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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 62 46
Rank change year-on-year -16 -16 +14
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 188 347 299
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.36% 3.46% 5.20%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.58% 28.68% 32.89%
Number of salaries quoted 153 224 256
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -17.65% -
75th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £57,096
90th Percentile £58,750 £58,375 £62,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - +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 765 1,210 909
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.68% 12.07% 15.80%
Number of salaries quoted 590 645 742
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,250 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,925 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £48,000 £55,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £72,525 £68,450 £68,750
England median annual salary £41,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -17.00% -4.76% -

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

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 2025.

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 2025. 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 +1 107 £32,500 -5.80% 34
West Midlands -26 79 £35,000 -10.26% 18
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 58 (30.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (19.68%) SharePoint
3 9 (4.79%) Skype for Business
4 8 (4.26%) IIS
5 6 (3.19%) WinCC
6 4 (2.13%) FactoryTalk
7 2 (1.06%) Apache
7 2 (1.06%) ArchestrA
8 1 (0.53%) Confluence
8 1 (0.53%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.53%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 23 (12.23%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.53%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (4.26%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (3.19%) SAP ERP
3 2 (1.06%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 121 (64.36%) Microsoft 365
2 104 (55.32%) Azure
3 32 (17.02%) Entra ID
4 21 (11.17%) AWS
5 16 (8.51%) SaaS
6 10 (5.32%) PaaS
7 9 (4.79%) Azure Sentinel
8 8 (4.26%) Azure Stack
8 8 (4.26%) Nutanix
9 7 (3.72%) GCP
10 6 (3.19%) Mimecast
11 5 (2.66%) IaaS
12 3 (1.60%) GitHub
12 3 (1.60%) iPaaS
12 3 (1.60%) OneDrive
13 2 (1.06%) ChatGPT
13 2 (1.06%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (1.06%) Google Workspace
13 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (1.06%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 72 (38.30%) DHCP
1 72 (38.30%) Firewall
2 71 (37.77%) DNS
3 44 (23.40%) WAN
4 36 (19.15%) LAN
5 31 (16.49%) VPN
6 24 (12.77%) TCP/IP
7 19 (10.11%) VLAN
8 18 (9.57%) SAN
9 11 (5.85%) Wi-Fi
10 10 (5.32%) Network Security
10 10 (5.32%) SD-WAN
11 9 (4.79%) Skype
12 8 (4.26%) Remote Desktop
13 6 (3.19%) Modbus
14 5 (2.66%) Ethernet
14 5 (2.66%) iSCSI
15 2 (1.06%) HTTPS
15 2 (1.06%) Profibus
15 2 (1.06%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (10.64%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.72%) DTS
3 3 (1.60%) Data Hub
3 3 (1.60%) SQL CLR
4 2 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.53%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (1.06%) Git
General
1 53 (28.19%) Social Skills
2 20 (10.64%) Public Sector
3 12 (6.38%) Manufacturing
4 11 (5.85%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (5.85%) Finance
5 10 (5.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (5.32%) Law
5 10 (5.32%) Retail
5 10 (5.32%) Telecoms
6 5 (2.66%) Billing
7 3 (1.60%) Back Office
7 3 (1.60%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (1.60%) Legal
8 2 (1.06%) Automotive
8 2 (1.06%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 64 (34.04%) Support Engineer
2 57 (30.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 56 (29.79%) IT Engineer
4 47 (25.00%) IT Support
5 29 (15.43%) Infrastructure Support
6 28 (14.89%) IT Support Engineer
7 23 (12.23%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
8 20 (10.64%) Analyst
8 20 (10.64%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
9 17 (9.04%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 16 (8.51%) Support Analyst
11 15 (7.98%) Technical Support
12 14 (7.45%) 2nd Line Support
12 14 (7.45%) 3rd Line Support
12 14 (7.45%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 13 (6.91%) 1st Line Support
14 12 (6.38%) Lead
15 10 (5.32%) Senior
15 10 (5.32%) Technical Analyst
16 9 (4.79%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.60%) .NET
1 3 (1.60%) .NET Core
1 3 (1.60%) .NET Framework
1 3 (1.60%) Dapper ORM
1 3 (1.60%) Entity Framework
2 2 (1.06%) CSS
2 2 (1.06%) Elastic Stack
2 2 (1.06%) HTML
2 2 (1.06%) jQuery
2 2 (1.06%) Laravel
2 2 (1.06%) RESTful
3 1 (0.53%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 44 (23.40%) Driving Licence
2 23 (12.23%) Onboarding
3 19 (10.11%) Data Centre
4 10 (5.32%) Hybrid Cloud
5 9 (4.79%) Operational Technology
6 7 (3.72%) CMDB
6 7 (3.72%) Renewable Energy
6 7 (3.72%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (3.19%) SCADA
8 4 (2.13%) Clustering
8 4 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.60%) Private Cloud
9 3 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.60%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 2 (1.06%) FMCG
10 2 (1.06%) Legacy Code
10 2 (1.06%) Management Information System
10 2 (1.06%) Mobile App
10 2 (1.06%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 188 (100.00%) Windows
2 41 (21.81%) Linux
3 32 (17.02%) Windows Server 2019
4 24 (12.77%) Windows Server 2016
5 14 (7.45%) Rocky
6 11 (5.85%) Windows 10
7 9 (4.79%) Apple iOS
8 8 (4.26%) Windows Server 2008
9 6 (3.19%) CentOS
9 6 (3.19%) Mac OS
9 6 (3.19%) Ubuntu
9 6 (3.19%) Windows 7
10 3 (1.60%) Android
10 3 (1.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (1.06%) AIX
11 2 (1.06%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.53%) Unix
12 1 (0.53%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (32.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 56 (29.79%) Customer Service
3 53 (28.19%) Problem-Solving
4 26 (13.83%) ITIL
5 23 (12.23%) Cybersecurity
6 22 (11.70%) Disaster Recovery
7 21 (11.17%) Infrastructure Management
8 18 (9.57%) Data Security
8 18 (9.57%) Migration
9 15 (7.98%) Continuous Improvement
9 15 (7.98%) Mentoring
10 14 (7.45%) Incident Management
10 14 (7.45%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 13 (6.91%) Collaborative Culture
12 12 (6.38%) Project Delivery
12 12 (6.38%) Service Delivery
13 11 (5.85%) Problem Management
14 10 (5.32%) Agile
14 10 (5.32%) ITSM
14 10 (5.32%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 37 (19.68%) PowerShell
2 26 (13.83%) SQL
3 3 (1.60%) C#
4 2 (1.06%) Bash
4 2 (1.06%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.06%) Ladder Logic
4 2 (1.06%) Perl
4 2 (1.06%) PHP
4 2 (1.06%) Python
5 1 (0.53%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 27 (14.36%) Microsoft Certification
2 25 (13.30%) MCSA
3 24 (12.77%) MCP
4 20 (10.64%) MCSE
5 18 (9.57%) Degree
6 17 (9.04%) CCNA
6 17 (9.04%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (8.51%) Azure Certification
8 15 (7.98%) A+ Certification
9 14 (7.45%) DV Cleared
9 14 (7.45%) Security Cleared
10 10 (5.32%) Network+ Certification
10 10 (5.32%) SC Cleared
11 8 (4.26%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (4.26%) CCNP
12 6 (3.19%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (2.13%) CompTIA Security+
13 4 (2.13%) DBS Check
14 2 (1.06%) AWS Certification
14 2 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (9.04%) GDPR
2 10 (5.32%) SLA
3 6 (3.19%) IEC 61508
3 6 (3.19%) QA
4 4 (2.13%) IEC 61131
5 3 (1.60%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 130 (69.15%) Active Directory
2 53 (28.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 50 (26.60%) Hyper-V
4 12 (6.38%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (3.19%) XenApp
6 4 (2.13%) Terminal Services
6 4 (2.13%) vSphere
7 2 (1.06%) Docker
7 2 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (1.06%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 30 (15.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (6.91%) SCCM
3 8 (4.26%) Ansible
3 8 (4.26%) Kubernetes
4 7 (3.72%) Nagios
4 7 (3.72%) ZABBIX
5 6 (3.19%) Autotask
6 4 (2.13%) FortiGate
6 4 (2.13%) SCOM
7 3 (1.60%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (1.06%) AirWatch
8 2 (1.06%) Progress Chef
8 2 (1.06%) Puppet
8 2 (1.06%) SCOrch
8 2 (1.06%) SCSM
8 2 (1.06%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.53%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.53%) Norton AntiVirus
9 1 (0.53%) Terraform
9 1 (0.53%) WSUS
Vendors
1 119 (63.30%) Microsoft
2 58 (30.85%) VMware
3 21 (11.17%) Cisco
4 17 (9.04%) Meraki
5 16 (8.51%) Dell
6 15 (7.98%) HP
7 13 (6.91%) Citrix
8 11 (5.85%) Apple
9 10 (5.32%) Google
9 10 (5.32%) Red Hat
10 8 (4.26%) SAP
10 8 (4.26%) Veeam
11 7 (3.72%) BMC
11 7 (3.72%) Darktrace
11 7 (3.72%) Proofpoint
11 7 (3.72%) SolarWinds
11 7 (3.72%) SonicWALL
11 7 (3.72%) Tanium
11 7 (3.72%) Trend Micro
12 6 (3.19%) Nasuni