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 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 619 | 492 | 470 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -127 | -22 | -34 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 55 | 70 | 87 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.03% | 1.58% | 1.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 24 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £157 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £261 | £170 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £344 | £201 | £230 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +70.93% | -12.50% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £492 | £276 | £255 |
| 90th Percentile | £519 | £539 | £475 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £354 | £171 | £240 |
| % change year-on-year | +107.13% | -28.75% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 33 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.51 | £13.31 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £18.87 | £16.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +16.55% | -8.63% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £24.17 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.18 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £18.87 | £14.27 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +32.24% | -19.47% |
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 | 5,359 | 4,434 | 5,454 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.82% | 13.48% | 14.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,367 | 2,835 | 3,479 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £188 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £300 | £330 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.44% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £673 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £435 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 404 | 284 | 268 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.21 | £15.50 | £16.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.87 | £20.45 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £25.15 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.34% | -49.70% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £58.75 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.90 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £32.50 | £25.15 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.22% | -54.27% | +19.88% |
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 20 September 2026.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.
Windows 7
Top 12 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 20 September 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 | -138 | 46 | £360 | +78.68% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -116 | 44 | £354 | +107.13% | 4 |
| North of England | -45 | 24 | £480 | +174.29% | 1 |
| North West | -27 | 23 | £484 | +176.43% | 1 |
| London | -85 | 11 | £275 | +4.76% | 11 |
| Scotland | -16 | 8 | £150 | -25.47% | |
| South East | -65 | 7 | £575 | +109.09% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -46 | 3 | £250 | +33.33% | |
| Midlands | -52 | 3 | £250 | +55.52% | |
| South West | -59 | 1 | £331 | +154.62% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £160 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £175 | - |
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: