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 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 555 | 450 | 328 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -105 | -122 | +57 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 53 | 70 | 275 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.13% | 0.23% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.10% | 1.60% | 4.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 31 | 40 | 176 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £156 | £129 |
| 25th Percentile | £161 | £200 | £152 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £295 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.37% | +40.48% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £500 | £228 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £524 | £358 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £328 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.08% | +55.95% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.68 | - | £14.31 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £22.50 | £16.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +34.33% | -2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.25 | - | £22.51 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.45 | - | £24.80 |
| 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 | 4,813 | 4,379 | 6,171 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 11.56% | 14.31% | 13.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,190 | 2,794 | 4,142 |
| 10th Percentile | £178 | £200 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £318 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +2.15% | -9.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £588 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £699 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £415 | £430 | £430 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.49% | - | -9.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 352 | 149 | 384 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.02 | £16.25 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.18 | £20.94 | £16.53 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.50 | £30.78 | £25.06 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.65% | +22.84% | -5.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £61.70 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.68 | £69.00 | £71.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.81 | £28.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.54% | +12.00% | -5.66% |
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 28 February 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 28 February 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 | -83 | 50 | £200 | -18.57% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | -108 | 45 | £200 | -39.08% | 7 |
| East of England | - | 14 | £150 | - | 3 |
| South East | -43 | 10 | £600 | +60.00% | 2 |
| North of England | -63 | 10 | £619 | +281.08% | 2 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 9 | £127 | -27.71% | 1 |
| North West | -37 | 9 | £626 | +285.23% | 2 |
| London | -37 | 8 | £275 | +57.14% | 3 |
| Midlands | -57 | 6 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| East Midlands | -22 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| Wales | -7 | 2 | £150 | -36.84% | |
| South West | -26 | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -50 | 2 | £188 | -63.38% | |
| Scotland | -3 | 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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