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 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 553 | 558 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +5 | +59 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.024% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 0.18% | 0.094% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £140 | £134 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £145 | £136 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £163 | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +16.07% | -21.68% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £231 | £186 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £334 | £214 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £213 | £135 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +57.41% | -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 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -56.00% |
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 | 5,360 | 4,565 | 5,302 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.69% | 13.75% | 14.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,387 | 2,924 | 3,268 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £185 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £275 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £450 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.44% | -4.31% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £420 | £444 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -5.41% | -1.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 413 | 311 | 249 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.33 | £16.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.87 | £23.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £25.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.08% | -54.55% | +21.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £43.75 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.77 | £23.00 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.04% | -60.00% | +35.29% |
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.
