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 4 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 749 | 632 | 654 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -117 | +22 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 39 | 51 | 163 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.038% | 0.10% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.62% | 0.73% | 1.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 31 | 44 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,875 | £27,000 | £24,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,437 | £27,281 | £26,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,000 | £31,500 | £30,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +3.28% | -6.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £34,500 | £38,750 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £38,000 | £40,000 | £56,252 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £33,000 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | -4.76% |
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 | 6,328 | 6,981 | 10,524 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.11% | 14.07% | 12.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,766 | 4,667 | 7,619 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £27,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,500 | £31,500 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £42,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -11.58% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,100 | £83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £38,591 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.13% | -14.24% | - |
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 4 August 2026.
Windows 7
Top 10 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 4 August 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 | -79 | 39 | £33,000 | +4.76% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -83 | 34 | £33,000 | +10.00% | 15 |
| East of England | - | 15 | £33,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | -2 | 10 | £31,000 | -22.50% | 9 |
| North of England | -34 | 10 | £31,000 | -22.50% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -29 | 6 | £25,719 | - | |
| Midlands | -43 | 6 | £25,719 | -18.35% | 1 |
| London | -50 | 5 | £42,000 | +12.00% | 1 |
| South East | -39 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | -39 | 1 | £42,000 | +55.56% | 2 |
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: