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 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 538 | 562 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +24 | +67 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.036% | 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% | -27.03% |
| 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 | 5,231 | 4,381 | 5,436 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.74% | 13.24% | 14.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,309 | 2,796 | 3,612 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £190 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £319 | £308 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £460 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.26% | -3.16% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £455 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.11% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 362 | 264 | 336 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.50 | £12.46 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.53 | £18.13 | £17.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.92 | £24.58 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.45% | -10.62% | -31.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £57.80 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.45 | £67.70 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.66 | £23.00 | £38.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.91% | -40.26% | +40.00% |
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.
