Windows Server Job Trends in Kent

Microsoft Windows Server
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Windows Server skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 45 44
Rank change year-on-year +22 -1 +9
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 55 37 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 7.25% 3.43% 3.88%
As % of the Operating Systems category 26.57% 28.91% 21.24%
Number of salaries quoted 48 28 21
10th Percentile £28,400 £24,825 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £26,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £40,000 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.50% -1.23% +15.71%
75th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £54,822
90th Percentile £45,000 £59,125 £80,000
South East median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +7.14% +5.00%

All Operating Systems
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 207 128 113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 27.27% 11.87% 18.28%
Number of salaries quoted 197 71 103
10th Percentile £28,400 £23,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,325 £40,000 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.19% -1.23% -4.71%
75th Percentile £41,663 £47,500 £54,286
90th Percentile £45,000 £62,500 £58,750
South East median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +7.53% -

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in Kent

Windows Server
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Windows Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in Kent over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in Kent

Windows Server
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the Kent region over the 6 months to 18 September 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Maidstone +5 8 £33,000 -17.50% 4
Chatham +11 5 £45,000 -
Canterbury - 2 £40,000 - 1
Windows Server
South East

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (34.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (25.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (16.36%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.45%) AutoCAD
3 2 (3.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (3.64%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 32 (58.18%) Microsoft 365
2 26 (47.27%) Entra ID
3 23 (41.82%) Azure
4 2 (3.64%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (3.64%) Nutanix
4 2 (3.64%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (54.55%) VPN
2 29 (52.73%) DNS
3 28 (50.91%) Firewall
4 24 (43.64%) DHCP
5 23 (41.82%) VLAN
6 21 (38.18%) TCP/IP
7 14 (25.45%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (16.36%) SAN
9 5 (9.09%) LAN
9 5 (9.09%) Wireless
10 2 (3.64%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.64%) SQL Server
General
1 32 (58.18%) Social Skills
2 6 (10.91%) Back Office
2 6 (10.91%) Retail
3 5 (9.09%) Manufacturing
4 4 (7.27%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (7.27%) Telecoms
5 3 (5.45%) Automotive
6 2 (3.64%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 33 (60.00%) IT Support
2 16 (29.09%) 2nd Line Support
3 10 (18.18%) 3rd Line Support
3 10 (18.18%) Analyst
3 10 (18.18%) IT Analyst
3 10 (18.18%) IT Support Analyst
3 10 (18.18%) Support Analyst
4 8 (14.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 6 (10.91%) Support Engineer
5 6 (10.91%) Technical Engineer
5 6 (10.91%) Technical Support
5 6 (10.91%) Technical Support Engineer
6 4 (7.27%) IT Support Technician
6 4 (7.27%) IT Technician
6 4 (7.27%) Support Technician
7 3 (5.45%) Administrator
7 3 (5.45%) IT Administrator
7 3 (5.45%) IT Systems Administrator
7 3 (5.45%) Systems Administrator
8 2 (3.64%) Active Directory Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.27%) AS400
1 4 (7.27%) Data Centre
2 2 (3.64%) iPhone
2 2 (3.64%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 55 (100.00%) Windows
2 30 (54.55%) Windows 10
3 13 (23.64%) Windows Server 2019
4 10 (18.18%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (3.64%) Android
5 2 (3.64%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (49.09%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (21.82%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (21.82%) Project Delivery
3 9 (16.36%) Customer Service
3 9 (16.36%) ERP
4 8 (14.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 7 (12.73%) DevOps
5 7 (12.73%) Performance Tuning
5 7 (12.73%) Security Operations
6 6 (10.91%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (10.91%) Decision-Making
6 6 (10.91%) Server Virtualisation
7 5 (9.09%) Incident Management
7 5 (9.09%) Malware Detection/Protection
7 5 (9.09%) Mentoring
8 4 (7.27%) Mathematics
9 2 (3.64%) Data Centre Operations
9 2 (3.64%) Desktop Virtualisation
9 2 (3.64%) Migration
9 2 (3.64%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.64%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (9.09%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 49 (89.09%) Active Directory
2 27 (49.09%) Hyper-V
3 7 (12.73%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (3.64%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (3.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (3.64%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 28 (50.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (12.73%) SCCM
2 7 (12.73%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 37 (67.27%) Microsoft
2 18 (32.73%) VMware
3 14 (25.45%) Cisco
3 14 (25.45%) Meraki
4 13 (23.64%) Veeam
5 7 (12.73%) 3PAR
5 7 (12.73%) NetApp
5 7 (12.73%) SolarWinds
6 6 (10.91%) Aruba
6 6 (10.91%) Fortinet
6 6 (10.91%) Sage
6 6 (10.91%) SAP
7 2 (3.64%) Citrix
7 2 (3.64%) Ivanti
7 2 (3.64%) WatchGuard