Windows Server Jobs in the North of England

Microsoft Windows Server
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 62 80 65
Rank change year-on-year +18 -15 -13
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 620 704 860
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 3.55% 4.08% 4.77%
As % of the Operating Systems category 27.48% 29.87% 22.95%
Number of salaries quoted 535 538 783
10th Percentile £26,000 £24,750 £24,500
25th Percentile £29,250 £31,250 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,188 £47,500
90th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £56,300
England median annual salary £41,871 £44,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -4.84% +3.53% -

All Operating Systems
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 2,256 2,357 3,747
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 12.90% 13.67% 20.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,762 1,499 2,442
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.56%
75th Percentile £56,250 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,968 £71,250 £68,750
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 North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in the North of England

Windows Server
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows Server in the North of England.

Salary trend for Windows Server in the North of England

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in the North of England

Windows Server
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the North of England region over the 6 months to 8 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Yorkshire +71 287 £37,500 - 41
North West -36 225 £43,500 -3.33% 55
North East +24 108 £35,000 -16.17% 17
Windows Server
England

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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
1 157 (25.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 70 (11.29%) SharePoint
3 14 (2.26%) IIS
4 4 (0.65%) CMS
4 4 (0.65%) Confluence
4 4 (0.65%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.16%) Site Server
5 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 78 (12.58%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.16%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 374 (60.32%) Microsoft 365
2 296 (47.74%) Azure
3 116 (18.71%) Entra ID
4 81 (13.06%) AWS
5 62 (10.00%) OneDrive
6 22 (3.55%) Power Platform
7 17 (2.74%) SaaS
8 14 (2.26%) GCP
9 10 (1.61%) GitHub
9 10 (1.61%) PowerApps
10 9 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (1.45%) Power Automate
11 8 (1.29%) Cloud Computing
11 8 (1.29%) IaaS
12 6 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (0.97%) PaaS
12 6 (0.97%) Serverless
13 5 (0.81%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (0.81%) DigitalOcean
13 5 (0.81%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 183 (29.52%) Firewall
2 139 (22.42%) DNS
3 124 (20.00%) DHCP
4 91 (14.68%) LAN
5 89 (14.35%) WAN
6 66 (10.65%) VPN
7 58 (9.35%) SAN
8 52 (8.39%) TCP/IP
9 51 (8.23%) Wi-Fi
10 44 (7.10%) VoIP
11 43 (6.94%) VLAN
12 41 (6.61%) NAS
13 35 (5.65%) Wireless
14 21 (3.39%) WLAN
15 20 (3.23%) Remote Desktop
16 16 (2.58%) Internet
17 15 (2.42%) Network Security
18 10 (1.61%) SSL
19 9 (1.45%) Multicast
20 6 (0.97%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 86 (13.87%) SQL Server
2 25 (4.03%) Amazon RDS
3 15 (2.42%) Power BI
4 11 (1.77%) DB2
4 11 (1.77%) MySQL
5 3 (0.48%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.32%) DynamoDB
6 2 (0.32%) Redis
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.16%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (0.97%) Eclipse
1 6 (0.97%) Git
2 5 (0.81%) JIRA
3 4 (0.65%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.48%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.48%) GitLab
5 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio
General
1 212 (34.19%) Social Skills
2 51 (8.23%) Finance
2 51 (8.23%) Law
3 47 (7.58%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (4.68%) Retail
5 26 (4.19%) Manufacturing
6 23 (3.71%) Telecoms
7 20 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
8 16 (2.58%) Legal
8 16 (2.58%) Marketing
9 15 (2.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (1.45%) Public Sector
12 8 (1.29%) Games
13 7 (1.13%) Military
14 5 (0.81%) Automotive
15 4 (0.65%) Advertising
15 4 (0.65%) Aerospace
15 4 (0.65%) Agriculture
15 4 (0.65%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 130 (20.97%) IT Support
2 111 (17.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 96 (15.48%) Support Engineer
4 87 (14.03%) IT Engineer
5 65 (10.48%) IT Technician
6 64 (10.32%) Analyst
7 47 (7.58%) Infrastructure Specialist
7 47 (7.58%) IT Support Engineer
7 47 (7.58%) Senior
8 46 (7.42%) Lead
9 40 (6.45%) Support Technician
10 38 (6.13%) Cloud Engineer
11 34 (5.48%) IT Support Technician
12 33 (5.32%) Administrator
13 32 (5.16%) 2nd Line Support
14 30 (4.84%) Systems Administrator
14 30 (4.84%) Team Leader
15 27 (4.35%) Support Analyst
16 25 (4.03%) 3rd Line Support
16 25 (4.03%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.61%) .NET
2 6 (0.97%) AWS CDK
2 6 (0.97%) LDAP
3 4 (0.65%) JSON
4 3 (0.48%) EDI
4 3 (0.48%) HTML
4 3 (0.48%) Middleware
4 3 (0.48%) REST
5 2 (0.32%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.32%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.32%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.32%) ASP.NET
5 2 (0.32%) Node.js
6 1 (0.16%) Classic ASP
6 1 (0.16%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 49 (7.90%) Management Information System
2 43 (6.94%) Driving Licence
3 32 (5.16%) Data Centre
4 19 (3.06%) Clustering
5 18 (2.90%) Replication
5 18 (2.90%) SCADA
6 16 (2.58%) Operational Technology
7 11 (1.77%) Fat Client
7 11 (1.77%) Thin Client
8 10 (1.61%) Onboarding
8 10 (1.61%) Public Cloud
9 9 (1.45%) Enterprise Storage
9 9 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.13%) Client/Server
10 7 (1.13%) Cyberattack
11 6 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (0.97%) Life Science
11 6 (0.97%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (0.65%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 620 (100.00%) Windows
2 95 (15.32%) Linux
3 89 (14.35%) Windows 10
3 89 (14.35%) Windows Server 2012
4 86 (13.87%) Windows Server 2016
5 69 (11.13%) Windows Server 2019
6 26 (4.19%) Windows Server 2008
7 20 (3.23%) Android
8 17 (2.74%) Apple iOS
8 17 (2.74%) Mac OS
8 17 (2.74%) Windows 7
9 13 (2.10%) Windows 8
10 12 (1.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 7 (1.13%) VMS
12 4 (0.65%) CentOS
12 4 (0.65%) Unix
12 4 (0.65%) Windows Vista
13 3 (0.48%) Amazon Linux
13 3 (0.48%) Windows Server 2003
14 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (27.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 138 (22.26%) Problem-Solving
3 131 (21.13%) ITIL
4 117 (18.87%) Customer Service
5 70 (11.29%) Cybersecurity
6 69 (11.13%) Disaster Recovery
7 55 (8.87%) Migration
8 52 (8.39%) Continuous Improvement
9 44 (7.10%) Mentoring
10 38 (6.13%) Time Management
11 32 (5.16%) Customer Experience
11 32 (5.16%) DevOps
12 30 (4.84%) Server Management
13 28 (4.52%) Roadmaps
13 28 (4.52%) Service Management
14 26 (4.19%) User Experience
15 25 (4.03%) High Availability
16 24 (3.87%) Energy Management
16 24 (3.87%) Kalman Filter
16 24 (3.87%) Operations Management
Programming Languages
1 94 (15.16%) PowerShell
2 62 (10.00%) SQL
3 27 (4.35%) Python
4 17 (2.74%) VBScript
5 12 (1.94%) Bash
6 11 (1.77%) Delphi
7 5 (0.81%) Java
8 4 (0.65%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.65%) VBA
9 3 (0.48%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.48%) VB
10 2 (0.32%) C#
10 2 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.16%) Perl
Qualifications
1 77 (12.42%) Degree
2 53 (8.55%) Microsoft Certification
3 23 (3.71%) Cisco Certification
3 23 (3.71%) MCSE
4 22 (3.55%) CCNA
5 21 (3.39%) MCSA
6 13 (2.10%) AWS Certification
7 11 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.77%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.45%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.45%) Security Cleared
9 8 (1.29%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (1.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 8 (1.29%) MCP
10 6 (0.97%) SC Cleared
11 4 (0.65%) CISSP
12 3 (0.48%) HNC
12 3 (0.48%) HND
12 3 (0.48%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (0.48%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (11.13%) SLA
2 18 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials
3 17 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (1.61%) NIST
5 8 (1.29%) GDPR
6 4 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (0.48%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.16%) NCSC
9 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 367 (59.19%) Active Directory
2 191 (30.81%) Hyper-V
3 139 (22.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 32 (5.16%) VMware ESXi
5 23 (3.71%) Virtual Machines
6 22 (3.55%) vSphere
7 11 (1.77%) Terminal Services
7 11 (1.77%) Virtual Desktop
8 8 (1.29%) Virtual Servers
9 4 (0.65%) Docker
9 4 (0.65%) Firmware
9 4 (0.65%) VMware Server
10 3 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.16%) Dovecot
11 1 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.16%) Postfix
11 1 (0.16%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.16%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 97 (15.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (6.94%) SCCM
3 25 (4.03%) SCOM
4 22 (3.55%) WSUS
5 19 (3.06%) vCenter Server
6 16 (2.58%) Failover Clustering
7 13 (2.10%) FortiGate
8 10 (1.61%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 10 (1.61%) Single Sign-On
9 9 (1.45%) Autotask
10 8 (1.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 8 (1.29%) Terraform
11 7 (1.13%) Ansible
11 7 (1.13%) Jamf Pro
12 6 (0.97%) Microsoft Clustering
13 5 (0.81%) Nagios
14 4 (0.65%) Backup Exec
15 3 (0.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
16 2 (0.32%) Grafana
16 2 (0.32%) vRealize
Vendors
1 350 (56.45%) Microsoft
2 253 (40.81%) VMware
3 65 (10.48%) Citrix
4 59 (9.52%) Cisco
5 48 (7.74%) Veeam
6 22 (3.55%) Apple
7 18 (2.90%) IBM
8 16 (2.58%) Datto
9 15 (2.42%) Aruba
9 15 (2.42%) SolarWinds
10 12 (1.94%) Dell
10 12 (1.94%) Kaseya
10 12 (1.94%) Meraki
10 12 (1.94%) Red Hat
10 12 (1.94%) SAP
10 12 (1.94%) Sophos
11 10 (1.61%) Google
11 10 (1.61%) Ubiquiti
12 8 (1.29%) CheckPoint
12 8 (1.29%) NetApp