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 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 597 | 464 | 381 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -133 | -83 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 51 | 60 | 209 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.06% | 1.50% | 3.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 24 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £161 | £145 | £124 |
| 25th Percentile | £172 | £173 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £256 | £245 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.59% | +16.67% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £344 | £479 | £223 |
| 90th Percentile | £593 | £520 | £329 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £250 | £220 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | +4.76% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 19 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.95 | - | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £18.13 | £14.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.51 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.56% | +4.46% | -4.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | £18.87 | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.05 | - | £24.16 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.51 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.56% | +4.46% | -4.22% |
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 | 4,806 | 3,993 | 5,778 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.78% | 13.83% | 13.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,074 | 2,634 | 3,897 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £200 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £314 | £313 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £459 | £467 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.71% | -1.68% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 347 | 177 | 406 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.12 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.44 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.13 | £22.00 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +55.14% | -2.22% | -48.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £49.75 | £61.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.80 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.25 | £18.94 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +75.60% | -15.84% | -43.18% |
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 30 May 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 30 May 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 | -132 | 48 | £269 | +7.50% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | -100 | 41 | £250 | +13.64% | 8 |
| North of England | -67 | 15 | £349 | +21.43% | 4 |
| North West | -37 | 13 | £360 | -22.67% | 3 |
| London | -68 | 10 | £275 | +10.00% | 1 |
| East of England | -24 | 8 | £173 | - | 1 |
| South East | -64 | 8 | £575 | +124.39% | 2 |
| Midlands | -60 | 7 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| East Midlands | -23 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| West Midlands | -68 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 1 | £175 | - | |
| Scotland | -3 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wales | -14 | 1 | £150 | - |
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: