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 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 627 | 477 | 456 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -150 | -21 | -24 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 55 | 83 | 101 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.25% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.05% | 1.86% | 1.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 28 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £138 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £255 | £167 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £340 | £228 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.23% | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £492 | £309 | £240 |
| 90th Percentile | £519 | £516 | £385 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £349 | £171 | £216 |
| % change year-on-year | +104.15% | -20.92% | +2.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 37 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.51 | £13.30 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £18.87 | £16.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +16.55% | -8.63% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £22.29 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.18 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £18.87 | £14.07 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +34.12% | -22.31% |
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 | 5,262 | 4,452 | 5,403 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.75% | 13.51% | 14.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,332 | 2,832 | 3,524 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £190 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £308 | £330 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £451 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.11% | -5.16% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £669 | £675 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 362 | 271 | 306 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.56 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.51 | £18.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £25.15 | £35.58 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.47% | -29.32% | -16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £57.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.90 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.92 | £25.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.68% | -47.37% | +52.00% |
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 30 August 2026.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.
Windows 7
Top 12 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 August 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 | -139 | 46 | £349 | +50.15% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | -113 | 43 | £349 | +104.15% | 6 |
| North of England | -55 | 23 | £428 | +144.29% | 2 |
| North West | -39 | 22 | £480 | +50.00% | 2 |
| London | -85 | 12 | £269 | +7.50% | 5 |
| Scotland | -15 | 8 | £150 | -25.47% | |
| South East | -65 | 7 | £575 | +109.09% | 1 |
| Midlands | -49 | 3 | £250 | +86.57% | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 3 | £250 | - | 1 |
| South West | -70 | 1 | £331 | +154.62% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £160 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £175 | - |
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: