Windows Server Job Trends in the Midlands

Microsoft Windows Server
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Windows Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 76 56
Rank change year-on-year -29 -20 +3
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 195 207 415
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.34% 3.57% 3.89%
As % of the Operating Systems category 27.20% 23.47% 32.00%
Number of salaries quoted 168 171 331
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,594 £29,000 £28,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £36,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -2.78% -11.66%
75th Percentile £48,250 £48,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £58,750 £56,500 £57,500
England median annual salary £42,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -5.88% -5.56%

All Operating Systems
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 717 882 1,297
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.92% 15.21% 12.15%
Number of salaries quoted 539 672 865
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £24,750
25th Percentile £30,500 £29,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £36,925 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.10% -7.69% -11.11%
75th Percentile £51,250 £48,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £71,125 £65,603
England median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year +8.43% -14.43% -7.62%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Windows Server job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Windows Server
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Windows Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in the Midlands over the 6 months to 21 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in the Midlands

Windows Server
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 21 August 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
East Midlands -22 101 £32,500 -7.14% 16
West Midlands -37 94 £42,500 +21.43% 36
Windows Server
England

Windows Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 51 (26.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (16.92%) SharePoint
3 15 (7.69%) IIS
4 5 (2.56%) Apache
4 5 (2.56%) nginx
Applications
1 21 (10.77%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (8.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.54%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.05%) Exchequer
1 4 (2.05%) Primavera
2 3 (1.54%) Infor CloudSuite
2 3 (1.54%) Infor LN
2 3 (1.54%) Infor M3
2 3 (1.54%) Sage X3
3 2 (1.03%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 139 (71.28%) Microsoft 365
2 93 (47.69%) Azure
3 74 (37.95%) Entra ID
4 18 (9.23%) SaaS
5 14 (7.18%) AWS
6 11 (5.64%) IaaS
7 9 (4.62%) PaaS
8 7 (3.59%) Microsoft Copilot
8 7 (3.59%) OneDrive
8 7 (3.59%) Power Platform
9 6 (3.08%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (3.08%) Microsoft Purview
9 6 (3.08%) Power Automate
10 4 (2.05%) Cloudflare
11 2 (1.03%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (1.03%) GCP
11 2 (1.03%) GitHub
11 2 (1.03%) GitHub Actions
12 1 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.51%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 74 (37.95%) Firewall
2 73 (37.44%) DNS
3 53 (27.18%) DHCP
4 43 (22.05%) VPN
5 38 (19.49%) TCP/IP
6 31 (15.90%) VLAN
7 21 (10.77%) Wireless
8 16 (8.21%) LAN
8 16 (8.21%) WAN
9 11 (5.64%) Network Security
10 9 (4.62%) SAN
10 9 (4.62%) Wi-Fi
11 7 (3.59%) VoIP
12 4 (2.05%) MQTT
13 3 (1.54%) Internet
13 3 (1.54%) NAS
14 2 (1.03%) Cisco ASA
14 2 (1.03%) Remote Desktop
15 1 (0.51%) DMZ
15 1 (0.51%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (10.26%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.56%) Power BI
3 4 (2.05%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (2.05%) MongoDB
4 3 (1.54%) MySQL
5 2 (1.03%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (1.03%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (1.03%) KNIME
5 2 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.03%) Power Query
6 1 (0.51%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (3.59%) Git
1 7 (3.59%) JIRA
2 2 (1.03%) Ant
2 2 (1.03%) Apache Ivy
2 2 (1.03%) IBM UrbanCode
2 2 (1.03%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.03%) Maven
2 2 (1.03%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.51%) Carbide.c++
General
1 82 (42.05%) Social Skills
2 17 (8.72%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (8.21%) Manufacturing
4 11 (5.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (4.10%) Telecoms
6 7 (3.59%) Finance
7 5 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (2.56%) Legal
7 5 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (2.56%) Public Sector
7 5 (2.56%) Retail
8 4 (2.05%) Dutch Language
8 4 (2.05%) Portuguese Language
8 4 (2.05%) Spanish Language
9 2 (1.03%) Automotive
9 2 (1.03%) French Language
10 1 (0.51%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.51%) Law
10 1 (0.51%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 59 (30.26%) IT Engineer
1 59 (30.26%) IT Support
2 47 (24.10%) Support Engineer
3 36 (18.46%) IT Support Engineer
4 35 (17.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 29 (14.87%) Analyst
6 23 (11.79%) Support Analyst
7 22 (11.28%) IT Technician
7 22 (11.28%) Senior
8 21 (10.77%) Support Technician
9 19 (9.74%) IT Support Technician
10 18 (9.23%) 2nd Line Support
11 17 (8.72%) Administrator
12 15 (7.69%) Applications Support
13 13 (6.67%) Network Engineer
13 13 (6.67%) Senior Support Engineer
14 12 (6.15%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 11 (5.64%) Systems Administrator
16 10 (5.13%) Applications Support Analyst
16 10 (5.13%) Network Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.59%) Terraform
2 4 (2.05%) Middleware
3 3 (1.54%) CSS
3 3 (1.54%) EDI
3 3 (1.54%) HTML
3 3 (1.54%) JSON
4 2 (1.03%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (0.51%) .NET
5 1 (0.51%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.69%) Driving Licence
2 13 (6.67%) Onboarding
3 11 (5.64%) CCTV
4 10 (5.13%) Hybrid Cloud
5 8 (4.10%) Data Centre
6 7 (3.59%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (3.08%) Clustering
7 6 (3.08%) Private Cloud
8 5 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (2.05%) IoT
9 4 (2.05%) Management Information System
9 4 (2.05%) PMI
10 3 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.54%) Enterprise Storage
10 3 (1.54%) FMCG
10 3 (1.54%) iSeries
10 3 (1.54%) Replication
10 3 (1.54%) Social Media
11 2 (1.03%) Cloud Native
11 2 (1.03%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 195 (100.00%) Windows
2 34 (17.44%) Linux
3 18 (9.23%) Windows 10
4 7 (3.59%) Apple iOS
4 7 (3.59%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (2.56%) Android
5 5 (2.56%) Mac OS
5 5 (2.56%) Ubuntu
5 5 (2.56%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (2.05%) VMS
7 3 (1.54%) Solaris
8 2 (1.03%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (40.51%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (31.79%) Continuous Improvement
3 44 (22.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 37 (18.97%) Service Delivery
5 31 (15.90%) Customer Service
6 29 (14.87%) Disaster Recovery
7 25 (12.82%) ITIL
7 25 (12.82%) Root Cause Analysis
8 24 (12.31%) ITSM
8 24 (12.31%) Mentoring
9 21 (10.77%) Cybersecurity
10 19 (9.74%) Project Delivery
11 18 (9.23%) Problem Management
12 17 (8.72%) Stakeholder Management
13 16 (8.21%) ERP
14 15 (7.69%) AI
14 15 (7.69%) Business Continuity
15 14 (7.18%) Collaborative Working
15 14 (7.18%) Service Management
16 13 (6.67%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 46 (23.59%) PowerShell
2 40 (20.51%) SQL
3 15 (7.69%) VBA
4 13 (6.67%) Python
5 4 (2.05%) Bash
6 3 (1.54%) Bicep
6 3 (1.54%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.54%) PHP
7 2 (1.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (1.03%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.51%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 21 (10.77%) Degree
2 14 (7.18%) Security Cleared
3 13 (6.67%) SC Cleared
4 12 (6.15%) DBS Check
5 11 (5.64%) Azure Certification
5 11 (5.64%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (5.13%) CCNA
6 10 (5.13%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (3.08%) Network+ Certification
8 5 (2.56%) A+ Certification
9 4 (2.05%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (2.05%) PMI Certification
10 3 (1.54%) CCNP
11 2 (1.03%) AWS Certification
11 2 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (1.03%) CISSP
11 2 (1.03%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (13.85%) SLA
2 9 (4.62%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (4.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.56%) GDPR
5 4 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 129 (66.15%) Active Directory
2 72 (36.92%) Hyper-V
3 46 (23.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (3.08%) Docker
5 5 (2.56%) vSphere
6 3 (1.54%) Firmware
7 2 (1.03%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (1.03%) XenApp
8 1 (0.51%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 34 (17.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (4.10%) SCCM
3 7 (3.59%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (3.08%) Failover Clustering
4 6 (3.08%) Kubernetes
4 6 (3.08%) Microsoft Clustering
5 5 (2.56%) Ansible
6 3 (1.54%) BMC PATROL
6 3 (1.54%) Control-M
6 3 (1.54%) WhatsUp Gold
7 2 (1.03%) Grafana
7 2 (1.03%) Nessus
7 2 (1.03%) Progress Chef
7 2 (1.03%) Prometheus
7 2 (1.03%) Puppet
8 1 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.51%) SCOM
Vendors
1 144 (73.85%) Microsoft
2 55 (28.21%) VMware
3 12 (6.15%) Cisco
4 11 (5.64%) ServiceNow
5 10 (5.13%) Veeam
6 9 (4.62%) Sage
6 9 (4.62%) SonicWALL
7 8 (4.10%) Citrix
7 8 (4.10%) Fortinet
8 7 (3.59%) Sophos
9 6 (3.08%) SolarWinds
10 5 (2.56%) Apple
10 5 (2.56%) SAP
11 4 (2.05%) Oracle
11 4 (2.05%) Remedy
11 4 (2.05%) WatchGuard
12 3 (1.54%) Infor
12 3 (1.54%) Meraki
12 3 (1.54%) QAD
12 3 (1.54%) SYSPRO