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 9 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 628 | 457 | 445 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -171 | -12 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 43 | 90 | 126 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.080% | 0.27% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.83% | 2.04% | 2.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 30 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £139 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £161 | £171 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £275 | £208 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.53% | -1.19% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £349 | £353 | £240 |
| 90th Percentile | £423 | £515 | £423 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £318 | £173 | £215 |
| % change year-on-year | +83.53% | -19.53% | +2.38% |
| 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% | -12.16% |
| 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 | 5,202 | 4,403 | 5,431 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.71% | 13.29% | 13.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,287 | 2,818 | 3,615 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £200 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £320 | £313 | £330 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £473 | £463 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.16% | -2.63% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £456 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.28% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 360 | 260 | 335 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.50 | £12.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £18.13 | £17.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.92 | £24.00 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -12.73% | -35.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £55.63 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.05 | £67.10 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.66 | £22.56 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.17% | -46.92% | +45.05% |
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 9 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 9 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 | -168 | 34 | £318 | +53.01% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | -130 | 30 | £318 | +83.53% | 16 |
| London | -95 | 13 | £269 | +7.50% | 2 |
| North of England | -64 | 10 | £344 | +96.57% | 12 |
| North West | -44 | 9 | £344 | +7.50% | 12 |
| Scotland | -4 | 8 | £150 | -25.47% | 1 |
| South East | -71 | 6 | £575 | +119.05% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | |
| Midlands | -57 | 3 | £250 | +25.00% | |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 1 | £175 | - | |
| East of England | -25 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| South West | -71 | 1 | £331 | +154.62% | |
| 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: