Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring WSUS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 543 | 474 | 500 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -69 | +26 | +170 |
| Contract jobs citing WSUS | 38 | 90 | 112 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.26% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.64% | 1.77% | 1.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 76 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | £324 | £313 | £266 |
| 25th Percentile | £384 | £383 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £500 | £506 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.50% | -1.23% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £584 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £619 | £615 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | +35.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.89 | - | £34.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £59.93 | - | £36.96 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.00 | - | £40.31 |
| 75th Percentile | £86.25 | - | £69.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.00 | - | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £80.00 | - | £78.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +97.28% |
All Systems Management Skills
UK
WSUS falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 5,896 | 5,072 | 6,129 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 16.18% | 14.67% | 13.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,009 | 3,229 | 4,324 |
| 10th Percentile | £312 | £313 | £303 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £418 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -2.78% | -6.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £690 | £734 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.53% | -2.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 127 | 69 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £18.81 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.13 | £22.50 | £22.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £27.00 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.15% | -41.53% | +62.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.88 | £50.00 | £72.20 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.80 | £74.09 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.50 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.47% | -44.78% | +77.62% |
WSUS
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WSUS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
WSUS
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing WSUS.
WSUS
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WSUS over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.
WSUS
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing WSUS.
WSUS
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing WSUS over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.
WSUS
Top 13 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WSUS within the UK over the 6 months to 14 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -75 | 34 | £544 | +8.75% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | -89 | 25 | £550 | +10.00% | 12 |
| South West | -5 | 15 | £550 | - | |
| Work from Home | +11 | 11 | £538 | - | 2 |
| London | -4 | 10 | £538 | -2.27% | 6 |
| South East | -28 | 4 | £300 | -40.00% | 7 |
| North of England | -45 | 2 | £353 | -25.79% | |
| Wales | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| North West | -27 | 1 | £330 | -30.53% | |
| West Midlands | -39 | 1 | £300 | -48.48% | |
| Midlands | -41 | 1 | £300 | -48.48% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £375 | - | |
| East of England | - | 1 | - | - |
WSUS
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:
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