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 16 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 577 | 464 | 356 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -113 | -108 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 52 | 71 | 242 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.24% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.10% | 1.74% | 4.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 31 | 36 | 149 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £152 | £122 |
| 25th Percentile | £161 | £167 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £263 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.00% | +25.00% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £388 | £500 | £228 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £513 | £370 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £263 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.00% | +25.00% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 15 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.32 | £18.13 | £13.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.98 | £18.32 | £14.32 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.50 | £18.51 | £17.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.15% | +3.64% | -3.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.25 | £23.50 | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.85 | £24.18 | £24.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.50 | £18.51 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.15% | +2.83% | -2.70% |
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 | 4,723 | 4,086 | 5,934 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 10.28% | 13.95% | 13.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,092 | 2,722 | 3,983 |
| 10th Percentile | £181 | £200 | £183 |
| 25th Percentile | £309 | £320 | £293 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +2.15% | -9.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £662 | £699 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | - | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 325 | 176 | 409 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.33 | £16.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.54 | £18.13 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £24.42 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.66% | +11.00% | -26.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.50 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £68.00 | £66.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.88 | £24.18 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.30% | +20.90% | -27.27% |
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 16 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 16 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 | -98 | 48 | £200 | -24.00% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | -111 | 41 | £200 | -24.00% | 8 |
| East of England | - | 12 | £173 | - | 6 |
| London | -52 | 11 | £275 | +10.00% | 2 |
| North of England | -70 | 11 | £613 | +276.92% | |
| North West | -35 | 9 | £626 | +270.96% | |
| South East | -55 | 9 | - | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | -36 | 7 | £127 | -61.08% | 3 |
| Midlands | -70 | 5 | £200 | -0.25% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -34 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| Wales | -15 | 2 | £150 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £186 | - | |
| Scotland | -2 | 1 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 1 | £175 | +18.24% | |
| West Midlands | -60 | 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: