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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 505 | 457 | 408 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -48 | -49 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 71 | 86 | 222 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.20% | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.49% | 1.68% | 3.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 46 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £171 | £135 |
| 25th Percentile | £145 | £226 | £170 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £313 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.00% | +48.81% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £394 | £500 | £244 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £544 | £373 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £171 | £326 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.59% | +55.36% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 6 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.33 | £15.22 | £14.21 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £17.46 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +36.46% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £24.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £28.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +36.46% | - |
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 | 4,770 | 5,110 | 7,108 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.56% | 14.10% | 15.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,064 | 3,137 | 4,810 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £270 | £325 | £303 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -1.04% | -4.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £574 | £583 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £659 | £685 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £410 | £450 | £440 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.89% | +2.27% | -2.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 361 | 213 | 358 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £16.25 | £14.96 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £22.50 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £50.00 | £35.92 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -52.00% | +39.20% | +48.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.94 | £68.18 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.53 | £52.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -57.09% | +90.91% | +23.37% |
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 November 2025.
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 November 2025. 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 | -18 | 68 | £181 | -27.50% | 28 |
| UK excluding London | -48 | 55 | £171 | -47.59% | 22 |
| London | +10 | 16 | £250 | +4.17% | 13 |
| South West | +14 | 15 | - | - | 5 |
| East of England | -2 | 13 | £127 | -63.86% | 3 |
| South East | -5 | 12 | £600 | +93.55% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +11 | 11 | £127 | -65.10% | 3 |
| North West | -18 | 8 | £595 | +266.15% | 1 |
| North of England | -41 | 8 | £595 | +266.15% | 1 |
| Midlands | -34 | 4 | £161 | -64.28% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 3 | £134 | - | 1 |
| Wales | -6 | 2 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -11 | 1 | £163 | -67.50% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -31 | 1 | £188 | -58.33% |
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:
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