Windows Server 2012 Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft Windows Server 2012
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Windows Server 2012 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 504 393 330
Rank change year-on-year -111 -63 +38
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2012 41 112 229
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.13% 0.39% 0.62%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.98% 2.80% 4.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 66 143
10th Percentile £153 £210 £190
25th Percentile £313 £350 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £373 £470 £450
Median % change year-on-year -20.74% +4.44% +5.88%
75th Percentile £568 £562 £550
90th Percentile £725 £685 £579
UK median daily rate £385 £461 £450
% change year-on-year -16.44% +2.39% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 5
10th Percentile - - £35.05
25th Percentile - - £58.75
Median hourly rate £6.00 £100.00 £66.50
Median % change year-on-year -94.00% +50.38% +81.20%
75th Percentile - - £78.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £6.00 £100.00 £66.50
% change year-on-year -94.00% +50.38% +81.20%

All Operating Systems
England

Windows Server 2012 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,167 3,997 5,647
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.11% 14.01% 15.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,745 2,525 3,904
10th Percentile £175 £200 £180
25th Percentile £263 £313 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £470 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% -1.05% -7.32%
75th Percentile £565 £588 £608
90th Percentile £675 £699 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 327 140 296
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.46 £14.17
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.22 £17.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £54.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -53.43% +66.15% +30.00%
75th Percentile £63.50 £67.63 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £71.50 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.75 £32.50
% change year-on-year -33.38% +16.15% +34.02%

Windows Server 2012
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows Server 2012 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Windows Server 2012 job vacancy trend in England

Windows Server 2012
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Windows Server 2012.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows Server 2012 in England over the 6 months to 27 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows Server 2012 in England

Windows Server 2012
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Windows Server 2012.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2012 within the England region over the 6 months to 27 December 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -28 13 £155 -31.87% 10
South West -19 8 £488 -15.22% 1
East of England -21 6 £550 +57.14%
London -38 5 £440 -5.02% 2
East Midlands -22 4 £415 -17.00% 1
Midlands -45 4 £415 -2.35% 1
North of England -57 4 £248 -29.29% 6
North West -27 2 £330 -5.71% 2
Yorkshire -41 2 £165 -52.89% 4
Windows Server 2012
UK

Windows Server 2012
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 11 (26.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (12.20%) SharePoint
3 3 (7.32%) IIS
4 2 (4.88%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (2.44%) Confluence
5 1 (2.44%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 7 (17.07%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 16 (39.02%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (17.07%) Azure
3 3 (7.32%) Entra ID
3 3 (7.32%) Nutanix
4 2 (4.88%) AWS
5 1 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 19 (46.34%) DNS
2 13 (31.71%) DHCP
3 8 (19.51%) TCP/IP
4 7 (17.07%) Firewall
5 5 (12.20%) VPN
6 4 (9.76%) LAN
6 4 (9.76%) Remote Desktop
6 4 (9.76%) SAN
7 3 (7.32%) Skype
7 3 (7.32%) WAN
8 2 (4.88%) NetScaler
8 2 (4.88%) VLAN
8 2 (4.88%) Wireless
9 1 (2.44%) BGP
9 1 (2.44%) BIG-IP
9 1 (2.44%) MPLS
9 1 (2.44%) OSPF
9 1 (2.44%) RS-232
9 1 (2.44%) SD-WAN
9 1 (2.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.32%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.44%) Oracle Database
2 1 (2.44%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (2.44%) JIRA
General
1 17 (41.46%) Social Skills
2 10 (24.39%) Public Sector
3 9 (21.95%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (9.76%) Law
4 4 (9.76%) Legal
5 3 (7.32%) Finance
6 2 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (4.88%) Military
7 1 (2.44%) Banking
Job Titles
1 9 (21.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 6 (14.63%) Analyst
2 6 (14.63%) IT Support
3 5 (12.20%) Support Analyst
4 4 (9.76%) Administrator
4 4 (9.76%) Backup Administrator
4 4 (9.76%) Help Desk Officer
4 4 (9.76%) Help Desk Support
4 4 (9.76%) Service Desk Officer
4 4 (9.76%) Service Desk Support
4 4 (9.76%) Storage Administrator
4 4 (9.76%) Storage and Backup Administrator
4 4 (9.76%) Support Officer
5 3 (7.32%) Platform Engineer
5 3 (7.32%) Technical Analyst
5 3 (7.32%) Technical Support
5 3 (7.32%) Technical Support Analyst
5 3 (7.32%) Wintel Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.44%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 8 (19.51%) PKI
2 6 (14.63%) NHS
3 4 (9.76%) Enterprise Storage
4 2 (4.88%) Private Cloud
4 2 (4.88%) Public Cloud
5 1 (2.44%) Clustering
5 1 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.44%) Replication
5 1 (2.44%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 41 (100.00%) Windows
2 32 (78.05%) Windows Server
3 13 (31.71%) Windows Server 2016
4 11 (26.83%) Windows 10
5 10 (24.39%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (17.07%) Linux
6 7 (17.07%) Windows Server 2003
7 4 (9.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (7.32%) CentOS
8 3 (7.32%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (4.88%) Windows 7
10 1 (2.44%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (48.78%) ITIL
2 17 (41.46%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (24.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 7 (17.07%) Disaster Recovery
4 7 (17.07%) Service Management
5 6 (14.63%) Project Delivery
6 5 (12.20%) Critical Thinking
6 5 (12.20%) Customer Service
6 5 (12.20%) Patch Management
6 5 (12.20%) Root Cause Analysis
7 4 (9.76%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 4 (9.76%) CRM
7 4 (9.76%) Information Governance
7 4 (9.76%) ITSM
7 4 (9.76%) Mentoring
7 4 (9.76%) Preventative Maintenance
7 4 (9.76%) PRINCE2
8 3 (7.32%) Migration
8 3 (7.32%) NsoIT
8 3 (7.32%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (26.83%) PowerShell
2 5 (12.20%) SQL
3 4 (9.76%) Shell Script
4 1 (2.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (48.78%) SC Cleared
1 20 (48.78%) Security Cleared
2 11 (26.83%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (24.39%) MCSE
4 9 (21.95%) Degree
5 5 (12.20%) HNC
5 5 (12.20%) HND
5 5 (12.20%) MCP
6 4 (9.76%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (7.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 2 (4.88%) MCSA
9 1 (2.44%) Azure Certification
9 1 (2.44%) CCNA
9 1 (2.44%) CCNP
9 1 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.76%) GDPR
2 2 (4.88%) SLA
3 1 (2.44%) RMADS
System Software
1 33 (80.49%) Active Directory
2 20 (48.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (24.39%) Hyper-V
4 4 (9.76%) Terminal Services
4 4 (9.76%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (7.32%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (7.32%) vSphere
6 2 (4.88%) Docker
6 2 (4.88%) Sendmail
6 2 (4.88%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (2.44%) Firmware
7 1 (2.44%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (19.51%) SCCM
2 7 (17.07%) WSUS
3 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (9.76%) NetBackup
5 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Clustering
5 3 (7.32%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (7.32%) vCenter Server
6 2 (4.88%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (4.88%) Kubernetes
6 2 (4.88%) NetApp OnCommand
6 2 (4.88%) SCOM
6 2 (4.88%) vMotion
7 1 (2.44%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 22 (53.66%) VMware
2 20 (48.78%) Microsoft
3 7 (17.07%) Red Hat
4 5 (12.20%) Cisco
4 5 (12.20%) Citrix
4 5 (12.20%) Veritas
5 4 (9.76%) 3PAR
5 4 (9.76%) HP
6 3 (7.32%) F5
6 3 (7.32%) NetApp
6 3 (7.32%) Nimble Storage
6 3 (7.32%) Veeam
7 1 (2.44%) Dell
7 1 (2.44%) ForeScout
7 1 (2.44%) Infoblox
7 1 (2.44%) Juniper
7 1 (2.44%) LogicMonitor
7 1 (2.44%) Oracle
7 1 (2.44%) Palo Alto
7 1 (2.44%) ServiceNow