Windows Server Contract Job Trends in London

Microsoft Windows Server
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Windows Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 248 179 146
Rank change year-on-year -69 -33 -12
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 168 169 311
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.92% 1.39% 1.79%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.22% 11.84% 14.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 120 118 208
10th Percentile £268 £363 £250
25th Percentile £414 £425 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £491 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -6.47% +16.72% -11.15%
75th Percentile £613 £672 £580
90th Percentile £638 £750 £679
England median daily rate £480 £550 £464
% change year-on-year -12.73% +18.60% -7.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £19.25 - £16.00
Median hourly rate £19.50 - £20.93
75th Percentile £19.75 - £33.34
90th Percentile - - £47.83
England median hourly rate £26.22 £17.04 £46.75
% change year-on-year +53.87% -63.55% +37.50%

All Operating Systems
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,375 1,427 2,090
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 7.55% 11.77% 12.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 908 985 1,490
10th Percentile £209 £246 £206
25th Percentile £350 £375 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £625
90th Percentile £688 £748 £750
England median daily rate £450 £465 £470
% change year-on-year -3.23% -1.06% -8.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 18 65
10th Percentile £20.51 £19.44 £14.89
25th Percentile £22.21 £23.76 £18.13
Median hourly rate £27.00 £24.58 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.85% +11.73% -49.71%
75th Percentile £60.25 £28.85 £27.00
90th Percentile £75.75 £53.80 £60.00
England median hourly rate £41.71 £21.28 £22.23
% change year-on-year +96.01% -4.25% -43.88%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Windows Server job vacancy trend in London

Windows Server
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Windows Server
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in London over the 6 months to 23 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Windows Server in London

Windows Server
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Windows Server
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
Central London -40 14 £550 - 18
West London -30 7 £500 +25.00% 3
South London -13 5 £165 -63.33%
North London 0 1 £225 -59.09% 3
Windows Server
England

Windows Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 28 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (6.55%) SharePoint
3 7 (4.17%) nginx
3 7 (4.17%) Tomcat
4 4 (2.38%) IIS
5 3 (1.79%) WebLogic
6 2 (1.19%) SAS
7 1 (0.60%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.60%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.60%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (1.79%) Veritas eDiscovery
2 1 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.60%) Oracle FAH
2 1 (0.60%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.60%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.60%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 93 (55.36%) Azure
2 44 (26.19%) Entra ID
3 38 (22.62%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (10.71%) AWS
4 18 (10.71%) IaaS
5 10 (5.95%) PaaS
6 8 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (4.17%) Azure Monitor
8 6 (3.57%) GitHub
9 4 (2.38%) Azure AKS
9 4 (2.38%) Azure Stack
9 4 (2.38%) GitHub Actions
9 4 (2.38%) SaaS
10 3 (1.79%) MinIO
10 3 (1.79%) OneDrive
11 2 (1.19%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 2 (1.19%) Amazon EKS
11 2 (1.19%) GCP
11 2 (1.19%) Mimecast
11 2 (1.19%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 62 (36.90%) DNS
2 48 (28.57%) DHCP
3 38 (22.62%) Firewall
4 22 (13.10%) VPN
5 21 (12.50%) WAN
6 15 (8.93%) Kerberos
7 14 (8.33%) LAN
8 8 (4.76%) SMTP
9 7 (4.17%) MPLS
9 7 (4.17%) SD-WAN
9 7 (4.17%) TCP/IP
10 4 (2.38%) HTTP
10 4 (2.38%) VoIP
11 3 (1.79%) VSAN
12 2 (1.19%) BGP
12 2 (1.19%) Network Security
12 2 (1.19%) Unified Communications
12 2 (1.19%) VLAN
12 2 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
12 2 (1.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (22.62%) SQL Server
2 11 (6.55%) Elasticsearch
3 10 (5.95%) Oracle Database
4 4 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (1.79%) GIS
6 2 (1.19%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (1.19%) Big Data
6 2 (1.19%) MongoDB
6 2 (1.19%) Power BI
6 2 (1.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.60%) MySQL
7 1 (0.60%) Oracle BI EE
7 1 (0.60%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (5.95%) Visual Studio
2 5 (2.98%) JIRA
3 4 (2.38%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.19%) AdminStudio
4 2 (1.19%) InstallShield
4 2 (1.19%) MSI
5 1 (0.60%) Git
5 1 (0.60%) TeamCity
General
1 38 (22.62%) Finance
2 37 (22.02%) Social Skills
3 15 (8.93%) Banking
4 14 (8.33%) Public Sector
5 12 (7.14%) Legal
6 8 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (2.98%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (2.98%) Local Government
8 3 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.79%) Law
9 2 (1.19%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.19%) Front Office
9 2 (1.19%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.19%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.60%) General Ledger
10 1 (0.60%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.60%) International Banking
10 1 (0.60%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.60%) Mandarin Language
10 1 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 39 (23.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 19 (11.31%) Developer
3 18 (10.71%) C# Developer
4 11 (6.55%) Senior
5 8 (4.76%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 8 (4.76%) Integration Engineer
5 8 (4.76%) Lead
6 7 (4.17%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
6 7 (4.17%) Analyst
6 7 (4.17%) Cloud Engineer
6 7 (4.17%) IT Support
6 7 (4.17%) NetApp Engineer
6 7 (4.17%) Platform Engineer
6 7 (4.17%) Server Engineer
6 7 (4.17%) Storage Engineer
6 7 (4.17%) Support Engineer
7 5 (2.98%) DBA
7 5 (2.98%) Desktop Engineer
7 5 (2.98%) Infrastructure Manager
7 5 (2.98%) SQL DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (11.90%) .NET
2 19 (11.31%) .NET Framework
3 17 (10.12%) LDAP
4 15 (8.93%) OAuth
5 14 (8.33%) SAML
6 4 (2.38%) ADO
6 4 (2.38%) EJB
6 4 (2.38%) JSON
7 3 (1.79%) ARM Templates
7 3 (1.79%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (1.79%) Java EE
7 3 (1.79%) Middleware
7 3 (1.79%) OpenLayers
7 3 (1.79%) Spring
8 2 (1.19%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (1.19%) REST
8 2 (1.19%) WinForms
9 1 (0.60%) ISPF
9 1 (0.60%) Software Packaging
9 1 (0.60%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.93%) Replication
2 13 (7.74%) PKI
3 12 (7.14%) Clustering
4 9 (5.36%) Data Centre
4 9 (5.36%) Enterprise Storage
5 7 (4.17%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (3.57%) Cloud Native
6 6 (3.57%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.38%) Legacy Applications
7 4 (2.38%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (2.38%) Onboarding
7 4 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.79%) Educational Technology
8 3 (1.79%) Hedge funds
8 3 (1.79%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.19%) BYOD
9 2 (1.19%) Enterprise Cloud
9 2 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (1.19%) Management Information System
9 2 (1.19%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 168 (100.00%) Windows
2 41 (24.40%) Linux
3 19 (11.31%) Windows Server 2019
4 15 (8.93%) Windows Server 2016
5 14 (8.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (7.74%) Windows 10
7 7 (4.17%) Solaris
7 7 (4.17%) Windows Server 2003
7 7 (4.17%) Windows Server 2008
8 6 (3.57%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (2.38%) Ubuntu
9 4 (2.38%) VMS
10 3 (1.79%) Android
11 2 (1.19%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.60%) AIX
12 1 (0.60%) Debian
12 1 (0.60%) Unix
12 1 (0.60%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (29.17%) Disaster Recovery
2 47 (27.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 25 (14.88%) High Availability
4 22 (13.10%) Change Management
4 22 (13.10%) Migration
5 20 (11.90%) ITIL
6 19 (11.31%) Identity Access Management
6 19 (11.31%) Problem-Solving
7 18 (10.71%) Task Automation
8 17 (10.12%) Business Intelligence
8 17 (10.12%) CI/CD
8 17 (10.12%) RBAC
9 16 (9.52%) Incident Management
10 15 (8.93%) Data Analysis
10 15 (8.93%) DevOps
10 15 (8.93%) Unit Testing
11 14 (8.33%) Infrastructure as Code
12 13 (7.74%) Continuous Improvement
13 12 (7.14%) Project Delivery
14 11 (6.55%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 66 (39.29%) PowerShell
2 36 (21.43%) SQL
3 24 (14.29%) PL/SQL
4 21 (12.50%) C#
5 18 (10.71%) T-SQL
6 6 (3.57%) Python
7 5 (2.98%) Java
7 5 (2.98%) JavaScript
8 4 (2.38%) Bash
9 3 (1.79%) Shell Script
10 2 (1.19%) Bicep
11 1 (0.60%) JCL
11 1 (0.60%) Ladder Logic
11 1 (0.60%) REXX
11 1 (0.60%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.60%) VB
Qualifications
1 47 (27.98%) Security Cleared
2 34 (20.24%) SC Cleared
3 28 (16.67%) Degree
4 13 (7.74%) DV Cleared
5 9 (5.36%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (2.38%) Azure Certification
7 4 (2.38%) CCNA
7 4 (2.38%) CCNP
7 4 (2.38%) MCITP
7 4 (2.38%) MCTS
8 2 (1.19%) AWS Certification
8 2 (1.19%) CISSP
8 2 (1.19%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.19%) MCSE
9 1 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.60%) CESG Certified Professional
9 1 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.60%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (11.31%) QA
2 18 (10.71%) GDPR
3 15 (8.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 7 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.98%) SLA
6 4 (2.38%) NIST
7 2 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 2 (1.19%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.60%) Basel III
8 1 (0.60%) DICOM
8 1 (0.60%) GAAP
8 1 (0.60%) HL7
8 1 (0.60%) IFRS
8 1 (0.60%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.60%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.60%) NCSC
8 1 (0.60%) SOC 2
System Software
1 100 (59.52%) Active Directory
2 42 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (11.31%) Docker
3 19 (11.31%) Hyper-V
4 14 (8.33%) VMware ESXi
5 10 (5.95%) Microsoft App-V
6 9 (5.36%) vSphere
7 8 (4.76%) BitLocker
8 5 (2.98%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (2.98%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (2.38%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (1.79%) Firmware
10 3 (1.79%) Oracle RAC
10 3 (1.79%) VMware Workstation
11 2 (1.19%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.60%) Job Entry Subsystem
12 1 (0.60%) KVM
12 1 (0.60%) NFS
12 1 (0.60%) QEMU
12 1 (0.60%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 27 (16.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (10.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 16 (9.52%) Kubernetes
3 16 (9.52%) SCCM
4 15 (8.93%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (8.33%) Ansible
6 10 (5.95%) Terraform
7 8 (4.76%) Puppet
7 8 (4.76%) vCenter Server
7 8 (4.76%) vMotion
8 4 (2.38%) FortiGate
8 4 (2.38%) SCOM
9 3 (1.79%) Grafana
9 3 (1.79%) Oracle RMAN
9 3 (1.79%) Prometheus
10 2 (1.19%) Control-M
10 2 (1.19%) QRadar
10 2 (1.19%) Thomson Reuters DACS
11 1 (0.60%) Kibana
11 1 (0.60%) logstash
Vendors
1 90 (53.57%) Microsoft
2 50 (29.76%) VMware
3 32 (19.05%) Citrix
4 30 (17.86%) Oracle
5 15 (8.93%) Cisco
5 15 (8.93%) Okta
6 12 (7.14%) Red Hat
7 10 (5.95%) Dell
7 10 (5.95%) ServiceNow
8 8 (4.76%) IBM
8 8 (4.76%) NetApp
9 5 (2.98%) Meraki
9 5 (2.98%) Qualys
10 4 (2.38%) Fortinet
10 4 (2.38%) Palo Alto
10 4 (2.38%) SolarWinds
11 3 (1.79%) Bloomberg
11 3 (1.79%) CheckPoint
11 3 (1.79%) Juniper
11 3 (1.79%) Reuters