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

 6 months to
15 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 176 124
Rank change year-on-year -81 -52 -6
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 583 554 745
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.05% 1.67% 1.98%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.88% 12.14% 14.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 417 370 486
10th Percentile £156 £145 £150
25th Percentile £185 £171 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £226 £225 £225
Median % change year-on-year +0.22% - +4.65%
75th Percentile £305 £367 £374
90th Percentile £458 £531 £500
UK excluding London median daily rate £225 £218 £225
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +9.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 74 46
10th Percentile £15.98 £17.98 £15.22
25th Percentile £19.33 £18.87 £17.58
Median hourly rate £25.75 £22.23 £22.05
Median % change year-on-year +15.85% +0.83% +14.00%
75th Percentile £33.75 £25.15 £24.18
90th Percentile £63.54 - £57.62
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £21.46 £22.05
% change year-on-year +19.99% -2.65% +16.03%

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 5,360 4,565 5,302
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.69% 13.75% 14.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,387 2,924 3,268
10th Percentile £193 £185 £200
25th Percentile £313 £275 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £450 £470
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -4.31% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £675 £650 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £420 £444
% change year-on-year +7.14% -5.41% -1.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 413 311 249
10th Percentile £14.10 £15.33 £16.30
25th Percentile £17.25 £18.87 £23.13
Median hourly rate £25.77 £25.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.08% -54.55% +21.04%
75th Percentile £65.00 £43.75 £68.75
90th Percentile £74.26 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.77 £23.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year +12.04% -60.00% +35.29%

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 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 15 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 15 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 -78 528 £236 +5.00% 125
UK excluding London -69 426 £225 +3.45% 91
London -85 145 £239 -4.50% 42
North of England -30 116 £240 +37.14% 16
North West -2 89 £300 +71.43% 10
South East -88 88 £273 +10.10% 17
South West -53 64 £225 -23.73% 14
East of England -5 59 £190 -15.56% 11
Midlands -35 59 £213 +21.43% 20
Work from Home -92 56 £250 -29.82% 36
Scotland -19 33 £150 -25.00% 6
West Midlands -43 32 £200 +14.29% 8
East Midlands +1 27 £250 +88.92% 12
Yorkshire -44 19 £200 +21.21% 5
North East -37 8 £250 +25.00% 1
Wales -16 6 £200 -27.27% 6
Northern Ireland +5 3 - - 2
Channel Islands -4 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 70 (12.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 68 (11.66%) SharePoint
3 17 (2.92%) Skype for Business
4 13 (2.23%) HCL Notes
5 7 (1.20%) Confluence
6 5 (0.86%) Apache
6 5 (0.86%) nginx
7 2 (0.34%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.17%) CMS
8 1 (0.17%) IIS
Applications
1 94 (16.12%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.51%) Acrobat
3 3 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (1.89%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.34%) assyst
3 1 (0.17%) Eikon
3 1 (0.17%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 352 (60.38%) Microsoft 365
2 159 (27.27%) Azure
3 135 (23.16%) Entra ID
4 31 (5.32%) OneDrive
5 8 (1.37%) Azure Monitor
6 5 (0.86%) Mimecast
6 5 (0.86%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (0.51%) Google Workspace
8 2 (0.34%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.34%) IaaS
8 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.34%) PaaS
8 2 (0.34%) Slack
9 1 (0.17%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.17%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 1 (0.17%) Azure Stack
9 1 (0.17%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 85 (14.58%) VPN
2 60 (10.29%) DNS
3 56 (9.61%) DHCP
4 51 (8.75%) TCP/IP
5 36 (6.17%) LAN
6 30 (5.15%) Wi-Fi
7 26 (4.46%) Skype
8 22 (3.77%) WAN
9 16 (2.74%) Wireless
10 15 (2.57%) Firewall
11 12 (2.06%) VLAN
12 10 (1.72%) NetScaler
13 8 (1.37%) Internet
13 8 (1.37%) Network Security
14 4 (0.69%) Remote Desktop
15 3 (0.51%) VoIP
16 2 (0.34%) Telepresence
16 2 (0.34%) Unified Communications
17 1 (0.17%) Ethernet
17 1 (0.17%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.20%) Oracle Database
2 6 (1.03%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.34%) Power BI
3 2 (0.34%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 30 (5.15%) JIRA
2 9 (1.54%) MSI
3 5 (0.86%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 5 (0.86%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
General
1 353 (60.55%) Social Skills
2 66 (11.32%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (7.20%) Finance
4 29 (4.97%) Legal
5 21 (3.60%) Public Sector
6 18 (3.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (2.92%) Organisational Skills
8 12 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (1.89%) Front Office
9 11 (1.89%) Manufacturing
10 9 (1.54%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.37%) Banking
11 8 (1.37%) Local Government
12 5 (0.86%) French Language
12 5 (0.86%) Law
13 4 (0.69%) Marketing
13 4 (0.69%) Retail
14 3 (0.51%) Investment Banking
14 3 (0.51%) Police
15 2 (0.34%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 205 (35.16%) Support Engineer
2 187 (32.08%) IT Support
3 169 (28.99%) IT Engineer
4 149 (25.56%) IT Support Engineer
5 60 (10.29%) Analyst
6 59 (10.12%) Desktop Engineer
7 49 (8.40%) Deployment Engineer
8 47 (8.06%) 2nd Line Support
8 47 (8.06%) Desktop Support
9 34 (5.83%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 32 (5.49%) Support Analyst
11 30 (5.15%) Windows Engineer
12 29 (4.97%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 28 (4.80%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 27 (4.63%) Service Analyst
15 26 (4.46%) 1st Line Support
16 25 (4.29%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 25 (4.29%) Service Desk Analyst
17 24 (4.12%) IT Analyst
18 22 (3.77%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.37%) Software Packaging
2 6 (1.03%) Terraform
3 1 (0.17%) .NET
3 1 (0.17%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.17%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.17%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.17%) LDAP
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (0.17%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.17%) SAML
3 1 (0.17%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 71 (12.18%) Onboarding
2 27 (4.63%) Video Conferencing
3 22 (3.77%) Driving Licence
4 21 (3.60%) CMDB
5 20 (3.43%) Blackberry
6 18 (3.09%) Smartphone
7 14 (2.40%) Management Information System
8 11 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (1.72%) Data Centre
10 9 (1.54%) iPhone
10 9 (1.54%) Virtual Team
11 7 (1.20%) Mobile App
11 7 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.03%) BYOD
12 6 (1.03%) Fat Client
12 6 (1.03%) iPad
12 6 (1.03%) Thin Client
13 5 (0.86%) Digital Signage
13 5 (0.86%) NHS
13 5 (0.86%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 583 (100.00%) Windows
2 59 (10.12%) Windows Server
3 56 (9.61%) Android
4 53 (9.09%) Apple iOS
5 45 (7.72%) macOS
6 38 (6.52%) Windows 7
7 30 (5.15%) Linux
8 14 (2.40%) Ubuntu
9 12 (2.06%) Windows Server 2012
10 10 (1.72%) CentOS
11 7 (1.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 7 (1.20%) Solaris
12 6 (1.03%) Windows Server 2003
12 6 (1.03%) Windows Server 2019
13 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
14 2 (0.34%) Debian
14 2 (0.34%) VMS
14 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (34.99%) Customer Service
2 164 (28.13%) ITIL
3 137 (23.50%) Problem-Solving
4 92 (15.78%) ITSM
5 77 (13.21%) Service Management
6 65 (11.15%) Migration
6 65 (11.15%) User Experience
7 55 (9.43%) Continuous Improvement
8 49 (8.40%) Asset Management
9 41 (7.03%) Service Delivery
10 40 (6.86%) Root Cause Analysis
11 36 (6.17%) Application Packaging
12 31 (5.32%) Incident Management
13 28 (4.80%) Break/Fix
14 27 (4.63%) Customer Experience
15 25 (4.29%) Mobile Device Management
16 24 (4.12%) Change Management
16 24 (4.12%) Software Deployment
17 21 (3.60%) Inventory Management
18 20 (3.43%) Disk Encryption
Programming Languages
1 103 (17.67%) PowerShell
2 22 (3.77%) VBScript
3 16 (2.74%) VB
4 8 (1.37%) Python
5 6 (1.03%) SQL
6 2 (0.34%) Bicep
7 1 (0.17%) Bash
7 1 (0.17%) C#
7 1 (0.17%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 146 (25.04%) Security Cleared
2 123 (21.10%) SC Cleared
3 40 (6.86%) Degree
4 31 (5.32%) DV Cleared
5 26 (4.46%) Microsoft Certification
6 22 (3.77%) A+ Certification
7 16 (2.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 11 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (1.89%) Network+ Certification
9 9 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.54%) DBS Check
10 8 (1.37%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 2 (0.34%) ACSP
13 2 (0.34%) MCSE
14 1 (0.17%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (10.63%) SLA
2 7 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (0.69%) NCSC
5 2 (0.34%) GDPR
6 1 (0.17%) GxP
6 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.17%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.17%) QA
System Software
1 382 (65.52%) Active Directory
2 36 (6.17%) Virtual Desktop
3 25 (4.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 24 (4.12%) BitLocker
5 17 (2.92%) Hyper-V
6 10 (1.72%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 8 (1.37%) XenApp
7 8 (1.37%) XenDesktop
8 6 (1.03%) Firmware
8 6 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.51%) Microsoft App-V
9 3 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.34%) KVM
10 2 (0.34%) vSphere
11 1 (0.17%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 193 (33.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 155 (26.59%) SCCM
3 7 (1.20%) WSUS
4 6 (1.03%) vCenter Server
5 5 (0.86%) Packer
6 4 (0.69%) SysTrack
7 3 (0.51%) McAfee ePO
8 2 (0.34%) AirWatch
8 2 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.34%) SCOM
9 1 (0.17%) Grafana
9 1 (0.17%) MobiControl
Vendors
1 405 (69.47%) Microsoft
2 135 (23.16%) ServiceNow
3 48 (8.23%) Apple
4 35 (6.00%) VMware
5 24 (4.12%) Citrix
6 19 (3.26%) HP
7 17 (2.92%) Cisco
8 16 (2.74%) Lotus
9 12 (2.06%) Remedy
10 9 (1.54%) Samsung
10 9 (1.54%) Sophos
11 8 (1.37%) Bloomberg
11 8 (1.37%) iManage
11 8 (1.37%) McAfee
11 8 (1.37%) Oracle
12 7 (1.20%) Dell
13 6 (1.03%) Atlassian
13 6 (1.03%) Google
13 6 (1.03%) Ivanti
13 6 (1.03%) Meraki
146 Windows 10 jobs Nationwide