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 23 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 23 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 620 | 466 | 456 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -154 | -10 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 55 | 87 | 107 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.26% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.05% | 1.96% | 1.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 30 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £139 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £255 | £171 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £340 | £245 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.57% | +16.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £492 | £448 | £240 |
| 90th Percentile | £519 | £523 | £360 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £349 | £171 | £213 |
| % change year-on-year | +104.15% | -19.53% | +1.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 37 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.51 | £13.86 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £18.87 | £16.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.50% | -6.18% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.18 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £18.87 | £15.23 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +23.90% | -15.90% |
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 | 5,234 | 4,437 | 5,409 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.71% | 13.45% | 13.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,315 | 2,829 | 3,553 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £190 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £315 | £308 | £326 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.44% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £675 | £680 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £449 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.33% | -3.03% | +2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 363 | 272 | 326 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.63 | £12.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.51 | £17.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £25.08 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.69% | -8.82% | -31.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £57.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.63 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.66 | £24.33 | £38.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.58% | -35.97% | +38.18% |
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
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 23 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 23 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 | -160 | 46 | £349 | +39.64% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -126 | 43 | £349 | +104.15% | 5 |
| North of England | -42 | 23 | £428 | +144.29% | 2 |
| North West | -25 | 22 | £480 | +50.00% | 2 |
| London | -97 | 12 | £269 | +7.50% | 1 |
| Scotland | -7 | 8 | £150 | -25.47% | |
| South East | -72 | 7 | £575 | +109.09% | |
| Midlands | -48 | 3 | £250 | -50.10% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 1 | £175 | - | |
| South West | -68 | 1 | £331 | +154.62% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £160 | - |
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: