Windows Server 2012 Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft Windows Server 2012
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Windows Server 2012 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 255 271 177
Rank change year-on-year +16 -94 +71
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2012 21 36 95
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.20% 0.39% 1.23%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.26% 2.34% 6.15%
Number of salaries quoted 8 18 72
10th Percentile £30,688 £36,250 £30,050
25th Percentile £32,750 £42,813 £36,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,750 £57,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -32.61% +6.98% +58.09%
75th Percentile £45,313 £60,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £51,125 - £63,975
England median annual salary £50,000 £48,713 £42,500
% change year-on-year +2.64% +14.62% -

All Operating Systems
South East

Windows Server 2012 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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 929 1,537 1,544
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 8.96% 16.55% 19.98%
Number of salaries quoted 763 938 1,302
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,525 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £66,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £70,925
England median annual salary £43,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.00% - -4.76%

Windows Server 2012
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows Server 2012 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Windows Server 2012 job vacancy trend in the South East

Windows Server 2012
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Windows Server 2012.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server 2012 in the South East over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows Server 2012 in the South East

Windows Server 2012
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2012 within the South East region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Kent - 17 £42,500 - 4
Hampshire +19 2 £26,750 -55.42%
Thames Valley +7 2 £33,500 -10.67% 5
Berkshire +2 2 £33,500 -10.67% 5
Windows Server 2012
England

Windows Server 2012
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 6 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (14.29%) SharePoint
3 2 (9.52%) IIS
4 1 (4.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (9.52%) AutoCAD
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (9.52%) NetSuite
2 1 (4.76%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 5 (23.81%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (9.52%) Azure
2 2 (9.52%) Entra ID
3 1 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (4.76%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (85.71%) DNS
2 17 (80.95%) DHCP
3 12 (57.14%) SAN
4 4 (19.05%) VPN
5 2 (9.52%) Firewall
5 2 (9.52%) LAN
5 2 (9.52%) VLAN
5 2 (9.52%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (9.52%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.52%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 18 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 2 (9.52%) Automotive
2 2 (9.52%) Manufacturing
3 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.76%) Military
Job Titles
1 13 (61.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 4 (19.05%) IT Support
2 4 (19.05%) Support Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) IT Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) IT Support Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) 3rd Line Support
4 2 (9.52%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Administrator
4 2 (9.52%) IT Administrator
4 2 (9.52%) IT Systems Administrator
4 2 (9.52%) Senior
4 2 (9.52%) Senior IT Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Senior IT Support
4 2 (9.52%) Senior Support Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Systems Administrator
5 1 (4.76%) 1st Line Support
5 1 (4.76%) Technical Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Technical Support
5 1 (4.76%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (14.29%) Driving Licence
2 1 (4.76%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 21 (100.00%) Windows
2 19 (90.48%) Windows Server
3 14 (66.67%) Windows Server 2019
4 5 (23.81%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (4.76%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (61.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 12 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 12 (57.14%) DevOps
3 12 (57.14%) Performance Tuning
3 12 (57.14%) Security Operations
4 4 (19.05%) ERP
5 2 (9.52%) Data Privacy
5 2 (9.52%) Project Delivery
5 2 (9.52%) Project Management
5 2 (9.52%) Service Delivery
6 1 (4.76%) Agile
6 1 (4.76%) Critical Thinking
6 1 (4.76%) IT Strategy
6 1 (4.76%) Migration
6 1 (4.76%) Regression Testing
6 1 (4.76%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.76%) PowerShell
1 1 (4.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (19.05%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (14.29%) Degree
2 3 (14.29%) MCP
2 3 (14.29%) MCSA
3 2 (9.52%) DBS Check
3 2 (9.52%) MCSE
4 1 (4.76%) SC Cleared
4 1 (4.76%) Security Cleared
4 1 (4.76%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 21 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 12 (57.14%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (9.52%) Hyper-V
4 1 (4.76%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (66.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (57.14%) SCCM
2 12 (57.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 20 (95.24%) Microsoft
2 17 (80.95%) VMware
3 15 (71.43%) Veeam
4 12 (57.14%) 3PAR
4 12 (57.14%) NetApp
4 12 (57.14%) SolarWinds
5 1 (4.76%) Apple
5 1 (4.76%) Mitel