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

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 160 106
Rank change year-on-year -63 -54 -3
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 520 519 896
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.11% 1.77% 2.05%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.11% 12.70% 15.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 359 365 618
10th Percentile £131 £151 £148
25th Percentile £161 £190 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £225 £225
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - +2.27%
75th Percentile £287 £388 £386
90th Percentile £482 £554 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £190 £213 £213
% change year-on-year -10.59% - +3.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 31 89
10th Percentile £19.54 £18.13 £10.95
25th Percentile £20.50 £19.26 £11.07
Median hourly rate £22.55 £24.00 £16.86
Median % change year-on-year -6.04% +42.35% -8.86%
75th Percentile £74.00 £26.58 £20.00
90th Percentile £178.75 £28.41 £41.14
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.81 £24.18 £13.87
% change year-on-year -5.67% +74.33% -25.03%

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 4,681 4,086 5,820
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.02% 13.91% 13.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,054 2,704 3,921
10th Percentile £185 £200 £183
25th Percentile £313 £319 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £465
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.15% -9.27%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £591
90th Percentile £659 £699 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £450 £450
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 319 179 397
10th Percentile £16.01 £16.25 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.13 £15.50
Median hourly rate £41.94 £24.18 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +73.45% +9.91% -42.11%
75th Percentile £67.84 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.10 £23.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +96.10% +9.52% -29.17%

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 26 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 26 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 26 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 -61 493 £200 -11.11% 84
UK excluding London -60 370 £190 -10.59% 85
London -78 142 £240 -20.66% 14
North of England -13 141 £174 -13.13% 17
North West +15 110 £170 -9.33% 13
Work from Home -26 78 £220 -12.00% 30
Midlands -52 71 £180 -5.26% 15
South East -92 52 £190 -24.00% 20
East of England -8 45 £200 -11.11% 9
South West -47 42 £220 - 14
East Midlands -19 36 £175 -7.89% 8
West Midlands -74 34 £185 -2.63% 7
Yorkshire -52 28 £190 -15.56% 2
Scotland -6 10 £163 -17.72% 2
Wales -9 8 £200 -31.91%
North East -18 3 £180 -40.00% 3
Northern Ireland -6 2 £175 +13.64% 11

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 (15.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 57 (10.96%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.92%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.38%) IIS
5 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.19%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 91 (17.50%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.96%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (3.85%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.77%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 313 (60.19%) Microsoft 365
2 117 (22.50%) Azure
3 74 (14.23%) Entra ID
4 14 (2.69%) OneDrive
5 9 (1.73%) Power Platform
6 6 (1.15%) AWS
7 5 (0.96%) GCP
8 4 (0.77%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (0.58%) Nutanix
10 2 (0.38%) SaaS
10 2 (0.38%) Slack
10 2 (0.38%) Viva Engage
11 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.19%) Azure Monitor
11 1 (0.19%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.19%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.19%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.19%) IaaS
11 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.19%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 57 (10.96%) VPN
2 45 (8.65%) DNS
3 43 (8.27%) DHCP
4 39 (7.50%) Wi-Fi
5 36 (6.92%) LAN
6 29 (5.58%) WAN
7 25 (4.81%) Skype
8 22 (4.23%) Wireless
9 21 (4.04%) VLAN
10 17 (3.27%) TCP/IP
11 13 (2.50%) Remote Desktop
12 12 (2.31%) NetScaler
13 6 (1.15%) IPv4
13 6 (1.15%) IPv6
14 5 (0.96%) Firewall
14 5 (0.96%) Network Security
14 5 (0.96%) VoIP
15 4 (0.77%) WAAS
16 2 (0.38%) RS-232
16 2 (0.38%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.50%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.15%) Power BI
3 5 (0.96%) Oracle Database
4 4 (0.77%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (3.65%) JIRA
2 9 (1.73%) MSI
3 6 (1.15%) InstallShield
4 3 (0.58%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.19%) REST Assured
General
1 277 (53.27%) Social Skills
2 50 (9.62%) Finance
3 45 (8.65%) Public Sector
4 38 (7.31%) Banking
5 37 (7.12%) Legal
6 33 (6.35%) Analytical Skills
7 29 (5.58%) Manufacturing
8 24 (4.62%) Telecoms
9 22 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
10 18 (3.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (3.08%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (2.31%) Electronics
12 12 (2.31%) Law
12 12 (2.31%) Marketing
13 8 (1.54%) French Language
13 8 (1.54%) Investment Banking
14 5 (0.96%) Front Office
14 5 (0.96%) Local Government
15 4 (0.77%) Police
16 3 (0.58%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 152 (29.23%) Support Engineer
2 140 (26.92%) IT Support
3 109 (20.96%) IT Engineer
4 85 (16.35%) IT Support Engineer
5 80 (15.38%) Analyst
6 52 (10.00%) Desktop Support
7 44 (8.46%) Desktop Engineer
7 44 (8.46%) Support Analyst
8 42 (8.08%) Windows Engineer
9 41 (7.88%) 1st Line Support
10 38 (7.31%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 35 (6.73%) 2nd Line Support
12 29 (5.58%) Service Analyst
13 27 (5.19%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 26 (5.00%) IT Analyst
14 26 (5.00%) Service Desk Analyst
15 25 (4.81%) Deployment Engineer
15 25 (4.81%) Senior
16 24 (4.62%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 24 (4.62%) Migration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.15%) X-Windows
2 5 (0.96%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.38%) Web Services
4 1 (0.19%) EDI
4 1 (0.19%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 55 (10.58%) Onboarding
2 29 (5.58%) Enterprise Software
3 22 (4.23%) Smartphone
4 19 (3.65%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (3.27%) Driving Licence
6 9 (1.73%) iPhone
7 7 (1.35%) CMDB
8 6 (1.15%) Video Conferencing
8 6 (1.15%) Virtual Team
9 5 (0.96%) Client/Server
9 5 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (0.96%) iPad
9 5 (0.96%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.77%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.58%) Augmented Reality
11 3 (0.58%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.58%) Legacy Applications
11 3 (0.58%) Virtual Reality
12 2 (0.38%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (0.38%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 508 (97.69%) Windows
2 45 (8.65%) Mac OS
3 43 (8.27%) Android
4 38 (7.31%) Windows Server
5 37 (7.12%) Windows 7
6 36 (6.92%) Apple iOS
7 18 (3.46%) Windows Server 2016
8 12 (2.31%) Windows Server 2003
9 11 (2.12%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (1.73%) Linux
10 9 (1.73%) Mac OS X
11 6 (1.15%) AIX
11 6 (1.15%) Windows Server 2019
12 4 (0.77%) Windows 8
13 2 (0.38%) CentOS
14 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.19%) Solaris
14 1 (0.19%) Unix
14 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (32.31%) Customer Service
2 112 (21.54%) Problem-Solving
3 96 (18.46%) ITIL
4 91 (17.50%) Migration
5 66 (12.69%) ITSM
6 45 (8.65%) Service Management
7 38 (7.31%) Continuous Improvement
7 38 (7.31%) User Experience
8 33 (6.35%) Asset Management
9 31 (5.96%) Application Packaging
10 30 (5.77%) Workflow
11 28 (5.38%) Change Management
12 27 (5.19%) Logistics
13 21 (4.04%) Stakeholder Management
13 21 (4.04%) Workflow Management
14 20 (3.85%) Incident Management
14 20 (3.85%) Service Delivery
15 16 (3.08%) Business Intelligence
15 16 (3.08%) Computer Science
16 15 (2.88%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 59 (11.35%) PowerShell
2 15 (2.88%) VBScript
3 11 (2.12%) VB
4 10 (1.92%) SQL
5 5 (0.96%) Bash
6 2 (0.38%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 107 (20.58%) Security Cleared
2 89 (17.12%) SC Cleared
3 59 (11.35%) Degree
4 31 (5.96%) Microsoft Certification
5 27 (5.19%) DV Cleared
6 14 (2.69%) A+ Certification
6 14 (2.69%) MCSE
7 12 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (1.73%) Network+ Certification
9 8 (1.54%) CCA
9 8 (1.54%) Citrix Certification
9 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 7 (1.35%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.35%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.38%) HNC
12 2 (0.38%) HND
13 1 (0.19%) CCNA
13 1 (0.19%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.81%) SLA
2 6 (1.15%) GDPR
3 5 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.38%) GLP
5 2 (0.38%) GMP
6 1 (0.19%) GRC
6 1 (0.19%) NCSC
6 1 (0.19%) QA
System Software
1 293 (56.35%) Active Directory
2 23 (4.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (3.65%) Virtual Desktop
4 13 (2.50%) BitLocker
5 8 (1.54%) Hyper-V
6 7 (1.35%) XenDesktop
7 5 (0.96%) XenApp
8 2 (0.38%) Microsoft App-V
8 2 (0.38%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.19%) Firmware
9 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.19%) NFS
9 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 112 (21.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 111 (21.35%) SCCM
3 14 (2.69%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (2.31%) WSUS
5 5 (0.96%) AirWatch
5 5 (0.96%) SCVMM
6 2 (0.38%) WMI
7 1 (0.19%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.19%) SCOM
7 1 (0.19%) TeamSite
7 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 320 (61.54%) Microsoft
2 79 (15.19%) ServiceNow
3 49 (9.42%) Citrix
4 30 (5.77%) Apple
5 26 (5.00%) Cisco
5 26 (5.00%) VMware
6 24 (4.62%) HP
7 21 (4.04%) Remedy
8 17 (3.27%) Bomgar
8 17 (3.27%) Dell
8 17 (3.27%) iManage
9 13 (2.50%) SAP
10 8 (1.54%) Oracle
10 8 (1.54%) Starlink
11 7 (1.35%) McAfee
12 6 (1.15%) Bloomberg
13 5 (0.96%) Google
14 4 (0.77%) IBM
14 4 (0.77%) Qualys
15 3 (0.58%) SolarWinds