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 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 610 | 461 | 452 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -149 | -9 | -19 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 56 | 89 | 117 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.27% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.07% | 2.03% | 2.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 29 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £139 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £255 | £171 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £340 | £215 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.91% | +2.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £492 | £375 | £240 |
| 90th Percentile | £519 | £516 | £475 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £349 | £171 | £214 |
| % change year-on-year | +104.15% | -20.00% | +1.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 37 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.75 | £18.51 | £13.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.50 | £18.87 | £16.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.94% | +16.12% | -8.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.25 | - | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.18 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.50 | £18.87 | £16.19 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.94% | +16.55% | -10.60% |
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 | 5,231 | 4,381 | 5,436 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.74% | 13.24% | 14.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,309 | 2,796 | 3,612 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £190 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £319 | £308 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £460 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.26% | -3.16% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £455 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.11% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 362 | 264 | 336 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.50 | £12.46 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.53 | £18.13 | £17.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.92 | £24.58 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.45% | -10.62% | -31.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £57.80 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.45 | £67.70 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.66 | £23.00 | £38.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.91% | -40.26% | +40.00% |
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
Daily Rate Trend
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 16 August 2026.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.
Windows 7
Top 13 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 16 August 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 | -154 | 47 | £349 | +62.37% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | -120 | 43 | £349 | +104.15% | 5 |
| North of England | -60 | 23 | £428 | +144.29% | 1 |
| North West | -26 | 22 | £480 | +50.00% | 1 |
| London | -80 | 13 | £269 | +7.50% | 2 |
| Scotland | -6 | 8 | £150 | -25.47% | |
| South East | -77 | 6 | £575 | +119.05% | 1 |
| Midlands | -50 | 3 | £250 | -28.67% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -51 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 1 | £175 | - | |
| East of England | -28 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | -77 | 1 | £331 | +154.62% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £160 | - |
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: