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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 254 170 122
Rank change year-on-year -84 -48 -9
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 511 540 816
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.97% 1.65% 1.91%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.07% 12.18% 13.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 359 339 528
10th Percentile £135 £153 £150
25th Percentile £163 £185 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £225 £225
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - +2.27%
75th Percentile £278 £388 £385
90th Percentile £436 £538 £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 50 59 97
10th Percentile £19.12 £18.13 £10.95
25th Percentile £20.89 £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 £66.38 £25.15 £22.00
90th Percentile £178.75 £28.00 £39.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £25.08 £15.00
% change year-on-year +2.69% +67.17% -21.05%

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 5,073 4,435 5,872
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.63% 13.57% 13.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,238 2,866 3,832
10th Percentile £190 £200 £190
25th Percentile £315 £313 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £465 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -2.11% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £580 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £463
% change year-on-year - -2.70% +1.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 346 239 437
10th Percentile £15.78 £15.50 £12.75
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.04 £16.25
Median hourly rate £26.00 £23.00 £24.86
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -7.46% -41.52%
75th Percentile £63.75 £54.25 £63.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.44 £21.28 £31.13
% change year-on-year +24.25% -31.63% +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 13 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 13 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 13 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 -88 473 £204 -9.44% 112
UK excluding London -71 384 £200 -2.44% 109
North of England -17 125 £190 -5.00% 36
London -109 120 £235 -14.55% 23
North West -2 90 £190 -2.56% 17
Midlands -46 61 £190 - 12
South West -28 59 £225 +2.27% 10
South East -109 59 £250 +8.70% 39
Work from Home -79 55 £210 -16.00% 28
East of England 0 50 £175 -22.22% 7
West Midlands -72 35 £225 +18.42% 6
Yorkshire -44 29 £190 +1.33% 14
East Midlands -6 25 £131 -27.13% 6
Scotland -31 18 £150 -25.00% 8
Wales -9 10 £200 -27.27% 3
North East -30 6 £250 -16.67% 6
Northern Ireland +2 4 £175 +9.38% 2
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 73 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 60 (11.74%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.35%) Skype for Business
4 10 (1.96%) HCL Notes
5 4 (0.78%) Confluence
6 2 (0.39%) Apache
6 2 (0.39%) IIS
6 2 (0.39%) nginx
7 1 (0.20%) CMS
7 1 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 79 (15.46%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (2.35%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.39%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 289 (56.56%) Microsoft 365
2 108 (21.14%) Azure
3 74 (14.48%) Entra ID
4 22 (4.31%) OneDrive
5 7 (1.37%) Power Platform
6 5 (0.98%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (0.78%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (0.78%) 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%) SaaS
9 1 (0.20%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 57 (11.15%) VPN
2 49 (9.59%) DNS
3 46 (9.00%) DHCP
4 39 (7.63%) Wi-Fi
5 30 (5.87%) LAN
5 30 (5.87%) TCP/IP
6 24 (4.70%) Skype
7 16 (3.13%) WAN
8 14 (2.74%) Remote Desktop
9 12 (2.35%) VLAN
10 11 (2.15%) Wireless
11 7 (1.37%) VoIP
12 6 (1.17%) Firewall
12 6 (1.17%) Internet
12 6 (1.17%) IPv4
12 6 (1.17%) IPv6
13 5 (0.98%) Network Security
14 4 (0.78%) WAAS
15 2 (0.39%) RS-232
15 2 (0.39%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.76%) 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 (5.09%) JIRA
2 6 (1.17%) MSI
3 3 (0.59%) InstallShield
4 2 (0.39%) AdminStudio
4 2 (0.39%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 304 (59.49%) Social Skills
2 46 (9.00%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (7.63%) Legal
4 34 (6.65%) Finance
5 26 (5.09%) Public Sector
6 20 (3.91%) Manufacturing
7 19 (3.72%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (3.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (3.33%) Banking
10 16 (3.13%) Telecoms
11 15 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.37%) French Language
12 7 (1.37%) Investment Banking
13 6 (1.17%) Law
14 5 (0.98%) Front Office
14 5 (0.98%) Local Government
14 5 (0.98%) Police
14 5 (0.98%) Retail
15 4 (0.78%) Marketing
16 3 (0.59%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 177 (34.64%) Support Engineer
2 164 (32.09%) IT Support
3 134 (26.22%) IT Engineer
4 122 (23.87%) IT Support Engineer
5 70 (13.70%) Analyst
6 50 (9.78%) Desktop Engineer
7 43 (8.41%) Desktop Support
8 37 (7.24%) 2nd Line Support
9 36 (7.05%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 34 (6.65%) Service Analyst
11 33 (6.46%) 1st Line Support
11 33 (6.46%) Service Desk Analyst
12 30 (5.87%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 30 (5.87%) Support Analyst
13 29 (5.68%) Deployment Engineer
13 29 (5.68%) IT Analyst
14 25 (4.89%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 24 (4.70%) IT Technician
15 24 (4.70%) Windows Engineer
16 23 (4.50%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.17%) X-Windows
2 4 (0.78%) 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%) EDI
4 1 (0.20%) WinForms
4 1 (0.20%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 57 (11.15%) Onboarding
2 23 (4.50%) Enterprise Software
3 20 (3.91%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (2.94%) Driving Licence
5 12 (2.35%) Blackberry
5 12 (2.35%) Smartphone
6 11 (2.15%) Video Conferencing
7 10 (1.96%) iPhone
7 10 (1.96%) Virtual Team
8 8 (1.57%) iPad
9 6 (1.17%) BYOD
9 6 (1.17%) CMDB
9 6 (1.17%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.98%) Augmented Reality
10 5 (0.98%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.98%) Virtual Reality
11 4 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.78%) Mobile App
12 3 (0.59%) Legacy Applications
13 2 (0.39%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 511 (100.00%) Windows
2 41 (8.02%) Windows Server
3 35 (6.85%) Mac OS
4 34 (6.65%) Android
4 34 (6.65%) Windows 7
5 28 (5.48%) Apple iOS
6 15 (2.94%) Linux
7 13 (2.54%) Windows Server 2012
8 8 (1.57%) Mac OS X
8 8 (1.57%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (1.17%) Windows Server 2003
10 5 (0.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.98%) Solaris
10 5 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.78%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.39%) AIX
12 2 (0.39%) Debian
12 2 (0.39%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (30.72%) Customer Service
2 128 (25.05%) ITIL
3 116 (22.70%) Problem-Solving
4 62 (12.13%) ITSM
5 58 (11.35%) Migration
6 47 (9.20%) Continuous Improvement
7 44 (8.61%) Service Management
8 38 (7.44%) Service Delivery
8 38 (7.44%) User Experience
9 37 (7.24%) Asset Management
10 25 (4.89%) Application Packaging
11 22 (4.31%) Customer Experience
11 22 (4.31%) Incident Management
12 19 (3.72%) Computer Science
13 18 (3.52%) Change Management
13 18 (3.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 18 (3.52%) Root Cause Analysis
14 17 (3.33%) Inventory Management
15 16 (3.13%) Break/Fix
16 14 (2.74%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 59 (11.55%) PowerShell
2 17 (3.33%) VBScript
3 12 (2.35%) VB
4 5 (0.98%) SQL
5 3 (0.59%) Python
6 2 (0.39%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.20%) Bicep
7 1 (0.20%) C#
7 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 94 (18.40%) Security Cleared
2 80 (15.66%) SC Cleared
3 54 (10.57%) Degree
4 32 (6.26%) Microsoft Certification
5 20 (3.91%) DV Cleared
6 14 (2.74%) A+ Certification
7 11 (2.15%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (1.96%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 10 (1.96%) Network+ Certification
9 9 (1.76%) Azure Certification
9 9 (1.76%) MCSE
10 8 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (1.17%) ITIL Certification
12 5 (0.98%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.59%) ACSP
13 3 (0.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.39%) HNC
14 2 (0.39%) HND
15 1 (0.20%) CCA
15 1 (0.20%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (9.00%) SLA
2 4 (0.78%) NCSC
3 3 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (0.59%) GDPR
3 3 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (0.39%) GLP
4 2 (0.39%) GMP
4 2 (0.39%) QA
5 1 (0.20%) GRC
5 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 314 (61.45%) Active Directory
2 18 (3.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (3.33%) BitLocker
4 13 (2.54%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (1.57%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.59%) XenDesktop
7 2 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.20%) Firmware
8 1 (0.20%) KVM
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.20%) VMware Workstation
8 1 (0.20%) vSphere
8 1 (0.20%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 129 (25.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 101 (19.77%) SCCM
3 11 (2.15%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (1.57%) WSUS
5 6 (1.17%) AirWatch
6 3 (0.59%) McAfee ePO
7 2 (0.39%) Packer
7 2 (0.39%) Terraform
7 2 (0.39%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.39%) WMI
8 1 (0.20%) SCOM
8 1 (0.20%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.20%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 326 (63.80%) Microsoft
2 105 (20.55%) ServiceNow
3 35 (6.85%) Apple
4 24 (4.70%) Citrix
5 23 (4.50%) VMware
6 18 (3.52%) HP
7 16 (3.13%) Cisco
8 14 (2.74%) iManage
8 14 (2.74%) Remedy
9 13 (2.54%) Bomgar
10 10 (1.96%) Lotus
10 10 (1.96%) McAfee
11 9 (1.76%) Starlink
12 8 (1.57%) Bloomberg
12 8 (1.57%) Oracle
13 7 (1.37%) Dell
13 7 (1.37%) Samsung
14 4 (0.78%) Reuters
14 4 (0.78%) Sophos
15 3 (0.59%) MobileIron