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 13 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 588 | 452 | 385 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -136 | -67 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 53 | 72 | 202 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.24% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.11% | 1.75% | 3.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 26 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £161 | £148 | £126 |
| 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 | £231 |
| 90th Percentile | £591 | £519 | £342 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £250 | £200 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -4.76% | +2.94% |
| 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 | 4,777 | 4,120 | 5,874 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.55% | 13.96% | 13.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,043 | 2,694 | 3,894 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £200 | £188 |
| 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 | - | - | -2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 338 | 198 | 413 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.19 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £17.36 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.94 | £21.95 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.29% | -4.57% | -50.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £41.93 | £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
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 13 June 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 13 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 | -141 | 47 | £269 | +15.59% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | -118 | 43 | £250 | +25.00% | 5 |
| North of England | -52 | 15 | £349 | +21.43% | |
| North West | -29 | 13 | £360 | -22.67% | |
| London | -68 | 10 | £275 | +10.00% | |
| East of England | -21 | 8 | £173 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | -57 | 7 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| South East | -62 | 7 | £575 | +130.00% | 2 |
| Scotland | -12 | 4 | £275 | +36.65% | |
| East Midlands | -19 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| West Midlands | -53 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 1 | £175 | - | |
| Wales | -15 | 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: