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

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 213 143 105
Rank change year-on-year -70 -38 -6
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 558 554 911
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.22% 1.90% 2.07%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.67% 13.54% 15.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 385 395 623
10th Percentile £132 £156 £148
25th Percentile £161 £195 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £225 £220
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +2.27% +2.33%
75th Percentile £294 £414 £379
90th Percentile £498 £564 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £190 £215 £210
% change year-on-year -11.63% +2.38% +3.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 32 91
10th Percentile £19.00 £18.13 £10.95
25th Percentile £20.50 £20.75 £11.07
Median hourly rate £22.00 £24.09 £17.29
Median % change year-on-year -8.68% +39.37% -6.57%
75th Percentile £25.15 £25.86 £21.38
90th Percentile £158.30 £28.37 £48.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.20 £24.18 £14.41
% change year-on-year -8.21% +67.80% -21.54%

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 4,781 4,092 5,983
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.42% 14.01% 13.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,130 2,732 4,011
10th Percentile £181 £200 £181
25th Percentile £303 £325 £290
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.70% -9.76%
75th Percentile £572 £600 £594
90th Percentile £658 £699 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £450 £450
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 170 410
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.61 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.06 £18.13 £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.89 £24.66 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.97% +12.09% -25.80%
75th Percentile £65.00 £62.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.08 £68.64
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.52 £24.18 £20.00
% change year-on-year +5.52% +20.90% -24.53%

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 10 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 10 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 10 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 -60 531 £200 -13.51% 113
UK excluding London -55 404 £190 -11.63% 103
London -72 147 £250 -20.00% 26
North of England -16 146 £175 -12.50% 23
North West +22 111 £170 -10.53% 17
Work from Home -39 89 £190 -24.00% 16
Midlands -60 74 £180 -5.26% 22
South East -76 64 £200 -20.00% 25
East of England +1 58 £200 -11.11% 11
South West -45 43 £235 +4.44% 16
East Midlands -13 38 £175 -7.89% 12
West Midlands -82 35 £185 -2.63% 10
Yorkshire -41 32 £190 -20.83% 5
Scotland -18 12 £181 -14.71% 6
Wales -14 8 £200 -31.91% 2
North East -17 3 £180 -40.00% 2
Northern Ireland -13 1 £175 +13.64% 1

