Microsoft Windows 7
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Windows 7 skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 628 | 676 | 597 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +48 | -79 | +145 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 48 | 120 | 181 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.097% | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.75% | 1.22% | 1.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 44 | 83 | 152 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25,750 | £21,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £29,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £35,500 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.27% | +9.23% | +3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £34,625 | £47,500 | £40,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £38,750 | £56,252 | £55,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,500 | £34,000 | £32,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.35% | +6.25% | +6.67% |
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 | 6,431 | 9,830 | 10,205 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.00% | 12.59% | 16.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,156 | 6,072 | 8,251 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £27,500 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £66,781 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £38,325 | £45,000 | £46,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.83% | -3.23% | +3.33% |
Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Windows 7 as a proportion of all 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 18 September 2025.
Windows 7
Top 13 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 18 September 2025. 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 | +51 | 38 | £31,500 | -7.35% | 24 |
| England | +35 | 36 | £31,500 | -14.86% | 24 |
| South East | +39 | 16 | £27,000 | -47.42% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +56 | 13 | £27,000 | -13.60% | 8 |
| Scotland | +48 | 11 | £33,000 | +13.79% | 2 |
| London | +57 | 10 | £37,500 | -60.53% | 2 |
| Midlands | +43 | 6 | £31,500 | +18.87% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +36 | 6 | £31,500 | +10.53% | 1 |
| North West | +7 | 2 | £40,000 | +45.45% | 6 |
| North of England | +7 | 2 | £40,000 | +45.45% | 8 |
| South West | +53 | 1 | £29,290 | -20.84% | 3 |
| Wales | +15 | 1 | £34,000 | +3.03% | |
| East of England | -19 | 1 | £34,000 | -20.00% | 3 |
Windows 7
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: