Windows 7 Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Windows 7
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 316 419 513
Rank change year-on-year +103 +94 -124
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 34 49 108
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.23% 0.20% 0.25%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.18% 1.43% 2.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 37 58
10th Percentile £124 £153 £161
25th Percentile £165 £170 £201
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £288 £250 £325
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -23.08% +28.71%
75th Percentile £345 £495 £387
90th Percentile £475 £573 £553
UK median daily rate £210 £200 £200
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 20
10th Percentile - - £12.21
25th Percentile £12.75 £12.67 £13.50
Median hourly rate £14.27 £13.30 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.33% -30.03% +5.56%
75th Percentile £18.82 £13.92 £22.25
90th Percentile £22.56 - £22.40
UK median hourly rate £17.71 £18.50 £16.50
% change year-on-year -4.27% +12.12% +8.34%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,560 3,419 5,347
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.37% 13.66% 12.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,096 2,409 3,780
10th Percentile £225 £243 £300
25th Percentile £350 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £630 £607
90th Percentile £685 £725 £676
UK median daily rate £468 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -7.43% +1.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 103 152
10th Percentile £12.80 £19.00 £15.00
25th Percentile £14.27 £30.36 £19.63
Median hourly rate £17.69 £55.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -67.84% +22.22% +25.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.50 £62.15
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £68.17
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £38.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year -42.86% +67.39% +29.50%

Windows 7
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Windows 7 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Windows 7 trend for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 7
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Windows 7.

Windows 7 daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 7
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Windows 7 over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Windows 7 daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Windows 7.

Windows 7 hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Windows 7
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 5 (14.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.94%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (2.94%) Exchange Server 2013
2 1 (2.94%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.94%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 17 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (14.71%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (5.88%) Azure
3 1 (2.94%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.94%) Google Sheets
3 1 (2.94%) OneDrive
3 1 (2.94%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 19 (55.88%) VPN
2 7 (20.59%) DHCP
2 7 (20.59%) DNS
3 3 (8.82%) Firewall
3 3 (8.82%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (5.88%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (5.88%) Remote Desktop
4 2 (5.88%) VoIP
5 1 (2.94%) NetScaler
5 1 (2.94%) Skype
5 1 (2.94%) WebEx
5 1 (2.94%) Wireless
General
1 17 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (23.53%) Social Skills
3 6 (17.65%) Finance
4 4 (11.76%) Electronics
4 4 (11.76%) Manufacturing
4 4 (11.76%) Marketing
4 4 (11.76%) Public Sector
4 4 (11.76%) Telecoms
5 2 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.94%) Banking
6 1 (2.94%) Law
Job Titles
1 8 (23.53%) Analyst
2 6 (17.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 5 (14.71%) Support Engineer
4 4 (11.76%) IT Support
4 4 (11.76%) Windows Engineer
4 4 (11.76%) Windows Support Engineer
5 3 (8.82%) 2nd Line Support
5 3 (8.82%) Desktop Support
5 3 (8.82%) IT Engineer
5 3 (8.82%) Senior
6 2 (5.88%) 1st Line Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) 1st Line Support
6 2 (5.88%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) Audio Visual Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) Desktop Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Engineer
6 2 (5.88%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
6 2 (5.88%) Service Analyst
6 2 (5.88%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.94%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.88%) iPad
2 1 (2.94%) Blackberry
2 1 (2.94%) Clustering
2 1 (2.94%) Data Centre
2 1 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (2.94%) iPhone
2 1 (2.94%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 1 (2.94%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 34 (100.00%) Windows
2 16 (47.06%) Windows 10
3 5 (14.71%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (11.76%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (11.76%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (8.82%) Mac OS X
5 3 (8.82%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (8.82%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (8.82%) Windows XP
6 2 (5.88%) Android
7 1 (2.94%) Apple iOS
7 1 (2.94%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (35.29%) Customer Service
2 9 (26.47%) Customer Requirements
2 9 (26.47%) Information Security
2 9 (26.47%) Technical Leadership
3 7 (20.59%) Business Strategy
3 7 (20.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 6 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (11.76%) Data Loss Prevention
5 4 (11.76%) Digital Marketing
5 4 (11.76%) Programme Management
5 4 (11.76%) Software Distribution
6 3 (8.82%) Configuration Management
7 2 (5.88%) Decision-Making
7 2 (5.88%) Proactive Monitoring
7 2 (5.88%) Server Monitoring
7 2 (5.88%) Service Delivery
7 2 (5.88%) Time Management
8 1 (2.94%) Requirements Gathering
8 1 (2.94%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 4 (11.76%) PowerShell
1 4 (11.76%) VBScript
2 2 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (35.29%) SC Cleared
1 12 (35.29%) Security Cleared
2 4 (11.76%) Degree
3 2 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.94%) A+ Certification
4 1 (2.94%) CCNA
4 1 (2.94%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.94%) CTC Cleared
4 1 (2.94%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (2.94%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (26.47%) SLA
2 4 (11.76%) GDPR
3 1 (2.94%) QA
System Software
1 17 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 7 (20.59%) XenApp
3 3 (8.82%) XenDesktop
4 2 (5.88%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (2.94%) DFS Replication
5 1 (2.94%) Hyper-V
5 1 (2.94%) KVM
5 1 (2.94%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (2.94%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (2.94%) VMware NSX
5 1 (2.94%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 11 (32.35%) SCCM
2 1 (2.94%) AirWatch
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.94%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 21 (61.76%) Microsoft
2 9 (26.47%) Citrix
3 5 (14.71%) Computacenter
4 4 (11.76%) Ivanti
4 4 (11.76%) SAP
4 4 (11.76%) Symantec
5 3 (8.82%) HP
6 2 (5.88%) Apple
6 2 (5.88%) Cisco
6 2 (5.88%) Dell
6 2 (5.88%) VMware
7 1 (2.94%) Altiris
7 1 (2.94%) Google
7 1 (2.94%) Mitel
7 1 (2.94%) MobileIron
7 1 (2.94%) Polycom
7 1 (2.94%) Progress
7 1 (2.94%) Remedy