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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 240 162 118
Rank change year-on-year -78 -44 +45
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 179 216 378
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.09% 1.67% 2.07%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.29% 13.94% 16.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 128 153 239
10th Percentile £263 £285 £223
25th Percentile £415 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £463
Median % change year-on-year - +8.11% -7.50%
75th Percentile £613 £600 £594
90th Percentile £643 £720 £692
England median daily rate £500 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 6
10th Percentile - - £16.00
25th Percentile - - £18.11
Median hourly rate £21.46 £112.00 £28.68
Median % change year-on-year -80.84% +290.55% +14.71%
75th Percentile £22.23 - £33.75
90th Percentile £22.69 - -
England median hourly rate £22.50 £53.00 £53.53
% change year-on-year -57.55% -0.99% +82.70%

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 1,457 1,550 2,283
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 8.91% 11.98% 12.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 961 1,063 1,620
10th Percentile £206 £232 £193
25th Percentile £358 £363 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £638
90th Percentile £700 £738 £750
England median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -13.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 22 69
10th Percentile £20.57 £18.32 £14.48
25th Percentile £21.00 £21.89 £18.93
Median hourly rate £23.00 £26.54 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.32% +20.61% -14.43%
75th Percentile £25.15 £56.50 £36.84
90th Percentile £41.95 £107.90 £62.50
England median hourly rate £22.79 £31.64 £22.15
% change year-on-year -27.99% +42.84% -16.35%

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 14 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 14 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 -45 19 £545 +3.81% 17
South London -12 4 £165 -49.23% 3
West London -20 4 £500 +25.00% 5
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 35 (19.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (5.59%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.79%) IIS
4 4 (2.23%) nginx
4 4 (2.23%) Tomcat
5 3 (1.68%) SAS
6 2 (1.12%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.56%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.56%) SharePoint 2010
7 1 (0.56%) WebSphere
Applications
1 8 (4.47%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.56%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 3 (1.68%) Veritas eDiscovery
2 1 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.56%) Oracle FAH
2 1 (0.56%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.56%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.56%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 1 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 94 (52.51%) Azure
2 48 (26.82%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (22.35%) Entra ID
4 15 (8.38%) IaaS
5 12 (6.70%) AWS
6 10 (5.59%) SaaS
7 9 (5.03%) PaaS
8 5 (2.79%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (2.23%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (1.68%) GitHub
10 3 (1.68%) OCI
10 3 (1.68%) Power Platform
11 2 (1.12%) Amazon S3
11 2 (1.12%) Azure AKS
11 2 (1.12%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 2 (1.12%) GCP
11 2 (1.12%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (1.12%) Mimecast
11 2 (1.12%) MinIO
11 2 (1.12%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 59 (32.96%) DNS
2 46 (25.70%) DHCP
3 45 (25.14%) Firewall
4 22 (12.29%) WAN
5 20 (11.17%) VPN
6 16 (8.94%) LAN
7 14 (7.82%) Kerberos
8 8 (4.47%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (3.91%) MPLS
9 7 (3.91%) SMTP
9 7 (3.91%) TCP/IP
10 6 (3.35%) SD-WAN
11 5 (2.79%) Wireless
12 4 (2.23%) IPv4
12 4 (2.23%) Network Security
12 4 (2.23%) VoIP
13 3 (1.68%) BGP
13 3 (1.68%) HTTP
13 3 (1.68%) NetScaler
14 2 (1.12%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (18.44%) SQL Server
2 10 (5.59%) Oracle Database
3 8 (4.47%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (1.12%) Big Data
4 2 (1.12%) GIS
4 2 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.12%) Power BI
5 1 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.56%) Redis
5 1 (0.56%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.56%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 11 (6.15%) Visual Studio
2 4 (2.23%) Jenkins
2 4 (2.23%) JIRA
3 2 (1.12%) GitLab
4 1 (0.56%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.56%) TeamCity
General
1 43 (24.02%) Finance
2 41 (22.91%) Social Skills
3 16 (8.94%) Banking
4 14 (7.82%) Public Sector
5 11 (6.15%) Documentation Skills
5 11 (6.15%) Legal
6 7 (3.91%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (3.35%) Spanish Language
8 4 (2.23%) Front Office
9 3 (1.68%) Financial Institution
9 3 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.68%) Local Government
10 2 (1.12%) Law
10 2 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.12%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.56%) Back Office
11 1 (0.56%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.56%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.56%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.56%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 29 (16.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 22 (12.29%) Developer
3 18 (10.06%) C# Developer
4 13 (7.26%) Senior
5 12 (6.70%) Platform Engineer
6 11 (6.15%) Analyst
7 10 (5.59%) Windows Engineer
8 9 (5.03%) Lead
8 9 (5.03%) Security Engineer
8 9 (5.03%) Server Engineer
8 9 (5.03%) Support Engineer
9 8 (4.47%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 7 (3.91%) Desktop Engineer
10 7 (3.91%) Desktop Support
10 7 (3.91%) Integration Engineer
10 7 (3.91%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 7 (3.91%) Support Analyst
11 6 (3.35%) .NET Developer
11 6 (3.35%) DBA
11 6 (3.35%) SQL DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (11.73%) .NET
2 18 (10.06%) .NET Framework
3 16 (8.94%) LDAP
3 16 (8.94%) OAuth
4 14 (7.82%) SAML
5 6 (3.35%) Middleware
6 5 (2.79%) REST
7 3 (1.68%) React
7 3 (1.68%) WinForms
8 2 (1.12%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (1.12%) EJB
8 2 (1.12%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (1.12%) ISPF
8 2 (1.12%) Java EE
8 2 (1.12%) OpenLayers
8 2 (1.12%) SOAP
8 2 (1.12%) Spring
8 2 (1.12%) WCF
8 2 (1.12%) Web Services
8 2 (1.12%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 27 (15.08%) Data Centre
2 22 (12.29%) Replication
3 16 (8.94%) PKI
4 12 (6.70%) Clustering
5 9 (5.03%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (3.91%) Enterprise Storage
7 6 (3.35%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (2.79%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (2.23%) Cloud Native
9 4 (2.23%) Hedge funds
9 4 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.68%) Client/Server
10 3 (1.68%) Educational Technology
10 3 (1.68%) Legacy Applications
10 3 (1.68%) Onboarding
11 2 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (1.12%) Driving Licence
11 2 (1.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (1.12%) Mainframe
11 2 (1.12%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 177 (98.88%) Windows
2 42 (23.46%) Linux
3 13 (7.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 12 (6.70%) Windows 10
4 12 (6.70%) Windows Server 2019
5 10 (5.59%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (3.35%) Windows Server 2003
7 5 (2.79%) Android
7 5 (2.79%) Solaris
7 5 (2.79%) Ubuntu
7 5 (2.79%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (2.23%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (1.68%) VMS
10 2 (1.12%) AIX
10 2 (1.12%) Apple iOS
10 2 (1.12%) Mac OS
10 2 (1.12%) Unix
10 2 (1.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (26.26%) Disaster Recovery
2 38 (21.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 30 (16.76%) Migration
4 27 (15.08%) ITIL
5 23 (12.85%) High Availability
6 21 (11.73%) Task Automation
7 18 (10.06%) Business Intelligence
7 18 (10.06%) Change Management
7 18 (10.06%) Identity Access Management
7 18 (10.06%) Incident Management
7 18 (10.06%) Project Delivery
8 16 (8.94%) Agile
8 16 (8.94%) RBAC
9 15 (8.38%) Cybersecurity
9 15 (8.38%) Unit Testing
10 14 (7.82%) Data Analysis
11 13 (7.26%) DevOps
11 13 (7.26%) Performance Tuning
11 13 (7.26%) Stakeholder Management
12 12 (6.70%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 71 (39.66%) PowerShell
2 38 (21.23%) SQL
3 22 (12.29%) PL/SQL
4 21 (11.73%) C#
5 20 (11.17%) T-SQL
6 7 (3.91%) Python
7 4 (2.23%) Bash
7 4 (2.23%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.68%) Java
9 2 (1.12%) JCL
9 2 (1.12%) REXX
9 2 (1.12%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.56%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.56%) VBA
Qualifications
1 41 (22.91%) Security Cleared
2 34 (18.99%) Degree
3 30 (16.76%) SC Cleared
4 12 (6.70%) DV Cleared
5 11 (6.15%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (3.91%) Azure Certification
7 6 (3.35%) CCNP
7 6 (3.35%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (2.23%) CCNA
8 4 (2.23%) MCITP
8 4 (2.23%) MCTS
9 3 (1.68%) CISSP
10 2 (1.12%) AWS Certification
10 2 (1.12%) CESG Certified Professional
10 2 (1.12%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.56%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 1 (0.56%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 1 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.56%) CompTIA CySA+
11 1 (0.56%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (12.29%) QA
2 20 (11.17%) GDPR
3 15 (8.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 9 (5.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (3.35%) NIST
6 4 (2.23%) NIST 800
7 2 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 2 (1.12%) NCSC
7 2 (1.12%) SLA
8 1 (0.56%) Basel III
8 1 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.56%) DICOM
8 1 (0.56%) GAAP
8 1 (0.56%) HL7
8 1 (0.56%) IFRS
8 1 (0.56%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.56%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 108 (60.34%) Active Directory
2 36 (20.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (8.38%) Docker
4 14 (7.82%) VMware ESXi
5 11 (6.15%) Hyper-V
6 10 (5.59%) vSphere
7 7 (3.91%) BitLocker
7 7 (3.91%) Microsoft App-V
7 7 (3.91%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (2.79%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (1.68%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (1.68%) VMware NSX
10 2 (1.12%) Firmware
10 2 (1.12%) Job Entry Subsystem
10 2 (1.12%) Oracle RAC
10 2 (1.12%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.56%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.56%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 34 (18.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (14.53%) SCCM
3 19 (10.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (8.38%) Ansible
4 15 (8.38%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (6.70%) Kubernetes
6 11 (6.15%) SCOM
7 10 (5.59%) Terraform
8 8 (4.47%) vCenter Server
9 7 (3.91%) Puppet
9 7 (3.91%) vMotion
10 6 (3.35%) CASB
10 6 (3.35%) FortiGate
10 6 (3.35%) SCOrch
11 3 (1.68%) Control-M
12 2 (1.12%) Grafana
12 2 (1.12%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (1.12%) Prometheus
12 2 (1.12%) QRadar
12 2 (1.12%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 93 (51.96%) Microsoft
2 46 (25.70%) VMware
3 31 (17.32%) Citrix
4 26 (14.53%) Oracle
5 16 (8.94%) Dell
6 14 (7.82%) Okta
7 10 (5.59%) Red Hat
8 9 (5.03%) Cisco
8 9 (5.03%) ServiceNow
9 7 (3.91%) NetApp
10 6 (3.35%) Qualys
10 6 (3.35%) Veeam
11 5 (2.79%) IBM
12 4 (2.23%) HP
12 4 (2.23%) Reuters
12 4 (2.23%) Splunk
13 3 (1.68%) Bloomberg
13 3 (1.68%) CyberArk
13 3 (1.68%) Meraki
13 3 (1.68%) Palo Alto