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 5 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 605 | 472 | 390 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -133 | -82 | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 51 | 82 | 189 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.099% | 0.26% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.02% | 1.88% | 3.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 26 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £161 | £148 | £133 |
| 25th Percentile | £163 | £169 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £263 | £228 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | +8.33% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £344 | £448 | £240 |
| 90th Percentile | £596 | £519 | £360 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £250 | £200 | £211 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -5.33% | +5.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 32 | 43 |
| 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 | - | £24.17 |
| 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 | 4,982 | 4,352 | 5,927 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.63% | 13.71% | 13.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,190 | 2,817 | 3,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £200 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £465 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -2.21% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £580 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.70% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 334 | 224 | 435 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.58 | £15.50 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £17.44 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.22 | £22.78 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.10% | -8.88% | -41.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £42.56 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.93 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.00 | £19.07 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.34% | -45.51% | +16.67% |
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 5 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 5 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 | -146 | 45 | £269 | +15.59% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | -134 | 43 | £250 | +25.00% | 4 |
| North of England | -65 | 15 | £349 | +21.43% | |
| North West | -35 | 13 | £360 | -22.67% | |
| East of England | -25 | 8 | £173 | +0.88% | 3 |
| London | -90 | 8 | £269 | +7.50% | 2 |
| Midlands | -58 | 7 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| South East | -59 | 7 | £575 | +130.00% | 1 |
| Scotland | -12 | 4 | £275 | +36.65% | |
| West Midlands | -61 | 4 | £250 | -51.17% | |
| East Midlands | -16 | 3 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 1 | £175 | - | |
| Wales | -19 | 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: