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 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 531 | 463 | 377 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -68 | -86 | +25 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 63 | 84 | 236 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.17% | 0.23% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.31% | 1.65% | 3.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 46 | 155 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £156 | £138 |
| 25th Percentile | £140 | £226 | £165 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £173 | £326 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.97% | +55.36% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £447 | £500 | £235 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £544 | £359 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £171 | £328 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.79% | +55.95% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 8 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.14 | £15.22 | £14.22 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.68 | £17.07 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £23.59 | £18.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.01% | +28.73% | -0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £24.18 | £23.84 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £23.59 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.01% | +33.13% | -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 | 4,801 | 5,084 | 6,818 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.17% | 14.13% | 15.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,108 | 3,116 | 4,640 |
| 10th Percentile | £180 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £325 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £478 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -0.52% | -6.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £588 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £661 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £440 | £440 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.04% | -0.06% | -2.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 361 | 206 | 345 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £16.13 | £14.66 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £22.50 | £17.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £50.00 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +66.67% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.58 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.84 | £70.00 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £52.50 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.38% | +94.44% | +20.00% |
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 6 December 2025.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
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 6 December 2025. 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 | -13 | 60 | £175 | -32.37% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -67 | 50 | £171 | -47.79% | 15 |
| South East | -13 | 14 | £600 | +88.24% | 5 |
| London | 0 | 13 | £263 | +6.06% | 1 |
| East of England | -1 | 11 | £127 | -63.86% | 3 |
| South West | +4 | 10 | - | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 10 | £127 | -27.71% | 3 |
| North West | -24 | 8 | £595 | +266.15% | |
| North of England | -47 | 8 | £595 | +266.15% | 3 |
| Midlands | -38 | 4 | £161 | -64.28% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 3 | £134 | - | |
| Wales | -5 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Scotland | -8 | 1 | £163 | -67.50% | |
| West Midlands | -27 | 1 | £188 | -58.33% | 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:
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