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 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 646 | 484 | 486 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -162 | +2 | -62 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 49 | 69 | 84 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.090% | 0.21% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.93% | 1.52% | 1.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 36 | 23 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £128 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £295 | £158 | £206 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £360 | £171 | £240 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +110.29% | -28.75% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £494 | £263 | £350 |
| 90th Percentile | £519 | £538 | £550 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £365 | £171 | £240 |
| % change year-on-year | +113.45% | -28.75% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 31 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.13 | £14.95 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £15.22 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £18.87 | £24.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -21.86% | +36.29% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £18.87 | £24.18 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -21.96% | +36.46% |
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 | 5,292 | 4,550 | 5,329 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.70% | 13.74% | 14.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,339 | 2,910 | 3,295 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £185 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £281 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £450 | £473 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.44% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £653 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £425 | £445 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -4.49% | -1.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 403 | 308 | 251 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.45 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.86 | £23.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £25.08 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.77% | -54.41% | +25.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £43.75 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.32 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.77 | £23.50 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.66% | -59.13% | +35.29% |
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 11 October 2026.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.
Windows 7
Top 10 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 11 October 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 | -144 | 41 | £375 | +116.76% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | -109 | 40 | £365 | +113.45% | 5 |
| North West | -29 | 23 | £484 | +176.43% | |
| North of England | -54 | 23 | £484 | +176.43% | 1 |
| London | -91 | 9 | £270 | +8.00% | 6 |
| Scotland | -17 | 8 | £150 | -7.69% | |
| South East | -73 | 5 | £575 | +109.09% | 1 |
| Midlands | -45 | 3 | £250 | +55.52% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -47 | 3 | £250 | +33.33% | 1 |
| South West | -50 | 1 | £331 | +154.62% | 1 |
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: