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 20 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 674 | 581 | 557 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -93 | -24 | +68 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 45 | 57 | 344 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.052% | 0.14% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.83% | 0.88% | 2.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 40 | 51 | 285 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,538 | £27,000 | £23,600 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,875 | £27,750 | £25,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £31,000 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.84% | +3.33% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,500 | £40,000 | £39,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £48,750 | £53,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £27,500 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -1.23% |
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 | 5,437 | 6,499 | 13,740 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.23% | 15.54% | 14.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,965 | 4,404 | 10,964 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £27,500 | £25,759 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £34,000 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +11.11% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £68,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £87,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -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 20 April 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 20 April 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 | -90 | 44 | £32,500 | +4.84% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | -97 | 36 | £27,500 | -8.33% | 9 |
| North West | -17 | 15 | £26,250 | -34.38% | |
| North of England | -51 | 15 | £26,250 | -25.00% | |
| South East | -36 | 14 | £58,000 | +114.81% | 1 |
| London | -4 | 9 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 5 | £25,000 | -12.28% | 1 |
| Midlands | -46 | 5 | £25,000 | -16.67% | 1 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 4 | £27,000 | -10.00% | 3 |
| East of England | -35 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| 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: