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 18 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 601 | 530 | 572 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -71 | +42 | +123 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.012% | 0.003% | 0.036% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.11% | 0.024% | 0.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £100 |
| 25th Percentile | £199 | - | £105 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | - | £140 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -32.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | - | £170 |
| 90th Percentile | £331 | - | £235 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | - | £110 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -79.82% |
| 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 | 4,731 | 4,213 | 6,024 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 10.93% | 14.37% | 13.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,099 | 2,774 | 4,024 |
| 10th Percentile | £180 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £290 | £320 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £447 | £475 | £456 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.89% | +4.17% | -11.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £658 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £450 | £430 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +4.65% | -9.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 349 | 157 | 404 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £16.40 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £18.51 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.79 | £27.50 | £22.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.15% | +22.77% | -15.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £63.75 | £59.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £24.66 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.76% | +9.60% | -13.46% |
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 18 March 2026.
Windows 8
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Top 5 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 18 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -98 | 5 | £200 | - | 2 |
| UK excluding London | - | 5 | £200 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £200 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £200 | - | |
| 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: