WMI Contract Job Trends
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing WMI skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 675 | 550 | 550 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -125 | 0 | +75 |
| Contract jobs citing WMI | 29 | 15 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.052% | 0.042% | 0.016% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.44% | 0.30% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 9 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | - | £518 |
| 25th Percentile | £486 | - | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £582 | £600 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.04% | +9.09% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £647 | - | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £659 | £660 | £583 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £582 | £600 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.04% | +4.35% | +39.39% |
All Systems Management Skills
UK
WMI falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing systems management skills.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 6,522 | 5,032 | 4,642 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 11.68% | 14.16% | 12.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,330 | 3,327 | 2,964 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £293 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £503 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.48% | -4.29% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £492 | £494 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.63% | -0.30% | -1.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 255 | 104 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.01 | £15.50 | £19.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.50 | £19.00 | £23.59 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £29.25 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +113.68% | -10.00% | -36.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £63.49 | £60.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £77.43 | £74.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.00 | £25.00 | £34.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +152.00% | -26.47% | -26.38% |
WMI Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WMI relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
WMI Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing WMI.
WMI Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WMI over the 6 months to 14 November 2026.
WMI Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing WMI.
WMI Top 12 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WMI within the UK over the 6 months to 14 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -84 | 27 | £582 | -3.04% | 3 |
| England | -96 | 27 | £582 | -3.04% | 3 |
| South East | -57 | 15 | £625 | +4.17% | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 7 | £581 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 7 | £581 | - | |
| North of England | - | 3 | £282 | - | |
| Work from Home | - | 3 | £582 | - | |
| North West | - | 2 | £282 | - | |
| London | -96 | 1 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £282 | - | |
| South West | - | 1 | £695 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - |
WMI Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ansible | 24.1% | 7 |
| 2 | Failover Clustering | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2 | McAfee ePO | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2 | SCCM | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2 | SCOM | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2 | SolarWinds Orion | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2 | WSUS | 3.4% | 1 |