Windows 7 Contract Job Trends

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 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 631 476 433
Rank change year-on-year -155 -43 +2
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 41 94 136
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.077% 0.28% 0.35%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.80% 2.12% 2.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 32 75
10th Percentile £150 £142 £140
25th Percentile £163 £171 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £200 £210
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £344 £309 £240
90th Percentile £404 £514 £385
UK excluding London median daily rate £318 £188 £211
% change year-on-year +69.33% -11.24% +0.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 37 33
10th Percentile - £18.13 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.75 £18.51 £13.87
Median hourly rate £21.50 £18.87 £16.25
Median % change year-on-year +13.94% +16.12% -12.16%
75th Percentile £22.25 - £22.00
90th Percentile - - £24.17
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 5,120 4,443 5,474
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.60% 13.42% 13.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,240 2,854 3,648
10th Percentile £193 £200 £200
25th Percentile £319 £313 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £472 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -2.63% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £455 £450 £470
% change year-on-year +1.11% -4.26% +4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 349 258 344
10th Percentile £15.30 £15.50 £12.50
25th Percentile £17.60 £18.13 £17.69
Median hourly rate £25.77 £24.00 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year +7.38% -16.52% -32.35%
75th Percentile £65.00 £56.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.60 £67.30 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.44 £22.53 £47.50
% change year-on-year +17.35% -52.57% +37.68%

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 job vacancy trend in the UK

Windows 7
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.

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 2 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7

Windows 7
Top 13 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 2 August 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 -165 33 £314 +56.88% 6
UK excluding London -142 30 £318 +69.33% 7
London -67 11 £269 +7.50% 1
North of England -67 10 £344 +96.57% 1
North West -52 9 £344 +7.50% 1
Scotland -3 7 £213 +5.59% 3
South East -75 6 £575 +119.05% 1
Midlands -58 3 £250 +25.00% 1
West Midlands -59 3 £250 -51.17%
East of England -19 2 £173 +0.88% 1
Northern Ireland +3 1 £175 -
South West -66 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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (46.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (21.95%) Skype for Business
3 5 (12.20%) SharePoint
4 1 (2.44%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 14 (34.15%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 21 (51.22%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (14.63%) Azure
3 3 (7.32%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 9 (21.95%) Skype
2 8 (19.51%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (14.63%) DNS
3 6 (14.63%) LAN
4 3 (7.32%) DHCP
4 3 (7.32%) Wireless
5 1 (2.44%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (2.44%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (2.44%) RS-232
5 1 (2.44%) TCP/IP
5 1 (2.44%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) SQL Server
General
1 11 (26.83%) Social Skills
2 5 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (12.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (7.32%) Banking
3 3 (7.32%) French Language
3 3 (7.32%) Front Office
3 3 (7.32%) Investment Banking
4 2 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (4.88%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.44%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (43.90%) Support Engineer
2 12 (29.27%) Desktop Engineer
3 5 (12.20%) 1st Line Support
4 4 (9.76%) Desktop Support
4 4 (9.76%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 4 (9.76%) IT Engineer
4 4 (9.76%) IT Support
4 4 (9.76%) IT Support Engineer
4 4 (9.76%) Technical Support
5 3 (7.32%) Azure Engineer
5 3 (7.32%) Desktop Technician
5 3 (7.32%) Technical Engineer
5 3 (7.32%) Technical Support Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) Field Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) Help Desk Support Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) Junior IT Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) Junior IT Support
6 2 (4.88%) Junior Support Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.32%) Software Packaging
2 1 (2.44%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 8 (19.51%) Smartphone
2 6 (14.63%) Onboarding
3 3 (7.32%) Fat Client
3 3 (7.32%) Thin Client
3 3 (7.32%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (4.88%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (4.88%) Virtual Reality
5 1 (2.44%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 41 (100.00%) Windows
2 28 (68.29%) Windows 10
3 6 (14.63%) Windows Server
3 6 (14.63%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (9.76%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (7.32%) Android
5 3 (7.32%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (7.32%) Windows XP
6 2 (4.88%) Apple iOS
6 2 (4.88%) Linux
6 2 (4.88%) Mac OS
6 2 (4.88%) Mac OS X
6 2 (4.88%) Ubuntu
6 2 (4.88%) Windows Server 2003
7 1 (2.44%) AIX
7 1 (2.44%) OpenVMS
7 1 (2.44%) VMS
7 1 (2.44%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (29.27%) Service Management
2 9 (21.95%) Customer Service
2 9 (21.95%) Disk Encryption
2 9 (21.95%) Incident Management
2 9 (21.95%) ITSM
2 9 (21.95%) User Experience
3 6 (14.63%) Asset Management
3 6 (14.63%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (12.20%) Capacity Planning
4 5 (12.20%) Cost Optimisation
4 5 (12.20%) Customer Experience
4 5 (12.20%) Proactive Monitoring
4 5 (12.20%) Service Catalogue
4 5 (12.20%) Validation
5 4 (9.76%) Problem Management
6 3 (7.32%) Application Packaging
6 3 (7.32%) Change Management
6 3 (7.32%) Migration
6 3 (7.32%) Mobile Device Management
6 3 (7.32%) Proactive Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 9 (21.95%) PowerShell
1 9 (21.95%) VBScript
2 8 (19.51%) VB
3 1 (2.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (31.71%) Security Cleared
2 7 (17.07%) SC Cleared
3 6 (14.63%) Degree
4 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (7.32%) A+ Certification
5 3 (7.32%) Azure Certification
5 3 (7.32%) DBS Check
5 3 (7.32%) DV Cleared
5 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 2 (4.88%) MCSE
7 1 (2.44%) HNC
7 1 (2.44%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (24.39%) SLA
System Software
1 24 (58.54%) Active Directory
2 9 (21.95%) BitLocker
3 5 (12.20%) Firmware
3 5 (12.20%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (7.32%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (2.44%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (21.95%) SCCM
2 8 (19.51%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (7.32%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (4.88%) SCOM
5 1 (2.44%) NetBackup
5 1 (2.44%) vCenter Server
5 1 (2.44%) WSUS
Vendors
1 33 (80.49%) Microsoft
2 9 (21.95%) ServiceNow
3 5 (12.20%) Meraki
4 4 (9.76%) Citrix
5 3 (7.32%) Apple
5 3 (7.32%) Google
5 3 (7.32%) VMware
6 2 (4.88%) Juniper
6 2 (4.88%) Oracle
7 1 (2.44%) Cisco
7 1 (2.44%) Veeam
7 1 (2.44%) Veritas