Microsoft Windows 8
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Windows 8 skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 556 | 552 | 626 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +74 | +147 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.036% | 0.018% | 0.051% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.27% | 0.13% | 0.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £138 | £136 | £127 |
| 25th Percentile | £145 | - | £140 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £150 | £140 | £179 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -21.68% | +2.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £175 | £233 | £190 |
| 90th Percentile | £220 | £255 | £269 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £175 | £135 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.63% | -25.00% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | - |
| 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 | 4,457 | 5,457 | 7,637 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.53% | 14.17% | 15.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,848 | 3,486 | 5,192 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £200 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £326 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £576 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £673 | £675 | £709 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £435 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 278 | 274 | 366 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.53 | £15.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £20.07 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £49.75 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -49.45% | +4.74% | +98.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | £68.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £52.75 | £45.88 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.32% | +14.97% | +108.55% |
Windows 8
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows 8 as a proportion of all 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 18 September 2025.
Windows 8
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Top 8 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 18 September 2025. 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 | +21 | 12 | £150 | +7.14% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 10 | £175 | +29.63% | 8 |
| North of England | -9 | 6 | £175 | - | 2 |
| North West | -10 | 6 | £175 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | -14 | 3 | £134 | -0.74% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £134 | - | 1 |
| London | +19 | 2 | £150 | -18.92% | 2 |
| South East | - | 1 | £250 | - | 2 |
Windows 8
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: