Windows 8 Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Windows 8
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 456 605
Rank change year-on-year - +149 -139
Contract jobs citing Windows 8 0 11 14
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option - 0.044% 0.032%
As % of the Operating Systems category - 0.32% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 6 6
10th Percentile - £175 £131
25th Percentile - £176 £144
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £363 £180
Median % change year-on-year - +101.39% -9.43%
75th Percentile - £577 £200
90th Percentile - £615 £280
UK median daily rate £140 £190 £160
% change year-on-year -26.32% +18.56% +11.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £17.75
Median hourly rate - - £18.50
75th Percentile - - £19.25
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £27.50 - £14.50
% change year-on-year - - -6.21%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,563 3,454 5,394
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.35% 13.75% 12.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,095 2,433 3,815
10th Percentile £222 £250 £298
25th Percentile £350 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £630 £606
90th Percentile £683 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £468 £510 £500
% change year-on-year -8.24% +2.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 101 158
10th Percentile £12.85 £19.00 £14.43
25th Percentile £14.27 £38.50 £17.94
Median hourly rate £17.69 £55.00 £42.92
Median % change year-on-year -67.84% +28.15% +15.99%
75th Percentile £65.00 £69.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £38.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year -42.86% +71.11% +26.76%

Windows 8
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Windows 8 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Windows 8 trend for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 8
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Windows 8.

Windows 8 daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 8
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Windows 8.

Windows 8 hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option