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 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 335 361 323
Rank change year-on-year +26 -38 -14
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 225 327 589
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.60% 0.64% 0.82%
As % of the Operating Systems category 4.41% 3.92% 5.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 223 358
10th Percentile £122 £136 £129
25th Percentile £150 £160 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £221 £255 £286
90th Percentile £360 £468 £475
UK median daily rate £210 £200 £200
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 22 66
10th Percentile £12.75 £16.23 £11.78
25th Percentile £14.27 £16.54 £14.00
Median hourly rate £17.72 £18.50 £17.38
Median % change year-on-year -4.22% +6.47% -0.71%
75th Percentile £20.00 £18.89 £22.25
90th Percentile £23.76 £19.48 £25.00
UK median hourly rate £17.72 £18.50 £16.73
% change year-on-year -4.22% +10.61% +8.18%

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 5,107 8,335 11,305
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.72% 16.36% 15.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,487 5,927 7,725
10th Percentile £181 £193 £170
25th Percentile £280 £325 £324
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £515 £500
Median % change year-on-year -10.68% +3.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £625
90th Percentile £700 £720 £700
UK median daily rate £465 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -9.27% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 372 403 571
10th Percentile £12.75 £14.04 £13.25
25th Percentile £15.06 £17.72 £15.44
Median hourly rate £22.00 £35.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.14% +62.79% +20.99%
75th Percentile £59.50 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £37.50 £22.28
% change year-on-year -41.33% +68.31% +25.38%

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 23 April 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 23 April 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 23 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +77 81 £150 -21.05% 5
South East -9 75 £215 -4.44% 5
Midlands +48 38 £150 -26.83% 2
East Midlands +41 33 £150 -9.09%
North of England +17 15 £329 +73.03% 7
South West -4 12 £423 +111.25% 4
Yorkshire +20 11 £340 +87.59% 2
West Midlands +26 5 £225 -10.00% 2
North West +7 4 £168 -16.25% 5
East of England -1 4 £105 -41.67% 3
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 40 (17.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (9.78%) Exchange Server 2013
3 17 (7.56%) Exchange Server 2010
4 13 (5.78%) SharePoint
5 12 (5.33%) Skype for Business
6 8 (3.56%) Exchange Server 2007
7 5 (2.22%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 2 (0.89%) Confluence
Applications
1 102 (45.33%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.78%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.89%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.44%) Eikon
2 1 (0.44%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.44%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.44%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 69 (30.67%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (8.00%) Azure
3 13 (5.78%) Entra ID
4 8 (3.56%) OneDrive
5 4 (1.78%) WhatsApp
6 1 (0.44%) Google Sheets
6 1 (0.44%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 49 (21.78%) VPN
2 41 (18.22%) DNS
3 26 (11.56%) DHCP
4 21 (9.33%) LAN
5 19 (8.44%) Wi-Fi
6 16 (7.11%) Wireless
7 15 (6.67%) Cisco IOS
8 11 (4.89%) Skype
9 10 (4.44%) Firewall
10 8 (3.56%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (1.78%) VoIP
12 3 (1.33%) Network Security
12 3 (1.33%) TCP/IP
13 2 (0.89%) NetScaler
13 2 (0.89%) SAN
13 2 (0.89%) Telepresence
13 2 (0.89%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.89%) WAN
14 1 (0.44%) PBX
14 1 (0.44%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.89%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.44%) MS Access
3 1 (0.44%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (1.33%) JIRA
2 1 (0.44%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.44%) Hudson
2 1 (0.44%) MSI
General
1 103 (45.78%) Social Skills
2 43 (19.11%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (18.67%) Organisational Skills
4 37 (16.44%) Finance
5 19 (8.44%) Public Sector
6 15 (6.67%) Banking
7 13 (5.78%) Financial Institution
7 13 (5.78%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (5.78%) Telecoms
8 8 (3.56%) Manufacturing
9 7 (3.11%) Electronics
9 7 (3.11%) Marketing
10 6 (2.67%) Retail
11 2 (0.89%) Cantonese Language
11 2 (0.89%) Mandarin Language
12 1 (0.44%) Legal
Job Titles
1 75 (33.33%) Support Engineer
2 48 (21.33%) Desktop Engineer
2 48 (21.33%) Desktop Support
3 46 (20.44%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 29 (12.89%) IT Engineer
5 28 (12.44%) IT Support
6 24 (10.67%) Windows Engineer
7 23 (10.22%) Analyst
8 22 (9.78%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
9 21 (9.33%) Hardware Engineer
10 19 (8.44%) Windows Support Engineer
11 17 (7.56%) 1st Line Support
12 16 (7.11%) Administrator
12 16 (7.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 16 (7.11%) Service Analyst
12 16 (7.11%) Service Desk Analyst
12 16 (7.11%) Systems Administrator
13 12 (5.33%) IT Technician
14 11 (4.89%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 11 (4.89%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.00%) XMPP
2 1 (0.44%) .NET
2 1 (0.44%) .NET Framework
2 1 (0.44%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 37 (16.44%) Driving Licence
2 13 (5.78%) BYOD
3 11 (4.89%) Blackberry
3 11 (4.89%) Data Centre
3 11 (4.89%) Management Information System
3 11 (4.89%) Video Conferencing
4 10 (4.44%) Analytical Mindset
4 10 (4.44%) Hedge funds
5 8 (3.56%) iPad
5 8 (3.56%) iPhone
6 6 (2.67%) CMDB
6 6 (2.67%) Digital Signage
7 5 (2.22%) Smartphone
8 4 (1.78%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 3 (1.33%) NHS
9 3 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.89%) Animation
10 2 (0.89%) PACS
10 2 (0.89%) PKI
10 2 (0.89%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 225 (100.00%) Windows
2 131 (58.22%) Windows 10
3 29 (12.89%) Windows Server 2008
4 27 (12.00%) Windows Server
4 27 (12.00%) Windows Server 2012
5 23 (10.22%) Windows Vista
6 21 (9.33%) Android
7 19 (8.44%) Mac OS X
8 9 (4.00%) Apple iOS
8 9 (4.00%) Windows 8
8 9 (4.00%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (4.00%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (2.22%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (1.78%) Windows XP
11 2 (0.89%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.44%) OpenVMS
12 1 (0.44%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (49.78%) Customer Service
2 90 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 63 (28.00%) ITIL
4 36 (16.00%) Customer Requirements
5 30 (13.33%) Service Delivery
6 20 (8.89%) Software Deployment
7 19 (8.44%) Software Testing
8 18 (8.00%) Hardware Maintenance
9 16 (7.11%) Information Security
10 14 (6.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 13 (5.78%) Incident Management
11 13 (5.78%) Technical Leadership
12 12 (5.33%) ITSM
12 12 (5.33%) Proactive Monitoring
13 10 (4.44%) Migration
14 9 (4.00%) Business Strategy
14 9 (4.00%) Programme Management
14 9 (4.00%) Project Delivery
15 8 (3.56%) Customer Experience
15 8 (3.56%) Multi-Factor Authentication
Programming Languages
1 16 (7.11%) PowerShell
2 15 (6.67%) SQL
3 4 (1.78%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 112 (49.78%) Security Cleared
2 52 (23.11%) DV Cleared
2 52 (23.11%) SC Cleared
3 39 (17.33%) Degree
4 10 (4.44%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (4.00%) CCNA
5 9 (4.00%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (3.56%) A+ Certification
6 8 (3.56%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (3.11%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 5 (2.22%) CCNP
9 4 (1.78%) MCSA
9 4 (1.78%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (1.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.89%) CTC Cleared
12 1 (0.44%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.44%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (17.78%) SLA
2 4 (1.78%) GDPR
2 4 (1.78%) QA
3 2 (0.89%) PMO
4 1 (0.44%) Accessibility
System Software
1 86 (38.22%) Active Directory
2 29 (12.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (8.44%) Firmware
4 10 (4.44%) XenApp
5 9 (4.00%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (3.11%) KVM
6 7 (3.11%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (3.11%) VMware Workstation
7 6 (2.67%) XenDesktop
8 5 (2.22%) Hyper-V
9 4 (1.78%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (1.33%) BitLocker
11 2 (0.89%) Microsoft App-V
11 2 (0.89%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.89%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.44%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 72 (32.00%) SCCM
2 8 (3.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (3.56%) vCenter Server
3 6 (2.67%) AirWatch
4 3 (1.33%) WSUS
5 1 (0.44%) Ansible
5 1 (0.44%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.44%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.44%) Puppet
5 1 (0.44%) SCOM
Vendors
1 132 (58.67%) Microsoft
2 46 (20.44%) HP
3 29 (12.89%) VMware
4 23 (10.22%) Citrix
5 22 (9.78%) Apple
5 22 (9.78%) ServiceNow
6 18 (8.00%) Cisco
7 10 (4.44%) Ivanti
8 8 (3.56%) Computacenter
9 7 (3.11%) Mitel
9 7 (3.11%) Progress
9 7 (3.11%) Remedy
9 7 (3.11%) SAP
10 5 (2.22%) Adobe
10 5 (2.22%) Veeam
11 4 (1.78%) Symantec
12 3 (1.33%) Dell
12 3 (1.33%) Polycom
13 2 (0.89%) Atlassian
13 2 (0.89%) SolarWinds