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

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 81 52
Rank change year-on-year -20 -29 +4
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 203 198 406
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.37% 3.42% 3.86%
As % of the Operating Systems category 28.00% 23.02% 31.35%
Number of salaries quoted 176 165 305
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,500 £27,750 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% - -17.65%
75th Percentile £48,750 £48,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £58,250 £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 725 860 1,295
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.89% 14.84% 12.31%
Number of salaries quoted 542 657 808
10th Percentile £27,033 £26,250 £25,243
25th Percentile £31,000 £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 £52,188 £45,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,500 £65,603
England median annual salary £45,000 £41,355 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.81% -17.29% -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 2 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 2 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
East Midlands -22 105 £32,500 -7.14% 34
West Midlands -22 98 £42,500 +21.43% 46
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 54 (26.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (18.23%) SharePoint
3 20 (9.85%) IIS
4 7 (3.45%) Apache
4 7 (3.45%) nginx
5 1 (0.49%) Tomcat
Applications
1 21 (10.34%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (8.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.48%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.48%) Exchequer
1 3 (1.48%) Infor CloudSuite
1 3 (1.48%) Infor LN
1 3 (1.48%) Infor M3
1 3 (1.48%) Primavera
1 3 (1.48%) Sage X3
2 2 (0.99%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 146 (71.92%) Microsoft 365
2 99 (48.77%) Azure
3 80 (39.41%) Entra ID
4 19 (9.36%) AWS
5 17 (8.37%) SaaS
6 9 (4.43%) Microsoft Copilot
7 8 (3.94%) IaaS
7 8 (3.94%) OneDrive
7 8 (3.94%) Power Automate
8 7 (3.45%) Microsoft Purview
8 7 (3.45%) Power Platform
9 6 (2.96%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (2.96%) PaaS
10 4 (1.97%) Cloudflare
11 3 (1.48%) GCP
12 2 (0.99%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (0.99%) GitHub
12 2 (0.99%) GitHub Actions
13 1 (0.49%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.49%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 83 (40.89%) Firewall
2 78 (38.42%) DNS
3 56 (27.59%) DHCP
4 47 (23.15%) VPN
5 40 (19.70%) TCP/IP
6 33 (16.26%) VLAN
7 22 (10.84%) Wireless
8 17 (8.37%) LAN
9 16 (7.88%) WAN
10 11 (5.42%) Network Security
11 10 (4.93%) Wi-Fi
12 8 (3.94%) SAN
12 8 (3.94%) VoIP
13 4 (1.97%) Internet
13 4 (1.97%) MQTT
13 4 (1.97%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (1.48%) IP Telephony
15 2 (0.99%) Cisco ASA
15 2 (0.99%) NAS
16 1 (0.49%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (8.87%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.46%) Power BI
3 4 (1.97%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (1.97%) MongoDB
4 3 (1.48%) MySQL
5 2 (0.99%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (0.99%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (0.99%) KNIME
5 2 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.99%) Power Query
6 1 (0.49%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (3.45%) Git
1 7 (3.45%) JIRA
2 2 (0.99%) Ant
2 2 (0.99%) Apache Ivy
2 2 (0.99%) IBM UrbanCode
2 2 (0.99%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.99%) Maven
2 2 (0.99%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.49%) Carbide.c++
General
1 87 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 18 (8.87%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (8.37%) Manufacturing
4 11 (5.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 11 (5.42%) Telecoms
5 6 (2.96%) Finance
5 6 (2.96%) Legal
6 5 (2.46%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (2.46%) Public Sector
6 5 (2.46%) Retail
7 4 (1.97%) Dutch Language
7 4 (1.97%) Portuguese Language
7 4 (1.97%) Spanish Language
8 2 (0.99%) Automotive
8 2 (0.99%) French Language
9 1 (0.49%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.49%) Law
9 1 (0.49%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 61 (30.05%) IT Support
2 60 (29.56%) IT Engineer
3 49 (24.14%) Support Engineer
4 37 (18.23%) IT Support Engineer
5 36 (17.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 28 (13.79%) Analyst
7 26 (12.81%) Senior
8 23 (11.33%) IT Technician
9 22 (10.84%) Support Technician
10 21 (10.34%) Support Analyst
11 20 (9.85%) IT Support Technician
12 19 (9.36%) 2nd Line Support
13 17 (8.37%) Administrator
