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 25 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 173 128 114
Rank change year-on-year -45 -14 -12
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 605 681 934
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.63% 2.01% 2.15%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.70% 14.32% 14.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 425 466 667
10th Percentile £134 £155 £143
25th Percentile £163 £190 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £235 £215
Median % change year-on-year -10.64% +9.30% -4.44%
75th Percentile £350 £399 £360
90th Percentile £550 £538 £544
UK excluding London median daily rate £200 £225 £210
% change year-on-year -11.11% +7.14% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 40 46
10th Percentile £18.54 £15.22 £15.75
25th Percentile £19.14 £18.13 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £18.98
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +21.21% +2.57%
75th Percentile £24.84 £24.18 £24.50
90th Percentile £25.15 £57.62 £60.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £18.50
% change year-on-year -2.22% +21.62% +4.40%

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 4,762 4,754 6,500
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.83% 14.03% 14.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,109 2,972 4,424
10th Percentile £175 £200 £180
25th Percentile £268 £317 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.32%
75th Percentile £560 £588 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £413 £425 £430
% change year-on-year -2.94% -1.16% -4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 353 177 319
10th Percentile £15.36 £16.15 £14.24
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.00 £17.74
Median hourly rate £25.15 £41.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -38.66% +26.15% +30.00%
75th Percentile £62.25 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.40 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £27.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% +38.89% +22.73%

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 25 December 2025.

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 25 December 2025.

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 25 December 2025. 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 -28 578 £211 -11.67% 150
UK excluding London -31 460 £200 -11.11% 132
London -39 141 £225 -12.62% 35
South East -34 117 £203 -24.65% 40
North of England -36 114 £175 -21.35% 39
South West +17 93 £313 +38.89% 18
Work from Home -45 89 £350 +40.00% 30
North West -16 83 £175 -12.50% 21
Midlands -34 70 £175 -10.26% 12
East of England +5 52 £201 -9.55% 17
West Midlands -42 39 £175 -12.50% 7
East Midlands -6 31 £175 -7.89% 5
Yorkshire -45 21 £170 -29.17% 13
Scotland -31 16 £200 - 2
North East +1 10 £200 - 5
Wales -15 7 £200 - 6
Northern Ireland -16 1 £250 +68.92% 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 82 (13.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 79 (13.06%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.16%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.66%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.17%) HCL Notes
5 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 101 (16.69%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (3.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.33%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 18 (2.98%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (0.99%) assyst
3 1 (0.17%) Eikon
3 1 (0.17%) Eze OMS
3 1 (0.17%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.17%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.17%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 314 (51.90%) Microsoft 365
2 110 (18.18%) Azure
3 59 (9.75%) Entra ID
4 48 (7.93%) OneDrive
5 12 (1.98%) AWS
6 10 (1.65%) GCP
7 7 (1.16%) Power Platform
8 2 (0.33%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.33%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.33%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.33%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 1 (0.17%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.17%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.17%) OCI
9 1 (0.17%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.17%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.17%) Serverless
9 1 (0.17%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 67 (11.07%) VPN
2 63 (10.41%) DNS
3 44 (7.27%) DHCP
4 40 (6.61%) TCP/IP
5 30 (4.96%) Wi-Fi
6 26 (4.30%) LAN
6 26 (4.30%) WAN
7 23 (3.80%) Skype
8 16 (2.64%) Wireless
9 15 (2.48%) Firewall
10 14 (2.31%) VLAN
11 9 (1.49%) 4G
12 8 (1.32%) PABX
13 7 (1.16%) NetScaler
14 5 (0.83%) Remote Desktop
14 5 (0.83%) Structured Cabling
14 5 (0.83%) Unified Communications
14 5 (0.83%) VSAN
14 5 (0.83%) WAAS
15 3 (0.50%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.82%) Oracle Reports
1 11 (1.82%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.16%) Oracle Database
3 3 (0.50%) Power BI
4 1 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.17%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (2.81%) MSI
2 10 (1.65%) JIRA
3 9 (1.49%) InstallShield
4 6 (0.99%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.17%) GitLab
5 1 (0.17%) Hudson
5 1 (0.17%) REST Assured
General
1 312 (51.57%) Social Skills
2 66 (10.91%) Finance
3 54 (8.93%) Public Sector
4 33 (5.45%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (4.63%) Banking
6 24 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
7 21 (3.47%) Legal
7 21 (3.47%) Manufacturing
8 17 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
8 17 (2.81%) Electronics
8 17 (2.81%) Marketing
8 17 (2.81%) Telecoms
9 13 (2.15%) Law
10 7 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (0.99%) Aerospace
12 5 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.66%) French Language
13 4 (0.66%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.33%) International Banking
14 2 (0.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 174 (28.76%) Support Engineer
2 145 (23.97%) IT Support
3 104 (17.19%) IT Engineer
4 86 (14.21%) Desktop Support
5 84 (13.88%) Analyst
6 78 (12.89%) IT Support Engineer
7 75 (12.40%) Desktop Engineer
8 71 (11.74%) Windows Engineer
9 63 (10.41%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 57 (9.42%) Deployment Engineer
11 47 (7.77%) Support Analyst
12 45 (7.44%) 2nd Line Support
13 32 (5.29%) IT Analyst
13 32 (5.29%) Service Analyst
14 30 (4.96%) 1st Line Support
14 30 (4.96%) Service Desk Analyst
14 30 (4.96%) Windows Support Engineer
15 28 (4.63%) IT Support Analyst
16 24 (3.97%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 23 (3.80%) Migration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.50%) Software Packaging
2 2 (0.33%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.17%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 35 (5.79%) Onboarding
2 31 (5.12%) Driving Licence
3 23 (3.80%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (3.47%) Smartphone
5 14 (2.31%) iPhone
5 14 (2.31%) Video Conferencing
6 13 (2.15%) PKI
7 11 (1.82%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (1.65%) iPad
9 8 (1.32%) Legacy Applications
10 6 (0.99%) Data Centre
10 6 (0.99%) Hedge funds
10 6 (0.99%) Virtual Team
11 5 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.83%) Management Information System
11 5 (0.83%) NHS
11 5 (0.83%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 4 (0.66%) CMDB
13 3 (0.50%) Cyber Defence
13 3 (0.50%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 593 (98.02%) Windows
2 55 (9.09%) Android
2 55 (9.09%) Apple iOS
3 48 (7.93%) Mac OS
4 37 (6.12%) Windows Server
5 33 (5.45%) Windows Server 2016
6 32 (5.29%) Windows 7
7 23 (3.80%) Linux
8 13 (2.15%) Windows Server 2019
9 12 (1.98%) Windows Server 2003
9 12 (1.98%) Windows Server 2012
10 11 (1.82%) AIX
11 5 (0.83%) Mac OS X
11 5 (0.83%) Windows 8
12 4 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
13 3 (0.50%) CentOS
14 2 (0.33%) Unix
15 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (27.11%) Customer Service
2 106 (17.52%) ITIL
3 103 (17.02%) Problem-Solving
4 87 (14.38%) Migration
5 68 (11.24%) ITSM
6 50 (8.26%) Service Management
7 38 (6.28%) User Experience
8 36 (5.95%) Application Packaging
9 30 (4.96%) Workflow
10 28 (4.63%) Continuous Improvement
10 28 (4.63%) Mobile Device Management
11 25 (4.13%) Change Management
11 25 (4.13%) Inventory Management
12 24 (3.97%) Agile
12 24 (3.97%) Logistics
13 22 (3.64%) Service Delivery
13 22 (3.64%) Workflow Management
14 21 (3.47%) Incident Management
14 21 (3.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 21 (3.47%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (12.89%) PowerShell
2 20 (3.31%) VBScript
3 12 (1.98%) SQL
4 10 (1.65%) Bash
5 7 (1.16%) VB
6 4 (0.66%) Java
7 3 (0.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 176 (29.09%) Security Cleared
2 134 (22.15%) SC Cleared
3 46 (7.60%) Degree
4 37 (6.12%) Microsoft Certification
5 36 (5.95%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.81%) A+ Certification
7 12 (1.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 10 (1.65%) ITIL Certification
9 9 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.49%) MCP
10 7 (1.16%) Citrix Certification
10 7 (1.16%) MCSE
11 5 (0.83%) MCDST
12 4 (0.66%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.66%) CCA
12 4 (0.66%) MCSA
13 3 (0.50%) Master's Degree
14 1 (0.17%) BPSS Clearance
14 1 (0.17%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.17%) Dell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (5.45%) SLA
2 18 (2.98%) GDPR
3 16 (2.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.50%) NCSC
6 2 (0.33%) QA
7 1 (0.17%) PMO
System Software
1 313 (51.74%) Active Directory
2 40 (6.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (3.80%) Virtual Desktop
4 12 (1.98%) BitLocker
5 10 (1.65%) Hyper-V
5 10 (1.65%) Microsoft App-V
5 10 (1.65%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.99%) VMware NSX
7 5 (0.83%) Terminal Services
8 4 (0.66%) Firmware
8 4 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.66%) vSphere
9 3 (0.50%) XenApp
10 2 (0.33%) NFS
10 2 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.33%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.17%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 172 (28.43%) SCCM
2 105 (17.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (2.48%) vCenter Server
4 9 (1.49%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (1.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 8 (1.32%) WSUS
6 6 (0.99%) Norton AntiVirus
7 4 (0.66%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 3 (0.50%) OPNET
8 3 (0.50%) SCOM
8 3 (0.50%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.33%) SCVMM
10 1 (0.17%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.17%) Ansible
10 1 (0.17%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 341 (56.36%) Microsoft
2 90 (14.88%) ServiceNow
3 52 (8.60%) Citrix
4 50 (8.26%) VMware
5 35 (5.79%) Apple
5 35 (5.79%) Cisco
6 25 (4.13%) HP
7 23 (3.80%) Dell
8 19 (3.14%) Remedy
8 19 (3.14%) SAP
9 18 (2.98%) McAfee
10 13 (2.15%) Oracle
11 10 (1.65%) iManage
12 9 (1.49%) Symantec
13 8 (1.32%) Starlink
14 7 (1.16%) Veeam
15 6 (0.99%) Bomgar
15 6 (0.99%) IBM
15 6 (0.99%) Reuters
15 6 (0.99%) SolarWinds