Windows 10 Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Microsoft Windows 10
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Windows 10 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 75 63
Rank change year-on-year -64 -12 -2
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 33 38 45
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.95% 2.28% 2.43%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.65% 16.45% 16.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 30 34
10th Percentile £120 £145 £131
25th Percentile £167 £150 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £238 £190 £200
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -5.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £294 £286 £300
90th Percentile £481 £515 £475
England median daily rate £220 £220 £240
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 4
10th Percentile - £16.14 £16.75
25th Percentile - £17.66 £17.88
Median hourly rate - £21.59 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year - +13.61% -29.63%
75th Percentile - £24.75 £19.50
90th Percentile - £24.90 -
England median hourly rate £25.75 £22.25 £15.00
% change year-on-year +15.73% +48.33% -23.10%

All Operating Systems
West Midlands

Windows 10 falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 310 231 280
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 8.95% 13.87% 15.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 175 181
10th Percentile £213 £152 £185
25th Percentile £387 £223 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £445 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.93% -1.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £527 £535 £575
90th Percentile £595 £582 £688
England median daily rate £469 £460 £488
% change year-on-year +1.96% -5.64% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 9
10th Percentile £47.73 £15.90 £15.32
25th Percentile £58.43 £16.67 £16.00
Median hourly rate £63.14 £17.83 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +254.04% -6.14% -5.00%
75th Percentile £70.17 £23.12 £22.00
90th Percentile £71.28 £24.83 £34.00
England median hourly rate £32.50 £23.00 £28.75
% change year-on-year +41.30% -20.00% -32.35%

Windows 10
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows 10 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Windows 10 job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Windows 10
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Windows 10.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 10 in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 3 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 10 in the West Midlands

Windows 10
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Windows 10.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Windows 10

Windows 10
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 10 within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 3 August 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
Birmingham -27 9 £269 +64.88% 1
Coventry -20 7 £475 +137.50%
Staffordshire - 4 £160 - 2
Shropshire - 3 £119 -
Solihull -16 2 £105 -80.91%
Warwickshire -21 2 - - 1
Wolverhampton - 1 £250 - 1
Windows 10
England

Windows 10
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 5 (15.15%) SharePoint
2 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (15.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (12.12%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 28 (84.85%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (24.24%) Azure
2 8 (24.24%) Entra ID
2 8 (24.24%) OneDrive
3 4 (12.12%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (9.09%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (30.30%) VPN
2 7 (21.21%) DHCP
2 7 (21.21%) DNS
3 6 (18.18%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (15.15%) LAN
4 5 (15.15%) TCP/IP
5 2 (6.06%) Internet
5 2 (6.06%) Skype
5 2 (6.06%) WAAS
6 1 (3.03%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (3.03%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.03%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 2 (6.06%) JIRA
2 1 (3.03%) InstallShield
2 1 (3.03%) MSI
General
1 20 (60.61%) Social Skills
2 3 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (6.06%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (6.06%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 10 (30.30%) Analyst
2 7 (21.21%) Service Analyst
2 7 (21.21%) Service Desk Analyst
2 7 (21.21%) Support Engineer
3 6 (18.18%) IT Analyst
4 5 (15.15%) IT Support
5 4 (12.12%) Desktop Engineer
6 3 (9.09%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 3 (9.09%) 2nd Line Support
6 3 (9.09%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 3 (9.09%) Senior
6 3 (9.09%) Support Analyst
7 2 (6.06%) 1st Line Support
7 2 (6.06%) 1st/2nd Line Support
7 2 (6.06%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (6.06%) Desktop Support
7 2 (6.06%) IT Engineer
7 2 (6.06%) IT Support Analyst
7 2 (6.06%) IT Support Engineer
7 2 (6.06%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.12%) Onboarding
2 2 (6.06%) BYOD
2 2 (6.06%) Smartphone
3 1 (3.03%) iPad
3 1 (3.03%) Legacy Applications
3 1 (3.03%) Mobile App
3 1 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 33 (100.00%) Windows
2 7 (21.21%) Mac OS
3 2 (6.06%) Apple iOS
3 2 (6.06%) Linux
3 2 (6.06%) Ubuntu
3 2 (6.06%) Windows 7
3 2 (6.06%) Windows Server
4 1 (3.03%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 11 (33.33%) ITSM
2 10 (30.30%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (15.15%) ITIL
3 5 (15.15%) Migration
3 5 (15.15%) User Experience
4 4 (12.12%) Application Packaging
4 4 (12.12%) Time Management
5 2 (6.06%) Biometrics
5 2 (6.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (6.06%) Problem Management
5 2 (6.06%) Roadmaps
5 2 (6.06%) Root Cause Analysis
5 2 (6.06%) Security Patching
6 1 (3.03%) Agile
6 1 (3.03%) Change Management
6 1 (3.03%) Computer Science
6 1 (3.03%) Data Analysis
6 1 (3.03%) Incident Management
6 1 (3.03%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (9.09%) PowerShell
2 1 (3.03%) VB
2 1 (3.03%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 4 (12.12%) Degree
2 2 (6.06%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 1 (3.03%) A+ Certification
3 1 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (3.03%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (3.03%) MCSE
3 1 (3.03%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (3.03%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (21.21%) SLA
System Software
1 21 (63.64%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.03%) BitLocker
2 1 (3.03%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (3.03%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (36.36%) SCCM
2 11 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (6.06%) AirWatch
3 2 (6.06%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 24 (72.73%) Microsoft
2 11 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 4 (12.12%) Apple
4 3 (9.09%) Cisco
5 2 (6.06%) Dell
5 2 (6.06%) HP
5 2 (6.06%) MobileIron
6 1 (3.03%) CheckPoint
6 1 (3.03%) Citrix
6 1 (3.03%) VMware