Windows Server Jobs in the North of England

Microsoft Windows Server
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Windows Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Windows Server over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 61 83 61
Rank change year-on-year +22 -22 -4
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 621 710 865
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 3.60% 4.07% 4.80%
As % of the Operating Systems category 27.67% 29.66% 23.12%
Number of salaries quoted 534 543 793
10th Percentile £26,000 £24,750 £24,500
25th Percentile £29,250 £31,250 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £50,188 £52,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £62,500 £62,766 £57,500
England median annual salary £42,500 £44,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.41% +3.53% -

All Operating Systems
North of England

Windows Server is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 2,244 2,394 3,742
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 13.00% 13.73% 20.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,759 1,535 2,459
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.56%
75th Percentile £56,250 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,968 £71,652 £68,950
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in the North of England

Windows Server
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows Server in the North of England.

Salary trend for Windows Server in the North of England

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in the North of England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in the North of England

Windows Server
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the North of England region over the 6 months to 28 April 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
Yorkshire +71 285 £37,500 - 47
North West -33 228 £43,500 -3.33% 68
North East +19 108 £35,000 -14.63% 21
Windows Server
England

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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
1 161 (25.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 70 (11.27%) SharePoint
3 15 (2.42%) IIS
4 4 (0.64%) CMS
4 4 (0.64%) Confluence
4 4 (0.64%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.16%) Site Server
6 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 79 (12.72%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.16%) Magento
2 1 (0.16%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 373 (60.06%) Microsoft 365
2 296 (47.67%) Azure
3 115 (18.52%) Entra ID
4 83 (13.37%) AWS
5 61 (9.82%) OneDrive
6 23 (3.70%) Power Platform
7 18 (2.90%) SaaS
8 14 (2.25%) GCP
9 10 (1.61%) GitHub
9 10 (1.61%) IaaS
9 10 (1.61%) PowerApps
10 9 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (1.45%) Power Automate
11 8 (1.29%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (0.97%) PaaS
12 6 (0.97%) Serverless
13 5 (0.81%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 5 (0.81%) Azure Logic Apps
13 5 (0.81%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 185 (29.79%) Firewall
2 139 (22.38%) DNS
3 125 (20.13%) DHCP
4 92 (14.81%) LAN
5 90 (14.49%) WAN
6 68 (10.95%) VPN
7 57 (9.18%) SAN
8 54 (8.70%) TCP/IP
9 49 (7.89%) Wi-Fi
10 45 (7.25%) VoIP
11 44 (7.09%) VLAN
12 42 (6.76%) NAS
13 35 (5.64%) Wireless
14 21 (3.38%) WLAN
15 19 (3.06%) Remote Desktop
16 15 (2.42%) Internet
16 15 (2.42%) Network Security
17 12 (1.93%) SSL
18 9 (1.45%) Multicast
19 6 (0.97%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (14.33%) SQL Server
2 25 (4.03%) Amazon RDS
3 16 (2.58%) Power BI
4 13 (2.09%) MySQL
5 11 (1.77%) DB2
6 3 (0.48%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.32%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.32%) Redis
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.16%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (0.97%) Eclipse
1 6 (0.97%) Git
2 5 (0.81%) JIRA
3 4 (0.64%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.48%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.48%) GitLab
5 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio
General
1 215 (34.62%) Social Skills
2 51 (8.21%) Finance
2 51 (8.21%) Law
3 49 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (4.99%) Retail
5 28 (4.51%) Manufacturing
6 22 (3.54%) Telecoms
7 20 (3.22%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (2.74%) Legal
9 16 (2.58%) Marketing
10 15 (2.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.45%) Public Sector
13 8 (1.29%) Games
14 7 (1.13%) Military
15 5 (0.81%) Automotive
16 4 (0.64%) Advertising
16 4 (0.64%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.64%) Agriculture
16 4 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 126 (20.29%) IT Support
2 113 (18.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 90 (14.49%) Support Engineer
4 84 (13.53%) IT Engineer
5 65 (10.47%) Analyst
5 65 (10.47%) IT Technician
6 46 (7.41%) Infrastructure Specialist
6 46 (7.41%) Senior
7 45 (7.25%) Lead
8 44 (7.09%) IT Support Engineer
9 40 (6.44%) Support Technician
10 37 (5.96%) Cloud Engineer
11 34 (5.48%) IT Support Technician
12 33 (5.31%) Administrator
13 32 (5.15%) 2nd Line Support
14 30 (4.83%) Systems Administrator
15 29 (4.67%) Team Leader
16 27 (4.35%) Support Analyst
17 25 (4.03%) IT Manager
18 24 (3.86%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.61%) .NET
2 6 (0.97%) AWS CDK
2 6 (0.97%) LDAP
3 4 (0.64%) JSON
4 3 (0.48%) EDI
4 3 (0.48%) HTML
4 3 (0.48%) Middleware
4 3 (0.48%) REST
5 2 (0.32%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.32%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.32%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.32%) ASP.NET
5 2 (0.32%) Node.js
6 1 (0.16%) Classic ASP
6 1 (0.16%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 51 (8.21%) Management Information System
2 42 (6.76%) Driving Licence
3 30 (4.83%) Data Centre
4 20 (3.22%) Clustering
5 18 (2.90%) Replication
5 18 (2.90%) SCADA
6 16 (2.58%) Operational Technology
7 13 (2.09%) Onboarding
8 10 (1.61%) Public Cloud
9 9 (1.45%) Fat Client
9 9 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (1.45%) Thin Client
10 8 (1.29%) Life Science
11 7 (1.13%) Client/Server
11 7 (1.13%) Cyberattack
11 7 (1.13%) Enterprise Storage
12 6 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
12 6 (0.97%) Video Conferencing
13 4 (0.64%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 620 (99.84%) Windows
2 96 (15.46%) Linux
3 92 (14.81%) Windows Server 2012
4 90 (14.49%) Windows 10
5 85 (13.69%) Windows Server 2016
6 73 (11.76%) Windows Server 2019
7 30 (4.83%) Windows Server 2008
8 21 (3.38%) Android
9 18 (2.90%) Apple iOS
10 17 (2.74%) Mac OS
10 17 (2.74%) Windows 7
11 13 (2.09%) Windows 8
12 12 (1.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 7 (1.13%) VMS
14 4 (0.64%) CentOS
14 4 (0.64%) Unix
14 4 (0.64%) Windows Vista
15 3 (0.48%) Amazon Linux
15 3 (0.48%) Windows Server 2003
16 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (27.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 142 (22.87%) Problem-Solving
3 129 (20.77%) ITIL
4 119 (19.16%) Customer Service
5 69 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
5 69 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
6 55 (8.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 54 (8.70%) Migration
8 43 (6.92%) Mentoring
9 36 (5.80%) Time Management
10 32 (5.15%) Customer Experience
10 32 (5.15%) DevOps
11 30 (4.83%) Server Management
12 29 (4.67%) Service Management
13 28 (4.51%) Roadmaps
14 26 (4.19%) User Experience
15 25 (4.03%) Energy Management
15 25 (4.03%) High Availability
15 25 (4.03%) Operations Management
16 24 (3.86%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 96 (15.46%) PowerShell
2 64 (10.31%) SQL
3 27 (4.35%) Python
4 17 (2.74%) VBScript
5 12 (1.93%) Bash
6 11 (1.77%) Delphi
7 5 (0.81%) Java
8 4 (0.64%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.64%) VBA
9 3 (0.48%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.48%) VB
10 2 (0.32%) C#
10 2 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.16%) Perl
Qualifications
1 80 (12.88%) Degree
2 50 (8.05%) Microsoft Certification
3 23 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
3 23 (3.70%) MCSE
4 22 (3.54%) CCNA
5 19 (3.06%) MCSA
6 13 (2.09%) AWS Certification
6 13 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.77%) DBS Check
8 10 (1.61%) Azure Certification
9 9 (1.45%) Security Cleared
10 8 (1.29%) ITIL Certification
10 8 (1.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 8 (1.29%) MCP
11 6 (0.97%) SC Cleared
12 4 (0.64%) CISSP
13 3 (0.48%) HNC
13 3 (0.48%) HND
13 3 (0.48%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (11.11%) SLA
2 19 (3.06%) Cyber Essentials
3 17 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (1.61%) NIST
5 8 (1.29%) GDPR
6 4 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (0.48%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 368 (59.26%) Active Directory
2 189 (30.43%) Hyper-V
3 142 (22.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 31 (4.99%) VMware ESXi
5 24 (3.86%) Virtual Machines
6 23 (3.70%) vSphere
7 11 (1.77%) Terminal Services
7 11 (1.77%) Virtual Desktop
8 9 (1.45%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (0.81%) Firmware
10 4 (0.64%) Docker
10 4 (0.64%) VMware Server
11 3 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
12 1 (0.16%) Dovecot
12 1 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
12 1 (0.16%) Postfix
12 1 (0.16%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.16%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 99 (15.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (7.09%) SCCM
3 26 (4.19%) SCOM
4 22 (3.54%) WSUS
5 18 (2.90%) vCenter Server
6 17 (2.74%) Failover Clustering
7 14 (2.25%) FortiGate
8 11 (1.77%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 10 (1.61%) Single Sign-On
10 9 (1.45%) Autotask
11 8 (1.29%) Terraform
12 7 (1.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 7 (1.13%) Ansible
12 7 (1.13%) Jamf Pro
13 6 (0.97%) Microsoft Clustering
14 5 (0.81%) Nagios
15 4 (0.64%) Backup Exec
16 3 (0.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
17 2 (0.32%) Kubernetes
17 2 (0.32%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 348 (56.04%) Microsoft
2 254 (40.90%) VMware
3 63 (10.14%) Citrix
4 59 (9.50%) Cisco
5 51 (8.21%) Veeam
6 22 (3.54%) Apple
7 18 (2.90%) IBM
8 17 (2.74%) Datto
9 16 (2.58%) Aruba
10 14 (2.25%) Meraki
10 14 (2.25%) SolarWinds
10 14 (2.25%) Sophos
11 13 (2.09%) Kaseya
12 12 (1.93%) Red Hat
12 12 (1.93%) SAP
13 10 (1.61%) Google
14 9 (1.45%) Dell
14 9 (1.45%) Ubiquiti
15 8 (1.29%) CheckPoint
16 7 (1.13%) Avaya