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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 131 109
Rank change year-on-year -48 -22 -12
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 621 646 939
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.61% 2.06% 2.09%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.06% 14.40% 14.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 441 450 663
10th Percentile £133 £160 £148
25th Percentile £163 £190 £181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £214 £225 £215
Median % change year-on-year -4.89% +4.65% -2.27%
75th Percentile £369 £400 £350
90th Percentile £550 £538 £550
UK excluding London median daily rate £200 £220 £210
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 69 32 52
10th Percentile £18.45 £15.40 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.54 £18.13 £16.25
Median hourly rate £22.00 £23.40 £18.72
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +25.03% +1.16%
75th Percentile £24.25 £25.14 £27.19
90th Percentile £25.32 £57.62 £58.88
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £22.75 £17.72
% change year-on-year -3.30% +28.39% -3.22%

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 4,756 4,486 6,379
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.34% 14.28% 14.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,159 2,792 4,294
10th Percentile £175 £200 £180
25th Percentile £263 £319 £280
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +1.06% -8.56%
75th Percentile £565 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £695 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £403 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -5.29% - -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 336 157 383
10th Percentile £14.50 £16.19 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.91 £21.00 £17.23
Median hourly rate £24.00 £32.50 £25.25
Median % change year-on-year -26.15% +28.71% -1.79%
75th Percentile £56.89 £65.00 £62.50
90th Percentile £69.37 £69.25 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.58 £29.89 £25.00
% change year-on-year -24.47% +19.56% +3.99%

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 1 February 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 1 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Top 16 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 1 February 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 -23 598 £213 -7.61% 149
UK excluding London -26 466 £200 -9.09% 142
London -56 147 £250 -9.09% 33
North of England -23 136 £175 -12.50% 31
North West -3 99 £173 -13.75% 19
Work from Home -25 99 £300 +17.65% 35
South East -41 96 £250 - 44
South West +1 92 £325 +44.44% 19
Midlands -37 79 £175 -10.26% 20
East of England +18 56 £203 -14.74% 20
West Midlands -43 43 £175 -12.50% 14
East Midlands -4 35 £175 -7.89% 6
Yorkshire -48 26 £190 -18.28% 11
North East -6 11 £200 - 1
Scotland -30 10 £200 - 7
Wales -18 6 £200 -4.76% 5

