Windows 8 Contract Job Trends
Microsoft Windows 8
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing Windows 8 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 560 | 554 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -6 | +63 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.014% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 0.10% | 0.039% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £142 | £142 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £155 | £156 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £175 | £183 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.11% | +2.10% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £297 | £209 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £370 | £223 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £175 | £135 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +29.63% | -24.48% |
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 citing operating system skills.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing operating system skills | 5,461 | 4,813 | 5,177 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.78% | 13.54% | 14.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,448 | 3,099 | 3,180 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £185 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £270 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -5.26% | -1.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £572 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £653 | £685 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £410 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.20% | -8.89% | +1.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 434 | 364 | 219 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £18.87 | £23.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.75 | £24.00 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.29% | -54.29% | +46.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.22 | £43.75 | £68.46 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.75 | £22.57 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.10% | -57.01% | +82.61% |
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.
