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 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 559 | 666 | 754 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +107 | +88 | -127 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 14 | 34 | 103 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.033% | 0.060% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.25% | 0.37% | 0.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 19 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £100 | £138 | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £104 | £167 | £130 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £140 | £190 | £165 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.32% | +15.15% | +24.78% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £220 | £205 |
| 90th Percentile | £257 | £570 | £275 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £105 | £190 | £161 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.74% | +18.38% | +33.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £13.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.25 | - | £13.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | - | £15.00 |
| 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 | 5,658 | 9,258 | 13,082 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.30% | 16.21% | 14.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,818 | 6,479 | 8,883 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £331 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £501 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.09% | +0.10% | +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 | 390 | 404 | 604 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.73 | £14.25 | £13.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.31 | £17.97 | £16.08 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +67.39% | +29.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.56 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.21% | +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 15 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 15 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 | +80 | 13 | £140 | -24.32% | 10 |
| London | +102 | 8 | £140 | -20.00% | |
| UK excluding London | +32 | 5 | £105 | -44.74% | 9 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £100 | - | 4 |
| South East | +17 | 1 | £140 | -20.00% | 2 |
| North of England | +14 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North West | +14 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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: