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 24 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 233 160 117
Rank change year-on-year -73 -43 +40
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 174 205 379
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.05% 1.62% 2.09%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.11% 13.61% 16.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 127 146 239
10th Percentile £276 £278 £244
25th Percentile £415 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £506 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.19% +12.44% -10.00%
75th Percentile £613 £600 £594
90th Percentile £644 £732 £692
England median daily rate £500 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile - - £16.00
25th Percentile - - £18.11
Median hourly rate £21.46 - £28.68
75th Percentile - - £33.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £22.50 £45.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -50.00% +5.88% +45.05%

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 1,437 1,506 2,246
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 8.65% 11.88% 12.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 946 1,056 1,591
10th Percentile £204 £243 £193
25th Percentile £357 £372 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £638
90th Percentile £713 £741 £750
England median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -13.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 20 72
10th Percentile £20.18 £17.99 £14.58
25th Percentile £21.00 £21.19 £18.93
Median hourly rate £22.27 £24.66 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.71% +12.09% -14.43%
75th Percentile £25.15 £38.69 £37.32
90th Percentile £42.25 £64.03 £62.50
England median hourly rate £22.80 £29.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -21.39% +31.82% -23.88%

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 24 March 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 24 March 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 -38 20 £550 +4.66% 20
South London -14 5 £165 -49.23% 1
West London -19 4 £500 +25.00% 7
North London -2 1 £225 -16.67% 2
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 31 (17.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (5.17%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.87%) IIS
4 4 (2.30%) nginx
4 4 (2.30%) Tomcat
5 3 (1.72%) SAS
6 2 (1.15%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.57%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.57%) SharePoint 2010
7 1 (0.57%) WebSphere
Applications
1 8 (4.60%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.57%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 3 (1.72%) 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 92 (52.87%) Azure
2 46 (26.44%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (22.99%) Entra ID
4 15 (8.62%) IaaS
5 12 (6.90%) AWS
6 9 (5.17%) PaaS
6 9 (5.17%) SaaS
7 5 (2.87%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (2.30%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (1.72%) GitHub
9 3 (1.72%) OCI
9 3 (1.72%) Power Platform
10 2 (1.15%) Amazon S3
10 2 (1.15%) Azure AKS
10 2 (1.15%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (1.15%) GCP
10 2 (1.15%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (1.15%) Mimecast
10 2 (1.15%) MinIO
11 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 59 (33.91%) DNS
2 46 (26.44%) DHCP
3 42 (24.14%) Firewall
4 20 (11.49%) WAN
5 19 (10.92%) VPN
6 16 (9.20%) LAN
7 14 (8.05%) Kerberos
8 7 (4.02%) MPLS
8 7 (4.02%) SMTP
8 7 (4.02%) TCP/IP
9 6 (3.45%) SD-WAN
9 6 (3.45%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (2.87%) Wireless
11 4 (2.30%) IPv4
11 4 (2.30%) VoIP
12 3 (1.72%) BGP
12 3 (1.72%) HTTP
12 3 (1.72%) NetScaler
12 3 (1.72%) Network Security
13 2 (1.15%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (18.97%) SQL Server
2 10 (5.75%) Oracle Database
3 8 (4.60%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (1.15%) Big Data
4 2 (1.15%) GIS
4 2 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.15%) Power BI
5 1 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.57%) Redis
5 1 (0.57%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (6.32%) Visual Studio
2 4 (2.30%) Jenkins
2 4 (2.30%) JIRA
3 1 (0.57%) Fiddler
3 1 (0.57%) GitLab
3 1 (0.57%) TeamCity
General
1 43 (24.71%) Finance
2 40 (22.99%) Social Skills
3 16 (9.20%) Banking
4 15 (8.62%) Public Sector
5 11 (6.32%) Documentation Skills
5 11 (6.32%) Legal
6 7 (4.02%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (2.30%) Front Office
7 4 (2.30%) Local Government
7 4 (2.30%) Spanish Language
8 3 (1.72%) Financial Institution
8 3 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.15%) Law
9 2 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.15%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.57%) Back Office
10 1 (0.57%) General Ledger
10 1 (0.57%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.57%) Italian Language
10 1 (0.57%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 26 (14.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 21 (12.07%) Developer
3 18 (10.34%) C# Developer
4 13 (7.47%) Senior
5 11 (6.32%) Analyst
5 11 (6.32%) Platform Engineer
6 10 (5.75%) Server Engineer
6 10 (5.75%) Support Engineer
7 9 (5.17%) Windows Engineer
8 8 (4.60%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 8 (4.60%) Desktop Engineer
8 8 (4.60%) Lead
9 7 (4.02%) Desktop Support
9 7 (4.02%) Integration Engineer
9 7 (4.02%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 7 (4.02%) Security Engineer
9 7 (4.02%) Support Analyst
10 6 (3.45%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
10 6 (3.45%) DBA
10 6 (3.45%) NetApp Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (12.07%) .NET
2 18 (10.34%) .NET Framework
3 16 (9.20%) LDAP
3 16 (9.20%) OAuth
4 14 (8.05%) SAML
5 6 (3.45%) Middleware
6 5 (2.87%) REST
7 3 (1.72%) React
7 3 (1.72%) WinForms
8 2 (1.15%) AngularJS
8 2 (1.15%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (1.15%) Bootstrap
8 2 (1.15%) EJB
8 2 (1.15%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (1.15%) ISPF
8 2 (1.15%) Java EE
8 2 (1.15%) OpenLayers
8 2 (1.15%) SOAP
8 2 (1.15%) Spring
8 2 (1.15%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 25 (14.37%) Data Centre
2 22 (12.64%) Replication
3 16 (9.20%) PKI
4 12 (6.90%) Clustering
5 10 (5.75%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (4.02%) Enterprise Storage
7 6 (3.45%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (2.30%) Cloud Native
8 4 (2.30%) Hedge funds
8 4 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.72%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.72%) Educational Technology
9 3 (1.72%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (1.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (1.15%) Mainframe
10 2 (1.15%) Management Information System
10 2 (1.15%) Private Cloud
10 2 (1.15%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 172 (98.85%) Windows
2 38 (21.84%) Linux
3 12 (6.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 12 (6.90%) Windows 10
3 12 (6.90%) Windows Server 2019
4 10 (5.75%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (3.45%) Windows Server 2003
6 5 (2.87%) Android
6 5 (2.87%) Solaris
6 5 (2.87%) Ubuntu
6 5 (2.87%) Windows Server 2008
6 5 (2.87%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (1.72%) VMS
8 2 (1.15%) AIX
8 2 (1.15%) Apple iOS
8 2 (1.15%) Mac OS
8 2 (1.15%) Unix
8 2 (1.15%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (27.01%) Disaster Recovery
2 34 (19.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 30 (17.24%) Migration
4 27 (15.52%) ITIL
5 22 (12.64%) High Availability
6 21 (12.07%) Task Automation
7 18 (10.34%) Business Intelligence
7 18 (10.34%) Change Management
7 18 (10.34%) Identity Access Management
7 18 (10.34%) Project Delivery
8 16 (9.20%) Agile
8 16 (9.20%) Incident Management
8 16 (9.20%) RBAC
9 15 (8.62%) Unit Testing
10 14 (8.05%) Data Analysis
11 13 (7.47%) Continuous Improvement
11 13 (7.47%) Cybersecurity
11 13 (7.47%) Performance Tuning
11 13 (7.47%) Stakeholder Management
12 11 (6.32%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 73 (41.95%) PowerShell
2 37 (21.26%) SQL
3 22 (12.64%) PL/SQL
4 21 (12.07%) C#
5 20 (11.49%) T-SQL
6 6 (3.45%) Python
7 4 (2.30%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.72%) Bash
8 3 (1.72%) Java
9 2 (1.15%) JCL
9 2 (1.15%) REXX
9 2 (1.15%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.57%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.57%) VBA
Qualifications
1 42 (24.14%) Security Cleared
2 34 (19.54%) Degree
3 30 (17.24%) SC Cleared
4 12 (6.90%) DV Cleared
5 11 (6.32%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (4.02%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.87%) CCNP
7 5 (2.87%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (2.30%) MCITP
8 4 (2.30%) MCTS
9 3 (1.72%) CCNA
9 3 (1.72%) CISSP
10 2 (1.15%) AWS Certification
10 2 (1.15%) CESG Certified Professional
10 2 (1.15%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.57%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 1 (0.57%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 1 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.57%) CompTIA CySA+
11 1 (0.57%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (12.64%) QA
2 20 (11.49%) GDPR
3 15 (8.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 10 (5.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (4.02%) NIST
6 4 (2.30%) NIST 800
7 2 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 2 (1.15%) NCSC
7 2 (1.15%) SLA
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
System Software
1 106 (60.92%) Active Directory
2 34 (19.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (8.05%) Docker
3 14 (8.05%) VMware ESXi
4 12 (6.90%) Hyper-V
5 9 (5.17%) vSphere
6 7 (4.02%) BitLocker
6 7 (4.02%) Microsoft App-V
7 5 (2.87%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (2.87%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (1.72%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (1.72%) VMware NSX
9 2 (1.15%) Firmware
9 2 (1.15%) Job Entry Subsystem
9 2 (1.15%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (1.15%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.57%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.57%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 33 (18.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (13.79%) SCCM
3 19 (10.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 16 (9.20%) Ansible
5 15 (8.62%) Single Sign-On
6 11 (6.32%) Kubernetes
7 10 (5.75%) SCOM
7 10 (5.75%) Terraform
8 8 (4.60%) vCenter Server
9 7 (4.02%) Puppet
9 7 (4.02%) vMotion
10 6 (3.45%) FortiGate
11 4 (2.30%) CASB
11 4 (2.30%) SCOrch
12 3 (1.72%) Control-M
13 2 (1.15%) Grafana
13 2 (1.15%) Oracle RMAN
13 2 (1.15%) Prometheus
13 2 (1.15%) QRadar
13 2 (1.15%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 91 (52.30%) Microsoft
2 43 (24.71%) VMware
3 30 (17.24%) Citrix
4 26 (14.94%) Oracle
5 15 (8.62%) Dell
6 14 (8.05%) Okta
7 10 (5.75%) Cisco
7 10 (5.75%) ServiceNow
8 9 (5.17%) Red Hat
9 7 (4.02%) NetApp
10 6 (3.45%) Qualys
10 6 (3.45%) Veeam
11 5 (2.87%) IBM
12 4 (2.30%) HP
12 4 (2.30%) Reuters
12 4 (2.30%) Splunk
13 3 (1.72%) Bloomberg
13 3 (1.72%) CyberArk
13 3 (1.72%) Meraki
13 3 (1.72%) Palo Alto