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 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 83 | 103 | 88 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | -15 | +34 |
| Permanent jobs citing Windows Server | 69 | 47 | 112 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 1.77% | 2.10% | 2.61% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 31.08% | 13.13% | 17.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59 | 35 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £25,750 | £24,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £26,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,500 | £37,500 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | +15.38% | -31.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,680 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £40,000 | £42,500 | £43,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -2.30% | -3.33% |
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 | 222 | 358 | 623 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 5.69% | 16.03% | 14.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 179 | 224 | 490 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £29,150 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £39,000 | £33,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £53,750 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.28% | +7.50% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £71,842 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,250 | £77,500 | £74,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £40,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.79% | +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
Salary Trend in Manchester
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 March 2026.
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 March 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 | -5 | 4 | £38,750 | -22.50% | |
| Bolton | +15 | 3 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| Windows Server North West |
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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: