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

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 153 108
Rank change year-on-year -65 -45 -9
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 542 548 898
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.18% 1.87% 2.05%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.48% 13.41% 15.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 374 389 617
10th Percentile £132 £155 £148
25th Percentile £161 £195 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £225 £225
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - +4.65%
75th Percentile £290 £400 £388
90th Percentile £488 £575 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £190 £215 £213
% change year-on-year -11.63% +1.18% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 31 91
10th Percentile £19.39 £18.13 £10.95
25th Percentile £20.50 £19.26 £11.07
Median hourly rate £22.04 £24.00 £16.94
Median % change year-on-year -8.18% +41.72% -8.46%
75th Percentile £25.83 £26.58 £20.38
90th Percentile £178.75 £28.41 £39.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.55 £24.18 £14.14
% change year-on-year -6.74% +71.00% -23.57%

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 4,723 4,086 5,934
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.28% 13.95% 13.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,092 2,722 3,983
10th Percentile £181 £200 £183
25th Percentile £309 £320 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £465
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.15% -9.27%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £594
90th Percentile £662 £699 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £450 £450
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 325 176 409
10th Percentile £15.33 £16.25 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.54 £18.13 £15.50
Median hourly rate £28.00 £24.42 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.66% +11.00% -26.67%
75th Percentile £65.00 £62.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £66.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.88 £24.18 £20.00
% change year-on-year +15.30% +20.90% -27.27%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 -54 517 £200 -13.51% 93
UK excluding London -60 390 £190 -11.63% 83
North of England -11 145 £175 -12.50% 19
London -58 145 £248 -20.80% 17
North West +13 110 £170 -9.33% 12
Work from Home -40 85 £205 -14.58% 22
Midlands -63 74 £180 -5.26% 19
South East -85 60 £200 -20.00% 19
East of England -5 52 £200 -11.11% 11
South West -46 42 £220 - 13
East Midlands -13 39 £175 -7.89% 10
West Midlands -76 34 £185 -1.33% 9
Yorkshire -44 32 £190 -18.28% 4
Scotland -17 10 £163 -17.72% 2
Wales -16 8 £200 -31.91%
North East -17 3 £180 -40.00% 4
Northern Ireland -12 1 £175 +13.64% 4

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 86 (15.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 61 (11.25%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.85%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.18%) IIS
Applications
1 92 (16.97%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.92%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (3.87%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.74%) assyst
3 1 (0.18%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 323 (59.59%) Microsoft 365
2 120 (22.14%) Azure
3 78 (14.39%) Entra ID
4 24 (4.43%) OneDrive
5 8 (1.48%) Power Platform
6 6 (1.11%) AWS
7 5 (0.92%) GCP
8 4 (0.74%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (0.55%) Nutanix
10 2 (0.37%) SaaS
10 2 (0.37%) Slack
10 2 (0.37%) 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%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.18%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 59 (10.89%) VPN
2 47 (8.67%) DNS
3 45 (8.30%) DHCP
4 44 (8.12%) Wi-Fi
5 39 (7.20%) LAN
6 32 (5.90%) WAN
7 25 (4.61%) Skype
8 23 (4.24%) TCP/IP
9 22 (4.06%) Wireless
10 21 (3.87%) VLAN
11 13 (2.40%) Remote Desktop
12 12 (2.21%) NetScaler
13 7 (1.29%) VoIP
14 6 (1.11%) Firewall
15 5 (0.92%) IPv4
15 5 (0.92%) IPv6
16 4 (0.74%) Network Security
16 4 (0.74%) WAAS
17 3 (0.55%) 4G
18 2 (0.37%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.21%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.11%) Power BI
3 5 (0.92%) Oracle Database
3 5 (0.92%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 19 (3.51%) JIRA
2 9 (1.66%) MSI
3 6 (1.11%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.55%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.18%) REST Assured
General
1 285 (52.58%) Social Skills
2 50 (9.23%) Finance
3 47 (8.67%) Public Sector
4 36 (6.64%) Banking
5 34 (6.27%) Legal
6 30 (5.54%) Manufacturing
7 29 (5.35%) Analytical Skills
8 25 (4.61%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (4.24%) Telecoms
10 18 (3.32%) Documentation Skills
10 18 (3.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (2.40%) Electronics
11 13 (2.40%) Marketing
12 12 (2.21%) Law
13 8 (1.48%) French Language
13 8 (1.48%) Investment Banking
14 5 (0.92%) Front Office
14 5 (0.92%) Local Government
15 4 (0.74%) Police
16 3 (0.55%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 164 (30.26%) Support Engineer
2 146 (26.94%) IT Support
3 116 (21.40%) IT Engineer
4 92 (16.97%) IT Support Engineer
5 84 (15.50%) Analyst
6 55 (10.15%) Desktop Support
7 47 (8.67%) Desktop Engineer
8 46 (8.49%) Windows Engineer
9 45 (8.30%) Support Analyst
10 42 (7.75%) 1st Line Support
11 41 (7.56%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 37 (6.83%) 2nd Line Support
13 31 (5.72%) Service Analyst
14 29 (5.35%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 28 (5.17%) Service Desk Analyst
16 26 (4.80%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 26 (4.80%) IT Analyst
17 25 (4.61%) Deployment Engineer
17 25 (4.61%) Support Technician
18 23 (4.24%) Migration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.11%) X-Windows
2 4 (0.74%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.37%) Web Services
4 1 (0.18%) EDI
4 1 (0.18%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 54 (9.96%) Onboarding
2 28 (5.17%) Enterprise Software
3 23 (4.24%) Driving Licence
3 23 (4.24%) Smartphone
4 21 (3.87%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (1.85%) iPhone
6 7 (1.29%) CMDB
6 7 (1.29%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (0.92%) Client/Server
7 5 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (0.92%) iPad
7 5 (0.92%) Management Information System
7 5 (0.92%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.74%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.55%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.55%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (0.55%) NHS
10 2 (0.37%) Blackberry
10 2 (0.37%) Hedge funds
10 2 (0.37%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 530 (97.79%) Windows
2 44 (8.12%) Android
3 42 (7.75%) Mac OS
4 39 (7.20%) Apple iOS
4 39 (7.20%) Windows 7
4 39 (7.20%) Windows Server
5 20 (3.69%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (2.40%) Windows Server 2003
7 9 (1.66%) Mac OS X
7 9 (1.66%) Windows Server 2012
8 8 (1.48%) Linux
9 7 (1.29%) AIX
10 6 (1.11%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.74%) Windows 8
12 2 (0.37%) CentOS
13 1 (0.18%) Unix
13 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (32.10%) Customer Service
2 111 (20.48%) Problem-Solving
3 101 (18.63%) ITIL
4 94 (17.34%) Migration
5 71 (13.10%) ITSM
6 46 (8.49%) Service Management
7 39 (7.20%) User Experience
8 37 (6.83%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (6.09%) Asset Management
10 31 (5.72%) Application Packaging
11 30 (5.54%) Logistics
12 29 (5.35%) Workflow
13 28 (5.17%) Change Management
14 22 (4.06%) Incident Management
15 21 (3.87%) Service Delivery
15 21 (3.87%) Stakeholder Management
15 21 (3.87%) Workflow Management
16 17 (3.14%) Business Intelligence
17 16 (2.95%) Agile
18 15 (2.77%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (11.62%) PowerShell
2 16 (2.95%) VBScript
3 11 (2.03%) VB
4 9 (1.66%) SQL
5 5 (0.92%) Bash
6 2 (0.37%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.37%) Python
Qualifications
1 113 (20.85%) Security Cleared
2 94 (17.34%) SC Cleared
3 58 (10.70%) Degree
4 28 (5.17%) DV Cleared
4 28 (5.17%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (2.40%) MCSE
6 12 (2.21%) A+ Certification
7 10 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.48%) CCA
8 8 (1.48%) Citrix Certification
8 8 (1.48%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 7 (1.29%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.29%) Network+ Certification
10 6 (1.11%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (0.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.37%) HNC
12 2 (0.37%) HND
13 1 (0.18%) CCNA
13 1 (0.18%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.18%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.61%) SLA
2 6 (1.11%) GDPR
3 5 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.37%) GLP
5 2 (0.37%) GMP
6 1 (0.18%) GRC
6 1 (0.18%) NCSC
6 1 (0.18%) QA
System Software
1 298 (54.98%) Active Directory
2 22 (4.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (3.14%) Virtual Desktop
4 14 (2.58%) BitLocker
5 8 (1.48%) Hyper-V
6 7 (1.29%) XenDesktop
7 5 (0.92%) XenApp
8 2 (0.37%) Microsoft App-V
8 2 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.18%) Firmware
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.18%) NFS
9 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 118 (21.77%) SCCM
2 115 (21.22%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (2.58%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (2.03%) WSUS
5 5 (0.92%) SCVMM
6 4 (0.74%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.37%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.37%) WMI
8 1 (0.18%) SCOM
8 1 (0.18%) TeamSite
8 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 330 (60.89%) Microsoft
2 86 (15.87%) ServiceNow
3 49 (9.04%) Citrix
4 27 (4.98%) Apple
5 25 (4.61%) Cisco
5 25 (4.61%) VMware
6 23 (4.24%) HP
7 22 (4.06%) Remedy
8 17 (3.14%) Bomgar
8 17 (3.14%) Dell
8 17 (3.14%) iManage
9 14 (2.58%) SAP
10 8 (1.48%) McAfee
10 8 (1.48%) Oracle
10 8 (1.48%) Starlink
11 5 (0.92%) Bloomberg
11 5 (0.92%) Google
11 5 (0.92%) IBM
12 4 (0.74%) Qualys
13 3 (0.55%) SolarWinds