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 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 164 | 177 | 116 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | -61 | -40 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows Server | 813 | 444 | 662 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 1.75% | 1.57% | 2.07% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 17.83% | 11.12% | 14.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 531 | 333 | 450 |
| 10th Percentile | £261 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £400 | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £485 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.00% | +5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 63 | 15 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £12.97 | £41.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.00 | £14.58 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.48 | £16.00 | £69.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +296.75% | -76.94% | +27.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.25 | £26.50 | £106.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £38.27 | £112.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £63.14 | £16.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +294.59% | -68.00% | -8.36% |
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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 4,559 | 3,993 | 4,536 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 9.80% | 14.13% | 14.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,907 | 2,604 | 2,804 |
| 10th Percentile | £192 | £185 | £203 |
| 25th Percentile | £311 | £275 | £330 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.33% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £663 | £688 |
| UK median daily rate | £470 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.42% | -5.26% | -4.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 360 | 301 | 208 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £15.22 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.33 | £18.50 | £22.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.29 | £23.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.39% | -61.67% | +24.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.31 | £49.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £67.00 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.75 | £24.25 | £52.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.19% | -54.03% | +18.75% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in England
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 18 October 2026.
Windows Server Hourly Rate Trend in England
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 18 October 2026.
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 18 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +12 | 255 | £481 | -3.75% | 164 |
| South East | +2 | 200 | £515 | +0.24% | 122 |
| North of England | +20 | 137 | £450 | +9.09% | 108 |
| East of England | -10 | 78 | £500 | -9.09% | 62 |
| North West | -1 | 77 | £437 | +2.71% | 64 |
| Midlands | -7 | 73 | £425 | -5.56% | 65 |
| South West | -31 | 62 | £525 | - | 67 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 43 | £425 | -12.82% | 32 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 40 | £525 | +40.00% | 31 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 30 | £431 | -4.17% | 33 |
| North East | -22 | 21 | £350 | -30.00% | 14 |
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Windows Server Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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% | 813 |
| 2 | Linux | 27.7% | 225 |
| 3 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 9.0% | 73 |
| 4 | Windows 10 | 7.1% | 58 |
| 5 | Windows Server 2019 | 5.9% | 48 |
| 6 | Ubuntu | 3.8% | 31 |
| 7 | CentOS | 3.6% | 29 |
| 8 | Windows Server 2012 | 3.4% | 28 |
| 9 | Unix | 3.2% | 26 |
| 10 | Windows Server 2016 | 3.0% | 24 |
| 11 | Rocky | 1.7% | 14 |
| 12 | macOS | 1.6% | 13 |
| 13 | Windows Server 2008 | 1.1% | 9 |
| 14 | Windows 7 | 1.0% | 8 |
| 15 | VMS | 0.7% | 6 |
| 16 | Alpine Linux | 0.6% | 5 |
| 16 | Windows Server 2003 | 0.6% | 5 |
| 18 | OpenVMS | 0.5% | 4 |
| 18 | Solaris | 0.5% | 4 |
| 20 | Android | 0.4% | 3 |