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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 259 185 120
Rank change year-on-year -74 -65 -6
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 500 509 785
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.95% 1.56% 1.91%
As % of the Operating Systems category 9.85% 11.63% 13.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 354 311 512
10th Percentile £135 £153 £150
25th Percentile £163 £181 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £204 £225 £225
Median % change year-on-year -9.44% - +2.27%
75th Percentile £287 £375 £381
90th Percentile £428 £523 £573
UK excluding London median daily rate £200 £200 £220
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 64 94
10th Percentile £19.31 £16.96 £10.95
25th Percentile £21.29 £18.87 £11.07
Median hourly rate £25.75 £23.00 £16.56
Median % change year-on-year +11.96% +38.93% -12.87%
75th Percentile £67.47 £25.15 £22.00
90th Percentile £178.75 £28.00 £26.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £25.00 £15.00
% change year-on-year +3.00% +66.67% -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 5,075 4,378 5,709
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.62% 13.40% 13.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,226 2,816 3,762
10th Percentile £193 £200 £190
25th Percentile £320 £313 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.08% -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 341 247 395
10th Percentile £15.75 £15.50 £12.75
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.10 £16.25
Median hourly rate £26.00 £23.00 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -4.88% -43.11%
75th Percentile £63.75 £54.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.23 £67.40 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.66 £21.59 £27.50
% change year-on-year +23.48% -21.49% -7.25%

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 23 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 23 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 23 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 -76 461 £210 -6.67% 102
UK excluding London -61 373 £200 - 102
North of England -12 119 £195 -2.50% 27
London -103 119 £240 -12.73% 20
North West -1 84 £200 - 14
South West -25 62 £225 +2.27% 11
South East -102 61 £250 +13.64% 34
Midlands -49 58 £190 - 13
Work from Home -77 53 £210 -16.00% 19
East of England -11 42 £175 -22.22% 10
West Midlands -65 33 £225 +18.42% 6
Yorkshire -39 30 £193 -4.11% 10
East Midlands -3 24 £131 -27.13% 7
Scotland -21 18 £150 -25.00% 10
Wales -12 11 £200 -27.27%
North East -35 5 £250 -16.67% 4
Northern Ireland +7 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 (13.20%) Microsoft Exchange
1 66 (13.20%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.20%) HCL Notes
3 9 (1.80%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.00%) Confluence
5 3 (0.60%) Apache
5 3 (0.60%) nginx
6 2 (0.40%) IIS
7 1 (0.20%) CMS
Applications
1 72 (14.40%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.60%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (3.00%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.40%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 292 (58.40%) Microsoft 365
2 110 (22.00%) Azure
3 78 (15.60%) Entra ID
4 25 (5.00%) OneDrive
5 7 (1.40%) 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 56 (11.20%) VPN
2 46 (9.20%) DNS
3 44 (8.80%) DHCP
4 37 (7.40%) Wi-Fi
5 31 (6.20%) TCP/IP
6 26 (5.20%) LAN
7 21 (4.20%) Skype
8 13 (2.60%) Remote Desktop
9 12 (2.40%) Wireless
10 11 (2.20%) WAN
11 7 (1.40%) Firewall
11 7 (1.40%) VLAN
12 6 (1.20%) Internet
12 6 (1.20%) IPv4
12 6 (1.20%) IPv6
12 6 (1.20%) VoIP
13 5 (1.00%) Network Security
14 3 (0.60%) WAAS
15 1 (0.20%) NetScaler
15 1 (0.20%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.60%) 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 (5.20%) 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
1 300 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 45 (9.00%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (7.80%) Legal
4 35 (7.00%) Finance
5 27 (5.40%) Public Sector
6 19 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (3.60%) Manufacturing
8 16 (3.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (3.00%) Banking
9 15 (3.00%) Documentation Skills
9 15 (3.00%) Telecoms
10 8 (1.60%) Law
11 6 (1.20%) French Language
11 6 (1.20%) Local Government
