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 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 566 | 450 | 359 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -116 | -91 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 49 | 68 | 232 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.23% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.04% | 1.66% | 3.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 34 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £148 | £148 | £122 |
| 25th Percentile | £161 | £163 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £245 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.57% | +16.67% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £444 | £500 | £228 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £514 | £367 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £220 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.32% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 15 | 50 |
| 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 | £23.50 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.05 | £24.18 | £23.76 |
| 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 | 4,690 | 4,102 | 5,813 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 10.13% | 13.93% | 13.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,058 | 2,729 | 3,920 |
| 10th Percentile | £182 | £200 | £183 |
| 25th Percentile | £310 | £320 | £292 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +2.70% | -9.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £592 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £699 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £450 | £445 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | +1.12% | -6.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 325 | 175 | 398 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.55 | £16.35 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.32 | £18.13 | £15.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.00 | £24.66 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.71% | +12.09% | -37.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £62.50 | £59.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £68.00 | £69.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £34.00 | £24.18 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.61% | +15.14% | -28.33% |
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 21 April 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 21 April 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 | -112 | 46 | £206 | -8.56% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | -119 | 38 | £200 | -9.32% | 10 |
| North of England | -61 | 11 | £613 | +276.92% | |
| London | -62 | 11 | £275 | +10.00% | 1 |
| East of England | - | 11 | £173 | - | 7 |
| North West | -47 | 9 | £626 | +270.96% | |
| South East | -56 | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | -31 | 6 | £313 | -3.62% | 2 |
| Midlands | -69 | 5 | £200 | -0.25% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -35 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Scotland | -5 | 1 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 1 | £175 | +18.24% | 1 |
| Wales | -10 | 1 | £150 | - | |
| West Midlands | -63 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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: