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 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 497 | 467 | 416 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | -51 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 73 | 91 | 219 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.21% | 0.25% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.54% | 1.77% | 3.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 47 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £192 | £137 |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | £223 | £172 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £255 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.37% | +21.43% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £288 | £500 | £248 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £542 | £325 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £171 | £300 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.00% | +42.86% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 7 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.33 | £15.22 | £13.36 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.61 | £15.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +36.46% | +1.45% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £24.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £29.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +36.46% | +1.45% |
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 | 4,735 | 5,146 | 7,066 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.70% | 14.09% | 15.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,045 | 3,166 | 4,802 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £270 | £325 | £305 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -2.56% | -4.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £572 | £576 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £653 | £675 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £410 | £450 | £440 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.89% | +2.27% | -2.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 349 | 220 | 352 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.47 | £16.25 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £21.95 | £18.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £52.50 | £34.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -54.29% | +54.41% | +36.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.94 | £68.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.58 | £52.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -57.00% | +90.91% | +22.22% |
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 5 November 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 5 November 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 | +2 | 70 | £181 | -27.50% | 30 |
| UK excluding London | -51 | 57 | £171 | -43.00% | 29 |
| South West | +21 | 16 | - | - | 2 |
| London | +12 | 16 | £250 | +4.17% | 10 |
| South East | -12 | 14 | £275 | +12.24% | 9 |
| East of England | -3 | 12 | £149 | -57.50% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 10 | £171 | -52.90% | 7 |
| North West | -24 | 8 | £595 | +252.59% | 3 |
| North of England | -40 | 8 | £595 | +252.59% | 3 |
| Midlands | -27 | 4 | £161 | -64.28% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 3 | £134 | - | 2 |
| Wales | -1 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -19 | 1 | £163 | -63.89% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -20 | 1 | £188 | -58.33% | 2 |
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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