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 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 234 170 116
Rank change year-on-year -64 -54 +29
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 176 202 365
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.01% 1.59% 2.04%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.46% 13.42% 17.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 129 141 238
10th Percentile £265 £313 £245
25th Percentile £415 £406 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £592
90th Percentile £640 £738 £681
England median daily rate £500 £530 £450
% change year-on-year -5.70% +17.83% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 7
10th Percentile - - £16.00
25th Percentile - - £20.21
Median hourly rate £21.46 - £32.50
75th Percentile - - £33.75
90th Percentile - - £43.25
England median hourly rate £28.68 £35.88 £32.50
% change year-on-year -20.06% +10.38% +10.92%

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 1,413 1,505 2,141
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 8.13% 11.84% 11.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 943 1,049 1,531
10th Percentile £206 £250 £200
25th Percentile £357 £375 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £613 £641 £634
90th Percentile £700 £750 £750
England median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -12.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 19 73
10th Percentile £20.82 £17.85 £14.68
25th Percentile £21.12 £21.13 £18.93
Median hourly rate £23.71 £24.66 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.86% +12.09% -26.67%
75th Percentile £38.69 £31.50 £36.84
90th Percentile £59.60 £52.45 £60.00
England median hourly rate £35.00 £24.66 £22.00
% change year-on-year +41.93% +12.09% -24.91%

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 19 April 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 19 April 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 -37 21 £550 - 21
West London -25 8 £500 +25.00% 3
South London -14 5 £165 -49.23% 3
North London -1 1 £225 -21.05% 1
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 29 (16.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (5.11%) SharePoint
3 6 (3.41%) nginx
3 6 (3.41%) Tomcat
4 4 (2.27%) IIS
5 3 (1.70%) SAS
5 3 (1.70%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.57%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.57%) WebSphere
Applications
1 10 (5.68%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.70%) Veritas eDiscovery
2 1 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.57%) Oracle FAH
2 1 (0.57%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.57%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.57%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 93 (52.84%) Azure
2 43 (24.43%) Microsoft 365
3 39 (22.16%) Entra ID
4 16 (9.09%) IaaS
5 14 (7.95%) AWS
6 10 (5.68%) PaaS
7 8 (4.55%) SaaS
8 7 (3.98%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (2.27%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (1.70%) GitHub
10 3 (1.70%) OCI
11 2 (1.14%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 2 (1.14%) Azure AKS
11 2 (1.14%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 2 (1.14%) GCP
11 2 (1.14%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (1.14%) Mimecast
11 2 (1.14%) MinIO
11 2 (1.14%) OneDrive
11 2 (1.14%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 63 (35.80%) DNS
2 48 (27.27%) DHCP
3 45 (25.57%) Firewall
4 24 (13.64%) VPN
5 21 (11.93%) WAN
6 17 (9.66%) LAN
7 15 (8.52%) Kerberos
8 9 (5.11%) TCP/IP
9 8 (4.55%) SMTP
10 7 (3.98%) MPLS
10 7 (3.98%) SD-WAN
11 5 (2.84%) Wireless
12 4 (2.27%) HTTP
12 4 (2.27%) IPv4
12 4 (2.27%) VoIP
12 4 (2.27%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (1.70%) VSAN
14 2 (1.14%) NetScaler
14 2 (1.14%) Network Security
14 2 (1.14%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (18.75%) SQL Server
2 11 (6.25%) Elasticsearch
2 11 (6.25%) Oracle Database
3 3 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.14%) Big Data
4 2 (1.14%) GIS
4 2 (1.14%) Power BI
5 1 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.57%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.57%) MySQL
5 1 (0.57%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 11 (6.25%) Visual Studio
2 4 (2.27%) Jenkins
2 4 (2.27%) JIRA
3 1 (0.57%) AdminStudio
3 1 (0.57%) Git
3 1 (0.57%) InstallShield
3 1 (0.57%) MSI
3 1 (0.57%) TeamCity
General
1 45 (25.57%) Finance
2 43 (24.43%) Social Skills
3 16 (9.09%) Banking
4 15 (8.52%) Public Sector
5 12 (6.82%) Legal
6 9 (5.11%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (2.27%) Local Government
8 4 (2.27%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.70%) Financial Institution
9 3 (1.70%) Front Office
9 3 (1.70%) Law
10 2 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.14%) Spanish Language
11 1 (0.57%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.57%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.57%) Mandarin Language
11 1 (0.57%) Police
11 1 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (17.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 22 (12.50%) Developer
3 19 (10.80%) C# Developer
4 12 (6.82%) Platform Engineer
5 11 (6.25%) Analyst
6 10 (5.68%) Senior
7 9 (5.11%) Desktop Engineer
7 9 (5.11%) Lead
7 9 (5.11%) Server Engineer
7 9 (5.11%) Support Engineer
8 8 (4.55%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 8 (4.55%) Integration Engineer
8 8 (4.55%) Windows Engineer
9 7 (3.98%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (3.98%) Desktop Support
9 7 (3.98%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 7 (3.98%) NetApp Engineer
9 7 (3.98%) Storage Engineer
9 7 (3.98%) Support Analyst
10 6 (3.41%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (12.50%) .NET
2 19 (10.80%) .NET Framework
3 17 (9.66%) LDAP
4 15 (8.52%) OAuth
5 14 (7.95%) SAML
6 5 (2.84%) Middleware
6 5 (2.84%) REST
7 3 (1.70%) ADO
7 3 (1.70%) EJB
7 3 (1.70%) JSON
7 3 (1.70%) React
7 3 (1.70%) WinForms
8 2 (1.14%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (1.14%) ISPF
8 2 (1.14%) Java EE
8 2 (1.14%) SOAP
8 2 (1.14%) Spring
8 2 (1.14%) WCF
8 2 (1.14%) Web Services
8 2 (1.14%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 22 (12.50%) Replication
2 21 (11.93%) Data Centre
3 13 (7.39%) Clustering
3 13 (7.39%) PKI
4 10 (5.68%) Hybrid Cloud
5 9 (5.11%) Enterprise Storage
6 7 (3.98%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.27%) Cloud Native
8 4 (2.27%) Hedge funds
8 4 (2.27%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (2.27%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.70%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.70%) Educational Technology
10 2 (1.14%) iPhone
10 2 (1.14%) Mainframe
10 2 (1.14%) Management Information System
10 2 (1.14%) Video Conferencing
11 1 (0.57%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 174 (98.86%) Windows
2 42 (23.86%) Linux
3 15 (8.52%) Windows Server 2019
4 14 (7.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 14 (7.95%) Windows Server 2016
5 13 (7.39%) Windows 10
6 7 (3.98%) Windows Server 2003
6 7 (3.98%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (3.41%) Solaris
7 6 (3.41%) Ubuntu
7 6 (3.41%) Windows Server 2008
8 5 (2.84%) Android
9 4 (2.27%) VMS
10 2 (1.14%) AIX
10 2 (1.14%) Apple iOS
10 2 (1.14%) Mac OS
10 2 (1.14%) zOS
11 1 (0.57%) Debian
11 1 (0.57%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (26.70%) Disaster Recovery
2 38 (21.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 29 (16.48%) ITIL
3 29 (16.48%) Migration
4 24 (13.64%) High Availability
5 20 (11.36%) Task Automation
6 19 (10.80%) Business Intelligence
6 19 (10.80%) Change Management
7 16 (9.09%) Identity Access Management
7 16 (9.09%) Incident Management
7 16 (9.09%) RBAC
8 15 (8.52%) Data Analysis
8 15 (8.52%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (8.52%) Project Delivery
8 15 (8.52%) Unit Testing
9 14 (7.95%) Agile
9 14 (7.95%) DevOps
10 13 (7.39%) Continuous Improvement
10 13 (7.39%) Stakeholder Management
11 12 (6.82%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 68 (38.64%) PowerShell
2 37 (21.02%) SQL
3 24 (13.64%) PL/SQL
4 22 (12.50%) C#
5 21 (11.93%) T-SQL
6 5 (2.84%) Python
7 4 (2.27%) Java
7 4 (2.27%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.70%) Bash
8 3 (1.70%) Shell Script
9 2 (1.14%) JCL
9 2 (1.14%) REXX
10 1 (0.57%) Ladder Logic
10 1 (0.57%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.57%) VB
10 1 (0.57%) VBA
Qualifications
1 47 (26.70%) Security Cleared
2 35 (19.89%) Degree
3 33 (18.75%) SC Cleared
4 16 (9.09%) DV Cleared
5 10 (5.68%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (3.98%) Azure Certification
6 7 (3.98%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.84%) CCNA
7 5 (2.84%) CCNP
8 4 (2.27%) MCITP
8 4 (2.27%) MCTS
9 2 (1.14%) AWS Certification
9 2 (1.14%) CESG Certified Professional
9 2 (1.14%) CISSP
9 2 (1.14%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.14%) MCSE
10 1 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.57%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.57%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (13.07%) QA
2 20 (11.36%) GDPR
3 15 (8.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 10 (5.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.84%) NIST
6 3 (1.70%) NIST 800
6 3 (1.70%) SLA
7 2 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.57%) Basel III
8 1 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.57%) DICOM
8 1 (0.57%) GAAP
8 1 (0.57%) HL7
8 1 (0.57%) IFRS
8 1 (0.57%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.57%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.57%) NCSC
System Software
1 106 (60.23%) Active Directory
2 41 (23.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (10.23%) VMware ESXi
4 17 (9.66%) Docker
5 16 (9.09%) Hyper-V
6 10 (5.68%) vSphere
7 9 (5.11%) Microsoft App-V
8 8 (4.55%) BitLocker
9 6 (3.41%) Virtual Desktop
10 3 (1.70%) Firmware
10 3 (1.70%) Oracle RAC
10 3 (1.70%) Virtual Machines
10 3 (1.70%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (1.14%) Job Entry Subsystem
11 2 (1.14%) VMware NSX
11 2 (1.14%) VMware Workstation
12 1 (0.57%) KVM
12 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.57%) QEMU
12 1 (0.57%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 32 (18.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (14.20%) SCCM
3 18 (10.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 17 (9.66%) Ansible
5 15 (8.52%) Single Sign-On
6 11 (6.25%) Kubernetes
7 9 (5.11%) SCOM
7 9 (5.11%) Terraform
7 9 (5.11%) vCenter Server
8 8 (4.55%) Puppet
8 8 (4.55%) vMotion
9 5 (2.84%) FortiGate
10 3 (1.70%) Control-M
10 3 (1.70%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (1.14%) CASB
11 2 (1.14%) Grafana
11 2 (1.14%) Prometheus
11 2 (1.14%) QRadar
11 2 (1.14%) SCOrch
11 2 (1.14%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 92 (52.27%) Microsoft
2 47 (26.70%) VMware
3 31 (17.61%) Citrix
4 30 (17.05%) Oracle
5 16 (9.09%) Cisco
6 14 (7.95%) Okta
7 13 (7.39%) Dell
8 11 (6.25%) Red Hat
9 10 (5.68%) ServiceNow
10 8 (4.55%) NetApp
11 7 (3.98%) IBM
12 5 (2.84%) Meraki
12 5 (2.84%) Qualys
12 5 (2.84%) Veeam
13 4 (2.27%) HP
13 4 (2.27%) Palo Alto
13 4 (2.27%) Reuters
14 3 (1.70%) Bloomberg
14 3 (1.70%) CheckPoint
14 3 (1.70%) Juniper