Windows Server 2008 Contract Job Trends in Central London

Microsoft Windows Server 2008
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Windows Server 2008 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 125 151
Rank change year-on-year -2 +26 +48
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2008 1 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.054% 0.13% 0.033%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.48% 1.03% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £427 -
London median daily rate £618 £410 £425
% change year-on-year +50.61% -3.53% +13.33%

All Operating Systems
Central London

Windows Server 2008 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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 210 291 436
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 11.31% 12.62% 14.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 195 296
10th Percentile £201 £216 £176
25th Percentile £322 £350 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £498
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +0.50% -0.50%
75th Percentile £654 £638 £623
90th Percentile £700 £725 £713
London median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 2
10th Percentile £20.82 £24.29 £23.88
25th Percentile £23.75 £26.03 £27.81
Median hourly rate £27.50 £69.50 £36.25
Median % change year-on-year -60.43% +91.72% +79.01%
75th Percentile £29.50 £112.00 £45.31
90th Percentile £29.95 - £49.63
London median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £37.34
% change year-on-year -27.63% -6.94% +49.36%

Windows Server 2008
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows Server 2008 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Windows Server 2008 job vacancy trend in Central London

Windows Server 2008
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Windows Server 2008.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Windows Server 2008.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 within the Central London region over the 6 months to 27 October 2025. 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
West End of London - 1 - -
Windows Server 2008
London

Windows Server 2008
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Applications Support
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2003
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ETRM
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management