Windows 8 Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Windows 8
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 441 614
Rank change year-on-year - +173 -130
Contract jobs citing Windows 8 0 10 14
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option - 0.041% 0.032%
As % of the Operating Systems category - 0.31% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 7 6
10th Percentile - £175 £131
25th Percentile - £178 £144
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £180 £180
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.43%
75th Percentile - £574 £200
90th Percentile - £608 £280
UK median daily rate £140 £185 £165
% change year-on-year -24.32% +12.12% +23.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £17.75
Median hourly rate - - £18.50
75th Percentile - - £19.25
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £27.50 - £15.50
% change year-on-year - - +0.26%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,538 3,272 5,363
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.50% 13.45% 12.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,087 2,303 3,814
10th Percentile £227 £243 £300
25th Percentile £360 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £484 £520 £505
Median % change year-on-year -6.92% +2.97% +9.19%
75th Percentile £589 £635 £613
90th Percentile £675 £728 £688
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 105 132
10th Percentile £12.75 £19.00 £14.55
25th Percentile £14.14 £25.71 £19.66
Median hourly rate £16.00 £52.50 £43.75
Median % change year-on-year -69.52% +20.00% +16.67%
75th Percentile £40.70 £67.50 £63.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £72.07
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £42.50 £22.00
% change year-on-year -47.06% +93.18% +25.71%

Windows 8
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Windows 8 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Windows 8 trend for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 8
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Windows 8.

Windows 8 daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 8
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Windows 8.

Windows 8 hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option