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 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 641 | 570 | 538 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -71 | -32 | +78 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 57 | 57 | 344 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.071% | 0.14% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.06% | 0.95% | 2.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 51 | 51 | 286 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,500 | £27,000 | £24,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,875 | £27,750 | £26,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,500 | £31,000 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.06% | +3.33% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,500 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £48,750 | £53,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £33,500 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.67% | - | -1.64% |
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 | 5,397 | 6,008 | 13,386 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.71% | 14.68% | 14.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,977 | 4,342 | 10,853 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,375 | £27,500 | £25,760 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £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 | £67,250 | £70,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £88,750 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +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 4 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 4 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 | -48 | 56 | £33,000 | +8.20% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | -71 | 48 | £33,500 | +11.67% | 3 |
| South East | -20 | 23 | £58,000 | +114.81% | 1 |
| North West | -17 | 16 | £26,250 | -34.38% | |
| North of England | -56 | 16 | £26,250 | -25.00% | |
| London | -14 | 9 | £32,500 | -2.26% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 6 | £25,000 | -12.28% | |
| Midlands | -54 | 6 | £25,000 | -16.67% | |
| Work from Home | -14 | 5 | £27,000 | -10.00% | 2 |
| East of England | -24 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 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: