Windows 7 Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Windows 7
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 7 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows 7 over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 312 415 507
Rank change year-on-year +103 +92 -109
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 35 52 112
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.23% 0.21% 0.25%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.24% 1.51% 2.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 39 59
10th Percentile £124 £153 £161
25th Percentile £165 £171 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £288 £250 £325
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -23.08% +28.71%
75th Percentile £345 £473 £399
90th Percentile £475 £570 £558
UK median daily rate £210 £200 £200
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 21
10th Percentile - - £12.21
25th Percentile £12.75 £12.67 £13.50
Median hourly rate £14.27 £13.30 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.33% -19.42% -8.33%
75th Percentile £18.82 £13.92 £22.25
90th Percentile £22.56 - -
UK median hourly rate £17.72 £18.50 £16.50
% change year-on-year -4.22% +12.12% +8.34%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,563 3,454 5,394
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.35% 13.75% 12.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,095 2,433 3,815
10th Percentile £222 £250 £298
25th Percentile £350 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £630 £606
90th Percentile £683 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £468 £510 £500
% change year-on-year -8.24% +2.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 101 158
10th Percentile £12.85 £19.00 £14.43
25th Percentile £14.27 £38.50 £17.94
Median hourly rate £17.69 £55.00 £42.92
Median % change year-on-year -67.84% +28.15% +15.99%
75th Percentile £65.00 £69.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £38.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year -42.86% +71.11% +26.76%

Windows 7
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Windows 7 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Windows 7 trend for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 7
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 7.

Windows 7 daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 7
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Windows 7 over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Windows 7 daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 7
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 7.

Windows 7 hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 7
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 5 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.86%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (2.86%) Exchange Server 2013
2 1 (2.86%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.86%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 17 (48.57%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (5.71%) Azure
3 1 (2.86%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.86%) Google Sheets
3 1 (2.86%) OneDrive
3 1 (2.86%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 19 (54.29%) VPN
2 7 (20.00%) DHCP
2 7 (20.00%) DNS
3 3 (8.57%) Firewall
3 3 (8.57%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (5.71%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (5.71%) Remote Desktop
4 2 (5.71%) VoIP
5 1 (2.86%) NetScaler
5 1 (2.86%) Skype
5 1 (2.86%) WebEx
5 1 (2.86%) Wireless
General
1 17 (48.57%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (25.71%) Social Skills
3 6 (17.14%) Finance
4 4 (11.43%) Electronics
4 4 (11.43%) Manufacturing
4 4 (11.43%) Marketing
4 4 (11.43%) Public Sector
4 4 (11.43%) Telecoms
5 2 (5.71%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (5.71%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.86%) Banking
6 1 (2.86%) Law
Job Titles
1 9 (25.71%) Analyst
2 6 (17.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 5 (14.29%) Support Engineer
4 4 (11.43%) IT Support
4 4 (11.43%) Windows Engineer
4 4 (11.43%) Windows Support Engineer
5 3 (8.57%) 1st Line Support
5 3 (8.57%) 2nd Line Support
5 3 (8.57%) Desktop Support
5 3 (8.57%) IT Engineer
5 3 (8.57%) Senior
6 2 (5.71%) 1st Line Engineer
6 2 (5.71%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 2 (5.71%) Audio Visual Engineer
6 2 (5.71%) Desktop Engineer
6 2 (5.71%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 2 (5.71%) Microsoft Engineer
6 2 (5.71%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
6 2 (5.71%) Service Analyst
6 2 (5.71%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.86%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.71%) iPad
2 1 (2.86%) Blackberry
2 1 (2.86%) Clustering
2 1 (2.86%) Data Centre
2 1 (2.86%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (2.86%) iPhone
2 1 (2.86%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 1 (2.86%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 35 (100.00%) Windows
2 17 (48.57%) Windows 10
3 5 (14.29%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (11.43%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (11.43%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (8.57%) Mac OS X
5 3 (8.57%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (8.57%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (8.57%) Windows XP
6 2 (5.71%) Android
7 1 (2.86%) Apple iOS
7 1 (2.86%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (37.14%) Customer Service
2 9 (25.71%) Customer Requirements
2 9 (25.71%) Information Security
2 9 (25.71%) Technical Leadership
3 7 (20.00%) Business Strategy
3 7 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 6 (17.14%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (11.43%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (11.43%) Data Loss Prevention
5 4 (11.43%) Digital Marketing
5 4 (11.43%) Programme Management
5 4 (11.43%) Software Distribution
6 3 (8.57%) Configuration Management
7 2 (5.71%) Decision-Making
7 2 (5.71%) Proactive Monitoring
7 2 (5.71%) Server Monitoring
7 2 (5.71%) Service Delivery
7 2 (5.71%) Time Management
8 1 (2.86%) Requirements Gathering
8 1 (2.86%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 4 (11.43%) PowerShell
1 4 (11.43%) VBScript
2 2 (5.71%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (34.29%) SC Cleared
1 12 (34.29%) Security Cleared
2 4 (11.43%) Degree
3 2 (5.71%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.86%) A+ Certification
4 1 (2.86%) CCNA
4 1 (2.86%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.86%) CTC Cleared
4 1 (2.86%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (2.86%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (25.71%) SLA
2 4 (11.43%) GDPR
3 1 (2.86%) QA
System Software
1 17 (48.57%) Active Directory
2 7 (20.00%) XenApp
3 3 (8.57%) XenDesktop
4 2 (5.71%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (2.86%) DFS Replication
5 1 (2.86%) Hyper-V
5 1 (2.86%) KVM
5 1 (2.86%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (2.86%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (2.86%) VMware NSX
5 1 (2.86%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 11 (31.43%) SCCM
2 1 (2.86%) AirWatch
2 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.86%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 22 (62.86%) Microsoft
2 10 (28.57%) Citrix
3 5 (14.29%) Computacenter
4 4 (11.43%) Ivanti
4 4 (11.43%) SAP
4 4 (11.43%) Symantec
5 3 (8.57%) HP
6 2 (5.71%) Apple
6 2 (5.71%) Cisco
6 2 (5.71%) Dell
6 2 (5.71%) VMware
7 1 (2.86%) Altiris
7 1 (2.86%) Google
7 1 (2.86%) Mitel
7 1 (2.86%) MobileIron
7 1 (2.86%) Polycom
7 1 (2.86%) Progress
7 1 (2.86%) Remedy