Windows Server 2008 Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft Windows Server 2008
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Windows Server 2008 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 531 461 488
Rank change year-on-year -70 +27 +42
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2008 13 46 83
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.042% 0.15% 0.22%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.31% 1.07% 1.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 23 40
10th Percentile £448 £181 £188
25th Percentile £500 £209 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £368 £400
Median % change year-on-year +49.46% -8.00% -2.44%
75th Percentile £648 £408 £500
90th Percentile £684 £468 £539
UK median daily rate £550 £368 £425
% change year-on-year +49.46% -13.41% +1.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £15.05
25th Percentile - - £17.00
Median hourly rate - - £18.57
75th Percentile - - £63.44
90th Percentile - - £78.00
UK median hourly rate - - £18.57
% change year-on-year - - -69.05%

All Operating Systems
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,191 4,284 5,930
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.53% 14.13% 15.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,747 2,655 4,080
10th Percentile £180 £200 £182
25th Percentile £263 £321 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £480
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -1.04% -6.34%
75th Percentile £565 £588 £613
90th Percentile £675 £699 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 335 161 319
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.49 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.05 £18.50
Median hourly rate £24.00 £57.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -58.26% +76.92% +30.00%
75th Percentile £58.88 £68.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.84 £70.00 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £32.00
% change year-on-year -50.00% +56.25% +28.00%

Windows Server 2008
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Windows Server 2008 job vacancy trend in England

Windows Server 2008
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Windows Server 2008
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows Server 2008 in England over the 6 months to 8 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows Server 2008 in England

Windows Server 2008
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

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

Windows Server 2008
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 Server 2008 within the England region over the 6 months to 8 December 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
South West -9 5 £581 +45.22%
London -19 4 £559 +33.83% 2
Midlands -33 3 £550 +215.19%
East Midlands - 3 £550 -
South East -19 1 - - 3
Windows Server 2008
UK

Windows Server 2008
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (7.69%) nginx
2 1 (7.69%) Tomcat
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) AWS
1 2 (15.38%) Nutanix
2 1 (7.69%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.69%) MinIO
Communications & Networking
1 3 (23.08%) Skype
1 3 (23.08%) VSAN
2 2 (15.38%) DHCP
2 2 (15.38%) DNS
2 2 (15.38%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) GIS
1 1 (7.69%) Oracle Database
1 1 (7.69%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (7.69%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (7.69%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (23.08%) Public Sector
4 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
4 1 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (23.08%) Architect
1 3 (23.08%) Consultant
1 3 (23.08%) Infrastructure Consultant
1 3 (23.08%) Security Architect
2 1 (7.69%) Administrator
2 1 (7.69%) Applications Support
2 1 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 1 (7.69%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (7.69%) Principal Software Engineer
2 1 (7.69%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) ModSecurity
2 1 (7.69%) EJB
2 1 (7.69%) Java SE
2 1 (7.69%) OpenLayers
2 1 (7.69%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) PKI
2 4 (30.77%) Data Centre
3 3 (23.08%) Cyber Defence
3 3 (23.08%) Private Cloud
4 1 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
4 1 (7.69%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 13 (100.00%) Windows
2 8 (61.54%) Linux
2 8 (61.54%) Windows Server
3 5 (38.46%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (30.77%) Windows 10
4 4 (30.77%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (23.08%) Windows 7
6 2 (15.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (15.38%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (7.69%) Unix
7 1 (7.69%) VMS
7 1 (7.69%) Windows 8
7 1 (7.69%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) ITIL
1 4 (30.77%) Service Management
2 3 (23.08%) Design Patterns
2 3 (23.08%) Migration
2 3 (23.08%) Roadmaps
3 2 (15.38%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (15.38%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (15.38%) NsoIT
3 2 (15.38%) Privileged Access Management
3 2 (15.38%) Project Delivery
3 2 (15.38%) Risk Management
3 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (15.38%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (7.69%) ETL
4 1 (7.69%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 1 (7.69%) Project Management
4 1 (7.69%) Resource Allocation
4 1 (7.69%) Two-Factor Authentication
4 1 (7.69%) Validation
4 1 (7.69%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 4 (30.77%) SQL
2 2 (15.38%) PowerShell
3 1 (7.69%) Java
3 1 (7.69%) JavaScript
3 1 (7.69%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) Security Cleared
2 7 (53.85%) SC Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) NCSC
2 1 (7.69%) RMADS
System Software
1 5 (38.46%) Active Directory
1 5 (38.46%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (23.08%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (15.38%) Terminal Services
4 1 (7.69%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (7.69%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (23.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 3 (23.08%) OPNET
1 3 (23.08%) vCenter Server
2 2 (15.38%) SCCM
3 1 (7.69%) Norton AntiVirus
3 1 (7.69%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 9 (69.23%) Microsoft
2 5 (38.46%) VMware
3 3 (23.08%) Citrix
4 2 (15.38%) Oracle
5 1 (7.69%) IBM
5 1 (7.69%) McAfee
5 1 (7.69%) Red Hat
5 1 (7.69%) SolarWinds
5 1 (7.69%) Symantec