) Starlink
12 8 (1.57%) Bloomberg
12 8 (1.57%) Oracle
13 7 (1.38%) Samsung
14 6 (1.18%) Dell
15 5 (0.98%) Reuters
16 4 (0.79%) Sophos
16 4 (0.79%) Tanium