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 12 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 577 | 541 | 586 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -36 | +45 | +150 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.014% | 0.006% | 0.048% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.10% | 0.040% | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £142 | - | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £155 | £228 | £138 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £230 | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.91% | +64.29% | -23.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £297 | £233 | £215 |
| 90th Percentile | £370 | - | £269 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £175 | - | £140 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -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 | 4,781 | 5,033 | 6,851 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.18% | 14.09% | 15.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,092 | 3,100 | 4,660 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £325 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | -7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £588 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £662 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £440 | £440 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | -2.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 361 | 200 | 347 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.96 | £14.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £22.00 | £17.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £50.00 | £32.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +56.25% | +28.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.58 | £67.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.84 | £70.00 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £50.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +81.82% | +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 12 December 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 12 December 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 | -34 | 5 | £175 | -23.91% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | - | 5 | £175 | - | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £134 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 3 | £134 | - | 1 |
| 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: