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 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 183 129
Rank change year-on-year -70 -54 -19
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 545 510 715
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.02% 1.55% 1.84%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.47% 11.65% 13.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 388 323 474
10th Percentile £150 £150 £150
25th Percentile £173 £178 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £214 £225 £225
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +2.27%
75th Percentile £298 £379 £384
90th Percentile £452 £514 £550
UK excluding London median daily rate £208 £205 £220
% change year-on-year +1.22% -6.82% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 70 83
10th Percentile £17.25 £17.64 £10.95
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.87 £11.07
Median hourly rate £25.75 £23.00 £16.19
Median % change year-on-year +11.96% +42.06% -14.79%
75th Percentile £67.47 £25.15 £22.00
90th Percentile £107.18 £28.00 £26.46
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £25.00 £13.87
% change year-on-year +3.00% +80.25% -27.00%

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 5,205 4,377 5,414
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.73% 13.33% 13.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,302 2,793 3,578
10th Percentile £193 £190 £200
25th Percentile £315 £308 £332
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.61% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £663 £675 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £470
% change year-on-year - -4.26% +4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 354 263 329
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.51 £12.41
25th Percentile £17.50 £18.45 £17.00
Median hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -9.09% -31.25%
75th Percentile £65.00 £57.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.85 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £24.00 £38.25
% change year-on-year +16.67% -37.25% +39.09%

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 20 August 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 20 August 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 20 August 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 -74 490 £225 - 138
UK excluding London -60 409 £208 +1.22% 102
North of England +17 133 £200 - 22
London -98 128 £240 -4.19% 56
North West +27 103 £205 +13.89% 12
South West -35 68 £225 - 12
South East -85 65 £250 +25.00% 37
Midlands -45 59 £190 +9.20% 16
Work from Home -93 51 £185 -38.33% 33
East of England -12 38 £175 -21.35% 15
West Midlands -54 34 £225 +15.38% 10
Scotland -16 33 £150 -29.41% 7
East Midlands -6 25 £131 -1.50% 6
Yorkshire -39 23 £200 -0.37% 7
Wales -11 11 £200 -27.27%
North East - 7 £250 - 4
Northern Ireland +6 4 £175 -14.63% 1
Channel Islands -1 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 82 (15.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 71 (13.03%) SharePoint
3 17 (3.12%) Skype for Business
4 14 (2.57%) HCL Notes
5 7 (1.28%) Confluence
6 5 (0.92%) Apache
6 5 (0.92%) nginx
7 2 (0.37%) IIS
8 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 81 (14.86%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.55%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 11 (2.02%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.37%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 314 (57.61%) Microsoft 365
2 129 (23.67%) Azure
3 103 (18.90%) Entra ID
4 31 (5.69%) OneDrive
5 6 (1.10%) Power Platform
6 5 (0.92%) Mimecast
7 4 (0.73%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (0.73%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (0.55%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.55%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.37%) Nutanix
9 2 (0.37%) Slack
10 1 (0.18%) Azure Stack
10 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 71 (13.03%) VPN
2 62 (11.38%) DNS
3 59 (10.83%) DHCP
4 43 (7.89%) TCP/IP
5 33 (6.06%) Wi-Fi
6 31 (5.69%) LAN
7 27 (4.95%) Skype
8 17 (3.12%) WAN
9 14 (2.57%) VLAN
10 11 (2.02%) Wireless
11 8 (1.47%) Internet
11 8 (1.47%) Network Security
12 7 (1.28%) Firewall
13 6 (1.10%) IPv4
13 6 (1.10%) IPv6
14 5 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
15 4 (0.73%) NetScaler
15 4 (0.73%) VoIP
16 3 (0.55%) WAAS
17 1 (0.18%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.28%) SQL Server
2 5 (0.92%) Oracle Database
3 3 (0.55%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.37%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 24 (4.40%) JIRA
2 6 (1.10%) MSI
3 5 (0.92%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 5 (0.92%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.37%) AdminStudio
4 2 (0.37%) InstallShield
5 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 326 (59.82%) Social Skills
2 62 (11.38%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (7.52%) Finance
4 37 (6.79%) Legal
5 25 (4.59%) Public Sector
6 17 (3.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (2.57%) Telecoms
9 12 (2.20%) Manufacturing
10 11 (2.02%) Banking
10 11 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (1.65%) Front Office
12 7 (1.28%) French Language
12 7 (1.28%) Law
12 7 (1.28%) Local Government
13 5 (0.92%) Investment Banking
13 5 (0.92%) Retail
14 4 (0.73%) Marketing
14 4 (0.73%) Police
15 2 (0.37%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 188 (34.50%) Support Engineer
2 166 (30.46%) IT Support
3 147 (26.97%) IT Engineer
4 130 (23.85%) IT Support Engineer
5 72 (13.21%) Analyst
6 52 (9.54%) Desktop Engineer
7 45 (8.26%) Desktop Support
8 42 (7.71%) Deployment Engineer
9 40 (7.34%) 2nd Line Support
10 38 (6.97%) Support Analyst
11 35 (6.42%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 34 (6.24%) Service Analyst
13 32 (5.87%) Service Desk Analyst
14 30 (5.50%) 1st Line Support
15 29 (5.32%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 27 (4.95%) IT Analyst
16 27 (4.95%) Windows Engineer
17 26 (4.77%) 1st/2nd Line Support
18 24 (4.40%) Desktop Support Engineer
19 21 (3.85%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.28%) Software Packaging
2 5 (0.92%) Terraform
3 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.18%) .NET
4 1 (0.18%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.18%) WinForms
4 1 (0.18%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 78 (14.31%) Onboarding
2 24 (4.40%) Video Conferencing
3 20 (3.67%) Blackberry
3 20 (3.67%) Driving Licence
4 18 (3.30%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (3.30%) Smartphone
5 13 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
5 13 (2.39%) iPhone
6 12 (2.20%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.20%) Virtual Team
7 9 (1.65%) iPad
8 8 (1.47%) CMDB
9 7 (1.28%) Mobile App
10 6 (1.10%) BYOD
10 6 (1.10%) Fat Client
10 6 (1.10%) Thin Client
11 5 (0.92%) Augmented Reality
11 5 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.92%) Digital Signage
11 5 (0.92%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 545 (100.00%) Windows
2 54 (9.91%) Windows Server
3 44 (8.07%) Android
4 42 (7.71%) Mac OS
4 42 (7.71%) Windows 7
5 35 (6.42%) Apple iOS
6 23 (4.22%) Linux
7 10 (1.83%) Ubuntu
7 10 (1.83%) Windows Server 2012
8 6 (1.10%) CentOS
9 5 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.92%) Solaris
9 5 (0.92%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (0.73%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.37%) Debian
11 2 (0.37%) Mac OS X
11 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (34.86%) Customer Service
2 152 (27.89%) ITIL
3 141 (25.87%) Problem-Solving
4 84 (15.41%) ITSM
5 63 (11.56%) Service Management
6 56 (10.28%) Migration
6 56 (10.28%) User Experience
7 54 (9.91%) Continuous Improvement
8 45 (8.26%) Asset Management
9 43 (7.89%) Service Delivery
10 33 (6.06%) Application Packaging
11 30 (5.50%) Incident Management
12 28 (5.14%) Customer Experience
12 28 (5.14%) Root Cause Analysis
13 23 (4.22%) Inventory Management
14 21 (3.85%) Break/Fix
14 21 (3.85%) Mobile Device Management
15 20 (3.67%) Change Management
15 20 (3.67%) Computer Science
16 19 (3.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 83 (15.23%) PowerShell
2 22 (4.04%) VBScript
3 16 (2.94%) VB
4 8 (1.47%) Python
5 7 (1.28%) SQL
6 1 (0.18%) Bash
6 1 (0.18%) Bicep
6 1 (0.18%) C#
6 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 129 (23.67%) Security Cleared
2 109 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 51 (9.36%) Degree
4 33 (6.06%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (4.77%) DV Cleared
6 24 (4.40%) A+ Certification
7 14 (2.57%) Network+ Certification
8 13 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (1.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 9 (1.65%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.10%) DBS Check
12 6 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 3 (0.55%) ACSP
14 3 (0.55%) MCSE
15 1 (0.18%) CCNA
15 1 (0.18%) Cisco Certification
15 1 (0.18%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (11.19%) SLA
2 5 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (0.73%) NCSC
4 2 (0.37%) GDPR
5 1 (0.18%) GLP
5 1 (0.18%) GMP
5 1 (0.18%) GRC
5 1 (0.18%) GxP
5 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.18%) QA
System Software
1 350 (64.22%) Active Directory
2 25 (4.59%) Virtual Desktop
3 23 (4.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (3.85%) BitLocker
5 10 (1.83%) Hyper-V
6 7 (1.28%) Firmware
7 6 (1.10%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.73%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 4 (0.73%) XenDesktop
9 3 (0.55%) XenApp
10 1 (0.18%) KVM
10 1 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 159 (29.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 123 (22.57%) SCCM
3 11 (2.02%) WSUS
4 6 (1.10%) vCenter Server
5 5 (0.92%) AirWatch
5 5 (0.92%) Packer
6 4 (0.73%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.55%) McAfee ePO
7 3 (0.55%) SysTrack
8 2 (0.37%) SCOM
8 2 (0.37%) WMI
9 1 (0.18%) MobiControl
Vendors
1 363 (66.61%) Microsoft
2 128 (23.49%) ServiceNow
3 43 (7.89%) Apple
4 34 (6.24%) VMware
5 18 (3.30%) HP
6 17 (3.12%) Cisco
6 17 (3.12%) Citrix
6 17 (3.12%) Lotus
7 13 (2.39%) iManage
7 13 (2.39%) McAfee
8 12 (2.20%) Remedy
9 10 (1.83%) Bomgar
10 9 (1.65%) Samsung
11 8 (1.47%) Bloomberg
11 8 (1.47%) Starlink
12 7 (1.28%) Sophos
13 6 (1.10%) Atlassian
13 6 (1.10%) CyberArk
13 6 (1.10%) Google
13 6 (1.10%) Meraki