Windows Server Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft Windows Server
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Windows Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Windows Server over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 87 52
Rank change year-on-year +46 -35 -16
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 548 379 568
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.71% 3.93% 5.23%
As % of the Operating Systems category 34.68% 28.58% 27.49%
Number of salaries quoted 492 281 524
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,500 £23,250
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £38,750 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -3.13% -
75th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £57,000 £58,750 £59,100
England median annual salary £42,500 £44,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.41% +3.53% -

All Operating Systems
Midlands

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,580 1,326 2,066
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.57% 13.74% 19.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,313 865 1,456
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,200 £24,000
25th Percentile £26,750 £31,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Windows Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in the Midlands

Windows Server
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows Server in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Windows Server in the Midlands

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in the Midlands over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in the Midlands

Windows Server
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +30 313 £36,000 -9.59% 72
East Midlands +41 230 £40,000 +6.67% 37
Windows Server
England

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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
1 119 (21.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 89 (16.24%) SharePoint
3 19 (3.47%) IIS
4 6 (1.09%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (0.91%) Confluence
6 3 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.36%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.18%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.18%) IBM Notes
8 1 (0.18%) TYPO3
Applications
1 67 (12.23%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.36%) CATIA
3 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.36%) NASTRAN
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.36%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.18%) Sage 300 ERP
2 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 366 (66.79%) Microsoft 365
2 253 (46.17%) Azure
3 122 (22.26%) Entra ID
4 48 (8.76%) AWS
5 30 (5.47%) OneDrive
6 20 (3.65%) GCP
7 16 (2.92%) Google Workspace
8 13 (2.37%) Mimecast
9 12 (2.19%) Azure Sentinel
10 9 (1.64%) Azure Logic Apps
10 9 (1.64%) IaaS
10 9 (1.64%) Nutanix
11 7 (1.28%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (1.09%) SaaS
13 5 (0.91%) ChatGPT
14 4 (0.73%) PaaS
14 4 (0.73%) Power Automate
15 3 (0.55%) Azure Stack
15 3 (0.55%) GitHub
15 3 (0.55%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 184 (33.58%) Firewall
2 172 (31.39%) DNS
3 162 (29.56%) DHCP
4 83 (15.15%) TCP/IP
5 72 (13.14%) SAN
6 64 (11.68%) WAN
7 63 (11.50%) Wi-Fi
8 56 (10.22%) LAN
9 51 (9.31%) VPN
10 49 (8.94%) VLAN
11 19 (3.47%) Wireless
12 15 (2.74%) SMTP
12 15 (2.74%) VoIP
13 14 (2.55%) Network Security
14 13 (2.37%) PBX
15 12 (2.19%) Remote Desktop
15 12 (2.19%) SSL
16 11 (2.01%) HTTP
17 10 (1.82%) Internet
17 10 (1.82%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (7.30%) SQL Server
2 18 (3.28%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (0.91%) MySQL
4 4 (0.73%) UniData
5 3 (0.55%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.55%) InfluxDB
5 3 (0.55%) InterSystems Cache
5 3 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.55%) Redis
5 3 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.36%) MariaDB
6 2 (0.36%) Power BI
7 1 (0.18%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 6 (1.09%) JIRA
2 3 (0.55%) IBM UrbanCode
2 3 (0.55%) Jenkins
General
1 157 (28.65%) Social Skills
2 57 (10.40%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (7.48%) Retail
4 36 (6.57%) Telecoms
5 33 (6.02%) Finance
6 26 (4.74%) Documentation Skills
7 24 (4.38%) Organisational Skills
8 21 (3.83%) Law
9 16 (2.92%) Manufacturing
10 12 (2.19%) Legal
11 10 (1.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.64%) Public Sector
13 8 (1.46%) Marketing
14 5 (0.91%) Police
15 4 (0.73%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.73%) Aviation
15 4 (0.73%) Avionics
16 3 (0.55%) Banking
17 2 (0.36%) Games
17 2 (0.36%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 134 (24.45%) IT Engineer
2 119 (21.72%) IT Support
3 114 (20.80%) Support Engineer
4 104 (18.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 74 (13.50%) IT Support Engineer
6 70 (12.77%) Senior
7 56 (10.22%) Analyst
8 49 (8.94%) IT Technician
9 37 (6.75%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
10 31 (5.66%) 3rd Line Support
11 30 (5.47%) Support Technician
12 26 (4.74%) 2nd Line Support
12 26 (4.74%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 26 (4.74%) IT Support Technician
12 26 (4.74%) Network Engineer
13 25 (4.56%) IT Manager
14 21 (3.83%) Operations Engineer
15 20 (3.65%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
15 20 (3.65%) Cloud Engineer
15 20 (3.65%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.46%) .NET
2 4 (0.73%) HTML
3 3 (0.55%) .NET Core
3 3 (0.55%) AngularJS
3 3 (0.55%) jQuery
3 3 (0.55%) React
3 3 (0.55%) REST
3 3 (0.55%) Web Services
4 2 (0.36%) JSON
4 2 (0.36%) LAMP
4 2 (0.36%) MAPI
4 2 (0.36%) V-Ray
5 1 (0.18%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 58 (10.58%) Driving Licence
2 46 (8.39%) Data Centre
3 33 (6.02%) Replication
4 23 (4.20%) Management Information System
5 21 (3.83%) PKI
6 20 (3.65%) Clustering
7 16 (2.92%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (2.37%) Onboarding
9 8 (1.46%) EFT
10 7 (1.28%) Product Ownership
10 7 (1.28%) Security Operations Centre
11 6 (1.09%) Cyberattack
12 4 (0.73%) Public Cloud
13 3 (0.55%) Cyber Threat
13 3 (0.55%) Hybrid Cloud
13 3 (0.55%) Private Cloud
13 3 (0.55%) Virtual Team
14 2 (0.36%) Cloud Native
14 2 (0.36%) iPhone
14 2 (0.36%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 548 (100.00%) Windows
2 93 (16.97%) Windows 10
3 73 (13.32%) Windows Server 2019
4 69 (12.59%) Windows Server 2012
5 66 (12.04%) Linux
6 60 (10.95%) Windows Server 2016
7 26 (4.74%) Windows 7
8 15 (2.74%) Windows 8
9 14 (2.55%) Unix
9 14 (2.55%) Windows Server 2008
10 12 (2.19%) Mac OS
11 11 (2.01%) Apple iOS
12 10 (1.82%) Ubuntu
13 9 (1.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 8 (1.46%) Windows Server 2003
15 6 (1.09%) CentOS
16 4 (0.73%) AIX
16 4 (0.73%) Android
17 3 (0.55%) SUSE
18 2 (0.36%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (24.09%) Problem-Solving
2 118 (21.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 85 (15.51%) Cybersecurity
4 82 (14.96%) ITIL
5 78 (14.23%) Customer Service
6 41 (7.48%) Project Delivery
7 33 (6.02%) Disaster Recovery
8 31 (5.66%) Migration
9 30 (5.47%) Proactive Monitoring
10 29 (5.29%) Continuous Improvement
11 28 (5.11%) ERP
12 24 (4.38%) High Availability
13 23 (4.20%) ITSM
13 23 (4.20%) Mentoring
14 22 (4.01%) Change Management
14 22 (4.01%) DevOps
14 22 (4.01%) Problem Management
15 21 (3.83%) Server Management
16 20 (3.65%) Cloud Security
17 19 (3.47%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 73 (13.32%) PowerShell
2 52 (9.49%) SQL
3 15 (2.74%) Python
4 12 (2.19%) Java
5 10 (1.82%) C#
6 8 (1.46%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.09%) C++
8 5 (0.91%) Bash
9 4 (0.73%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.36%) Bicep
11 1 (0.18%) Go
11 1 (0.18%) R
Qualifications
1 51 (9.31%) Microsoft Certification
2 47 (8.58%) Degree
3 26 (4.74%) Cisco Certification
4 24 (4.38%) Security Cleared
5 22 (4.01%) CCNA
5 22 (4.01%) SC Cleared
6 18 (3.28%) DBS Check
7 15 (2.74%) MCSE
8 14 (2.55%) MCSA
9 13 (2.37%) A+ Certification
9 13 (2.37%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 9 (1.64%) Network+ Certification
11 8 (1.46%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.46%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.09%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.91%) CCA
13 5 (0.91%) CCDA
13 5 (0.91%) CCNP
13 5 (0.91%) Citrix Certification
14 4 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.38%) SLA
2 14 (2.55%) GDPR
3 11 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.91%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.36%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.36%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.18%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.18%) JSP 440
System Software
1 367 (66.97%) Active Directory
2 182 (33.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 165 (30.11%) Hyper-V
4 37 (6.75%) VMware ESXi
5 22 (4.01%) vSphere
6 19 (3.47%) Virtual Machines
7 14 (2.55%) Virtual Desktop
8 13 (2.37%) Docker
9 12 (2.19%) Virtual Servers
10 8 (1.46%) Terminal Services
10 8 (1.46%) VMware Server
11 6 (1.09%) NFS
12 5 (0.91%) VMware NSX
13 4 (0.73%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 4 (0.73%) pfSense
14 2 (0.36%) Firmware
14 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 2 (0.36%) XenApp
14 2 (0.36%) XenDesktop
15 1 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 91 (16.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 75 (13.69%) SCCM
3 16 (2.92%) SCOM
4 12 (2.19%) vCenter Server
5 10 (1.82%) AirWatch
5 10 (1.82%) WSUS
6 9 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (1.46%) Failover Clustering
8 7 (1.28%) Kubernetes
8 7 (1.28%) Terraform
9 6 (1.09%) Jamf Pro
9 6 (1.09%) Microsoft Clustering
10 5 (0.91%) Autotask
11 4 (0.73%) PaperCut
11 4 (0.73%) SmoothWall
12 3 (0.55%) Backup Exec
12 3 (0.55%) Grafana
12 3 (0.55%) SCOrch
12 3 (0.55%) Trend Micro Deep Security
12 3 (0.55%) vMotion
Vendors
1 359 (65.51%) Microsoft
2 247 (45.07%) VMware
3 73 (13.32%) Cisco
4 69 (12.59%) Veeam
5 50 (9.12%) HP
6 46 (8.39%) Dell
7 34 (6.20%) Citrix
8 32 (5.84%) Apple
9 26 (4.74%) Meraki
10 25 (4.56%) Google
11 21 (3.83%) Sophos
12 17 (3.10%) Nimble Storage
13 13 (2.37%) ServiceNow
14 12 (2.19%) Fortinet
14 12 (2.19%) Globalscape
15 11 (2.01%) Aruba
16 10 (1.82%) Acronis
16 10 (1.82%) Symantec
16 10 (1.82%) Toshiba
17 9 (1.64%) Datto