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 25 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 95 82
Rank change year-on-year +16 -13 +30
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 62 59 90
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 2.00% 2.25% 2.85%
As % of the Operating Systems category 29.38% 14.15% 18.83%
Number of salaries quoted 60 27 80
10th Percentile £31,425 £31,050 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,188 £29,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -11.76% -5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £55,250
90th Percentile £63,750 £58,700 £80,000
North West median annual salary £40,500 £42,500 £43,500
% change year-on-year -4.71% -2.30% +2.65%

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 211 417 478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 6.80% 15.87% 15.16%
Number of salaries quoted 180 212 372
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,563 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +6.38%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £76,250
North West median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% -5.56% +5.88%

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 25 January 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 25 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
Altrincham -6 5 £62,500 +25.00% 2
Bolton +15 1 £47,500 -
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 (27.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (8.06%) SharePoint
3 2 (3.23%) Apache Solr
4 1 (1.61%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 35 (56.45%) Azure
1 35 (56.45%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (25.81%) Entra ID
3 10 (16.13%) IaaS
4 6 (9.68%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (8.06%) AWS
6 4 (6.45%) Google Workspace
6 4 (6.45%) SaaS
7 3 (4.84%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 2 (3.23%) iPaaS
8 2 (3.23%) OneDrive
8 2 (3.23%) PaaS
9 1 (1.61%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 18 (29.03%) Firewall
2 17 (27.42%) DNS
2 17 (27.42%) VLAN
2 17 (27.42%) VPN
3 16 (25.81%) DHCP
4 7 (11.29%) TCP/IP
5 6 (9.68%) LAN
5 6 (9.68%) SSL
5 6 (9.68%) WAN
6 4 (6.45%) VoIP
7 3 (4.84%) DMZ
7 3 (4.84%) STUN
7 3 (4.84%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (3.23%) NAS
9 1 (1.61%) FTP
9 1 (1.61%) HTTP
9 1 (1.61%) SMTP
9 1 (1.61%) SNMP
9 1 (1.61%) SSH
9 1 (1.61%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (11.29%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.23%) Elasticsearch
2 2 (3.23%) MySQL
2 2 (3.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (4.84%) Git
General
1 27 (43.55%) Social Skills
2 4 (6.45%) Marketing
2 4 (6.45%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (4.84%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (3.23%) German Language
4 2 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.61%) Finance
Job Titles
1 20 (32.26%) IT Support
2 14 (22.58%) Support Engineer
3 12 (19.35%) Cloud Engineer
4 11 (17.74%) IT Engineer
4 11 (17.74%) IT Support Engineer
5 10 (16.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 9 (14.52%) Support Technician
7 6 (9.68%) Analyst
7 6 (9.68%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
7 6 (9.68%) IT Analyst
8 5 (8.06%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 5 (8.06%) 2nd Line Support
8 5 (8.06%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 5 (8.06%) 3rd Line Support
8 5 (8.06%) 3rd Line Support Technician
9 4 (6.45%) Desktop Analyst
9 4 (6.45%) Desktop Support Analyst
9 4 (6.45%) IT Support Analyst
9 4 (6.45%) Technical Analyst
9 4 (6.45%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.45%) Node.js
2 3 (4.84%) FreeSWITCH
3 2 (3.23%) Middleware
4 1 (1.61%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 11 (17.74%) Driving Licence
2 5 (8.06%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (3.23%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.61%) Cyberattack
4 1 (1.61%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.61%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 62 (100.00%) Windows
2 6 (9.68%) Linux
2 6 (9.68%) Windows 10
3 4 (6.45%) Android
3 4 (6.45%) Apple iOS
3 4 (6.45%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (4.84%) Debian
4 3 (4.84%) Mac OS
4 3 (4.84%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (1.61%) CentOS
5 1 (1.61%) CoreOS
5 1 (1.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (29.03%) Customer Service
2 17 (27.42%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (25.81%) Cybersecurity
3 16 (25.81%) Service Delivery
4 15 (24.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 15 (24.19%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 8 (12.90%) Information Security
5 8 (12.90%) ITIL
6 7 (11.29%) Process Improvement
7 5 (8.06%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (8.06%) Data Loss Prevention
7 5 (8.06%) Data Protection
7 5 (8.06%) Information Security Management
7 5 (8.06%) ISMS
7 5 (8.06%) Mobile Device Management
7 5 (8.06%) Security Management
8 4 (6.45%) Business Continuity
8 4 (6.45%) Disaster Recovery
8 4 (6.45%) Incident Response
8 4 (6.45%) Technical Debt
Programming Languages
1 8 (12.90%) SQL
2 7 (11.29%) PowerShell
3 5 (8.06%) Python
4 3 (4.84%) Bash
5 2 (3.23%) JavaScript
5 2 (3.23%) PHP
Qualifications
1 9 (14.52%) Degree
2 8 (12.90%) SC Cleared
2 8 (12.90%) Security Cleared
3 7 (11.29%) Network+ Certification
4 6 (9.68%) CCNA
4 6 (9.68%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (9.68%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.61%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.61%) AWS Certification
5 1 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.61%) CREST Certified
5 1 (1.61%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.61%) MCSA
5 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (16.13%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (6.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (4.84%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 28 (45.16%) Active Directory
2 4 (6.45%) Hyper-V
3 3 (4.84%) Docker
3 3 (4.84%) Kamailio
3 3 (4.84%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (24.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (11.29%) Autotask
3 6 (9.68%) Terraform
4 2 (3.23%) Ansible
4 2 (3.23%) BMC PATROL
4 2 (3.23%) SCCM
5 1 (1.61%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (1.61%) Kubernetes
5 1 (1.61%) McAfee ePO
5 1 (1.61%) Prometheus
5 1 (1.61%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 40 (64.52%) Microsoft
2 8 (12.90%) Google
3 3 (4.84%) Salesforce
3 3 (4.84%) VMware
4 2 (3.23%) Freshdesk
4 2 (3.23%) Spotify
5 1 (1.61%) Apple
5 1 (1.61%) Cisco
5 1 (1.61%) McAfee
5 1 (1.61%) Meraki
5 1 (1.61%) Red Hat
5 1 (1.61%) Ubiquiti
5 1 (1.61%) Veeam