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 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 628 | 526 | 576 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -102 | +50 | +93 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.009% | 0.020% | 0.030% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.085% | 0.15% | 0.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £100 |
| 25th Percentile | £199 | - | £105 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | - | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -26.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £269 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | - | £105 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -52.27% |
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 | 4,709 | 4,089 | 5,935 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 10.23% | 13.93% | 13.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,074 | 2,724 | 3,988 |
| 10th Percentile | £181 | £200 | £183 |
| 25th Percentile | £309 | £320 | £288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +2.70% | -9.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £659 | £699 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | - | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 322 | 174 | 408 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £16.33 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.81 | £18.13 | £15.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.24 | £24.42 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.83% | +11.00% | -24.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.69 | £62.50 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £68.00 | £66.98 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.74 | £24.18 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.27% | +20.90% | -24.53% |
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.
Windows 8
Top 4 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 17 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -90 | 4 | £200 | - | 5 |
| England | -113 | 4 | £200 | - | 5 |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £200 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £200 | - |
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:
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