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 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 725 | 622 | 620 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -103 | -2 | +20 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 37 | 53 | 286 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.038% | 0.11% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.62% | 0.78% | 2.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 45 | 236 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,500 | £27,000 | £24,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,875 | £27,375 | £25,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,000 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.33% | - | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £34,500 | £38,750 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £34,600 | £40,750 | £55,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,500 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.67% | - | -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 | 5,979 | 6,784 | 13,757 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.18% | 14.24% | 13.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,496 | 4,496 | 10,555 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,694 | £27,000 | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,750 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £42,500 | £46,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -7.61% | -12.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -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 July 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 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 | -55 | 36 | £30,500 | +1.67% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | -76 | 32 | £30,500 | +1.67% | 4 |
| North West | -6 | 13 | £26,250 | -34.38% | |
| North of England | -27 | 13 | £26,250 | -25.00% | |
| East of England | - | 10 | £33,000 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | -24 | 5 | £25,000 | - | |
| Midlands | -34 | 5 | £25,000 | -20.63% | |
| London | -34 | 5 | £42,000 | +12.00% | 2 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 3 | £27,000 | -8.47% | 1 |
| South East | -39 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Wales | -45 | 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: