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 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 588 | 533 | 583 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -55 | +50 | +125 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.013% | 0.003% | 0.033% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.10% | 0.023% | 0.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £100 |
| 25th Percentile | £199 | - | £105 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | - | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -37.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | - | £148 |
| 90th Percentile | £331 | - | £190 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | - | £110 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -72.33% |
| 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 | 4,801 | 4,417 | 6,272 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.02% | 14.29% | 13.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,182 | 2,769 | 4,201 |
| 10th Percentile | £176 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £313 | £281 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £475 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.89% | +2.15% | -9.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £588 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £689 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £403 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.29% | - | -10.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 338 | 153 | 387 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.70 | £16.13 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.76 | £20.30 | £16.96 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.25 | £28.41 | £25.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.16% | +12.51% | -1.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.12 | £69.75 | £72.14 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £25.00 | £25.22 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -0.85% | -1.20% |
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 15 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 15 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 | -76 | 5 | £200 | - | 7 |
| UK excluding London | - | 5 | £200 | - | 7 |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £200 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £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: