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 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 585 | 625 | 513 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | -112 | +104 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 66 | 86 | 201 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.33% | 1.04% | 2.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 62 | 64 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,325 | £26,250 | £23,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,573 | £28,125 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,500 | £37,000 | £31,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.46% | +19.35% | -0.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,500 | £48,750 | £40,731 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £57,500 | £55,250 |
| 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 | 4,976 | 8,267 | 8,397 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 8.41% | 14.97% | 16.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,698 | 4,738 | 6,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,250 | £27,465 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,250 | £34,581 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £44,000 | £50,242 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | +0.48% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £72,438 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £88,750 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £47,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.21% | +4.44% | - |
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 1 January 2026.
Windows 7
Top 12 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 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +58 | 58 | £33,750 | -8.78% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +56 | 57 | £33,500 | -9.46% | 18 |
| South East | +46 | 37 | £58,000 | +98.29% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +60 | 11 | £27,000 | -20.59% | 3 |
| London | +21 | 9 | £32,500 | -56.67% | 1 |
| Scotland | +12 | 8 | £33,000 | -16.93% | 2 |
| North West | +28 | 6 | £26,875 | -2.27% | 5 |
| North of England | +25 | 6 | £26,875 | -6.52% | 5 |
| East of England | +20 | 3 | £34,000 | -32.00% | 5 |
| Midlands | +13 | 2 | £25,000 | -12.28% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 2 | £25,000 | -12.28% | |
| South West | -7 | 1 | £29,290 | -23.65% | 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: