Windows Server 2008 Contracts in London

Microsoft Windows Server 2008
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Windows Server 2008 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows Server 2008 over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 356 372 445
Rank change year-on-year +16 +73 +47
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2008 4 35 41
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.031% 0.20% 0.16%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.26% 1.66% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 19 38
10th Percentile - £133 £172
25th Percentile £140 £305 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £380 £413
Median % change year-on-year -60.53% -7.93% -2.88%
75th Percentile £160 £410 £498
90th Percentile - £555 £575
England median daily rate £263 £380 £425
% change year-on-year -30.92% -10.59% +10.39%

All Operating Systems
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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,554 2,112 3,772
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 11.86% 11.98% 14.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,058 1,478 2,739
10th Percentile £249 £212 £213
25th Percentile £363 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -
75th Percentile £625 £600 £666
90th Percentile £738 £738 £765
England median daily rate £465 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -2.21% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 68 60
10th Percentile £18.87 £15.19 £18.93
25th Percentile £21.88 £18.13 £22.75
Median hourly rate £24.00 £22.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -56.00% +109.12%
75th Percentile £26.19 £27.00 £64.63
90th Percentile £49.63 £60.00 £83.88
England median hourly rate £20.00 £24.68 £42.50
% change year-on-year -18.95% -41.94% +88.89%

Windows Server 2008
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Windows Server 2008 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server 2008 in London

Windows Server 2008
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows Server 2008 in London.

Daily rate trend for Windows Server 2008 in London

Windows Server 2008
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows Server 2008 in London.

Hourly rate trend for Windows Server 2008 in London

Windows Server 2008
Contract Job Locations in 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 London region over the 6 months to 3 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
Central London +6 1 - - 2
Windows Server 2008
England

Windows Server 2008
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) DHCP
1 3 (75.00%) DNS
1 3 (75.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (75.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Support Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) IT Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) IT Support
2 2 (50.00%) IT Support Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support
3 1 (25.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) 2nd Line Support
3 1 (25.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Applications Support
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 7
2 1 (25.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Proactive Maintenance
1 3 (75.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 3 (75.00%) User Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) ETRM
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Citrix