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 2 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 245 173 128
Rank change year-on-year -72 -45 +9
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 178 189 342
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.00% 1.50% 1.92%
As % of the Operating Systems category 12.64% 12.54% 16.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 128 131 220
10th Percentile £281 £350 £262
25th Percentile £415 £425 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £613 £645 £589
90th Percentile £639 £744 £688
England median daily rate £490 £540 £464
% change year-on-year -9.26% +16.44% -7.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile £19.69 - -
25th Percentile £20.36 - £16.00
Median hourly rate £21.46 - £24.86
75th Percentile - - £33.75
90th Percentile - - £48.00
England median hourly rate £27.88 £18.75 £38.50
% change year-on-year +48.69% -51.30% +20.31%

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 1,408 1,507 2,123
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 7.94% 11.98% 11.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 939 1,046 1,512
10th Percentile £211 £250 £200
25th Percentile £360 £375 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £608 £639 £625
90th Percentile £694 £750 £750
England median daily rate £450 £475 £463
% change year-on-year -5.26% +2.70% -9.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 18 73
10th Percentile £19.54 £17.72 £15.60
25th Percentile £20.91 £21.89 £18.93
Median hourly rate £22.27 £24.66 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.71% +12.09% -41.08%
75th Percentile £26.08 £32.75 £32.00
90th Percentile £62.20 £53.80 £60.00
England median hourly rate £47.50 £24.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year +97.92% +9.09% -42.11%

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 2 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 2 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 -39 22 £550 - 17
West London -24 9 £500 +25.00% 3
South London -15 5 £165 -49.23% 3
North London +1 1 £225 -21.05% 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 (17.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (6.18%) SharePoint
3 6 (3.37%) nginx
3 6 (3.37%) Tomcat
4 5 (2.81%) IIS
5 3 (1.69%) SAS
5 3 (1.69%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.56%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.56%) WebSphere
Applications
1 10 (5.62%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
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
Cloud Services
1 95 (53.37%) Azure
2 45 (25.28%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (22.47%) Entra ID
4 16 (8.99%) IaaS
5 14 (7.87%) AWS
6 10 (5.62%) PaaS
7 9 (5.06%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (3.37%) Azure Monitor
8 6 (3.37%) SaaS
9 5 (2.81%) GitHub
10 4 (2.25%) Azure AKS
11 3 (1.69%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (1.69%) OCI
12 2 (1.12%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 2 (1.12%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 2 (1.12%) GCP
12 2 (1.12%) Mimecast
12 2 (1.12%) MinIO
12 2 (1.12%) OneDrive
12 2 (1.12%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 65 (36.52%) DNS
2 49 (27.53%) DHCP
3 45 (25.28%) Firewall
4 26 (14.61%) VPN
5 22 (12.36%) WAN
6 17 (9.55%) LAN
7 15 (8.43%) Kerberos
8 8 (4.49%) SMTP
8 8 (4.49%) TCP/IP
9 7 (3.93%) MPLS
9 7 (3.93%) SD-WAN
10 5 (2.81%) Wireless
11 4 (2.25%) HTTP
11 4 (2.25%) VoIP
11 4 (2.25%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (1.69%) IPv4
12 3 (1.69%) VSAN
13 2 (1.12%) BGP
13 2 (1.12%) Network Security
13 2 (1.12%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (19.66%) SQL Server
2 11 (6.18%) Elasticsearch
2 11 (6.18%) Oracle Database
3 3 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.12%) Big Data
4 2 (1.12%) GIS
4 2 (1.12%) MongoDB
4 2 (1.12%) Power BI
4 2 (1.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.56%) MySQL
5 1 (0.56%) Oracle BI EE
5 1 (0.56%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (6.18%) Visual Studio
2 5 (2.81%) JIRA
3 4 (2.25%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.12%) AdminStudio
4 2 (1.12%) InstallShield
4 2 (1.12%) MSI
5 1 (0.56%) Git
5 1 (0.56%) TeamCity
General
1 46 (25.84%) Social Skills
2 42 (23.60%) Finance
3 16 (8.99%) Banking
4 14 (7.87%) Public Sector
5 12 (6.74%) Legal
6 9 (5.06%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (4.49%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (2.25%) Local Government
8 4 (2.25%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.69%) Financial Institution
9 3 (1.69%) Front Office
9 3 (1.69%) Law
10 2 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.12%) Spanish Language
11 1 (0.56%) Back Office
11 1 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.56%) International Banking
11 1 (0.56%) Police
11 1 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 33 (18.54%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 21 (11.80%) Developer
3 19 (10.67%) C# Developer
4 12 (6.74%) Senior
5 11 (6.18%) Analyst
6 10 (5.62%) Platform Engineer
7 9 (5.06%) Server Engineer
8 8 (4.49%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 8 (4.49%) Integration Engineer
8 8 (4.49%) IT Support
8 8 (4.49%) Support Engineer
9 7 (3.93%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (3.93%) Desktop Engineer
9 7 (3.93%) Lead
9 7 (3.93%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 7 (3.93%) NetApp Engineer
9 7 (3.93%) Storage Engineer
9 7 (3.93%) Support Analyst
9 7 (3.93%) Windows Engineer
10 5 (2.81%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (12.36%) .NET
2 20 (11.24%) .NET Framework
3 17 (9.55%) LDAP
4 15 (8.43%) OAuth
5 14 (7.87%) SAML
6 4 (2.25%) ADO
6 4 (2.25%) JSON
6 4 (2.25%) Middleware
6 4 (2.25%) REST
7 3 (1.69%) EJB
7 3 (1.69%) WinForms
8 2 (1.12%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (1.12%) ISPF
8 2 (1.12%) Java EE
8 2 (1.12%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (1.12%) OpenLayers
8 2 (1.12%) React
8 2 (1.12%) Spring
9 1 (0.56%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.56%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 20 (11.24%) Replication
2 19 (10.67%) Data Centre
3 14 (7.87%) PKI
4 13 (7.30%) Clustering
5 10 (5.62%) Hybrid Cloud
6 9 (5.06%) Enterprise Storage
7 8 (4.49%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (2.81%) Onboarding
8 5 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (2.25%) Cloud Native
9 4 (2.25%) Hedge funds
9 4 (2.25%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (2.25%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.69%) Educational Technology
10 3 (1.69%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (1.12%) BYOD
11 2 (1.12%) Enterprise Cloud
11 2 (1.12%) iPhone
11 2 (1.12%) Security Posture
11 2 (1.12%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 178 (100.00%) Windows
2 39 (21.91%) Linux
3 18 (10.11%) Windows Server 2019
4 16 (8.99%) Windows Server 2016
5 14 (7.87%) Windows 10
6 12 (6.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 7 (3.93%) Windows Server 2003
7 7 (3.93%) Windows Server 2012
8 6 (3.37%) Solaris
8 6 (3.37%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (2.81%) Android
9 5 (2.81%) Ubuntu
10 4 (2.25%) VMS
11 2 (1.12%) Apple iOS
11 2 (1.12%) Mac OS
11 2 (1.12%) zOS
12 1 (0.56%) Debian
12 1 (0.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (26.40%) Disaster Recovery
2 41 (23.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 28 (15.73%) ITIL
3 28 (15.73%) Migration
4 24 (13.48%) High Availability
5 20 (11.24%) Change Management
6 19 (10.67%) Business Intelligence
7 17 (9.55%) Task Automation
8 16 (8.99%) DevOps
8 16 (8.99%) Identity Access Management
8 16 (8.99%) Incident Management
8 16 (8.99%) Problem-Solving
8 16 (8.99%) Project Delivery
8 16 (8.99%) RBAC
9 15 (8.43%) CI/CD
9 15 (8.43%) Data Analysis
9 15 (8.43%) Stakeholder Management
9 15 (8.43%) Unit Testing
10 14 (7.87%) Agile
11 12 (6.74%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 70 (39.33%) PowerShell
2 37 (20.79%) SQL
3 24 (13.48%) PL/SQL
4 23 (12.92%) C#
5 20 (11.24%) T-SQL
6 4 (2.25%) Java
6 4 (2.25%) JavaScript
6 4 (2.25%) Python
7 3 (1.69%) Bash
7 3 (1.69%) Shell Script
8 2 (1.12%) JCL
8 2 (1.12%) REXX
9 1 (0.56%) Ladder Logic
9 1 (0.56%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.56%) VB
Qualifications
1 48 (26.97%) Security Cleared
2 34 (19.10%) SC Cleared
3 33 (18.54%) Degree
4 15 (8.43%) DV Cleared
5 10 (5.62%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (3.93%) Azure Certification
6 7 (3.93%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.81%) CCNA
7 5 (2.81%) CCNP
8 4 (2.25%) MCITP
8 4 (2.25%) MCTS
9 2 (1.12%) AWS Certification
9 2 (1.12%) CESG Certified Professional
9 2 (1.12%) CISSP
9 2 (1.12%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.12%) MCSE
10 1 (0.56%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.56%) HND
10 1 (0.56%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (12.92%) QA
2 20 (11.24%) GDPR
3 15 (8.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 10 (5.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.81%) NIST
6 3 (1.69%) NIST 800
6 3 (1.69%) SLA
7 2 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 42001
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
8 1 (0.56%) NCSC
System Software
1 108 (60.67%) Active Directory
2 43 (24.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (9.55%) Docker
3 17 (9.55%) Hyper-V
3 17 (9.55%) VMware ESXi
4 10 (5.62%) Microsoft App-V
4 10 (5.62%) vSphere
5 8 (4.49%) BitLocker
6 6 (3.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (2.81%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (1.69%) Firmware
8 3 (1.69%) Oracle RAC
8 3 (1.69%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (1.12%) Job Entry Subsystem
9 2 (1.12%) VMware NSX
9 2 (1.12%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.56%) KVM
10 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.56%) QEMU
10 1 (0.56%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 32 (17.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (12.92%) SCCM
3 18 (10.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (8.43%) Ansible
4 15 (8.43%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (7.30%) Kubernetes
6 12 (6.74%) Terraform
7 9 (5.06%) vCenter Server
8 8 (4.49%) Puppet
8 8 (4.49%) vMotion
9 6 (3.37%) SCOM
10 5 (2.81%) FortiGate
11 3 (1.69%) Control-M
11 3 (1.69%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (1.12%) CASB
12 2 (1.12%) Grafana
12 2 (1.12%) Prometheus
12 2 (1.12%) QRadar
12 2 (1.12%) SCOrch
12 2 (1.12%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 93 (52.25%) Microsoft
2 50 (28.09%) VMware
3 34 (19.10%) Citrix
4 31 (17.42%) Oracle
5 18 (10.11%) Cisco
6 15 (8.43%) Okta
7 13 (7.30%) Dell
8 10 (5.62%) ServiceNow
9 9 (5.06%) Red Hat
10 8 (4.49%) NetApp
11 7 (3.93%) IBM
12 5 (2.81%) Meraki
12 5 (2.81%) Qualys
13 4 (2.25%) Fortinet
13 4 (2.25%) HP
13 4 (2.25%) Palo Alto
13 4 (2.25%) Reuters
13 4 (2.25%) Veeam
14 3 (1.69%) Bloomberg
14 3 (1.69%) Juniper