Windows Server 2008 Contract Job Trends in the South West

Microsoft Windows Server 2008
England > South West

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 118 132 150
Rank change year-on-year +14 +18 +11
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2008 5 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.23% 0.083% 0.064%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.19% 0.39% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 2
10th Percentile £442 £400 £603
25th Percentile £495 £400 £606
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 £400 £625
Median % change year-on-year +45.22% -35.96% +56.25%
75th Percentile £678 £401 £656
90th Percentile £695 £401 £668
England median daily rate £550 £368 £425
% change year-on-year +49.46% -13.41% +6.25%

All Operating Systems
South West

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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 419 515 566
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 19.68% 21.44% 18.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 266 306 374
10th Percentile £185 £205 £170
25th Percentile £259 £332 £314
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -17.14% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £625
90th Percentile £700 £688 £700
England median daily rate £450 £475 £488
% change year-on-year -5.26% -2.56% -4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 41 51
10th Percentile £17.69 £65.00 £20.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £66.25 £48.32
Median hourly rate £24.36 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -65.20% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £65.00 - £70.00
90th Percentile £68.00 - £78.00
England median hourly rate £23.00 £57.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -60.00% +43.75% +60.00%

Windows Server 2008
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Windows Server 2008 job vacancy trend in the South West

Windows Server 2008
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Windows Server 2008
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows Server 2008 in the South West over the 6 months to 6 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows Server 2008 in the South West

Windows Server 2008
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Windows Server 2008
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 South West region over the 6 months to 6 November 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
Wiltshire - 3 £613 -
Gloucestershire +3 2 £413 +3.06%
Windows Server 2008
England

Windows Server 2008
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 (60.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Skype
1 3 (60.00%) VSAN
2 2 (40.00%) Firewall
3 1 (20.00%) DHCP
3 1 (20.00%) DNS
General
1 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Architect
1 3 (60.00%) Security Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) PKI
2 3 (60.00%) Cyber Defence
2 3 (60.00%) Data Centre
2 3 (60.00%) Private Cloud
3 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Linux
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
2 3 (60.00%) Windows Server 2019
3 2 (40.00%) Windows Server
4 1 (20.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (20.00%) Windows 8
4 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Design Patterns
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL
1 3 (60.00%) Roadmaps
1 3 (60.00%) Service Management
2 2 (40.00%) NsoIT
2 2 (40.00%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) Application Security
3 1 (20.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (20.00%) Cryptography
3 1 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (20.00%) Migration
3 1 (20.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
3 1 (20.00%) Privileged Access Management
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Security Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
3 1 (20.00%) Two-Factor Authentication
3 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) VMware ESXi
1 3 (60.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 3 (60.00%) OPNET
1 3 (60.00%) vCenter Server
2 1 (20.00%) Norton AntiVirus
2 1 (20.00%) SCCM
2 1 (20.00%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (60.00%) VMware
3 1 (20.00%) McAfee
3 1 (20.00%) Symantec