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 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 82 63
Rank change year-on-year -11 -19 -17
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 217 190 348
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.41% 3.39% 3.47%
As % of the Operating Systems category 29.36% 25.40% 28.76%
Number of salaries quoted 185 154 225
10th Percentile £27,600 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,500 £28,063 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% - -17.65%
75th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £58,250
England median annual salary £41,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +2.50% -11.11% -

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 739 748 1,210
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.82% 13.36% 12.05%
Number of salaries quoted 549 582 645
10th Percentile £27,260 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £29,250 £31,250
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 £48,688 £55,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,725 £68,450
England median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.43% -17.00% -4.76%

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 16 September 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 16 September 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
West Midlands -10 109 £42,500 +21.43% 87
East Midlands -22 108 £32,000 -5.19% 41
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 62 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 42 (19.35%) SharePoint
3 21 (9.68%) IIS
4 8 (3.69%) Apache
4 8 (3.69%) nginx
5 1 (0.46%) Tomcat
Applications
1 21 (9.68%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (7.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.38%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (1.38%) Infor CloudSuite
1 3 (1.38%) Infor LN
1 3 (1.38%) Infor M3
1 3 (1.38%) Sage X3
2 2 (0.92%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.46%) Exchequer
3 1 (0.46%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 159 (73.27%) Microsoft 365
2 105 (48.39%) Azure
3 89 (41.01%) Entra ID
4 25 (11.52%) AWS
5 16 (7.37%) SaaS
6 11 (5.07%) OneDrive
7 10 (4.61%) Microsoft Copilot
8 9 (4.15%) Power Automate
9 8 (3.69%) Microsoft Purview
10 6 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (2.76%) Power Platform
11 5 (2.30%) GCP
11 5 (2.30%) IaaS
12 4 (1.84%) Cloudflare
13 3 (1.38%) PaaS
14 2 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
14 2 (0.92%) GitHub
14 2 (0.92%) GitHub Actions
15 1 (0.46%) Azure Data Factory
15 1 (0.46%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 92 (42.40%) Firewall
2 87 (40.09%) DNS
3 64 (29.49%) DHCP
4 54 (24.88%) VPN
5 44 (20.28%) TCP/IP
6 35 (16.13%) VLAN
7 25 (11.52%) Wireless
8 16 (7.37%) LAN
9 15 (6.91%) WAN
10 12 (5.53%) Wi-Fi
11 11 (5.07%) Network Security
12 9 (4.15%) VoIP
13 8 (3.69%) SAN
14 7 (3.23%) IP Telephony
15 4 (1.84%) Internet
15 4 (1.84%) MQTT
15 4 (1.84%) Remote Desktop
16 2 (0.92%) Cisco ASA
16 2 (0.92%) NAS
17 1 (0.46%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (7.37%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.84%) Azure SQL Database
2 4 (1.84%) MongoDB
2 4 (1.84%) Power BI
3 3 (1.38%) MySQL
4 2 (0.92%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.92%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (0.92%) KNIME
4 2 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.92%) Power Query
5 1 (0.46%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (3.23%) Git
1 7 (3.23%) JIRA
2 2 (0.92%) Ant
2 2 (0.92%) Apache Ivy
2 2 (0.92%) IBM UrbanCode
2 2 (0.92%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.92%) Maven
2 2 (0.92%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.46%) Carbide.c++
General
1 95 (43.78%) Social Skills
2 19 (8.76%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (7.83%) Manufacturing
4 15 (6.91%) Telecoms
5 11 (5.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (3.69%) Finance
6 8 (3.69%) Legal
7 5 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (2.30%) Public Sector
7 5 (2.30%) Retail
8 4 (1.84%) Dutch Language
8 4 (1.84%) Portuguese Language
8 4 (1.84%) Spanish Language
9 2 (0.92%) Advertising
9 2 (0.92%) Automotive
9 2 (0.92%) French Language
9 2 (0.92%) Local Government
10 1 (0.46%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.46%) Law
Job Titles
1 69 (31.80%) IT Support
2 67 (30.88%) IT Engineer
3 57 (26.27%) Support Engineer
4 44 (20.28%) IT Support Engineer
5 37 (17.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 30 (13.82%) Senior
7 26 (11.98%) Analyst
8 24 (11.06%) IT Technician
9 23 (10.60%) Support Technician
10 22 (10.14%) 2nd Line Support
11 21 (9.68%) IT Support Technician
12 19 (8.76%) Support Analyst
13 17 (7.83%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 17 (7.83%) Administrator
14 16 (7.37%) Senior Support Engineer
15 13 (5.99%) Network Engineer
16 11 (5.07%) Systems Administrator
17 10 (4.61%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 10 (4.61%) Applications Support
17 10 (4.61%) Network Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.23%) Terraform
2 4 (1.84%) Middleware
3 3 (1.38%) CSS
3 3 (1.38%) EDI
3 3 (1.38%) HTML
3 3 (1.38%) JSON
4 2 (0.92%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (0.46%) .NET
5 1 (0.46%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.46%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 28 (12.90%) Driving Licence
2 18 (8.29%) CCTV
3 16 (7.37%) Onboarding
4 12 (5.53%) Hybrid Cloud
5 9 (4.15%) Data Centre
6 7 (3.23%) Private Cloud
6 7 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.76%) Clustering
8 5 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (2.30%) Operational Technology
9 4 (1.84%) IoT
9 4 (1.84%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.84%) PMI
10 3 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.38%) FMCG
10 3 (1.38%) iSeries
10 3 (1.38%) Replication
10 3 (1.38%) Social Media
11 2 (0.92%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.92%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 217 (100.00%) Windows
2 48 (22.12%) Linux
3 24 (11.06%) Windows 10
4 8 (3.69%) Apple iOS
4 8 (3.69%) Ubuntu
5 7 (3.23%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (2.76%) Android
6 6 (2.76%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (2.30%) Mac OS
7 5 (2.30%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (1.84%) VMS
9 3 (1.38%) Solaris
10 1 (0.46%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (38.25%) Problem-Solving
2 67 (30.88%) Continuous Improvement
3 49 (22.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 43 (19.82%) Service Delivery
5 39 (17.97%) Disaster Recovery
6 36 (16.59%) Customer Service
7 33 (15.21%) Cybersecurity
8 31 (14.29%) ITIL
9 30 (13.82%) ITSM
10 26 (11.98%) Mentoring
11 23 (10.60%) Root Cause Analysis
12 21 (9.68%) Project Delivery
13 20 (9.22%) AI
13 20 (9.22%) Stakeholder Management
14 19 (8.76%) Migration
15 18 (8.29%) Problem Management
16 17 (7.83%) Business Continuity
17 16 (7.37%) ERP
17 16 (7.37%) Technical Leadership
18 14 (6.45%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 50 (23.04%) PowerShell
2 39 (17.97%) SQL
3 15 (6.91%) VBA
4 14 (6.45%) Python
5 5 (2.30%) Bash
6 3 (1.38%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.38%) PHP
7 2 (0.92%) Bicep
7 2 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.92%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.46%) Ruby
8 1 (0.46%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 24 (11.06%) Degree
2 17 (7.83%) CCNA
2 17 (7.83%) Cisco Certification
2 17 (7.83%) Microsoft Certification
2 17 (7.83%) Security Cleared
3 16 (7.37%) SC Cleared
4 12 (5.53%) Azure Certification
4 12 (5.53%) DBS Check
5 10 (4.61%) CCNP
6 9 (4.15%) MCSE
7 7 (3.23%) MCSA
7 7 (3.23%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 6 (2.76%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (1.84%) A+ Certification
9 4 (1.84%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (1.84%) PMI Certification
10 3 (1.38%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.92%) CISSP
12 1 (0.46%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (12.90%) SLA
2 18 (8.29%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (3.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.76%) GDPR
5 4 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 135 (62.21%) Active Directory
2 81 (37.33%) Hyper-V
3 56 (25.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (3.69%) vSphere
5 6 (2.76%) Docker
6 5 (2.30%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (1.84%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (1.38%) Firmware
9 2 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.92%) XenApp
10 1 (0.46%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 47 (21.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (4.61%) SCCM
3 6 (2.76%) Failover Clustering
3 6 (2.76%) Kubernetes
3 6 (2.76%) Microsoft Clustering
4 4 (1.84%) Ansible
5 3 (1.38%) BMC PATROL
5 3 (1.38%) Control-M
5 3 (1.38%) WhatsUp Gold
6 2 (0.92%) Grafana
6 2 (0.92%) Nessus
6 2 (0.92%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.92%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.92%) Puppet
6 2 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.46%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.46%) SCOM
Vendors
1 155 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 72 (33.18%) VMware
3 14 (6.45%) Cisco
4 12 (5.53%) SonicWALL
5 11 (5.07%) Citrix
5 11 (5.07%) WatchGuard
6 10 (4.61%) Veeam
7 9 (4.15%) Mitel
7 9 (4.15%) ServiceNow
8 8 (3.69%) Fortinet
9 7 (3.23%) Apple
9 7 (3.23%) Draytek
9 7 (3.23%) Sophos
10 6 (2.76%) Meraki
10 6 (2.76%) Sage
10 6 (2.76%) SolarWinds
11 5 (2.30%) SAP
12 4 (1.84%) Google
12 4 (1.84%) Oracle
12 4 (1.84%) Remedy