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 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 534 | 471 | 376 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -63 | -95 | +25 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows 7 | 53 | 81 | 239 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.14% | 0.24% | 0.54% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.10% | 1.68% | 3.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 47 | 155 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £156 | £138 |
| 25th Percentile | £132 | £226 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £173 | £325 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.77% | +54.76% | +1.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £506 | £500 | £230 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £542 | £309 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £171 | £326 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.59% | +55.36% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.58 | £15.22 | £14.24 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.86 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £23.00 | £18.93 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.96% | +21.50% | +2.32% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £24.18 | £23.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £26.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £23.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.96% | +15.00% | +8.11% |
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 | 4,799 | 4,811 | 6,633 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.04% | 13.98% | 15.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,115 | 3,008 | 4,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £200 | £182 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £319 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | -7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £588 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £658 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £408 | £426 | £431 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.34% | -1.05% | -4.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 362 | 183 | 328 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £16.26 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £21.25 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £47.50 | £32.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.05% | +47.29% | +32.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.00 | £67.14 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.11 | £50.00 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -49.78% | +85.19% | +22.73% |
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 17 December 2025.
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 17 December 2025. 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 | -43 | 51 | £173 | -34.10% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | -79 | 44 | £171 | -47.59% | 11 |
| South East | -24 | 14 | £600 | +128.57% | 3 |
| East of England | -3 | 11 | £127 | -63.86% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 9 | £127 | -27.71% | 2 |
| London | -9 | 9 | £275 | +11.11% | 2 |
| South West | +2 | 7 | - | - | |
| North West | -30 | 6 | £595 | +266.15% | |
| North of England | -50 | 6 | £595 | +266.15% | 1 |
| Midlands | -31 | 4 | £161 | -64.28% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 3 | £134 | - | 1 |
| Wales | -2 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 1 | £188 | -58.33% | 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:
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