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 28 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 28 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 595 | 453 | 398 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -142 | -55 | +21 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 51 | 79 | 191 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.26% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.05% | 1.87% | 3.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 25 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £161 | £147 | £133 |
| 25th Percentile | £172 | £169 | £155 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £269 | £240 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.98% | +14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £344 | £473 | £239 |
| 90th Percentile | £593 | £519 | £358 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £250 | £200 | £211 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -5.33% | +5.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 32 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.95 | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £18.51 | £14.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.87 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.24% | +11.00% | -9.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | - | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.05 | - | £24.17 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.87 | £17.35 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.24% | +8.76% | -6.22% |
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 | 4,853 | 4,219 | 5,910 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.52% | 13.81% | 13.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,096 | 2,739 | 3,890 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £200 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £465 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.43% | -2.21% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £581 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.70% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 332 | 216 | 436 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.60 | £15.50 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.88 | £17.41 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.83 | £22.25 | £24.93 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.58% | -10.74% | -41.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £42.56 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.20 | £66.25 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.44 | £18.87 | £31.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.12% | -39.62% | -6.72% |
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 28 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 28 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 | -153 | 45 | £275 | +10.00% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | -124 | 42 | £250 | +25.00% | 7 |
| North of England | -59 | 15 | £349 | +21.43% | |
| North West | -41 | 13 | £360 | -22.67% | |
| London | -83 | 9 | £275 | +10.00% | 1 |
| East of England | -20 | 8 | £173 | - | 3 |
| South East | -61 | 7 | £575 | +130.00% | 4 |
| Midlands | -60 | 6 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| Scotland | -5 | 4 | £275 | +36.65% | |
| East Midlands | -14 | 3 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| West Midlands | -59 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 1 | £175 | - | |
| Wales | -19 | 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: