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 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 530 | 454 | 362 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -76 | -92 | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 54 | 65 | 249 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.13% | 1.46% | 3.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 38 | 159 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £156 | £132 |
| 25th Percentile | £161 | £220 | £155 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £212 | £263 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | +25.00% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £500 | £229 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | £527 | £310 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £295 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.37% | +40.48% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.31 | - | £14.62 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.96 | £22.50 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £18.93 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +27.73% | +2.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.22 | - | £23.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £22.64 | - | £25.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +20.90% | +8.11% |
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 | 4,770 | 4,441 | 6,334 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.55% | 14.05% | 14.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,160 | 2,764 | 4,284 |
| 10th Percentile | £173 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £319 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | -7.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £695 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.53% | - | -5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 337 | 161 | 356 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.60 | £16.25 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £21.05 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £35.00 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +16.67% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £63.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £71.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.50 | £32.50 | £25.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.69% | +28.71% | +6.14% |
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 24 January 2026.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.
Windows 7
Top 15 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 24 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 | -51 | 52 | £212 | -15.22% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | -70 | 47 | £200 | -32.37% | 9 |
| East of England | - | 13 | £149 | - | 2 |
| South East | -34 | 12 | £600 | +128.57% | 1 |
| North of England | -58 | 10 | £619 | +281.08% | 3 |
| Work from Home | -19 | 9 | £127 | -27.71% | |
| North West | -29 | 9 | £626 | +285.23% | 3 |
| Midlands | -39 | 8 | £200 | - | 1 |
| London | -14 | 7 | £275 | +13.40% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 6 | £200 | - | |
| South West | -16 | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £188 | - | 1 |
| Wales | -8 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -11 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £213 | - |
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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