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 27 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 27 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 629 | 497 | 480 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -132 | -17 | -40 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 55 | 71 | 85 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.03% | 1.59% | 1.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 23 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £157 | £173 |
| 25th Percentile | £261 | £170 | £202 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £344 | £188 | £240 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +83.47% | -21.88% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £492 | £275 | £294 |
| 90th Percentile | £519 | £458 | £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 | 35 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.13 | £12.86 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.51 | £13.87 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £18.87 | £19.10 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -1.18% | +7.76% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £18.87 | £16.19 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +16.55% | -8.63% |
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 | 5,352 | 4,454 | 5,409 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.79% | 13.48% | 14.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,374 | 2,836 | 3,389 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £185 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £280 | £325 |
| 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 | £662 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -5.56% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 404 | 298 | 258 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £16.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.87 | £21.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £25.15 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.38% | -52.10% | +14.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.22 | £57.09 | £69.45 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.32 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £32.40 | £25.15 | £56.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.81% | -55.68% | +23.68% |
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
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 27 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 27 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 | -134 | 46 | £360 | +91.79% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | -107 | 44 | £354 | +107.13% | 2 |
| North of England | -46 | 24 | £480 | +174.29% | 1 |
| North West | -32 | 23 | £484 | +176.43% | 1 |
| London | -83 | 11 | £275 | +10.00% | 5 |
| Scotland | -18 | 8 | £150 | -25.47% | |
| South East | -70 | 7 | £575 | +109.09% | |
| Midlands | -38 | 3 | £250 | +55.52% | |
| West Midlands | -43 | 3 | £250 | +33.33% | |
| South West | -58 | 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: