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 14 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 14 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 592 | 453 | 382 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -139 | -71 | +27 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 53 | 72 | 201 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.24% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.11% | 1.74% | 3.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 26 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £161 | £148 | £125 |
| 25th Percentile | £181 | £170 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £263 | £228 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | +8.33% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £344 | £448 | £224 |
| 90th Percentile | £591 | £519 | £329 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £250 | £200 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 27 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.95 | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £18.32 | £14.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.87 | £17.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.24% | +6.61% | -4.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | - | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.05 | - | £24.17 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.87 | £17.71 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.24% | +6.55% | -4.27% |
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 | 4,779 | 4,134 | 5,872 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.54% | 13.98% | 13.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,046 | 2,698 | 3,883 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £200 | £186 |
| 25th Percentile | £316 | £313 | £310 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £460 | £465 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.08% | -2.11% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £585 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 338 | 201 | 416 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.22 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £17.44 | £15.73 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.94 | £22.00 | £23.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.00% | -7.56% | -49.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £41.25 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.07 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £18.87 | £24.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.73% | -21.96% | -40.43% |
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 14 June 2026.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.
Windows 7
Top 14 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 14 June 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 | -126 | 47 | £269 | +15.59% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | -123 | 43 | £250 | +25.00% | 5 |
| North of England | -57 | 15 | £349 | +21.43% | |
| North West | -33 | 13 | £360 | -22.67% | |
| London | -88 | 10 | £275 | +10.00% | |
| East of England | -22 | 8 | £173 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | -56 | 7 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| South East | -64 | 7 | £575 | +130.00% | 2 |
| Scotland | -17 | 4 | £275 | +36.65% | |
| East Midlands | -23 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| West Midlands | -53 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 1 | £175 | - | |
| Wales | -17 | 1 | £150 | - |
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: