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 30 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 541 | 452 | 358 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -89 | -94 | +28 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 54 | 68 | 256 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.14% | 0.22% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.13% | 1.52% | 4.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 39 | 162 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £156 | £133 |
| 25th Percentile | £161 | £197 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £206 | £263 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.63% | +25.00% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £500 | £230 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £525 | £300 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £295 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.37% | +40.48% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.31 | - | £14.27 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.96 | £22.50 | £17.49 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £18.62 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +29.90% | +0.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.22 | - | £23.78 |
| 90th Percentile | £22.64 | - | £25.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +20.90% | +8.11% |
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 | 4,798 | 4,480 | 6,308 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.41% | 14.24% | 14.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,181 | 2,787 | 4,272 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £319 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £440 | £475 | £472 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.37% | +0.74% | -8.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £694 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £403 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.29% | - | -5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 337 | 160 | 368 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.60 | £16.24 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.98 | £21.00 | £17.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £33.25 | £25.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.82% | +31.68% | -1.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £62.61 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.88 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.58 | £30.78 | £25.06 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.66% | +22.84% | +5.17% |
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 30 January 2026.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.
Windows 7
Top 15 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 30 January 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 | -62 | 52 | £206 | -16.03% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | -69 | 46 | £200 | -32.37% | 11 |
| East of England | - | 12 | £127 | - | 3 |
| South East | -36 | 11 | £600 | +128.57% | 1 |
| North of England | -59 | 10 | £619 | +281.08% | 5 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 9 | £127 | -27.71% | 1 |
| North West | -20 | 9 | £626 | +285.23% | 5 |
| Midlands | -43 | 9 | £200 | - | 1 |
| London | -30 | 8 | £275 | +19.57% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 7 | £200 | - | |
| South West | -19 | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £188 | - | 1 |
| Wales | -4 | 1 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -6 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £213 | - |
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:
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