Microsoft Windows 8
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Windows 8 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 719 | 648 | 792 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -71 | +144 | +46 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 8 | 12 | 8 | 114 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.013% | 0.018% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.21% | 0.12% | 0.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 8 | 105 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28,025 | £22,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,875 | £37,063 | £23,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £26,250 | £40,000 | £28,165 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.38% | +42.02% | -10.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £34,500 | - | £34,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £42,625 | £38,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £26,250 | £40,000 | £28,165 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.38% | +42.02% | -10.59% |
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 | 5,673 | 6,575 | 14,074 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.07% | 14.75% | 12.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,258 | 4,264 | 10,761 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £27,000 | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,000 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -5.88% | -5.56% |
Windows 8
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows 8 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Windows 8
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Top 5 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 17 June 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -64 | 12 | £26,250 | -34.38% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | -65 | 12 | £26,250 | -34.38% | 5 |
| North West | 0 | 7 | £26,250 | -34.38% | |
| North of England | -31 | 7 | £26,250 | -34.38% | |
| East of England | - | 5 | £33,000 | - | 4 |
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: