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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 260 174 123
Rank change year-on-year -86 -51 -8
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 502 520 794
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.95% 1.59% 1.90%
As % of the Operating Systems category 9.90% 11.75% 13.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 353 320 513
10th Percentile £135 £152 £150
25th Percentile £163 £181 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £225 £225
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - +2.27%
75th Percentile £280 £375 £385
90th Percentile £428 £525 £570
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 63 95
10th Percentile £19.12 £16.85 £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 £67.47 £25.15 £22.00
90th Percentile £178.75 £28.00 £27.95
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £24.83 £14.80
% change year-on-year +3.71% +67.83% -22.13%

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 4,424 5,782
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.61% 13.49% 13.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,217 2,851 3,801
10th Percentile £191 £200 £190
25th Percentile £319 £313 £324
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.54% -2.63% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £463
% change year-on-year - -2.70% +2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 344 247 409
10th Percentile £15.77 £15.50 £12.75
25th Percentile £18.44 £18.10 £16.25
Median hourly rate £26.00 £23.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -8.00% -41.18%
75th Percentile £63.75 £54.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £67.40 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.50 £21.59 £31.25
% change year-on-year +22.74% -30.91% +4.17%

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 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 20 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 20 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 -79 465 £210 -6.67% 99
UK excluding London -70 374 £200 -2.44% 103
London -106 122 £238 -13.64% 13
North of England -19 120 £195 -2.50% 35
North West -5 85 £190 - 20
South West -23 61 £225 +2.27% 12
Midlands -38 60 £190 +1.33% 11
South East -106 58 £250 +15.61% 30
Work from Home -67 54 £200 -20.00% 23
East of England +1 45 £175 -22.22% 7
West Midlands -66 34 £225 +18.42% 5
Yorkshire -41 30 £193 -3.75% 10
East Midlands -4 25 £131 -27.13% 6
Scotland -33 17 £150 -29.41% 12
Wales -11 11 £200 -27.27% 1
North East -33 5 £250 -16.67% 6
Northern Ireland +4 4 £175 +9.38%
Channel Islands +2 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 66 (13.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 64 (12.75%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.99%) HCL Notes
4 8 (1.59%) Skype for Business
5 5 (1.00%) Confluence
6 3 (0.60%) Apache
6 3 (0.60%) nginx
7 2 (0.40%) IIS
8 1 (0.20%) CMS
Applications
1 72 (14.34%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.40%) Acrobat
4 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (2.59%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.40%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 290 (57.77%) Microsoft 365
2 112 (22.31%) Azure
3 78 (15.54%) Entra ID
4 24 (4.78%) OneDrive
5 7 (1.39%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.00%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (0.80%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (0.80%) Mimecast
8 2 (0.40%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.40%) 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%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 53 (10.56%) VPN
2 46 (9.16%) DNS
3 44 (8.76%) DHCP
4 36 (7.17%) Wi-Fi
5 30 (5.98%) TCP/IP
6 27 (5.38%) LAN
7 20 (3.98%) Skype
8 13 (2.59%) Remote Desktop
9 12 (2.39%) WAN
10 11 (2.19%) Wireless
11 8 (1.59%) VLAN
12 7 (1.39%) Firewall
12 7 (1.39%) VoIP
13 6 (1.20%) Internet
13 6 (1.20%) IPv4
13 6 (1.20%) IPv6
14 5 (1.00%) Network Security
15 4 (0.80%) WAAS
16 1 (0.20%) NetScaler
16 1 (0.20%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.59%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.00%) Oracle Database
3 3 (0.60%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.60%) Power BI
4 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 26 (5.18%) JIRA
2 6 (1.20%) MSI
3 3 (0.60%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 3 (0.60%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.60%) InstallShield
4 2 (0.40%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 301 (59.96%) Social Skills
2 45 (8.96%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (7.77%) Legal
4 35 (6.97%) Finance
5 26 (5.18%) Public Sector
6 19 (3.78%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (3.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (3.59%) Manufacturing
8 17 (3.39%) Banking
9 16 (3.19%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.99%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.39%) Investment Banking
11 7 (1.39%) Law
12 6 (1.20%) French Language
12 6 (1.20%) Local Government
13 5 (1.00%) Front Office
13 5 (1.00%) Retail
14 4 (0.80%) Marketing
14 4 (0.80%) Police
15 3 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 175 (34.86%) Support Engineer
2 159 (31.67%) IT Support
3 131 (26.10%) IT Engineer
4 119 (23.71%) IT Support Engineer
5 70 (13.94%) Analyst
6 48 (9.56%) Desktop Engineer
7 42 (8.37%) Desktop Support
8 37 (7.37%) 2nd Line Support
9 36 (7.17%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 34 (6.77%) Service Analyst
11 33 (6.57%) Deployment Engineer
11 33 (6.57%) Service Desk Analyst
12 32 (6.37%) 1st Line Support
12 32 (6.37%) Support Analyst
13 30 (5.98%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 28 (5.58%) IT Analyst
15 24 (4.78%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 24 (4.78%) Windows Engineer
16 23 (4.58%) 1st/2nd Line Support
16 23 (4.58%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.00%) X-Windows
2 4 (0.80%) Software Packaging
3 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.20%) .NET
4 1 (0.20%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.20%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.20%) WinForms
4 1 (0.20%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 61 (12.15%) Onboarding
2 21 (4.18%) Enterprise Software
3 20 (3.98%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (2.79%) Driving Licence
4 14 (2.79%) Video Conferencing
5 13 (2.59%) Blackberry
6 12 (2.39%) Smartphone
7 10 (1.99%) iPhone
7 10 (1.99%) Virtual Team
8 8 (1.59%) iPad
9 6 (1.20%) BYOD
9 6 (1.20%) CMDB
9 6 (1.20%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.00%) Augmented Reality
10 5 (1.00%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.00%) Virtual Reality
11 4 (0.80%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.80%) Mobile App
12 3 (0.60%) Legacy Applications
13 2 (0.40%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 502 (100.00%) Windows
2 41 (8.17%) Windows Server
3 36 (7.17%) Mac OS
4 34 (6.77%) Android
5 28 (5.58%) Apple iOS
6 26 (5.18%) Windows 7
7 16 (3.19%) Linux
8 11 (2.19%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (1.39%) Mac OS X
9 7 (1.39%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (1.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (1.00%) Solaris
10 5 (1.00%) Ubuntu
10 5 (1.00%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.80%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (0.40%) Debian
13 1 (0.20%) AIX
13 1 (0.20%) CentOS
13 1 (0.20%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (31.27%) Customer Service
2 126 (25.10%) ITIL
3 114 (22.71%) Problem-Solving
4 59 (11.75%) ITSM
5 57 (11.35%) Migration
6 48 (9.56%) Continuous Improvement
7 42 (8.37%) Service Delivery
8 41 (8.17%) Service Management
9 39 (7.77%) Asset Management
10 38 (7.57%) User Experience
11 25 (4.98%) Application Packaging
12 21 (4.18%) Customer Experience
12 21 (4.18%) Incident Management
13 19 (3.78%) Change Management
13 19 (3.78%) Root Cause Analysis
14 18 (3.59%) Computer Science
14 18 (3.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 17 (3.39%) Inventory Management
16 16 (3.19%) Break/Fix
17 15 (2.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 59 (11.75%) PowerShell
2 13 (2.59%) VBScript
3 8 (1.59%) VB
4 5 (1.00%) SQL
5 4 (0.80%) Python
6 1 (0.20%) Bicep
6 1 (0.20%) C#
6 1 (0.20%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 91 (18.13%) Security Cleared
2 76 (15.14%) SC Cleared
3 50 (9.96%) Degree
4 30 (5.98%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (3.59%) DV Cleared
6 13 (2.59%) A+ Certification
7 10 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (1.79%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.79%) Network+ Certification
9 8 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.59%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 7 (1.39%) MCSE
11 6 (1.20%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.80%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.60%) ACSP
13 3 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 1 (0.20%) CCA
14 1 (0.20%) CCNA
14 1 (0.20%) Citrix Certification
14 1 (0.20%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (9.56%) SLA
2 4 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (0.80%) NCSC
3 3 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (0.60%) GDPR
4 2 (0.40%) GLP
4 2 (0.40%) GMP
4 2 (0.40%) QA
5 1 (0.20%) GRC
5 1 (0.20%) GxP
5 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 314 (62.55%) Active Directory
2 18 (3.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (2.59%) BitLocker
3 13 (2.59%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (1.59%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.60%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.60%) XenDesktop
6 1 (0.20%) Firmware
6 1 (0.20%) KVM
6 1 (0.20%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.20%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.20%) vSphere
6 1 (0.20%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 134 (26.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 96 (19.12%) SCCM
3 11 (2.19%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (1.59%) WSUS
5 6 (1.20%) AirWatch
6 3 (0.60%) McAfee ePO
6 3 (0.60%) Packer
6 3 (0.60%) Terraform
6 3 (0.60%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.40%) WMI
8 1 (0.20%) SCOM
8 1 (0.20%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.20%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 320 (63.75%) Microsoft
2 105 (20.92%) ServiceNow
3 35 (6.97%) Apple
4 24 (4.78%) VMware
5 23 (4.58%) Citrix
6 18 (3.59%) Cisco
7 17 (3.39%) HP
8 15 (2.99%) Remedy
9 14 (2.79%) iManage
10 12 (2.39%) Bomgar
11 10 (1.99%) Lotus
11 10 (1.99%) McAfee
12 9 (1.79%) Starlink
13 8 (1.59%) Bloomberg
14 7 (1.39%) Oracle
14 7 (1.39%) Samsung
15 6 (1.20%) Dell
16 5 (1.00%) Reuters
17 4 (0.80%) Sophos
17 4 (0.80%) Tanium