Microsoft Windows Server
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Windows Server skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 22 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | 14 | 26 | 23 |
Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -3 | +11 |
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server | 1 | 2 | 8 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston | 1.69% | 1.30% | 4.57% |
As % of the Operating Systems category | 10.00% | 40.00% | 66.67% |
Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 7 |
10th Percentile | - | £46,500 | - |
25th Percentile | £46,250 | £48,750 | £28,250 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £52,500 | £32,500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +61.54% | +8.33% |
75th Percentile | £48,750 | £56,250 | £48,750 |
90th Percentile | - | £58,500 | - |
Lancashire median annual salary | £45,000 | £35,000 | £55,000 |
% change year-on-year | +28.57% | -36.36% | +29.41% |
All Operating Systems
Preston
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 Preston.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 10 | 5 | 12 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston | 16.95% | 3.25% | 6.86% |
Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 5 | 9 |
10th Percentile | £24,988 | - | - |
25th Percentile | £28,531 | £26,250 | £28,250 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,375 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -21.39% | -5.26% | +58.33% |
75th Percentile | £42,531 | £47,000 | £48,750 |
90th Percentile | £46,263 | £54,800 | £70,000 |
Lancashire median annual salary | £38,000 | £42,754 | £47,500 |
% change year-on-year | -11.12% | -9.99% | +46.15% |
Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Windows Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Windows Server
Salary Trend in Preston
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Windows Server.

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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: