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

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 126 112
Rank change year-on-year -48 -14 -9
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 640 645 936
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.60% 2.09% 2.09%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.33% 14.60% 14.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 452 446 664
10th Percentile £133 £160 £148
25th Percentile £166 £190 £183
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £225 £215
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +4.65% -
75th Percentile £364 £397 £370
90th Percentile £550 £538 £574
UK excluding London median daily rate £200 £220 £210
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 31 52
10th Percentile £18.38 £15.22 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.57 £18.13 £16.25
Median hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £18.01
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +27.71% -2.65%
75th Percentile £24.25 £24.18 £27.19
90th Percentile £25.58 £33.75 £49.88
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £22.75 £17.72
% change year-on-year -3.30% +28.39% -3.22%

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 4,801 4,417 6,272
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.02% 14.29% 13.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,182 2,769 4,201
10th Percentile £176 £200 £181
25th Percentile £263 £313 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £475 £465
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +2.15% -9.71%
75th Percentile £560 £588 £594
90th Percentile £675 £689 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £403 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -5.29% - -10.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 153 387
10th Percentile £14.70 £16.13 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.76 £20.30 £16.96
Median hourly rate £23.25 £28.41 £25.25
Median % change year-on-year -18.16% +12.51% -1.79%
75th Percentile £53.75 £63.75 £62.50
90th Percentile £69.12 £69.75 £72.14
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £25.00 £25.22
% change year-on-year -10.00% -0.85% -1.20%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 -24 618 £213 -5.56% 150
UK excluding London -38 479 £200 -9.09% 145
London -40 153 £250 -4.76% 25
North of England -26 144 £175 -16.67% 34
North West -5 102 £173 -13.75% 21
Work from Home -32 94 £288 +15.00% 38
South East -51 94 £250 -4.76% 46
South West -2 89 £313 +40.45% 21
Midlands -38 80 £175 -7.89% 19
East of England +26 66 £203 -14.74% 19
West Midlands -45 45 £175 -12.50% 11
East Midlands -10 34 £175 -7.89% 8
Yorkshire -57 30 £190 -21.65% 12
North East -4 12 £195 -35.00% 1
Scotland -36 9 £200 - 3
Wales -14 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 89 (13.91%) Microsoft Exchange
2 81 (12.66%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.72%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.63%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 114 (17.81%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.78%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 23 (3.59%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.78%) assyst
3 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.16%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 344 (53.75%) Microsoft 365
2 130 (20.31%) Azure
3 65 (10.16%) Entra ID
4 52 (8.13%) OneDrive
5 9 (1.41%) Power Platform
6 7 (1.09%) AWS
7 6 (0.94%) GCP
8 2 (0.31%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.31%) Nutanix
8 2 (0.31%) SaaS
8 2 (0.31%) Viva Engage
9 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 1 (0.16%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.16%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.16%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.16%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.16%) OCI
9 1 (0.16%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 75 (11.72%) VPN
2 63 (9.84%) DNS
3 48 (7.50%) DHCP
3 48 (7.50%) Wi-Fi
4 42 (6.56%) LAN
5 38 (5.94%) WAN
6 33 (5.16%) TCP/IP
7 27 (4.22%) Skype
8 24 (3.75%) Wireless
9 18 (2.81%) VLAN
10 12 (1.88%) NetScaler
11 11 (1.72%) Firewall
12 9 (1.41%) 4G
12 9 (1.41%) Remote Desktop
13 8 (1.25%) PABX
14 6 (0.94%) WAAS
15 5 (0.78%) Structured Cabling
15 5 (0.78%) Unified Communications
15 5 (0.78%) VoIP
16 2 (0.31%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.34%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.25%) Oracle Database
3 7 (1.09%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (0.78%) Power BI
5 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.16%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 20 (3.13%) JIRA
2 18 (2.81%) MSI
3 10 (1.56%) InstallShield
4 6 (0.94%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.16%) GitLab
5 1 (0.16%) Hudson
5 1 (0.16%) REST Assured
General
1 331 (51.72%) Social Skills
2 68 (10.63%) Finance
3 52 (8.13%) Public Sector
4 37 (5.78%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (5.31%) Banking
6 32 (5.00%) Manufacturing
7 29 (4.53%) Organisational Skills
8 25 (3.91%) Legal
9 24 (3.75%) Documentation Skills
10 20 (3.13%) Telecoms
11 16 (2.50%) Electronics
11 16 (2.50%) Marketing
12 13 (2.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.41%) Law
14 7 (1.09%) Aerospace
14 7 (1.09%) French Language
14 7 (1.09%) Investment Banking
15 4 (0.63%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.47%) International Banking
17 2 (0.31%) Police
Job Titles
1 184 (28.75%) Support Engineer
2 156 (24.38%) IT Support
3 113 (17.66%) IT Engineer
4 91 (14.22%) IT Support Engineer
5 86 (13.44%) Analyst
5 86 (13.44%) Desktop Support
6 71 (11.09%) Desktop Engineer
7 66 (10.31%) Windows Engineer
8 59 (9.22%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 53 (8.28%) 2nd Line Support
10 50 (7.81%) Deployment Engineer
11 49 (7.66%) Support Analyst
12 40 (6.25%) 1st Line Support
13 30 (4.69%) Service Analyst
14 27 (4.22%) IT Analyst
14 27 (4.22%) Service Desk Analyst
14 27 (4.22%) Windows Support Engineer
15 26 (4.06%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 24 (3.75%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 24 (3.75%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.94%) X-Windows
2 3 (0.47%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.31%) Web Services
4 1 (0.16%) EDI
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 43 (6.72%) Onboarding
2 32 (5.00%) Driving Licence
3 29 (4.53%) Smartphone
4 23 (3.59%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (2.97%) Enterprise Software
6 14 (2.19%) Video Conferencing
7 12 (1.88%) iPhone
8 10 (1.56%) PKI
9 8 (1.25%) iPad
9 8 (1.25%) Legacy Applications
10 7 (1.09%) CMDB
11 6 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.78%) Client/Server
12 5 (0.78%) Hedge funds
12 5 (0.78%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 5 (0.78%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.63%) Management Information System
13 4 (0.63%) NHS
14 3 (0.47%) Data Centre
14 3 (0.47%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 628 (98.13%) Windows
2 57 (8.91%) Apple iOS
3 53 (8.28%) Android
4 46 (7.19%) Mac OS
5 38 (5.94%) Windows Server
6 37 (5.78%) Windows 7
7 33 (5.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 19 (2.97%) Linux
9 14 (2.19%) Windows Server 2003
9 14 (2.19%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (1.41%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (1.25%) AIX
12 7 (1.09%) Mac OS X
13 4 (0.63%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.47%) CentOS
15 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.16%) Unix
15 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (29.06%) Customer Service
2 111 (17.34%) ITIL
3 108 (16.88%) Problem-Solving
4 100 (15.63%) Migration
5 81 (12.66%) ITSM
6 64 (10.00%) Service Management
7 36 (5.63%) User Experience
8 34 (5.31%) Change Management
9 33 (5.16%) Application Packaging
10 31 (4.84%) Continuous Improvement
10 31 (4.84%) Workflow
11 29 (4.53%) Asset Management
11 29 (4.53%) Logistics
11 29 (4.53%) Mobile Device Management
12 28 (4.38%) Service Delivery
13 27 (4.22%) Agile
13 27 (4.22%) Inventory Management
14 25 (3.91%) Incident Management
15 23 (3.59%) Patch Management
16 22 (3.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 87 (13.59%) PowerShell
2 27 (4.22%) VBScript
3 12 (1.88%) VB
4 11 (1.72%) SQL
5 6 (0.94%) Bash
6 4 (0.63%) Python
7 3 (0.47%) Java
8 2 (0.31%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 175 (27.34%) Security Cleared
2 134 (20.94%) SC Cleared
3 59 (9.22%) Degree
4 42 (6.56%) Microsoft Certification
5 38 (5.94%) DV Cleared
6 18 (2.81%) A+ Certification
7 14 (2.19%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 13 (2.03%) MCSE
9 11 (1.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 9 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (1.41%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (1.25%) CCA
11 8 (1.25%) Citrix Certification
12 6 (0.94%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.78%) MCDST
14 4 (0.63%) MCSA
15 3 (0.47%) Network+ Certification
16 2 (0.31%) DBS Check
17 1 (0.16%) BC Cleared
17 1 (0.16%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (5.16%) SLA
2 11 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (1.41%) GDPR
4 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.16%) GLP
5 1 (0.16%) GMP
5 1 (0.16%) PMO
5 1 (0.16%) QA
System Software
1 340 (53.13%) Active Directory
2 31 (4.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (4.53%) Virtual Desktop
4 15 (2.34%) BitLocker
5 11 (1.72%) Microsoft App-V
6 10 (1.56%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (1.41%) Hyper-V
8 6 (0.94%) VMware NSX
8 6 (0.94%) XenApp
8 6 (0.94%) XenDesktop
9 5 (0.78%) vSphere
10 3 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.31%) NFS
12 1 (0.16%) Firmware
12 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 179 (27.97%) SCCM
2 119 (18.59%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (2.19%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (1.88%) vCenter Server
5 8 (1.25%) WSUS
6 6 (0.94%) Norton AntiVirus
7 5 (0.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (0.78%) SCVMM
8 3 (0.47%) SCOM
8 3 (0.47%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 3 (0.47%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
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
1 368 (57.50%) Microsoft
2 109 (17.03%) ServiceNow
3 50 (7.81%) Citrix
4 40 (6.25%) VMware
5 36 (5.63%) Cisco
6 30 (4.69%) Apple
7 26 (4.06%) HP
8 25 (3.91%) Remedy
9 19 (2.97%) Dell
10 18 (2.81%) SAP
11 17 (2.66%) iManage
12 14 (2.19%) McAfee
13 13 (2.03%) Bomgar
14 10 (1.56%) Oracle
15 8 (1.25%) Starlink
15 8 (1.25%) Symantec
15 8 (1.25%) Veeam
16 7 (1.09%) IBM
17 6 (0.94%) Qualys
17 6 (0.94%) SolarWinds