Windows Server 2008 Job Trends in the City of London

Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Windows Server 2008 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 162 164
Rank change year-on-year +33 +2 +92
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 2 5 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.095% 0.18% 0.11%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.07% 0.99% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 3
10th Percentile - - £35,600
25th Percentile £33,750 £30,500 £36,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £60,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +57.89% -5.59%
75th Percentile £41,250 £62,500 £39,250
90th Percentile - - £39,400
Central London median annual salary £37,500 £60,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year -37.50% +57.89% -5.59%

All Operating Systems
City of London

Windows Server 2008 falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 187 505 478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 8.89% 18.63% 16.93%
Number of salaries quoted 156 346 430
10th Percentile £31,375 £37,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,125 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -1.64% -6.15%
75th Percentile £84,063 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £99,000
Central London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Windows Server 2008
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows Server 2008 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Windows Server 2008 job vacancy trend in the City of London

Windows Server 2008
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Windows Server 2008.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 2 (100.00%) Exchange Server 2013
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2010
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DNS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) 1st Line Support
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 7
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (50.00%) OpenVMS
2 1 (50.00%) VMS
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Application Security
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) NetBackup
1 1 (50.00%) WSUS
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle
2 1 (50.00%) Veeam
2 1 (50.00%) Veritas