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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 178 121
Rank change year-on-year -79 -57 -4
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 571 541 747
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.05% 1.64% 1.97%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.77% 12.00% 14.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 412 362 484
10th Percentile £150 £150 £150
25th Percentile £185 £172 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £226 £225 £225
Median % change year-on-year +0.22% - +4.65%
75th Percentile £305 £359 £364
90th Percentile £467 £525 £495
UK excluding London median daily rate £223 £210 £225
% change year-on-year +5.95% -6.67% +9.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 74 46
10th Percentile £17.00 £17.98 £14.74
25th Percentile £19.46 £18.87 £17.44
Median hourly rate £25.75 £22.38 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.05% +1.74% +14.70%
75th Percentile £39.95 £25.15 £24.18
90th Percentile £67.47 - £57.62
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £21.46 £21.00
% change year-on-year +19.99% +2.19% +10.53%

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 5,302 4,507 5,306
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.72% 13.63% 14.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,348 2,877 3,290
10th Percentile £193 £185 £200
25th Percentile £313 £281 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -5.26% -4.04%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £675 £660 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £425 £449
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.35% -0.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 403 304 251
10th Percentile £14.10 £15.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £17.25 £18.87 £22.38
Median hourly rate £25.77 £25.15 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.47% -52.55% +21.14%
75th Percentile £65.00 £50.81 £68.75
90th Percentile £74.00 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.00 £25.15 £57.25
% change year-on-year +3.38% -56.07% +41.97%

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 8 October 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 8 October 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 8 October 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 -69 516 £236 +5.00% 144
UK excluding London -63 419 £223 +5.95% 103
London -92 140 £240 -4.00% 43
North of England -12 120 £230 +31.43% 15
North West +11 93 £263 +50.00% 10
South East -79 84 £273 +21.79% 24
South West -61 63 £225 -23.08% 15
Midlands -39 59 £200 +14.29% 22
Work from Home -89 56 £250 -29.82% 30
East of England -11 53 £190 -15.56% 17
Scotland -14 32 £150 -25.00% 5
West Midlands -46 32 £200 +14.29% 8
East Midlands 0 27 £200 +51.14% 13
Yorkshire -40 19 £200 +17.65% 5
North East -40 8 £250 +25.00%
Wales -10 7 £200 -27.27% 5
Northern Ireland +11 3 - - 1
Channel Islands -5 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 69 (12.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 67 (11.73%) SharePoint
3 17 (2.98%) Skype for Business
4 13 (2.28%) HCL Notes
5 7 (1.23%) Confluence
6 5 (0.88%) Apache
6 5 (0.88%) nginx
7 2 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.18%) CMS
8 1 (0.18%) IIS
Applications
1 93 (16.29%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.53%) Acrobat
3 3 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.10%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.35%) assyst
3 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 340 (59.54%) Microsoft 365
2 156 (27.32%) Azure
3 132 (23.12%) Entra ID
4 31 (5.43%) OneDrive
5 8 (1.40%) Azure Monitor
6 5 (0.88%) Mimecast
6 5 (0.88%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.53%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (0.53%) Google Workspace
8 2 (0.35%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.35%) IaaS
8 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.35%) PaaS
9 1 (0.18%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.18%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 1 (0.18%) Azure Stack
9 1 (0.18%) GitHub
9 1 (0.18%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 82 (14.36%) VPN
2 58 (10.16%) DNS
3 54 (9.46%) DHCP
4 51 (8.93%) TCP/IP
5 32 (5.60%) LAN
6 29 (5.08%) Wi-Fi
7 26 (4.55%) Skype
8 19 (3.33%) WAN
9 14 (2.45%) Firewall
9 14 (2.45%) Wireless
10 10 (1.75%) NetScaler
10 10 (1.75%) VLAN
11 9 (1.58%) Network Security
12 8 (1.40%) Internet
13 4 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (0.53%) VoIP
15 2 (0.35%) IPv4
15 2 (0.35%) IPv6
15 2 (0.35%) Telepresence
15 2 (0.35%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.23%) Oracle Database
2 6 (1.05%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.53%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 30 (5.25%) JIRA
2 9 (1.58%) MSI
3 5 (0.88%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 5 (0.88%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 345 (60.42%) Social Skills
2 66 (11.56%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (7.01%) Finance
4 30 (5.25%) Legal
5 19 (3.33%) Public Sector
6 17 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (1.93%) Front Office
9 10 (1.75%) Telecoms
10 9 (1.58%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.40%) Banking
11 8 (1.40%) Local Government
12 6 (1.05%) French Language
13 5 (0.88%) Law
14 4 (0.70%) Investment Banking
14 4 (0.70%) Marketing
14 4 (0.70%) Retail
15 3 (0.53%) Police
16 2 (0.35%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 195 (34.15%) Support Engineer
2 179 (31.35%) IT Support
3 162 (28.37%) IT Engineer
4 141 (24.69%) IT Support Engineer
5 60 (10.51%) Analyst
6 56 (9.81%) Desktop Engineer
7 50 (8.76%) Deployment Engineer
8 44 (7.71%) Desktop Support
9 40 (7.01%) 2nd Line Support
10 32 (5.60%) Support Analyst
11 30 (5.25%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 30 (5.25%) Windows Engineer
12 27 (4.73%) Service Analyst
13 26 (4.55%) 1st Line Support
14 25 (4.38%) 1st/2nd Line Support
14 25 (4.38%) Service Desk Analyst
15 24 (4.20%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 24 (4.20%) IT Analyst
16 22 (3.85%) Desktop Support Engineer
17 19 (3.33%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.40%) Software Packaging
2 6 (1.05%) Terraform
3 1 (0.18%) .NET
3 1 (0.18%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.18%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.18%) LDAP
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.18%) SAML
3 1 (0.18%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 70 (12.26%) Onboarding
2 27 (4.73%) Video Conferencing
3 21 (3.68%) Driving Licence
4 20 (3.50%) Blackberry
5 18 (3.15%) CMDB
5 18 (3.15%) Smartphone
6 14 (2.45%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (1.75%) Virtual Team
9 9 (1.58%) iPhone
10 8 (1.40%) Data Centre
11 7 (1.23%) Mobile App
12 6 (1.05%) BYOD
12 6 (1.05%) Fat Client
12 6 (1.05%) iPad
12 6 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.05%) Thin Client
13 5 (0.88%) Digital Signage
13 5 (0.88%) NHS
13 5 (0.88%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 571 (100.00%) Windows
2 57 (9.98%) Windows Server
3 54 (9.46%) Android
4 50 (8.76%) Apple iOS
5 44 (7.71%) Mac OS
6 39 (6.83%) Windows 7
7 30 (5.25%) Linux
8 14 (2.45%) Ubuntu
9 12 (2.10%) Windows Server 2012
10 10 (1.75%) CentOS
11 7 (1.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 7 (1.23%) Solaris
12 6 (1.05%) Windows Server 2003
13 5 (0.88%) Windows Server 2019
14 2 (0.35%) Debian
14 2 (0.35%) VMS
14 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (34.68%) Customer Service
2 161 (28.20%) ITIL
3 135 (23.64%) Problem-Solving
4 88 (15.41%) ITSM
5 75 (13.13%) Service Management
6 65 (11.38%) Migration
7 60 (10.51%) User Experience
8 55 (9.63%) Continuous Improvement
9 45 (7.88%) Asset Management
10 40 (7.01%) Service Delivery
11 38 (6.65%) Root Cause Analysis
12 36 (6.30%) Application Packaging
13 31 (5.43%) Incident Management
14 28 (4.90%) Break/Fix
14 28 (4.90%) Customer Experience
15 24 (4.20%) Change Management
15 24 (4.20%) Mobile Device Management
16 22 (3.85%) Software Deployment
17 20 (3.50%) Disk Encryption
17 20 (3.50%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 102 (17.86%) PowerShell
2 22 (3.85%) VBScript
3 16 (2.80%) VB
4 8 (1.40%) Python
5 6 (1.05%) SQL
6 2 (0.35%) Bicep
7 1 (0.18%) Bash
7 1 (0.18%) C#
7 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 147 (25.74%) Security Cleared
2 124 (21.72%) SC Cleared
3 41 (7.18%) Degree
4 31 (5.43%) DV Cleared
5 27 (4.73%) Microsoft Certification
6 23 (4.03%) A+ Certification
7 16 (2.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 12 (2.10%) Network+ Certification
9 11 (1.93%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.58%) Azure Certification
11 9 (1.58%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.53%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 2 (0.35%) ACSP
13 2 (0.35%) MCSE
14 1 (0.18%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (10.51%) SLA
2 7 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (0.70%) NCSC
5 2 (0.35%) GDPR
6 1 (0.18%) GxP
6 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.18%) QA
System Software
1 370 (64.80%) Active Directory
2 35 (6.13%) Virtual Desktop
3 26 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 24 (4.20%) BitLocker
5 15 (2.63%) Hyper-V
6 10 (1.75%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 8 (1.40%) XenApp
7 8 (1.40%) XenDesktop
8 6 (1.05%) Firmware
8 6 (1.05%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.53%) Microsoft App-V
9 3 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.35%) KVM
10 2 (0.35%) vSphere
11 1 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 186 (32.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 146 (25.57%) SCCM
3 6 (1.05%) vCenter Server
3 6 (1.05%) WSUS
4 5 (0.88%) Packer
5 4 (0.70%) SysTrack
6 3 (0.53%) McAfee ePO
7 2 (0.35%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.35%) SCOM
8 1 (0.18%) Grafana
8 1 (0.18%) MobiControl
Vendors
1 393 (68.83%) Microsoft
2 132 (23.12%) ServiceNow
3 48 (8.41%) Apple
4 36 (6.30%) VMware
5 20 (3.50%) Citrix
6 18 (3.15%) HP
7 17 (2.98%) Cisco
8 16 (2.80%) Lotus
9 13 (2.28%) Remedy
10 9 (1.58%) Samsung
11 8 (1.40%) iManage
11 8 (1.40%) McAfee
11 8 (1.40%) Oracle
12 7 (1.23%) Bloomberg
12 7 (1.23%) Sophos
13 6 (1.05%) Atlassian
13 6 (1.05%) Dell
13 6 (1.05%) Google
13 6 (1.05%) Ivanti
13 6 (1.05%) Meraki