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 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 123 110
Rank change year-on-year -54 -13 -13
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 620 663 911
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.64% 2.09% 2.11%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.01% 14.86% 14.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 440 467 652
10th Percentile £133 £155 £148
25th Percentile £163 £190 £182
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £225 £215
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% +4.65% -2.27%
75th Percentile £369 £400 £356
90th Percentile £552 £538 £550
UK excluding London median daily rate £201 £220 £210
% change year-on-year -8.52% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 35 47
10th Percentile £18.54 £15.93 £14.75
25th Percentile £19.54 £19.57 £16.38
Median hourly rate £22.00 £24.18 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year -9.02% +27.73% +2.32%
75th Percentile £24.28 £24.74 £23.75
90th Percentile £25.15 £57.62 £53.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £17.72
% change year-on-year -4.35% +29.80% -1.10%

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 4,764 4,461 6,234
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.60% 14.07% 14.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,162 2,777 4,223
10th Percentile £175 £200 £181
25th Percentile £267 £313 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.77%
75th Percentile £565 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £696 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £413 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -2.94% - -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 335 168 344
10th Percentile £15.00 £16.25 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.69 £21.20 £17.72
Median hourly rate £25.00 £36.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.56% +26.32% +14.00%
75th Percentile £60.13 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.30 £73.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.50 £32.50 £25.12
% change year-on-year -27.69% +29.40% +5.57%

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 22 January 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 22 January 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 22 January 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 -19 596 £213 -6.57% 155
UK excluding London -36 465 £201 -8.52% 152
London -57 148 £240 -12.73% 30
North of England -30 127 £175 -16.67% 33
South East -43 102 £250 - 46
Work from Home -25 99 £300 +20.00% 28
North West -3 95 £173 -13.75% 19
South West +6 94 £300 +36.36% 16
Midlands -42 78 £175 -7.89% 22
East of England +14 55 £201 -15.71% 24
West Midlands -49 42 £175 -12.50% 10
East Midlands -6 36 £175 -7.89% 12
Yorkshire -55 21 £170 -24.44% 12
North East -3 11 £200 - 2
Scotland -37 11 £200 +2.56% 7
Wales -19 6 £200 -4.76% 7
Northern Ireland -17 1 £250 +65.02% 1

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 (14.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 74 (11.94%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.77%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.65%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 106 (17.10%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (2.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.65%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 20 (3.23%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.81%) assyst
3 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.16%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 330 (53.23%) Microsoft 365
2 124 (20.00%) Azure
3 63 (10.16%) Entra ID
4 47 (7.58%) OneDrive
5 9 (1.45%) AWS
6 8 (1.29%) GCP
6 8 (1.29%) Power Platform
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%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 1 (0.16%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.16%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.16%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.16%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.16%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.16%) OCI
8 1 (0.16%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 72 (11.61%) VPN
2 63 (10.16%) DNS
3 47 (7.58%) DHCP
4 35 (5.65%) Wi-Fi
5 34 (5.48%) TCP/IP
6 33 (5.32%) LAN
6 33 (5.32%) WAN
7 27 (4.35%) Skype
8 19 (3.06%) Wireless
9 17 (2.74%) VLAN
10 12 (1.94%) Firewall
11 11 (1.77%) NetScaler
12 9 (1.45%) 4G
13 8 (1.29%) PABX
14 6 (0.97%) WAAS
15 5 (0.81%) Structured Cabling
15 5 (0.81%) Unified Communications
15 5 (0.81%) VSAN
16 4 (0.65%) VoIP
17 3 (0.48%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.26%) SQL Server
2 9 (1.45%) Oracle Reports
3 8 (1.29%) Oracle Database
4 4 (0.65%) Power BI
5 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.16%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (2.74%) MSI
2 13 (2.10%) JIRA
3 9 (1.45%) InstallShield
4 6 (0.97%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.16%) GitLab
5 1 (0.16%) Hudson
5 1 (0.16%) REST Assured
General
1 324 (52.26%) Social Skills
2 68 (10.97%) Finance
3 52 (8.39%) Public Sector
4 37 (5.97%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (5.48%) Banking
6 26 (4.19%) Organisational Skills
7 23 (3.71%) Manufacturing
8 21 (3.39%) Legal
9 20 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
10 18 (2.90%) Telecoms
11 16 (2.58%) Electronics
11 16 (2.58%) Marketing
12 11 (1.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (1.61%) Law
14 7 (1.13%) French Language
14 7 (1.13%) Investment Banking
15 6 (0.97%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.65%) Pharmaceutical
17 3 (0.48%) International Banking
18 2 (0.32%) Retail
Job Titles
1 170 (27.42%) Support Engineer
2 139 (22.42%) IT Support
3 101 (16.29%) IT Engineer
4 90 (14.52%) Analyst
5 86 (13.87%) Desktop Support
6 77 (12.42%) IT Support Engineer
7 72 (11.61%) Desktop Engineer
8 71 (11.45%) Windows Engineer
9 60 (9.68%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 55 (8.87%) Deployment Engineer
11 49 (7.90%) Support Analyst
12 46 (7.42%) 2nd Line Support
13 36 (5.81%) Service Analyst
14 35 (5.65%) 1st Line Support
15 34 (5.48%) Service Desk Analyst
16 29 (4.68%) IT Analyst
16 29 (4.68%) Windows Support Engineer
17 24 (3.87%) IT Support Analyst
17 24 (3.87%) Migration Engineer
18 22 (3.55%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.48%) Software Packaging
2 2 (0.32%) ModSecurity
2 2 (0.32%) Web Services
3 1 (0.16%) EDI
3 1 (0.16%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 40 (6.45%) Onboarding
2 32 (5.16%) Driving Licence
3 26 (4.19%) Smartphone
4 25 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (2.10%) PKI
6 13 (2.10%) Video Conferencing
7 12 (1.94%) 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
9 6 (0.97%) Virtual Team
10 5 (0.81%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.81%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 4 (0.65%) Client/Server
11 4 (0.65%) NHS
12 3 (0.48%) CMDB
12 3 (0.48%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 608 (98.06%) Windows
2 58 (9.35%) Apple iOS
3 56 (9.03%) Android
4 43 (6.94%) Mac OS
5 39 (6.29%) Windows Server
6 38 (6.13%) Windows 7
7 33 (5.32%) Windows Server 2016
8 23 (3.71%) Linux
9 15 (2.42%) Windows Server 2019
10 14 (2.26%) Windows Server 2003
11 11 (1.77%) Windows Server 2012
12 10 (1.61%) AIX
13 6 (0.97%) Windows 8
14 4 (0.65%) Mac OS X
14 4 (0.65%) Windows Server 2008
15 3 (0.48%) CentOS
16 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (28.71%) Customer Service
2 109 (17.58%) ITIL
3 108 (17.42%) Problem-Solving
4 90 (14.52%) Migration
5 78 (12.58%) ITSM
6 64 (10.32%) Service Management
7 36 (5.81%) User Experience
8 34 (5.48%) Application Packaging
9 33 (5.32%) Continuous Improvement
10 31 (5.00%) Change Management
10 31 (5.00%) Workflow
11 29 (4.68%) Mobile Device Management
12 26 (4.19%) Inventory Management
12 26 (4.19%) Logistics
12 26 (4.19%) Service Delivery
13 25 (4.03%) Agile
14 24 (3.87%) Asset Management
15 22 (3.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 22 (3.55%) Workflow Management
16 21 (3.39%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 87 (14.03%) PowerShell
2 25 (4.03%) VBScript
3 14 (2.26%) SQL
4 11 (1.77%) VB
5 8 (1.29%) Bash
6 4 (0.65%) Java
6 4 (0.65%) Python
7 2 (0.32%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 183 (29.52%) Security Cleared
2 141 (22.74%) SC Cleared
3 52 (8.39%) Degree
4 41 (6.61%) DV Cleared
5 40 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
6 18 (2.90%) A+ Certification
7 13 (2.10%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 12 (1.94%) MCP
9 11 (1.77%) MCSE
10 10 (1.61%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.13%) CCA
12 7 (1.13%) Citrix Certification
13 6 (0.97%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.81%) MCDST
15 4 (0.65%) MCSA
16 2 (0.32%) DBS Check
16 2 (0.32%) Network+ Certification
17 1 (0.16%) BC Cleared
17 1 (0.16%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (5.00%) SLA
2 13 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (1.77%) GDPR
4 3 (0.48%) NCSC
5 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.32%) QA
6 1 (0.16%) PMO
System Software
1 322 (51.94%) Active Directory
2 35 (5.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (4.52%) Virtual Desktop
4 17 (2.74%) BitLocker
5 10 (1.61%) Microsoft App-V
5 10 (1.61%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (1.29%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.97%) VMware NSX
8 5 (0.81%) XenApp
9 4 (0.65%) Firmware
9 4 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.65%) vSphere
9 4 (0.65%) XenDesktop
10 3 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.32%) NFS
12 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 173 (27.90%) SCCM
2 114 (18.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (2.42%) vCenter Server
4 10 (1.61%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (1.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 8 (1.29%) WSUS
6 6 (0.97%) Norton AntiVirus
7 4 (0.65%) SCVMM
7 4 (0.65%) 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
1 352 (56.77%) Microsoft
2 101 (16.29%) ServiceNow
3 50 (8.06%) Citrix
4 44 (7.10%) VMware
5 36 (5.81%) Cisco
6 32 (5.16%) Apple
7 26 (4.19%) HP
8 23 (3.71%) Dell
9 21 (3.39%) Remedy
10 18 (2.90%) SAP
11 17 (2.74%) McAfee
12 13 (2.10%) iManage
13 12 (1.94%) Oracle
14 9 (1.45%) Bomgar
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