Microsoft Windows 8
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Windows 8 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 584 | 528 | 583 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -56 | +55 | +119 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.016% | 0.006% | 0.029% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.13% | 0.045% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £100 |
| 25th Percentile | £199 | £228 | £111 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £230 | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.26% | +64.29% | -37.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | £233 | £160 |
| 90th Percentile | £331 | - | £190 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | - | £120 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -52.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +303.23% |
All Operating Systems
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 4,756 | 4,486 | 6,379 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.34% | 14.28% | 14.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,159 | 2,792 | 4,294 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £200 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £319 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £475 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.89% | +1.06% | -8.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £695 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £403 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.29% | - | -5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 336 | 157 | 383 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £16.19 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.91 | £21.00 | £17.23 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £32.50 | £25.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.15% | +28.71% | -1.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.89 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.37 | £69.25 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.58 | £29.89 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.47% | +19.56% | +3.99% |
Windows 8
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows 8 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Windows 8
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 8 over the 6 months to 1 February 2026.
Windows 8
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Top 5 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 8 within the UK over the 6 months to 1 February 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -50 | 6 | £200 | -13.26% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | - | 6 | £200 | - | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £200 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 5 | £200 | - | |
| South West | - | 1 | £413 | - |
Windows 8
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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: