Windows Server Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Microsoft Windows Server
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes requiring Windows Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 28 39
Rank change year-on-year -9 +11 +26
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 7 18 24
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 2.57% 6.00% 4.03%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.89% 21.95% 28.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 14 20
10th Percentile £460 £184 £171
25th Percentile £513 £266 £201
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £529 £403 £488
Median % change year-on-year +31.10% -17.31% +28.71%
75th Percentile £543 £426 £500
90th Percentile £553 £430 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £529 £395 £475
% change year-on-year +33.80% -16.84% +30.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £36.17 -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate - £36.17 -

All Operating Systems
Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 47 82 85
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 17.28% 27.33% 14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 67 65
10th Percentile £185 £234 £174
25th Percentile £226 £326 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £413 £470
Median % change year-on-year -21.21% -12.23% -10.48%
75th Percentile £538 £486 £538
90th Percentile £578 £565 £588
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £299 £400 £458
% change year-on-year -25.19% -12.57% -12.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 6
10th Percentile - £21.13 £18.00
25th Percentile - £30.00 £21.00
Median hourly rate £15.12 £34.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -55.53% +41.67% +84.62%
75th Percentile - £36.75 -
90th Percentile - £37.50 £27.00
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £15.12 £30.00 £22.25
% change year-on-year -49.60% +34.83% +43.55%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Windows Server job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Windows Server
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Windows Server.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Windows Server.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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 1 (14.29%) BizTalk Server
1 1 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2013
1 1 (14.29%) IIS
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) SAN
2 4 (57.14%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Git
General
1 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Developer
2 4 (57.14%) Python Developer
2 4 (57.14%) Senior
2 4 (57.14%) Senior Developer
3 3 (42.86%) Senior Python Developer
4 1 (14.29%) Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) BizTalk Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Linux Developer
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Software Developer
4 1 (14.29%) Service Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Service Desk Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) .NET
1 1 (14.29%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
2 5 (71.43%) Debian
2 5 (71.43%) Linux
2 5 (71.43%) Ubuntu
2 5 (71.43%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (14.29%) Unix
3 1 (14.29%) Windows 10
3 1 (14.29%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Data Modelling
2 4 (57.14%) Agile
2 4 (57.14%) Data Engineering
2 4 (57.14%) ITIL
3 2 (28.57%) Configuration Management
3 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
3 2 (28.57%) Prototyping
3 2 (28.57%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 1 (14.29%) Change Control
4 1 (14.29%) Clean Code
4 1 (14.29%) Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Tuning
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Secure Coding
4 1 (14.29%) Security Hardening
4 1 (14.29%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 5 (71.43%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) SC Cleared
1 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) DV Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) SCOM
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Red Hat
1 5 (71.43%) VMware
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) Dynatrace
3 1 (14.29%) IBM
3 1 (14.29%) Remedy
3 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow