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 6 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 588 | 461 | 376 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -127 | -85 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 49 | 63 | 225 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.05% | 1.54% | 3.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 29 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £159 | £146 | £131 |
| 25th Percentile | £161 | £163 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £212 | £240 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.57% | +14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £323 | £500 | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | £602 | £516 | £360 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.25% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 19 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.95 | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £18.32 | £14.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.51 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.56% | +4.46% | -4.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | £21.19 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.05 | £24.18 | £22.93 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.51 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.56% | +4.46% | -4.22% |
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 | 4,683 | 4,093 | 5,764 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.83% | 13.96% | 13.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,035 | 2,689 | 3,886 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £200 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £320 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +1.06% | -6.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £589 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £655 | £699 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £432 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.94% | - | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 321 | 184 | 394 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.01 | £16.15 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.54 | £18.10 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £24.09 | £22.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +97.18% | +9.13% | -42.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £22.88 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +107.65% | +1.67% | -24.11% |
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 6 May 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 6 May 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 | -104 | 46 | £231 | -7.50% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -118 | 39 | £200 | -0.25% | 13 |
| North of England | -56 | 12 | £344 | +111.69% | 5 |
| North West | -39 | 10 | £365 | +116.30% | 5 |
| London | -49 | 10 | £275 | +10.00% | 1 |
| South East | -49 | 9 | - | - | 2 |
| East of England | - | 9 | £173 | - | 5 |
| Midlands | -71 | 6 | £200 | -0.25% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -29 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| West Midlands | -57 | 2 | £250 | -51.17% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Scotland | -2 | 1 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 1 | £175 | +18.24% | |
| Wales | -17 | 1 | £150 | - | |
| Work from Home | -42 | 1 | £127 | -73.37% | 1 |
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: