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 26 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 26 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 626 | 462 | 428 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -164 | -34 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 39 | 90 | 153 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.073% | 0.27% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.76% | 2.03% | 2.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 28 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £152 | £151 | £139 |
| 25th Percentile | £162 | £171 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £275 | £208 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.53% | -1.19% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £340 | £399 | £240 |
| 90th Percentile | £369 | £517 | £366 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £310 | £200 | £213 |
| % change year-on-year | +55.00% | -5.88% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 37 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.75 | £18.51 | £14.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.50 | £18.87 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.94% | +11.00% | -8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.25 | - | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.15 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.50 | £18.87 | £16.19 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.94% | +16.55% | -12.49% |
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 | 5,115 | 4,426 | 5,633 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.64% | 13.44% | 13.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,248 | 2,856 | 3,718 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £200 | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £319 | £313 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £463 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.41% | -2.63% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £465 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.25% | +3.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 346 | 250 | 384 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.63 | £15.50 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.68 | £18.11 | £16.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £23.00 | £24.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -4.88% | -43.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £54.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.11 | £67.10 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.47 | £21.59 | £31.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.60% | -30.35% | +3.33% |
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 26 July 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 26 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -141 | 32 | £310 | +55.00% | 3 |
| England | -162 | 30 | £310 | +49.40% | 5 |
| North of England | -75 | 10 | £344 | +96.57% | |
| North West | -45 | 9 | £344 | +7.50% | |
| Scotland | -9 | 7 | £213 | +5.59% | 1 |
| London | -84 | 7 | £269 | +7.50% | 2 |
| South East | -80 | 6 | £575 | +130.00% | |
| East of England | -27 | 3 | £173 | +0.88% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -53 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | 1 |
| Midlands | -54 | 3 | £250 | +25.00% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 1 | £175 | - | |
| Wales | -18 | 1 | £150 | - | |
| South West | -64 | 1 | £331 | +154.62% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £160 | - |
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: