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 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 582 | 630 | 508 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +48 | -122 | +101 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 67 | 67 | 284 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.33% | 0.85% | 2.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 63 | 53 | 229 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,950 | £26,400 | £23,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £26,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,000 | £37,000 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.81% | +23.33% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,500 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £48,750 | £54,050 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £33,500 | £37,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.46% | +23.33% | -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 | 5,032 | 7,873 | 10,426 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 7.98% | 15.02% | 15.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,673 | 4,375 | 8,696 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,350 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,250 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £51,000 | £49,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +4.08% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £72,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £90,000 | £83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £38,000 | £45,000 | £43,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +3.45% | -3.33% |
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 28 January 2026.
Windows 7
Top 12 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 28 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +48 | 60 | £33,500 | -9.46% | 10 |
| England | +51 | 59 | £33,500 | -9.46% | 10 |
| South East | +48 | 36 | £58,000 | +114.81% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 12 | £27,000 | -14.29% | 1 |
| North West | +28 | 11 | £27,000 | - | 4 |
| North of England | +19 | 11 | £27,000 | -10.00% | 4 |
| London | +47 | 7 | £32,500 | +4.00% | 1 |
| Scotland | -5 | 7 | £33,000 | -16.93% | 1 |
| East of England | +21 | 3 | £34,000 | -35.24% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 2 | £25,000 | -12.28% | 1 |
| Midlands | +2 | 2 | £25,000 | -12.28% | 1 |
| Wales | +4 | 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: