Windows 7 Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Windows 7
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Windows 7 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows 7 over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 274 229 179
Rank change year-on-year -45 -50 +31
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 129 215 440
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.60% 0.95% 1.45%
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.80% 5.03% 7.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 143 246
10th Percentile £143 £135 £130
25th Percentile £162 £160 £149
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £204 £189
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% +8.08% +4.86%
75th Percentile £238 £300 £288
90th Percentile £327 £564 £418
UK median daily rate £210 £200 £200
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 13 52
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.77 £10.93
25th Percentile £13.87 £16.54 £13.84
Median hourly rate £17.71 £18.50 £16.12
Median % change year-on-year -4.27% +14.76% +7.47%
75th Percentile £20.63 £47.83 £22.25
90th Percentile £24.18 £49.75 £23.73
UK median hourly rate £17.70 £18.50 £16.25
% change year-on-year -4.32% +13.85% +6.70%

All Operating Systems
UK excluding London

Windows 7 falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 3,391 4,276 5,788
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.90% 18.84% 19.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,208 2,930 3,824
10th Percentile £176 £165 £150
25th Percentile £275 £250 £208
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% +8.82% +6.25%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £540
90th Percentile £672 £675 £638
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 341 307 426
10th Percentile £12.25 £13.29 £12.57
25th Percentile £15.25 £17.70 £15.05
Median hourly rate £24.18 £40.59 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.43% +102.95% +17.65%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £49.43
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £46.75 £22.25
% change year-on-year -50.80% +110.11% +27.14%

Windows 7
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Windows 7 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Windows 7 in the UK excluding London

Windows 7
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows 7 in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Windows 7 in the UK excluding London

Windows 7
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows 7 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK excluding London

Windows 7
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows 7 in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Windows 7 in the UK excluding London

Windows 7
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows 7 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows 7 in the UK excluding London

Windows 7
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 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
South East -23 52 £215 +4.88% 8
Midlands +37 37 £150 -31.82% 5
East Midlands +32 32 £150 -14.29%
Scotland +44 16 £213 +32.81% 7
North of England -2 9 £253 +32.89% 16
South West -16 9 £145 -58.57% 11
West Midlands +13 5 £225 -4.26% 5
Yorkshire +5 5 £340 +87.59% 8
North West +7 4 £168 -16.25% 7
East of England 0 4 £105 -55.79% 4
Northern Ireland -8 2 - -
Windows 7
UK

Windows 7
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 6 (4.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.55%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.55%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.78%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 62 (48.06%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.78%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 30 (23.26%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (2.33%) Azure
3 2 (1.55%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 37 (28.68%) VPN
2 26 (20.16%) DHCP
2 26 (20.16%) DNS
3 12 (9.30%) LAN
4 10 (7.75%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (3.88%) Firewall
6 2 (1.55%) NetScaler
6 2 (1.55%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (1.55%) VoIP
7 1 (0.78%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.78%) Network Security
7 1 (0.78%) PBX
7 1 (0.78%) PSTN
7 1 (0.78%) Skype
7 1 (0.78%) Telepresence
7 1 (0.78%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.78%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (1.55%) MSI
2 1 (0.78%) Hudson
2 1 (0.78%) InstallShield
General
1 59 (45.74%) Social Skills
2 24 (18.60%) Organisational Skills
3 14 (10.85%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (10.08%) Public Sector
5 11 (8.53%) Telecoms
6 10 (7.75%) Finance
7 7 (5.43%) Retail
8 5 (3.88%) Electronics
8 5 (3.88%) Manufacturing
8 5 (3.88%) Marketing
9 4 (3.10%) Banking
9 4 (3.10%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (27.91%) Support Engineer
2 32 (24.81%) Desktop Engineer
3 29 (22.48%) Desktop Support
4 22 (17.05%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 15 (11.63%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
5 15 (11.63%) IT Engineer
5 15 (11.63%) IT Support
6 12 (9.30%) Analyst
6 12 (9.30%) Hardware Engineer
7 10 (7.75%) Windows Engineer
8 9 (6.98%) IT Technician
8 9 (6.98%) Windows Support Engineer
9 7 (5.43%) 1st Line Support
9 7 (5.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (5.43%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
10 6 (4.65%) IT Support Engineer
10 6 (4.65%) Network Engineer
10 6 (4.65%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
10 6 (4.65%) Service Analyst
11 5 (3.88%) Break Fix Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.55%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 24 (18.60%) Driving Licence
2 7 (5.43%) BYOD
2 7 (5.43%) Digital Signage
3 6 (4.65%) Management Information System
4 5 (3.88%) CMDB
4 5 (3.88%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.33%) Smartphone
5 3 (2.33%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (1.55%) iPad
6 2 (1.55%) iPhone
6 2 (1.55%) PDA
6 2 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (0.78%) Blackberry
7 1 (0.78%) Clustering
7 1 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.78%) NHS
7 1 (0.78%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 129 (100.00%) Windows
2 88 (68.22%) Windows 10
3 21 (16.28%) Windows Vista
4 9 (6.98%) Apple iOS
5 8 (6.20%) Windows Server 2008
6 7 (5.43%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (4.65%) Windows Server
7 6 (4.65%) Windows Server 2003
8 5 (3.88%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (3.10%) Windows 8
9 4 (3.10%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (1.55%) Windows XP
11 1 (0.78%) Android
11 1 (0.78%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (48.06%) Customer Service
2 42 (32.56%) ITIL
3 37 (28.68%) Problem-Solving
4 29 (22.48%) Service Delivery
5 22 (17.05%) Customer Requirements
6 16 (12.40%) Break/Fix
7 13 (10.08%) Software Deployment
8 12 (9.30%) Hardware Maintenance
8 12 (9.30%) Software Testing
9 11 (8.53%) Information Security
10 8 (6.20%) Technical Leadership
11 7 (5.43%) Business Strategy
11 7 (5.43%) CRM
11 7 (5.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 7 (5.43%) Proactive Monitoring
12 5 (3.88%) Business Intelligence
12 5 (3.88%) Computer Science
12 5 (3.88%) Digital Marketing
12 5 (3.88%) Migration
12 5 (3.88%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (10.85%) PowerShell
2 10 (7.75%) SQL
3 4 (3.10%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 79 (61.24%) Security Cleared
2 51 (39.53%) SC Cleared
3 29 (22.48%) DV Cleared
4 20 (15.50%) A+ Certification
5 19 (14.73%) Degree
6 5 (3.88%) CCNA
6 5 (3.88%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (3.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (3.88%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (2.33%) CCNP
7 3 (2.33%) MCSA
8 2 (1.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (1.55%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (1.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.78%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (13.18%) SLA
2 4 (3.10%) GDPR
3 2 (1.55%) QA
4 1 (0.78%) Accessibility
System Software
1 51 (39.53%) Active Directory
2 12 (9.30%) Firmware
3 7 (5.43%) XenApp
4 3 (2.33%) BitLocker
4 3 (2.33%) Microsoft App-V
4 3 (2.33%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.33%) XenDesktop
5 2 (1.55%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.55%) KVM
5 2 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.55%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.78%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.78%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 56 (43.41%) SCCM
2 2 (1.55%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 82 (63.57%) Microsoft
2 25 (19.38%) HP
3 16 (12.40%) Cisco
4 8 (6.20%) Citrix
5 6 (4.65%) Ivanti
6 5 (3.88%) Computacenter
6 5 (3.88%) SAP
6 5 (3.88%) ServiceNow
7 4 (3.10%) Symantec
8 3 (2.33%) VMware
9 2 (1.55%) Apple
9 2 (1.55%) Dell
9 2 (1.55%) Intel
10 1 (0.78%) Adobe
10 1 (0.78%) FireEye
10 1 (0.78%) Peregrine
10 1 (0.78%) Polycom
10 1 (0.78%) Remedy
10 1 (0.78%) Tanium