Windows Server 2008 Job Trends in London

Microsoft Windows Server 2008
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Windows Server 2008 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 370 417 418
Rank change year-on-year +47 +1 +220
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 4 16 34
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.029% 0.10% 0.19%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.29% 0.70% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3 14 25
10th Percentile £26,650 £29,750 £33,500
25th Percentile £28,375 £29,938 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £38,250 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.03% -4.38% -4.19%
75th Percentile £37,500 £52,688 £53,750
90th Percentile £39,750 £62,500 £56,200
England median annual salary £58,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +36.47% +6.25% +6.67%

All Operating Systems
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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,359 2,270 2,748
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 9.77% 14.70% 14.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,047 1,454 2,289
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,222 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £111,250 £115,000 £101,250
England median annual salary £44,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% - -4.76%

Windows Server 2008
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Windows Server 2008 job vacancy trend in London

Windows Server 2008
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2008 within the London region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +34 2 £37,500 -37.50%
Windows Server 2008
England

Windows Server 2008
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 3 (75.00%) Exchange Server 2013
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (25.00%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Acrobat
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (25.00%) Photoshop
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) DNS
2 1 (25.00%) DHCP
2 1 (25.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (25.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) 1st Line Support
1 1 (25.00%) Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) IT Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) IT Support
1 1 (25.00%) IT Support Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) MFC
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
2 3 (75.00%) Windows 7
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (50.00%) OpenVMS
3 2 (50.00%) VMS
3 2 (50.00%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (25.00%) Linux
4 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
4 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Application Security
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Preventative Maintenance
3 1 (25.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) NetBackup
1 2 (50.00%) WSUS
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (75.00%) VMware
2 2 (50.00%) Oracle
2 2 (50.00%) Veeam
2 2 (50.00%) Veritas
3 1 (25.00%) Adobe
3 1 (25.00%) Apple
3 1 (25.00%) Dell