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 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 631 | 477 | 474 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -154 | -3 | -45 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 54 | 68 | 86 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.099% | 0.20% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.01% | 1.51% | 1.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 22 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £156 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £269 | £169 | £206 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £344 | £181 | £240 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +89.79% | -24.48% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £492 | £275 | £350 |
| 90th Percentile | £519 | £569 | £550 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £354 | £171 | £240 |
| % change year-on-year | +107.13% | -28.75% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 32 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.13 | £13.87 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.78 | £14.55 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £18.87 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.23% | +24.15% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £18.87 | £16.19 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +16.55% | -8.63% |
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 | 5,326 | 4,503 | 5,342 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.75% | 13.57% | 14.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,358 | 2,868 | 3,332 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £185 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £284 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £450 | £474 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.44% | -5.01% | -5.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £661 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -5.56% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 406 | 303 | 254 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.87 | £22.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £25.15 | £52.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.47% | -52.32% | +20.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £56.68 | £69.45 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.66 | £25.15 | £57.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -55.88% | +41.35% |
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 October 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 4 October 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 | -145 | 45 | £365 | +94.67% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -112 | 44 | £354 | +107.13% | 8 |
| North of England | -45 | 24 | £480 | +174.29% | 1 |
| North West | -23 | 23 | £484 | +176.43% | 1 |
| London | -90 | 10 | £275 | +10.00% | 9 |
| Scotland | -17 | 8 | £150 | -7.69% | |
| South East | -64 | 7 | £575 | +109.09% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -43 | 3 | £250 | +33.33% | |
| Midlands | -44 | 3 | £250 | +55.52% | |
| South West | -55 | 1 | £331 | +154.62% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £160 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £175 | - |
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: