Windows 7 Contract Job Trends

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 job vacancy trend in the UK

Windows 7
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.

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.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.

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:

Application Platforms
1 17 (32.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (17.31%) Skype for Business
3 3 (5.77%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (34.62%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 21 (40.38%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (17.31%) Azure
3 5 (9.62%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.92%) AWS
4 1 (1.92%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 15 (28.85%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (21.15%) DHCP
2 11 (21.15%) DNS
2 11 (21.15%) LAN
3 9 (17.31%) Skype
3 9 (17.31%) VLAN
3 9 (17.31%) VPN
3 9 (17.31%) WAN
4 6 (11.54%) Firewall
5 3 (5.77%) Remote Desktop
5 3 (5.77%) TCP/IP
5 3 (5.77%) Wireless
6 2 (3.85%) RS-232
6 2 (3.85%) X.400
7 1 (1.92%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (1.92%) IPv4
7 1 (1.92%) VoIP
7 1 (1.92%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (9.62%) Oracle Database
1 5 (9.62%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (3.85%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (15.38%) Social Skills
2 7 (13.46%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (11.54%) Banking
3 6 (11.54%) French Language
3 6 (11.54%) Investment Banking
4 4 (7.69%) Front Office
5 3 (5.77%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.92%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (30.77%) Technical Support
2 13 (25.00%) Analyst
2 13 (25.00%) Architect
3 12 (23.08%) Technical Analyst
4 11 (21.15%) Support Engineer
5 10 (19.23%) Support Analyst
5 10 (19.23%) Technical Support Analyst
6 7 (13.46%) Desktop Support
6 7 (13.46%) IT Support
6 7 (13.46%) Technical Architect
7 6 (11.54%) Azure Engineer
7 6 (11.54%) Technical Engineer
7 6 (11.54%) Technical Support Engineer
8 4 (7.69%) Deskside Support
9 3 (5.77%) 1st Line Support
10 2 (3.85%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 2 (3.85%) Field Engineer
10 2 (3.85%) Field Service Engineer
10 2 (3.85%) Help Desk Support
10 2 (3.85%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.85%) X-Windows
2 1 (1.92%) Software Packaging
2 1 (1.92%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.54%) Fat Client
1 6 (11.54%) PKI
1 6 (11.54%) Thin Client
2 3 (5.77%) Onboarding
3 2 (3.85%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.92%) Augmented Reality
4 1 (1.92%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.92%) Operational Technology
4 1 (1.92%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.92%) Smartphone
4 1 (1.92%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 52 (100.00%) Windows
2 39 (75.00%) Windows 10
3 13 (25.00%) Windows Server 2003
4 10 (19.23%) Windows Server 2016
5 7 (13.46%) AIX
6 4 (7.69%) Mac OS X
6 4 (7.69%) Windows 8
7 2 (3.85%) Android
7 2 (3.85%) Apple iOS
7 2 (3.85%) Windows Server
7 2 (3.85%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (3.85%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (1.92%) Linux
8 1 (1.92%) Mac OS
8 1 (1.92%) Unix
8 1 (1.92%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (25.00%) Proactive Monitoring
2 11 (21.15%) Service Management
3 10 (19.23%) ITSM
4 9 (17.31%) Disk Encryption
5 8 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (13.46%) Agile
7 6 (11.54%) Collaborative Working
7 6 (11.54%) Customer Service
7 6 (11.54%) Incident Management
7 6 (11.54%) Open Source
7 6 (11.54%) Prototyping
8 4 (7.69%) Asset Management
8 4 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (7.69%) Customer Experience
8 4 (7.69%) Logistics
8 4 (7.69%) Project Delivery
9 2 (3.85%) Application Packaging
9 2 (3.85%) Computer Science
9 2 (3.85%) Kalman Filter
9 2 (3.85%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (19.23%) PowerShell
2 9 (17.31%) VB
2 9 (17.31%) VBScript
3 6 (11.54%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (30.77%) Security Cleared
2 13 (25.00%) DV Cleared
3 8 (15.38%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (15.38%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 7 (13.46%) MCSE
5 6 (11.54%) Azure Certification
5 6 (11.54%) Degree
5 6 (11.54%) SC Cleared
6 2 (3.85%) HNC
6 2 (3.85%) HND
7 1 (1.92%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.85%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (51.92%) Active Directory
2 10 (19.23%) BitLocker
3 2 (3.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.92%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (28.85%) SCCM
2 6 (11.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (11.54%) WMI
3 2 (3.85%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.92%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 44 (84.62%) Microsoft
2 9 (17.31%) ServiceNow
3 8 (15.38%) Citrix
3 8 (15.38%) VMware
4 7 (13.46%) Oracle
5 5 (9.62%) IBM
6 4 (7.69%) HP
7 3 (5.77%) Meraki
8 2 (3.85%) Apple
9 1 (1.92%) CheckPoint
9 1 (1.92%) Cisco
9 1 (1.92%) MobileIron
9 1 (1.92%) SolarWinds