Windows 7 Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Windows 7
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 248 214 179
Rank change year-on-year -34 -35 +2
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 145 275 453
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.70% 1.14% 1.46%
As % of the Operating Systems category 4.44% 5.89% 7.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 175 255
10th Percentile £142 £136 £128
25th Percentile £165 £160 £145
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £211 £200 £190
Median % change year-on-year +5.63% +5.26% +15.15%
75th Percentile £238 £280 £260
90th Percentile £361 £550 £411
UK median daily rate £210 £200 £200
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 24 63
10th Percentile £12.75 £16.24 £11.53
25th Percentile £13.97 £16.54 £13.87
Median hourly rate £17.72 £18.50 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.22% +12.12% +3.13%
75th Percentile £20.00 £19.31 £22.25
90th Percentile £23.84 £41.03 £24.85
UK median hourly rate £17.72 £18.50 £16.50
% change year-on-year -4.22% +12.12% +6.73%

All Operating Systems
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 3,269 4,668 5,933
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.73% 19.34% 19.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,168 3,264 3,883
10th Percentile £173 £163 £149
25th Percentile £254 £250 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% +8.97%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £538
90th Percentile £675 £675 £638
UK median daily rate £468 £510 £500
% change year-on-year -8.24% +2.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 318 343 469
10th Percentile £12.25 £13.29 £12.58
25th Percentile £14.16 £17.49 £15.00
Median hourly rate £21.50 £30.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.33% +50.00% +19.40%
75th Percentile £60.00 £61.88 £48.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £63.85
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £38.50 £22.28
% change year-on-year -42.86% +72.80% +24.57%

Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Windows 7 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 7 in the UK excluding London

Windows 7
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 7 in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Windows 7 in the UK excluding London

Windows 7
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 7 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK excluding London

Windows 7
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 7 in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Windows 7 in the UK excluding London

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows 7 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK excluding London

Windows 7
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 26 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
South East -8 72 £215 -4.44% 6
Midlands +38 37 £150 -31.82% 2
East Midlands +44 32 £150 -9.09% 1
North of England +12 15 £329 +73.03% 8
South West -1 12 £423 +53.64% 3
Yorkshire +18 11 £340 +78.95% 2
West Midlands +19 5 £225 -4.26% 1
Scotland +12 4 £213 +32.81% 9
North West +10 4 £168 -16.25% 6
East of England -4 4 £105 -41.67% 4
Northern Ireland -3 1 - -
Windows 7
UK

