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 28 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
28 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 175 112 72
Rank change year-on-year -63 -40 +40
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 470 648 1,178
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.63% 2.08% 2.92%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.58% 14.68% 18.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 356 435 786
10th Percentile £245 £248 £200
25th Percentile £400 £360 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £470 £475
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -1.05% +5.56%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £650 £638 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.26% - +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 7 38
10th Percentile £12.97 £41.23 £22.13
25th Percentile £15.50 £47.50 £31.25
Median hourly rate £16.00 £69.38 £49.07
Median % change year-on-year -76.94% +41.39% +93.36%
75th Percentile £28.25 £106.00 £68.63
90th Percentile £51.64 £112.00 £76.97
UK median hourly rate £16.00 £50.00 £49.07
% change year-on-year -68.00% +1.91% +93.36%

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 4,058 4,415 6,345
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 14.10% 14.17% 15.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,646 2,727 4,349
10th Percentile £185 £203 £185
25th Percentile £268 £329 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £495
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -4.04% -1.00%
75th Percentile £575 £583 £625
90th Percentile £662 £688 £713
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £488
% change year-on-year -5.26% -2.56% -3.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 316 195 327
10th Percentile £15.17 £16.25 £14.26
25th Percentile £18.74 £22.38 £18.44
Median hourly rate £23.50 £57.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -59.13% +43.75% +60.00%
75th Percentile £43.75 £69.84 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.00 £70.00 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £24.50 £52.50 £33.50
% change year-on-year -53.33% +56.72% +38.14%

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 28 October 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 28 October 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 28 October 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 -48 139 £500 +11.11% 102
South East -33 99 £508 -0.98% 178
South West +2 66 £545 +3.81% 65
North of England -18 65 £453 +19.21% 120
East of England +9 60 £550 - 36
North West 0 43 £480 +9.71% 69
Midlands -70 37 £450 +17.96% 61
West Midlands -31 30 £438 +45.83% 32
Yorkshire -34 18 £375 -1.32% 38
North East -5 7 £550 +76.00% 19
East Midlands -44 7 £450 +12.50% 29
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 58 (12.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 39 (8.30%) SharePoint
3 28 (5.96%) IIS
4 21 (4.47%) Apache
5 20 (4.26%) WebSphere
6 10 (2.13%) Confluence
7 9 (1.91%) JBoss
8 8 (1.70%) iPlanet
8 8 (1.70%) WebSphere Application Server
9 6 (1.28%) Skype for Business
10 3 (0.64%) HCL Notes
10 3 (0.64%) SAS
10 3 (0.64%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.43%) Documentum
12 1 (0.21%) BizTalk Server
12 1 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2013
12 1 (0.21%) MQSeries
12 1 (0.21%) nginx
12 1 (0.21%) SharePoint 2010
12 1 (0.21%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 23 (4.89%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.43%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.43%) Windchill
4 1 (0.21%) InfoPath
4 1 (0.21%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 7 (1.49%) Maximo
2 3 (0.64%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.43%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.21%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 154 (32.77%) Azure
2 86 (18.30%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (12.34%) Entra ID
4 39 (8.30%) AWS
5 22 (4.68%) IaaS
6 20 (4.26%) Cohesity
7 19 (4.04%) SaaS
8 12 (2.55%) PaaS
9 9 (1.91%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (1.91%) Power Platform
10 8 (1.70%) GitHub
10 8 (1.70%) OpenShift
11 7 (1.49%) GCP
12 6 (1.28%) Amazon S3
12 6 (1.28%) Power Automate
12 6 (1.28%) Serverless
12 6 (1.28%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 5 (1.06%) Nutanix
14 4 (0.85%) Azure Monitor
14 4 (0.85%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 121 (25.74%) DNS
2 88 (18.72%) Firewall
3 68 (14.47%) DHCP
4 44 (9.36%) TCP/IP
5 42 (8.94%) SAN
6 32 (6.81%) VPN
7 30 (6.38%) WAN
8 28 (5.96%) LAN
9 20 (4.26%) iSCSI
10 19 (4.04%) Cisco IOS
10 19 (4.04%) VLAN
11 17 (3.62%) Cisco Firepower
11 17 (3.62%) Cisco ISE
11 17 (3.62%) Junos
12 16 (3.40%) Fibre Channel
13 14 (2.98%) Network Security
14 12 (2.55%) Wireless
15 11 (2.34%) Kerberos
16 10 (2.13%) NAS
16 10 (2.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (11.49%) SQL Server
2 20 (4.26%) Oracle Database
3 10 (2.13%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (1.49%) DB2
4 7 (1.49%) Power BI
5 5 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.64%) MySQL
6 3 (0.64%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.43%) Apache Hive
7 2 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.43%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.43%) Impala
7 2 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.43%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.21%) MS Access
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Discoverer
8 1 (0.21%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 27 (5.74%) Git
2 23 (4.89%) Jenkins
3 16 (3.40%) GitLab
4 12 (2.55%) Sonatype Nexus
5 11 (2.34%) MSI
6 10 (2.13%) JIRA
7 9 (1.91%) Bitbucket Server
7 9 (1.91%) CA Release Automation
8 5 (1.06%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.85%) Robot Framework
9 4 (0.85%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.64%) Fiddler
10 3 (0.64%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.43%) Selenium
11 2 (0.43%) TeamCity
12 1 (0.21%) Artifactory
12 1 (0.21%) Cucumber
12 1 (0.21%) Maven
12 1 (0.21%) Octopus Deploy
12 1 (0.21%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 94 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 45 (9.57%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (9.15%) Finance
3 43 (9.15%) Public Sector
4 23 (4.89%) Documentation Skills
5 18 (3.83%) Legal
6 16 (3.40%) Banking
6 16 (3.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (1.91%) Telecoms
8 8 (1.70%) Military
9 7 (1.49%) Law
9 7 (1.49%) Manufacturing
10 6 (1.28%) Front Office
10 6 (1.28%) Local Government
11 4 (0.85%) Marketing
11 4 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (0.85%) Spanish Language
12 3 (0.64%) Electronics
12 3 (0.64%) Japanese Language
12 3 (0.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 75 (15.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 48 (10.21%) Support Engineer
3 46 (9.79%) Architect
4 39 (8.30%) Analyst
5 31 (6.60%) Senior
6 27 (5.74%) Platform Engineer
7 26 (5.53%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 25 (5.32%) Network Engineer
9 23 (4.89%) Infrastructure Architect
10 22 (4.68%) Cloud Engineer
11 21 (4.47%) IT Engineer
11 21 (4.47%) Support Analyst
12 20 (4.26%) IT Support
12 20 (4.26%) Technical Analyst
12 20 (4.26%) Windows Engineer
13 19 (4.04%) 2nd Line Support
13 19 (4.04%) 3rd Line Support
13 19 (4.04%) Technical Support
14 18 (3.83%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
15 17 (3.62%) Wintel Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.89%) OAuth
2 21 (4.47%) SAML
3 20 (4.26%) OpenID
4 14 (2.98%) LDAP
4 14 (2.98%) Middleware
5 11 (2.34%) .NET
5 11 (2.34%) OAuth2
5 11 (2.34%) SOAP
6 10 (2.13%) Web Services
7 9 (1.91%) XML
8 6 (1.28%) REST
8 6 (1.28%) XMPP
9 5 (1.06%) YAML
10 4 (0.85%) ASP.NET Web API
10 4 (0.85%) Elastic Stack
10 4 (0.85%) React
10 4 (0.85%) RESTful
11 3 (0.64%) HTML5 Canvas
11 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Graph
11 3 (0.64%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 34 (7.23%) PKI
2 28 (5.96%) Data Centre
3 20 (4.26%) NHS
4 17 (3.62%) Private Cloud
5 15 (3.19%) Hybrid Cloud
6 14 (2.98%) Replication
7 13 (2.77%) Product Ownership
8 12 (2.55%) Driving Licence
9 11 (2.34%) Legacy Applications
9 11 (2.34%) Management Information System
10 10 (2.13%) CMDB
11 9 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (1.91%) Onboarding
12 8 (1.70%) Cloud Native
13 7 (1.49%) Data Protection Act
13 7 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
14 6 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
15 5 (1.06%) Enterprise Storage
15 5 (1.06%) iPad
15 5 (1.06%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 468 (99.57%) Windows
2 123 (26.17%) Linux
3 61 (12.98%) Windows Server 2019
4 46 (9.79%) Windows 10
5 45 (9.57%) Windows Server 2016
6 38 (8.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 24 (5.11%) Windows Server 2012
8 20 (4.26%) Unix
9 18 (3.83%) Ubuntu
10 17 (3.62%) CentOS
11 8 (1.70%) Windows Server 2003
11 8 (1.70%) Windows Server 2008
12 5 (1.06%) Debian
12 5 (1.06%) VMS
13 4 (0.85%) Android
13 4 (0.85%) Apple iOS
13 4 (0.85%) Mac OS
13 4 (0.85%) Oracle Linux
14 3 (0.64%) Solaris
14 3 (0.64%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (20.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 85 (18.09%) Problem-Solving
3 71 (15.11%) ITIL
4 60 (12.77%) DevOps
5 59 (12.55%) Migration
6 58 (12.34%) Agile
7 57 (12.13%) Service Management
8 49 (10.43%) CI/CD
9 45 (9.57%) ITSM
10 38 (8.09%) Continuous Improvement
10 38 (8.09%) Identity Access Management
11 34 (7.23%) SIEM
12 33 (7.02%) Deployment Automation
12 33 (7.02%) High Availability
13 31 (6.60%) Disaster Recovery
14 29 (6.17%) Cybersecurity
15 28 (5.96%) Change Management
15 28 (5.96%) Containerisation
16 27 (5.74%) Infrastructure as Code
16 27 (5.74%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 164 (34.89%) PowerShell
2 71 (15.11%) SQL
3 65 (13.83%) Python
4 30 (6.38%) Bash
5 18 (3.83%) C#
6 13 (2.77%) JavaScript
7 11 (2.34%) Shell Script
8 9 (1.91%) Groovy
8 9 (1.91%) Perl
9 7 (1.49%) Java
9 7 (1.49%) VB
10 6 (1.28%) Bicep
11 4 (0.85%) PHP
12 3 (0.64%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.64%) VBA
12 3 (0.64%) VBScript
13 2 (0.43%) Formula Language
13 2 (0.43%) LotusScript
14 1 (0.21%) C
14 1 (0.21%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 182 (38.72%) Security Cleared
2 97 (20.64%) SC Cleared
3 92 (19.57%) DV Cleared
4 59 (12.55%) Microsoft Certification
5 40 (8.51%) Degree
6 30 (6.38%) MCSE
7 22 (4.68%) Cisco Certification
8 20 (4.26%) CCNA
9 19 (4.04%) CCNP
10 14 (2.98%) AWS Certification
10 14 (2.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 12 (2.55%) ITIL Certification
12 11 (2.34%) Azure Certification
13 9 (1.91%) CCDP
13 9 (1.91%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (1.91%) VCP5
13 9 (1.91%) VCP6
14 7 (1.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (1.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 6 (1.28%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.19%) SLA
2 10 (2.13%) QA
3 8 (1.70%) GDPR
3 8 (1.70%) NIST
4 7 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.28%) NCSC
6 3 (0.64%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.64%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.43%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.21%) IEC 61131
8 1 (0.21%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.21%) RMADS
System Software
1 277 (58.94%) Active Directory
2 128 (27.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 48 (10.21%) Hyper-V
4 36 (7.66%) VMware ESXi
4 36 (7.66%) vSphere
5 29 (6.17%) Virtual Servers
6 27 (5.74%) Virtual Machines
7 25 (5.32%) VMware NSX
8 24 (5.11%) Docker
8 24 (5.11%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 18 (3.83%) NFS
10 11 (2.34%) Terminal Services
11 9 (1.91%) Virtual Desktop
12 6 (1.28%) Tivoli Directory Server
13 4 (0.85%) Firmware
14 3 (0.64%) XenDesktop
15 2 (0.43%) HDFS
16 1 (0.21%) Apache ZooKeeper
16 1 (0.21%) Veritas Cluster Server
16 1 (0.21%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 71 (15.11%) SCCM
2 50 (10.64%) Ansible
3 43 (9.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 39 (8.30%) WSUS
5 36 (7.66%) Terraform
6 29 (6.17%) vCenter Server
7 25 (5.32%) Single Sign-On
8 23 (4.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 15 (3.19%) Kubernetes
10 14 (2.98%) SCOM
11 11 (2.34%) Progress Chef
12 9 (1.91%) CA Single Sign-On
13 8 (1.70%) CA Wily
14 7 (1.49%) vRealize
15 6 (1.28%) Tivoli
16 5 (1.06%) CASB
16 5 (1.06%) Grafana
16 5 (1.06%) Nessus
16 5 (1.06%) Puppet
16 5 (1.06%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 258 (54.89%) Microsoft
2 187 (39.79%) VMware
3 53 (11.28%) Cisco
4 52 (11.06%) Splunk
5 44 (9.36%) Citrix
6 38 (8.09%) Oracle
7 37 (7.87%) NetApp
8 35 (7.45%) Red Hat
9 30 (6.38%) Veeam
10 27 (5.74%) SolarWinds
11 22 (4.68%) Juniper
12 21 (4.47%) Dell
13 20 (4.26%) IBM
14 10 (2.13%) Qualys
15 9 (1.91%) Broadcom
15 9 (1.91%) HP
15 9 (1.91%) Tenable
16 8 (1.70%) AppDynamics
16 8 (1.70%) F5
17 7 (1.49%) ServiceNow
511 Windows Server jobs in England