Windows Server Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft Windows Server
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring Windows Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Windows Server over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 76 63
Rank change year-on-year +25 -13 -22
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 456 301 544
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.92% 3.96% 4.41%
As % of the Operating Systems category 31.78% 26.50% 25.88%
Number of salaries quoted 388 248 485
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,250 £24,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,750 £40,250 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -3.01% +3.75%
75th Percentile £49,063 £56,250 £48,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £57,454
England median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% -

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 1,435 1,136 2,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 12.35% 14.96% 17.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,021 771 1,452
10th Percentile £24,750 £25,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £28,750 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £53,750 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £61,875 £67,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.52% - +5.00%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Windows Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in the Midlands

Windows Server
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows Server in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Windows Server in the Midlands

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

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 26 July 2024. 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
West Midlands +12 253 £36,500 -8.75% 38
East Midlands +20 199 £40,000 -7.51% 17
Windows Server
England

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 97 (21.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 83 (18.20%) SharePoint
3 21 (4.61%) IIS
4 5 (1.10%) Confluence
5 2 (0.44%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.22%) CMS
Applications
1 47 (10.31%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.66%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.22%) CATIA
5 1 (0.22%) NASTRAN
Business Applications
1 2 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (0.44%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.22%) Sage 300 ERP
Cloud Services
1 310 (67.98%) Microsoft 365
2 229 (50.22%) Azure
3 97 (21.27%) Entra ID
4 28 (6.14%) AWS
5 22 (4.82%) OneDrive
6 18 (3.95%) Mimecast
7 14 (3.07%) IaaS
8 13 (2.85%) Google Workspace
9 9 (1.97%) Azure Sentinel
9 9 (1.97%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (1.75%) Nutanix
10 8 (1.75%) PaaS
11 6 (1.32%) SaaS
12 5 (1.10%) ChatGPT
12 5 (1.10%) GCP
12 5 (1.10%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
14 3 (0.66%) Power Platform
15 2 (0.44%) WhatsApp
16 1 (0.22%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 155 (33.99%) DNS
2 154 (33.77%) Firewall
3 139 (30.48%) DHCP
4 80 (17.54%) WAN
5 76 (16.67%) TCP/IP
6 72 (15.79%) Wi-Fi
7 64 (14.04%) LAN
8 51 (11.18%) SAN
9 45 (9.87%) VLAN
10 40 (8.77%) VPN
11 19 (4.17%) Wireless
12 16 (3.51%) Network Security
13 15 (3.29%) SD-WAN
14 11 (2.41%) PBX
14 11 (2.41%) SMTP
14 11 (2.41%) VSAN
15 10 (2.19%) BGP
15 10 (2.19%) Remote Desktop
15 10 (2.19%) SSL
16 8 (1.75%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (10.53%) SQL Server
2 16 (3.51%) MySQL
3 5 (1.10%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
4 4 (0.88%) InfluxDB
4 4 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.88%) Redis
4 4 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.66%) Power BI
6 2 (0.44%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.44%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 7 (1.54%) JIRA
2 3 (0.66%) Axure RP
General
1 133 (29.17%) Social Skills
2 58 (12.72%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (6.36%) Finance
4 28 (6.14%) Retail
5 24 (5.26%) Telecoms
6 21 (4.61%) Law
7 20 (4.39%) Documentation Skills
8 18 (3.95%) Legal
8 18 (3.95%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (3.29%) Automotive
10 9 (1.97%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.32%) Public Sector
12 5 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.10%) Marketing
12 5 (1.10%) Police
13 4 (0.88%) Aviation
13 4 (0.88%) Avionics
14 3 (0.66%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.66%) Military
15 2 (0.44%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 112 (24.56%) IT Engineer
2 89 (19.52%) IT Support
3 88 (19.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 85 (18.64%) Support Engineer
5 58 (12.72%) Senior
6 51 (11.18%) Analyst
7 49 (10.75%) IT Support Engineer
8 41 (8.99%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
9 32 (7.02%) IT Technician
10 26 (5.70%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 25 (5.48%) 3rd Line Support
12 23 (5.04%) 2nd Line Support
12 23 (5.04%) Support Technician
12 23 (5.04%) Technical Support
13 20 (4.39%) Network Engineer
13 20 (4.39%) Operations Engineer