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 89 (15.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 65 (11.65%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.79%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.18%) IIS
Applications
1 94 (16.85%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.90%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (3.94%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.72%) assyst
3 1 (0.18%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 328 (58.78%) Microsoft 365
2 124 (22.22%) Azure
3 81 (14.52%) Entra ID
4 29 (5.20%) OneDrive
5 8 (1.43%) Power Platform
6 6 (1.08%) AWS
7 5 (0.90%) GCP
8 4 (0.72%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (0.54%) Nutanix
10 2 (0.36%) SaaS
10 2 (0.36%) Slack
10 2 (0.36%) Viva Engage
11 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.18%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.18%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.18%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.18%) IaaS
11 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.18%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 60 (10.75%) VPN
2 46 (8.24%) DNS
3 45 (8.06%) Wi-Fi
4 44 (7.89%) DHCP
5 39 (6.99%) LAN
6 32 (5.73%) WAN
7 25 (4.48%) Skype
8 23 (4.12%) TCP/IP
9 22 (3.94%) Wireless
10 20 (3.58%) VLAN
11 13 (2.33%) Remote Desktop
12 12 (2.15%) NetScaler
13 7 (1.25%) VoIP
14 6 (1.08%) Firewall
15 4 (0.72%) 4G
15 4 (0.72%) IPv4
15 4 (0.72%) IPv6
15 4 (0.72%) WAAS
16 3 (0.54%) Network Security
17 2 (0.36%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.97%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.25%) Oracle Database
2 7 (1.25%) Oracle Reports
3 6 (1.08%) Power BI
4 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 19 (3.41%) JIRA
2 10 (1.79%) MSI
3 7 (1.25%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.54%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.18%) Hudson
5 1 (0.18%) REST Assured
General
1 289 (51.79%) Social Skills
2 51 (9.14%) Finance
3 47 (8.42%) Public Sector
4 38 (6.81%) Banking
5 33 (5.91%) Legal
6 31 (5.56%) Manufacturing
7 29 (5.20%) Analytical Skills
8 25 (4.48%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (3.94%) Telecoms
10 18 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
10 18 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (2.33%) Electronics
11 13 (2.33%) Marketing
12 12 (2.15%) Law
13 8 (1.43%) French Language
13 8 (1.43%) Investment Banking
14 5 (0.90%) Front Office
14 5 (0.90%) Local Government
15 4 (0.72%) Police
16 3 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 170 (30.47%) Support Engineer
2 150 (26.88%) IT Support
3 117 (20.97%) IT Engineer
4 95 (17.03%) IT Support Engineer
5 87 (15.59%) Analyst
6 57 (10.22%) Desktop Support
7 49 (8.78%) Desktop Engineer
8 48 (8.60%) Windows Engineer
9 47 (8.42%) Support Analyst
10 43 (7.71%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 42 (7.53%) 1st Line Support
12 40 (7.17%) 2nd Line Support
13 32 (5.73%) Service Analyst
14 30 (5.38%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 29 (5.20%) Service Desk Analyst
16 27 (4.84%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 26 (4.66%) IT Analyst
18 25 (4.48%) Deployment Engineer
18 25 (4.48%) Migration Engineer
18 25 (4.48%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.08%) X-Windows
2 4 (0.72%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.36%) Web Services
4 1 (0.18%) EDI
4 1 (0.18%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 52 (9.32%) Onboarding
2 27 (4.84%) Enterprise Software
3 24 (4.30%) Driving Licence
3 24 (4.30%) Smartphone
4 21 (3.76%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (1.97%) iPhone
6 7 (1.25%) CMDB
6 7 (1.25%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
7 6 (1.08%) iPad
8 5 (0.90%) Client/Server
8 5 (0.90%) Management Information System
9 4 (0.72%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (0.72%) Product Ownership
10 3 (0.54%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.54%) NHS
10 3 (0.54%) PKI
10 3 (0.54%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.36%) Hedge funds
11 2 (0.36%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 546 (97.85%) Windows
2 47 (8.42%) Android
3 43 (7.71%) Mac OS
4 42 (7.53%) Apple iOS
5 41 (7.35%) Windows 7
6 39 (6.99%) Windows Server
7 22 (3.94%) Windows Server 2016
8 15 (2.69%) Windows Server 2003
9 10 (1.79%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (1.61%) AIX
10 9 (1.61%) Linux
10 9 (1.61%) Mac OS X
11 6 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
12 4 (0.72%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.54%) CentOS
14 1 (0.18%) Unix
14 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (31.90%) Customer Service
2 111 (19.89%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (19.00%) ITIL
4 98 (17.56%) Migration
5 73 (13.08%) ITSM
6 46 (8.24%) Service Management
7 42 (7.53%) User Experience
8 36 (6.45%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (6.09%) Asset Management
10 32 (5.73%) Application Packaging
11 31 (5.56%) Logistics
12 30 (5.38%) Change Management
13 29 (5.20%) Workflow
14 25 (4.48%) Incident Management
15 23 (4.12%) Stakeholder Management
16 21 (3.76%) Service Delivery
16 21 (3.76%) Workflow Management
17 17 (3.05%) Agile
17 17 (3.05%) Business Intelligence
17 17 (3.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 68 (12.19%) PowerShell
2 17 (3.05%) VBScript
3 12 (2.15%) VB
4 10 (1.79%) SQL
5 5 (0.90%) Bash
6 2 (0.36%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.36%) Python
Qualifications
1 118 (21.15%) Security Cleared
2 98 (17.56%) SC Cleared
3 58 (10.39%) Degree
4 28 (5.02%) DV Cleared
4 28 (5.02%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (2.51%) MCSE
6 11 (1.97%) A+ Certification
7 9 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.43%) CCA
8 8 (1.43%) Citrix Certification
8 8 (1.43%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 7 (1.25%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (1.08%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (0.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.36%) HNC
12 2 (0.36%) HND
13 1 (0.18%) CCNA
13 1 (0.18%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.18%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (4.66%) SLA
2 6 (1.08%) GDPR
2 6 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.36%) GLP
4 2 (0.36%) GMP
5 1 (0.18%) GRC
5 1 (0.18%) NCSC
5 1 (0.18%) QA
System Software
1 305 (54.66%) Active Directory
2 22 (3.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (3.23%) Virtual Desktop
4 14 (2.51%) BitLocker
5 8 (1.43%) Hyper-V
6 7 (1.25%) XenDesktop
7 5 (0.90%) XenApp
8 3 (0.54%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.36%) NFS
10 1 (0.18%) Firmware
10 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 123 (22.04%) SCCM
2 119 (21.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (2.51%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (1.97%) WSUS
5 5 (0.90%) SCVMM
6 4 (0.72%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.36%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.36%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.36%) WMI
8 1 (0.18%) SCOM
8 1 (0.18%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 342 (61.29%) Microsoft
2 92 (16.49%) ServiceNow
3 51 (9.14%) Citrix
4 27 (4.84%) Apple
5 25 (4.48%) Cisco
5 25 (4.48%) VMware
6 23 (4.12%) HP
6 23 (4.12%) Remedy
7 18 (3.23%) Dell
8 17 (3.05%) Bomgar
8 17 (3.05%) iManage
9 14 (2.51%) SAP
10 10 (1.79%) Oracle
11 9 (1.61%) Starlink
12 8 (1.43%) McAfee
13 7 (1.25%) IBM
14 5 (0.90%) Bloomberg
14 5 (0.90%) Google
15 4 (0.72%) Qualys
16 3 (0.54%) SolarWinds