Windows 7 Contract Job Trends

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 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 534 471 376
Rank change year-on-year -63 -95 +25
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 53 81 239
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.24% 0.54%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.10% 1.68% 3.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 47 155
10th Percentile £126 £156 £138
25th Percentile £132 £226 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £173 £325 £210
Median % change year-on-year -46.77% +54.76% +1.20%
75th Percentile £506 £500 £230
90th Percentile £600 £542 £309
UK excluding London median daily rate £171 £326 £210
% change year-on-year -47.59% +55.36% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 7 29
10th Percentile £15.58 £15.22 £14.24
25th Percentile - £18.86 £17.72
Median hourly rate £18.87 £23.00 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year -17.96% +21.50% +2.32%
75th Percentile - £24.18 £23.88
90th Percentile - - £26.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.87 £23.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -17.96% +15.00% +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 4,799 4,811 6,633
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.04% 13.98% 15.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,115 3,008 4,517
10th Percentile £175 £200 £182
25th Percentile £263 £319 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.32%
75th Percentile £560 £588 £605
90th Percentile £658 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £408 £426 £431
% change year-on-year -4.34% -1.05% -4.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 362 183 328
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.26 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £32.25
Median % change year-on-year -47.05% +47.29% +32.99%
75th Percentile £63.00 £67.14 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.11 £50.00 £27.00
% change year-on-year -49.78% +85.19% +22.73%

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 job vacancy trend in the UK

Windows 7
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.

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 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.

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 17 December 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 -43 51 £173 -34.10% 11
UK excluding London -79 44 £171 -47.59% 11
South East -24 14 £600 +128.57% 3
East of England -3 11 £127 -63.86% 4
Work from Home +3 9 £127 -27.71% 2
London -9 9 £275 +11.11% 2
South West +2 7 - -
North West -30 6 £595 +266.15%
North of England -50 6 £595 +266.15% 1
Midlands -31 4 £161 -64.28% 2
East Midlands -22 3 £134 - 1
Wales -2 2 - - 1
West Midlands -35 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (13.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (9.43%) Skype for Business
3 3 (5.66%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.89%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 10 (18.87%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 16 (30.19%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (7.55%) Azure
3 2 (3.77%) AWS
3 2 (3.77%) Nutanix
4 1 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.89%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (18.87%) DHCP
1 10 (18.87%) DNS
1 10 (18.87%) Firewall
2 8 (15.09%) VLAN
3 6 (11.32%) LAN
3 6 (11.32%) WAN
4 5 (9.43%) Skype
4 5 (9.43%) VPN
4 5 (9.43%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (7.55%) TCP/IP
6 3 (5.66%) IP Telephony
6 3 (5.66%) PuTTY
6 3 (5.66%) SSH
6 3 (5.66%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (22.64%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (13.21%) Oracle Database
3 1 (1.89%) SQL Server
General
1 15 (28.30%) Social Skills
2 3 (5.66%) Public Sector
3 2 (3.77%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (3.77%) Banking
3 2 (3.77%) Finance
3 2 (3.77%) French Language
3 2 (3.77%) Investment Banking
4 1 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (26.42%) Analyst
1 14 (26.42%) Support Analyst
2 13 (24.53%) Architect
2 13 (24.53%) Technical Support
3 11 (20.75%) Technical Analyst
3 11 (20.75%) Technical Support Analyst
4 8 (15.09%) IT Support
5 7 (13.21%) IT Engineer
5 7 (13.21%) Support Engineer
6 5 (9.43%) IT Analyst
6 5 (9.43%) IT Support Analyst
7 3 (5.66%) IT Support Engineer
7 3 (5.66%) Technical Architect
8 2 (3.77%) Applications Support
8 2 (3.77%) Azure Engineer
8 2 (3.77%) Field Engineer
8 2 (3.77%) Field Service Engineer
8 2 (3.77%) Service Desk Engineer
8 2 (3.77%) Technical Engineer
8 2 (3.77%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (18.87%) Fat Client
1 10 (18.87%) PKI
1 10 (18.87%) Thin Client
2 4 (7.55%) Video Conferencing
3 3 (5.66%) iPad
3 3 (5.66%) iPhone
4 2 (3.77%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.89%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.89%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 53 (100.00%) Windows
2 33 (62.26%) Windows 10
3 13 (24.53%) Windows Server 2003
4 11 (20.75%) AIX
4 11 (20.75%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (9.43%) Linux
6 4 (7.55%) Mac OS
6 4 (7.55%) Windows 8
7 3 (5.66%) Android
7 3 (5.66%) Windows Server
7 3 (5.66%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (3.77%) Unix
8 2 (3.77%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (1.89%) VMS
9 1 (1.89%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (22.64%) Break/Fix
2 11 (20.75%) Agile
2 11 (20.75%) Proactive Monitoring
3 10 (18.87%) Collaborative Working
3 10 (18.87%) Open Source
3 10 (18.87%) Prototyping
4 6 (11.32%) ITSM
5 5 (9.43%) Disk Encryption
5 5 (9.43%) Service Management
6 4 (7.55%) Asset Management
7 3 (5.66%) Customer Experience
7 3 (5.66%) Customer Service
7 3 (5.66%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (5.66%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (5.66%) Ticket Management
8 2 (3.77%) Incident Management
8 2 (3.77%) Line Management
8 2 (3.77%) Risk Management
9 1 (1.89%) Risk Assessment
9 1 (1.89%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 10 (18.87%) Python
2 5 (9.43%) PowerShell
2 5 (9.43%) VB
2 5 (9.43%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 19 (35.85%) Security Cleared
2 15 (28.30%) DV Cleared
3 6 (11.32%) SC Cleared
4 2 (3.77%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.89%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.66%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (3.77%) SLA
3 1 (1.89%) RMADS
System Software
1 19 (35.85%) Active Directory
2 8 (15.09%) BitLocker
3 3 (5.66%) Firmware
4 2 (3.77%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (1.89%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 11 (20.75%) SCCM
2 10 (18.87%) WMI
Vendors
1 40 (75.47%) Microsoft
2 13 (24.53%) VMware
3 12 (22.64%) Oracle
4 11 (20.75%) Citrix
5 6 (11.32%) IBM
6 5 (9.43%) ServiceNow
7 4 (7.55%) Dell
8 3 (5.66%) Cisco
8 3 (5.66%) Draytek
8 3 (5.66%) McAfee
9 1 (1.89%) Bomgar
9 1 (1.89%) HP
9 1 (1.89%) SolarWinds