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 permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 57 43
Rank change year-on-year +32 -14 +21
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 47 28 26
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 6.23% 2.96% 4.69%
As % of the Operating Systems category 26.11% 23.14% 20.97%
Number of salaries quoted 37 19 22
10th Percentile £26,600 £26,100 £26,300
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £45,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% -7.69% +43.38%
75th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £45,000 £60,500 £78,750
South East median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% +13.33%

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 180 121 124
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 23.84% 12.79% 22.38%
Number of salaries quoted 167 59 114
10th Percentile £27,300 £26,100 £25,825
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,325 £40,000 £42,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.19% -6.43% -1.16%
75th Percentile £45,000 £58,125 £56,831
90th Percentile £45,500 £73,000 £59,625
South East median annual salary £38,325 £50,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year -23.35% +8.70% +2.22%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Windows Server job vacancy trend 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 29 October 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 29 October 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
Chatham +11 5 £45,000 -
Maidstone +7 2 £29,500 -15.71% 2
Canterbury - 2 £40,000 -
Windows Server
South East

Windows Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 19 (40.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (29.79%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (17.02%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.26%) AutoCAD
3 1 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 25 (53.19%) Entra ID
1 25 (53.19%) Microsoft 365
2 23 (48.94%) Azure
3 2 (4.26%) Nutanix
4 1 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.13%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (65.96%) DNS
2 26 (55.32%) DHCP
3 23 (48.94%) VLAN
3 23 (48.94%) VPN
4 21 (44.68%) TCP/IP
5 18 (38.30%) Firewall
6 14 (29.79%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (25.53%) SAN
8 4 (8.51%) LAN
8 4 (8.51%) Wireless
9 2 (4.26%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.26%) SQL Server
General
1 35 (74.47%) Social Skills
2 4 (8.51%) Manufacturing
2 4 (8.51%) Organisational Skills
2 4 (8.51%) Telecoms
3 2 (4.26%) Automotive
3 2 (4.26%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 29 (61.70%) IT Support
2 16 (34.04%) 2nd Line Support
3 11 (23.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 10 (21.28%) 3rd Line Support
5 6 (12.77%) Analyst
5 6 (12.77%) IT Analyst
5 6 (12.77%) IT Support Analyst
5 6 (12.77%) Support Analyst
6 4 (8.51%) IT Support Technician
6 4 (8.51%) IT Technician
6 4 (8.51%) Support Technician
7 2 (4.26%) 1st/2nd Line Support
7 2 (4.26%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
7 2 (4.26%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
7 2 (4.26%) Active Directory Analyst
7 2 (4.26%) Active Directory Support
7 2 (4.26%) Active Directory Support Analyst
7 2 (4.26%) Administrator
7 2 (4.26%) IT Administrator
7 2 (4.26%) Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.51%) AS400
1 4 (8.51%) Data Centre
2 2 (4.26%) iPhone
2 2 (4.26%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 47 (100.00%) Windows
2 20 (42.55%) Windows 10
3 12 (25.53%) Windows Server 2012
4 10 (21.28%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (4.26%) Android
5 2 (4.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (63.83%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (31.91%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (23.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 10 (21.28%) DevOps
4 10 (21.28%) Performance Tuning
4 10 (21.28%) Security Operations
5 9 (19.15%) Customer Service
6 6 (12.77%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (12.77%) Decision-Making
7 5 (10.64%) Incident Management
7 5 (10.64%) Malware Detection/Protection
7 5 (10.64%) Mentoring
8 4 (8.51%) ERP
8 4 (8.51%) Mathematics
9 2 (4.26%) Data Centre Operations
9 2 (4.26%) Desktop Virtualisation
9 2 (4.26%) Preventative Maintenance
9 2 (4.26%) Project Delivery
10 1 (2.13%) IT Strategy
10 1 (2.13%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.26%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (10.64%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 47 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 21 (44.68%) Hyper-V
3 10 (21.28%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (4.26%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (4.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (4.26%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 30 (63.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (21.28%) SCCM
2 10 (21.28%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 39 (82.98%) Microsoft
2 16 (34.04%) VMware
3 14 (29.79%) Cisco
3 14 (29.79%) Meraki
4 12 (25.53%) Veeam
5 10 (21.28%) 3PAR
5 10 (21.28%) NetApp
5 10 (21.28%) SolarWinds
6 2 (4.26%) Aruba
6 2 (4.26%) Citrix
6 2 (4.26%) Fortinet
6 2 (4.26%) Ivanti
6 2 (4.26%) Sage
6 2 (4.26%) SAP
6 2 (4.26%) WatchGuard