Windows Server Job Trends in Manchester

Microsoft Windows Server
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Windows Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 103 111
Rank change year-on-year -20 +8 -37
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 81 53 64
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.06% 2.24% 1.64%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.47% 13.62% 13.73%
Number of salaries quoted 57 50 21
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £40,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.53% -5.29% -29.17%
75th Percentile £48,750 £61,563 £60,500
90th Percentile £60,500 £63,750 £72,500
North West median annual salary £37,500 £40,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +1.25% -18.78%

All Operating Systems
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 331 389 466
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 4.33% 16.47% 11.91%
Number of salaries quoted 222 212 222
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,525
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £37,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.38% -26.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £61,250 £55,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,250
North West median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -17.65% -16.67%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Windows Server job vacancy trend in Manchester

Windows Server
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Windows Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in Manchester over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in Manchester

Windows Server
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 10 October 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
Bolton +3 4 £37,500 +20.97% 2
Altrincham +4 3 £40,000 -36.00%
Bury - 2 £33,750 - 1
Salford - 2 £50,000 - 2
Stockport - 1 - - 1
Windows Server
North West

Windows Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 17 (20.99%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (16.05%) IIS
3 6 (7.41%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.23%) HCL Domino
4 1 (1.23%) HCL Notes
4 1 (1.23%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 1 (1.23%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (1.23%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 55 (67.90%) Azure
2 44 (54.32%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (27.16%) Entra ID
4 16 (19.75%) AWS
5 10 (12.35%) IaaS
6 7 (8.64%) SaaS
7 5 (6.17%) Mimecast
8 4 (4.94%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (4.94%) OneDrive
9 3 (3.70%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (3.70%) OpenShift
9 3 (3.70%) Power Platform
10 2 (2.47%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (2.47%) Google Workspace
10 2 (2.47%) PaaS
11 1 (1.23%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (1.23%) Azure AKS
11 1 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (1.23%) GitHub
11 1 (1.23%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 43 (53.09%) DNS
2 40 (49.38%) DHCP
3 28 (34.57%) Firewall
4 24 (29.63%) TCP/IP
5 18 (22.22%) VPN
6 17 (20.99%) VLAN
7 12 (14.81%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (12.35%) VoIP
9 8 (9.88%) SAN
10 6 (7.41%) WAN
11 5 (6.17%) LAN
11 5 (6.17%) Network Security
11 5 (6.17%) SNMP
11 5 (6.17%) SSL
11 5 (6.17%) Structured Cabling
12 4 (4.94%) VSAN
13 3 (3.70%) DKIM
13 3 (3.70%) DMARC
13 3 (3.70%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (3.70%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (16.05%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.47%) Data Lake
2 2 (2.47%) Looker
2 2 (2.47%) Power BI
3 1 (1.23%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (1.23%) Metadata
3 1 (1.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (3.70%) Git
General
1 34 (41.98%) Social Skills
2 17 (20.99%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
4 7 (8.64%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (6.17%) Legal
6 4 (4.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (3.70%) Finance
7 3 (3.70%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.23%) Games
8 1 (1.23%) Law
8 1 (1.23%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.23%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.23%) Retail
Job Titles
1 21 (25.93%) Analyst
2 19 (23.46%) IT Support
3 14 (17.28%) Support Engineer
4 12 (14.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 11 (13.58%) IT Technician
6 10 (12.35%) Infrastructure Analyst
6 10 (12.35%) IT Support Technician
6 10 (12.35%) Support Technician
7 8 (9.88%) IT Manager
8 7 (8.64%) 3rd Line Support
8 7 (8.64%) Lead
9 6 (7.41%) Azure Engineer
9 6 (7.41%) IT Engineer
10 5 (6.17%) Administrator
10 5 (6.17%) IT Support Engineer
10 5 (6.17%) Problem Analyst
10 5 (6.17%) Systems Administrator
11 4 (4.94%) 1st Line Support
11 4 (4.94%) IT Support Analyst
11 4 (4.94%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (9.88%) Middleware
2 5 (6.17%) SAML
3 4 (4.94%) Terraform
4 1 (1.23%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 19 (23.46%) Driving Licence
2 9 (11.11%) Data Centre
3 8 (9.88%) Management Information System
4 5 (6.17%) CCTV
4 5 (6.17%) Onboarding
4 5 (6.17%) Replication
4 5 (6.17%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (4.94%) Clustering
5 4 (4.94%) Enterprise Storage
6 3 (3.70%) Microsoft Licensing
6 3 (3.70%) Social Media
7 2 (2.47%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (2.47%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (2.47%) Public Cloud
8 1 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 81 (100.00%) Windows
2 11 (13.58%) Linux
3 9 (11.11%) Windows Server 2019
4 8 (9.88%) Windows 10
4 8 (9.88%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (7.41%) VMS
6 4 (4.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (3.70%) CentOS
7 3 (3.70%) CoreOS
7 3 (3.70%) Mac OS
8 1 (1.23%) Android
8 1 (1.23%) Apple iOS
8 1 (1.23%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (1.23%) SUSE
8 1 (1.23%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 1 (1.23%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (39.51%) Disaster Recovery
2 27 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 21 (25.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 20 (24.69%) Business Continuity
4 20 (24.69%) High Availability
4 20 (24.69%) ITIL
5 18 (22.22%) Remote Monitoring and Management
6 15 (18.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (18.52%) Customer Service
7 13 (16.05%) Service Delivery
8 12 (14.81%) AI
8 12 (14.81%) Information Security
8 12 (14.81%) Problem Management
9 11 (13.58%) Root Cause Analysis
10 9 (11.11%) Change Management
11 8 (9.88%) Cybersecurity
11 8 (9.88%) Server Building
11 8 (9.88%) Server Monitoring
11 8 (9.88%) System Testing
11 8 (9.88%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (29.63%) PowerShell
2 15 (18.52%) SQL
3 7 (8.64%) Python
4 6 (7.41%) Bicep
5 5 (6.17%) Bash
Qualifications
1 20 (24.69%) Microsoft Certification
2 12 (14.81%) Azure Certification
3 10 (12.35%) SC Cleared
3 10 (12.35%) Security Cleared
4 7 (8.64%) DBS Check
4 7 (8.64%) Degree
4 7 (8.64%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (6.17%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 4 (4.94%) MCSA
7 2 (2.47%) DV Cleared
8 1 (1.23%) AWS Certification
8 1 (1.23%) HP ASE
8 1 (1.23%) PMI Certification
8 1 (1.23%) PMP
8 1 (1.23%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (12.35%) SLA
2 3 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 50 (61.73%) Active Directory
2 29 (35.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (25.93%) Hyper-V
4 11 (13.58%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (6.17%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (6.17%) vSphere
6 2 (2.47%) DFS Replication
7 1 (1.23%) BitLocker
7 1 (1.23%) Docker
7 1 (1.23%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 1 (1.23%) Firmware
7 1 (1.23%) MetaFrame
7 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (1.23%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (1.23%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (1.23%) VMware NSX
7 1 (1.23%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 14 (17.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (12.35%) FortiGate
3 9 (11.11%) Autotask
4 6 (7.41%) Microsoft Clustering
5 5 (6.17%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (4.94%) Ansible
6 4 (4.94%) SCCM
6 4 (4.94%) WSUS
7 3 (3.70%) cPanel
7 3 (3.70%) McAfee ePO
7 3 (3.70%) Plesk
7 3 (3.70%) SCVMM
8 1 (1.23%) Kubernetes
8 1 (1.23%) VxRail
Vendors
1 66 (81.48%) Microsoft
2 41 (50.62%) VMware
3 8 (9.88%) Datto
3 8 (9.88%) SonicWALL
3 8 (9.88%) WatchGuard
4 7 (8.64%) Veeam
5 5 (6.17%) iManage
5 5 (6.17%) SolarWinds
5 5 (6.17%) Sophos
6 4 (4.94%) Aderant
6 4 (4.94%) Google
7 3 (3.70%) Acronis
7 3 (3.70%) Adobe
7 3 (3.70%) Apple
7 3 (3.70%) Autodesk
7 3 (3.70%) McAfee
7 3 (3.70%) NETGEAR
7 3 (3.70%) Red Hat
8 2 (2.47%) Aruba
8 2 (2.47%) ServiceNow