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 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 373 393 380
Rank change year-on-year +20 -13 -34
Contract jobs citing Windows 7 222 345 591
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.52% 0.60% 0.67%
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.91% 3.69% 4.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 239 357
10th Percentile £134 £135 £130
25th Percentile £150 £160 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £227 £275 £275
90th Percentile £354 £500 £438
UK excluding London median daily rate £210 £200 £190
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 21 58
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.75 £11.92
25th Percentile £14.27 £16.54 £13.87
Median hourly rate £17.71 £18.50 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.27% +12.12% +6.73%
75th Percentile £20.00 £19.50 £22.25
90th Percentile £22.55 £48.75 £24.08
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.71 £18.50 £16.12
% change year-on-year -4.27% +14.76% +4.47%

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 5,681 9,357 13,191
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.31% 16.23% 14.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,836 6,548 8,958
10th Percentile £185 £190 £175
25th Percentile £300 £338 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £504 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.24% +0.80% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £613
90th Percentile £700 £719 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 390 413 611
10th Percentile £12.73 £14.05 £13.38
25th Percentile £15.31 £18.03 £16.00
Median hourly rate £22.00 £39.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.59% +73.33% +26.62%
75th Percentile £60.56 £64.50 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.25 £30.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -25.83% +50.00% +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 14 May 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 14 May 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 14 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
England +42 204 £210 +5.00% 48
UK excluding London -19 142 £210 +5.00% 47
London +62 74 £175 -10.26% 8
South East -4 68 £215 +5.39% 9
Work from Home +100 34 £288 +15.00% 5
Midlands +35 34 £150 -31.82% 2
East Midlands +40 30 £150 -9.09% 1
North of England +12 13 £320 +68.42% 8
Scotland +26 11 £206 +28.91% 7
South West -11 11 £245 -30.00% 12
Yorkshire +18 9 £340 +87.59% 5
North West +21 4 £168 -16.25% 3
West Midlands +10 4 £225 -4.26% 1
East of England +3 4 £105 -50.59% 8
Northern Ireland -4 1 - -

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 36 (16.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (8.11%) Exchange Server 2013
3 16 (7.21%) Exchange Server 2010
4 13 (5.86%) SharePoint
5 11 (4.95%) Skype for Business
6 5 (2.25%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 5 (2.25%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.45%) Confluence
Applications
1 103 (46.40%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.90%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.45%) Eikon
2 1 (0.45%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.45%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 68 (30.63%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (8.11%) Azure
3 13 (5.86%) Entra ID
4 7 (3.15%) OneDrive
5 4 (1.80%) WhatsApp
6 1 (0.45%) Google Sheets
6 1 (0.45%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 55 (24.77%) VPN
2 48 (21.62%) DNS
3 34 (15.32%) DHCP
4 20 (9.01%) Wi-Fi
5 19 (8.56%) LAN
6 12 (5.41%) Cisco IOS
7 11 (4.95%) Firewall
8 10 (4.50%) Skype
8 10 (4.50%) Wireless
9 7 (3.15%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (2.25%) VoIP
11 3 (1.35%) Network Security
11 3 (1.35%) TCP/IP
11 3 (1.35%) WAN
12 2 (0.90%) NetScaler
12 2 (0.90%) SAN
12 2 (0.90%) Telepresence
12 2 (0.90%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.45%) PBX
13 1 (0.45%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.05%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.90%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (0.90%) JIRA
2 1 (0.45%) Hudson
2 1 (0.45%) MSI
General
1 96 (43.24%) Social Skills
2 37 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 37 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
3 32 (14.41%) Finance
4 17 (7.66%) Public Sector
5 13 (5.86%) Telecoms
6 12 (5.41%) Banking
7 10 (4.50%) Financial Institution
7 10 (4.50%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (3.15%) Retail
9 5 (2.25%) Electronics
9 5 (2.25%) Manufacturing
9 5 (2.25%) Marketing
10 2 (0.90%) Cantonese Language
10 2 (0.90%) Mandarin Language
11 1 (0.45%) Law
11 1 (0.45%) Legal
Job Titles
1 66 (29.73%) Support Engineer
2 48 (21.62%) Desktop Engineer
3 47 (21.17%) Desktop Support
4 41 (18.47%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 27 (12.16%) IT Engineer
5 27 (12.16%) IT Support
6 22 (9.91%) Analyst
7 20 (9.01%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
7 20 (9.01%) Windows Engineer
8 18 (8.11%) Hardware Engineer
9 17 (7.66%) Windows Support Engineer
10 15 (6.76%) 1st Line Support
10 15 (6.76%) Administrator
10 15 (6.76%) Systems Administrator
11 14 (6.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 14 (6.31%) Service Analyst
12 13 (5.86%) Service Desk Analyst
13 11 (4.95%) IT Technician
14 9 (4.05%) 1st Line Support Engineer
14 9 (4.05%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.50%) XMPP
2 1 (0.45%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 32 (14.41%) Driving Licence
2 15 (6.76%) BYOD
3 11 (4.95%) Data Centre
4 10 (4.50%) Management Information System
5 9 (4.05%) iPad
5 9 (4.05%) iPhone
5 9 (4.05%) Video Conferencing
6 8 (3.60%) Blackberry
7 7 (3.15%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (3.15%) Digital Signage
7 7 (3.15%) Hedge funds
8 6 (2.70%) CMDB
8 6 (2.70%) Smartphone
9 4 (1.80%) NHS
9 4 (1.80%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 3 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.90%) PACS
11 2 (0.90%) PDA
11 2 (0.90%) Renewable Energy
11 2 (0.90%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 222 (100.00%) Windows
2 133 (59.91%) Windows 10
3 31 (13.96%) Windows Server 2008
4 29 (13.06%) Windows Server
5 25 (11.26%) Windows Server 2012
6 21 (9.46%) Android
7 20 (9.01%) Windows Vista
8 16 (7.21%) Mac OS X
9 11 (4.95%) Apple iOS
9 11 (4.95%) Windows 8
10 8 (3.60%) Windows Server 2016
10 8 (3.60%) Windows Server 2019
11 6 (2.70%) Windows Server 2003
12 5 (2.25%) Windows XP
13 2 (0.90%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.45%) OpenVMS
14 1 (0.45%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (48.65%) Customer Service
2 84 (37.84%) Problem-Solving
3 61 (27.48%) ITIL
4 37 (16.67%) Service Delivery
5 29 (13.06%) Customer Requirements
6 17 (7.66%) Software Deployment
7 16 (7.21%) Hardware Maintenance
7 16 (7.21%) Software Testing
8 15 (6.76%) Break/Fix
9 13 (5.86%) Information Security
9 13 (5.86%) Proactive Monitoring
10 12 (5.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 10 (4.50%) Incident Management
11 10 (4.50%) Migration
11 10 (4.50%) Technical Leadership
12 9 (4.05%) Computer Science
12 9 (4.05%) ITSM
13 8 (3.60%) Customer Experience
13 8 (3.60%) Project Delivery
13 8 (3.60%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 15 (6.76%) PowerShell
1 15 (6.76%) SQL
2 4 (1.80%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 112 (50.45%) Security Cleared
2 57 (25.68%) SC Cleared
3 45 (20.27%) DV Cleared
4 36 (16.22%) Degree
5 19 (8.56%) A+ Certification
6 12 (5.41%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (4.50%) CCNA
7 10 (4.50%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (4.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (2.70%) CCNP
9 6 (2.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 5 (2.25%) MCSA
11 4 (1.80%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (1.35%) CTC Cleared
12 3 (1.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
14 1 (0.45%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
14 1 (0.45%) MCSE
14 1 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (14.86%) SLA
2 4 (1.80%) GDPR
2 4 (1.80%) QA
3 2 (0.90%) PMO
4 1 (0.45%) Accessibility
System Software
1 98 (44.14%) Active Directory
2 27 (12.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (7.21%) Firmware
4 9 (4.05%) XenApp
5 7 (3.15%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (2.70%) KVM
6 6 (2.70%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (2.70%) VMware Workstation
7 5 (2.25%) Hyper-V
7 5 (2.25%) XenDesktop
8 3 (1.35%) BitLocker
8 3 (1.35%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.90%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.45%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.45%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 76 (34.23%) SCCM
2 8 (3.60%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (2.70%) vCenter Server
4 3 (1.35%) AirWatch
5 2 (0.90%) WSUS
6 1 (0.45%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.45%) SCOM
Vendors
1 133 (59.91%) Microsoft
2 38 (17.12%) HP
3 27 (12.16%) VMware
4 26 (11.71%) Cisco
5 22 (9.91%) Citrix
6 20 (9.01%) ServiceNow
7 18 (8.11%) Apple
8 10 (4.50%) Ivanti
9 7 (3.15%) Mitel
9 7 (3.15%) Progress
10 6 (2.70%) Computacenter
11 5 (2.25%) Adobe
11 5 (2.25%) SAP
12 4 (1.80%) Remedy
12 4 (1.80%) Symantec
12 4 (1.80%) Veeam
13 3 (1.35%) Dell
13 3 (1.35%) Polycom
14 2 (0.90%) Cerner
14 2 (0.90%) Intel