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 10 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 683 | 590 | 578 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -93 | -12 | +45 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows 7 | 30 | 56 | 325 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.033% | 0.13% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.56% | 0.84% | 2.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 50 | 269 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,500 | £27,000 | £23,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,875 | £27,875 | £25,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £27,000 | £31,250 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.60% | +4.17% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £33,750 | £40,000 | £39,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £34,500 | £44,250 | £53,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £26,250 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | -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 | 5,391 | 6,639 | 13,659 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.93% | 15.17% | 14.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,970 | 4,451 | 10,802 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,694 | £27,250 | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £46,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.17% | +2.22% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,844 | £67,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £83,750 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £41,000 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -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 10 May 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 10 May 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 | 29 | £27,000 | -12.90% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | -84 | 21 | £26,250 | -12.50% | 12 |
| North West | +8 | 12 | £26,250 | -34.38% | 6 |
| North of England | -48 | 12 | £26,250 | -25.00% | 6 |
| London | -2 | 9 | £32,500 | -13.33% | 1 |
| Midlands | -27 | 5 | £25,000 | -20.63% | |
| West Midlands | -29 | 5 | £25,000 | -12.28% | |
| Work from Home | -5 | 4 | £27,000 | -10.00% | 1 |
| East of England | -5 | 3 | £33,000 | -37.14% | 5 |
| Wales | -27 | 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: