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 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 589 | 625 | 504 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +36 | -121 | +91 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 64 | 74 | 223 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.14% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.30% | 0.92% | 2.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 60 | 55 | 184 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £26,250 | £24,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,000 | £26,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,250 | £37,000 | £30,072 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.14% | +23.04% | -4.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,500 | £48,125 | £40,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £55,500 | £53,675 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £33,500 | £37,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.46% | +23.33% | -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 | 4,935 | 8,029 | 8,601 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 8.23% | 15.00% | 15.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,643 | 4,519 | 7,056 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,250 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,250 | £34,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £72,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,250 | £90,000 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,750 | £46,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.93% | +2.22% | - |
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 14 January 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 14 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 | +58 | 57 | £33,500 | -9.46% | 16 |
| England | +54 | 57 | £33,500 | -9.46% | 17 |
| South East | +58 | 37 | £58,000 | +114.81% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +55 | 12 | £27,000 | -17.56% | 2 |
| North West | +23 | 8 | £27,000 | -1.82% | 5 |
| North of England | +10 | 8 | £27,000 | -6.09% | 5 |
| London | +47 | 7 | £32,500 | -40.91% | 4 |
| Scotland | +9 | 7 | £33,000 | -16.93% | 1 |
| East of England | +23 | 3 | £34,000 | -35.24% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 2 | £25,000 | -12.28% | |
| Midlands | +16 | 2 | £25,000 | -12.28% | 1 |
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: