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 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 725 | 614 | 629 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -111 | +15 | +4 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 36 | 57 | 249 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.036% | 0.12% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.59% | 0.82% | 1.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 49 | 206 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,500 | £27,000 | £24,250 |
| 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% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £34,500 | £38,750 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £34,650 | £40,250 | £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 | 6,149 | 6,930 | 12,679 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.16% | 14.05% | 13.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,665 | 4,632 | 9,618 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £27,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,750 | £32,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £42,500 | £47,300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -10.15% | -9.90% |
| 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 | £43,227 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -7.47% | -3.94% |
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 20 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 20 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 | -75 | 36 | £33,000 | +10.00% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | -94 | 31 | £33,000 | +10.00% | 9 |
| East of England | - | 13 | £33,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | -4 | 10 | £26,250 | -34.38% | 2 |
| North of England | -24 | 10 | £26,250 | -25.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -17 | 5 | £25,000 | - | 1 |
| London | -34 | 5 | £42,000 | +12.00% | 1 |
| Midlands | -36 | 5 | £25,000 | -20.63% | 1 |
| South East | -30 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | -32 | 1 | £42,000 | +40.00% |
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: