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 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 589 | 564 | 595 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | +31 | +141 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.014% | 0.005% | 0.046% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.10% | 0.039% | 0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £142 | £142 | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £155 | £156 | £135 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £183 | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.11% | +30.36% | -25.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £297 | £209 | £232 |
| 90th Percentile | £370 | £223 | £269 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £175 | £135 | £140 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.63% | -3.57% | -20.00% |
| 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 | 4,794 | 5,139 | 6,941 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.28% | 14.04% | 15.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,092 | 3,134 | 4,709 |
| 10th Percentile | £181 | £200 | £184 |
| 25th Percentile | £267 | £325 | £305 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -1.04% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £564 | £583 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £402 | £440 | £440 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.45% | -0.11% | -2.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 368 | 213 | 349 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £16.05 | £15.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £22.50 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £50.00 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +53.85% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.00 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.08 | £70.00 | £75.31 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £51.25 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -53.17% | +86.36% | +22.22% |
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 28 November 2025.
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 28 November 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 | -19 | 5 | £175 | -4.11% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | -32 | 5 | £175 | +29.63% | 2 |
| Midlands | -21 | 3 | £134 | -0.74% | |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £134 | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £175 | - | |
| South West | - | 1 | £413 | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | £175 | - |
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: