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 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 76 52
Rank change year-on-year -19 -24 +10
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 192 214 421
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.33% 3.72% 3.91%
As % of the Operating Systems category 26.09% 23.99% 32.24%
Number of salaries quoted 167 178 347
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,500 £29,000 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -4.11% -9.88%
75th Percentile £48,250 £48,563 £49,375
90th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £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 736 892 1,306
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 5.11% 15.52% 12.14%
Number of salaries quoted 551 681 895
10th Percentile £26,750 £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 £70,000 £63,750
England median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year +8.43% -13.54% -8.57%

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 12 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 12 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 -22 102 £32,500 -7.14% 24
West Midlands -31 90 £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 50 (26.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (16.67%) SharePoint
3 13 (6.77%) IIS
4 4 (2.08%) Apache
4 4 (2.08%) nginx
Applications
1 21 (10.94%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (8.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.56%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.08%) Exchequer
1 4 (2.08%) Primavera
2 3 (1.56%) Infor CloudSuite
2 3 (1.56%) Infor LN
2 3 (1.56%) Infor M3
2 3 (1.56%) Sage X3
3 2 (1.04%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 136 (70.83%) Microsoft 365
2 90 (46.88%) Azure
3 71 (36.98%) Entra ID
4 18 (9.38%) SaaS
5 15 (7.81%) AWS
6 11 (5.73%) IaaS
7 9 (4.69%) PaaS
8 7 (3.65%) Microsoft Purview
8 7 (3.65%) OneDrive
8 7 (3.65%) Power Platform
9 6 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (3.13%) Microsoft Copilot
10 5 (2.60%) Power Automate
11 4 (2.08%) Cloudflare
12 2 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (1.04%) GCP
12 2 (1.04%) GitHub
12 2 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
13 1 (0.52%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.52%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 72 (37.50%) Firewall
2 71 (36.98%) DNS
3 52 (27.08%) DHCP
4 41 (21.35%) VPN
5 37 (19.27%) TCP/IP
6 30 (15.63%) VLAN
7 20 (10.42%) Wireless
8 15 (7.81%) LAN
8 15 (7.81%) WAN
9 9 (4.69%) Network Security
9 9 (4.69%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (4.17%) SAN
10 8 (4.17%) VoIP
11 4 (2.08%) MQTT
12 3 (1.56%) Internet
12 3 (1.56%) NAS
13 2 (1.04%) Cisco ASA
13 2 (1.04%) Remote Desktop
14 1 (0.52%) DMZ
14 1 (0.52%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (10.42%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.60%) Power BI
3 4 (2.08%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (2.08%) MongoDB
4 3 (1.56%) MySQL
5 2 (1.04%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (1.04%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (1.04%) KNIME
5 2 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.04%) Power Query
6 1 (0.52%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.52%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (3.65%) Git
1 7 (3.65%) JIRA
2 2 (1.04%) Ant
2 2 (1.04%) Apache Ivy
2 2 (1.04%) IBM UrbanCode
2 2 (1.04%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.04%) Maven
2 2 (1.04%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.52%) Carbide.c++
General
1 78 (40.63%) Social Skills
2 17 (8.85%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (7.81%) Manufacturing
4 11 (5.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (4.17%) Finance
5 8 (4.17%) Telecoms
6 5 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (2.60%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (2.60%) Retail
7 4 (2.08%) Dutch Language
7 4 (2.08%) Legal
7 4 (2.08%) Portuguese Language
7 4 (2.08%) Public Sector
7 4 (2.08%) Spanish Language
8 2 (1.04%) Automotive
8 2 (1.04%) French Language
9 1 (0.52%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.52%) Law
9 1 (0.52%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 61 (31.77%) IT Support
2 57 (29.69%) IT Engineer
3 45 (23.44%) Support Engineer
4 36 (18.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 35 (18.23%) IT Support Engineer
6 31 (16.15%) Analyst
7 24 (12.50%) Support Analyst
8 22 (11.46%) IT Technician
9 21 (10.94%) Senior
10 20 (10.42%) Support Technician
11 19 (9.90%) IT Support Technician
12 16 (8.33%) 2nd Line Support
12 16 (8.33%) Applications Support
13 15 (7.81%) Administrator
14 13 (6.77%) Network Engineer
15 12 (6.25%) IT Analyst
16 11 (5.73%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 11 (5.73%) Senior Support Engineer
17 10 (5.21%) Applications Support Analyst
17 10 (5.21%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.08%) Middleware
2 3 (1.56%) CSS
2 3 (1.56%) EDI
2 3 (1.56%) HTML
2 3 (1.56%) JSON
3 2 (1.04%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.52%) .NET
4 1 (0.52%) SAP CAF
4 1 (0.52%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 17 (8.85%) Driving Licence
2 13 (6.77%) Onboarding
3 11 (5.73%) CCTV
4 10 (5.21%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (3.65%) Data Centre
5 7 (3.65%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (3.13%) Clustering
6 6 (3.13%) Private Cloud
7 5 (2.60%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (2.08%) IoT
8 4 (2.08%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.56%) Enterprise Storage
9 3 (1.56%) FMCG
9 3 (1.56%) iSeries
9 3 (1.56%) PMI
9 3 (1.56%) Replication
9 3 (1.56%) Social Media
10 2 (1.04%) CMDB
10 2 (1.04%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 192 (100.00%) Windows
2 33 (17.19%) Linux
3 18 (9.38%) Windows 10
4 8 (4.17%) Apple iOS
5 6 (3.13%) Android
6 5 (2.60%) Mac OS
6 5 (2.60%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (2.08%) Ubuntu
7 4 (2.08%) VMS
7 4 (2.08%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (1.56%) Solaris
9 1 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (40.10%) Problem-Solving
2 61 (31.77%) Continuous Improvement
3 43 (22.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 35 (18.23%) Service Delivery
5 31 (16.15%) Customer Service
6 28 (14.58%) Disaster Recovery
6 28 (14.58%) ITIL
7 25 (13.02%) Root Cause Analysis
8 24 (12.50%) ITSM
8 24 (12.50%) Mentoring
9 20 (10.42%) Cybersecurity
10 18 (9.38%) Project Delivery
11 17 (8.85%) Problem Management
12 16 (8.33%) ERP
12 16 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
13 15 (7.81%) Collaborative Working
14 14 (7.29%) Business Continuity
14 14 (7.29%) Service Management
15 13 (6.77%) AI
15 13 (6.77%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (24.48%) PowerShell
2 40 (20.83%) SQL
3 15 (7.81%) VBA
4 14 (7.29%) Python
5 4 (2.08%) Bash
6 3 (1.56%) Bicep
6 3 (1.56%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.56%) PHP
7 2 (1.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (1.04%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (10.42%) Degree
2 15 (7.81%) Security Cleared
3 14 (7.29%) SC Cleared
4 12 (6.25%) DBS Check
5 11 (5.73%) Azure Certification
5 11 (5.73%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (4.69%) CCNA
6 9 (4.69%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.60%) A+ Certification
7 5 (2.60%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (1.56%) CCNP
8 3 (1.56%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (1.56%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.04%) AWS Certification
9 2 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (1.04%) CISSP
9 2 (1.04%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (13.54%) SLA
2 9 (4.69%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (4.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (2.60%) GDPR
4 4 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 129 (67.19%) Active Directory
2 72 (37.50%) Hyper-V
3 44 (22.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (3.13%) Docker
4 6 (3.13%) vSphere
5 3 (1.56%) Firmware
6 2 (1.04%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.52%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.52%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 33 (17.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (4.17%) SCCM
3 7 (3.65%) Single Sign-On
3 7 (3.65%) Terraform
4 6 (3.13%) Failover Clustering
4 6 (3.13%) Kubernetes
4 6 (3.13%) Microsoft Clustering
5 5 (2.60%) Ansible
6 3 (1.56%) BMC PATROL
6 3 (1.56%) Control-M
6 3 (1.56%) Grafana
6 3 (1.56%) WhatsUp Gold
7 2 (1.04%) Nessus
7 2 (1.04%) Progress Chef
7 2 (1.04%) Prometheus
7 2 (1.04%) Puppet
8 1 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.52%) SCOM
Vendors
1 140 (72.92%) Microsoft
2 53 (27.60%) VMware
3 12 (6.25%) Cisco
4 11 (5.73%) ServiceNow
4 11 (5.73%) Veeam
5 9 (4.69%) Sage
6 8 (4.17%) Fortinet
6 8 (4.17%) SonicWALL
7 7 (3.65%) Citrix
8 6 (3.13%) SAP
8 6 (3.13%) SolarWinds
8 6 (3.13%) Sophos
9 5 (2.60%) Apple
10 4 (2.08%) Oracle
10 4 (2.08%) Remedy
10 4 (2.08%) WatchGuard
11 3 (1.56%) Adobe
11 3 (1.56%) BMC
11 3 (1.56%) Infor
11 3 (1.56%) Meraki