Windows 8 Contract Job Trends

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 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 628 526 576
Rank change year-on-year -102 +50 +93
Contract jobs citing Windows 8 4 6 13
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.009% 0.020% 0.030%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.085% 0.15% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 13
10th Percentile - - £100
25th Percentile £199 - £105
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - £140
Median % change year-on-year - - -26.32%
75th Percentile £200 - -
90th Percentile - - £269
UK excluding London median daily rate £200 - £105
% change year-on-year - - -52.27%

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 4,709 4,089 5,935
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.23% 13.93% 13.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,074 2,724 3,988
10th Percentile £181 £200 £183
25th Percentile £309 £320 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.70% -9.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £594
90th Percentile £659 £699 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £450 £450
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 322 174 408
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.33 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.81 £18.13 £15.44
Median hourly rate £30.24 £24.42 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +23.83% +11.00% -24.91%
75th Percentile £66.69 £62.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £66.98
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.74 £24.18 £20.00
% change year-on-year +31.27% +20.90% -24.53%

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 job vacancy trend in the UK

Windows 8
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 8.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 8

Windows 8
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 8.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 8

Windows 8
Top 4 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 17 April 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
UK excluding London -90 4 £200 - 5
England -113 4 £200 - 5
East Midlands - 4 £200 -
Midlands - 4 £200 -

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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Deskside Support
1 4 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 4 (100.00%) IT Support
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Logistics
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Project Delivery
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) HP
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft