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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 165 115
Rank change year-on-year -64 -50 +53
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 177 218 382
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.10% 1.68% 2.09%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.15% 14.18% 16.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 128 153 241
10th Percentile £278 £285 £213
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 £640 £725 £700
England median daily rate £500 £525 £440
% change year-on-year -4.76% +19.32% -12.00%
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 £56.28
% change year-on-year -57.55% -5.83% +92.08%

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 1,537 2,306
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 9.04% 11.85% 12.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 961 1,046 1,635
10th Percentile £206 £234 £194
25th Percentile £356 £369 £312
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.50% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £638
90th Percentile £700 £750 £750
England median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -13.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 22 68
10th Percentile £20.69 £18.32 £14.48
25th Percentile £21.00 £21.89 £18.93
Median hourly rate £23.50 £26.54 £22.08
Median % change year-on-year -11.44% +20.20% -14.14%
75th Percentile £25.15 £56.50 £38.87
90th Percentile £41.85 £107.90 £63.25
England median hourly rate £22.81 £34.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year -33.88% +53.33% -15.09%

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 10 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 10 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 -52 20 £550 +4.71% 11
West London -22 4 £500 +25.00% 2
South London -13 3 £165 -49.23% 4
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 33 (18.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (5.08%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.82%) IIS
4 4 (2.26%) nginx
4 4 (2.26%) Tomcat
5 3 (1.69%) SAS
6 2 (1.13%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.56%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.56%) SharePoint 2010
7 1 (0.56%) WebSphere
Applications
1 8 (4.52%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.56%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 3 (1.69%) 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 93 (52.54%) Azure
2 46 (25.99%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (22.60%) Entra ID
4 14 (7.91%) IaaS
5 12 (6.78%) AWS
6 10 (5.65%) SaaS
7 8 (4.52%) PaaS
8 5 (2.82%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (1.69%) GitHub
9 3 (1.69%) OCI
9 3 (1.69%) Power Platform
10 2 (1.13%) Amazon S3
10 2 (1.13%) Azure AKS
10 2 (1.13%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (1.13%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (1.13%) Mimecast
10 2 (1.13%) MinIO
11 1 (0.56%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.56%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 55 (31.07%) DNS
2 41 (23.16%) DHCP
2 41 (23.16%) Firewall
3 21 (11.86%) WAN
4 17 (9.60%) VPN
5 15 (8.47%) Kerberos
5 15 (8.47%) LAN
6 8 (4.52%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (3.95%) MPLS
8 6 (3.39%) SD-WAN
8 6 (3.39%) TCP/IP
9 5 (2.82%) SMTP
10 4 (2.26%) IPv4
10 4 (2.26%) Network Security
10 4 (2.26%) Wireless
11 3 (1.69%) BGP
11 3 (1.69%) HTTP
11 3 (1.69%) NetScaler
11 3 (1.69%) VoIP
12 2 (1.13%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (18.64%) SQL Server
2 10 (5.65%) Oracle Database
3 7 (3.95%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (1.13%) Big Data
4 2 (1.13%) GIS
4 2 (1.13%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.13%) Power BI
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 (6.21%) Visual Studio
2 4 (2.26%) Jenkins
2 4 (2.26%) JIRA
3 2 (1.13%) GitLab
4 1 (0.56%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.56%) TeamCity
General
1 43 (24.29%) Finance
2 42 (23.73%) Social Skills
3 16 (9.04%) Banking
4 13 (7.34%) Public Sector
5 11 (6.21%) Documentation Skills
5 11 (6.21%) Legal
6 7 (3.95%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (3.39%) Spanish Language
8 3 (1.69%) Financial Institution
8 3 (1.69%) Front Office
8 3 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.13%) Law
9 2 (1.13%) Local Government
9 2 (1.13%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.13%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.56%) General Ledger
10 1 (0.56%) International Banking
10 1 (0.56%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.56%) Italian Language
10 1 (0.56%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 26 (14.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 22 (12.43%) Developer
3 18 (10.17%) C# Developer
4 12 (6.78%) Platform Engineer
5 11 (6.21%) Analyst
5 11 (6.21%) Senior
6 10 (5.65%) Windows Engineer
7 9 (5.08%) Lead
7 9 (5.08%) Security Engineer
8 8 (4.52%) Server Engineer
8 8 (4.52%) Support Engineer
9 7 (3.95%) Integration Engineer
9 7 (3.95%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 7 (3.95%) Support Analyst
10 6 (3.39%) .NET Developer
10 6 (3.39%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 6 (3.39%) Azure Engineer
10 6 (3.39%) Infrastructure Manager
10 6 (3.39%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
10 6 (3.39%) Wintel Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (11.86%) .NET
