Microsoft Windows 8
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Windows 8 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Windows 8 over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 756 928 1056
Rank change year-on-year +172 +128 -272
Permanent jobs citing Windows 8 138 61 140
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.058% 0.091%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.98% 0.36% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 123 58 128
10th Percentile £22,750 £20,000 £21,250
25th Percentile £23,750 £26,525 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £31,500 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +14.55% -3.51%
75th Percentile £34,500 £33,625 £35,000
90th Percentile £38,000 £36,450 £44,425
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £31,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +14.55% +1.85%

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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 14,133 16,774 29,036
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.40% 15.95% 18.87%
Number of salaries quoted 10,947 11,330 16,707
10th Percentile £25,759 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -

Windows 8
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Windows 8 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 8 in the UK

Windows 8
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows 8.

Salary trend for Windows 8 in the UK

Windows 8
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows 8 over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows 8 in the UK

Windows 8
Top 14 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 25 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +87 137 £30,000 -4.76% 8
England +185 134 £30,000 -4.76% 10
South East +52 68 £32,000 +1.59% 1
Work from Home +159 61 £30,000 -48.50% 6
Midlands - 24 £26,500 - 2
East of England +45 19 £33,000 +4.76% 1
North of England +45 18 £23,500 +6.82% 3
West Midlands - 18 £26,500 - 1
Yorkshire +87 11 £23,500 +17.50% 1
North West +16 7 £23,500 -2.08% 2
East Midlands - 6 £28,165 - 1
South West -17 4 £30,250 +0.83% 1
Scotland -57 4 £29,000 -
London +122 1 £25,000 -28.57% 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:

Application Platforms
1 78 (56.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (14.49%) SharePoint
3 15 (10.87%) Exchange Server 2013
4 13 (9.42%) Exchange Server 2007
4 13 (9.42%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (1.45%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 21 (15.22%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.90%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 119 (86.23%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (12.32%) Azure
3 5 (3.62%) Google Workspace
4 2 (1.45%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 32 (23.19%) DNS
2 23 (16.67%) DHCP
3 19 (13.77%) TCP/IP
4 17 (12.32%) Firewall
5 11 (7.97%) VPN
5 11 (7.97%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (6.52%) VLAN
7 8 (5.80%) Wireless
8 6 (4.35%) LAN
8 6 (4.35%) WAN
9 3 (2.17%) VoIP
10 2 (1.45%) Internet
10 2 (1.45%) IPv4
10 2 (1.45%) IPv6
10 2 (1.45%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.72%) Network Security
11 1 (0.72%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.45%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (4.35%) Eclipse
2 2 (1.45%) Visual Studio
General
1 49 (35.51%) Social Skills
2 33 (23.91%) Organisational Skills
3 24 (17.39%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (13.04%) Finance
5 11 (7.97%) Retail
6 8 (5.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (5.80%) Legal
7 6 (4.35%) Law
7 6 (4.35%) Telecoms
8 2 (1.45%) Fire and Rescue
8 2 (1.45%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 25 (18.12%) IT Engineer
1 25 (18.12%) IT Support
2 22 (15.94%) 1st Line Support
2 22 (15.94%) 3rd Line Support
3 21 (15.22%) 2nd Line Support
3 21 (15.22%) Support Engineer
4 19 (13.77%) Analyst
5 18 (13.04%) IT Technician
6 13 (9.42%) IT Support Engineer
7 11 (7.97%) Help Desk Analyst
8 8 (5.80%) Support Technician
9 6 (4.35%) IT Support Technician
10 5 (3.62%) Lead
11 4 (2.90%) Service Analyst
11 4 (2.90%) Service Desk Analyst
11 4 (2.90%) Service Desk Engineer
12 3 (2.17%) 1st Line Support Analyst
12 3 (2.17%) 1st Line Support Engineer
12 3 (2.17%) IT Analyst
12 3 (2.17%) Junior Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.42%) Driving Licence
1 13 (9.42%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (6.52%) Onboarding
3 4 (2.90%) Mobile App
4 2 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 138 (100.00%) Windows
2 102 (73.91%) Windows 10
2 102 (73.91%) Windows 7
3 94 (68.12%) Windows Server
4 38 (27.54%) Windows Server 2012
5 24 (17.39%) Windows Server 2016
6 22 (15.94%) Apple iOS
6 22 (15.94%) Windows Server 2008
7 11 (7.97%) Linux
8 6 (4.35%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (4.35%) Windows XP
9 4 (2.90%) Android
9 4 (2.90%) Mac OS X
10 2 (1.45%) Windows 2000
10 2 (1.45%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.72%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (38.41%) ITIL
2 31 (22.46%) Customer Service
3 30 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
4 24 (17.39%) Migration
5 14 (10.14%) Customer Experience
6 13 (9.42%) Continuous Improvement
6 13 (9.42%) Email Migration
7 12 (8.70%) Asset Management
8 11 (7.97%) Collaborative Working
8 11 (7.97%) ERP
8 11 (7.97%) Hardware Maintenance
8 11 (7.97%) Time Management
9 9 (6.52%) Client Onboarding
9 9 (6.52%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (4.35%) Case Management
10 6 (4.35%) Service Delivery
10 6 (4.35%) Speech Recognition
11 5 (3.62%) High Availability
11 5 (3.62%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 4 (2.90%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (35.51%) SQL
2 7 (5.07%) PowerShell
3 6 (4.35%) VB
Qualifications
1 20 (14.49%) Microsoft Certification
2 9 (6.52%) DBS Check
3 6 (4.35%) Degree
3 6 (4.35%) MCP
4 4 (2.90%) MCITP
5 2 (1.45%) A+ Certification
5 2 (1.45%) CCENT
5 2 (1.45%) CCNA
5 2 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (1.45%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (1.45%) MCDST
5 2 (1.45%) MCSA
5 2 (1.45%) MCSE
5 2 (1.45%) Network+ Certification
5 2 (1.45%) Server+ Certification
6 1 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.97%) SLA
2 2 (1.45%) GDPR
3 1 (0.72%) QA
System Software
1 88 (63.77%) Active Directory
2 66 (47.83%) Hyper-V
3 57 (41.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 49 (35.51%) XenApp
4 49 (35.51%) XenDesktop
5 47 (34.06%) VirtualBox
6 6 (4.35%) Terminal Services
7 2 (1.45%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.72%) pfSense
8 1 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (8.70%) Microsoft Intune
1 12 (8.70%) SCCM
2 5 (3.62%) SCOM
3 1 (0.72%) WMI
Vendors
1 98 (71.01%) Microsoft
2 59 (42.75%) VMware
3 55 (39.86%) Citrix
4 11 (7.97%) Apple
5 7 (5.07%) Cisco
5 7 (5.07%) SolarWinds
6 6 (4.35%) Avaya
6 6 (4.35%) Dell
7 5 (3.62%) Google
7 5 (3.62%) HP
7 5 (3.62%) Kaseya
8 2 (1.45%) ConnectWise
8 2 (1.45%) N-able
8 2 (1.45%) Sophos
8 2 (1.45%) WatchGuard
9 1 (0.72%) Meraki
9 1 (0.72%) NETGEAR
9 1 (0.72%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.72%) TP-LINK
9 1 (0.72%) Ubiquiti