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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 250 160 113
Rank change year-on-year -90 -47 -1
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 488 533 861
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.96% 1.79% 1.96%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.09% 12.80% 14.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 347 341 560
10th Percentile £133 £155 £150
25th Percentile £163 £195 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £230 £225
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +2.22% +4.65%
75th Percentile £280 £388 £381
90th Percentile £432 £538 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £195 £215 £215
% change year-on-year -9.30% - +5.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 49 97
10th Percentile £19.33 £16.55 £10.95
25th Percentile £21.32 £18.87 £11.07
Median hourly rate £25.45 £23.00 £16.86
Median % change year-on-year +10.65% +36.42% -11.10%
75th Percentile £74.00 £25.15 £22.00
90th Percentile £178.75 £28.00 £36.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.45 £24.83 £14.59
% change year-on-year +2.50% +70.19% -20.61%

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 4,835 4,163 5,888
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.55% 13.94% 13.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,095 2,720 3,881
10th Percentile £190 £200 £188
25th Percentile £317 £313 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £465 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.43% -2.21% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £581 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - -2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 332 206 428
10th Percentile £14.60 £15.42 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.00 £17.44 £16.00
Median hourly rate £30.24 £21.95 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +37.77% -9.22% -44.96%
75th Percentile £64.06 £40.31 £62.50
90th Percentile £70.20 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.88 £18.87 £25.25
% change year-on-year +47.75% -25.27% -32.67%

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 20 June 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 20 June 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 20 June 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 -89 453 £203 -15.63% 95
UK excluding London -80 356 £195 -9.30% 90
London -110 125 £240 -12.73% 19
North of England -29 112 £190 -5.00% 22
North West -7 82 £190 -2.56% 12
Midlands -51 68 £190 - 15
Work from Home -67 60 £210 -16.00% 21
South West -35 52 £220 - 11
South East -103 50 £250 - 28
East of England -9 48 £183 -18.89% 11
West Midlands -67 36 £225 +18.42% 5
East Midlands -3 31 £153 -17.25% 10
Yorkshire -54 26 £190 -1.94% 9
Scotland -24 17 £150 -25.00% 2
Wales -12 8 £200 -33.33% 2
Northern Ireland +1 4 £175 +9.38% 6
North East -33 4 £225 -25.00% 2

