Windows 7 Contracts

Microsoft Windows 7
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 374 388 391
Rank change year-on-year +14 +3 -33
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 208 324 579
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.48% 0.58% 0.66%
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.60% 3.57% 4.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 121 230 348
10th Percentile £122 £134 £130
25th Percentile £150 £160 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £202 £200
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% +1.00% -
75th Percentile £225 £300 £293
90th Percentile £330 £538 £438
UK excluding London median daily rate £210 £213 £188
% change year-on-year -1.18% +13.33% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 18 55
10th Percentile £12.75 £15.31 £11.20
25th Percentile £14.27 £16.54 £13.87
Median hourly rate £17.72 £18.50 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.22% +12.12% +6.73%
75th Percentile £22.00 £22.13 £22.25
90th Percentile £24.16 £49.13 £23.66
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.72 £18.50 £16.50
% change year-on-year -4.22% +12.12% +4.04%

All Operating Systems
UK

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 with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5,784 9,075 12,888
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.43% 16.19% 14.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,888 6,324 8,810
10th Percentile £185 £190 £175
25th Percentile £300 £340 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £613
90th Percentile £700 £718 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £465 £425
% change year-on-year -3.12% +9.29% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 404 391 567
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.29 £13.00
25th Percentile £15.50 £18.06 £15.76
Median hourly rate £22.50 £42.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.06% +93.18% +25.71%
75th Percentile £61.60 £65.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.79 £38.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -40.81% +92.50% +21.21%

Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 7 over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows 7 over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7
Top 15 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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
England +10 185 £210 +1.20% 51
UK excluding London -43 134 £210 -1.18% 59
London +76 68 £175 -10.26% 5
South East -24 56 £215 +4.88% 9
Midlands +41 38 £150 -31.82% 6
East Midlands +38 33 £150 -11.76%
Work from Home +94 30 £300 +1.69% 14
Scotland +32 16 £213 +32.81% 11
South West -16 10 £195 -44.29% 11
North of England +3 9 £253 +32.89% 15
Yorkshire +8 5 £340 +78.95% 8
West Midlands +5 5 £225 -4.26% 6
North West +13 4 £168 -16.25% 7
East of England -2 4 £105 -55.79% 5
Northern Ireland -8 1 - - 2

Windows 7
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 28 (13.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (6.25%) Exchange Server 2010
2 13 (6.25%) Exchange Server 2013
3 11 (5.29%) SharePoint
4 9 (4.33%) Skype for Business
5 4 (1.92%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 3 (1.44%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 98 (47.12%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.92%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
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 61 (29.33%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (7.21%) Azure
3 11 (5.29%) Entra ID
4 6 (2.88%) OneDrive
5 3 (1.44%) WhatsApp
6 1 (0.48%) Google Sheets
6 1 (0.48%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 59 (28.37%) VPN
2 43 (20.67%) DNS
3 31 (14.90%) DHCP
4 16 (7.69%) LAN
5 15 (7.21%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (5.29%) Firewall
7 9 (4.33%) Cisco IOS
8 8 (3.85%) Skype
8 8 (3.85%) Wireless
9 5 (2.40%) VoIP
10 4 (1.92%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (1.44%) WAN
12 2 (0.96%) NetScaler
12 2 (0.96%) Network Security
12 2 (0.96%) SAN
12 2 (0.96%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.96%) Telepresence
13 1 (0.48%) Cisco ASA
13 1 (0.48%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.48%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.85%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.96%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.48%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (0.96%) MSI
2 1 (0.48%) Hudson
2 1 (0.48%) InstallShield
2 1 (0.48%) JIRA
General
1 83 (39.90%) Social Skills
2 34 (16.35%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (14.42%) Organisational Skills
4 27 (12.98%) Finance
5 15 (7.21%) Public Sector
6 12 (5.77%) Telecoms
7 10 (4.81%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (4.33%) Financial Institution
9 8 (3.85%) Banking
9 8 (3.85%) Retail
10 4 (1.92%) Electronics
10 4 (1.92%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.92%) Marketing
11 2 (0.96%) Cantonese Language
11 2 (0.96%) Mandarin Language
12 1 (0.48%) Law
Job Titles
1 58 (27.88%) Support Engineer
2 47 (22.60%) Desktop Engineer
3 44 (21.15%) Desktop Support
4 36 (17.31%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 26 (12.50%) IT Engineer
5 26 (12.50%) IT Support
6 21 (10.10%) Analyst
6 21 (10.10%) Windows Engineer
7 18 (8.65%) Windows Support Engineer
8 17 (8.17%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
9 15 (7.21%) 1st Line Support
9 15 (7.21%) Hardware Engineer
10 13 (6.25%) Administrator
10 13 (6.25%) Service Analyst
10 13 (6.25%) Systems Administrator
11 12 (5.77%) Service Desk Analyst
12 11 (5.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 11 (5.29%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
13 9 (4.33%) 1st Line 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 26 (12.50%) Driving Licence
2 15 (7.21%) BYOD
3 10 (4.81%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.85%) iPad
4 8 (3.85%) iPhone
5 7 (3.37%) Data Centre
5 7 (3.37%) Digital Signage
5 7 (3.37%) Video Conferencing
6 6 (2.88%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (2.88%) Hedge funds
6 6 (2.88%) Smartphone
7 5 (2.40%) Blackberry
7 5 (2.40%) CMDB
8 4 (1.92%) NHS
9 2 (0.96%) PACS
9 2 (0.96%) PDA
9 2 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.96%) Smartcard
9 2 (0.96%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 208 (100.00%) Windows
2 124 (59.62%) Windows 10
3 26 (12.50%) Windows Server
3 26 (12.50%) Windows Server 2008
4 23 (11.06%) Windows Vista
5 20 (9.62%) Windows Server 2012
6 17 (8.17%) Android
7 12 (5.77%) Mac OS X
8 10 (4.81%) Apple iOS
8 10 (4.81%) Windows 8
9 6 (2.88%) Windows Server 2003
9 6 (2.88%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (2.88%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (2.40%) Windows XP
11 2 (0.96%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.48%) OpenVMS
12 1 (0.48%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (47.60%) Customer Service
2 69 (33.17%) Problem-Solving
3 56 (26.92%) ITIL
4 39 (18.75%) Service Delivery
5 26 (12.50%) Customer Requirements
6 19 (9.13%) Break/Fix
7 14 (6.73%) Software Deployment
8 13 (6.25%) Hardware Maintenance
8 13 (6.25%) Information Security
8 13 (6.25%) Software Testing
9 12 (5.77%) Proactive Monitoring
10 10 (4.81%) Technical Leadership
11 9 (4.33%) Incident Management
11 9 (4.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 8 (3.85%) Customer Experience
12 8 (3.85%) Project Delivery
13 7 (3.37%) Business Strategy
13 7 (3.37%) Computer Science
13 7 (3.37%) ITSM
13 7 (3.37%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 14 (6.73%) PowerShell
2 13 (6.25%) SQL
3 4 (1.92%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 110 (52.88%) Security Cleared
2 63 (30.29%) SC Cleared
3 39 (18.75%) DV Cleared
4 29 (13.94%) Degree
5 22 (10.58%) A+ Certification
6 11 (5.29%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (3.37%) CCNA
7 7 (3.37%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (2.40%) CCNP
8 5 (2.40%) MCSA
9 3 (1.44%) CTC Cleared
9 3 (1.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.96%) Network+ Certification
10 2 (0.96%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.48%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (14.90%) SLA
2 4 (1.92%) GDPR
3 2 (0.96%) PMO
3 2 (0.96%) QA
4 1 (0.48%) Accessibility
System Software
1 92 (44.23%) Active Directory
2 19 (9.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (6.25%) Firmware
4 7 (3.37%) XenApp
5 3 (1.44%) BitLocker
5 3 (1.44%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.44%) Microsoft App-V
5 3 (1.44%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (1.44%) XenDesktop
6 2 (0.96%) KVM
6 2 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.96%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.96%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.48%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.48%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 71 (34.13%) SCCM
2 7 (3.37%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.96%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.48%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.48%) NetBackup
4 1 (0.48%) WSUS
Vendors
1 124 (59.62%) Microsoft
2 30 (14.42%) HP
3 27 (12.98%) Cisco
4 19 (9.13%) VMware
5 18 (8.65%) Citrix
5 18 (8.65%) ServiceNow
6 14 (6.73%) Apple
7 9 (4.33%) Ivanti
8 6 (2.88%) Computacenter
8 6 (2.88%) Mitel
8 6 (2.88%) Progress
9 4 (1.92%) Adobe
9 4 (1.92%) SAP
9 4 (1.92%) Symantec
10 3 (1.44%) Dell
10 3 (1.44%) Polycom
10 3 (1.44%) Veeam
11 2 (0.96%) Cerner
11 2 (0.96%) Intel
11 2 (0.96%) Remedy