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 21 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 549 | 462 | 341 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -87 | -121 | +42 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 53 | 67 | 270 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.13% | 0.22% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.10% | 1.52% | 4.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 31 | 38 | 173 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £156 | £134 |
| 25th Percentile | £161 | £200 | £155 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £263 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.00% | +25.00% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £500 | £223 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £527 | £329 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £263 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.00% | +25.00% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.68 | - | £14.27 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £22.50 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £18.62 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +29.90% | +0.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.25 | - | £23.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.45 | - | £25.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +27.26% | +2.70% |
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 | 4,803 | 4,403 | 6,227 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 11.73% | 14.33% | 13.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,177 | 2,792 | 4,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £176 | £200 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £268 | £313 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £447 | £474 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.65% | +1.88% | -9.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £588 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £693 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.94% | - | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 341 | 151 | 389 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.49 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £20.62 | £16.92 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £29.00 | £25.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.69% | +14.85% | -4.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £64.38 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.99 | £68.75 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £26.25 | £25.22 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +4.10% | -4.81% |
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 21 February 2026.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
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 21 February 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 | -74 | 50 | £200 | -18.57% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | -92 | 45 | £200 | -24.00% | 11 |
| East of England | - | 14 | £150 | - | 5 |
| South East | -40 | 10 | £600 | +60.00% | 2 |
| North of England | -59 | 10 | £619 | +281.08% | 4 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 9 | £127 | -27.71% | 2 |
| North West | -32 | 9 | £626 | +285.23% | 4 |
| London | -43 | 8 | £275 | +57.14% | 4 |
| Midlands | -52 | 6 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| East Midlands | -25 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| Wales | -3 | 2 | £150 | -36.84% | |
| South West | -20 | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £188 | - | |
| Scotland | -6 | 1 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £213 | - |
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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