Microsoft Windows Server 2008
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 7 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 115 | 132 | 134 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +2 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2008 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 0.062% | 0.037% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.40% | 0.30% | 3.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £380 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £494 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £175 | £681 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -74.31% | +36.39% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £760 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £799 |
| South East median daily rate | - | £475 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -29.63% | +68.75% |
All Operating Systems
Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 253 | 330 | 464 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 15.73% | 12.36% | 15.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 154 | 215 | 324 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £205 | £196 |
| 25th Percentile | £318 | £281 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.26% | -1.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £558 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £608 | £684 |
| South East median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | +5.56% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 27 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.19 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.20 | £18.00 | £18.08 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.12 | £47.50 | £23.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -68.17% | +103.86% | +37.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.87 | £59.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £22.54 | £61.60 | £68.13 |
| South East median hourly rate | £18.82 | £47.50 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -60.38% | -13.64% | +223.53% |
Windows Server 2008
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing Windows Server 2008 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Windows Server 2008
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows Server 2008 in the Thames Valley.
Windows Server 2008
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows Server 2008 in the Thames Valley.
Windows Server 2008
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire | +7 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Windows Server 2008 South East |
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Windows Server 2008
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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: