Windows Server 2019 Contract Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft Windows Server 2019
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Windows Server 2019 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 199 132 120
Rank change year-on-year -67 -12 +23
Contract jobs citing Windows Server 2019 29 35 60
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.44% 0.97% 1.40%
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.79% 5.41% 7.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 28 46
10th Percentile - £468 £336
25th Percentile £519 £588 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £600 £605
Median % change year-on-year -10.42% -0.83% +34.44%
75th Percentile £556 £650 £608
90th Percentile - - £686
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £17.35 - -
25th Percentile £19.75 £16.25 -
Median hourly rate £21.08 £17.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.46% - -
75th Percentile - £18.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £21.08 £17.50 -
% change year-on-year +20.46% - -

All Operating Systems
South East

Windows Server 2019 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 the South East.

6 months to
17 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 766 647 760
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 11.61% 17.91% 17.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 501 453 500
10th Percentile £204 £190 £200
25th Percentile £305 £219 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £447 £450
Median % change year-on-year +7.61% -0.67% +5.88%
75th Percentile £580 £538 £585
90th Percentile £638 £600 £650
England median daily rate £465 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +3.33% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 60 34
10th Percentile £16.00 £12.50 £23.45
25th Percentile £20.88 £15.50 £36.19
Median hourly rate £32.50 £18.87 £60.50
Median % change year-on-year +72.23% -68.81% +5.21%
75th Percentile £60.00 £25.15 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.47 £62.53 -
England median hourly rate £32.29 £23.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +37.40% -60.83% +25.27%

Windows Server 2019 Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows Server 2019 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Windows Server 2019 job vacancy trend in the South East

Windows Server 2019 Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Windows Server 2019.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2019 Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows Server 2019 in the South East over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Windows Server 2019 in the South East

Windows Server 2019 Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Windows Server 2019.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2019 Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2019 within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 October 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
Hampshire -31 28 £538 -10.42% 3
Berkshire -23 1 - - 1
Thames Valley -34 1 - - 2
Windows Server 2019
England

Windows Server 2019 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Operating Systems

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Windows100.0%29
2Windows Server48.3%14
3Windows 1013.8%4
3Windows Server 201613.8%4
5Windows Server 201210.3%3
6CentOS6.9%2
6Linux6.9%2
6Ubuntu6.9%2
9macOS3.4%1
9Windows 73.4%1
9Windows Server 20083.4%1