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 4 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 582 | 516 | 584 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -66 | +68 | +123 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.012% | 0.003% | 0.036% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.10% | 0.023% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £100 |
| 25th Percentile | £199 | - | £105 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | - | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -26.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | - | £170 |
| 90th Percentile | £331 | - | £235 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | - | £110 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -72.33% |
| 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 | 4,831 | 4,282 | 6,091 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 11.46% | 14.25% | 13.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,189 | 2,744 | 4,079 |
| 10th Percentile | £178 | £200 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £317 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £460 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +3.26% | -10.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £596 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £669 | £699 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £436 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.44% | +2.65% | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 352 | 148 | 394 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.02 | £16.25 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.91 | £20.78 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.25 | £29.89 | £23.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.21% | +26.52% | -17.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £60.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.68 | £69.13 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.81 | £27.75 | £22.51 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.80% | +23.28% | -15.60% |
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 4 March 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 4 March 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 | -80 | 5 | £200 | - | 6 |
| UK excluding London | - | 5 | £200 | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £200 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £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: