Windows 7 Contracts

Microsoft Windows 7
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Windows 7 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows 7 over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 367 383 388
Rank change year-on-year +16 +5 -40
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 215 339 598
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.51% 0.59% 0.68%
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.78% 3.66% 4.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 131 239 364
10th Percentile £133 £135 £130
25th Percentile £150 £160 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £233 £280 £282
90th Percentile £350 £508 £438
UK excluding London median daily rate £210 £205 £189
% change year-on-year +2.69% +8.34% +4.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 20 59
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.69 £12.01
25th Percentile £14.27 £16.47 £13.81
Median hourly rate £17.71 £18.50 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.27% +12.12% +6.73%
75th Percentile £20.00 £19.94 £22.25
90th Percentile £22.55 £48.88 £24.05
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.71 £18.50 £15.74
% change year-on-year -4.27% +17.53% -0.76%

All Operating Systems
UK

Windows 7 is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5,687 9,251 13,104
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.37% 16.16% 14.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,850 6,458 8,915
10th Percentile £185 £190 £175
25th Percentile £300 £338 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £503 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.33% +0.57% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £613
90th Percentile £700 £719 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 393 404 594
10th Percentile £12.75 £14.08 £13.25
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.74 £15.89
Median hourly rate £22.15 £39.05 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.28% +73.56% +28.57%
75th Percentile £60.75 £64.13 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £30.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -25.00% +50.00% +21.21%

Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Windows 7 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 7.

Daily rate trend for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 7 over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 7.

Hourly rate trend for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows 7 over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Top 15 Contract 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 20 May 2024. 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 +41 196 £210 +5.00% 55
UK excluding London -34 138 £210 +2.69% 54
London +79 71 £175 -10.26% 9
South East -6 66 £215 +5.13% 8
Midlands +30 34 £150 -31.82% 4
Work from Home +99 33 £275 -6.78% 10
East Midlands +41 30 £150 -11.76% 1
Scotland +30 12 £213 +32.81% 8
South West -13 11 £245 -30.00% 11
North of England +14 10 £286 +50.66% 14
Yorkshire +12 6 £339 +86.90% 7
North West +9 4 £168 -16.25% 7
West Midlands +9 4 £225 -4.26% 3
East of England +1 4 £105 -50.59% 9
Northern Ireland -8 1 - -

