Windows 7 Contracts in England

Microsoft Windows 7
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Windows 7 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Windows 7 over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 341 379 342
Rank change year-on-year +38 -37 -10
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 208 296 557
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.57% 0.60% 0.80%
As % of the Operating Systems category 4.16% 3.69% 5.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 124 200 337
10th Percentile £134 £133 £130
25th Percentile £150 £160 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £221 £255 £275
90th Percentile £354 £476 £438
UK median daily rate £210 £200 £200
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 18 59
10th Percentile £12.75 £16.24 £12.01
25th Percentile £14.27 £16.54 £14.00
Median hourly rate £17.71 £18.50 £17.25
Median % change year-on-year -4.27% +7.25% +1.47%
75th Percentile £20.00 £18.89 £22.25
90th Percentile £23.17 £20.55 £25.00
UK median hourly rate £17.71 £18.50 £16.50
% change year-on-year -4.27% +12.12% +6.73%

All Operating Systems
England

Windows 7 is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5,004 8,030 10,986
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.60% 16.37% 15.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,426 5,688 7,514
10th Percentile £185 £195 £173
25th Percentile £300 £330 £318
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.29% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £468 £510 £500
% change year-on-year -8.24% +2.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 360 383 541
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.29 £13.38
25th Percentile £14.72 £17.72 £15.93
Median hourly rate £22.00 £37.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.33% +70.45% +23.94%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £50.77
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £38.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year -42.86% +67.39% +29.58%

Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Windows 7 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 7 in England

Windows 7
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 7 in England.

Daily rate trend for Windows 7 in England

Windows 7
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 7 in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 7 in England

Windows 7
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 7 in England.

Hourly rate trend for Windows 7 in England

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows 7 in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 7 in England

Windows 7
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 7 within the England region over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +63 74 £175 -11.39% 8
South East 0 69 £215 +5.13% 6
Midlands +44 35 £150 -31.82%
East Midlands +46 31 £150 -9.09%
North of England +17 15 £329 +73.03% 8
Yorkshire +18 11 £340 +87.59% 5
South West -5 11 £245 -30.00% 11
West Midlands +9 4 £225 -4.26%
North West +7 4 £168 -16.25% 2
East of England -5 4 £105 -44.00% 6
Windows 7
UK

Windows 7
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 35 (16.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (8.65%) Exchange Server 2013
3 16 (7.69%) Exchange Server 2010
4 11 (5.29%) SharePoint
5 10 (4.81%) Skype for Business
6 6 (2.88%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 5 (2.40%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.48%) Confluence
Applications
1 88 (42.31%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.96%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.48%) Eikon
2 1 (0.48%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.48%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.48%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 65 (31.25%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (8.17%) Azure
3 12 (5.77%) Entra ID
4 6 (2.88%) OneDrive
5 4 (1.92%) WhatsApp
6 1 (0.48%) Google Sheets
6 1 (0.48%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 45 (21.63%) VPN
2 39 (18.75%) DNS
3 25 (12.02%) DHCP
4 21 (10.10%) Wi-Fi
5 19 (9.13%) LAN
6 11 (5.29%) Cisco IOS
6 11 (5.29%) Firewall
7 10 (4.81%) Wireless
8 9 (4.33%) Skype
9 8 (3.85%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (2.40%) VoIP
11 3 (1.44%) Network Security
11 3 (1.44%) TCP/IP
11 3 (1.44%) WAN
12 2 (0.96%) NetScaler
12 2 (0.96%) SAN
12 2 (0.96%) Telepresence
12 2 (0.96%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.48%) PBX
13 1 (0.48%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.33%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.96%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.48%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (0.96%) JIRA
2 1 (0.48%) Hudson
2 1 (0.48%) MSI
General
1 97 (46.63%) Social Skills
2 37 (17.79%) Organisational Skills
3 36 (17.31%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (15.38%) Finance
5 16 (7.69%) Public Sector
6 13 (6.25%) Banking
7 11 (5.29%) Telecoms
8 10 (4.81%) Financial Institution
8 10 (4.81%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (3.37%) Retail
10 5 (2.40%) Electronics
10 5 (2.40%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.40%) Marketing
11 2 (0.96%) Cantonese Language
11 2 (0.96%) Mandarin Language
12 1 (0.48%) Legal
Job Titles
1 68 (32.69%) Support Engineer
2 43 (20.67%) Desktop Engineer
2 43 (20.67%) Desktop Support
3 42 (20.19%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 27 (12.98%) IT Engineer
5 25 (12.02%) IT Support
6 20 (9.62%) Analyst
6 20 (9.62%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
6 20 (9.62%) Windows Engineer
7 18 (8.65%) Hardware Engineer
8 17 (8.17%) Windows Support Engineer
9 16 (7.69%) 1st Line Support
10 15 (7.21%) Administrator
10 15 (7.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 15 (7.21%) Systems Administrator
11 13 (6.25%) Service Analyst
11 13 (6.25%) Service Desk Analyst
12 12 (5.77%) IT Technician
13 9 (4.33%) 1st Line Support Engineer
13 9 (4.33%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.81%) XMPP
2 1 (0.48%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 32 (15.38%) Driving Licence
2 14 (6.73%) BYOD
3 11 (5.29%) Data Centre
4 10 (4.81%) Management Information System
5 9 (4.33%) Blackberry
6 8 (3.85%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (3.37%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (3.37%) Digital Signage
7 7 (3.37%) Hedge funds
7 7 (3.37%) iPad
7 7 (3.37%) iPhone
8 6 (2.88%) CMDB
9 5 (2.40%) Smartphone
10 4 (1.92%) NHS
10 4 (1.92%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 2 (0.96%) PACS
11 2 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
11 2 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.96%) Smartcard
12 1 (0.48%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 208 (100.00%) Windows
2 123 (59.13%) Windows 10
3 28 (13.46%) Windows Server 2008
4 27 (12.98%) Windows Server
5 25 (12.02%) Windows Server 2012
6 21 (10.10%) Windows Vista
7 20 (9.62%) Android
8 16 (7.69%) Mac OS X
9 11 (5.29%) Windows 8
10 10 (4.81%) Apple iOS
11 9 (4.33%) Windows Server 2016
11 9 (4.33%) Windows Server 2019
12 5 (2.40%) Windows Server 2003
13 4 (1.92%) Windows XP
14 2 (0.96%) Mac OS
15 1 (0.48%) OpenVMS
15 1 (0.48%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (48.56%) Customer Service
2 82 (39.42%) Problem-Solving
3 51 (24.52%) ITIL
4 29 (13.94%) Customer Requirements
5 27 (12.98%) Service Delivery
6 17 (8.17%) Software Deployment
7 16 (7.69%) Hardware Maintenance
7 16 (7.69%) Software Testing
8 13 (6.25%) Information Security
8 13 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 13 (6.25%) Proactive Monitoring
9 10 (4.81%) Incident Management
9 10 (4.81%) Migration
9 10 (4.81%) Technical Leadership
10 9 (4.33%) ITSM
11 8 (3.85%) Computer Science
11 8 (3.85%) Customer Experience
11 8 (3.85%) Project Delivery
11 8 (3.85%) User Experience
12 7 (3.37%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 15 (7.21%) PowerShell
1 15 (7.21%) SQL
2 4 (1.92%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 100 (48.08%) Security Cleared
2 46 (22.12%) SC Cleared
3 45 (21.63%) DV Cleared
4 35 (16.83%) Degree
5 11 (5.29%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (4.33%) CCNA
6 9 (4.33%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (3.85%) A+ Certification
7 8 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (3.37%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 5 (2.40%) CCNP
10 4 (1.92%) MCSA
10 4 (1.92%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (1.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.96%) CTC Cleared
13 1 (0.48%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.48%) MCSE
13 1 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (15.87%) SLA
2 4 (1.92%) GDPR
2 4 (1.92%) QA
3 2 (0.96%) PMO
4 1 (0.48%) Accessibility
System Software
1 87 (41.83%) Active Directory
2 28 (13.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (7.69%) Firmware
4 10 (4.81%) XenApp
5 8 (3.85%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (3.37%) KVM
6 7 (3.37%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (3.37%) VMware Workstation
7 6 (2.88%) XenDesktop
8 5 (2.40%) Hyper-V
9 3 (1.44%) BitLocker
9 3 (1.44%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.96%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.48%) DFS Replication
11 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.48%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 66 (31.73%) SCCM
2 7 (3.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.37%) vCenter Server
3 3 (1.44%) AirWatch
4 2 (0.96%) WSUS
5 1 (0.48%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.48%) SCOM
Vendors
1 120 (57.69%) Microsoft
2 38 (18.27%) HP
3 28 (13.46%) VMware
4 22 (10.58%) Citrix
5 20 (9.62%) ServiceNow
6 18 (8.65%) Apple
7 15 (7.21%) Cisco
8 11 (5.29%) Ivanti
9 6 (2.88%) Adobe
9 6 (2.88%) Computacenter
9 6 (2.88%) Mitel
9 6 (2.88%) Progress
10 5 (2.40%) SAP
11 4 (1.92%) Remedy
11 4 (1.92%) Symantec
11 4 (1.92%) Veeam
12 3 (1.44%) Dell
12 3 (1.44%) Polycom
13 2 (0.96%) Cerner
14 1 (0.48%) Peregrine