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 22 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 505 | 458 | 400 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | -58 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 69 | 91 | 229 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.43% | 1.76% | 3.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 46 | 147 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £159 | £136 |
| 25th Percentile | £145 | £226 | £169 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £326 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.36% | +55.36% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £394 | £500 | £244 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £544 | £364 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £171 | £339 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -49.52% | +61.31% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 11 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.33 | £15.22 | £14.21 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £22.50 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +36.46% | -1.56% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £24.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £28.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +36.46% | -1.56% |
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 | 4,833 | 5,173 | 7,101 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.45% | 14.08% | 15.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,123 | 3,165 | 4,821 |
| 10th Percentile | £181 | £200 | £182 |
| 25th Percentile | £274 | £325 | £305 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -1.04% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £573 | £588 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £659 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £410 | £450 | £443 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.89% | +1.69% | -1.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 373 | 226 | 352 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £16.25 | £15.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £22.50 | £18.45 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £49.50 | £34.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -51.52% | +42.45% | +39.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.58 | £50.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.85% | +81.82% | +22.22% |
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 22 November 2025.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
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 22 November 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 | -20 | 66 | £181 | -27.50% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | -63 | 54 | £171 | -49.52% | 18 |
| London | +6 | 15 | £250 | +4.17% | 9 |
| South West | +7 | 13 | - | - | 3 |
| East of England | -1 | 13 | £127 | -63.86% | 2 |
| South East | -12 | 13 | £600 | +60.00% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 11 | £127 | -27.71% | 3 |
| North West | -23 | 8 | £595 | +252.59% | |
| North of England | -36 | 8 | £595 | +252.59% | |
| Midlands | -42 | 4 | £161 | -64.28% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 3 | £134 | - | |
| Wales | -6 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Scotland | -15 | 1 | £163 | -67.50% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -28 | 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:
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