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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 172 131 117
Rank change year-on-year -41 -14 -17
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 595 686 951
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.63% 1.98% 2.14%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.46% 14.21% 14.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 410 466 677
10th Percentile £134 £155 £143
25th Percentile £163 £190 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £238 £215
Median % change year-on-year -9.63% +10.66% -4.44%
75th Percentile £350 £400 £356
90th Percentile £550 £545 £539
UK excluding London median daily rate £210 £225 £210
% change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 37 48
10th Percentile £18.87 £15.22 £15.95
25th Percentile £19.27 £19.64 £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 £24.06
90th Percentile £25.15 £57.62 £60.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £22.75 £18.50
% change year-on-year -3.30% +22.97% +4.40%

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 4,774 4,828 6,703
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.10% 13.96% 15.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,095 3,008 4,569
10th Percentile £175 £200 £181
25th Percentile £263 £320 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.32%
75th Percentile £560 £588 £603
90th Percentile £660 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £402 £431 £438
% change year-on-year -6.73% -1.49% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 364 187 335
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.29 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.75 £17.72
Median hourly rate £25.15 £49.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.67% +63.33% +23.71%
75th Percentile £62.50 £67.14 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.11 £50.00 £25.18
% change year-on-year -49.78% +98.57% +14.45%

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 14 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 14 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 14 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 -30 564 £215 -10.42% 157
UK excluding London -28 447 £210 -6.67% 149
London -40 143 £230 -8.00% 31
South East -13 113 £220 -25.42% 45
North of England -28 106 £175 -22.22% 41
South West +18 92 £325 +44.44% 14
Work from Home -26 90 £356 +35.71% 42
North West -16 75 £175 -14.63% 22
Midlands -36 66 £175 -7.89% 19
East of England +2 53 £213 -8.11% 24
West Midlands -47 38 £175 -12.50% 12
East Midlands -8 28 £155 -18.42% 7
Yorkshire -51 21 £175 -24.73% 13
Scotland -30 19 £200 -9.09% 5
North East -1 10 £200 - 6
Wales -16 7 £200 - 6
Northern Ireland -18 1 £250 +68.92%

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 79 (13.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 74 (12.44%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.18%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.67%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.17%) HCL Notes
5 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 95 (15.97%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (2.86%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (1.01%) 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
1 300 (50.42%) Microsoft 365
2 105 (17.65%) Azure
3 59 (9.92%) Entra ID
4 48 (8.07%) OneDrive
5 12 (2.02%) AWS
6 10 (1.68%) GCP
7 7 (1.18%) Power Platform
8 2 (0.34%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.34%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.34%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.34%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 1 (0.17%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.17%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.17%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.17%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.17%) OCI
9 1 (0.17%) SaaS
9 1 (0.17%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 67 (11.26%) VPN
2 65 (10.92%) DNS
3 46 (7.73%) DHCP
4 42 (7.06%) TCP/IP
5 30 (5.04%) Wi-Fi
6 24 (4.03%) LAN
6 24 (4.03%) WAN
7 22 (3.70%) Skype
8 16 (2.69%) VLAN
9 14 (2.35%) Firewall
9 14 (2.35%) Wireless
10 9 (1.51%) 4G
11 8 (1.34%) PABX
12 5 (0.84%) Remote Desktop
12 5 (0.84%) Structured Cabling
12 5 (0.84%) Unified Communications
12 5 (0.84%) VSAN
12 5 (0.84%) WAAS
13 4 (0.67%) IP Telephony
13 4 (0.67%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.85%) Oracle Reports
2 10 (1.68%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.18%) 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 17 (2.86%) MSI
2 9 (1.51%) InstallShield
3 8 (1.34%) JIRA
4 6 (1.01%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.17%) GitLab
5 1 (0.17%) Hudson
5 1 (0.17%) REST Assured
General
1 307 (51.60%) Social Skills
2 66 (11.09%) Finance
3 54 (9.08%) Public Sector
4 31 (5.21%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (4.37%) Banking
6 22 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
7 21 (3.53%) Manufacturing
8 19 (3.19%) Legal
9 17 (2.86%) Electronics
9 17 (2.86%) Marketing
9 17 (2.86%) Telecoms
10 16 (2.69%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (2.02%) Law
12 6 (1.01%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.50%) French Language
14 3 (0.50%) Investment Banking
15 2 (0.34%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.34%) Retail
Job Titles
1 169 (28.40%) Support Engineer
2 145 (24.37%) IT Support
3 104 (17.48%) IT Engineer
4 87 (14.62%) Analyst
5 81 (13.61%) Desktop Support
6 76 (12.77%) IT Support Engineer
7 73 (12.27%) Desktop Engineer
8 69 (11.60%) Windows Engineer
9 61 (10.25%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 59 (9.92%) Deployment Engineer
11 48 (8.07%) Support Analyst
12 42 (7.06%) 2nd Line Support
13 35 (5.88%) IT Analyst
14 34 (5.71%) Service Analyst
15 32 (5.38%) Service Desk Analyst
16 31 (5.21%) IT Support Analyst
17 30 (5.04%) Windows Support Engineer
18 27 (4.54%) 1st Line Support
19 23 (3.87%) 2nd Line Engineer
19 23 (3.87%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.50%) Software Packaging
2 2 (0.34%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 33 (5.55%) Onboarding
2 31 (5.21%) Driving Licence
3 23 (3.87%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (3.03%) Smartphone
5 17 (2.86%) iPhone
6 15 (2.52%) Video Conferencing
7 13 (2.18%) PKI
8 11 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.85%) iPad
9 8 (1.34%) Legacy Applications
10 6 (1.01%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.01%) Hedge funds
10 6 (1.01%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.01%) Virtual Team
11 5 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.84%) NHS
11 5 (0.84%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 4 (0.67%) Blackberry
12 4 (0.67%) CMDB
13 3 (0.50%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 583 (97.98%) Windows
2 52 (8.74%) Android
3 50 (8.40%) Apple iOS
4 45 (7.56%) Mac OS
5 36 (6.05%) Windows Server
6 33 (5.55%) Windows 7
7 32 (5.38%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (3.70%) Linux
9 12 (2.02%) Windows Server 2003
9 12 (2.02%) Windows Server 2012
9 12 (2.02%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.85%) AIX
11 5 (0.84%) Mac OS X
12 4 (0.67%) Windows 8
12 4 (0.67%) Windows Server 2008
13 3 (0.50%) CentOS
14 2 (0.34%) Unix
15 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (26.39%) Customer Service
2 102 (17.14%) ITIL
3 99 (16.64%) Problem-Solving
4 84 (14.12%) Migration
5 64 (10.76%) ITSM
6 49 (8.24%) Service Management
7 37 (6.22%) User Experience
8 35 (5.88%) Application Packaging
9 29 (4.87%) Workflow
10 27 (4.54%) Continuous Improvement
11 26 (4.37%) Mobile Device Management
12 25 (4.20%) Inventory Management
13 23 (3.87%) Agile
13 23 (3.87%) Logistics
14 22 (3.70%) Change Management
14 22 (3.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 21 (3.53%) Incident Management
15 21 (3.53%) Service Delivery
15 21 (3.53%) Workflow Management
16 20 (3.36%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (13.11%) PowerShell
2 21 (3.53%) VBScript
3 11 (1.85%) SQL
4 10 (1.68%) Bash
5 7 (1.18%) VB
6 4 (0.67%) Java
7 3 (0.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 174 (29.24%) Security Cleared
2 133 (22.35%) SC Cleared
3 43 (7.23%) Degree
4 37 (6.22%) Microsoft Certification
5 34 (5.71%) DV Cleared
6 18 (3.03%) A+ Certification
7 11 (1.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 10 (1.68%) ITIL Certification
9 9 (1.51%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.51%) MCP
10 6 (1.01%) MCSE
11 5 (0.84%) Citrix Certification
11 5 (0.84%) MCDST
12 4 (0.67%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.67%) MCSA
13 3 (0.50%) Master's Degree
14 2 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.34%) CCA
15 1 (0.17%) Dell Certification
15 1 (0.17%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (5.55%) SLA
2 18 (3.03%) GDPR
3 16 (2.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.50%) NCSC
6 2 (0.34%) QA
7 1 (0.17%) PMO
System Software
1 309 (51.93%) Active Directory
2 40 (6.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (3.53%) Virtual Desktop
4 12 (2.02%) BitLocker
5 10 (1.68%) Microsoft App-V
5 10 (1.68%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (1.51%) Hyper-V
7 6 (1.01%) VMware NSX
8 5 (0.84%) Terminal Services
9 4 (0.67%) Firmware
9 4 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.67%) vSphere
10 2 (0.34%) NFS
10 2 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.34%) XenApp
11 1 (0.17%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.17%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 169 (28.40%) SCCM
2 101 (16.97%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (2.52%) vCenter Server
4 9 (1.51%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (1.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 8 (1.34%) WSUS
6 6 (1.01%) Norton AntiVirus
7 4 (0.67%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 3 (0.50%) OPNET
8 3 (0.50%) SCOM
8 3 (0.50%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.17%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.17%) Ansible
9 1 (0.17%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.17%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 333 (55.97%) Microsoft
2 86 (14.45%) ServiceNow
3 50 (8.40%) VMware
4 48 (8.07%) Citrix
5 35 (5.88%) Apple
5 35 (5.88%) Cisco
6 23 (3.87%) HP
7 21 (3.53%) Dell
8 19 (3.19%) SAP
9 18 (3.03%) McAfee
9 18 (3.03%) Remedy
10 13 (2.18%) Oracle
11 9 (1.51%) Symantec
12 8 (1.34%) iManage
12 8 (1.34%) Reuters
12 8 (1.34%) Starlink
13 7 (1.18%) Veeam
14 6 (1.01%) Bloomberg
14 6 (1.01%) IBM
14 6 (1.01%) SolarWinds