14 14 (6.90%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 14 (6.90%) Senior Support Engineer
15 13 (6.40%) Applications Support
15 13 (6.40%) Network Engineer
16 11 (5.42%) Systems Administrator
17 10 (4.93%) IT Analyst
17 10 (4.93%) Network Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.96%) Terraform
2 4 (1.97%) Middleware
3 3 (1.48%) CSS
3 3 (1.48%) EDI
3 3 (1.48%) HTML
3 3 (1.48%) JSON
4 2 (0.99%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (0.49%) .NET
5 1 (0.49%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 20 (9.85%) Driving Licence
2 14 (6.90%) CCTV
3 13 (6.40%) Onboarding
4 11 (5.42%) Hybrid Cloud
5 8 (3.94%) Data Centre
6 7 (3.45%) Private Cloud
6 7 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.96%) Clustering
8 5 (2.46%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.97%) IoT
9 4 (1.97%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.97%) PMI
10 3 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.48%) FMCG
10 3 (1.48%) iSeries
10 3 (1.48%) Operational Technology
10 3 (1.48%) Replication
10 3 (1.48%) Social Media
11 2 (0.99%) AI Agents
11 2 (0.99%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 203 (100.00%) Windows
2 41 (20.20%) Linux
3 20 (9.85%) Windows 10
4 8 (3.94%) Apple iOS
4 8 (3.94%) Windows Server 2016
5 7 (3.45%) Ubuntu
6 6 (2.96%) Android
6 6 (2.96%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (2.46%) Mac OS
7 5 (2.46%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (1.97%) VMS
9 3 (1.48%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (39.90%) Problem-Solving
2 64 (31.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 46 (22.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 40 (19.70%) Service Delivery
5 33 (16.26%) Disaster Recovery
6 31 (15.27%) Customer Service
7 27 (13.30%) ITIL
8 26 (12.81%) Cybersecurity
9 25 (12.32%) ITSM
10 24 (11.82%) Mentoring
11 23 (11.33%) Root Cause Analysis
12 20 (9.85%) Project Delivery
13 18 (8.87%) AI
13 18 (8.87%) Problem Management
13 18 (8.87%) Stakeholder Management
14 16 (7.88%) Business Continuity
14 16 (7.88%) ERP
15 15 (7.39%) Migration
15 15 (7.39%) Technical Leadership
16 14 (6.90%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 48 (23.65%) PowerShell
2 40 (19.70%) SQL
3 15 (7.39%) VBA
4 13 (6.40%) Python
5 4 (1.97%) Bash
6 3 (1.48%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.48%) PHP
7 2 (0.99%) Bicep
7 2 (0.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.99%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.49%) Ruby
8 1 (0.49%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 23 (11.33%) Degree
2 16 (7.88%) Security Cleared
3 15 (7.39%) SC Cleared
4 14 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (6.40%) CCNA
5 13 (6.40%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (5.91%) DBS Check
7 11 (5.42%) Azure Certification
8 6 (2.96%) CCNP
8 6 (2.96%) Network+ Certification
9 5 (2.46%) A+ Certification
9 5 (2.46%) MCSE
10 4 (1.97%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (1.97%) PMI Certification
11 3 (1.48%) MCSA
11 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 2 (0.99%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.99%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (13.30%) SLA
2 13 (6.40%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (3.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.96%) GDPR
5 4 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 130 (64.04%) Active Directory
2 76 (37.44%) Hyper-V
3 50 (24.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.96%) Docker
5 5 (2.46%) vSphere
6 4 (1.97%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (1.48%) Firmware
8 2 (0.99%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.99%) XenApp
9 1 (0.49%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 41 (20.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (3.94%) SCCM
3 6 (2.96%) Failover Clustering
3 6 (2.96%) Kubernetes
3 6 (2.96%) Microsoft Clustering
4 5 (2.46%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.97%) Ansible
6 3 (1.48%) BMC PATROL
6 3 (1.48%) Control-M
6 3 (1.48%) WhatsUp Gold
7 2 (0.99%) Grafana
7 2 (0.99%) Nessus
7 2 (0.99%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.99%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.99%) Puppet
8 1 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.49%) SCOM
Vendors
1 148 (72.91%) Microsoft
2 62 (30.54%) VMware
3 12 (5.91%) Cisco
4 11 (5.42%) SonicWALL
5 10 (4.93%) Citrix
5 10 (4.93%) ServiceNow
6 9 (4.43%) Veeam
7 8 (3.94%) Fortinet
7 8 (3.94%) Sage
8 7 (3.45%) Sophos
8 7 (3.45%) WatchGuard
9 6 (2.96%) Apple
9 6 (2.96%) SolarWinds
10 5 (2.46%) Mitel
10 5 (2.46%) SAP
11 4 (1.97%) Meraki
11 4 (1.97%) Oracle
11 4 (1.97%) Remedy
12 3 (1.48%) BMC
12 3 (1.48%) Epicor