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 72 (14.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 52 (10.66%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.46%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.64%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.41%) Confluence
5 2 (0.41%) IIS
6 1 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 87 (17.83%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.82%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (2.66%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.41%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 279 (57.17%) Microsoft 365
2 111 (22.75%) Azure
3 74 (15.16%) Entra ID
4 19 (3.89%) OneDrive
5 8 (1.64%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.02%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (0.82%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.41%) Nutanix
8 2 (0.41%) Viva Engage
9 1 (0.20%) Azure Stack
9 1 (0.20%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.20%) IaaS
9 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.20%) SaaS
9 1 (0.20%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 59 (12.09%) VPN
2 42 (8.61%) DNS
3 39 (7.99%) DHCP
4 37 (7.58%) Wi-Fi
5 29 (5.94%) LAN
6 25 (5.12%) Skype
7 24 (4.92%) TCP/IP
8 18 (3.69%) WAN
9 14 (2.87%) Remote Desktop
10 12 (2.46%) VLAN
10 12 (2.46%) Wireless
11 8 (1.64%) NetScaler
12 7 (1.43%) VoIP
13 6 (1.23%) Firewall
13 6 (1.23%) IPv4
13 6 (1.23%) IPv6
14 5 (1.02%) Internet
14 5 (1.02%) Network Security
15 4 (0.82%) WAAS
16 2 (0.41%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.46%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.23%) Oracle Database
3 4 (0.82%) Power BI
4 3 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (3.89%) JIRA
2 4 (0.82%) MSI
3 3 (0.61%) InstallShield
4 2 (0.41%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 276 (56.56%) Social Skills
2 42 (8.61%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (7.38%) Finance
4 35 (7.17%) Legal
5 25 (5.12%) Public Sector
6 24 (4.92%) Banking
7 21 (4.30%) Manufacturing
8 19 (3.89%) Documentation Skills
8 19 (3.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (2.66%) Telecoms
11 9 (1.84%) Investment Banking
12 7 (1.43%) French Language
12 7 (1.43%) Law
13 5 (1.02%) Front Office
13 5 (1.02%) Local Government
13 5 (1.02%) Police
14 4 (0.82%) Marketing
15 3 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.61%) Retail
Job Titles
1 162 (33.20%) Support Engineer
2 145 (29.71%) IT Support
3 116 (23.77%) IT Engineer
4 105 (21.52%) IT Support Engineer
5 72 (14.75%) Analyst
6 50 (10.25%) Desktop Engineer
7 43 (8.81%) Desktop Support
8 35 (7.17%) 1st Line Support
8 35 (7.17%) Support Analyst
9 34 (6.97%) 2nd Line Support
10 31 (6.35%) Service Analyst
11 30 (6.15%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 30 (6.15%) Service Desk Analyst
12 27 (5.53%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 27 (5.53%) IT Analyst
13 25 (5.12%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 25 (5.12%) Windows Engineer
14 24 (4.92%) Support Technician
15 23 (4.71%) Deployment Engineer
15 23 (4.71%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.23%) X-Windows
2 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (0.61%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.41%) Web Services
4 1 (0.20%) .NET
4 1 (0.20%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.20%) EDI
4 1 (0.20%) WinForms
4 1 (0.20%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 53 (10.86%) Onboarding
2 25 (5.12%) Enterprise Software
3 21 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (3.07%) Smartphone
5 10 (2.05%) Virtual Team
6 9 (1.84%) Blackberry
7 8 (1.64%) Driving Licence
7 8 (1.64%) iPhone
7 8 (1.64%) Video Conferencing
8 6 (1.23%) CMDB
9 5 (1.02%) Augmented Reality
9 5 (1.02%) BYOD
9 5 (1.02%) iPad
9 5 (1.02%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.02%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.02%) Virtual Reality
10 4 (0.82%) Client/Server
10 4 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.61%) Legacy Applications
12 2 (0.41%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 488 (100.00%) Windows
2 42 (8.61%) Windows Server
3 39 (7.99%) Windows 7
4 33 (6.76%) Android
4 33 (6.76%) Apple iOS
5 32 (6.56%) Mac OS
6 13 (2.66%) Windows Server 2012
6 13 (2.66%) Windows Server 2016
7 12 (2.46%) Linux
8 8 (1.64%) Mac OS X
8 8 (1.64%) Windows Server 2003
8 8 (1.64%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (1.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (1.02%) Solaris
10 3 (0.61%) AIX
10 3 (0.61%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.61%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.20%) Debian
11 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (30.33%) Customer Service
2 116 (23.77%) Problem-Solving
3 108 (22.13%) ITIL
4 62 (12.70%) ITSM
5 61 (12.50%) Migration
6 44 (9.02%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (8.81%) Service Management
8 38 (7.79%) Asset Management
9 31 (6.35%) User Experience
10 29 (5.94%) Service Delivery
11 25 (5.12%) Application Packaging
12 23 (4.71%) Change Management
13 20 (4.10%) Computer Science
14 18 (3.69%) Customer Experience
14 18 (3.69%) Incident Management
14 18 (3.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 17 (3.48%) Inventory Management
16 16 (3.28%) Root Cause Analysis
17 15 (3.07%) Time Management
18 14 (2.87%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 57 (11.68%) PowerShell
2 16 (3.28%) VBScript
3 12 (2.46%) VB
4 8 (1.64%) SQL
5 2 (0.41%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.41%) Python
6 1 (0.20%) Bicep
6 1 (0.20%) C#
6 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 84 (17.21%) Security Cleared
2 74 (15.16%) SC Cleared
3 58 (11.89%) Degree
4 33 (6.76%) Microsoft Certification
5 17 (3.48%) DV Cleared
6 13 (2.66%) A+ Certification
7 12 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (2.25%) Azure Certification
8 11 (2.25%) MCSE
9 10 (2.05%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 9 (1.84%) Network+ Certification
11 6 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (1.23%) CCA
11 6 (1.23%) Citrix Certification
11 6 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
12 5 (1.02%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 3 (0.61%) ACSP
15 2 (0.41%) HNC
15 2 (0.41%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (7.58%) SLA
2 2 (0.41%) GDPR
2 2 (0.41%) GLP
2 2 (0.41%) GMP
2 2 (0.41%) QA
3 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.20%) GRC
3 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.20%) NCSC
System Software
1 290 (59.43%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.10%) Virtual Desktop
3 18 (3.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (3.48%) BitLocker
5 11 (2.25%) Hyper-V
6 6 (1.23%) XenDesktop
7 4 (0.82%) XenApp
8 1 (0.20%) Firmware
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.20%) VMware Workstation
8 1 (0.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 122 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 99 (20.29%) SCCM
3 12 (2.46%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (1.64%) WSUS
5 5 (1.02%) AirWatch
6 4 (0.82%) SCVMM
7 2 (0.41%) McAfee ePO
7 2 (0.41%) WMI
8 1 (0.20%) SCOM
8 1 (0.20%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 317 (64.96%) Microsoft
2 85 (17.42%) ServiceNow
3 35 (7.17%) Citrix
4 31 (6.35%) Apple
5 21 (4.30%) VMware
6 17 (3.48%) HP
7 16 (3.28%) Cisco
8 15 (3.07%) Remedy
9 12 (2.46%) Bomgar
9 12 (2.46%) iManage
10 9 (1.84%) McAfee
10 9 (1.84%) Oracle
10 9 (1.84%) Starlink
11 8 (1.64%) Bloomberg
11 8 (1.64%) Lotus
12 7 (1.43%) Dell
13 6 (1.23%) Samsung
14 4 (0.82%) Qualys
14 4 (0.82%) Reuters
15 3 (0.61%) MobileIron