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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 157 110
Rank change year-on-year -58 -47 -11
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 536 536 894
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.16% 1.82% 2.04%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.38% 13.11% 15.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 370 379 615
10th Percentile £131 £155 £149
25th Percentile £161 £194 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £225 £220
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +2.27% +2.33%
75th Percentile £279 £394 £375
90th Percentile £488 £559 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £190 £215 £210
% change year-on-year -11.63% +2.38% +2.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 30 90
10th Percentile £19.54 £18.13 £10.95
25th Percentile £20.50 £20.25 £11.07
Median hourly rate £22.08 £24.09 £16.90
Median % change year-on-year -8.36% +42.57% -8.66%
75th Percentile £26.00 £27.29 £20.00
90th Percentile £178.75 £28.94 £40.18
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.81 £24.18 £13.87
% change year-on-year -5.67% +74.33% -25.03%

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 4,711 4,087 5,896
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.21% 13.89% 13.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,067 2,724 3,966
10th Percentile £181 £200 £183
25th Percentile £310 £320 £290
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.70% -9.76%
75th Percentile £575 £594 £594
90th Percentile £660 £699 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £450 £450
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 321 173 406
10th Percentile £15.62 £16.30 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.13 £15.31
Median hourly rate £34.00 £24.18 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.61% +9.91% -26.67%
75th Percentile £67.25 £62.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £67.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £34.13 £24.18 £20.00
% change year-on-year +41.15% +20.90% -25.93%

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 18 April 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 18 April 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 18 April 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 -59 511 £200 -11.11% 93
UK excluding London -61 385 £190 -11.63% 87
North of England -10 144 £175 -12.50% 18
London -53 144 £244 -22.00% 13
North West +8 109 £170 -9.33% 10
Work from Home -43 84 £220 -8.33% 20
Midlands -62 74 £180 -5.26% 20
South East -77 58 £195 -22.00% 17
East of England -2 51 £200 -11.11% 12
South West -48 41 £220 - 16
East Midlands -13 39 £175 -7.89% 11
West Midlands -82 34 £185 -1.33% 9
Yorkshire -44 32 £190 -18.28% 4
Scotland -16 10 £163 -17.72% 2
Wales -10 7 £200 -31.91%
North East -13 3 £180 -40.00% 5
Northern Ireland -6 2 £175 +13.64% 5

