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 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 533 | 452 | 363 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -81 | -89 | +37 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 48 | 68 | 239 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.13% | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.03% | 1.55% | 3.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 39 | 154 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £156 | £137 |
| 25th Percentile | £148 | £219 | £157 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £263 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.00% | +25.00% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £394 | £500 | £226 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £525 | £340 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £175 | £263 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +25.00% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 6 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.11 | £18.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.13 | £22.50 | £17.70 |
| 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 | - | - | £25.00 |
| 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 | 4,642 | 4,391 | 6,352 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.69% | 14.00% | 14.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,060 | 2,736 | 4,335 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £200 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £264 | £317 | £298 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | -7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £670 | £689 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £411 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.29% | - | -5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 331 | 164 | 313 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £16.25 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £21.00 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £33.25 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.36% | +10.83% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.70 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £30.78 | £25.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.78% | +22.24% | +11.91% |
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 13 January 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 13 January 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 | -71 | 45 | £200 | -18.57% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | -65 | 42 | £175 | -33.33% | 17 |
| South East | -28 | 13 | £600 | +128.57% | 3 |
| East of England | - | 11 | £127 | - | 5 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 9 | £127 | -27.71% | 2 |
| North West | -26 | 6 | £595 | +266.15% | 6 |
| London | -36 | 6 | £275 | +13.40% | 2 |
| Midlands | -39 | 6 | £194 | - | 1 |
| North of England | -58 | 6 | £595 | +266.15% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 5 | £200 | - | 1 |
| South West | -19 | 3 | - | - | |
| Wales | -5 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -8 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £188 | - |
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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