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 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 545 | 554 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +9 | +72 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.037% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 0.27% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £138 | £136 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £145 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £150 | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +7.14% | -21.68% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £175 | £233 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £220 | £255 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £175 | £135 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +29.63% | -25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £26.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £27.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £27.50 |
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 | 5,316 | 4,383 | 5,402 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.77% | 13.50% | 14.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,350 | 2,798 | 3,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £190 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £300 | £331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.22% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £684 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £440 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.27% | -2.22% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 393 | 270 | 274 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.53 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.87 | £20.07 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £25.15 | £49.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.38% | -48.93% | +3.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £58.75 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £32.50 | £25.15 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.22% | -52.10% | +14.43% |
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
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 8.
