Microsoft Windows 8
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Windows 8 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows 8 over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 511 | 523 | 594 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +71 | +113 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.033% | 0.029% | 0.054% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.24% | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £104 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £145 | £126 | £140 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £163 | £140 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.07% | -22.22% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £194 | £173 | £190 |
| 90th Percentile | £228 | £270 | £269 |
| UK median daily rate | £163 | £140 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.07% | -22.22% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | - |
All Operating Systems
England
Windows 8 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 England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 3,753 | 4,907 | 7,386 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 13.60% | 14.20% | 15.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,507 | 3,257 | 5,141 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £200 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £325 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £460 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.16% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £588 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £688 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £463 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 225 | 342 | 347 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £12.75 | £14.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.10 | £16.25 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £25.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.00% | -41.18% | +88.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.18 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.88% | -43.11% | +88.89% |
Windows 8
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Windows 8 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Windows 8
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 8 in England.
Windows 8
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 8 in England.
Windows 8
Contract Job Locations in England
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 England region over the 6 months to 26 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | +8 | 6 | £175 | - | 3 |
| North of England | -5 | 6 | £175 | - | 4 |
| London | +9 | 2 | £150 | +7.14% | 1 |
| South East | - | 1 | £250 | - | 2 |
| Windows 8 UK |
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Windows 8
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: