Microsoft Windows 8
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Windows 8 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows 8 over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 570 | 656 | 738 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +86 | +82 | -110 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 15 | 37 | 111 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.035% | 0.064% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.26% | 0.39% | 0.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 20 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £100 | £139 | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £105 | £171 | £130 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £140 | £190 | £160 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.32% | +18.56% | +11.58% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £256 | £200 |
| 90th Percentile | £269 | £569 | £271 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £105 | £190 | £160 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.74% | +18.75% | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £13.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.25 | - | £13.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | - | £14.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £28.75 | - | £18.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £19.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | - | £17.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.17% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Windows 8 is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,693 | 9,494 | 13,226 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.29% | 16.34% | 15.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,848 | 6,655 | 8,981 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £193 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £340 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £510 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.84% | +2.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 389 | 420 | 621 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.70 | £14.00 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.25 | £17.72 | £15.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +71.11% | +26.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.25 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.06% | +46.50% | +21.21% |
Windows 8
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows 8 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Windows 8
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 8 over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.
Windows 8
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Top 7 Contract 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 7 May 2024. 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 | +85 | 14 | £140 | -26.32% | 10 |
| London | +88 | 9 | £140 | -23.29% | |
| UK excluding London | +50 | 5 | £105 | -44.74% | 10 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £100 | - | 3 |
| North West | +18 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | +18 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| South East | +16 | 1 | £140 | -20.00% | 2 |
Windows 8
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: