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 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 532 | 464 | 366 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -68 | -98 | +22 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 46 | 70 | 241 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.13% | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.98% | 1.55% | 3.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 41 | 156 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £156 | £138 |
| 25th Percentile | £134 | £220 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £188 | £263 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +25.00% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £500 | £230 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £523 | £338 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £171 | £263 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.86% | +25.00% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.15 | £18.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.96 | £22.50 | £17.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £23.59 | £18.93 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.01% | +24.62% | +2.32% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £24.18 | £23.81 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £25.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £23.59 | £18.86 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.01% | +25.08% | +4.14% |
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 | 4,689 | 4,524 | 6,375 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.74% | 13.96% | 14.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,080 | 2,817 | 4,337 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £200 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £317 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | -6.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £669 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.94% | - | -5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 345 | 172 | 314 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.09 | £16.25 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £20.94 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | - | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.25 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.20 | £70.00 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £28.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.18% | +1.82% | +23.37% |
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 4 January 2026.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.
Windows 7
Top 13 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 4 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 | -53 | 44 | £188 | -23.47% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | -71 | 40 | £171 | -34.86% | 11 |
| South East | -30 | 12 | £600 | +128.57% | 2 |
| East of England | - | 10 | £127 | - | 4 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 9 | £127 | -27.71% | 2 |
| London | -12 | 6 | £275 | +13.40% | 2 |
| North West | -23 | 6 | £595 | +266.15% | 3 |
| North of England | -52 | 6 | £595 | +266.15% | 3 |
| South West | -6 | 5 | - | - | |
| Midlands | -39 | 5 | £188 | -58.33% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 4 | £167 | - | 1 |
| Wales | -5 | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -42 | 1 | £188 | -58.33% |
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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