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 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 500 | 465 | 409 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | -56 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 70 | 86 | 225 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.20% | 0.23% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.45% | 1.66% | 3.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 46 | 147 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £163 | £136 |
| 25th Percentile | £145 | £226 | £169 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £313 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.00% | +48.81% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £394 | £500 | £246 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £544 | £380 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £171 | £326 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.59% | +55.36% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 6 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.33 | £15.22 | £14.21 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £17.46 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.96% | +36.46% | - |
| 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% | - |
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 | 4,811 | 5,168 | 7,144 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.55% | 14.11% | 15.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,097 | 3,173 | 4,847 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £270 | £325 | £305 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -1.04% | -5.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £584 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £654 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £410 | £450 | £442 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.89% | +1.75% | -1.72% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 365 | 219 | 357 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £16.25 | £14.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £23.45 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £52.50 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -54.29% | +50.00% | +42.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £68.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.56 | £52.50 | £28.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -57.03% | +82.61% | +27.78% |
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 15 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 15 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 | -25 | 67 | £181 | -26.02% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | -48 | 54 | £171 | -47.59% | 17 |
| London | +4 | 16 | £250 | +4.17% | 10 |
| South West | +11 | 14 | - | - | 5 |
| East of England | -8 | 13 | £127 | -63.86% | 2 |
| South East | -7 | 12 | £600 | +93.55% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +15 | 11 | £127 | -27.71% | 3 |
| North West | -18 | 8 | £595 | +252.59% | 2 |
| North of England | -39 | 8 | £595 | +252.59% | 2 |
| Midlands | -36 | 4 | £161 | -64.28% | |
| East Midlands | -16 | 3 | £134 | - | |
| Wales | -2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -19 | 1 | £163 | -67.50% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -30 | 1 | £188 | -58.33% |
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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