Hybrid/Remote Windows 7 Contract Job Trends

Microsoft Windows 7
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Windows 7 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 302 325 383
Rank change year-on-year +23 +58 +120
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 7 4 19
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.070% 0.033% 0.10%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.62% 0.28% 0.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 12
10th Percentile - - £158
25th Percentile £126 - £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £127 £550 £260
Median % change year-on-year -77.00% +111.54% -13.33%
75th Percentile £254 - £461
90th Percentile £375 - £500
UK median daily rate £171 £253 £210
% change year-on-year -32.28% +20.24% -1.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £10.76
25th Percentile - - £10.77
Median hourly rate - - £12.51
75th Percentile - - £14.26
90th Percentile - - £14.26
UK median hourly rate £18.87 £24.17 £17.72
% change year-on-year -21.91% +36.37% +4.64%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,130 1,442 2,356
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 11.33% 11.83% 12.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 738 905 1,674
10th Percentile £219 £250 £255
25th Percentile £358 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.87% -2.50% -5.12%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £625
90th Percentile £675 £650 £713
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £490
% change year-on-year -5.26% -3.06% -2.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 18 84
10th Percentile £23.60 £14.16 £18.08
25th Percentile £59.00 £18.02 £24.17
Median hourly rate £65.00 £46.25 £53.75
Median % change year-on-year +40.54% -13.95% -17.31%
75th Percentile £67.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £67.16 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £52.50 £33.50
% change year-on-year -54.29% +56.72% +35.35%

Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows 7 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Windows 7 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Windows 7
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows 7.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows 7

Windows 7
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows 7 over the 6 months to 29 October 2025.

Windows 7 daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows 7.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows 7

Windows 7
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Azure
2 1 (14.29%) AWS
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (14.29%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Internet
1 1 (14.29%) Intranet
1 1 (14.29%) IP Telephony
1 1 (14.29%) LAN
1 1 (14.29%) TCP/IP
1 1 (14.29%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (57.14%) Oracle Database
1 4 (57.14%) Oracle Reports
General
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Analyst
2 4 (57.14%) Support Analyst
2 4 (57.14%) Technical Analyst
2 4 (57.14%) Technical Support
2 4 (57.14%) Technical Support Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Desktop Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Desktop Support
3 1 (14.29%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Service Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Service Desk Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Mobile App
1 1 (14.29%) Operational Technology
1 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (14.29%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
1 7 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 5 (71.43%) Windows Server 2003
3 4 (57.14%) AIX
3 4 (57.14%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (14.29%) Linux
4 1 (14.29%) Mac OS X
4 1 (14.29%) Unix
4 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Proactive Monitoring
2 2 (28.57%) ITIL
3 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
3 1 (14.29%) Change Management
3 1 (14.29%) CRM
3 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
3 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) Network Virtualisation
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Service Management
3 1 (14.29%) Ticket Management
3 1 (14.29%) Virtual Environments
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) A+ Certification
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (14.29%) MCSA
1 1 (14.29%) MCSE
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (14.29%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
1 1 (14.29%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (14.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft
2 5 (71.43%) Citrix
3 4 (57.14%) IBM
3 4 (57.14%) Oracle
4 1 (14.29%) Apple
4 1 (14.29%) Avaya
4 1 (14.29%) Polycom
4 1 (14.29%) SolarWinds
4 1 (14.29%) VMware
4 1 (14.29%) Wyse