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 10 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 585 | 460 | 371 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -125 | -89 | +17 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 48 | 65 | 225 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.22% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.02% | 1.58% | 3.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 31 | 136 |
| 10th Percentile | £161 | £148 | £135 |
| 25th Percentile | £162 | £158 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £231 | £200 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.63% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £323 | £424 | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | £602 | £514 | £358 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £212 | £200 | £211 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.98% | -5.33% | +5.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 19 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.95 | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £18.32 | £14.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.51 | £17.71 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.56% | +4.52% | -4.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | £21.19 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.05 | £24.18 | £23.17 |
| 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 | 4,699 | 4,113 | 5,729 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.83% | 14.00% | 13.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,044 | 2,701 | 3,874 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £200 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £468 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +1.50% | -8.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £570 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £694 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £430 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.44% | - | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 320 | 182 | 390 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.41 | £12.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.33 | £17.87 | £15.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £23.40 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +102.99% | +6.36% | -42.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £61.16 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £22.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +111.11% | - | -23.21% |
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 10 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 10 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 | -124 | 45 | £250 | +11.11% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | -111 | 38 | £212 | +5.98% | 12 |
| North of England | -56 | 12 | £344 | +111.69% | 6 |
| North West | -35 | 10 | £365 | +116.30% | 6 |
| London | -56 | 10 | £275 | +10.00% | 1 |
| South East | -66 | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 8 | £173 | - | 5 |
| Midlands | -65 | 7 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| East Midlands | -34 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| West Midlands | -58 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Scotland | +1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 1 | £175 | +18.24% | |
| Wales | -12 | 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: