Windows Server Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft Windows Server
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Windows Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
25 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 176 123 74
Rank change year-on-year -53 -49 +31
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 495 621 1,143
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.62% 2.01% 2.92%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.76% 14.31% 18.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 374 405 740
10th Percentile £238 £250 £206
25th Percentile £391 £360 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - +2.15%
75th Percentile £579 £575 £600
90th Percentile £688 £638 £689
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.26% - +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 8 39
10th Percentile £12.97 £42.17 £21.10
25th Percentile £15.50 £48.75 £31.25
Median hourly rate £19.25 £61.19 £49.73
Median % change year-on-year -68.54% +23.04% +98.92%
75th Percentile £30.69 £103.00 £68.63
90th Percentile £74.58 £112.00 £76.82
UK median hourly rate £19.25 £51.50 £49.73
% change year-on-year -62.62% +3.56% +98.92%

All Operating Systems
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,209 4,341 6,082
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.81% 14.05% 15.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,759 2,658 4,169
10th Percentile £185 £203 £185
25th Percentile £263 £325 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £480
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -1.04% -5.87%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £613
90th Percentile £675 £699 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £480
% change year-on-year -5.26% -1.04% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 342 172 324
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.66 £15.33
25th Percentile £18.87 £22.89 £18.93
Median hourly rate £23.25 £60.00 £34.75
Median % change year-on-year -61.25% +72.66% +39.00%
75th Percentile £55.58 £68.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £70.00 £76.07
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -50.00% +53.85% +30.00%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Windows Server job vacancy trend in England

Windows Server
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Windows Server
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in England over the 6 months to 25 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Windows Server in England

Windows Server
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

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

Windows Server
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows Server in England over the 6 months to 25 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Windows Server in England

Windows Server
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 25 November 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
London -46 164 £500 +5.26% 89
South East -28 96 £500 - 177
South West -10 71 £550 +15.79% 48
North of England -29 65 £420 -4.55% 69
Midlands -53 50 £513 +36.67% 59
East of England +5 44 £438 -20.45% 53
North West +4 44 £453 -4.63% 36
West Midlands -21 40 £525 +87.50% 32
Yorkshire -33 19 £375 -14.77% 31
East Midlands -36 10 £415 +3.75% 26
North East -8 5 £550 +76.00% 2
Windows Server
UK

Windows Server
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 65 (13.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 41 (8.28%) SharePoint
3 25 (5.05%) IIS
4 19 (3.84%) Apache
5 17 (3.43%) WebSphere
6 9 (1.82%) Confluence
6 9 (1.82%) JBoss
7 8 (1.62%) iPlanet
7 8 (1.62%) WebSphere Application Server
8 5 (1.01%) Skype for Business
9 4 (0.81%) SAS
10 3 (0.61%) HCL Notes
11 2 (0.40%) Documentum
11 2 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2010
11 2 (0.40%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.40%) WordPress
12 1 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2013
12 1 (0.20%) nginx
12 1 (0.20%) SharePoint 2010
12 1 (0.20%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 30 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.40%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.40%) Windchill
4 1 (0.20%) InfoPath
4 1 (0.20%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 4 (0.81%) Maximo
2 2 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.40%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.20%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 175 (35.35%) Azure
2 101 (20.40%) Microsoft 365
3 71 (14.34%) Entra ID
4 49 (9.90%) AWS
5 21 (4.24%) IaaS
6 20 (4.04%) SaaS
7 11 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (2.22%) PaaS
8 9 (1.82%) Power Platform
9 8 (1.62%) GCP
9 8 (1.62%) GitHub
10 7 (1.41%) OpenShift
11 6 (1.21%) Amazon S3
11 6 (1.21%) Nutanix
11 6 (1.21%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.21%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 5 (1.01%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (1.01%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (1.01%) Serverless
13 4 (0.81%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 126 (25.45%) DNS
2 99 (20.00%) Firewall
3 85 (17.17%) DHCP
4 52 (10.51%) TCP/IP
5 39 (7.88%) VPN
6 33 (6.67%) LAN
7 32 (6.46%) WAN
8 24 (4.85%) SAN
9 22 (4.44%) VLAN
10 19 (3.84%) Cisco IOS
11 18 (3.64%) Network Security
12 17 (3.43%) Cisco Firepower
12 17 (3.43%) Cisco ISE
12 17 (3.43%) iSCSI
12 17 (3.43%) Junos
13 15 (3.03%) Wireless
14 14 (2.83%) Wi-Fi
15 13 (2.63%) Fibre Channel
16 11 (2.22%) Kerberos
17 9 (1.82%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (11.31%) SQL Server
2 24 (4.85%) Oracle Database
3 7 (1.41%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (1.41%) Power BI
4 5 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.81%) DB2
6 3 (0.61%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.40%) Apache Hive
7 2 (0.40%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.40%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.40%) Impala
7 2 (0.40%) MySQL
7 2 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.40%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle Discoverer
8 1 (0.20%) Redis
8 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 29 (5.86%) Git
2 25 (5.05%) Jenkins
3 20 (4.04%) GitLab
4 11 (2.22%) Sonatype Nexus
5 9 (1.82%) Bitbucket Server
5 9 (1.82%) CA Release Automation
5 9 (1.82%) JIRA
6 7 (1.41%) Bitbucket
7 5 (1.01%) MSI
7 5 (1.01%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.61%) Fiddler
8 3 (0.61%) Octopus Deploy
8 3 (0.61%) Robot Framework
8 3 (0.61%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.40%) Artifactory
9 2 (0.40%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.40%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.20%) Maven
10 1 (0.20%) Selenium
10 1 (0.20%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 126 (25.45%) Social Skills
2 51 (10.30%) Finance
3 46 (9.29%) Public Sector
4 45 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (6.46%) Documentation Skills
6 20 (4.04%) Banking
7 19 (3.84%) Legal
8 13 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (2.02%) Telecoms
10 8 (1.62%) Law
11 6 (1.21%) Local Government
11 6 (1.21%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.21%) Spanish Language
12 5 (1.01%) Front Office
12 5 (1.01%) Marketing
12 5 (1.01%) Military
13 3 (0.61%) Back Office
13 3 (0.61%) Electronics
13 3 (0.61%) Japanese Language
13 3 (0.61%) Retail
Job Titles
1 80 (16.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 53 (10.71%) Support Engineer
3 46 (9.29%) Architect
4 44 (8.89%) Analyst
5 35 (7.07%) Senior
6 32 (6.46%) Platform Engineer
7 27 (5.45%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 27 (5.45%) Network Engineer
8 24 (4.85%) 2nd Line Support
8 24 (4.85%) Support Analyst
9 23 (4.65%) IT Support
10 22 (4.44%) 3rd Line Support
11 21 (4.24%) Cloud Engineer
11 21 (4.24%) Technical Analyst
11 21 (4.24%) Windows Engineer
12 20 (4.04%) Developer
12 20 (4.04%) IT Engineer
13 19 (3.84%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 19 (3.84%) Infrastructure Architect
13 19 (3.84%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (5.05%) OAuth
2 23 (4.65%) SAML
3 22 (4.44%) OpenID
4 16 (3.23%) .NET
5 15 (3.03%) Middleware
6 14 (2.83%) LDAP
7 13 (2.63%) OAuth2
8 12 (2.42%) REST
9 9 (1.82%) SOAP
10 8 (1.62%) Web Services
11 6 (1.21%) XML
11 6 (1.21%) XMPP
12 5 (1.01%) .NET Framework
12 5 (1.01%) ASP.NET Web API
12 5 (1.01%) React
12 5 (1.01%) YAML
13 4 (0.81%) RESTful
13 4 (0.81%) WCF
14 3 (0.61%) FIX Protocol
14 3 (0.61%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 40 (8.08%) Data Centre
2 39 (7.88%) PKI
3 20 (4.04%) Hybrid Cloud
3 20 (4.04%) NHS
3 20 (4.04%) Replication
4 17 (3.43%) Private Cloud
5 13 (2.63%) Product Ownership
6 12 (2.42%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (2.22%) Management Information System
8 10 (2.02%) Onboarding
9 9 (1.82%) CMDB
10 8 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.41%) Client/Server
11 7 (1.41%) Cloud Native
11 7 (1.41%) Data Protection Act
11 7 (1.41%) iPhone
12 6 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.21%) Legacy Applications
13 5 (1.01%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 491 (99.19%) Windows
2 135 (27.27%) Linux
3 43 (8.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 39 (7.88%) Windows 10
5 37 (7.47%) Windows Server 2019
6 30 (6.06%) Windows Server 2012
7 23 (4.65%) Windows Server 2016
8 18 (3.64%) Unix
9 17 (3.43%) CentOS
9 17 (3.43%) Ubuntu
10 8 (1.62%) Windows Server 2003
10 8 (1.62%) Windows Server 2008
11 7 (1.41%) Android
11 7 (1.41%) VMS
12 6 (1.21%) Mac OS
13 5 (1.01%) Debian
14 4 (0.81%) Apple iOS
15 3 (0.61%) Oracle Linux
15 3 (0.61%) Windows 7
16 2 (0.40%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (22.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 85 (17.17%) ITIL
3 83 (16.77%) Problem-Solving
4 73 (14.75%) Agile
5 67 (13.54%) Migration
6 64 (12.93%) Service Management
7 57 (11.52%) DevOps
8 52 (10.51%) CI/CD
9 47 (9.49%) Continuous Improvement
10 45 (9.09%) ITSM
11 40 (8.08%) Identity Access Management
12 34 (6.87%) Cybersecurity
13 33 (6.67%) High Availability
13 33 (6.67%) Project Delivery
14 32 (6.46%) Change Management
14 32 (6.46%) Disaster Recovery
14 32 (6.46%) Infrastructure as Code
15 30 (6.06%) Change Control
16 29 (5.86%) Platform Engineering
17 27 (5.45%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 171 (34.55%) PowerShell
2 73 (14.75%) SQL
3 60 (12.12%) Python
4 29 (5.86%) Bash
5 19 (3.84%) C#
6 11 (2.22%) Shell Script
7 10 (2.02%) JavaScript
7 10 (2.02%) Perl
8 9 (1.82%) Groovy
9 8 (1.62%) T-SQL
10 6 (1.21%) Bicep
11 5 (1.01%) Java
11 5 (1.01%) PHP
12 4 (0.81%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.61%) VBScript
14 2 (0.40%) Delphi
14 2 (0.40%) Formula Language
14 2 (0.40%) LotusScript
14 2 (0.40%) VB
14 2 (0.40%) VBA
Qualifications
1 177 (35.76%) Security Cleared
2 107 (21.62%) SC Cleared
3 74 (14.95%) DV Cleared
4 68 (13.74%) Microsoft Certification
5 51 (10.30%) Degree
6 31 (6.26%) MCSE
7 23 (4.65%) Cisco Certification
8 21 (4.24%) CCNA
9 20 (4.04%) CCNP
10 17 (3.43%) AWS Certification
11 16 (3.23%) Azure Certification
12 14 (2.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 12 (2.42%) ITIL Certification
14 10 (2.02%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 9 (1.82%) CCDP
16 8 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
17 6 (1.21%) Master's Degree
17 6 (1.21%) MCSA
17 6 (1.21%) VCP5
17 6 (1.21%) VCP6
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.03%) QA
2 12 (2.42%) SLA
3 10 (2.02%) GDPR
4 9 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.62%) NIST
6 6 (1.21%) NCSC
7 3 (0.61%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.61%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.40%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.20%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.20%) IEC 61131
9 1 (0.20%) RMADS
System Software
1 297 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 128 (25.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 48 (9.70%) Hyper-V
4 34 (6.87%) vSphere
5 30 (6.06%) VMware ESXi
6 29 (5.86%) Docker
7 27 (5.45%) Virtual Machines
8 25 (5.05%) VMware NSX
9 16 (3.23%) NFS
10 13 (2.63%) Terminal Services
11 12 (2.42%) Virtual Servers
12 11 (2.22%) Virtual Desktop
13 6 (1.21%) Tivoli Directory Server
14 5 (1.01%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 4 (0.81%) Firmware
16 3 (0.61%) XenDesktop
17 2 (0.40%) HDFS
17 2 (0.40%) Sendmail
18 1 (0.20%) Job Entry Subsystem
18 1 (0.20%) KVM
Systems Management
1 66 (13.33%) SCCM
2 60 (12.12%) Microsoft Intune
3 43 (8.69%) Ansible
4 42 (8.48%) Terraform
5 32 (6.46%) vCenter Server
6 31 (6.26%) Single Sign-On
7 26 (5.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 22 (4.44%) SCOM
9 18 (3.64%) WSUS
10 16 (3.23%) Kubernetes
11 10 (2.02%) Progress Chef
12 9 (1.82%) CA Single Sign-On
13 8 (1.62%) CA Wily
13 8 (1.62%) SCOrch
14 7 (1.41%) CASB
14 7 (1.41%) vRealize
15 6 (1.21%) Tivoli
16 5 (1.01%) Puppet
17 4 (0.81%) Grafana
17 4 (0.81%) Packer
Vendors
1 252 (50.91%) Microsoft
2 182 (36.77%) VMware
3 61 (12.32%) Cisco
4 52 (10.51%) Citrix
5 44 (8.89%) Oracle
6 39 (7.88%) Red Hat
7 33 (6.67%) Veeam
8 31 (6.26%) Splunk
9 30 (6.06%) SolarWinds
10 22 (4.44%) Dell
10 22 (4.44%) Juniper
11 16 (3.23%) IBM
11 16 (3.23%) NetApp
12 11 (2.22%) HP
13 10 (2.02%) Broadcom
14 9 (1.82%) Atlassian
15 8 (1.62%) AppDynamics
15 8 (1.62%) F5
16 7 (1.41%) CyberArk
16 7 (1.41%) ServiceNow
442 Windows Server jobs in England