12 5 (1.00%) Investment Banking
12 5 (1.00%) Retail
13 4 (0.80%) Front Office
13 4 (0.80%) Marketing
13 4 (0.80%) Police
14 3 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 174 (34.80%) Support Engineer
2 158 (31.60%) IT Support
3 132 (26.40%) IT Engineer
4 120 (24.00%) IT Support Engineer
5 67 (13.40%) Analyst
6 47 (9.40%) Desktop Engineer
7 41 (8.20%) Desktop Support
8 38 (7.60%) 2nd Line Support
9 36 (7.20%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 33 (6.60%) 1st Line Support
10 33 (6.60%) Service Analyst
11 32 (6.40%) Deployment Engineer
11 32 (6.40%) Service Desk Analyst
12 30 (6.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 30 (6.00%) Support Analyst
13 26 (5.20%) IT Analyst
14 24 (4.80%) Windows Engineer
15 23 (4.60%) 1st/2nd Line Support
15 23 (4.60%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 22 (4.40%) 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 62 (12.40%) Onboarding
2 21 (4.20%) Enterprise Software
3 18 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (3.00%) Blackberry
4 15 (3.00%) Driving Licence
5 14 (2.80%) Smartphone
5 14 (2.80%) Video Conferencing
6 10 (2.00%) Virtual Team
7 9 (1.80%) iPhone
8 8 (1.60%) 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%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.00%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.00%) Virtual Reality
11 4 (0.80%) Product Ownership
12 3 (0.60%) Legacy Applications
13 2 (0.40%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 500 (100.00%) Windows
2 40 (8.00%) Windows Server
3 36 (7.20%) Mac OS
4 35 (7.00%) Android
5 27 (5.40%) Apple iOS
6 24 (4.80%) Windows 7
7 17 (3.40%) Linux
8 10 (2.00%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (1.40%) Mac OS X
10 6 (1.20%) Ubuntu
11 5 (1.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 5 (1.00%) Solaris
11 5 (1.00%) Windows Server 2016
12 4 (0.80%) Windows Server 2019
13 3 (0.60%) Windows Server 2003
14 2 (0.40%) CentOS
14 2 (0.40%) Debian
15 1 (0.20%) AIX
15 1 (0.20%) Windows 8
15 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (32.00%) Customer Service
2 124 (24.80%) ITIL
3 113 (22.60%) Problem-Solving
4 61 (12.20%) ITSM
5 55 (11.00%) Migration
6 46 (9.20%) Continuous Improvement
7 42 (8.40%) Service Delivery
8 41 (8.20%) User Experience
9 40 (8.00%) Service Management
10 38 (7.60%) Asset Management
11 23 (4.60%) Application Packaging
12 21 (4.20%) Customer Experience
12 21 (4.20%) Incident Management
13 18 (3.60%) Change Management
13 18 (3.60%) Root Cause Analysis
14 17 (3.40%) Break/Fix
14 17 (3.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 16 (3.20%) Computer Science
16 15 (3.00%) Mobile Device Management
16 15 (3.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 58 (11.60%) PowerShell
2 13 (2.60%) VBScript
3 9 (1.80%) 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%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 93 (18.60%) Security Cleared
2 78 (15.60%) SC Cleared
3 48 (9.60%) Degree
4 29 (5.80%) Microsoft Certification
5 19 (3.80%) DV Cleared
6 13 (2.60%) A+ Certification
7 9 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.80%) Network+ Certification
8 8 (1.60%) Azure Certification
8 8 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.40%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 6 (1.20%) MCSE
11 5 (1.00%) 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 50 (10.00%) 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
1 313 (62.60%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (2.60%) BitLocker
3 13 (2.60%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (1.60%) 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%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.20%) vSphere
6 1 (0.20%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 132 (26.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 95 (19.00%) SCCM
3 9 (1.80%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (1.60%) WSUS
5 5 (1.00%) 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
1 317 (63.40%) Microsoft
2 109 (21.80%) ServiceNow
3 35 (7.00%) Apple
4 23 (4.60%) Citrix
4 23 (4.60%) VMware
5 19 (3.80%) Cisco
6 17 (3.40%) HP
6 17 (3.40%) Remedy
7 15 (3.00%) iManage
8 12 (2.40%) Bomgar
9 11 (2.20%) Lotus
10 10 (2.00%) McAfee
11 8 (1.60%) Bloomberg
11 8 (1.60%) Starlink
12 7 (1.40%) Oracle
12 7 (1.40%) Samsung
13 6 (1.20%) Dell
14 5 (1.00%) Reuters
15 4 (0.80%) Adobe
15 4 (0.80%) Sophos