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 7 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 539 | 460 | 349 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -79 | -111 | +37 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 52 | 67 | 272 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.13% | 0.22% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.09% | 1.51% | 4.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 38 | 168 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £156 | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £161 | £200 | £154 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £206 | £263 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.63% | +25.00% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £500 | £224 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £527 | £309 |
| 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 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.31 | - | £14.27 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.96 | £22.50 | £17.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £18.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +33.22% | -1.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.22 | - | £22.52 |
| 90th Percentile | £22.64 | - | £24.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +27.26% | +2.70% |
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 | 4,751 | 4,434 | 6,376 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.17% | 14.26% | 14.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,166 | 2,757 | 4,294 |
| 10th Percentile | £176 | £197 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £313 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £440 | £475 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.37% | +2.15% | -9.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £588 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £403 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.29% | - | -9.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 338 | 155 | 399 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.70 | £16.16 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.05 | £21.00 | £16.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.79 | £31.08 | £25.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.46% | +23.09% | -1.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.64 | £64.75 | £62.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.99 | £69.50 | £71.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.69 | £28.00 | £25.06 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.96% | +11.74% | -0.80% |
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 7 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 7 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 | -67 | 49 | £212 | -13.49% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | -84 | 44 | £200 | -32.37% | 11 |
| East of England | - | 12 | £127 | - | 3 |
| South East | -34 | 11 | £600 | +60.00% | 1 |
| North of England | -59 | 10 | £619 | +281.08% | 5 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 9 | £127 | -27.71% | 1 |
| North West | -28 | 9 | £626 | +285.23% | 5 |
| London | -27 | 8 | £275 | +35.80% | 3 |
| Midlands | -45 | 6 | £200 | -0.25% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -26 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| Wales | -1 | 2 | £150 | -38.46% | |
| South West | -16 | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £188 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -3 | 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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