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 23 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 620 466 456
Rank change year-on-year -154 -10 -8
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 55 87 107
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.26% 0.28%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.05% 1.96% 1.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 30 53
10th Percentile £150 £139 £140
25th Percentile £255 £171 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 £245 £210
Median % change year-on-year +38.57% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £492 £448 £240
90th Percentile £519 £523 £360
UK excluding London median daily rate £349 £171 £213
% change year-on-year +104.15% -19.53% +1.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 37 26
10th Percentile - £18.13 £12.75
25th Percentile - £18.51 £13.86
Median hourly rate - £18.87 £16.63
Median % change year-on-year - +13.50% -6.18%
75th Percentile - - £22.00
90th Percentile - - £24.18
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £18.87 £15.23
% change year-on-year - +23.90% -15.90%

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 5,234 4,437 5,409
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.71% 13.45% 13.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,315 2,829 3,553
10th Percentile £193 £190 £200
25th Percentile £315 £308 £326
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £663 £675 £680
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £449 £463
% change year-on-year +0.33% -3.03% +2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 363 272 326
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.63 £12.40
25th Percentile £17.25 £18.51 £17.69
Median hourly rate £26.00 £25.08 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.69% -8.82% -31.53%
75th Percentile £65.00 £57.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.63 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.66 £24.33 £38.00
% change year-on-year +9.58% -35.97% +38.18%

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 23 August 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 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 23 August 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 -160 46 £349 +39.64% 6
UK excluding London -126 43 £349 +104.15% 5
North of England -42 23 £428 +144.29% 2
North West -25 22 £480 +50.00% 2
London -97 12 £269 +7.50% 1
Scotland -7 8 £150 -25.47%
South East -72 7 £575 +109.09%
Midlands -48 3 £250 -50.10% 1
West Midlands -50 3 £250 -51.17% 1
Northern Ireland +2 1 £175 -
South West -68 1 £331 +154.62% 1
Yorkshire - 1 £160 -

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 29 (52.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (30.91%) Skype for Business
3 5 (9.09%) SharePoint
4 2 (3.64%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 23 (41.82%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.45%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 21 (38.18%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (10.91%) Azure
3 3 (5.45%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 17 (30.91%) Skype
2 13 (23.64%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (21.82%) DNS
3 12 (21.82%) LAN
4 8 (14.55%) DHCP
5 6 (10.91%) VLAN
5 6 (10.91%) VPN
5 6 (10.91%) WAN
6 3 (5.45%) Wireless
7 1 (1.82%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (1.82%) Remote Desktop
General
1 13 (23.64%) Social Skills
2 6 (10.91%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (7.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (5.45%) Banking
4 3 (5.45%) French Language
4 3 (5.45%) Front Office
4 3 (5.45%) Investment Banking
5 2 (3.64%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (3.64%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.82%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.82%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (34.55%) Support Engineer
2 15 (27.27%) Desktop Engineer
3 5 (9.09%) 1st Line Support
3 5 (9.09%) Desktop Support
3 5 (9.09%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 4 (7.27%) Desktop Technician
5 3 (5.45%) Azure Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) IT Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) IT Support
5 3 (5.45%) IT Support Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Service Desk Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Technical Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) Technical Support
5 3 (5.45%) Technical Support Engineer
5 3 (5.45%) VMware Engineer
6 2 (3.64%) 2nd Line Support
6 2 (3.64%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 2 (3.64%) Field Support Engineer
6 2 (3.64%) Help Desk Engineer
6 2 (3.64%) Help Desk Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.45%) Software Packaging
2 1 (1.82%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 10 (18.18%) Smartphone
2 6 (10.91%) Onboarding
3 4 (7.27%) Fat Client
3 4 (7.27%) Thin Client
3 4 (7.27%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (3.64%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (3.64%) Virtual Reality
5 1 (1.82%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 55 (100.00%) Windows
2 42 (76.36%) Windows 10
3 7 (12.73%) Windows Server
4 6 (10.91%) Windows Server 2008
5 5 (9.09%) Windows Server 2003
6 4 (7.27%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (7.27%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (5.45%) Android
7 3 (5.45%) Windows XP
8 2 (3.64%) Apple iOS
8 2 (3.64%) Linux
8 2 (3.64%) Mac OS
8 2 (3.64%) Mac OS X
8 2 (3.64%) OpenVMS
8 2 (3.64%) Ubuntu
8 2 (3.64%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (36.36%) Service Management
2 17 (30.91%) Disk Encryption
3 16 (29.09%) ITSM
4 11 (20.00%) Customer Service
4 11 (20.00%) Incident Management
5 9 (16.36%) User Experience
6 8 (14.55%) Application Packaging
6 8 (14.55%) Asset Management
7 7 (12.73%) Capacity Planning
7 7 (12.73%) Cost Optimisation
7 7 (12.73%) Service Catalogue
7 7 (12.73%) Validation
8 6 (10.91%) Customer Experience
8 6 (10.91%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (10.91%) Task Automation
9 5 (9.09%) Problem Management
9 5 (9.09%) Test Automation
10 3 (5.45%) Change Management
10 3 (5.45%) Migration
10 3 (5.45%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (40.00%) PowerShell
2 17 (30.91%) VBScript
3 16 (29.09%) VB
4 2 (3.64%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (47.27%) Security Cleared
2 18 (32.73%) SC Cleared
3 6 (10.91%) Degree
4 4 (7.27%) A+ Certification
4 4 (7.27%) DV Cleared
5 3 (5.45%) Azure Certification
5 3 (5.45%) DBS Check
5 3 (5.45%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.82%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (21.82%) SLA
System Software
1 31 (56.36%) Active Directory
2 17 (30.91%) BitLocker
3 8 (14.55%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (12.73%) Firmware
5 6 (10.91%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (1.82%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 22 (40.00%) SCCM
2 9 (16.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (5.45%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (3.64%) NetBackup
4 2 (3.64%) SCOM
4 2 (3.64%) WSUS
5 1 (1.82%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 41 (74.55%) Microsoft
2 16 (29.09%) ServiceNow
3 10 (18.18%) VMware
4 6 (10.91%) CyberArk
5 5 (9.09%) Ivanti
5 5 (9.09%) Meraki
6 4 (7.27%) Google
7 3 (5.45%) Apple
8 2 (3.64%) Citrix
8 2 (3.64%) Juniper
8 2 (3.64%) Oracle
8 2 (3.64%) Veeam
8 2 (3.64%) Veritas
9 1 (1.82%) Cisco