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 18 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 58 68
Rank change year-on-year -44 +10 +8
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 41 49 47
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 1.75% 3.11% 2.62%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.92% 20.16% 19.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 40 33
10th Percentile £126 £145 -
25th Percentile £133 £177 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -11.11%
75th Percentile £200 £214 £276
90th Percentile £278 £250 £534
England median daily rate £214 £238 £215
% change year-on-year -9.89% +10.47% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile - - £18.58
25th Percentile - - £19.81
Median hourly rate £21.46 £18.13 £22.75
Median % change year-on-year +18.37% -20.31% +37.88%
75th Percentile £28.23 - £25.81
90th Percentile £32.29 - £27.13
England median hourly rate £22.00 £23.80 £18.93
% change year-on-year -7.56% +25.73% +2.32%

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 344 243 238
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 14.72% 15.43% 13.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 242 154 165
10th Percentile £163 £188 £162
25th Percentile £290 £213 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £435 £400
Median % change year-on-year +9.29% +8.65% -19.19%
75th Percentile £557 £575 £513
90th Percentile £619 £688 £633
England median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 12 13
10th Percentile - £15.22 £16.78
25th Percentile £17.14 £17.40 £17.72
Median hourly rate £21.46 £18.57 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.59% +0.35% +10.66%
75th Percentile £29.25 £22.89 £23.75
90th Percentile £69.99 £24.05 £27.15
England median hourly rate £25.00 £53.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -52.83% +76.67% +20.00%

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 18 January 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows 10 in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 18 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 10 in the West Midlands

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 18 January 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 -20 12 £145 -25.64% 1
Warwickshire -8 10 £175 -58.82%
Staffordshire +7 6 £190 +16.92% 1
Coventry -18 5 £275 +37.50% 2
Wolverhampton - 2 £174 - 1
Herefordshire - 2 - -
Shropshire -42 1 £109 -48.10% 2
West Bromwich - 1 £170 -
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 6 (14.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (12.20%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (17.07%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 28 (68.29%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (17.07%) Azure
3 3 (7.32%) Entra ID
4 2 (4.88%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.44%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 9 (21.95%) TCP/IP
1 9 (21.95%) VPN
2 7 (17.07%) DHCP
2 7 (17.07%) DNS
3 5 (12.20%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (7.32%) Firewall
5 1 (2.44%) LAN
5 1 (2.44%) Telepresence
5 1 (2.44%) Unified Communications
5 1 (2.44%) WAN
5 1 (2.44%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (2.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.88%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.44%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (7.32%) InstallShield
1 3 (7.32%) MSI
2 2 (4.88%) JIRA
3 1 (2.44%) AdminStudio
3 1 (2.44%) REST Assured
General
1 24 (58.54%) Social Skills
2 11 (26.83%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (7.32%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (4.88%) Legal
4 2 (4.88%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 15 (36.59%) Support Engineer
2 10 (24.39%) Desktop Engineer
2 10 (24.39%) IT Support
3 8 (19.51%) Analyst
3 8 (19.51%) Deployment Engineer
3 8 (19.51%) Desktop Support
3 8 (19.51%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 7 (17.07%) Windows Engineer
5 6 (14.63%) IT Engineer
5 6 (14.63%) Support Analyst
6 5 (12.20%) 1st/2nd Line Support
6 5 (12.20%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
6 5 (12.20%) 2nd Line Support
6 5 (12.20%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
6 5 (12.20%) IT Analyst
6 5 (12.20%) IT Support Analyst
6 5 (12.20%) IT Support Engineer
7 4 (9.76%) Windows Support Engineer
8 3 (7.32%) Service Desk Engineer
8 3 (7.32%) Windows Deployment Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.44%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 7 (17.07%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (12.20%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 4 (9.76%) Onboarding
4 3 (7.32%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (4.88%) Driving Licence
5 2 (4.88%) Legacy Applications
5 2 (4.88%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 41 (100.00%) Windows
2 7 (17.07%) Apple iOS
3 6 (14.63%) Android
4 4 (9.76%) Mac OS
4 4 (9.76%) Windows Server
5 1 (2.44%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (39.02%) Customer Service
2 13 (31.71%) ITIL
3 10 (24.39%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (21.95%) Migration
5 7 (17.07%) Service Management
6 6 (14.63%) Change Management
6 6 (14.63%) Mobile Device Management
6 6 (14.63%) Problem Management
6 6 (14.63%) Service Delivery
7 5 (12.20%) CRM
7 5 (12.20%) Disk Encryption
8 4 (9.76%) ITSM
9 3 (7.32%) Application Packaging
9 3 (7.32%) Computer Science
10 2 (4.88%) Compatibility Testing
10 2 (4.88%) Continuous Improvement
10 2 (4.88%) Cybersecurity
10 2 (4.88%) Infrastructure Management
10 2 (4.88%) Ticket Management
10 2 (4.88%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 5 (12.20%) PowerShell
2 3 (7.32%) VBScript
3 2 (4.88%) VB
4 1 (2.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (17.07%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (14.63%) MCP
3 5 (12.20%) MCDST
4 4 (9.76%) Degree
5 3 (7.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (7.32%) SC Cleared
5 3 (7.32%) Security Cleared
6 2 (4.88%) A+ Certification
7 1 (2.44%) DBS Check
7 1 (2.44%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (2.44%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (19.51%) SLA
System Software
1 32 (78.05%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.88%) Hyper-V
2 2 (4.88%) Microsoft App-V
2 2 (4.88%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (4.88%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (41.46%) SCCM
2 9 (21.95%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (4.88%) SCOM
4 1 (2.44%) WSUS
Vendors
1 22 (53.66%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.20%) iManage
2 5 (12.20%) Mitel
3 2 (4.88%) CheckPoint
3 2 (4.88%) Cisco
3 2 (4.88%) Citrix
3 2 (4.88%) ServiceNow
3 2 (4.88%) VMware
4 1 (2.44%) Apple
4 1 (2.44%) Atlassian
4 1 (2.44%) Bomgar
4 1 (2.44%) ConnectWise
4 1 (2.44%) Dell
4 1 (2.44%) MobileIron