2 18 (10.17%) .NET Framework
3 16 (9.04%) LDAP
3 16 (9.04%) OAuth
4 14 (7.91%) SAML
5 6 (3.39%) Middleware
6 5 (2.82%) REST
7 3 (1.69%) React
7 3 (1.69%) WinForms
8 2 (1.13%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (1.13%) EJB
8 2 (1.13%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (1.13%) ISPF
8 2 (1.13%) Java EE
8 2 (1.13%) OpenLayers
8 2 (1.13%) SOAP
8 2 (1.13%) Spring
8 2 (1.13%) WCF
8 2 (1.13%) Web Services
8 2 (1.13%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 27 (15.25%) Data Centre
2 22 (12.43%) Replication
3 14 (7.91%) PKI
4 10 (5.65%) Clustering
5 9 (5.08%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (3.39%) Enterprise Storage
7 5 (2.82%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (2.82%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (2.26%) Cloud Native
8 4 (2.26%) Hedge funds
8 4 (2.26%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.69%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.69%) Educational Technology
9 3 (1.69%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (1.69%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.13%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (1.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (1.13%) Mainframe
10 2 (1.13%) Management Information System
10 2 (1.13%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 175 (98.87%) Windows
2 40 (22.60%) Linux
3 13 (7.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 13 (7.34%) Windows Server 2019
4 11 (6.21%) Windows 10
4 11 (6.21%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (2.82%) Android
5 5 (2.82%) Solaris
5 5 (2.82%) Ubuntu
5 5 (2.82%) Windows Server 2003
5 5 (2.82%) Windows Server 2008
5 5 (2.82%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (1.69%) VMS
7 2 (1.13%) AIX
7 2 (1.13%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.13%) Mac OS
7 2 (1.13%) Unix
7 2 (1.13%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (25.99%) Disaster Recovery
2 35 (19.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 33 (18.64%) Migration
4 27 (15.25%) ITIL
5 22 (12.43%) High Availability
6 21 (11.86%) Task Automation
7 19 (10.73%) Project Delivery
8 18 (10.17%) Business Intelligence
8 18 (10.17%) Change Management
8 18 (10.17%) Identity Access Management
9 16 (9.04%) Agile
9 16 (9.04%) Incident Management
9 16 (9.04%) RBAC
10 15 (8.47%) Cybersecurity
10 15 (8.47%) Unit Testing
11 14 (7.91%) Data Analysis
11 14 (7.91%) Stakeholder Management
12 13 (7.34%) DevOps
12 13 (7.34%) Performance Tuning
12 13 (7.34%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 67 (37.85%) PowerShell
2 37 (20.90%) SQL
3 22 (12.43%) PL/SQL
4 21 (11.86%) C#
5 20 (11.30%) T-SQL
6 6 (3.39%) Python
7 4 (2.26%) Bash
7 4 (2.26%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.69%) Java
9 2 (1.13%) JCL
9 2 (1.13%) REXX
10 1 (0.56%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.56%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.56%) VBA
Qualifications
1 40 (22.60%) Security Cleared
2 33 (18.64%) Degree
3 31 (17.51%) SC Cleared
4 12 (6.78%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (5.65%) DV Cleared
6 7 (3.95%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.82%) CCNP
7 5 (2.82%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (2.26%) MCITP
8 4 (2.26%) MCTS
9 3 (1.69%) CCNA
9 3 (1.69%) CISSP
10 2 (1.13%) AWS Certification
10 2 (1.13%) CESG Certified Professional
10 2 (1.13%) 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 23 (12.99%) QA
2 19 (10.73%) GDPR
3 15 (8.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 8 (4.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (3.39%) NIST
6 4 (2.26%) NIST 800
7 2 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 2 (1.13%) NCSC
7 2 (1.13%) 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
1 105 (59.32%) Active Directory
2 34 (19.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (7.91%) Docker
4 11 (6.21%) VMware ESXi
5 10 (5.65%) vSphere
6 8 (4.52%) Hyper-V
7 7 (3.95%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (2.82%) BitLocker
8 5 (2.82%) Microsoft App-V
8 5 (2.82%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (1.69%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (1.69%) VMware NSX
10 2 (1.13%) Job Entry Subsystem
10 2 (1.13%) Oracle RAC
10 2 (1.13%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.56%) Firmware
11 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.56%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 34 (19.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (14.69%) SCCM
3 19 (10.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 14 (7.91%) Ansible
4 14 (7.91%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (6.21%) Kubernetes
5 11 (6.21%) SCOM
6 10 (5.65%) Terraform
7 6 (3.39%) CASB
7 6 (3.39%) Puppet
7 6 (3.39%) SCOrch
7 6 (3.39%) vCenter Server
8 5 (2.82%) FortiGate
8 5 (2.82%) vMotion
9 3 (1.69%) Control-M
10 2 (1.13%) Grafana
10 2 (1.13%) Oracle RMAN
10 2 (1.13%) Prometheus
10 2 (1.13%) QRadar
10 2 (1.13%) VxRail
Vendors
1 89 (50.28%) Microsoft
2 44 (24.86%) VMware
3 29 (16.38%) Citrix
4 26 (14.69%) Oracle
5 14 (7.91%) Dell
5 14 (7.91%) Okta
6 10 (5.65%) Cisco
7 9 (5.08%) Red Hat
7 9 (5.08%) ServiceNow
8 6 (3.39%) Qualys
8 6 (3.39%) Veeam
9 5 (2.82%) IBM
9 5 (2.82%) NetApp
10 4 (2.26%) Reuters
10 4 (2.26%) Splunk
11 3 (1.69%) CyberArk
11 3 (1.69%) HP
11 3 (1.69%) Meraki
11 3 (1.69%) Palo Alto
12 2 (1.13%) SAP