Windows 7 Contract Job Trends

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 7 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 583 439 358
Rank change year-on-year -144 -81 +28
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 50 63 227
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.22% 0.52%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.06% 1.54% 3.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 29 138
10th Percentile £160 £146 £131
25th Percentile £161 £163 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £240 £210
Median % change year-on-year -11.46% +14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £321 £500 £235
90th Percentile £601 £516 £360
UK excluding London median daily rate £206 £200 £211
% change year-on-year +2.87% -5.33% +5.63%
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 4,696 4,085 5,798
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.85% 13.95% 13.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,038 2,682 3,907
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 £588 £588
90th Percentile £655 £696 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £430 £450 £450
% change year-on-year -4.44% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 320 184 398
10th Percentile £16.00 £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 £67.40 £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 job vacancy trend in the UK

Windows 7
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.

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 7 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.

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 7 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 -111 47 £250 - 17
UK excluding London -114 40 £206 +2.87% 15
North of England -52 12 £344 +111.69% 6
North West -34 10 £365 +116.30% 6
London -63 10 £275 +10.00% 2
South East -42 9 - - 3
East of England - 9 £173 - 5
Midlands -74 7 £200 -0.25% 1
East Midlands -31 4 £200 -0.25%
West Midlands -60 3 £250 -51.17% 1
Yorkshire - 2 £186 -
Scotland -2 1 - -
Northern Ireland -5 1 £175 +18.24%
Wales -16 1 £150 -
Work from Home -35 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (36.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (18.00%) Skype for Business
3 3 (6.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 17 (34.00%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 22 (44.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (16.00%) Azure
3 5 (10.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 11 (22.00%) Wi-Fi
2 9 (18.00%) Skype
3 8 (16.00%) LAN
4 6 (12.00%) DHCP
4 6 (12.00%) DNS
5 5 (10.00%) Firewall
6 4 (8.00%) VLAN
6 4 (8.00%) VPN
6 4 (8.00%) WAN
7 3 (6.00%) Remote Desktop
7 3 (6.00%) TCP/IP
7 3 (6.00%) Wireless
8 2 (4.00%) RS-232
8 2 (4.00%) X.400
9 1 (2.00%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (2.00%) IPv4
9 1 (2.00%) VoIP
9 1 (2.00%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.00%) Oracle Database
1 2 (4.00%) Oracle Reports
1 2 (4.00%) SQL Server
General
1 9 (18.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (12.00%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (12.00%) Banking
2 6 (12.00%) French Language
2 6 (12.00%) Investment Banking
3 4 (8.00%) Front Office
4 2 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (4.00%) Manufacturing
4 2 (4.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (28.00%) Support Engineer
2 13 (26.00%) Technical Support
3 10 (20.00%) Analyst
4 9 (18.00%) Architect
4 9 (18.00%) Technical Analyst
5 8 (16.00%) IT Support
6 7 (14.00%) Desktop Engineer
6 7 (14.00%) Desktop Support
6 7 (14.00%) Support Analyst
6 7 (14.00%) Technical Support Analyst
7 6 (12.00%) Azure Engineer
7 6 (12.00%) Technical Engineer
7 6 (12.00%) Technical Support Engineer
8 4 (8.00%) 1st Line Support
8 4 (8.00%) Deskside Support
8 4 (8.00%) Technical Architect
9 2 (4.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 2 (4.00%) Help Desk Support
9 2 (4.00%) IT Support Technician
9 2 (4.00%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.00%) X-Windows
2 1 (2.00%) Software Packaging
2 1 (2.00%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.00%) Fat Client
1 5 (10.00%) Onboarding
1 5 (10.00%) PKI
1 5 (10.00%) Thin Client
2 2 (4.00%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.00%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (2.00%) CCTV
3 1 (2.00%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.00%) Smartphone
3 1 (2.00%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 50 (100.00%) Windows
2 37 (74.00%) Windows 10
3 9 (18.00%) Windows Server 2003
4 7 (14.00%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (8.00%) AIX
5 4 (8.00%) Mac OS X
5 4 (8.00%) Windows 8
6 3 (6.00%) Mac OS
7 2 (4.00%) Android
7 2 (4.00%) Apple iOS
7 2 (4.00%) Linux
7 2 (4.00%) Ubuntu
7 2 (4.00%) Windows Server
7 2 (4.00%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (2.00%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (2.00%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (20.00%) ITSM
1 10 (20.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 10 (20.00%) Service Management
2 9 (18.00%) Disk Encryption
3 8 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (12.00%) Agile
4 6 (12.00%) Customer Service
4 6 (12.00%) Incident Management
5 5 (10.00%) Asset Management
5 5 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
5 5 (10.00%) Open Source
5 5 (10.00%) Prototyping
6 4 (8.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (8.00%) Customer Experience
6 4 (8.00%) Logistics
6 4 (8.00%) Project Delivery
7 3 (6.00%) User Experience
8 2 (4.00%) Application Packaging
8 2 (4.00%) Kalman Filter
8 2 (4.00%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (20.00%) PowerShell
2 9 (18.00%) VBScript
3 8 (16.00%) VB
4 5 (10.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (30.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (16.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (16.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
2 8 (16.00%) SC Cleared
3 7 (14.00%) Degree
3 7 (14.00%) DV Cleared
3 7 (14.00%) MCSE
4 6 (12.00%) Azure Certification
5 2 (4.00%) HNC
5 2 (4.00%) HND
6 1 (2.00%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.00%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (54.00%) Active Directory
2 10 (20.00%) BitLocker
3 1 (2.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (28.00%) SCCM
2 6 (12.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (10.00%) WMI
4 2 (4.00%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (2.00%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 43 (86.00%) Microsoft
2 9 (18.00%) ServiceNow
3 6 (12.00%) VMware
4 5 (10.00%) Citrix
5 4 (8.00%) HP
5 4 (8.00%) Meraki
5 4 (8.00%) Oracle
6 2 (4.00%) Apple
6 2 (4.00%) IBM
7 1 (2.00%) CheckPoint
7 1 (2.00%) Cisco
7 1 (2.00%) MobileIron