Microsoft Windows 7
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Windows 7 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 636 | 581 | 519 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -55 | -62 | +97 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 61 | 61 | 344 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.079% | 0.15% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.14% | 1.00% | 2.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 54 | 55 | 285 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,513 | £26,550 | £24,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,875 | £27,750 | £26,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,500 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.67% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,500 | £40,875 | £38,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £48,750 | £50,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £33,500 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.67% | - | -3.23% |
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 permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,345 | 6,079 | 13,014 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.95% | 14.77% | 14.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,931 | 4,321 | 10,632 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,161 | £27,500 | £25,759 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,000 | £46,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +8.70% | -12.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,750 | £71,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £90,000 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £39,750 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.67% | +5.88% | -5.56% |
Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows 7 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Windows 7
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows 7.
Windows 7
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows 7 over the 6 months to 25 March 2026.
Windows 7
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 7 within the UK over the 6 months to 25 March 2026. 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -42 | 60 | £33,500 | +11.67% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 52 | £33,500 | +11.67% | 3 |
| South East | -13 | 27 | £58,000 | +114.81% | 1 |
| North West | -15 | 16 | £26,250 | -34.38% | |
| North of England | -45 | 16 | £26,250 | -25.00% | |
| London | -8 | 9 | £32,500 | +3.17% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 6 | £25,000 | -12.28% | |
| Midlands | -43 | 6 | £25,000 | -12.28% | |
| Work from Home | -17 | 5 | £27,000 | -10.00% | 2 |
| East of England | -16 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £34,000 | - |
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: