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 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 21 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 596 | 458 | 399 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -138 | -59 | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 52 | 76 | 198 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.25% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.07% | 1.82% | 3.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 26 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £161 | £148 | £129 |
| 25th Percentile | £172 | £170 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £269 | £228 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.13% | +8.33% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £344 | £448 | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | £593 | £519 | £350 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £250 | £200 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 30 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.95 | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £18.51 | £14.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.87 | £17.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.24% | +8.76% | -7.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | - | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.05 | - | £24.17 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.87 | £17.70 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.24% | +6.61% | -4.32% |
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 | 4,839 | 4,168 | 5,903 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.55% | 13.93% | 13.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,098 | 2,718 | 3,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £200 | £189 |
| 25th Percentile | £317 | £313 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £465 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.54% | -2.11% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £585 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £454 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -0.88% | -1.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 331 | 207 | 433 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.43 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £17.44 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.48 | £22.00 | £24.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.00% | -9.02% | -45.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.38 | £41.25 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.23 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.69 | £18.87 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.74% | -27.42% | -30.67% |
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 21 June 2026.
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 21 June 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 | -126 | 46 | £275 | +18.28% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -108 | 42 | £250 | +25.00% | 6 |
| North of England | -63 | 15 | £349 | +21.43% | |
| North West | -33 | 13 | £360 | -22.67% | |
| London | -77 | 10 | £275 | +10.00% | |
| East of England | -20 | 8 | £173 | - | 3 |
| South East | -66 | 7 | £575 | +130.00% | 2 |
| Midlands | -59 | 6 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| Scotland | -5 | 4 | £275 | +36.65% | |
| East Midlands | -18 | 3 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| West Midlands | -57 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 1 | £175 | - | |
| Wales | -16 | 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: