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 17 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 501 | 471 | 421 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | -50 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 67 | 89 | 215 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.20% | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.46% | 1.69% | 2.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 46 | 139 |
| 10th Percentile | £136 | £190 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £160 | £220 | £181 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £173 | £240 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.92% | +14.29% | -1.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £269 | £475 | £249 |
| 90th Percentile | £569 | £544 | £339 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £171 | £243 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.48% | +15.48% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 8 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.33 | £15.22 | £12.44 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.31 | £14.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.17 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.91% | +36.37% | +9.05% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £24.18 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +36.46% | +18.13% |
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 | 4,595 | 5,271 | 7,358 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.80% | 14.07% | 15.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,931 | 3,249 | 5,005 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £200 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £276 | £326 | £323 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -4.04% | -1.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £420 | £449 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.46% | -0.22% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 325 | 245 | 356 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £16.25 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £22.50 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.50 | £53.00 | £44.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.77% | +19.32% | +85.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £68.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.79 | £56.75 | £41.41 |
| % change year-on-year | -59.84% | +37.02% | +84.06% |
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 17 October 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 17 October 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 | +6 | 64 | £175 | -28.57% | 25 |
| UK excluding London | -27 | 52 | £171 | -29.48% | 28 |
| South West | +35 | 20 | - | - | |
| London | +1 | 15 | £250 | +8.70% | 5 |
| South East | +5 | 13 | £275 | +12.24% | 14 |
| East of England | +3 | 9 | £171 | -51.14% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +15 | 4 | £171 | -68.95% | 7 |
| Midlands | -27 | 4 | £161 | -64.28% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 3 | £134 | - | |
| North West | -18 | 3 | £175 | - | 6 |
| North of England | -26 | 3 | £175 | - | 6 |
| Wales | -2 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -12 | 1 | £163 | -32.29% | 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:
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