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 27 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 540 475 368
Rank change year-on-year -65 -107 +36
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 51 75 242
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.22% 0.55%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.07% 1.59% 3.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 43 157
10th Percentile £126 £156 £136
25th Percentile £134 £220 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £263 £210
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +25.00% +1.20%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £230
90th Percentile £600 £523 £338
UK excluding London median daily rate £171 £295 £210
% change year-on-year -42.03% +40.48% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 6 29
10th Percentile £15.17 £18.86 £14.24
25th Percentile - £22.50 £17.72
Median hourly rate £18.87 £23.59 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year -20.01% +24.62% +2.32%
75th Percentile - £24.18 £23.88
90th Percentile - - £26.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.87 £23.59 £20.00
% change year-on-year -20.01% +17.95% +10.44%

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 4,765 4,725 6,524
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.82% 14.04% 14.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,106 2,954 4,446
10th Percentile £175 £200 £181
25th Percentile £268 £313 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.32%
75th Percentile £560 £588 £600
90th Percentile £665 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £413 £425 £430
% change year-on-year -2.94% -1.16% -4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 354 176 320
10th Percentile £15.38 £16.13 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.94 £17.72
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.75 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -33.38% +16.15% +34.02%
75th Percentile £62.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £26.09
% change year-on-year -22.62% +24.57% +18.59%

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 27 December 2025.

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 13 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 27 December 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 -43 49 £175 -28.57% 19
UK excluding London -71 43 £171 -42.03% 17
South East -26 13 £600 +128.57% 5
East of England -11 11 £127 -63.86% 5
Work from Home +8 9 £127 -27.71% 2
London -14 8 £275 +14.58% 2
South West -2 6 - - 1
North West -20 6 £595 +266.15% 3
North of England -50 6 £595 +266.15% 4
Midlands -37 5 £188 -58.33% 2
East Midlands -18 4 £167 - 1
Wales -3 2 - -
West Midlands -26 1 £188 -58.33% 1

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 8 (15.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (9.80%) Skype for Business
3 3 (5.88%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.96%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 11 (21.57%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 16 (31.37%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (9.80%) Azure
3 2 (3.92%) AWS
3 2 (3.92%) Nutanix
4 1 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.96%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (19.61%) Firewall
2 9 (17.65%) DHCP
2 9 (17.65%) DNS
3 7 (13.73%) VLAN
4 6 (11.76%) LAN
4 6 (11.76%) WAN
5 5 (9.80%) Skype
5 5 (9.80%) VPN
5 5 (9.80%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (5.88%) PuTTY
6 3 (5.88%) SSH
6 3 (5.88%) TCP/IP
6 3 (5.88%) Telnet
7 2 (3.92%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (23.53%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (13.73%) Oracle Database
3 1 (1.96%) SQL Server
General
1 14 (27.45%) Social Skills
2 3 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (5.88%) Banking
2 3 (5.88%) French Language
2 3 (5.88%) Investment Banking
2 3 (5.88%) Public Sector
3 2 (3.92%) Finance
4 1 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (27.45%) Technical Support
2 13 (25.49%) Analyst
2 13 (25.49%) Architect
2 13 (25.49%) Support Analyst
3 11 (21.57%) Technical Analyst
3 11 (21.57%) Technical Support Analyst
4 9 (17.65%) IT Support
5 8 (15.69%) Support Engineer
6 5 (9.80%) IT Analyst
6 5 (9.80%) IT Engineer
6 5 (9.80%) IT Support Analyst
7 3 (5.88%) Azure Engineer
7 3 (5.88%) IT Support Engineer
7 3 (5.88%) Technical Architect
7 3 (5.88%) Technical Engineer
7 3 (5.88%) Technical Support Engineer
8 2 (3.92%) Applications Support
8 2 (3.92%) Desktop Support
8 2 (3.92%) Field Engineer
8 2 (3.92%) Field Service Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (19.61%) Fat Client
1 10 (19.61%) PKI
1 10 (19.61%) Thin Client
2 3 (5.88%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (3.92%) iPad
3 2 (3.92%) iPhone
3 2 (3.92%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.96%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.96%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 51 (100.00%) Windows
2 32 (62.75%) Windows 10
3 13 (25.49%) Windows Server 2003
4 11 (21.57%) AIX
4 11 (21.57%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (9.80%) Linux
5 5 (9.80%) Windows 8
6 3 (5.88%) Mac OS
6 3 (5.88%) Windows Server
6 3 (5.88%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (3.92%) Android
7 2 (3.92%) Unix
7 2 (3.92%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (1.96%) VMS
8 1 (1.96%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (21.57%) Agile
1 11 (21.57%) Break/Fix
1 11 (21.57%) Proactive Monitoring
2 10 (19.61%) Collaborative Working
2 10 (19.61%) Open Source
2 10 (19.61%) Prototyping
3 6 (11.76%) ITSM
4 5 (9.80%) Disk Encryption
4 5 (9.80%) Service Management
5 4 (7.84%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (5.88%) Asset Management
6 3 (5.88%) Customer Experience
6 3 (5.88%) Customer Service
6 3 (5.88%) Incident Management
7 2 (3.92%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (3.92%) Line Management
7 2 (3.92%) Risk Management
8 1 (1.96%) Performance Metrics
8 1 (1.96%) Ticket Management
8 1 (1.96%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 10 (19.61%) Python
2 5 (9.80%) PowerShell
2 5 (9.80%) VB
2 5 (9.80%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 17 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 15 (29.41%) DV Cleared
3 4 (7.84%) SC Cleared
4 3 (5.88%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.96%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.92%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (3.92%) SLA
2 1 (1.96%) RMADS
System Software
1 19 (37.25%) Active Directory
2 8 (15.69%) BitLocker
3 3 (5.88%) Firmware
4 2 (3.92%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (1.96%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (1.96%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 12 (23.53%) SCCM
2 10 (19.61%) WMI
Vendors
1 40 (78.43%) Microsoft
2 13 (25.49%) VMware
3 12 (23.53%) Oracle
4 11 (21.57%) Citrix
5 6 (11.76%) IBM
6 5 (9.80%) ServiceNow
7 4 (7.84%) Dell
8 3 (5.88%) Cisco
8 3 (5.88%) Draytek
8 3 (5.88%) McAfee
9 2 (3.92%) HP
10 1 (1.96%) Bomgar
10 1 (1.96%) SolarWinds