Windows Server 2016 Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Microsoft Windows Server 2016
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Windows Server 2016 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 26 34
Rank change year-on-year -8 +8 +11
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2016 1 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.38% 0.56% 0.87%
As % of the Operating Systems category 4.17% 4.17% 7.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £514 £413 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +27.65% -10.53% +1.06%
75th Percentile £571 £438 £488
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £546 £365 £475
% change year-on-year +49.66% -23.16% +1.06%

All Operating Systems
Cardiff

Windows Server 2016 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 Cardiff.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 24 24 28
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff 9.20% 13.56% 12.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 20 19
10th Percentile £152 £193 £312
25th Percentile £169 £213 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £290 £438 £540
Median % change year-on-year -33.71% -18.98% +66.15%
75th Percentile - £532 £667
90th Percentile £304 £550 £689
South Wales median daily rate £290 £400 £575
% change year-on-year -27.50% -30.43% +35.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile £16.37 - -
25th Percentile £18.11 - £12.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £18.51 £12.50
Median % change year-on-year +13.45% +48.08% -18.39%
75th Percentile - - £12.75
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median hourly rate £22.00 £37.50 £14.36
% change year-on-year -41.33% +161.14% -6.25%

Windows Server 2016
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows Server 2016 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Windows Server 2016 job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Windows Server 2016
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Windows Server 2016.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Windows Server 2016.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Apache
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft