Microsoft Windows 8
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Windows 8 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 122 | 133 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +11 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North West | - | 0.25% | 0.036% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 1.71% | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £200 | £150 | £138 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.00% | +9.09% | -27.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £26.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £27.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | - | - | £27.50 |
All Operating Systems
North West
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 the North West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 377 | 293 | 348 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 10.93% | 14.69% | 12.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 259 | 199 | 220 |
| 10th Percentile | £135 | £184 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £256 | £269 | £278 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £428 | £400 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.98% | -8.57% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £526 | £508 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £614 | £828 |
| England median daily rate | £455 | £465 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.15% | -2.11% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 13 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.93 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41.94 | £13.00 | £10.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.88 | £17.44 | £14.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +277.75% | +24.57% | -49.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £178.75 | - | £18.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £18.87 | £48.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £32.50 | £18.87 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +72.23% | -16.13% | -48.57% |
Windows 8
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows 8 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Windows 8
Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Windows 8.
