Windows Engineer
UK
The median Windows Engineer daily rate in the UK is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 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 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 347 | 407 | 538 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +60 | +131 | +28 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Windows Engineer | 162 | 172 | 178 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 0.40% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.60% | 0.43% | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 120 | 139 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £149 | £173 |
| 25th Percentile | £188 | £209 | £243 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £425 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.53% | +6.25% | +45.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £454 | £575 | £519 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £613 | £594 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £223 | £425 | £270 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.65% | +57.41% | +20.00% |
| 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 | 27,103 | 40,251 | 55,892 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.75% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,220 | 39,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,052 | 2,676 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.13 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.55% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.16 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -5.11% | +115.96% |
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 7 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 7 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 | +64 | 140 | £325 | -21.69% | 42 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 89 | £223 | -47.65% | 26 |
| London | +58 | 65 | £375 | -16.67% | 25 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 35 | £400 | -16.93% | 15 |
| Midlands | +30 | 21 | £183 | -5.19% | 8 |
| North of England | +21 | 19 | £385 | +17.56% | 2 |
| South East | +14 | 19 | £400 | -30.43% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 17 | £190 | - | 4 |
| South West | +40 | 12 | £315 | -3.08% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 9 | £360 | +50.00% | 1 |
| North West | +15 | 9 | £385 | +92.50% | 1 |
| Scotland | +10 | 8 | £163 | -71.74% | |
| East of England | +26 | 5 | £155 | -35.42% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 4 | £168 | -12.73% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £148 | - | |
| Wales | - | 3 | £425 | - | |
| North East | -4 | 1 | £180 | -57.45% |
Windows Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 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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