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 12 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 606 | 458 | 420 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -148 | -38 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 48 | 85 | 177 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.091% | 0.26% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.94% | 1.92% | 3.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 27 | 95 |
| 10th Percentile | £161 | £150 | £136 |
| 25th Percentile | £162 | £170 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £269 | £215 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | +2.38% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £347 | £424 | £240 |
| 90th Percentile | £599 | £518 | £362 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £263 | £200 | £215 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.25% | -6.98% | +7.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 34 | 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 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.24% | +11.00% | -8.11% |
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 | 5,113 | 4,435 | 5,889 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.66% | 13.58% | 13.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,271 | 2,868 | 3,852 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £200 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £314 | £313 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £465 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.11% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £580 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.70% | +2.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 346 | 238 | 437 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.78 | £15.50 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £18.01 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £23.00 | £24.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -7.46% | -41.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £54.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.44 | £21.28 | £31.13 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.25% | -31.63% | +4.97% |
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 12 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 12 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 | -144 | 43 | £275 | +27.91% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | -120 | 40 | £263 | +31.25% | 6 |
| North of England | -70 | 15 | £349 | +21.43% | 1 |
| North West | -39 | 13 | £360 | -22.67% | 1 |
| East of England | -19 | 8 | £173 | +0.88% | 2 |
| London | -69 | 8 | £269 | +7.50% | 4 |
| Midlands | -47 | 6 | £225 | +12.38% | 1 |
| South East | -71 | 6 | £575 | +130.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -60 | 4 | £250 | -51.17% | 1 |
| Scotland | -13 | 3 | £275 | +36.65% | |
| East Midlands | -17 | 2 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 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: