Windows Server 2008 Contract Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft Windows Server 2008
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Windows Server 2008 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 157 182
Rank change year-on-year - +25 +5
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2008 0 4 30
As % of all contract jobs in the South East - 0.12% 0.55%
As % of the Operating Systems category - 0.70% 2.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 9
10th Percentile - - £142
25th Percentile - - £143
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £350 £212
Median % change year-on-year - +65.09% -64.67%
75th Percentile - - £501
90th Percentile - - £538
England median daily rate £550 £368 £380
% change year-on-year +49.46% -3.16% -10.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Median hourly rate - - £78.00
England median hourly rate - - £18.57
% change year-on-year - - -74.39%

All Operating Systems
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 727 573 1,033
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 15.85% 17.83% 19.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 525 381 690
10th Percentile £190 £200 £170
25th Percentile £255 £260 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £434 £400
Median % change year-on-year +0.18% +8.56% -16.67%
75th Percentile £545 £575 £563
90th Percentile £638 £650 £638
England median daily rate £447 £475 £466
% change year-on-year -6.00% +1.93% -9.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 26 83
10th Percentile £12.50 £22.33 £16.45
25th Percentile £15.50 £34.69 £24.00
Median hourly rate £20.79 £59.13 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -64.84% +7.50% +140.23%
75th Percentile £48.75 £63.44 £69.32
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.13 £76.53
England median hourly rate £22.54 £50.00 £25.25
% change year-on-year -54.93% +98.02% -1.87%

Windows Server 2008
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Windows Server 2008 job vacancy trend in the South East

Windows Server 2008
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Windows Server 2008.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Windows Server 2008.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Windows Server 2008