Windows Server Contract Job Trends in Reading

Microsoft Windows Server
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Windows Server skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 63 61
Rank change year-on-year +3 -2 -5
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2 29 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 0.35% 2.66% 3.01%
As % of the Operating Systems category 4.55% 33.72% 21.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 23 23
10th Percentile - - £409
25th Percentile - £603 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £605 £550
Median % change year-on-year -17.36% +10.00% +2.33%
75th Percentile - £608 £658
90th Percentile - - £700
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £605 £501
% change year-on-year -17.36% +20.76% -2.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £69.06 £58.75
Median hourly rate - £69.38 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - +15.63% -
75th Percentile - £69.69 £61.25
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median hourly rate - £69.38 £49.73
% change year-on-year - +39.50% -46.24%

All Operating Systems
Reading

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 Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 44 86 159
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 7.73% 7.88% 14.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 53 115
10th Percentile £228 £316 £205
25th Percentile £354 £425 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £605 £450
Median % change year-on-year -21.49% +34.44% -10.00%
75th Percentile £536 £608 £615
90th Percentile £633 £632 £639
Berkshire median daily rate £420 £430 £410
% change year-on-year -2.33% +4.88% -18.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £48.63
25th Percentile - £69.06 £50.31
Median hourly rate - £69.38 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - +26.14% +7.84%
75th Percentile - £69.69 £59.06
90th Percentile - - £60.38
Berkshire median hourly rate £18.87 £57.62 £49.87
% change year-on-year -67.25% +15.55% -44.59%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Windows Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in Reading

Windows Server
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) NetScaler
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Applications Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Citrix Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) Cloud Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) Migration Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Apache Axis
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Application Security
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Debt
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (50.00%) XenApp
1 1 (50.00%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Citrix