Windows 7 Contracts in England

Microsoft Windows 7
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Windows 7 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows 7 over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 348 386 342
Rank change year-on-year +38 -44 -14
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 197 284 551
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.54% 0.59% 0.78%
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.98% 3.63% 5.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 118 197 333
10th Percentile £130 £133 £130
25th Percentile £150 £160 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £218 £260 £280
90th Percentile £336 £480 £438
UK median daily rate £210 £200 £200
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 15 56
10th Percentile £12.75 £16.24 £11.73
25th Percentile £14.27 £16.54 £13.97
Median hourly rate £17.71 £18.50 £16.88
Median % change year-on-year -4.27% +9.63% +2.27%
75th Percentile £20.00 £19.09 £22.25
90th Percentile £22.55 £21.60 £24.13
UK median hourly rate £17.71 £18.50 £16.50
% change year-on-year -4.27% +12.12% +6.73%

All Operating Systems
England

Windows 7 is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,944 7,824 10,979
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.59% 16.24% 15.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,374 5,533 7,535
10th Percentile £185 £193 £175
25th Percentile £300 £325 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.10% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £469 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -6.20% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 362 370 532
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.89 £13.38
25th Percentile £14.83 £17.73 £15.93
Median hourly rate £22.00 £38.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -42.11% +72.73% +23.94%
75th Percentile £61.60 £64.88 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £22.08 £39.05 £23.00
% change year-on-year -43.47% +69.78% +31.43%

Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Windows 7 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 7 in England

Windows 7
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 7 in England.

Daily rate trend for Windows 7 in England

Windows 7
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 7 in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 7 in England

Windows 7
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 7 in England.

Hourly rate trend for Windows 7 in England

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows 7 in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 7 in England

Windows 7
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 7 within the England region over the 6 months to 16 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
London +79 72 £175 -10.26% 8
South East -9 66 £215 +6.44% 8
Midlands +37 34 £150 -31.82% 4
East Midlands +35 30 £150 -9.09% 1
South West -12 11 £245 -30.00% 11
North of England +11 10 £286 +50.66% 12
Yorkshire +8 6 £339 +86.90% 8
West Midlands +14 4 £225 -4.26% 3
North West +12 4 £168 -16.25% 4
East of England 0 4 £105 -50.59% 8
Windows 7
UK

Windows 7
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 33 (16.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (8.12%) Exchange Server 2013
3 14 (7.11%) Exchange Server 2010
4 11 (5.58%) SharePoint
5 10 (5.08%) Skype for Business
6 5 (2.54%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 5 (2.54%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.51%) Confluence
Applications
1 87 (44.16%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.02%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.51%) Eikon
2 1 (0.51%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.51%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 65 (32.99%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (8.63%) Azure
3 12 (6.09%) Entra ID
4 6 (3.05%) OneDrive
5 4 (2.03%) WhatsApp
6 1 (0.51%) Google Sheets
6 1 (0.51%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 45 (22.84%) VPN
2 33 (16.75%) DNS
3 21 (10.66%) DHCP
4 18 (9.14%) LAN
5 17 (8.63%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (5.58%) Cisco IOS
6 11 (5.58%) Firewall
7 10 (5.08%) Wireless
8 9 (4.57%) Skype
9 5 (2.54%) VoIP
10 4 (2.03%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (1.52%) Network Security
11 3 (1.52%) TCP/IP
11 3 (1.52%) WAN
12 2 (1.02%) NetScaler
12 2 (1.02%) SAN
12 2 (1.02%) Telepresence
12 2 (1.02%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.51%) Cisco ASA
13 1 (0.51%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.57%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.02%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.51%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (1.02%) JIRA
2 1 (0.51%) Hudson
2 1 (0.51%) MSI
General
1 88 (44.67%) Social Skills
2 35 (17.77%) Analytical Skills
2 35 (17.77%) Organisational Skills
3 31 (15.74%) Finance
4 15 (7.61%) Public Sector
5 11 (5.58%) Telecoms
6 10 (5.08%) Financial Institution
6 10 (5.08%) Presentation Skills
7 9 (4.57%) Banking
8 7 (3.55%) Retail
9 5 (2.54%) Electronics
9 5 (2.54%) Manufacturing
9 5 (2.54%) Marketing
10 2 (1.02%) Cantonese Language
10 2 (1.02%) Mandarin Language
11 1 (0.51%) Legal
Job Titles
1 65 (32.99%) Support Engineer
2 41 (20.81%) Desktop Engineer
2 41 (20.81%) Desktop Support
3 40 (20.30%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 26 (13.20%) IT Engineer
5 25 (12.69%) IT Support
6 20 (10.15%) Windows Engineer
7 19 (9.64%) Analyst
7 19 (9.64%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
8 17 (8.63%) Hardware Engineer
8 17 (8.63%) Windows Support Engineer
9 15 (7.61%) 1st Line Support
10 14 (7.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 13 (6.60%) Administrator
11 13 (6.60%) Service Analyst
11 13 (6.60%) Service Desk Analyst
11 13 (6.60%) Systems Administrator
12 10 (5.08%) IT Technician
13 9 (4.57%) 1st Line Engineer
13 9 (4.57%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.08%) XMPP
2 1 (0.51%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 30 (15.23%) Driving Licence
2 14 (7.11%) BYOD
3 10 (5.08%) Management Information System
4 8 (4.06%) Blackberry
4 8 (4.06%) iPad
4 8 (4.06%) Video Conferencing
5 7 (3.55%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (3.55%) Data Centre
5 7 (3.55%) Digital Signage
5 7 (3.55%) Hedge funds
5 7 (3.55%) iPhone
6 6 (3.05%) CMDB
7 5 (2.54%) Smartphone
8 4 (2.03%) NHS
9 3 (1.52%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 2 (1.02%) PACS
10 2 (1.02%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.02%) Smartcard
11 1 (0.51%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 197 (100.00%) Windows
2 115 (58.38%) Windows 10
3 26 (13.20%) Windows Server 2008
4 25 (12.69%) Windows Server
5 22 (11.17%) Windows Server 2012
6 20 (10.15%) Android
6 20 (10.15%) Windows Vista
7 15 (7.61%) Mac OS X
8 10 (5.08%) Apple iOS
8 10 (5.08%) Windows 8
9 8 (4.06%) Windows Server 2016
9 8 (4.06%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (2.54%) Windows Server 2003
11 4 (2.03%) Windows XP
12 2 (1.02%) Mac OS
13 1 (0.51%) OpenVMS
13 1 (0.51%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (49.24%) Customer Service
2 74 (37.56%) Problem-Solving
3 49 (24.87%) ITIL
4 28 (14.21%) Customer Requirements
5 26 (13.20%) Service Delivery
6 16 (8.12%) Software Deployment
7 15 (7.61%) Hardware Maintenance
7 15 (7.61%) Software Testing
8 13 (6.60%) Information Security
8 13 (6.60%) Proactive Monitoring
9 12 (6.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 10 (5.08%) Incident Management
10 10 (5.08%) Technical Leadership
11 9 (4.57%) ITSM
12 8 (4.06%) Customer Experience
12 8 (4.06%) Project Delivery
12 8 (4.06%) User Experience
13 7 (3.55%) Business Strategy
13 7 (3.55%) Proactive Maintenance
13 7 (3.55%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (7.61%) PowerShell
1 15 (7.61%) SQL
2 4 (2.03%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 95 (48.22%) Security Cleared
2 45 (22.84%) SC Cleared
3 43 (21.83%) DV Cleared
4 33 (16.75%) Degree
5 11 (5.58%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (4.06%) CCNA
6 8 (4.06%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (3.55%) A+ Certification
7 7 (3.55%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (2.54%) CCNP
9 4 (2.03%) MCSA
10 3 (1.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (1.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (1.02%) CTC Cleared
12 1 (0.51%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.51%) MCSE
12 1 (0.51%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (16.75%) SLA
2 4 (2.03%) GDPR
3 3 (1.52%) QA
4 2 (1.02%) PMO
5 1 (0.51%) Accessibility
System Software
1 80 (40.61%) Active Directory
2 22 (11.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (7.61%) Firmware
4 9 (4.57%) XenApp
5 5 (2.54%) XenDesktop
6 4 (2.03%) Hyper-V
6 4 (2.03%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (1.52%) BitLocker
7 3 (1.52%) KVM
7 3 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (1.52%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (1.52%) VMware Workstation
8 2 (1.02%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.51%) DFS Replication
9 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.51%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 63 (31.98%) SCCM
2 7 (3.55%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.52%) AirWatch
3 3 (1.52%) vCenter Server
4 2 (1.02%) WSUS
5 1 (0.51%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.51%) SCOM
Vendors
1 113 (57.36%) Microsoft
2 36 (18.27%) HP
3 22 (11.17%) VMware
4 20 (10.15%) Citrix
4 20 (10.15%) ServiceNow
5 17 (8.63%) Apple
6 15 (7.61%) Cisco
7 10 (5.08%) Ivanti
8 6 (3.05%) Computacenter
8 6 (3.05%) Mitel
8 6 (3.05%) Progress
9 5 (2.54%) Adobe
9 5 (2.54%) SAP
10 4 (2.03%) Remedy
10 4 (2.03%) Symantec
10 4 (2.03%) Veeam
11 3 (1.52%) Dell
11 3 (1.52%) Polycom
12 2 (1.02%) Cerner
13 1 (0.51%) Peregrine