14 19 (4.17%) Support Analyst
15 17 (3.73%) Administrator
16 16 (3.51%) Cloud Engineer
16 16 (3.51%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.19%) HTML
2 5 (1.10%) .NET
2 5 (1.10%) ADO
3 4 (0.88%) .NET Core
4 2 (0.44%) JSON
5 1 (0.22%) Apache FOP
5 1 (0.22%) HTML5
5 1 (0.22%) LAMP
5 1 (0.22%) MAPI
5 1 (0.22%) Node.js
5 1 (0.22%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.22%) Web Services
5 1 (0.22%) XML
5 1 (0.22%) XSL
5 1 (0.22%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 33 (7.24%) Data Centre
1 33 (7.24%) Driving Licence
2 32 (7.02%) Replication
3 27 (5.92%) Management Information System
4 22 (4.82%) Clustering
5 20 (4.39%) PKI
6 18 (3.95%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (2.85%) Onboarding
8 11 (2.41%) Public Cloud
9 7 (1.54%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.32%) Cyberattack
10 6 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (1.32%) Smartphone
11 5 (1.10%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.10%) EFT
11 5 (1.10%) Security Operations Centre
12 3 (0.66%) Private Cloud
12 3 (0.66%) Security Posture
12 3 (0.66%) Virtual Team
13 2 (0.44%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 456 (100.00%) Windows
2 90 (19.74%) Windows 10
3 78 (17.11%) Windows Server 2019
4 65 (14.25%) Windows Server 2016
5 58 (12.72%) Linux
6 54 (11.84%) Windows Server 2012
7 18 (3.95%) Windows 7
8 11 (2.41%) Ubuntu
8 11 (2.41%) Windows 8
9 10 (2.19%) Windows Server 2008
10 9 (1.97%) Apple iOS
11 8 (1.75%) Mac OS
12 7 (1.54%) Android
12 7 (1.54%) Mac OS X
13 6 (1.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 5 (1.10%) CentOS
15 3 (0.66%) Windows Server 2003
16 2 (0.44%) Debian
16 2 (0.44%) Unix
17 1 (0.22%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (26.10%) Problem-Solving
2 98 (21.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 88 (19.30%) Cybersecurity
4 69 (15.13%) ITIL
5 61 (13.38%) Customer Service
6 41 (8.99%) Project Delivery
7 29 (6.36%) Patch Management
8 25 (5.48%) Continuous Improvement
8 25 (5.48%) Disaster Recovery
9 24 (5.26%) Proactive Monitoring
10 22 (4.82%) ITSM
10 22 (4.82%) Service Management
11 21 (4.61%) Mentoring
12 20 (4.39%) Change Management
12 20 (4.39%) Incident Management
13 19 (4.17%) Change Control
13 19 (4.17%) Computer Science
13 19 (4.17%) ERP
13 19 (4.17%) Roadmaps
14 18 (3.95%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 72 (15.79%) PowerShell
2 53 (11.62%) SQL
3 12 (2.63%) Python
4 9 (1.97%) PHP
5 7 (1.54%) Java
5 7 (1.54%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.32%) C#
6 6 (1.32%) C++
7 5 (1.10%) Bash
8 3 (0.66%) R
9 1 (0.22%) RPG
9 1 (0.22%) RPG IV
9 1 (0.22%) XPath
Qualifications
1 54 (11.84%) Degree
2 52 (11.40%) Microsoft Certification
3 36 (7.89%) Security Cleared
4 23 (5.04%) Cisco Certification
5 22 (4.82%) SC Cleared
6 21 (4.61%) DBS Check
6 21 (4.61%) MCSE
7 19 (4.17%) CCNA
8 14 (3.07%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (2.85%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 11 (2.41%) MCSA
11 10 (2.19%) Azure Certification
11 10 (2.19%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.54%) CCNP
13 6 (1.32%) A+ Certification
13 6 (1.32%) HNC
13 6 (1.32%) HND
14 5 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (0.88%) CCA
15 4 (0.88%) CCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.04%) SLA
2 13 (2.85%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (2.63%) GDPR
4 5 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (0.66%) JSP 440
6 2 (0.44%) NIST
7 1 (0.22%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.22%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 296 (64.91%) Active Directory
2 145 (31.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 104 (22.81%) Hyper-V
4 39 (8.55%) VMware ESXi
5 25 (5.48%) vSphere
6 14 (3.07%) Virtual Servers
7 10 (2.19%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (2.19%) Virtual Machines
8 8 (1.75%) VMware Server
9 7 (1.54%) Docker
9 7 (1.54%) VMware NSX
10 5 (1.10%) XenApp
10 5 (1.10%) XenDesktop
11 4 (0.88%) NFS
11 4 (0.88%) Terminal Services
12 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 2 (0.44%) Firmware
13 2 (0.44%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 81 (17.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 65 (14.25%) SCCM
3 16 (3.51%) SCOM
3 16 (3.51%) Terraform
4 14 (3.07%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (3.07%) vCenter Server
5 12 (2.63%) Microsoft Clustering
6 7 (1.54%) Kubernetes
7 5 (1.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.88%) Autotask
8 4 (0.88%) Grafana
8 4 (0.88%) SCOrch
8 4 (0.88%) vMotion
9 3 (0.66%) AirWatch
9 3 (0.66%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.66%) Failover Clustering
9 3 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.66%) VxRail
9 3 (0.66%) WSUS
10 1 (0.22%) Ansible
Vendors
1 298 (65.35%) Microsoft
2 216 (47.37%) VMware
3 64 (14.04%) Veeam
4 59 (12.94%) Cisco
5 41 (8.99%) Dell
6 27 (5.92%) HP
7 26 (5.70%) Apple
7 26 (5.70%) Meraki
8 18 (3.95%) Citrix
9 17 (3.73%) Fortinet
10 14 (3.07%) Sophos
11 13 (2.85%) Google
12 11 (2.41%) ServiceNow
13 10 (2.19%) Nimble Storage
13 10 (2.19%) Rapid7
13 10 (2.19%) Ubiquiti
14 9 (1.97%) Acronis
15 8 (1.75%) Aruba
15 8 (1.75%) Nasuni
16 7 (1.54%) Datto