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 92 (14.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 75 (12.08%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.77%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.64%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 108 (17.39%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (2.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.64%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (3.54%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.81%) assyst
3 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.16%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 328 (52.82%) Microsoft 365
2 125 (20.13%) Azure
3 65 (10.47%) Entra ID
4 47 (7.57%) OneDrive
5 9 (1.45%) AWS
5 9 (1.45%) Power Platform
6 8 (1.29%) GCP
7 2 (0.32%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (0.32%) Nutanix
7 2 (0.32%) SaaS
7 2 (0.32%) Viva Engage
8 1 (0.16%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.16%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.16%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.16%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.16%) IaaS
8 1 (0.16%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.16%) OCI
8 1 (0.16%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 73 (11.76%) VPN
2 62 (9.98%) DNS
3 47 (7.57%) DHCP
4 43 (6.92%) Wi-Fi
5 38 (6.12%) LAN
6 35 (5.64%) WAN
7 32 (5.15%) TCP/IP
8 29 (4.67%) Skype
9 21 (3.38%) Wireless
10 17 (2.74%) VLAN
11 12 (1.93%) Firewall
12 11 (1.77%) NetScaler
13 9 (1.45%) 4G
14 8 (1.29%) PABX
15 6 (0.97%) WAAS
16 5 (0.81%) Remote Desktop
16 5 (0.81%) Structured Cabling
16 5 (0.81%) Unified Communications
16 5 (0.81%) VSAN
17 4 (0.64%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.25%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.29%) Oracle Database
3 7 (1.13%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (0.81%) Power BI
5 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.16%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 17 (2.74%) JIRA
1 17 (2.74%) MSI
2 9 (1.45%) InstallShield
3 6 (0.97%) AdminStudio
4 1 (0.16%) GitLab
4 1 (0.16%) Hudson
4 1 (0.16%) REST Assured
General
1 324 (52.17%) Social Skills
2 67 (10.79%) Finance
3 53 (8.53%) Public Sector
4 38 (6.12%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (5.31%) Banking
6 28 (4.51%) Organisational Skills
7 27 (4.35%) Manufacturing
8 22 (3.54%) Legal
9 19 (3.06%) Documentation Skills
9 19 (3.06%) Telecoms
10 16 (2.58%) Electronics
10 16 (2.58%) Marketing
11 11 (1.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.45%) Law
13 7 (1.13%) French Language
13 7 (1.13%) Investment Banking
14 6 (0.97%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.48%) International Banking
17 2 (0.32%) Police
Job Titles
1 171 (27.54%) Support Engineer
2 141 (22.71%) IT Support
3 102 (16.43%) IT Engineer
4 89 (14.33%) Analyst
5 86 (13.85%) Desktop Support
6 79 (12.72%) IT Support Engineer
7 72 (11.59%) Desktop Engineer
8 67 (10.79%) Windows Engineer
9 60 (9.66%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 51 (8.21%) Deployment Engineer
11 49 (7.89%) 2nd Line Support
12 48 (7.73%) Support Analyst
13 39 (6.28%) 1st Line Support
14 36 (5.80%) Service Analyst
15 33 (5.31%) Service Desk Analyst
16 28 (4.51%) IT Analyst
17 27 (4.35%) Windows Support Engineer
18 24 (3.86%) Migration Engineer
19 23 (3.70%) 2nd Line Engineer
20 22 (3.54%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.48%) Software Packaging
1 3 (0.48%) X-Windows
2 2 (0.32%) ModSecurity
2 2 (0.32%) Web Services
3 1 (0.16%) EDI
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 41 (6.60%) Onboarding
2 32 (5.15%) Driving Licence
3 28 (4.51%) Smartphone
4 25 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (2.74%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (2.09%) PKI
6 13 (2.09%) Video Conferencing
7 12 (1.93%) iPhone
8 8 (1.29%) iPad
8 8 (1.29%) Legacy Applications
9 6 (0.97%) Data Centre
9 6 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (0.97%) Hedge funds
10 5 (0.81%) CMDB
10 5 (0.81%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 5 (0.81%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.64%) Client/Server
11 4 (0.64%) Management Information System
11 4 (0.64%) NHS
12 3 (0.48%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 609 (98.07%) Windows
2 59 (9.50%) Apple iOS
3 54 (8.70%) Android
4 46 (7.41%) Mac OS
5 38 (6.12%) Windows Server
6 37 (5.96%) Windows 7
7 31 (4.99%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (3.54%) Linux
9 15 (2.42%) Windows Server 2019
10 13 (2.09%) Windows Server 2003
11 10 (1.61%) Windows Server 2012
12 8 (1.29%) AIX
13 5 (0.81%) Mac OS X
13 5 (0.81%) Windows 8
14 4 (0.64%) Windows Server 2008
15 3 (0.48%) CentOS
16 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (29.95%) Customer Service
2 112 (18.04%) ITIL
3 105 (16.91%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (14.65%) Migration
5 79 (12.72%) ITSM
6 67 (10.79%) Service Management
7 36 (5.80%) User Experience
8 33 (5.31%) Application Packaging
9 31 (4.99%) Change Management
9 31 (4.99%) Continuous Improvement
9 31 (4.99%) Workflow
10 30 (4.83%) Mobile Device Management
11 29 (4.67%) Logistics
12 28 (4.51%) Asset Management
13 27 (4.35%) Inventory Management
13 27 (4.35%) Service Delivery
14 25 (4.03%) Agile
15 22 (3.54%) Incident Management
15 22 (3.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 22 (3.54%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 88 (14.17%) PowerShell
2 25 (4.03%) VBScript
3 14 (2.25%) SQL
4 11 (1.77%) VB
5 8 (1.29%) Bash
6 5 (0.81%) Python
7 4 (0.64%) Java
8 2 (0.32%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 179 (28.82%) Security Cleared
2 137 (22.06%) SC Cleared
3 56 (9.02%) Degree
4 41 (6.60%) DV Cleared
4 41 (6.60%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (2.90%) A+ Certification
6 13 (2.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 13 (2.09%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 12 (1.93%) MCSE
8 9 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (1.45%) ITIL Certification
9 7 (1.13%) CCA
9 7 (1.13%) Citrix Certification
10 6 (0.97%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.81%) MCDST
12 4 (0.64%) MCSA
13 3 (0.48%) Network+ Certification
14 2 (0.32%) DBS Check
15 1 (0.16%) BC Cleared
15 1 (0.16%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (5.15%) SLA
2 13 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.61%) GDPR
4 3 (0.48%) NCSC
5 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.16%) PMO
System Software
1 324 (52.17%) Active Directory
2 35 (5.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (4.67%) Virtual Desktop
4 16 (2.58%) BitLocker
5 10 (1.61%) Microsoft App-V
5 10 (1.61%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (1.13%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.97%) VMware NSX
8 5 (0.81%) vSphere
8 5 (0.81%) XenApp
8 5 (0.81%) XenDesktop
9 4 (0.64%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.32%) Firmware
11 2 (0.32%) NFS
12 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 175 (28.18%) SCCM
2 114 (18.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (2.42%) vCenter Server
4 13 (2.09%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (1.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 8 (1.29%) WSUS
6 6 (0.97%) Norton AntiVirus
7 4 (0.64%) SCVMM
7 4 (0.64%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 3 (0.48%) OPNET
8 3 (0.48%) SCOM
8 3 (0.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.32%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.16%) Ansible
10 1 (0.16%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 356 (57.33%) Microsoft
2 106 (17.07%) ServiceNow
3 48 (7.73%) Citrix
4 44 (7.09%) VMware
5 36 (5.80%) Cisco
6 30 (4.83%) Apple
7 25 (4.03%) HP
8 24 (3.86%) Remedy
9 19 (3.06%) Dell
10 18 (2.90%) SAP
11 15 (2.42%) iManage
11 15 (2.42%) McAfee
12 11 (1.77%) Bomgar
13 10 (1.61%) Oracle
14 9 (1.45%) Symantec
15 8 (1.29%) Starlink
15 8 (1.29%) Veeam
16 7 (1.13%) IBM
17 6 (0.97%) SolarWinds
18 5 (0.81%) Qualys