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 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 631 | 476 | 433 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -155 | -43 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 41 | 94 | 136 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.077% | 0.28% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.80% | 2.12% | 2.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 32 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £142 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £163 | £171 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £275 | £200 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £344 | £309 | £240 |
| 90th Percentile | £404 | £514 | £385 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £318 | £188 | £211 |
| % change year-on-year | +69.33% | -11.24% | +0.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 37 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.13 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.75 | £18.51 | £13.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.50 | £18.87 | £16.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.94% | +16.12% | -12.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.25 | - | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.17 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.50 | £18.87 | £16.19 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.94% | +16.55% | -12.49% |
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 | 5,120 | 4,443 | 5,474 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.60% | 13.42% | 13.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,240 | 2,854 | 3,648 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £200 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £319 | £313 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £472 | £463 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -2.63% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £455 | £450 | £470 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.11% | -4.26% | +4.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 349 | 258 | 344 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.30 | £15.50 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £18.13 | £17.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £24.00 | £28.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.38% | -16.52% | -32.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £56.88 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.60 | £67.30 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.44 | £22.53 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.35% | -52.57% | +37.68% |
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 2 August 2026.
Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.
Windows 7
Top 13 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 2 August 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 | -165 | 33 | £314 | +56.88% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -142 | 30 | £318 | +69.33% | 7 |
| London | -67 | 11 | £269 | +7.50% | 1 |
| North of England | -67 | 10 | £344 | +96.57% | 1 |
| North West | -52 | 9 | £344 | +7.50% | 1 |
| Scotland | -3 | 7 | £213 | +5.59% | 3 |
| South East | -75 | 6 | £575 | +119.05% | 1 |
| Midlands | -58 | 3 | £250 | +25.00% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -59 | 3 | £250 | -51.17% | |
| East of England | -19 | 2 | £173 | +0.88% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 1 | £175 | - | |
| South West | -66 | 1 | £331 | +154.62% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £160 | - |
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: