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

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 187 131 108
Rank change year-on-year -56 -23 -6
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 621 644 932
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.52% 2.09% 2.09%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.02% 14.65% 15.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 436 449 663
10th Percentile £133 £157 £146
25th Percentile £163 £190 £181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £203 £225 £215
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +4.65% -
75th Percentile £338 £400 £360
90th Percentile £550 £540 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £200 £220 £210
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 30 55
10th Percentile £18.61 £15.12 £14.00
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.60 £16.25
Median hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +29.80% -4.22%
75th Percentile £24.31 £24.18 £24.38
90th Percentile £25.93 £36.14 £48.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £17.72
% change year-on-year -4.35% +29.80% -2.93%

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 4,769 4,395 6,214
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.70% 14.30% 13.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,156 2,780 4,165
10th Percentile £176 £200 £181
25th Percentile £267 £313 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £449 £475 £465
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +2.15% -9.71%
75th Percentile £569 £588 £594
90th Percentile £675 £690 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £413 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -2.94% - -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 150 387
10th Percentile £15.00 £16.03 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.94 £16.63
Median hourly rate £22.91 £29.00 £25.18
Median % change year-on-year -21.02% +15.17% -4.91%
75th Percentile £54.69 £64.69 £61.99
90th Percentile £69.99 £68.88 £71.15
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £27.50 £25.18
% change year-on-year -18.18% +9.21% -4.95%

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 February 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 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 10 in the UK

Windows 10
Top 16 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 February 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 -31 599 £203 -10.00% 147
UK excluding London -45 460 £200 -9.09% 150
London -48 153 £250 -8.26% 23
North of England -30 144 £175 -16.67% 35
North West -6 100 £173 -13.75% 23
South East -47 97 £245 -4.39% 46
Work from Home -38 92 £268 +7.00% 36
Midlands -37 78 £175 -7.89% 17
South West -17 72 £300 +33.33% 21
East of England +17 62 £201 -15.26% 19
West Midlands -64 42 £175 -10.26% 11
East Midlands -10 35 £175 -7.89% 6
Yorkshire -51 32 £190 -22.45% 11
North East -12 12 £195 -35.00% 2
Scotland -42 9 £200 - 8
Wales -16 6 £200 - 6

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 91 (14.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 75 (12.08%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.77%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.64%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 111 (17.87%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (3.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.81%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 24 (3.86%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.81%) assyst
3 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.16%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 346 (55.72%) Microsoft 365
2 123 (19.81%) Azure
3 66 (10.63%) Entra ID
4 49 (7.89%) OneDrive
5 9 (1.45%) Power Platform
6 7 (1.13%) AWS
7 6 (0.97%) GCP
8 2 (0.32%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.32%) Nutanix
8 2 (0.32%) SaaS
8 2 (0.32%) Viva Engage
9 1 (0.16%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.16%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.16%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.16%) IaaS
9 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.16%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.16%) OCI
9 1 (0.16%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 69 (11.11%) VPN
2 61 (9.82%) DNS
3 49 (7.89%) Wi-Fi
4 47 (7.57%) DHCP
5 43 (6.92%) LAN
6 38 (6.12%) WAN
7 33 (5.31%) TCP/IP
8 28 (4.51%) Skype
9 24 (3.86%) Wireless
10 18 (2.90%) VLAN
11 12 (1.93%) NetScaler
12 11 (1.77%) Firewall
13 9 (1.45%) 4G
13 9 (1.45%) Remote Desktop
14 8 (1.29%) PABX
15 6 (0.97%) VoIP
16 5 (0.81%) Unified Communications
17 4 (0.64%) Structured Cabling
18 2 (0.32%) RS-232
18 2 (0.32%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.42%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.29%) Oracle Database
3 7 (1.13%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (0.81%) Power BI
5 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.16%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 20 (3.22%) JIRA
2 12 (1.93%) MSI
3 6 (0.97%) InstallShield
4 2 (0.32%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.16%) GitLab
5 1 (0.16%) Hudson
5 1 (0.16%) REST Assured
General
1 322 (51.85%) Social Skills
2 65 (10.47%) Finance
3 43 (6.92%) Public Sector
4 35 (5.64%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (5.48%) Banking
6 30 (4.83%) Manufacturing
7 29 (4.67%) Organisational Skills
8 25 (4.03%) Legal
9 23 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
10 18 (2.90%) Telecoms
11 13 (2.09%) Electronics
11 13 (2.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (2.09%) Marketing
12 10 (1.61%) Law
13 7 (1.13%) Aerospace
14 6 (0.97%) French Language
14 6 (0.97%) Investment Banking
15 3 (0.48%) International Banking
15 3 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.48%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 180 (28.99%) Support Engineer
2 158 (25.44%) IT Support
3 117 (18.84%) IT Engineer
4 95 (15.30%) IT Support Engineer
5 88 (14.17%) Analyst
6 80 (12.88%) Desktop Support
7 64 (10.31%) Desktop Engineer
8 62 (9.98%) Windows Engineer
9 54 (8.70%) 2nd Line Support
10 53 (8.53%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 47 (7.57%) Support Analyst
12 41 (6.60%) Deployment Engineer
13 40 (6.44%) 1st Line Support
14 32 (5.15%) Service Analyst
15 29 (4.67%) Service Desk Analyst
16 28 (4.51%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 28 (4.51%) IT Analyst
17 26 (4.19%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 26 (4.19%) Windows Support Engineer
18 24 (3.86%) Migration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.97%) X-Windows
2 3 (0.48%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.32%) Web Services
4 1 (0.16%) EDI
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 44 (7.09%) Onboarding
2 32 (5.15%) Driving Licence
3 29 (4.67%) Smartphone
4 20 (3.22%) Enterprise Software
5 19 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.25%) Video Conferencing
7 10 (1.61%) PKI
8 8 (1.29%) iPhone
9 7 (1.13%) CMDB
10 6 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.81%) Client/Server
11 5 (0.81%) Hedge funds
11 5 (0.81%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 4 (0.64%) iPad
12 4 (0.64%) Legacy Applications
12 4 (0.64%) Management Information System
12 4 (0.64%) NHS
12 4 (0.64%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.48%) Data Centre
13 3 (0.48%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 609 (98.07%) Windows
2 54 (8.70%) Android
3 53 (8.53%) Apple iOS
4 43 (6.92%) Mac OS
5 38 (6.12%) Windows Server
6 37 (5.96%) Windows 7
7 32 (5.15%) Windows Server 2016
8 19 (3.06%) Linux
9 15 (2.42%) Windows Server 2003
10 13 (2.09%) Windows Server 2019
11 10 (1.61%) Windows Server 2012
12 9 (1.45%) AIX
13 7 (1.13%) Mac OS X
14 4 (0.64%) Windows 8
15 3 (0.48%) CentOS
16 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.16%) Unix
16 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (29.63%) Customer Service
2 103 (16.59%) ITIL
3 100 (16.10%) Migration
3 100 (16.10%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (13.04%) ITSM
5 63 (10.14%) Service Management
6 37 (5.96%) User Experience
7 33 (5.31%) Change Management
8 32 (5.15%) Continuous Improvement
9 30 (4.83%) Workflow
10 29 (4.67%) Mobile Device Management
11 28 (4.51%) Logistics
11 28 (4.51%) Service Delivery
12 27 (4.35%) Application Packaging
13 26 (4.19%) Asset Management
14 24 (3.86%) Incident Management
15 22 (3.54%) Stakeholder Management
16 21 (3.38%) Workflow Management
17 20 (3.22%) Agile
17 20 (3.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 79 (12.72%) PowerShell
2 20 (3.22%) VBScript
3 12 (1.93%) VB
4 11 (1.77%) SQL
5 6 (0.97%) Bash
6 4 (0.64%) Python
7 3 (0.48%) Java
8 2 (0.32%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 157 (25.28%) Security Cleared
2 119 (19.16%) SC Cleared
3 59 (9.50%) Degree
4 39 (6.28%) Microsoft Certification
5 36 (5.80%) DV Cleared
6 18 (2.90%) A+ Certification
7 15 (2.42%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 14 (2.25%) MCSE
9 9 (1.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 8 (1.29%) CCA
10 8 (1.29%) Citrix Certification
10 8 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (0.81%) MCDST
12 4 (0.64%) Azure Certification
13 3 (0.48%) Network+ Certification
14 2 (0.32%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.32%) HNC
14 2 (0.32%) HND
15 1 (0.16%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.83%) SLA
2 11 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (1.45%) GDPR
4 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.16%) GLP
5 1 (0.16%) GMP
5 1 (0.16%) PMO
5 1 (0.16%) QA
System Software
1 328 (52.82%) Active Directory
2 31 (4.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (4.67%) Virtual Desktop
4 14 (2.25%) BitLocker
5 10 (1.61%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (1.45%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.97%) VMware NSX
7 6 (0.97%) XenApp
7 6 (0.97%) XenDesktop
8 5 (0.81%) Microsoft App-V
8 5 (0.81%) vSphere
9 3 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.32%) NFS
11 1 (0.16%) Firmware
11 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 163 (26.25%) SCCM
2 114 (18.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (2.09%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (1.93%) vCenter Server
5 9 (1.45%) WSUS
6 6 (0.97%) Norton AntiVirus
7 5 (0.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (0.81%) SCVMM
8 3 (0.48%) SCOM
8 3 (0.48%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 1 (0.16%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.16%) Ansible
9 1 (0.16%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.16%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 359 (57.81%) Microsoft
2 106 (17.07%) ServiceNow
3 52 (8.37%) Citrix
4 39 (6.28%) VMware
5 37 (5.96%) Cisco
6 27 (4.35%) Apple
7 26 (4.19%) HP
8 25 (4.03%) Remedy
9 19 (3.06%) Dell
10 17 (2.74%) iManage
11 15 (2.42%) SAP
12 13 (2.09%) Bomgar
13 11 (1.77%) Oracle
14 10 (1.61%) McAfee
15 8 (1.29%) Symantec
15 8 (1.29%) Veeam
16 7 (1.13%) IBM
16 7 (1.13%) SolarWinds
17 6 (0.97%) Qualys
18 5 (0.81%) Mitel