Microsoft Windows 7
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Windows 7 skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 476 | 475 | 453 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -22 | -39 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 71 | 94 | 211 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.25% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.61% | 1.74% | 2.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 45 | 142 |
| 10th Percentile | £157 | £140 | £133 |
| 25th Percentile | £170 | £180 | £171 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £201 | £225 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.56% | +7.14% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £276 | £255 | £266 |
| 90th Percentile | £539 | £475 | £393 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £171 | £235 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.23% | +11.90% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 18 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.13 | £12.75 | £12.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £13.03 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £16.19 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.55% | -8.63% | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £23.61 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £24.18 | £48.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £14.27 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.24% | -19.47% | +16.20% |
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 | 4,418 | 5,387 | 7,756 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.53% | 14.16% | 15.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,823 | 3,445 | 5,263 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £200 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £330 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £578 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £673 | £675 | £708 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 272 | 274 | 374 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.53 | £15.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £20.07 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £49.25 | £46.69 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.93% | +5.48% | +95.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | £68.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £52.50 | £45.88 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.10% | +14.43% | +108.55% |
Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows 7 as a proportion of all 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 16 September 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 16 September 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 | +10 | 68 | £201 | -8.52% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 54 | £171 | -27.23% | 20 |
| South West | +45 | 26 | £130 | -40.91% | 1 |
| London | +22 | 17 | £263 | +45.83% | 1 |
| South East | +12 | 11 | £275 | +15.79% | 6 |
| East of England | +11 | 7 | £171 | -51.14% | 3 |
| Midlands | -25 | 4 | £161 | +0.47% | 2 |
| North of England | -13 | 3 | £175 | - | 8 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 3 | £134 | -16.25% | 1 |
| North West | - | 3 | £175 | - | 5 |
| Work from Home | +25 | 2 | £233 | +1.09% | 8 |
| Scotland | -15 | 2 | £201 | -5.29% | |
| Wales | +2 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -13 | 1 | £188 | -58.33% | 1 |
Windows 7
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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