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 23 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 23 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 586 | 460 | 373 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -126 | -87 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 49 | 60 | 212 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.04% | 1.51% | 3.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 27 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £161 | £145 | £132 |
| 25th Percentile | £162 | £163 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | £240 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £337 | £424 | £227 |
| 90th Percentile | £599 | £518 | £332 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £213 | £200 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -4.76% | +2.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 16 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.95 | - | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £18.13 | £14.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.51 | £17.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.56% | +4.58% | -4.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | £18.60 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.05 | £18.87 | £22.51 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.51 | £17.70 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.56% | +4.58% | -4.32% |
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 | 4,703 | 3,963 | 5,695 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.68% | 13.85% | 13.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,009 | 2,607 | 3,861 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £200 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £458 | £465 | £468 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.61% | -0.64% | -6.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £651 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £447 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.50% | -0.61% | -4.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 335 | 171 | 394 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.67 | £15.22 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.44 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £22.00 | £22.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +70.45% | -1.79% | -44.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £56.25 | £61.39 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.93 | £20.00 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +84.64% | -11.11% | -28.00% |
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 23 May 2026.
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 23 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 | -119 | 46 | £256 | +2.50% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | -110 | 39 | £213 | +6.25% | 9 |
| North of England | -67 | 13 | £344 | +111.69% | 6 |
| North West | -32 | 11 | £355 | +12.99% | 5 |
| London | -71 | 10 | £275 | +10.00% | |
| South East | -69 | 8 | £575 | +119.05% | |
| East of England | - | 8 | £173 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | -71 | 7 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| East Midlands | -30 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| West Midlands | -63 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | £175 | +18.24% | |
| Scotland | -1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wales | -13 | 1 | £150 | - |
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: