Windows Server Contract Job Trends in Derby

Microsoft Windows Server
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Derby requiring Windows Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 21 20
Rank change year-on-year -6 -1 -1
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 1 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 0.55% 0.97% 3.13%
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.85% 9.09% 13.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £450 - £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £375
Median % change year-on-year - - -19.35%
75th Percentile £550 - £416
90th Percentile - - £466
Derbyshire median daily rate £500 - £375
% change year-on-year - - +7.14%

All Operating Systems
Derby

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 requiring operating system skills in Derby.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 26 11 30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 14.36% 10.68% 23.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 6 20
10th Percentile £183 £166 £160
25th Percentile £200 £171 £186
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £198 £363
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -45.38% +20.83%
75th Percentile £500 £284 £548
90th Percentile £511 £313 £589
Derbyshire median daily rate £225 £171 £375
% change year-on-year +31.58% -54.40% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 2 6
10th Percentile £21.33 £20.97 £18.50
25th Percentile £21.33 £21.66 £21.05
Median hourly rate £25.75 £23.58 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +9.23% -2.50% +36.46%
75th Percentile - £24.74 -
90th Percentile - £24.99 -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.75 £23.58 £24.18
% change year-on-year +9.23% -2.50% +36.46%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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

Windows Server job vacancy trend in Derby

Windows Server
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM