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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 562 | 652 | 742 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +90 | +90 | -90 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 8 | 13 | 30 | 96 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.030% | 0.054% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.22% | 0.33% | 0.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 19 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £100 | £138 | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £103 | £175 | £130 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £135 | £190 | £165 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.95% | +15.15% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £140 | - | £200 |
| 90th Percentile | £270 | £570 | £250 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £105 | £190 | £161 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.74% | +18.38% | +31.02% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £13.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.25 | - | £13.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | - | £16.00 |
| 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 | 5,784 | 9,075 | 12,888 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.43% | 16.19% | 14.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,888 | 6,324 | 8,810 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £340 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £718 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.12% | +9.29% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 404 | 391 | 567 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.06 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £42.50 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.06% | +93.18% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.79 | £38.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.81% | +92.50% | +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 1 June 2024.
Windows 8
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 8.
Windows 8
Top 8 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 1 June 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 | +72 | 12 | £138 | -27.63% | 7 |
| London | +96 | 7 | £140 | -20.00% | |
| UK excluding London | +19 | 5 | £105 | -44.74% | 7 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £100 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | +17 | 1 | £135 | -28.95% | 1 |
| North West | +16 | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | +15 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | +9 | 1 | £135 | -46.00% |
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: