Microsoft Windows 8
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Windows 8 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows 8 over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 584 | 677 | 737 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +93 | +60 | -128 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 14 | 42 | 112 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.032% | 0.070% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.24% | 0.43% | 0.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 21 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £100 | £140 | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £105 | £141 | £130 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £140 | £190 | £160 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.32% | +18.75% | +30.61% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £250 | £203 |
| 90th Percentile | £269 | £568 | £263 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £105 | £190 | £160 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.74% | +18.75% | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £13.65 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £15.75 | £13.88 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £16.50 | £14.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.79% | -13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £17.25 | £18.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £19.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £17.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.17% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Windows 8 is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,775 | 9,719 | 13,427 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.34% | 16.25% | 15.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,885 | 6,848 | 9,128 |
| 10th Percentile | £184 | £189 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £326 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.93% | +1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £638 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £717 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +8.97% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 394 | 422 | 633 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.25 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.31 | £17.75 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.75 | £22.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.23% | +73.92% | +23.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.88 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.00 | £31.25 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.80% | +56.25% | +17.65% |
Windows 8
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows 8 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Windows 8
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 8 over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Windows 8
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 8 within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 | +104 | 13 | £140 | -23.29% | 10 |
| London | +98 | 9 | £140 | -11.81% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 4 | £105 | -44.74% | 9 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £100 | - | 1 |
| South East | +23 | 1 | £140 | -20.00% | 1 |
Windows 8
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: