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 14 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 592 453 382
Rank change year-on-year -139 -71 +27
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 53 72 201
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.24% 0.46%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.11% 1.74% 3.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 26 114
10th Percentile £161 £148 £125
25th Percentile £181 £170 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 £228 £210
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +8.33% +5.00%
75th Percentile £344 £448 £224
90th Percentile £591 £519 £329
UK excluding London median daily rate £250 £200 £210
% change year-on-year +25.00% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 27 45
10th Percentile £20.95 £18.13 £12.75
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.32 £14.27
Median hourly rate £22.50 £18.87 £17.70
Median % change year-on-year +19.24% +6.61% -4.32%
75th Percentile £23.75 - £22.00
90th Percentile £24.05 - £24.17
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £18.87 £17.71
% change year-on-year +19.24% +6.55% -4.27%

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 4,779 4,134 5,872
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.54% 13.98% 13.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,046 2,698 3,883
10th Percentile £188 £200 £186
25th Percentile £316 £313 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £465 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.08% -2.11% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £585 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - -3.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 201 416
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.22 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.00 £17.44 £15.73
Median hourly rate £27.94 £22.00 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +27.00% -7.56% -49.09%
75th Percentile £63.75 £41.25 £62.50
90th Percentile £70.07 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £18.87 £24.18
% change year-on-year +45.73% -21.96% -40.43%

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 14 June 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 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 14 June 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 -126 47 £269 +15.59% 5
UK excluding London -123 43 £250 +25.00% 5
North of England -57 15 £349 +21.43%
North West -33 13 £360 -22.67%
London -88 10 £275 +10.00%
East of England -22 8 £173 - 2
Midlands -56 7 £200 -0.25%
South East -64 7 £575 +130.00% 2
Scotland -17 4 £275 +36.65%
East Midlands -23 4 £200 -0.25%
West Midlands -53 3 £250 -51.17%
Yorkshire - 2 £186 -
Northern Ireland +2 1 £175 -
Wales -17 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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (43.40%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (22.64%) Skype for Business
3 6 (11.32%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (37.74%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (7.55%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 26 (49.06%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (18.87%) Azure
3 5 (9.43%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (22.64%) Skype
1 12 (22.64%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (15.09%) LAN
3 7 (13.21%) DNS
4 6 (11.32%) DHCP
4 6 (11.32%) Wireless
5 4 (7.55%) VLAN
5 4 (7.55%) VPN
5 4 (7.55%) WAN
6 3 (5.66%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (5.66%) TCP/IP
7 2 (3.77%) RS-232
7 2 (3.77%) X.400
8 1 (1.89%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (1.89%) Firewall
8 1 (1.89%) IPv4
8 1 (1.89%) VoIP
8 1 (1.89%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.77%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.89%) Oracle Database
2 1 (1.89%) Oracle Reports
General
1 9 (16.98%) Social Skills
2 7 (13.21%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (11.32%) Banking
3 6 (11.32%) French Language
3 6 (11.32%) Investment Banking
4 4 (7.55%) Front Office
5 3 (5.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (3.77%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.77%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.89%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (32.08%) Support Engineer
2 13 (24.53%) Desktop Engineer
3 12 (22.64%) Technical Support
4 10 (18.87%) Desktop Support
5 9 (16.98%) Analyst
6 8 (15.09%) IT Support
6 8 (15.09%) Technical Analyst
7 6 (11.32%) Azure Engineer
7 6 (11.32%) Support Analyst
7 6 (11.32%) Technical Engineer
7 6 (11.32%) Technical Support Analyst
7 6 (11.32%) Technical Support Engineer
8 5 (9.43%) 1st Line Support
8 5 (9.43%) Architect
8 5 (9.43%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 4 (7.55%) Deskside Support
9 4 (7.55%) Technical Architect
10 2 (3.77%) IT Support Engineer
10 2 (3.77%) IT Support Technician
10 2 (3.77%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.55%) Software Packaging
2 2 (3.77%) X-Windows
3 1 (1.89%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.32%) Onboarding
2 4 (7.55%) Smartphone
3 3 (5.66%) Augmented Reality
3 3 (5.66%) Virtual Reality
4 2 (3.77%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.89%) CCTV
5 1 (1.89%) Fat Client
5 1 (1.89%) PKI
5 1 (1.89%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.89%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 53 (100.00%) Windows
2 40 (75.47%) Windows 10
3 8 (15.09%) Windows Server 2003
4 6 (11.32%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (7.55%) Android
5 4 (7.55%) Apple iOS
5 4 (7.55%) Mac OS X
5 4 (7.55%) Windows 8
5 4 (7.55%) Windows XP
6 3 (5.66%) AIX
6 3 (5.66%) Mac OS
6 3 (5.66%) Windows Server
6 3 (5.66%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (3.77%) Linux
7 2 (3.77%) Ubuntu
7 2 (3.77%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (1.89%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (28.30%) Service Management
2 13 (24.53%) ITSM
3 12 (22.64%) Disk Encryption
4 9 (16.98%) Proactive Monitoring
4 9 (16.98%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (11.32%) Customer Service
5 6 (11.32%) Incident Management
5 6 (11.32%) User Experience
6 5 (9.43%) Application Packaging
6 5 (9.43%) Asset Management
6 5 (9.43%) Migration
7 4 (7.55%) Change Management
7 4 (7.55%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (7.55%) Customer Experience
7 4 (7.55%) Logistics
7 4 (7.55%) Mobile Device Management
7 4 (7.55%) Project Delivery
8 3 (5.66%) Problem Management
8 3 (5.66%) Release Management
9 2 (3.77%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 13 (24.53%) PowerShell
2 12 (22.64%) VBScript
3 11 (20.75%) VB
4 1 (1.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (30.19%) Security Cleared
2 10 (18.87%) SC Cleared
3 9 (16.98%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (15.09%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 7 (13.21%) Degree
5 7 (13.21%) MCSE
6 6 (11.32%) Azure Certification
7 4 (7.55%) DV Cleared
8 3 (5.66%) DBS Check
9 2 (3.77%) HNC
9 2 (3.77%) HND
10 1 (1.89%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.43%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (50.94%) Active Directory
2 13 (24.53%) BitLocker
3 2 (3.77%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (32.08%) SCCM
2 8 (15.09%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (9.43%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.89%) AirWatch
4 1 (1.89%) SCOM
4 1 (1.89%) WMI
Vendors
1 43 (81.13%) Microsoft
2 12 (22.64%) ServiceNow
3 5 (9.43%) Meraki
4 4 (7.55%) Apple
4 4 (7.55%) Citrix
4 4 (7.55%) HP
5 3 (5.66%) Oracle
5 3 (5.66%) VMware
6 1 (1.89%) CheckPoint
6 1 (1.89%) Cisco
6 1 (1.89%) IBM
6 1 (1.89%) Juniper
6 1 (1.89%) MobileIron