Windows 10 Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Microsoft Windows 10
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Windows 10 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows 10 over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 228 186 170
Rank change year-on-year -42 -16 +34
Contract jobs citing Windows 10 76 165 387
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.77% 1.08% 1.50%
As % of the Operating Systems category 6.46% 10.33% 10.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 127 294
10th Percentile £150 £159 £150
25th Percentile £214 £200 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £313 £264
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +18.48% -29.67%
75th Percentile £416 £475 £479
90th Percentile £575 £603 £600
UK median daily rate £225 £225 £220
% change year-on-year - +2.27% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 9
10th Percentile £17.55 £12.50 £13.45
25th Percentile £18.94 £13.25 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.50 £18.30 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.95% -3.68% -11.63%
75th Percentile £28.75 £33.75 £22.41
90th Percentile £31.75 £35.60 £30.41
UK median hourly rate £23.90 £16.94 £18.50
% change year-on-year +41.13% -8.46% +3.04%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,177 1,597 3,543
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 11.88% 10.41% 13.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 792 1,113 2,503
10th Percentile £288 £218 £250
25th Percentile £388 £350 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £520
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -8.65% +4.00%
75th Percentile £581 £588 £625
90th Percentile £675 £680 £718
UK median daily rate £475 £469 £505
% change year-on-year +1.28% -7.13% +1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 49 101
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.15 £19.00
25th Percentile £32.19 £14.27 £40.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £18.30 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +241.53% -68.17% +35.29%
75th Percentile £68.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.53 £73.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £24.18 £22.00 £39.30
% change year-on-year +9.91% -44.02% +74.67%

Windows 10
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Windows 10 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Windows 10 trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Windows 10
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Windows 10.

Windows 10 daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 10
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Windows 10 over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Windows 10 daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 10
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Windows 10.

Windows 10 hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 10
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Windows 10 over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Windows 10 hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 10
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 19 (25.00%) SharePoint
2 15 (19.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.63%) Skype for Business
4 1 (1.32%) CMS
Applications
1 29 (38.16%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (3.95%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 37 (48.68%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (15.79%) Azure
3 7 (9.21%) Entra ID
4 5 (6.58%) Yammer
5 3 (3.95%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.32%) AWS
6 1 (1.32%) Rubrik
6 1 (1.32%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 9 (11.84%) Skype
2 8 (10.53%) Firewall
3 7 (9.21%) VPN
4 5 (6.58%) DNS
5 4 (5.26%) DHCP
6 3 (3.95%) Unified Communications
6 3 (3.95%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (2.63%) Softphone
7 2 (2.63%) VoIP
8 1 (1.32%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (1.32%) IP Telephony
8 1 (1.32%) Kerberos
8 1 (1.32%) SSL
8 1 (1.32%) VLAN
8 1 (1.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.26%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.63%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (1.32%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 2 (2.63%) MSI
2 1 (1.32%) JIRA
General
1 38 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 16 (21.05%) Finance
3 7 (9.21%) Public Sector
4 5 (6.58%) Banking
5 4 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (5.26%) Telecoms
6 3 (3.95%) Electronics
6 3 (3.95%) Manufacturing
6 3 (3.95%) Marketing
7 2 (2.63%) German Language
7 2 (2.63%) Italian Language
7 2 (2.63%) Local Government
8 1 (1.32%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.32%) French Language
8 1 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (27.63%) Support Engineer
2 16 (21.05%) Analyst
3 15 (19.74%) IT Support
4 12 (15.79%) IT Engineer
4 12 (15.79%) IT Support Engineer
5 11 (14.47%) Service Analyst
5 11 (14.47%) Service Desk Analyst
6 10 (13.16%) Windows Engineer
7 9 (11.84%) 2nd Line Support
8 7 (9.21%) 1st Line Support
8 7 (9.21%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 7 (9.21%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 7 (9.21%) Windows Support Engineer
9 5 (6.58%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 5 (6.58%) Senior
9 5 (6.58%) Wintel Engineer
10 4 (5.26%) Active Directory Engineer
10 4 (5.26%) IT Analyst
10 4 (5.26%) Senior Wintel Engineer
10 4 (5.26%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.95%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.84%) Management Information System
2 6 (7.89%) Onboarding
2 6 (7.89%) PKI
3 4 (5.26%) Video Conferencing
4 3 (3.95%) Social Media
5 2 (2.63%) Blackberry
5 2 (2.63%) LIMS
5 2 (2.63%) NHS
5 2 (2.63%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.32%) CMDB
6 1 (1.32%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.32%) Replication
6 1 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.32%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 76 (100.00%) Windows
2 11 (14.47%) Windows Server
3 6 (7.89%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (6.58%) Android
4 5 (6.58%) Windows 7
5 4 (5.26%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (3.95%) Apple iOS
7 2 (2.63%) Mac OS
7 2 (2.63%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (2.63%) Windows XP
8 1 (1.32%) Linux
8 1 (1.32%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (51.32%) ITIL
2 23 (30.26%) Customer Service
3 21 (27.63%) Service Management
4 13 (17.11%) Software Licensing
5 9 (11.84%) Incident Management
6 8 (10.53%) ITSM
6 8 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (7.89%) Migration
7 6 (7.89%) Service Delivery
8 4 (5.26%) Change Control
8 4 (5.26%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (5.26%) Critical Thinking
8 4 (5.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 4 (5.26%) NsoIT
8 4 (5.26%) System Testing
8 4 (5.26%) Ticket Management
8 4 (5.26%) Time Management
9 3 (3.95%) Mobile Device Management
9 3 (3.95%) Patch Management
9 3 (3.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 18 (23.68%) PowerShell
2 4 (5.26%) SQL
3 1 (1.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 25 (32.89%) SC Cleared
1 25 (32.89%) Security Cleared
2 13 (17.11%) DV Cleared
3 10 (13.16%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (9.21%) MCSE
5 4 (5.26%) Degree
6 2 (2.63%) MCSA
7 1 (1.32%) Azure Certification
7 1 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (13.16%) SLA
2 1 (1.32%) QA
System Software
1 39 (51.32%) Active Directory
2 5 (6.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (2.63%) BitLocker
3 2 (2.63%) Microsoft App-V
3 2 (2.63%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (2.63%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (2.63%) vSphere
4 1 (1.32%) Citrix Hypervisor
4 1 (1.32%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 20 (26.32%) SCCM
2 18 (23.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (5.26%) WSUS
4 2 (2.63%) OPNET
5 1 (1.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (1.32%) FortiGate
5 1 (1.32%) Kubernetes
5 1 (1.32%) OfficeScan
5 1 (1.32%) PaperCut
5 1 (1.32%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 53 (69.74%) Microsoft
2 13 (17.11%) ServiceNow
3 5 (6.58%) VMware
4 4 (5.26%) Cisco
5 3 (3.95%) Apple
5 3 (3.95%) Remedy
5 3 (3.95%) SAP
6 2 (2.63%) Citrix
6 2 (2.63%) HP
6 2 (2.63%) Ivanti
6 2 (2.63%) Qualys
7 1 (1.32%) Altiris
7 1 (1.32%) Aruba
7 1 (1.32%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.32%) Meraki
7 1 (1.32%) Mitel
7 1 (1.32%) NetApp
7 1 (1.32%) Oracle
7 1 (1.32%) Symantec
7 1 (1.32%) Toshiba