Windows Server Contract Job Trends in Central London
Microsoft Windows Server
London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London citing Windows Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 109 | 106 | 98 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -8 | -17 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows Server | 45 | 22 | 36 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 1.95% | 1.17% | 1.55% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 19.07% | 10.43% | 12.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 16 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £208 | £319 | £271 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £406 | £394 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -13.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £566 |
| 90th Percentile | £681 | £631 | £643 |
| London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £452 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +10.74% | -12.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £112.00 |
| London median hourly rate | £90.00 | £26.50 | £112.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +239.62% | -76.34% | +244.62% |
All Operating Systems
Central London
Windows Server falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing operating system skills in Central London.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing operating system skills | 236 | 211 | 294 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | 10.21% | 11.19% | 12.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 166 | 148 | 198 |
| 10th Percentile | £180 | £201 | £218 |
| 25th Percentile | £301 | £322 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £513 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.32% | +2.50% | +1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £636 | £654 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £724 | £700 | £725 |
| London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.40 | £20.82 | £24.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.75 | £23.75 | £26.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £27.50 | £69.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.73% | -60.43% | +91.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.75 | £29.50 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £54.00 | £29.95 | - |
| London median hourly rate | £24.40 | £25.15 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.98% | -6.85% | -38.41% |
Windows Server Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.
Windows Server Daily Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Windows Server.
Windows Server Daily Rate Histogram in Central London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in Central London over the 6 months to 29 October 2026.
Windows Server Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Windows Server.
Windows Server Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the Central London region over the 6 months to 29 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | -3 | 38 | £575 | +15.00% | 4 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | - | 3 | £150 | - | |
| Windows Server London |
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Windows Server Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Operating Systems
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windows | 100.0% | 45 |
| 2 | Linux | 37.8% | 17 |
| 3 | Windows 7 | 11.1% | 5 |
| 4 | Windows Server 2012 | 8.9% | 4 |
| 5 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 6.7% | 3 |
| 5 | Unix | 6.7% | 3 |
| 5 | VMS | 6.7% | 3 |
| 5 | Windows 10 | 6.7% | 3 |
| 5 | Windows Server 2008 | 6.7% | 3 |
| 10 | CentOS | 4.4% | 2 |
| 10 | macOS | 4.4% | 2 |
| 10 | OpenVMS | 4.4% | 2 |
| 10 | Windows Server 2019 | 4.4% | 2 |
| 14 | Windows Server 2003 | 2.2% | 1 |
| 14 | Windows Server 2016 | 2.2% | 1 |