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 19 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 611 | 462 | 412 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -149 | -50 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 41 | 91 | 172 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.077% | 0.28% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.80% | 2.06% | 2.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 29 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £161 | £153 | £139 |
| 25th Percentile | £163 | £171 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £275 | £200 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £344 | £375 | £240 |
| 90th Percentile | £374 | £516 | £366 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £275 | £200 | £214 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -6.43% | +6.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 37 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.95 | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £18.51 | £14.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.87 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.24% | +11.00% | -9.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | - | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.05 | - | £24.15 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.87 | £16.19 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.24% | +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 | 5,110 | 4,423 | 5,808 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.65% | 13.50% | 13.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,246 | 2,851 | 3,815 |
| 10th Percentile | £191 | £200 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £319 | £313 | £321 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £463 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.54% | -2.63% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.70% | +2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 346 | 247 | 411 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.78 | £15.50 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £18.10 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £23.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -8.00% | -41.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £54.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.40 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.44 | £21.59 | £31.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.46% | -30.91% | - |
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 19 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 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -169 | 36 | £275 | +37.50% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | -143 | 33 | £275 | +37.50% | 12 |
| North of England | -69 | 12 | £344 | +96.57% | 2 |
| North West | -47 | 10 | £344 | +7.50% | 2 |
| London | -87 | 8 | £269 | +7.50% | 3 |
| South East | -73 | 6 | £575 | +130.00% | 3 |
| East of England | -16 | 5 | £173 | +0.88% | 1 |
| Midlands | -52 | 5 | £250 | +25.00% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -60 | 4 | £250 | -51.17% | 1 |
| Scotland | -16 | 3 | £275 | +36.65% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 1 | £175 | - | |
| East Midlands | -16 | 1 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| Wales | -16 | 1 | £150 | - |
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: