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 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 714 | 640 | 632 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -74 | -8 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 38 | 55 | 219 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.038% | 0.11% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.62% | 0.80% | 1.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 47 | 178 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,500 | £27,000 | £24,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,875 | £27,375 | £25,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,000 | £31,500 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £34,500 | £38,750 | £43,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £35,300 | £40,500 | £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 | 6,170 | 6,915 | 11,807 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.14% | 14.09% | 12.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,661 | 4,616 | 8,856 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £27,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,750 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £42,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -10.53% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £81,250 | £81,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -11.11% | - |
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 24 July 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 24 July 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 | -93 | 38 | £33,000 | +7.32% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -84 | 33 | £33,000 | +10.00% | 4 |
| East of England | - | 13 | £33,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | -2 | 11 | £26,250 | -34.38% | 1 |
| North of England | -36 | 11 | £26,250 | -34.38% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -31 | 6 | £25,000 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -40 | 6 | £25,000 | -20.63% | 1 |
| London | -39 | 5 | £42,000 | +12.00% | 2 |
| South East | -28 | 3 | - | - | |
| Work from Home | -37 | 1 | £42,000 | +50.00% |
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: