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 4 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 568 | 463 | 368 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -105 | -95 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 48 | 64 | 225 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.22% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.04% | 1.56% | 3.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 30 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £158 | £147 | £131 |
| 25th Percentile | £161 | £158 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £212 | £220 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.65% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £315 | £493 | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | £604 | £515 | £360 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.25% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 19 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.95 | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £18.32 | £14.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.51 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.56% | +4.46% | -4.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | £21.19 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.05 | £24.18 | £22.93 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.51 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.56% | +4.46% | -4.22% |
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 | 4,637 | 4,107 | 5,765 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.83% | 14.02% | 13.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,008 | 2,706 | 3,887 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £200 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £319 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +1.06% | -6.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £589 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £655 | £699 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £430 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.44% | - | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 318 | 184 | 394 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.01 | £16.15 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.74 | £18.10 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.10 | £24.09 | £22.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +87.22% | +9.13% | -43.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £22.88 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +107.65% | +1.67% | -25.00% |
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 4 May 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 4 May 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 | -111 | 45 | £213 | -5.56% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | -112 | 38 | £200 | -0.25% | 12 |
| North of England | -59 | 11 | £340 | +108.92% | 5 |
| London | -51 | 10 | £275 | +10.00% | 1 |
| North West | -36 | 9 | £468 | +188.15% | 5 |
| South East | -53 | 9 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 9 | £173 | - | 5 |
| Midlands | -72 | 6 | £200 | -0.25% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| West Midlands | -62 | 2 | £250 | -51.17% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 1 | £175 | +18.24% | |
| Scotland | -10 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wales | -14 | 1 | £150 | - | |
| Work from Home | -35 | 1 | £127 | -73.37% | 3 |
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: