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 7 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 568 | 452 | 359 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -116 | -93 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 50 | 76 | 249 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.26% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.04% | 1.84% | 4.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 42 | 154 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £156 | £122 |
| 25th Percentile | £153 | £181 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £339 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.11% | +61.31% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £444 | £500 | £225 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £523 | £367 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £350 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.00% | +66.67% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 13 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.32 | £18.13 | £13.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.98 | - | £14.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.50 | £18.51 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.15% | +2.83% | -2.70% |
| 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 | 4,816 | 4,124 | 5,955 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 10.56% | 14.09% | 13.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,154 | 2,755 | 3,984 |
| 10th Percentile | £181 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £290 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +2.70% | -9.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | £600 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £653 | £699 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £450 | £440 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | +2.36% | -7.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 344 | 168 | 407 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.30 | £16.62 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £18.13 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £24.66 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.99% | +12.09% | -32.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £68.05 | £68.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £24.42 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.38% | +22.10% | -30.31% |
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 7 April 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 7 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 | -108 | 47 | £200 | -24.00% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | -131 | 40 | £200 | -43.00% | 3 |
| East of England | - | 14 | £150 | - | 2 |
| London | -63 | 10 | £275 | +29.41% | 4 |
| North of England | -71 | 10 | £619 | +281.08% | |
| Work from Home | -29 | 9 | £127 | -61.08% | 2 |
| North West | -34 | 9 | £626 | +270.96% | |
| South East | -61 | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -72 | 5 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| East Midlands | -33 | 4 | £200 | -0.25% | |
| Wales | -9 | 2 | £150 | - | |
| Scotland | -6 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -62 | 1 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £213 | - |
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:
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