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 12 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 606 458 420
Rank change year-on-year -148 -38 -1
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 48 85 177
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.091% 0.26% 0.41%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.94% 1.92% 3.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 27 95
10th Percentile £161 £150 £136
25th Percentile £162 £170 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £269 £215 £210
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +2.38% +5.00%
75th Percentile £347 £424 £240
90th Percentile £599 £518 £362
UK excluding London median daily rate £263 £200 £215
% change year-on-year +31.25% -6.98% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 34 41
10th Percentile £20.95 £18.13 £12.75
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.51 £14.27
Median hourly rate £22.50 £18.87 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.24% +11.00% -9.16%
75th Percentile £23.75 - £22.00
90th Percentile £24.05 - £24.15
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £18.87 £17.00
% change year-on-year +19.24% +11.00% -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 5,113 4,435 5,889
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.66% 13.58% 13.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,271 2,868 3,852
10th Percentile £190 £200 £190
25th Percentile £314 £313 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £465 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -2.11% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £580 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £463
% change year-on-year - -2.70% +2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 346 238 437
10th Percentile £15.78 £15.50 £12.75
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £26.00 £23.00 £24.86
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -7.46% -41.52%
75th Percentile £63.75 £54.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £67.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.44 £21.28 £31.13
% change year-on-year +24.25% -31.63% +4.97%

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 12 July 2026.

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 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 12 July 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 -144 43 £275 +27.91% 8
UK excluding London -120 40 £263 +31.25% 6
North of England -70 15 £349 +21.43% 1
North West -39 13 £360 -22.67% 1
East of England -19 8 £173 +0.88% 2
London -69 8 £269 +7.50% 4
Midlands -47 6 £225 +12.38% 1
South East -71 6 £575 +130.00% 2
West Midlands -60 4 £250 -51.17% 1
Scotland -13 3 £275 +36.65%
East Midlands -17 2 £200 -0.25%
Yorkshire - 2 £186 -
Northern Ireland +5 1 £175 -
Wales -17 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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (43.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (25.00%) Skype for Business
3 5 (10.42%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (37.50%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 22 (45.83%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (16.67%) Azure
3 5 (10.42%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (25.00%) Skype
1 12 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
2 9 (18.75%) LAN
3 7 (14.58%) DNS
4 6 (12.50%) DHCP
5 5 (10.42%) Wireless
6 4 (8.33%) VLAN
6 4 (8.33%) VPN
6 4 (8.33%) WAN
7 3 (6.25%) Remote Desktop
7 3 (6.25%) TCP/IP
8 2 (4.17%) RS-232
8 2 (4.17%) X.400
9 1 (2.08%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (2.08%) IPv4
9 1 (2.08%) VoIP
9 1 (2.08%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.17%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.08%) Oracle Database
2 1 (2.08%) Oracle Reports
General
1 9 (18.75%) Social Skills
2 5 (10.42%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (8.33%) Banking
3 4 (8.33%) French Language
3 4 (8.33%) Front Office
3 4 (8.33%) Investment Banking
4 3 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (4.17%) Manufacturing
5 2 (4.17%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (29.17%) Support Engineer
2 12 (25.00%) Desktop Engineer
3 10 (20.83%) Technical Support
4 9 (18.75%) Analyst
5 8 (16.67%) Technical Analyst
6 7 (14.58%) Desktop Support
7 6 (12.50%) IT Support
7 6 (12.50%) Support Analyst
7 6 (12.50%) Technical Support Analyst
8 5 (10.42%) 1st Line Support
9 4 (8.33%) Architect
9 4 (8.33%) Azure Engineer
9 4 (8.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 4 (8.33%) Technical Architect
9 4 (8.33%) Technical Engineer
9 4 (8.33%) Technical Support Engineer
10 2 (4.17%) Help Desk Support Engineer
10 2 (4.17%) IT Engineer
10 2 (4.17%) IT Support Technician
10 2 (4.17%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.25%) Software Packaging
2 2 (4.17%) X-Windows
3 1 (2.08%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 6 (12.50%) Onboarding
2 4 (8.33%) Smartphone
3 2 (4.17%) Augmented Reality
3 2 (4.17%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (4.17%) Virtual Reality
4 1 (2.08%) CCTV
4 1 (2.08%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.08%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 48 (100.00%) Windows
2 36 (75.00%) Windows 10
3 8 (16.67%) Windows Server 2003
4 6 (12.50%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (8.33%) Mac OS X
6 3 (6.25%) AIX
6 3 (6.25%) Android
6 3 (6.25%) Apple iOS
6 3 (6.25%) Mac OS
6 3 (6.25%) Windows Server
6 3 (6.25%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (6.25%) Windows XP
7 2 (4.17%) Linux
7 2 (4.17%) Ubuntu
7 2 (4.17%) Windows 8
7 2 (4.17%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (2.08%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (29.17%) Service Management
2 13 (27.08%) ITSM
3 12 (25.00%) Disk Encryption
4 9 (18.75%) Proactive Monitoring
5 7 (14.58%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (12.50%) Customer Service
6 6 (12.50%) User Experience
7 5 (10.42%) Incident Management
8 4 (8.33%) Application Packaging
8 4 (8.33%) Asset Management
8 4 (8.33%) Customer Experience
8 4 (8.33%) Migration
9 3 (6.25%) Change Management
9 3 (6.25%) Mobile Device Management
10 2 (4.17%) Computer Science
10 2 (4.17%) ITIL
10 2 (4.17%) Kalman Filter
10 2 (4.17%) Logistics
10 2 (4.17%) Problem Management
10 2 (4.17%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (27.08%) PowerShell
2 12 (25.00%) VBScript
3 11 (22.92%) VB
Qualifications
1 15 (31.25%) Security Cleared
2 10 (20.83%) SC Cleared
3 9 (18.75%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (16.67%) Degree
4 8 (16.67%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 7 (14.58%) MCSE
6 4 (8.33%) Azure Certification
7 3 (6.25%) DBS Check
7 3 (6.25%) DV Cleared
8 2 (4.17%) HNC
8 2 (4.17%) HND
9 1 (2.08%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.33%) SLA
System Software
1 24 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 13 (27.08%) BitLocker
3 2 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.08%) Firmware
4 1 (2.08%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (31.25%) SCCM
2 8 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (8.33%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (2.08%) AirWatch
4 1 (2.08%) SCOM
Vendors
1 39 (81.25%) Microsoft
2 12 (25.00%) ServiceNow
3 5 (10.42%) Meraki
4 4 (8.33%) Citrix
5 3 (6.25%) Apple
5 3 (6.25%) Oracle
6 2 (4.17%) HP
6 2 (4.17%) VMware
7 1 (2.08%) CheckPoint
7 1 (2.08%) Cisco
7 1 (2.08%) Google
7 1 (2.08%) IBM
7 1 (2.08%) Juniper
7 1 (2.08%) MobileIron