Windows 7
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 34 (15.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (7.44%) Exchange Server 2013
3 14 (6.51%) Exchange Server 2010
4 13 (6.05%) SharePoint
5 11 (5.12%) Skype for Business
6 5 (2.33%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 5 (2.33%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.47%) Confluence
Applications
1 102 (47.44%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.86%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.93%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.47%) Eikon
2 1 (0.47%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.47%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 67 (31.16%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (8.37%) Azure
3 13 (6.05%) Entra ID
4 7 (3.26%) OneDrive
5 3 (1.40%) WhatsApp
6 1 (0.47%) Google Sheets
6 1 (0.47%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 56 (26.05%) VPN
2 43 (20.00%) DNS
3 31 (14.42%) DHCP
4 18 (8.37%) LAN
5 16 (7.44%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (5.58%) Cisco IOS
7 11 (5.12%) Firewall
8 10 (4.65%) Skype
8 10 (4.65%) Wireless
9 5 (2.33%) VoIP
10 4 (1.86%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (1.40%) Network Security
11 3 (1.40%) TCP/IP
11 3 (1.40%) WAN
12 2 (0.93%) NetScaler
12 2 (0.93%) SAN
12 2 (0.93%) Telepresence
12 2 (0.93%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.47%) PBX
13 1 (0.47%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.19%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.93%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.47%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (0.93%) JIRA
2 1 (0.47%) Hudson
2 1 (0.47%) MSI
General
1 90 (41.86%) Social Skills
2 36 (16.74%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (16.28%) Organisational Skills
4 31 (14.42%) Finance
5 16 (7.44%) Public Sector
6 13 (6.05%) Telecoms
7 10 (4.65%) Financial Institution
7 10 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (4.19%) Banking
9 7 (3.26%) Retail
10 5 (2.33%) Electronics
10 5 (2.33%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.33%) Marketing
11 2 (0.93%) Cantonese Language
11 2 (0.93%) Mandarin Language
12 1 (0.47%) Law
Job Titles
1 64 (29.77%) Support Engineer
2 48 (22.33%) Desktop Engineer
3 46 (21.40%) Desktop Support
4 40 (18.60%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 27 (12.56%) IT Support
6 26 (12.09%) IT Engineer
7 22 (10.23%) Analyst
8 20 (9.30%) Windows Engineer
9 19 (8.84%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
10 17 (7.91%) Hardware Engineer
10 17 (7.91%) Windows Support Engineer
11 15 (6.98%) 1st Line Support
12 14 (6.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 14 (6.51%) Service Analyst
13 13 (6.05%) Administrator
13 13 (6.05%) Service Desk Analyst
13 13 (6.05%) Systems Administrator
14 10 (4.65%) IT Technician
15 9 (4.19%) 1st Line Support Engineer
15 9 (4.19%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.65%) XMPP
2 1 (0.47%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 30 (13.95%) Driving Licence
2 15 (6.98%) BYOD
3 10 (4.65%) Management Information System
4 9 (4.19%) iPad
4 9 (4.19%) iPhone
4 9 (4.19%) Video Conferencing
5 8 (3.72%) Blackberry
5 8 (3.72%) Data Centre
6 7 (3.26%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (3.26%) Digital Signage
6 7 (3.26%) Hedge funds
7 6 (2.79%) CMDB
7 6 (2.79%) Smartphone
8 4 (1.86%) NHS
9 3 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.40%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 2 (0.93%) PACS
10 2 (0.93%) PDA
10 2 (0.93%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.93%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 215 (100.00%) Windows
2 129 (60.00%) Windows 10
3 28 (13.02%) Windows Server 2008
4 27 (12.56%) Windows Server
5 23 (10.70%) Windows Server 2012
6 21 (9.77%) Android
7 20 (9.30%) Windows Vista
8 16 (7.44%) Mac OS X
9 11 (5.12%) Apple iOS
9 11 (5.12%) Windows 8
10 8 (3.72%) Windows Server 2016
10 8 (3.72%) Windows Server 2019
11 6 (2.79%) Windows Server 2003
12 5 (2.33%) Windows XP
13 2 (0.93%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.47%) OpenVMS
14 1 (0.47%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (48.84%) Customer Service
2 78 (36.28%) Problem-Solving
3 60 (27.91%) ITIL
4 37 (17.21%) Service Delivery
5 28 (13.02%) Customer Requirements
6 16 (7.44%) Break/Fix
6 16 (7.44%) Software Deployment
7 15 (6.98%) Hardware Maintenance
7 15 (6.98%) Software Testing
8 13 (6.05%) Information Security
9 12 (5.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 12 (5.58%) Proactive Monitoring
10 10 (4.65%) Incident Management
10 10 (4.65%) Technical Leadership
11 9 (4.19%) ITSM
12 8 (3.72%) Computer Science
12 8 (3.72%) Customer Experience
12 8 (3.72%) Project Delivery
13 7 (3.26%) Business Strategy
13 7 (3.26%) Multi-Factor Authentication
Programming Languages
1 15 (6.98%) PowerShell
1 15 (6.98%) SQL
2 4 (1.86%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 109 (50.70%) Security Cleared
2 58 (26.98%) SC Cleared
3 43 (20.00%) DV Cleared
4 34 (15.81%) Degree
5 19 (8.84%) A+ Certification
6 12 (5.58%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (4.19%) CCNA
7 9 (4.19%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (3.72%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (2.79%) CCNP
10 5 (2.33%) MCSA
11 3 (1.40%) CTC Cleared
11 3 (1.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (1.40%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (1.40%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 2 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
13 1 (0.47%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.47%) MCSE
13 1 (0.47%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (15.35%) SLA
2 4 (1.86%) GDPR
3 3 (1.40%) QA
4 2 (0.93%) PMO
5 1 (0.47%) Accessibility
System Software
1 93 (43.26%) Active Directory
2 22 (10.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (6.98%) Firmware
4 9 (4.19%) XenApp
5 5 (2.33%) XenDesktop
6 4 (1.86%) Hyper-V
6 4 (1.86%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (1.40%) BitLocker
7 3 (1.40%) KVM
7 3 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (1.40%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (1.40%) VMware Workstation
8 2 (0.93%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.47%) DFS Replication
9 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.47%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 75 (34.88%) SCCM
2 8 (3.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.40%) AirWatch
3 3 (1.40%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.93%) WSUS
5 1 (0.47%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.47%) SCOM
Vendors
1 128 (59.53%) Microsoft
2 36 (16.74%) HP
3 27 (12.56%) Cisco
4 22 (10.23%) VMware
5 21 (9.77%) Citrix
6 20 (9.30%) ServiceNow
7 18 (8.37%) Apple
8 10 (4.65%) Ivanti
9 7 (3.26%) Mitel
9 7 (3.26%) Progress
10 6 (2.79%) Computacenter
11 5 (2.33%) Adobe
11 5 (2.33%) SAP
12 4 (1.86%) Remedy
12 4 (1.86%) Symantec
12 4 (1.86%) Veeam
13 3 (1.40%) Dell
13 3 (1.40%) Polycom
14 2 (0.93%) Cerner
14 2 (0.93%) Intel