Windows Server Job Trends in the City of London

Microsoft Windows Server
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 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 102 85 49
Rank change year-on-year -17 -36 +88
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 29 88 140
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 1.38% 3.25% 4.96%
As % of the Operating Systems category 15.51% 17.43% 29.29%
Number of salaries quoted 26 64 132
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,900 £35,325
25th Percentile £36,563 £41,250 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £58,125 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.03% -3.13% +20.00%
75th Percentile £77,188 £77,313 £73,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,700 £83,550
Central London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £61,250
% change year-on-year +9.09% -10.20% +13.50%

All Operating Systems
City of London

Windows Server 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
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Windows Server job vacancy trend in the City of London

Windows Server
Salary Trend in the City of London

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

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

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in the City of London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in the City of London

Windows Server
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 7 (24.14%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (24.14%) SharePoint
2 2 (6.90%) Exchange Server 2013
3 1 (3.45%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (3.45%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 7 (24.14%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 19 (65.52%) Azure
2 18 (62.07%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (24.14%) OneDrive
4 4 (13.79%) AWS
5 3 (10.34%) Google Workspace
5 3 (10.34%) Power Automate
6 2 (6.90%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (6.90%) Entra ID
7 1 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (3.45%) GCP
7 1 (3.45%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (27.59%) Firewall
2 6 (20.69%) VoIP
3 5 (17.24%) DNS
3 5 (17.24%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (13.79%) DHCP
4 4 (13.79%) Network Security
4 4 (13.79%) VPN
4 4 (13.79%) WAN
5 3 (10.34%) LAN
5 3 (10.34%) TCP/IP
6 2 (6.90%) NetScaler
7 1 (3.45%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (3.45%) IP Telephony
7 1 (3.45%) NAS
7 1 (3.45%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (3.45%) SAN
7 1 (3.45%) SD-WAN
7 1 (3.45%) VLAN
7 1 (3.45%) VSAN
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Git
1 3 (10.34%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 12 (41.38%) Social Skills
2 5 (17.24%) Games
3 3 (10.34%) Finance
4 2 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.45%) Advertising
5 1 (3.45%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 12 (41.38%) IT Support
1 12 (41.38%) Support Engineer
2 11 (37.93%) IT Engineer
3 9 (31.03%) IT Support Engineer
4 6 (20.69%) 1st Line Support
5 5 (17.24%) 1st Line Engineer
5 5 (17.24%) 1st Line Support Engineer
6 4 (13.79%) 3rd Line Support
7 3 (10.34%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 3 (10.34%) 2nd Line Support
7 3 (10.34%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 3 (10.34%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
7 3 (10.34%) Azure DevOps Engineer
7 3 (10.34%) Azure Engineer
7 3 (10.34%) DevOps Engineer
8 2 (6.90%) Cloud Platform Engineer
8 2 (6.90%) DevOps Platform Engineer
8 2 (6.90%) Infrastructure Support
8 2 (6.90%) Lead
8 2 (6.90%) Platform Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.24%) Fat Client
1 5 (17.24%) Thin Client
2 3 (10.34%) Data Centre
2 3 (10.34%) Private Cloud
2 3 (10.34%) Public Cloud
3 1 (3.45%) Cloud Native
3 1 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (3.45%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 29 (100.00%) Windows
2 8 (27.59%) Windows 10
3 6 (20.69%) Windows Server 2019
4 5 (17.24%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (13.79%) Linux
5 4 (13.79%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (10.34%) Mac OS
7 2 (6.90%) Windows 7
7 2 (6.90%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (3.45%) OpenVMS
8 1 (3.45%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (27.59%) ITIL
2 7 (24.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (20.69%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (17.24%) Line Management
4 5 (17.24%) Problem Management
4 5 (17.24%) Service Delivery
5 4 (13.79%) CI/CD
5 4 (13.79%) Project Delivery
5 4 (13.79%) Workflow
6 3 (10.34%) AI
6 3 (10.34%) DevOps
6 3 (10.34%) Information Security
6 3 (10.34%) Infrastructure Automation
6 3 (10.34%) Mentoring
6 3 (10.34%) Platform Engineering
6 3 (10.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (6.90%) Data Management
7 2 (6.90%) IT Governance
7 2 (6.90%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 8 (27.59%) PowerShell
2 4 (13.79%) Python
3 1 (3.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (20.69%) Azure Certification
2 5 (17.24%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (10.34%) Degree
3 3 (10.34%) MCSE
4 2 (6.90%) A+ Certification
4 2 (6.90%) CCNP
4 2 (6.90%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (6.90%) PMI Certification
4 2 (6.90%) PMP
5 1 (3.45%) CCNA
5 1 (3.45%) CCSP
5 1 (3.45%) CISA
5 1 (3.45%) CISM
5 1 (3.45%) CISSP
5 1 (3.45%) DV Cleared
5 1 (3.45%) MCITP
5 1 (3.45%) MCSA
5 1 (3.45%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (3.45%) Security Cleared
5 1 (3.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (24.14%) SLA
2 1 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (3.45%) GDPR
2 1 (3.45%) HIPAA
2 1 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (3.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (68.97%) Active Directory
2 9 (31.03%) Hyper-V
2 9 (31.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (10.34%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (3.45%) Docker
4 1 (3.45%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (13.79%) Ansible
1 4 (13.79%) Kubernetes
1 4 (13.79%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (13.79%) SCCM
1 4 (13.79%) Terraform
2 3 (10.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 3 (10.34%) Autotask
3 1 (3.45%) NetBackup
3 1 (3.45%) WSUS
Vendors
1 22 (75.86%) Microsoft
2 12 (41.38%) VMware
3 5 (17.24%) Acronis
3 5 (17.24%) Apple
3 5 (17.24%) Datto
4 3 (10.34%) Cisco
4 3 (10.34%) Citrix
4 3 (10.34%) Google
4 3 (10.34%) Oracle
4 3 (10.34%) Salesforce
4 3 (10.34%) SonicWALL
5 2 (6.90%) CheckPoint
5 2 (6.90%) ConnectWise
5 2 (6.90%) Meraki
5 2 (6.90%) SAP
6 1 (3.45%) Juniper
6 1 (3.45%) MobileIron
6 1 (3.45%) Veeam
6 1 (3.45%) Veritas