Windows 7
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 12 (8.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.76%) Exchange Server 2007
2 4 (2.76%) Exchange Server 2013
2 4 (2.76%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.76%) Skype for Business
3 2 (1.38%) Confluence
4 1 (0.69%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 65 (44.83%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.69%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.69%) Sage 200
1 1 (0.69%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 33 (22.76%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (4.14%) Azure
3 3 (2.07%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 25 (17.24%) VPN
2 23 (15.86%) DHCP
3 22 (15.17%) DNS
4 18 (12.41%) LAN
5 14 (9.66%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (4.83%) Remote Desktop
7 5 (3.45%) Cisco IOS
7 5 (3.45%) Firewall
8 3 (2.07%) Network Security
8 3 (2.07%) Skype
9 2 (1.38%) NetScaler
9 2 (1.38%) Unified Communications
9 2 (1.38%) VoIP
10 1 (0.69%) PBX
10 1 (0.69%) PSTN
10 1 (0.69%) Software-Defined Networking
10 1 (0.69%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.69%) Telepresence
10 1 (0.69%) VSAN
10 1 (0.69%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.14%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.69%) MS Access
2 1 (0.69%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (1.38%) JIRA
2 1 (0.69%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.69%) Hudson
2 1 (0.69%) MSI
General
1 79 (54.48%) Social Skills
2 37 (25.52%) Organisational Skills
3 16 (11.03%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (11.03%) Public Sector
4 14 (9.66%) Finance
5 12 (8.28%) Telecoms
6 11 (7.59%) Banking
7 7 (4.83%) Manufacturing
8 6 (4.14%) Electronics
8 6 (4.14%) Marketing
8 6 (4.14%) Retail
9 5 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 46 (31.72%) Support Engineer
2 33 (22.76%) Desktop Engineer
3 32 (22.07%) Desktop Support
4 30 (20.69%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 22 (15.17%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
6 18 (12.41%) Hardware Engineer
6 18 (12.41%) IT Engineer
7 14 (9.66%) IT Support
8 13 (8.97%) Analyst
8 13 (8.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 12 (8.28%) IT Technician
10 10 (6.90%) Windows Engineer
11 9 (6.21%) 1st Line Support
12 8 (5.52%) Windows Support Engineer
13 6 (4.14%) Data Centre Engineer
13 6 (4.14%) Infrastructure Support
13 6 (4.14%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 6 (4.14%) Service Analyst
14 5 (3.45%) Azure Engineer
14 5 (3.45%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.38%) XMPP
2 1 (0.69%) .NET
2 1 (0.69%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 36 (24.83%) Driving Licence
2 10 (6.90%) Data Centre
3 7 (4.83%) BYOD
3 7 (4.83%) Video Conferencing
4 6 (4.14%) CMDB
4 6 (4.14%) Digital Signage
4 6 (4.14%) Management Information System
5 5 (3.45%) Blackberry
6 4 (2.76%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 3 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.07%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.38%) iPad
8 2 (1.38%) iPhone
8 2 (1.38%) PDA
8 2 (1.38%) PKI
9 1 (0.69%) Clustering
9 1 (0.69%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.69%) NHS
9 1 (0.69%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 145 (100.00%) Windows
2 96 (66.21%) Windows 10
3 22 (15.17%) Windows Vista
4 11 (7.59%) Windows Server 2012
5 10 (6.90%) Windows Server 2008
6 9 (6.21%) Apple iOS
6 9 (6.21%) Windows Server 2016
7 8 (5.52%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (4.83%) Windows Server
9 6 (4.14%) Windows Server 2003
10 5 (3.45%) Mac OS X
11 4 (2.76%) Windows 8
12 2 (1.38%) Android
12 2 (1.38%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (50.34%) Customer Service
2 55 (37.93%) Problem-Solving
3 48 (33.10%) ITIL
4 29 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
5 23 (15.86%) Service Delivery
6 19 (13.10%) Software Deployment
7 18 (12.41%) Hardware Maintenance
7 18 (12.41%) Software Testing
8 13 (8.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 12 (8.28%) Information Security
10 10 (6.90%) Migration
11 8 (5.52%) Technical Leadership
12 7 (4.83%) Business Strategy
12 7 (4.83%) Computer Science
12 7 (4.83%) CRM
12 7 (4.83%) Network Monitoring
12 7 (4.83%) Runbook
13 6 (4.14%) Business Intelligence
13 6 (4.14%) Digital Marketing
13 6 (4.14%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (11.03%) PowerShell
2 14 (9.66%) SQL
3 4 (2.76%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 81 (55.86%) Security Cleared
2 44 (30.34%) DV Cleared
3 41 (28.28%) SC Cleared
4 30 (20.69%) Degree
5 10 (6.90%) A+ Certification
6 8 (5.52%) CCNA
6 8 (5.52%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (4.83%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (4.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 6 (4.14%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (2.76%) CCNP
9 4 (2.76%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (2.07%) MCSA
11 2 (1.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 1 (0.69%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.69%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (13.10%) SLA
2 4 (2.76%) GDPR
2 4 (2.76%) QA
3 1 (0.69%) Accessibility
System Software
1 46 (31.72%) Active Directory
2 18 (12.41%) Firmware
3 10 (6.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (6.90%) XenApp
4 9 (6.21%) VMware ESXi
5 7 (4.83%) KVM
5 7 (4.83%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (4.83%) VMware Workstation
6 6 (4.14%) XenDesktop
7 5 (3.45%) Hyper-V
8 3 (2.07%) BitLocker
9 2 (1.38%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (1.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (1.38%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (1.38%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.69%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 61 (42.07%) SCCM
2 8 (5.52%) vCenter Server
3 4 (2.76%) AirWatch
4 2 (1.38%) WSUS
5 1 (0.69%) Ansible
5 1 (0.69%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.69%) Puppet
5 1 (0.69%) SCOM
Vendors
1 93 (64.14%) Microsoft
2 41 (28.28%) HP
3 12 (8.28%) Citrix
4 10 (6.90%) VMware
5 9 (6.21%) Cisco
6 6 (4.14%) Apple
6 6 (4.14%) Ivanti
6 6 (4.14%) SAP
7 5 (3.45%) Computacenter
7 5 (3.45%) Remedy
7 5 (3.45%) ServiceNow
8 4 (2.76%) Symantec
9 2 (1.38%) Atlassian
9 2 (1.38%) Intel
9 2 (1.38%) SolarWinds
9 2 (1.38%) Veeam
10 1 (0.69%) FireEye
10 1 (0.69%) McAfee
10 1 (0.69%) Polycom
10 1 (0.69%) Splunk