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 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 581 | 514 | 578 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -67 | +64 | +135 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.019% | 0.006% | 0.030% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.15% | 0.045% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | - | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £175 | £228 | £124 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £230 | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.26% | +64.29% | -44.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | £233 | £190 |
| 90th Percentile | £331 | - | £258 |
| 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 | 4,622 | 4,430 | 6,349 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.70% | 13.94% | 14.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,041 | 2,759 | 4,337 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £200 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £267 | £317 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | -7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £425 | £430 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.94% | -1.16% | -4.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 332 | 165 | 313 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £16.25 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £21.00 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £34.00 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.03% | +13.33% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.60 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £30.93 | £25.15 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.17% | +22.99% | +11.77% |
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 11 January 2026.
Windows 8
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Top 7 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 11 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 | -38 | 7 | £200 | -13.26% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | - | 7 | £200 | - | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £200 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 5 | £200 | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 1 | £175 | - | 2 |
| South West | - | 1 | £413 | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | £175 | - | 2 |
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: