Windows Server Jobs in the South East

Microsoft Windows Server
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Windows Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Windows Server over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 48 75
Rank change year-on-year -87 +27 +3
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 181 763 558
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.93% 4.55% 3.84%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.95% 26.89% 20.04%
Number of salaries quoted 151 695 440
10th Percentile £30,250 £25,850 £25,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £30,000 £28,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £39,000 £36,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.97% +8.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £59,000 £66,780
England median annual salary £42,500 £41,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +2.41% -7.78% +5.88%

All Operating Systems
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,211 2,838 2,785
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 12.90% 16.92% 19.18%
Number of salaries quoted 890 2,278 1,947
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,750 £31,250 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,050 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.76% - -10.53%
75th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £71,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -14.29% -

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in the South East

Windows Server
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows Server in the South East.

Salary trend for Windows Server in the South East

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in the South East over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in the South East

Windows Server
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 within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 May 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
Hampshire -25 66 £51,250 +36.67% 48
Thames Valley -54 64 £43,250 +2.98% 55
Berkshire -47 30 £38,500 -23.00% 23
Buckinghamshire +1 24 £45,000 +40.63% 22
Surrey +1 24 £37,500 -25.00% 22
Kent +9 20 £35,500 -11.25% 16
Oxfordshire -23 10 £41,500 -2.35% 13
Sussex +5 3 £72,500 +107.14% 2
West Sussex -1 2 £37,500 +25.00% 15
East Sussex -18 2 £36,000 -20.00%
Windows Server
England

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 40 (22.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (14.36%) SharePoint
3 8 (4.42%) IIS
4 6 (3.31%) Apache
5 5 (2.76%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.55%) nginx
6 1 (0.55%) SharePoint 2010
6 1 (0.55%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 16 (8.84%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.55%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.21%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.55%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.55%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 72 (39.78%) Azure
2 67 (37.02%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (18.78%) AWS
4 23 (12.71%) Entra ID
5 11 (6.08%) GCP
6 8 (4.42%) Power Automate
7 6 (3.31%) OpenShift
8 5 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (2.76%) Power Platform
8 5 (2.76%) PowerApps
9 3 (1.66%) IaaS
10 2 (1.10%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (1.10%) SaaS
11 1 (0.55%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.55%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.55%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.55%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 72 (39.78%) Firewall
2 56 (30.94%) DNS
3 47 (25.97%) DHCP
4 24 (13.26%) VPN
5 22 (12.15%) TCP/IP
6 20 (11.05%) SAN
7 18 (9.94%) Network Security
7 18 (9.94%) Wi-Fi
8 16 (8.84%) VLAN
9 13 (7.18%) WAN
10 12 (6.63%) LAN
10 12 (6.63%) NAS
10 12 (6.63%) Remote Desktop
11 9 (4.97%) 5G
11 9 (4.97%) Bluetooth
11 9 (4.97%) LTE
11 9 (4.97%) VoIP
12 8 (4.42%) SMTP
12 8 (4.42%) VSAN
13 5 (2.76%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (11.60%) SQL Server
2 11 (6.08%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (2.76%) Relational Database
4 4 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.55%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 1 (0.55%) GitLab
1 1 (0.55%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.55%) JIRA
General
1 39 (21.55%) Social Skills
2 26 (14.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 12 (6.63%) Electronics
4 11 (6.08%) Back Office
4 11 (6.08%) Manufacturing
5 9 (4.97%) Retail
6 6 (3.31%) Public Sector
7 5 (2.76%) Local Government
8 4 (2.21%) Automotive
9 3 (1.66%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.66%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.10%) Finance
11 1 (0.55%) Games
Job Titles
1 43 (23.76%) Support Engineer
2 37 (20.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 22 (12.15%) IT Support
4 21 (11.60%) Technical Support
5 20 (11.05%) IT Engineer
6 15 (8.29%) Analyst
6 15 (8.29%) Designer
6 15 (8.29%) Infrastructure Support
7 14 (7.73%) Technical Engineer
8 13 (7.18%) Support Technician
9 12 (6.63%) Lead
9 12 (6.63%) Technical Support Engineer
10 11 (6.08%) IT Support Engineer
11 10 (5.52%) IT Analyst
12 9 (4.97%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
12 9 (4.97%) IT Support Analyst
12 9 (4.97%) Lead Infrastructure Engineer
12 9 (4.97%) Support Analyst
13 8 (4.42%) 3rd Line Support
13 8 (4.42%) Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.76%) .NET
1 5 (2.76%) ASP.NET
1 5 (2.76%) CSS
1 5 (2.76%) HTML
1 5 (2.76%) HTML5
1 5 (2.76%) React
1 5 (2.76%) SPFx
1 5 (2.76%) XML
2 3 (1.66%) SAML
3 1 (0.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 17 (9.39%) Clustering
2 13 (7.18%) Onboarding
2 13 (7.18%) PKI
3 12 (6.63%) Replication
4 10 (5.52%) Data Centre
5 9 (4.97%) IoT
5 9 (4.97%) Management Information System
5 9 (4.97%) NB-IoT
5 9 (4.97%) Operational Technology
6 7 (3.87%) Driving Licence
7 6 (3.31%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (3.31%) Security Posture
8 5 (2.76%) Client/Server
9 4 (2.21%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (1.66%) CCTV
10 3 (1.66%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.66%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (1.10%) FMCG
11 2 (1.10%) Public Cloud
12 1 (0.55%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 181 (100.00%) Windows
2 38 (20.99%) Linux
3 30 (16.57%) Windows 10
4 17 (9.39%) Windows Server 2019
5 14 (7.73%) Mac OS
5 14 (7.73%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (3.87%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (1.66%) Android
7 3 (1.66%) Mac OS X
7 3 (1.66%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (1.10%) CentOS
8 2 (1.10%) Ubuntu
8 2 (1.10%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.55%) OpenBSD
9 1 (0.55%) Windows Vista
9 1 (0.55%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (27.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 35 (19.34%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (17.68%) Customer Service
4 22 (12.15%) Project Delivery
5 21 (11.60%) Project Management
6 20 (11.05%) High Availability
7 19 (10.50%) Incident Management
8 16 (8.84%) Cybersecurity
8 16 (8.84%) ITIL
9 15 (8.29%) Virtual Environments
10 13 (7.18%) Service Management
11 12 (6.63%) Infrastructure as Code
11 12 (6.63%) Task Automation
12 11 (6.08%) Change Control
12 11 (6.08%) ERP
12 11 (6.08%) Information Security
12 11 (6.08%) Server Management
12 11 (6.08%) Strategic Thinking
13 10 (5.52%) Project Planning
13 10 (5.52%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 51 (28.18%) PowerShell
2 16 (8.84%) Python
2 16 (8.84%) SQL
3 12 (6.63%) Bash
4 5 (2.76%) C#
4 5 (2.76%) JavaScript
4 5 (2.76%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.55%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 53 (29.28%) Security Cleared
2 44 (24.31%) DV Cleared
3 33 (18.23%) Degree
4 24 (13.26%) SC Cleared
5 10 (5.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 9 (4.97%) CompTIA Security+
6 9 (4.97%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (4.97%) Network+ Certification
7 8 (4.42%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (4.42%) MCSA
8 6 (3.31%) MCSE
9 5 (2.76%) HND
10 4 (2.21%) CCNA
10 4 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (2.21%) DBS Check
10 4 (2.21%) HNC
11 3 (1.66%) Azure Certification
11 3 (1.66%) CCNP
11 3 (1.66%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (1.66%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.97%) SLA
2 8 (4.42%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.55%) GDPR
System Software
1 94 (51.93%) Active Directory
2 79 (43.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 62 (34.25%) Hyper-V
4 33 (18.23%) VMware ESXi
5 24 (13.26%) vSphere
6 16 (8.84%) Docker
7 13 (7.18%) Terminal Services
8 8 (4.42%) BitLocker
8 8 (4.42%) Microsoft App-V
9 4 (2.21%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (1.10%) Terminal Server
10 2 (1.10%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.55%) Squid
11 1 (0.55%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.55%) XenApp
11 1 (0.55%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 26 (14.36%) Ansible
1 26 (14.36%) vCenter Server
2 22 (12.15%) Puppet
3 19 (10.50%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (8.29%) Kubernetes
4 15 (8.29%) Terraform
5 14 (7.73%) vMotion
6 12 (6.63%) SCCM
7 8 (4.42%) FortiGate
8 7 (3.87%) PowerCLI
8 7 (3.87%) vRealize
9 6 (3.31%) Nagios
10 5 (2.76%) ZABBIX
11 4 (2.21%) WSUS
12 3 (1.66%) Failover Clustering
12 3 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
13 2 (1.10%) ZENworks
14 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
14 1 (0.55%) Nessus
14 1 (0.55%) SCOM
Vendors
1 110 (60.77%) Microsoft
2 99 (54.70%) VMware
3 25 (13.81%) Veeam
4 17 (9.39%) Cisco
4 17 (9.39%) Citrix
5 16 (8.84%) HP
6 15 (8.29%) Forcepoint
7 13 (7.18%) SAP
8 11 (6.08%) Apple
8 11 (6.08%) Google
9 10 (5.52%) Fortinet
10 9 (4.97%) Aruba
11 8 (4.42%) Sophos
12 7 (3.87%) Symantec
13 6 (3.31%) Sage
14 5 (2.76%) Oracle
14 5 (2.76%) Ubiquiti
15 4 (2.21%) arcserve
15 4 (2.21%) Meraki
16 3 (1.66%) Dell