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 86 (16.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 61 (11.38%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.87%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.19%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.19%) IIS
Applications
1 92 (17.16%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.93%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (3.92%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.75%) assyst
3 1 (0.19%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 320 (59.70%) Microsoft 365
2 119 (22.20%) Azure
3 78 (14.55%) Entra ID
4 22 (4.10%) OneDrive
5 9 (1.68%) Power Platform
6 6 (1.12%) AWS
7 5 (0.93%) GCP
8 4 (0.75%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (0.56%) Nutanix
10 2 (0.37%) SaaS
10 2 (0.37%) Slack
10 2 (0.37%) Viva Engage
11 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.19%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.19%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.19%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.19%) IaaS
11 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.19%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.19%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 60 (11.19%) VPN
2 47 (8.77%) DNS
3 45 (8.40%) DHCP
4 43 (8.02%) Wi-Fi
5 39 (7.28%) LAN
6 32 (5.97%) WAN
7 25 (4.66%) Skype
8 22 (4.10%) TCP/IP
8 22 (4.10%) Wireless
9 21 (3.92%) VLAN
10 13 (2.43%) Remote Desktop
11 12 (2.24%) NetScaler
12 7 (1.31%) VoIP
13 5 (0.93%) Firewall
13 5 (0.93%) IPv4
13 5 (0.93%) IPv6
14 4 (0.75%) Network Security
14 4 (0.75%) WAAS
15 2 (0.37%) 4G
15 2 (0.37%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.24%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.12%) Power BI
3 5 (0.93%) Oracle Database
3 5 (0.93%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 19 (3.54%) JIRA
2 9 (1.68%) MSI
3 6 (1.12%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.56%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.19%) REST Assured
General
1 282 (52.61%) Social Skills
2 49 (9.14%) Finance
3 46 (8.58%) Public Sector
4 36 (6.72%) Banking
5 34 (6.34%) Legal
6 30 (5.60%) Analytical Skills
6 30 (5.60%) Manufacturing
7 24 (4.48%) Organisational Skills
8 23 (4.29%) Telecoms
9 18 (3.36%) Documentation Skills
9 18 (3.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (2.43%) Electronics
10 13 (2.43%) Marketing
11 12 (2.24%) Law
12 8 (1.49%) French Language
12 8 (1.49%) Investment Banking
13 5 (0.93%) Front Office
13 5 (0.93%) Local Government
14 4 (0.75%) Police
15 3 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 161 (30.04%) Support Engineer
2 144 (26.87%) IT Support
3 114 (21.27%) IT Engineer
4 90 (16.79%) IT Support Engineer
5 84 (15.67%) Analyst
6 53 (9.89%) Desktop Support
7 46 (8.58%) Desktop Engineer
8 45 (8.40%) Support Analyst
8 45 (8.40%) Windows Engineer
9 42 (7.84%) 1st Line Support
10 39 (7.28%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 37 (6.90%) 2nd Line Support
12 31 (5.78%) Service Analyst
13 29 (5.41%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 28 (5.22%) Service Desk Analyst
15 26 (4.85%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 26 (4.85%) IT Analyst
16 25 (4.66%) Deployment Engineer
17 24 (4.48%) Support Technician
18 23 (4.29%) Migration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.12%) X-Windows
2 4 (0.75%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.37%) Web Services
4 1 (0.19%) EDI
4 1 (0.19%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 54 (10.07%) Onboarding
2 28 (5.22%) Enterprise Software
3 22 (4.10%) Driving Licence
3 22 (4.10%) Smartphone
4 19 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (1.87%) iPhone
6 7 (1.31%) CMDB
6 7 (1.31%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (0.93%) Client/Server
7 5 (0.93%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (0.93%) iPad
7 5 (0.93%) Management Information System
7 5 (0.93%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.75%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.56%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.56%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (0.56%) NHS
10 2 (0.37%) Blackberry
10 2 (0.37%) Hedge funds
10 2 (0.37%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 524 (97.76%) Windows
2 44 (8.21%) Android
3 43 (8.02%) Mac OS
4 39 (7.28%) Windows Server
5 38 (7.09%) Apple iOS
5 38 (7.09%) Windows 7
6 20 (3.73%) Windows Server 2016
7 13 (2.43%) Windows Server 2003
8 9 (1.68%) Mac OS X
8 9 (1.68%) Windows Server 2012
9 8 (1.49%) Linux
10 7 (1.31%) AIX
11 6 (1.12%) Windows Server 2019
12 4 (0.75%) Windows 8
13 2 (0.37%) CentOS
14 1 (0.19%) Unix
14 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (32.09%) Customer Service
2 112 (20.90%) Problem-Solving
3 99 (18.47%) ITIL
4 94 (17.54%) Migration
5 70 (13.06%) ITSM
6 44 (8.21%) Service Management
7 39 (7.28%) User Experience
8 37 (6.90%) Continuous Improvement
9 33 (6.16%) Asset Management
10 31 (5.78%) Application Packaging
11 29 (5.41%) Logistics
11 29 (5.41%) Workflow
12 27 (5.04%) Change Management
13 22 (4.10%) Incident Management
14 21 (3.92%) Service Delivery
14 21 (3.92%) Stakeholder Management
14 21 (3.92%) Workflow Management
15 17 (3.17%) Business Intelligence
16 16 (2.99%) Time Management
17 15 (2.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 63 (11.75%) PowerShell
2 16 (2.99%) VBScript
3 11 (2.05%) VB
4 9 (1.68%) SQL
5 5 (0.93%) Bash
6 2 (0.37%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.37%) Python
Qualifications
1 109 (20.34%) Security Cleared
2 91 (16.98%) SC Cleared
3 58 (10.82%) Degree
4 29 (5.41%) Microsoft Certification
5 27 (5.04%) DV Cleared
6 14 (2.61%) MCSE
7 12 (2.24%) A+ Certification
8 10 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.49%) CCA
9 8 (1.49%) Citrix Certification
9 8 (1.49%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 7 (1.31%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.31%) Network+ Certification
11 6 (1.12%) ITIL Certification
12 5 (0.93%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.37%) HNC
13 2 (0.37%) HND
14 1 (0.19%) CCNA
14 1 (0.19%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.66%) SLA
2 6 (1.12%) GDPR
3 5 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.37%) GLP
5 2 (0.37%) GMP
6 1 (0.19%) GRC
6 1 (0.19%) NCSC
6 1 (0.19%) QA
System Software
1 297 (55.41%) Active Directory
2 22 (4.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (3.17%) Virtual Desktop
4 14 (2.61%) BitLocker
5 8 (1.49%) Hyper-V
6 7 (1.31%) XenDesktop
7 5 (0.93%) XenApp
8 2 (0.37%) Microsoft App-V
8 2 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.19%) Firmware
9 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.19%) NFS
9 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 117 (21.83%) SCCM
2 114 (21.27%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (2.61%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (2.05%) WSUS
5 5 (0.93%) SCVMM
6 4 (0.75%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.37%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.37%) WMI
8 1 (0.19%) SCOM
8 1 (0.19%) TeamSite
8 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 328 (61.19%) Microsoft
2 85 (15.86%) ServiceNow
3 49 (9.14%) Citrix
4 28 (5.22%) Apple
5 26 (4.85%) Cisco
6 25 (4.66%) VMware
7 23 (4.29%) HP
8 22 (4.10%) Remedy
9 17 (3.17%) Bomgar
9 17 (3.17%) Dell
9 17 (3.17%) iManage
10 14 (2.61%) SAP
11 8 (1.49%) McAfee
11 8 (1.49%) Oracle
11 8 (1.49%) Starlink
12 5 (0.93%) Bloomberg
12 5 (0.93%) Google
12 5 (0.93%) IBM
13 4 (0.75%) Qualys
14 3 (0.56%) SolarWinds