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 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 698 | 598 | 571 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -100 | -27 | +64 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 29 | 56 | 327 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.032% | 0.13% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.54% | 0.85% | 2.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23 | 50 | 271 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,500 | £27,000 | £23,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,875 | £27,875 | £25,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £27,000 | £31,250 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.60% | +4.17% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £33,750 | £40,000 | £38,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £34,400 | £44,250 | £53,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £26,250 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | -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 | 5,350 | 6,580 | 13,668 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.90% | 15.12% | 14.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,930 | 4,404 | 10,799 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,694 | £27,288 | £25,760 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £46,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.17% | +2.22% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,000 | £67,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £83,750 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £41,000 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -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 9 May 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 9 May 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 | -55 | 28 | £26,625 | -14.11% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -83 | 20 | £26,250 | -12.50% | 14 |
| North West | -13 | 12 | £26,250 | -34.38% | 6 |
| North of England | -59 | 12 | £26,250 | -25.00% | 6 |
| London | -20 | 9 | £32,500 | -13.33% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 5 | £25,000 | -12.28% | 1 |
| Midlands | -48 | 5 | £25,000 | -20.63% | 1 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 4 | £27,000 | -10.00% | 1 |
| East of England | -7 | 2 | £33,000 | -37.14% | 5 |
| Wales | -30 | 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: