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 13 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 107 77
Rank change year-on-year +24 -30 +42
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 54 61 76
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 2.22% 1.69% 3.21%
As % of the Operating Systems category 27.84% 13.15% 18.77%
Number of salaries quoted 52 19 71
10th Percentile £29,500 £29,300 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -34.78% +43.75%
75th Percentile £57,813 £54,942 £67,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £72,500 £80,000
North West median annual salary £40,500 £40,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year +0.62% -15.26% +18.75%

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 194 464 405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 7.99% 12.83% 17.13%
Number of salaries quoted 179 216 303
10th Percentile £26,850 £27,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.00% -9.09% +15.79%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,313 £68,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £74,144 £80,000
North West median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% -10.53% +11.76%

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 13 November 2025.

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 13 November 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
Altrincham +3 8 £62,500 -
Bolton +15 2 £39,250 - 2
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 20 (37.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (7.41%) Apache Solr
2 4 (7.41%) IIS
3 2 (3.70%) CMS
4 1 (1.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 36 (66.67%) Azure
2 24 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (20.37%) IaaS
4 8 (14.81%) Entra ID
5 5 (9.26%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 3 (5.56%) Google Workspace
6 3 (5.56%) SaaS
7 2 (3.70%) Cloudflare
7 2 (3.70%) GitHub
8 1 (1.85%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.85%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (29.63%) Firewall
1 16 (29.63%) VLAN
2 14 (25.93%) DNS
3 13 (24.07%) DHCP
3 13 (24.07%) VPN
4 8 (14.81%) TCP/IP
5 6 (11.11%) VoIP
6 5 (9.26%) DMZ
6 5 (9.26%) LAN
6 5 (9.26%) SSL
6 5 (9.26%) STUN
6 5 (9.26%) WAN
7 3 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (27.78%) SQL Server
2 4 (7.41%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (7.41%) MySQL
3 2 (3.70%) Data Hub
3 2 (3.70%) Relational Database
3 2 (3.70%) SQL CLR
Development Applications
1 4 (7.41%) Git
General
1 26 (48.15%) Social Skills
2 5 (9.26%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (9.26%) Documentation Skills
2 5 (9.26%) Retail
3 2 (3.70%) Back Office
3 2 (3.70%) Finance
3 2 (3.70%) German Language
4 1 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (27.78%) IT Support
2 12 (22.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 8 (14.81%) Applications Support
3 8 (14.81%) Support Engineer
4 7 (12.96%) Analyst
4 7 (12.96%) Cloud Engineer
4 7 (12.96%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
4 7 (12.96%) IT Analyst
4 7 (12.96%) Support Technician
5 5 (9.26%) 3rd Line Support
5 5 (9.26%) 3rd Line Support Technician
5 5 (9.26%) Applications Engineer
5 5 (9.26%) Applications Support Engineer
5 5 (9.26%) Infrastructure Support
5 5 (9.26%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
6 4 (7.41%) Desktop Analyst
6 4 (7.41%) Desktop Support
6 4 (7.41%) Support Analyst
6 4 (7.41%) Technical Support
6 4 (7.41%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (9.26%) FreeSWITCH
2 4 (7.41%) Node.js
3 2 (3.70%) .NET
3 2 (3.70%) .NET Core
3 2 (3.70%) .NET Framework
3 2 (3.70%) Dapper ORM
3 2 (3.70%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 14 (25.93%) Driving Licence
2 5 (9.26%) EPoS
2 5 (9.26%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (3.70%) Private Cloud
3 2 (3.70%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 1 (1.85%) Clustering
4 1 (1.85%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 54 (100.00%) Windows
2 13 (24.07%) Linux
3 5 (9.26%) Debian
3 5 (9.26%) Windows Server 2012
3 5 (9.26%) Windows Server 2019
4 4 (7.41%) Android
4 4 (7.41%) Apple iOS
4 4 (7.41%) Windows 10
5 3 (5.56%) Unix
6 2 (3.70%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (1.85%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (35.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 11 (20.37%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (18.52%) Customer Service
4 9 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (16.67%) Service Delivery
5 8 (14.81%) ERP
5 8 (14.81%) High Availability
6 7 (12.96%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (12.96%) ITIL
6 7 (12.96%) Technical Debt
7 6 (11.11%) Information Security
7 6 (11.11%) Roadmaps
8 5 (9.26%) Containerisation
8 5 (9.26%) Data Loss Prevention
8 5 (9.26%) Data Protection
8 5 (9.26%) Information Security Management
8 5 (9.26%) ISMS
8 5 (9.26%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 5 (9.26%) Security Management
8 5 (9.26%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 16 (29.63%) SQL
2 6 (11.11%) Python
3 4 (7.41%) JavaScript
4 3 (5.56%) PowerShell
5 2 (3.70%) Bash
5 2 (3.70%) C#
5 2 (3.70%) PHP
Qualifications
1 7 (12.96%) Degree
2 6 (11.11%) CCNA
2 6 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (11.11%) DBS Check
3 4 (7.41%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (1.85%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.85%) MCSA
4 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.85%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.26%) Cyber Essentials
1 5 (9.26%) ISO 9001
1 5 (9.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 22 (40.74%) Active Directory
2 9 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (9.26%) Docker
3 5 (9.26%) Kamailio
4 3 (5.56%) Hyper-V
4 3 (5.56%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (1.85%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (24.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (9.26%) Autotask
3 3 (5.56%) FortiGate
4 2 (3.70%) Ansible
4 2 (3.70%) BMC PATROL
4 2 (3.70%) SCCM
5 1 (1.85%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (1.85%) Kubernetes
5 1 (1.85%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 41 (75.93%) Microsoft
2 14 (25.93%) VMware
3 10 (18.52%) Google
4 8 (14.81%) Veeam
5 5 (9.26%) MobileIron
5 5 (9.26%) Salesforce
6 4 (7.41%) Cisco
7 3 (5.56%) Fortinet
8 2 (3.70%) Freshdesk
9 1 (1.85%) Apple
9 1 (1.85%) Meraki
9 1 (1.85%) Spotify
9 1 (1.85%) Ubiquiti