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 27 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 564 | 557 | 614 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +57 | +146 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.024% | 0.011% | 0.046% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.17% | 0.078% | 0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £140 | £142 | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £145 | £156 | £138 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £163 | £183 | £179 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.96% | +2.10% | -4.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £231 | £209 | £192 |
| 90th Percentile | £334 | £223 | £269 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £213 | £135 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | +57.41% | -25.00% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -56.00% | +303.23% |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -56.00% | +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 | 4,650 | 5,156 | 7,316 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.81% | 14.09% | 15.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,960 | 3,172 | 4,969 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £200 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £325 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -3.06% | -2.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £573 | £575 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £445 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.30% | -1.11% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 342 | 231 | 357 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.23 | £16.25 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £22.13 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.25 | £52.50 | £33.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.81% | +56.72% | +37.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.31 | £68.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.56 | £55.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.98% | +100.00% | +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 27 October 2025.
Windows 8
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Top 9 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 27 October 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 | -13 | 8 | £163 | -10.96% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | -21 | 6 | £213 | +57.41% | 5 |
| Midlands | -18 | 3 | £134 | -0.74% | |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £134 | - | |
| London | 0 | 2 | £150 | -34.78% | |
| North West | -21 | 1 | £175 | - | 1 |
| North of England | -32 | 1 | £175 | - | 1 |
| South East | - | 1 | £250 | - | |
| 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: