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 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 589 | 456 | 362 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -133 | -94 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 49 | 64 | 217 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.22% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.05% | 1.58% | 3.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 31 | 28 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £161 | £146 | £133 |
| 25th Percentile | £162 | £158 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | £220 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £331 | £399 | £226 |
| 90th Percentile | £601 | £517 | £350 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £212 | £200 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.12% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 20 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.95 | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £18.41 | £14.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.51 | £17.71 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.56% | +4.52% | -4.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | £20.03 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.05 | £24.18 | £22.55 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.51 | £17.71 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.56% | +4.52% | -4.27% |
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 | 4,688 | 4,052 | 5,658 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.76% | 13.91% | 13.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,021 | 2,663 | 3,818 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £200 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £456 | £467 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.25% | -0.74% | -6.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £444 | £445 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.22% | -1.11% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 325 | 177 | 390 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.75 | £15.24 | £12.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.44 | £15.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £22.50 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +111.11% | +2.27% | -42.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £57.50 | £60.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.10 | £21.59 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +108.90% | -4.04% | -23.21% |
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 16 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 16 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 | -123 | 46 | £250 | - | 12 |
| UK excluding London | -118 | 39 | £212 | +6.12% | 12 |
| North of England | -58 | 13 | £344 | +111.69% | 6 |
| North West | -28 | 11 | £355 | +12.99% | 6 |
| London | -64 | 10 | £275 | +10.00% | |
| South East | -69 | 8 | - | - | |
| East of England | - | 8 | £173 | - | 5 |
| Midlands | -67 | 7 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| East Midlands | -25 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| West Midlands | -62 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Scotland | -4 | 1 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 1 | £175 | +18.24% | |
| 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: