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 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 597 464 381
Rank change year-on-year -133 -83 +6
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 51 60 209
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.21% 0.49%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.06% 1.50% 3.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 24 123
10th Percentile £161 £145 £124
25th Percentile £172 £173 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £256 £245 £210
Median % change year-on-year +4.59% +16.67% +5.00%
75th Percentile £344 £479 £223
90th Percentile £593 £520 £329
UK excluding London median daily rate £250 £220 £210
% change year-on-year +13.64% +4.76% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 19 47
10th Percentile £20.95 - £12.75
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.13 £14.27
Median hourly rate £22.50 £18.51 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +21.56% +4.46% -4.22%
75th Percentile £23.75 £18.87 £22.00
90th Percentile £24.05 - £24.16
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £18.51 £17.72
% change year-on-year +21.56% +4.46% -4.22%

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 4,806 3,993 5,778
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.78% 13.83% 13.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,074 2,634 3,897
10th Percentile £188 £200 £185
25th Percentile £314 £313 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £459 £467 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.71% -1.68% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - -3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 347 177 406
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.12 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.44 £15.50
Median hourly rate £34.13 £22.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +55.14% -2.22% -48.99%
75th Percentile £65.00 £49.75 £61.56
90th Percentile £72.80 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.25 £18.94 £22.50
% change year-on-year +75.60% -15.84% -43.18%

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 30 May 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 30 May 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 -132 48 £269 +7.50% 8
UK excluding London -100 41 £250 +13.64% 8
North of England -67 15 £349 +21.43% 4
North West -37 13 £360 -22.67% 3
London -68 10 £275 +10.00% 1
East of England -24 8 £173 - 1
South East -64 8 £575 +124.39% 2
Midlands -60 7 £200 -0.25%
East Midlands -23 4 £200 -0.25%
West Midlands -68 3 £250 -51.17%
Yorkshire - 2 £186 - 1
Northern Ireland +5 1 £175 -
Scotland -3 1 - -
Wales -14 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 23 (45.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (23.53%) Skype for Business
3 3 (5.88%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (39.22%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (7.84%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 23 (45.10%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (15.69%) Azure
3 5 (9.80%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (23.53%) Skype
1 12 (23.53%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (15.69%) LAN
3 7 (13.73%) DNS
4 6 (11.76%) DHCP
5 4 (7.84%) VLAN
5 4 (7.84%) VPN
5 4 (7.84%) WAN
6 3 (5.88%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (5.88%) TCP/IP
6 3 (5.88%) Wireless
7 2 (3.92%) Firewall
7 2 (3.92%) RS-232
7 2 (3.92%) X.400
8 1 (1.96%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (1.96%) IPv4
8 1 (1.96%) VoIP
8 1 (1.96%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.92%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.96%) Oracle Database
2 1 (1.96%) Oracle Reports
General
1 9 (17.65%) Social Skills
2 7 (13.73%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (11.76%) Banking
3 6 (11.76%) French Language
3 6 (11.76%) Investment Banking
4 4 (7.84%) Front Office
5 3 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.92%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (3.92%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.92%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.96%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (27.45%) Support Engineer
2 12 (23.53%) Technical Support
3 10 (19.61%) Desktop Engineer
4 9 (17.65%) Analyst
5 8 (15.69%) IT Support
5 8 (15.69%) Technical Analyst
6 7 (13.73%) Desktop Support
7 6 (11.76%) Architect
7 6 (11.76%) Azure Engineer
7 6 (11.76%) Support Analyst
7 6 (11.76%) Technical Engineer
7 6 (11.76%) Technical Support Analyst
7 6 (11.76%) Technical Support Engineer
8 5 (9.80%) 1st Line Support
9 4 (7.84%) Deskside Support
9 4 (7.84%) Technical Architect
10 2 (3.92%) Help Desk Engineer
10 2 (3.92%) IT Support Engineer
10 2 (3.92%) IT Support Technician
10 2 (3.92%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.92%) X-Windows
2 1 (1.96%) Software Packaging
2 1 (1.96%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.76%) Onboarding
2 2 (3.92%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (3.92%) Fat Client
2 2 (3.92%) PKI
2 2 (3.92%) Thin Client
3 1 (1.96%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (1.96%) CCTV
3 1 (1.96%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (1.96%) Smartphone
3 1 (1.96%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 51 (100.00%) Windows
2 40 (78.43%) Windows 10
3 8 (15.69%) Windows Server 2003
4 6 (11.76%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (7.84%) Mac OS X
5 4 (7.84%) Windows 8
6 3 (5.88%) AIX
6 3 (5.88%) Mac OS
6 3 (5.88%) Windows Server
6 3 (5.88%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (3.92%) Android
7 2 (3.92%) Apple iOS
7 2 (3.92%) Linux
7 2 (3.92%) Ubuntu
7 2 (3.92%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (1.96%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (1.96%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (25.49%) ITSM
1 13 (25.49%) Service Management
2 12 (23.53%) Disk Encryption
3 9 (17.65%) Proactive Monitoring
3 9 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (11.76%) Customer Service
4 6 (11.76%) Incident Management
4 6 (11.76%) User Experience
5 5 (9.80%) Asset Management
6 4 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (7.84%) Customer Experience
6 4 (7.84%) Logistics
6 4 (7.84%) Project Delivery
7 3 (5.88%) Agile
8 2 (3.92%) Application Packaging
8 2 (3.92%) Change Management
8 2 (3.92%) Computer Science
8 2 (3.92%) Kalman Filter
8 2 (3.92%) Migration
8 2 (3.92%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (25.49%) PowerShell
2 12 (23.53%) VBScript
3 11 (21.57%) VB
4 2 (3.92%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (29.41%) Security Cleared
2 10 (19.61%) SC Cleared
3 9 (17.65%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (15.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 7 (13.73%) Degree
5 7 (13.73%) MCSE
6 6 (11.76%) Azure Certification
7 5 (9.80%) DV Cleared
8 3 (5.88%) DBS Check
9 2 (3.92%) HNC
9 2 (3.92%) HND
10 1 (1.96%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.92%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (50.98%) Active Directory
2 13 (25.49%) BitLocker
3 2 (3.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (33.33%) SCCM
2 6 (11.76%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (3.92%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (3.92%) WMI
4 1 (1.96%) AirWatch
4 1 (1.96%) SCOM
Vendors
1 44 (86.27%) Microsoft
2 12 (23.53%) ServiceNow
3 5 (9.80%) Meraki
4 4 (7.84%) Citrix
4 4 (7.84%) HP
4 4 (7.84%) VMware
5 3 (5.88%) Oracle
6 2 (3.92%) Apple
7 1 (1.96%) CheckPoint
7 1 (1.96%) Cisco
7 1 (1.96%) IBM
7 1 (1.96%) Juniper
7 1 (1.96%) MobileIron