Windows Engineer
UK
The median Windows Engineer daily rate in the UK is £315, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 373 | 409 | 538 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +36 | +129 | +21 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Windows Engineer | 150 | 175 | 180 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.51% | 0.40% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 0.43% | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 111 | 144 | 120 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £146 | £179 |
| 25th Percentile | £179 | £222 | £249 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £315 | £450 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +12.50% | +45.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £459 | £575 | £523 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £613 | £594 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £220 | £450 | £268 |
| % change year-on-year | -51.11% | +67.91% | +19.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 11 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.00 | £16.63 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.00 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | +5.88% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.42 | £20.14 | £25.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.16 | £65.00 | £29.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.00 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | +5.88% | -15.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Windows Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Windows Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Windows Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows Engineer.
Windows Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Windows Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows Engineer.
Windows Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| England | +35 | 128 | £319 | -24.94% | 34 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 83 | £220 | -51.11% | 19 |
| London | +34 | 59 | £375 | -16.67% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +34 | 33 | £400 | -16.93% | 13 |
| Midlands | +29 | 20 | £180 | -6.49% | 5 |
| North of England | +20 | 20 | £385 | -10.67% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 16 | £193 | - | 2 |
| South East | +24 | 16 | £331 | -42.39% | 12 |
| North West | +13 | 10 | £385 | -24.88% | 1 |
| South West | +48 | 9 | £315 | -6.67% | |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 9 | £360 | +50.00% | |
| Scotland | +5 | 8 | £163 | -71.74% | |
| East of England | +25 | 5 | £155 | -35.42% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 4 | £168 | -12.73% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £148 | - | |
| Wales | - | 3 | £425 | - | |
| North East | -1 | 1 | £180 | -57.45% |
Windows Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Windows Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Windows Engineer in the job title.
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Windows Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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