WinForms Contract Job Trends

Windows Forms (WinForms)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring WinForms skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 603 535 532
Rank change year-on-year -68 -3 +113
Contract jobs citing WinForms 62 17 48
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.052% 0.12%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.60% 0.23% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 16 42
10th Percentile £404 - -
25th Percentile £413 £385 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £408 £525
Median % change year-on-year +16.56% -22.38% +5.00%
75th Percentile £529 £414 £607
90th Percentile £688 £450 £625
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £483 £450
% change year-on-year +3.63% +7.22% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £37.25 - -
25th Percentile £39.64 - -
Median hourly rate £50.90 - -
75th Percentile £70.63 - -
90th Percentile £77.00 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.90 - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

WinForms falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 10,290 7,432 8,735
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 19.39% 22.57% 21.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,717 5,022 5,973
10th Percentile £363 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £427
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £505 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% -8.18% -
75th Percentile £630 £638 £669
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £470 £500
% change year-on-year +6.38% -6.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 267 158 251
10th Percentile £29.07 £30.18 £22.75
25th Percentile £45.00 £38.16 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +4.76% -16.00%
75th Percentile £74.63 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.30 £74.44
UK excluding London median hourly rate £67.50 £60.00 £58.30
% change year-on-year +12.50% +2.92% -0.49%

WinForms
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WinForms relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

WinForms job vacancy trend in the UK

WinForms
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing WinForms.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing WinForms

WinForms
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WinForms over the 6 months to 26 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for WinForms in the UK

WinForms
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing WinForms.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing WinForms

WinForms
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing WinForms over the 6 months to 26 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for WinForms in the UK

WinForms
Top 10 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WinForms within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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 -80 47 £475 +16.56% 17
UK excluding London -76 31 £500 +3.63% 11
London -60 25 £408 +0.12% 9
South East -60 16 £675 +62.65% 5
Scotland - 9 £463 -
Work from Home - 9 £524 - 8
North West -45 3 - - 3
North of England -75 3 - - 3
East of England - 2 - - 4
South West - 1 - -

WinForms
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 19 (30.65%) IIS
2 7 (11.29%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.61%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 16 (25.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (11.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 15 (24.19%) Azure
2 13 (20.97%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (3.23%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.61%) GitHub
4 1 (1.61%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 11 (17.74%) Internet
2 4 (6.45%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (45.16%) SQL Server
2 15 (24.19%) Oracle Database
3 8 (12.90%) MS Access
4 7 (11.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (3.23%) ClickHouse
5 2 (3.23%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (3.23%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 15 (24.19%) Visual Studio
2 14 (22.58%) Git
3 9 (14.52%) GitLab
4 8 (12.90%) Team Foundation Server
5 7 (11.29%) Jenkins
6 3 (4.84%) ClearCase
6 3 (4.84%) REST Assured
7 2 (3.23%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (1.61%) Rational Robot
8 1 (1.61%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 11 (17.74%) Banking
2 4 (6.45%) Finance
3 3 (4.84%) Financial Institution
3 3 (4.84%) Front Office
3 3 (4.84%) Investment Banking
3 3 (4.84%) Social Skills
4 2 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (3.23%) Manufacturing
4 2 (3.23%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 46 (74.19%) Developer
2 22 (35.48%) C# Developer
3 15 (24.19%) Software Developer
4 14 (22.58%) .NET Developer
4 14 (22.58%) Software Engineer
5 12 (19.35%) Applications Developer
6 9 (14.52%) C# .NET Developer
7 5 (8.06%) C# Application Developer
7 5 (8.06%) C# Software Engineer
7 5 (8.06%) Lead
7 5 (8.06%) Lead Developer
7 5 (8.06%) Lead Software Developer
8 4 (6.45%) C++ Software Engineer
8 4 (6.45%) Linux Engineer
9 3 (4.84%) .NET Software Developer
9 3 (4.84%) C# Software Developer
9 3 (4.84%) Senior
9 3 (4.84%) Senior Developer
9 3 (4.84%) WinForms Developer
10 2 (3.23%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (75.81%) .NET
2 34 (54.84%) WPF
3 17 (27.42%) .NET Framework
4 11 (17.74%) XML
5 9 (14.52%) ASP.NET
5 9 (14.52%) JSON
5 9 (14.52%) WCF
6 8 (12.90%) HTML
6 8 (12.90%) XSLT
7 7 (11.29%) ASP.NET Web API
8 5 (8.06%) Apache FOP
9 3 (4.84%) RESTful
9 3 (4.84%) Web Services
10 2 (3.23%) AngularJS
10 2 (3.23%) Entity Framework
11 1 (1.61%) .NET Core
11 1 (1.61%) COM
11 1 (1.61%) REST
11 1 (1.61%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 6 (9.68%) Replication
2 3 (4.84%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (3.23%) IoT
3 2 (3.23%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (1.61%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (1.61%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (1.61%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 34 (54.84%) Windows
2 4 (6.45%) Linux
3 1 (1.61%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.61%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.61%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (30.65%) Software Engineering
2 16 (25.81%) DevOps
3 14 (22.58%) Unit Testing
4 11 (17.74%) Agile
4 11 (17.74%) Data Analysis
4 11 (17.74%) Disaster Recovery
5 8 (12.90%) Scrum
6 7 (11.29%) CI/CD
7 6 (9.68%) Multithreading
7 6 (9.68%) SDLC
8 5 (8.06%) OO
8 5 (8.06%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (8.06%) Test Automation
9 4 (6.45%) AI
10 3 (4.84%) Design Patterns
10 3 (4.84%) Generative AI
10 3 (4.84%) OOP
10 3 (4.84%) Release Management
10 3 (4.84%) Requirements Analysis
10 3 (4.84%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 50 (80.65%) C#
2 30 (48.39%) SQL
3 22 (35.48%) PL/SQL
3 22 (35.48%) T-SQL
4 19 (30.65%) VBA
5 14 (22.58%) VB
6 10 (16.13%) C++
7 8 (12.90%) VB.NET
8 7 (11.29%) JavaScript
8 7 (11.29%) XPath
9 6 (9.68%) C
10 5 (8.06%) VBScript
11 3 (4.84%) VB6
12 1 (1.61%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (30.65%) Security Cleared
2 17 (27.42%) SC Cleared
3 6 (9.68%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (3.23%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (17.74%) QA
System Software
1 2 (3.23%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.61%) Kubernetes
1 1 (1.61%) Terraform
Vendors
1 34 (54.84%) Oracle
2 14 (22.58%) Citrix
3 3 (4.84%) Microsoft
4 2 (3.23%) SAP