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 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 577 | 450 | 329 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -127 | -121 | +38 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 51 | 77 | 272 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.12% | 0.26% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.08% | 1.83% | 4.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 44 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £156 | £128 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £194 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £339 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.11% | +61.31% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £500 | £228 |
| 90th Percentile | £627 | £523 | £356 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £350 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.00% | +66.67% | +3.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 8 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.68 | - | £14.27 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.51 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £23.00 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.96% | +27.78% | -2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.25 | £24.18 | £22.51 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.45 | - | £24.40 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £23.00 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.96% | +21.05% | +2.70% |
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 | 4,744 | 4,212 | 6,020 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 10.99% | 14.34% | 13.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,107 | 2,764 | 4,024 |
| 10th Percentile | £180 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £283 | £318 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £447 | £475 | £452 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.89% | +5.20% | -12.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £657 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £450 | £430 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +4.65% | -9.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 352 | 157 | 403 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £16.60 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £18.51 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.81 | £28.00 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.54% | +24.44% | -15.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £63.75 | £59.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £24.66 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.76% | +9.60% | -13.46% |
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 17 March 2026.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.
Windows 7
Top 15 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 17 March 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 | -103 | 48 | £200 | -24.00% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -118 | 43 | £200 | -43.00% | 5 |
| East of England | - | 14 | £150 | - | 5 |
| North of England | -70 | 10 | £619 | +281.08% | |
| Work from Home | -24 | 9 | £127 | -61.08% | 2 |
| North West | -35 | 9 | £626 | +270.96% | |
| South East | -48 | 9 | £600 | +60.00% | |
| London | -52 | 8 | £275 | +29.41% | |
| Midlands | -58 | 5 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| East Midlands | -32 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| Wales | -11 | 2 | £150 | -36.84% | |
| South West | -27 | 2 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -2 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -66 | 1 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £213 | - |
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: