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 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 97 115 78
Rank change year-on-year +18 -37 +24
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 53 60 83
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 2.31% 1.56% 3.22%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.89% 13.07% 20.70%
Number of salaries quoted 50 17 78
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,500 £31,025
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,250 £40,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.63% -33.33% +76.47%
75th Percentile £61,563 £60,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £72,500 £76,638
North West median annual salary £40,500 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +1.25% -15.79% +23.38%

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 356 459 401
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 15.55% 11.96% 15.56%
Number of salaries quoted 198 215 321
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,600 £29,000
25th Percentile £31,063 £33,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -13.04% +25.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £65,750 £72,500 £78,750
North West median annual salary £37,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.94% -15.00% +17.65%

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 16 October 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 16 October 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 +1 7 £62,500 - 1
Bolton +5 1 £31,000 -
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 (32.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (15.09%) IIS
3 4 (7.55%) Apache Solr
4 2 (3.77%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (11.32%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 37 (69.81%) Azure
2 24 (45.28%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (20.75%) IaaS
4 7 (13.21%) Entra ID
5 5 (9.43%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 4 (7.55%) SaaS
7 3 (5.66%) GitHub
8 2 (3.77%) AWS
8 2 (3.77%) Cloudflare
8 2 (3.77%) Nutanix
9 1 (1.89%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (1.89%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (28.30%) Firewall
1 15 (28.30%) VLAN
2 13 (24.53%) DNS
2 13 (24.53%) VPN
3 12 (22.64%) DHCP
4 8 (15.09%) TCP/IP
5 7 (13.21%) VoIP
6 5 (9.43%) DMZ
6 5 (9.43%) SSL
6 5 (9.43%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (30.19%) SQL Server
2 4 (7.55%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (7.55%) MySQL
3 3 (5.66%) Data Hub
3 3 (5.66%) SQL CLR
4 2 (3.77%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (7.55%) Git
General
1 26 (49.06%) Social Skills
2 5 (9.43%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (9.43%) Documentation Skills
2 5 (9.43%) Retail
3 3 (5.66%) Back Office
3 3 (5.66%) Finance
4 2 (3.77%) Games
4 2 (3.77%) German Language
Job Titles
1 14 (26.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 10 (18.87%) Applications Support
2 10 (18.87%) IT Support
3 7 (13.21%) Cloud Engineer
3 7 (13.21%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
3 7 (13.21%) Support Engineer
3 7 (13.21%) Support Technician
4 6 (11.32%) Analyst
5 5 (9.43%) 3rd Line Support
5 5 (9.43%) 3rd Line Support Technician
5 5 (9.43%) Applications Engineer
5 5 (9.43%) Applications Support Engineer
5 5 (9.43%) Infrastructure Support
5 5 (9.43%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) IT Analyst
6 4 (7.55%) Senior
6 4 (7.55%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Technical Engineer
7 3 (5.66%) Head of Development
7 3 (5.66%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (9.43%) FreeSWITCH
2 4 (7.55%) Node.js
3 3 (5.66%) .NET
3 3 (5.66%) .NET Core
3 3 (5.66%) .NET Framework
3 3 (5.66%) Dapper ORM
3 3 (5.66%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 14 (26.42%) Driving Licence
2 5 (9.43%) EPoS
2 5 (9.43%) Management Information System
3 4 (7.55%) Clustering
4 3 (5.66%) Private Cloud
4 3 (5.66%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 2 (3.77%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 53 (100.00%) Windows
2 16 (30.19%) Linux
3 5 (9.43%) Debian
3 5 (9.43%) Windows Server 2012
3 5 (9.43%) Windows Server 2019
4 4 (7.55%) CentOS
4 4 (7.55%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (5.66%) Unix
6 2 (3.77%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (41.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 11 (20.75%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (18.87%) ERP
4 8 (15.09%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (15.09%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (15.09%) High Availability
4 8 (15.09%) ITIL
5 7 (13.21%) Stakeholder Management
5 7 (13.21%) Technical Debt
6 6 (11.32%) Roadmaps
7 5 (9.43%) Containerisation
7 5 (9.43%) Data Loss Prevention
7 5 (9.43%) DevOps
7 5 (9.43%) Information Security
7 5 (9.43%) Mobile Device Management
7 5 (9.43%) Process Improvement
7 5 (9.43%) Remote Monitoring and Management
7 5 (9.43%) Software Licensing
7 5 (9.43%) User Experience
7 5 (9.43%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 17 (32.08%) SQL
2 6 (11.32%) Python
3 4 (7.55%) JavaScript
4 3 (5.66%) C#
5 2 (3.77%) Bash
5 2 (3.77%) PHP
5 2 (3.77%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (9.43%) CCNA
1 5 (9.43%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (9.43%) DBS Check
1 5 (9.43%) Degree
2 3 (5.66%) Network+ Certification
3 2 (3.77%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.89%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.89%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.43%) Cyber Essentials
1 5 (9.43%) ISO 9001
1 5 (9.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 18 (33.96%) Active Directory
2 9 (16.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (13.21%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (9.43%) Docker
4 5 (9.43%) Kamailio
5 2 (3.77%) VMware NSX
6 1 (1.89%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 14 (26.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (9.43%) Autotask
3 3 (5.66%) FortiGate
4 2 (3.77%) Ansible
4 2 (3.77%) BMC PATROL
4 2 (3.77%) SCCM
5 1 (1.89%) Kubernetes
5 1 (1.89%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 39 (73.58%) Microsoft
2 19 (35.85%) VMware
3 10 (18.87%) Veeam
4 7 (13.21%) Google
5 5 (9.43%) MobileIron
5 5 (9.43%) Salesforce
6 3 (5.66%) Cisco
6 3 (5.66%) Fortinet
7 2 (3.77%) Freshdesk
8 1 (1.89%) Spotify