Microsoft Windows 8
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Windows 8 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Windows 8 over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 717 | 790 | 843 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +73 | +53 | +295 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 8 | 8 | 110 | 69 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.100% | 0.076% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.11% | 0.77% | 0.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 102 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,025 | £22,750 | £20,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,063 | £23,563 | £24,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £28,165 | £31,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.02% | -10.59% | +14.55% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £34,500 | £34,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,625 | £38,000 | £36,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £28,165 | £31,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +42.02% | -10.59% | +17.76% |
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 permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 7,151 | 14,325 | 14,884 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 12.64% | 12.99% | 16.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,382 | 10,705 | 10,170 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £26,000 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £31,250 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £44,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.22% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £62,500 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -5.56% | - |
Windows 8
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows 8 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Windows 8
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows 8 over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.
Windows 8
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 8 within the UK over the 6 months to 24 June 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +79 | 8 | £40,000 | +42.02% | 9 |
| England | +71 | 7 | £40,000 | +42.02% | 12 |
| North of England | +43 | 5 | £40,000 | +70.21% | 2 |
| North West | +9 | 5 | £40,000 | +70.21% | 2 |
| South West | +108 | 1 | £30,000 | -9.09% | 2 |
| South East | +43 | 1 | £29,500 | -1.67% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £47,500 | - |
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: