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 25 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 577 | 532 | 585 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | +53 | +125 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.021% | 0.006% | 0.029% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.17% | 0.045% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £167 | - | £102 |
| 25th Percentile | £199 | £228 | £121 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £230 | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.26% | +64.29% | -32.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | £233 | £160 |
| 90th Percentile | £309 | - | £190 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | - | £140 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -34.12% |
| 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 | 4,744 | 4,445 | 6,347 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.52% | 14.09% | 14.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,146 | 2,764 | 4,298 |
| 10th Percentile | £173 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £319 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £474 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +0.26% | -8.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £695 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.87% | - | -5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 336 | 160 | 358 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £16.24 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £21.03 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £34.50 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.54% | +15.00% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £63.54 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.10 | £72.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.50 | £31.79 | £25.63 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.08% | +24.06% | +7.71% |
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 25 January 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 25 January 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 | -58 | 8 | £200 | -13.26% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | - | 8 | £200 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 7 | £200 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 7 | £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: