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 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 363 367 384
Rank change year-on-year +4 +17 -56
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 235 390 625
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.54% 0.65% 0.70%
As % of the Operating Systems category 4.02% 3.98% 4.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 272 376
10th Percentile £122 £136 £130
25th Percentile £150 £160 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £227 £275 £282
90th Percentile £365 £500 £478
UK excluding London median daily rate £210 £200 £190
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 27 70
10th Percentile £12.75 £15.41 £12.12
25th Percentile £14.27 £16.54 £13.87
Median hourly rate £17.72 £18.50 £16.73
Median % change year-on-year -4.22% +10.61% +8.18%
75th Percentile £20.00 £19.25 £22.25
90th Percentile £23.76 £33.30 £25.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.72 £18.50 £16.50
% change year-on-year -4.22% +12.12% -

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 5,847 9,794 13,544
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.39% 16.24% 15.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,940 6,891 9,196
10th Percentile £185 £190 £175
25th Percentile £300 £331 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.27% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £594 £638 £615
90th Percentile £700 £713 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% +9.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 400 438 644
10th Percentile £12.75 £14.13 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.44 £17.72 £15.59
Median hourly rate £22.00 £37.50 £22.28
Median % change year-on-year -41.33% +68.31% +25.38%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.00 £30.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -30.00% +50.00% +19.40%

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 23 April 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 23 April 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 23 April 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 +26 225 £210 +5.00% 28
UK excluding London -37 148 £210 +5.00% 34
London +77 81 £150 -21.05% 5
South East -9 75 £215 -4.44% 5
Work from Home +106 39 £275 -12.70% 7
Midlands +48 38 £150 -26.83% 2
East Midlands +41 33 £150 -9.09%
North of England +17 15 £329 +73.03% 7
South West -4 12 £423 +111.25% 4
Yorkshire +20 11 £340 +87.59% 2
West Midlands +26 5 £225 -10.00% 2
North West +7 4 £168 -16.25% 5
East of England -1 4 £105 -41.67% 3
Scotland +13 3 £206 +28.91% 10
Northern Ireland -4 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 41 (17.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (9.36%) Exchange Server 2013
3 17 (7.23%) Exchange Server 2010
4 15 (6.38%) SharePoint
5 13 (5.53%) Skype for Business
6 8 (3.40%) Exchange Server 2007
7 5 (2.13%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 2 (0.85%) Confluence
Applications
1 108 (45.96%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (2.13%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.85%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.43%) Eikon
2 1 (0.43%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.43%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.43%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.43%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 72 (30.64%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (8.09%) Azure
3 14 (5.96%) Entra ID
4 9 (3.83%) OneDrive
5 4 (1.70%) WhatsApp
6 1 (0.43%) Google Sheets
6 1 (0.43%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 51 (21.70%) VPN
2 43 (18.30%) DNS
3 28 (11.91%) DHCP
4 21 (8.94%) LAN
5 19 (8.09%) Wi-Fi
6 16 (6.81%) Cisco IOS
6 16 (6.81%) Wireless
7 12 (5.11%) Skype
8 10 (4.26%) Firewall
9 8 (3.40%) Remote Desktop
10 4 (1.70%) VoIP
11 3 (1.28%) Network Security
11 3 (1.28%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.85%) NetScaler
12 2 (0.85%) SAN
12 2 (0.85%) Telepresence
12 2 (0.85%) Unified Communications
12 2 (0.85%) WAN
13 1 (0.43%) VSAN
13 1 (0.43%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.83%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.85%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.43%) MS Access
3 1 (0.43%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (1.28%) JIRA
2 1 (0.43%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.43%) Hudson
2 1 (0.43%) MSI
General
1 105 (44.68%) Social Skills
2 44 (18.72%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (17.87%) Organisational Skills
4 37 (15.74%) Finance
5 20 (8.51%) Public Sector
6 15 (6.38%) Banking
6 15 (6.38%) Telecoms
7 13 (5.53%) Financial Institution
7 13 (5.53%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (3.40%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.98%) Electronics
9 7 (2.98%) Marketing
10 6 (2.55%) Retail
11 2 (0.85%) Cantonese Language
11 2 (0.85%) Mandarin Language
12 1 (0.43%) Law
12 1 (0.43%) Legal
Job Titles
1 75 (31.91%) Support Engineer
2 50 (21.28%) Desktop Support
3 49 (20.85%) Desktop Engineer
4 46 (19.57%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 30 (12.77%) IT Support
6 29 (12.34%) IT Engineer
7 26 (11.06%) Analyst
8 24 (10.21%) Windows Engineer
9 22 (9.36%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
10 21 (8.94%) Hardware Engineer
11 19 (8.09%) Windows Support Engineer
12 17 (7.23%) 1st Line Support
12 17 (7.23%) Service Analyst
13 16 (6.81%) Administrator
13 16 (6.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 16 (6.81%) Service Desk Analyst
13 16 (6.81%) Systems Administrator
14 12 (5.11%) IT Technician
15 11 (4.68%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 11 (4.68%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.83%) XMPP
2 1 (0.43%) .NET
2 1 (0.43%) .NET Framework
2 1 (0.43%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 37 (15.74%) Driving Licence
2 14 (5.96%) BYOD
3 12 (5.11%) Data Centre
3 12 (5.11%) Video Conferencing
4 11 (4.68%) Blackberry
4 11 (4.68%) Management Information System
5 10 (4.26%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (4.26%) Hedge funds
5 10 (4.26%) iPhone
6 9 (3.83%) iPad
7 6 (2.55%) CMDB
7 6 (2.55%) Digital Signage
7 6 (2.55%) Smartphone
8 4 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.70%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 3 (1.28%) NHS
10 2 (0.85%) Animation
10 2 (0.85%) PACS
10 2 (0.85%) PDA
10 2 (0.85%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 235 (100.00%) Windows
2 136 (57.87%) Windows 10
3 32 (13.62%) Windows Server 2008
4 29 (12.34%) Windows Server
5 28 (11.91%) Windows Server 2012
6 23 (9.79%) Windows Vista
7 22 (9.36%) Android
8 20 (8.51%) Mac OS X
9 10 (4.26%) Apple iOS
9 10 (4.26%) Windows 8
10 9 (3.83%) Windows Server 2016
10 9 (3.83%) Windows Server 2019
11 6 (2.55%) Windows Server 2003
12 5 (2.13%) Windows XP
13 2 (0.85%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.43%) OpenVMS
14 1 (0.43%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (49.79%) Customer Service
2 94 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 65 (27.66%) ITIL
4 36 (15.32%) Customer Requirements
5 32 (13.62%) Service Delivery
6 20 (8.51%) Software Deployment
7 19 (8.09%) Software Testing
8 18 (7.66%) Hardware Maintenance
9 16 (6.81%) Information Security
10 14 (5.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 13 (5.53%) Incident Management
11 13 (5.53%) Technical Leadership
12 12 (5.11%) ITSM
12 12 (5.11%) Proactive Monitoring
13 11 (4.68%) Migration
14 9 (3.83%) Business Strategy
14 9 (3.83%) Computer Science
14 9 (3.83%) Mobile Device Management
14 9 (3.83%) Programme Management
14 9 (3.83%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 16 (6.81%) PowerShell
2 15 (6.38%) SQL
3 4 (1.70%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 117 (49.79%) Security Cleared
2 56 (23.83%) SC Cleared
3 52 (22.13%) DV Cleared
4 40 (17.02%) Degree
5 11 (4.68%) A+ Certification
5 11 (4.68%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (4.26%) CCNA
6 10 (4.26%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (3.83%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (2.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 6 (2.55%) CCNP
10 5 (2.13%) MCSA
11 4 (1.70%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (1.28%) CTC Cleared
12 3 (1.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
14 1 (0.43%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.43%) ITIL Certification
14 1 (0.43%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (17.02%) SLA
2 4 (1.70%) GDPR
2 4 (1.70%) QA
3 2 (0.85%) PMO
4 1 (0.43%) Accessibility
System Software
1 91 (38.72%) Active Directory
2 29 (12.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (8.09%) Firmware
4 10 (4.26%) XenApp
5 9 (3.83%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (2.98%) KVM
6 7 (2.98%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (2.98%) VMware Workstation
7 6 (2.55%) XenDesktop
8 5 (2.13%) Hyper-V
9 4 (1.70%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (1.28%) BitLocker
11 2 (0.85%) Microsoft App-V
11 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.85%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.43%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 75 (31.91%) SCCM
2 9 (3.83%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (3.40%) vCenter Server
4 6 (2.55%) AirWatch
5 3 (1.28%) WSUS
6 1 (0.43%) Ansible
6 1 (0.43%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.43%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.43%) Puppet
6 1 (0.43%) SCOM
Vendors
1 139 (59.15%) Microsoft
2 46 (19.57%) HP
3 29 (12.34%) VMware
4 25 (10.64%) Citrix
5 23 (9.79%) Apple
6 22 (9.36%) ServiceNow
7 21 (8.94%) Cisco
8 10 (4.26%) Ivanti
9 8 (3.40%) Computacenter
9 8 (3.40%) Mitel
9 8 (3.40%) Progress
10 7 (2.98%) Remedy
10 7 (2.98%) SAP
11 5 (2.13%) Adobe
11 5 (2.13%) Veeam
12 4 (1.70%) Symantec
13 3 (1.28%) Dell
13 3 (1.28%) Polycom
14 2 (0.85%) Atlassian
14 2 (0.85%) SolarWinds