Windows 7 Contract Job Trends

Microsoft Windows 7
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Windows 7 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 596 458 399
Rank change year-on-year -138 -59 +16
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 52 76 198
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.25% 0.45%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.07% 1.82% 3.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 26 109
10th Percentile £161 £148 £129
25th Percentile £172 £170 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £269 £228 £210
Median % change year-on-year +18.13% +8.33% +5.00%
75th Percentile £344 £448 £238
90th Percentile £593 £519 £350
UK excluding London median daily rate £250 £200 £210
% change year-on-year +25.00% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 30 46
10th Percentile £20.95 £18.13 £12.75
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.51 £14.27
Median hourly rate £22.50 £18.87 £17.35
Median % change year-on-year +19.24% +8.76% -7.29%
75th Percentile £23.75 - £22.00
90th Percentile £24.05 - £24.17
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £18.87 £17.70
% change year-on-year +19.24% +6.61% -4.32%

All Operating Systems
UK

Windows 7 falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,839 4,168 5,903
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.55% 13.93% 13.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,098 2,718 3,888
10th Percentile £190 £200 £189
25th Percentile £317 £313 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £465 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.54% -2.11% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £585 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £454
% change year-on-year - -0.88% -1.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 331 207 433
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.43 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.00 £17.44 £16.00
Median hourly rate £29.48 £22.00 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +34.00% -9.02% -45.18%
75th Percentile £64.38 £41.25 £63.75
90th Percentile £70.23 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.69 £18.87 £26.00
% change year-on-year +46.74% -27.42% -30.67%

Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows 7 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Windows 7 job vacancy trend in the UK

Windows 7
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7

Windows 7
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 7 over the 6 months to 21 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7

Windows 7
Top 14 Contract Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 21 June 2026. 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 -126 46 £275 +18.28% 6
UK excluding London -108 42 £250 +25.00% 6
North of England -63 15 £349 +21.43%
North West -33 13 £360 -22.67%
London -77 10 £275 +10.00%
East of England -20 8 £173 - 3
South East -66 7 £575 +130.00% 2
Midlands -59 6 £200 -0.25%
Scotland -5 4 £275 +36.65%
East Midlands -18 3 £200 -0.25%
West Midlands -57 3 £250 -51.17%
Yorkshire - 2 £186 -
Northern Ireland -1 1 £175 -
Wales -16 1 £150 -

Windows 7
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 22 (42.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (23.08%) Skype for Business
3 6 (11.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (38.46%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 25 (48.08%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (19.23%) Azure
3 5 (9.62%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (23.08%) Skype
1 12 (23.08%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (15.38%) LAN
3 7 (13.46%) DNS
4 6 (11.54%) DHCP
4 6 (11.54%) Wireless
5 4 (7.69%) VLAN
5 4 (7.69%) VPN
5 4 (7.69%) WAN
6 3 (5.77%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (5.77%) TCP/IP
7 2 (3.85%) RS-232
7 2 (3.85%) X.400
8 1 (1.92%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (1.92%) Firewall
8 1 (1.92%) IPv4
8 1 (1.92%) VoIP
8 1 (1.92%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.85%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.92%) Oracle Database
2 1 (1.92%) Oracle Reports
General
1 9 (17.31%) Social Skills
2 6 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (11.54%) Banking
2 6 (11.54%) French Language
2 6 (11.54%) Investment Banking
3 4 (7.69%) Front Office
4 3 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (3.85%) Manufacturing
5 2 (3.85%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.92%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (32.69%) Support Engineer
2 13 (25.00%) Desktop Engineer
3 12 (23.08%) Technical Support
4 9 (17.31%) Analyst
4 9 (17.31%) Desktop Support
5 8 (15.38%) Technical Analyst
6 7 (13.46%) IT Support
7 6 (11.54%) Azure Engineer
7 6 (11.54%) Support Analyst
7 6 (11.54%) Technical Engineer
7 6 (11.54%) Technical Support Analyst
7 6 (11.54%) Technical Support Engineer
8 5 (9.62%) 1st Line Support
8 5 (9.62%) Architect
8 5 (9.62%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 4 (7.69%) Technical Architect
10 3 (5.77%) Deskside Support
11 2 (3.85%) Help Desk Support Engineer
11 2 (3.85%) IT Engineer
11 2 (3.85%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.69%) Software Packaging
2 2 (3.85%) X-Windows
3 1 (1.92%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.54%) Onboarding
2 4 (7.69%) Smartphone
3 3 (5.77%) Augmented Reality
3 3 (5.77%) Virtual Reality
4 2 (3.85%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.92%) CCTV
5 1 (1.92%) Fat Client
5 1 (1.92%) PKI
5 1 (1.92%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.92%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 52 (100.00%) Windows
2 39 (75.00%) Windows 10
3 8 (15.38%) Windows Server 2003
4 6 (11.54%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (7.69%) Android
5 4 (7.69%) Apple iOS
5 4 (7.69%) Mac OS X
5 4 (7.69%) Windows XP
6 3 (5.77%) AIX
6 3 (5.77%) Mac OS
6 3 (5.77%) Windows 8
6 3 (5.77%) Windows Server
6 3 (5.77%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (3.85%) Linux
7 2 (3.85%) Ubuntu
7 2 (3.85%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (1.92%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (28.85%) Service Management
2 13 (25.00%) ITSM
3 12 (23.08%) Disk Encryption
4 9 (17.31%) Proactive Monitoring
5 8 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (11.54%) Customer Service
6 6 (11.54%) Incident Management
6 6 (11.54%) User Experience
7 5 (9.62%) Application Packaging
7 5 (9.62%) Migration
8 4 (7.69%) Asset Management
8 4 (7.69%) Change Management
8 4 (7.69%) Customer Experience
8 4 (7.69%) Mobile Device Management
9 3 (5.77%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (5.77%) Logistics
9 3 (5.77%) Problem Management
9 3 (5.77%) Project Delivery
9 3 (5.77%) Release Management
10 2 (3.85%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 13 (25.00%) PowerShell
2 12 (23.08%) VBScript
3 11 (21.15%) VB
4 1 (1.92%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (30.77%) Security Cleared
2 10 (19.23%) SC Cleared
3 9 (17.31%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (15.38%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 7 (13.46%) Degree
5 7 (13.46%) MCSE
6 6 (11.54%) Azure Certification
7 4 (7.69%) DV Cleared
8 3 (5.77%) DBS Check
9 2 (3.85%) HNC
9 2 (3.85%) HND
10 1 (1.92%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.62%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 13 (25.00%) BitLocker
3 2 (3.85%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (30.77%) SCCM
2 8 (15.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (9.62%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.92%) AirWatch
4 1 (1.92%) SCOM
4 1 (1.92%) WMI
Vendors
1 42 (80.77%) Microsoft
2 12 (23.08%) ServiceNow
3 5 (9.62%) Meraki
4 4 (7.69%) Apple
4 4 (7.69%) Citrix
5 3 (5.77%) HP
5 3 (5.77%) Oracle
5 3 (5.77%) VMware
6 1 (1.92%) CheckPoint
6 1 (1.92%) Cisco
6 1 (1.92%) IBM
6 1 (1.92%) Juniper
6 1 (1.92%) MobileIron