Windows Server Jobs in London

Microsoft Windows Server
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London requiring Windows Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Windows Server over the 6 months leading up to 27 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 113 108 144
Rank change year-on-year -5 +36 +60
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 393 656 934
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 3.06% 2.79% 2.60%
As % of the Operating Systems category 21.88% 20.99% 16.79%
Number of salaries quoted 326 559 820
10th Percentile £33,250 £33,700 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year - +10.09% +9.00%
75th Percentile £78,000 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,500 £83,775
England median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £44,000
% change year-on-year - -3.41% +3.53%

All Operating Systems
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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,796 3,126 5,563
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 13.97% 13.28% 15.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,327 2,381 4,253
10th Percentile £33,400 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £44,277 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £82,548 £90,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £102,500 £111,250
England median annual salary £46,500 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.33% -14.29% -

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in London

Windows Server
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows Server in London.

Salary trend for Windows Server in London

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in London

Windows Server
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 within the London region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Central London -41 79 £55,000 -8.33% 19
West London +29 10 £49,000 -8.41% 12
North London +15 9 £42,500 +6.25% 3
South London +4 9 £51,000 +5.70% 3
East London -7 6 £83,750 +4.69% 2
Windows Server
England

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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
1 116 (29.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 79 (20.10%) SharePoint
3 11 (2.80%) IIS
4 6 (1.53%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (1.27%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.76%) SharePoint Server
6 3 (0.76%) WordPress
7 1 (0.25%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.25%) CMS
7 1 (0.25%) Confluence
Applications
1 41 (10.43%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.80%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.76%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.53%) Elite 3E
1 6 (1.53%) Sage 200
1 6 (1.53%) Sage 50
1 6 (1.53%) Temenos T24
2 3 (0.76%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.51%) Carpe Diem
Cloud Services
1 251 (63.87%) Azure
2 229 (58.27%) Microsoft 365
3 89 (22.65%) AWS
4 82 (20.87%) Entra ID
5 36 (9.16%) OneDrive
6 29 (7.38%) Mimecast
7 28 (7.12%) IaaS
8 25 (6.36%) SaaS
9 20 (5.09%) PaaS
10 16 (4.07%) Azure AKS
11 15 (3.82%) GCP
12 14 (3.56%) Azure DevOps
13 12 (3.05%) Azure Monitor
13 12 (3.05%) Google Workspace
14 11 (2.80%) Azure Sentinel
14 11 (2.80%) Cloud Computing
15 10 (2.54%) Nutanix
16 5 (1.27%) GitHub
17 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
17 4 (1.02%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 109 (27.74%) Firewall
2 96 (24.43%) DNS
3 77 (19.59%) DHCP
4 58 (14.76%) LAN
5 55 (13.99%) TCP/IP
6 53 (13.49%) WAN
7 47 (11.96%) VPN
8 34 (8.65%) VLAN
9 31 (7.89%) Wi-Fi
10 28 (7.12%) Wireless
11 26 (6.62%) Network Security
12 18 (4.58%) SAN
12 18 (4.58%) VoIP
13 13 (3.31%) Cisco IOS
14 10 (2.54%) PBX
14 10 (2.54%) Structured Cabling
15 9 (2.29%) NetScaler
16 8 (2.04%) FTP
16 8 (2.04%) IPv4
16 8 (2.04%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (9.67%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.54%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.76%) MongoDB
3 3 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.51%) Data Hub
4 2 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.51%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.51%) SQL CLR
5 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.25%) MySQL
5 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (3.56%) Git
2 12 (3.05%) JIRA
3 8 (2.04%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.51%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.51%) GitLab
5 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
General
1 136 (34.61%) Finance
2 134 (34.10%) Social Skills
3 42 (10.69%) Banking
4 36 (9.16%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (5.34%) Law
6 19 (4.83%) Legal
7 15 (3.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.04%) Back Office
9 6 (1.53%) International Banking
9 6 (1.53%) Investment Banking
9 6 (1.53%) Telecoms
10 5 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.27%) Retail
11 4 (1.02%) Marketing
11 4 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.51%) Advertising
12 2 (0.51%) Games
12 2 (0.51%) Police
13 1 (0.25%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.25%) Military
Job Titles
1 91 (23.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 64 (16.28%) Support Engineer
3 55 (13.99%) Senior
4 50 (12.72%) Analyst
5 43 (10.94%) IT Support
6 32 (8.14%) IT Engineer
6 32 (8.14%) Windows Engineer
7 30 (7.63%) Lead
8 25 (6.36%) Support Analyst
9 24 (6.11%) Administrator
10 23 (5.85%) Azure Engineer
11 19 (4.83%) 2nd Line Support
12 18 (4.58%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 18 (4.58%) IT Analyst
13 17 (4.33%) IT Support Engineer
14 15 (3.82%) 1st Line Support
14 15 (3.82%) Service Analyst
14 15 (3.82%) Technical Support
15 14 (3.56%) IT Support Analyst
15 14 (3.56%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.05%) SAML
2 8 (2.04%) LDAP
2 8 (2.04%) REST
3 5 (1.27%) GraphQL
3 5 (1.27%) Middleware
3 5 (1.27%) OAuth
3 5 (1.27%) OpenID
3 5 (1.27%) SailPoint
4 4 (1.02%) Web Services
5 3 (0.76%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.76%) ARM Templates
5 3 (0.76%) Elastic Stack
5 3 (0.76%) YAML
6 2 (0.51%) .NET
6 2 (0.51%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.51%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.51%) Dapper ORM
6 2 (0.51%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.25%) SOAP
7 1 (0.25%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (7.12%) Management Information System
2 24 (6.11%) Data Centre
3 20 (5.09%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (4.07%) Hybrid Cloud
5 15 (3.82%) Onboarding
6 13 (3.31%) Public Cloud
7 12 (3.05%) Clustering
7 12 (3.05%) Security Posture
8 11 (2.80%) iPhone
8 11 (2.80%) Private Cloud
9 9 (2.29%) Driving Licence
10 8 (2.04%) Fat Client
10 8 (2.04%) Hedge funds
10 8 (2.04%) PKI
10 8 (2.04%) Thin Client
11 7 (1.78%) Replication
12 6 (1.53%) Linux Command Line
12 6 (1.53%) Security Operations Centre
13 5 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
14 4 (1.02%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 392 (99.75%) Windows
2 95 (24.17%) Windows 10
3 90 (22.90%) Linux
4 65 (16.54%) Windows Server 2016
5 54 (13.74%) Windows Server 2019
6 51 (12.98%) Windows Server 2012
7 18 (4.58%) Windows Server 2008
8 17 (4.33%) Android
8 17 (4.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 14 (3.56%) Mac OS
10 13 (3.31%) AIX
10 13 (3.31%) Apple iOS
11 9 (2.29%) Mac OS X
11 9 (2.29%) Windows 7
12 6 (1.53%) Unix
13 4 (1.02%) VMS
14 2 (0.51%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (29.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 107 (27.23%) Problem-Solving
3 96 (24.43%) ITIL
4 65 (16.54%) Disaster Recovery
5 64 (16.28%) Customer Service
6 41 (10.43%) Migration
7 40 (10.18%) DevOps
8 38 (9.67%) High Availability
9 34 (8.65%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (8.65%) Project Management
10 32 (8.14%) Incident Management
11 31 (7.89%) Patch Management
11 31 (7.89%) Time Management
12 30 (7.63%) CI/CD
12 30 (7.63%) Root Cause Analysis
13 29 (7.38%) Change Management
13 29 (7.38%) Cybersecurity
14 28 (7.12%) Infrastructure as Code
15 24 (6.11%) Infrastructure Management
16 23 (5.85%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 146 (37.15%) PowerShell
2 41 (10.43%) Python
3 29 (7.38%) SQL
4 18 (4.58%) Bash
5 4 (1.02%) C#
5 4 (1.02%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.76%) Gremlin
6 3 (0.76%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.51%) FoxPro (VFP)
7 2 (0.51%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.51%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.25%) Go
8 1 (0.25%) Java
8 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.25%) R
Qualifications
1 73 (18.58%) Degree
2 50 (12.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 41 (10.43%) Azure Certification
4 35 (8.91%) Cisco Certification
5 24 (6.11%) CCNA
6 18 (4.58%) Security Cleared
7 17 (4.33%) DV Cleared
8 16 (4.07%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (3.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 12 (3.05%) Network+ Certification
10 11 (2.80%) AWS Certification
11 10 (2.54%) ITIL Certification
11 10 (2.54%) MCSE
12 9 (2.29%) CISSP
12 9 (2.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 8 (2.04%) IBM AIX Certification
14 6 (1.53%) CCNP
15 5 (1.27%) CISM
15 5 (1.27%) CompTIA Security+
15 5 (1.27%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (15.01%) SLA
2 12 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (2.54%) GDPR
4 7 (1.78%) QA
4 7 (1.78%) SOC 2
5 5 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (0.76%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.51%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.51%) ISO 22301
7 2 (0.51%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.51%) NIST
7 2 (0.51%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.25%) Accessibility
System Software
1 259 (65.90%) Active Directory
2 130 (33.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 63 (16.03%) Hyper-V
4 46 (11.70%) VMware ESXi
5 19 (4.83%) vSphere
6 16 (4.07%) Docker
7 15 (3.82%) Virtual Desktop
8 12 (3.05%) XenApp
9 10 (2.54%) Virtual Machines
10 8 (2.04%) Virtual Servers
11 5 (1.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (1.02%) VMware Workstation
12 4 (1.02%) XenDesktop
13 3 (0.76%) VirtualBox
14 2 (0.51%) Firmware
15 1 (0.25%) BitLocker
15 1 (0.25%) GPFS
15 1 (0.25%) VMware NSX
15 1 (0.25%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 103 (26.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 80 (20.36%) SCCM
3 48 (12.21%) Ansible
4 37 (9.41%) Terraform
5 27 (6.87%) Kubernetes
6 22 (5.60%) Single Sign-On
7 17 (4.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 16 (4.07%) NetBackup
8 16 (4.07%) SCOM
8 16 (4.07%) vCenter Server
9 8 (2.04%) Nagios
9 8 (2.04%) WSUS
10 7 (1.78%) Jamf Pro
11 6 (1.53%) Prometheus
12 5 (1.27%) QRadar
13 4 (1.02%) Grafana
13 4 (1.02%) Graylog
13 4 (1.02%) Opsgenie
14 2 (0.51%) Kibana
14 2 (0.51%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 277 (70.48%) Microsoft
2 171 (43.51%) VMware
3 87 (22.14%) Cisco
4 78 (19.85%) Citrix
5 44 (11.20%) ServiceNow
6 33 (8.40%) Veeam
7 31 (7.89%) Palo Alto
8 29 (7.38%) SolarWinds
9 23 (5.85%) Apple
10 19 (4.83%) CheckPoint
11 17 (4.33%) Google
12 14 (3.56%) Dell
12 14 (3.56%) iManage
13 13 (3.31%) NetApp
14 12 (3.05%) HP
14 12 (3.05%) Splunk
15 11 (2.80%) Bloomberg
15 11 (2.80%) EMC
15 11 (2.80%) Meraki
16 10 (2.54%) Intapp