Windows Server Jobs in the South East

Microsoft Windows Server
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 47 74 74
Rank change year-on-year +27 0 -11
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 782 573 851
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 4.66% 3.84% 4.28%
As % of the Operating Systems category 27.18% 19.96% 19.71%
Number of salaries quoted 716 452 749
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,750 £35,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.97% -16.47% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £59,000 £67,420 £65,750
England median annual salary £42,500 £44,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.41% +3.53% -

All Operating Systems
South East

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 South East with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 2,877 2,871 4,318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 17.15% 19.26% 21.73%
Number of salaries quoted 2,322 2,000 2,804
10th Percentile £25,760 £25,744 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.53% -
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £76,250
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 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 6 May 2024.

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 6 May 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
Thames Valley +13 273 £42,000 +29.23% 45
Hampshire +16 257 £37,500 -11.76% 35
Berkshire +58 145 £50,000 +65.56% 15
Surrey -9 74 £50,000 +40.85% 12
Oxfordshire +12 69 £42,500 +34.92% 16
Buckinghamshire -38 59 £32,000 -1.54% 14
East Sussex +51 57 £45,000 -30.77% 5
Kent +6 50 £40,000 -5.88% 23
West Sussex +59 43 £30,000 -32.96% 12
Sussex - 18 £35,000 - 1
Middlesex -3 7 £35,000 -35.19%
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
1 159 (20.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 111 (14.19%) SharePoint
3 27 (3.45%) IIS
4 4 (0.51%) TWiki
4 4 (0.51%) WordPress
5 3 (0.38%) CMS
5 3 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.38%) Orchard CMS
5 3 (0.38%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.26%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) nginx
7 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 97 (12.40%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.13%) PTC Creo
3 1 (0.13%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 484 (61.89%) Microsoft 365
2 382 (48.85%) Azure
3 112 (14.32%) Entra ID
4 74 (9.46%) AWS
5 56 (7.16%) OneDrive
6 38 (4.86%) SaaS
7 26 (3.32%) IaaS
8 25 (3.20%) Mimecast
9 22 (2.81%) Azure Monitor
10 17 (2.17%) Cloud Computing
11 15 (1.92%) Azure Storage
12 13 (1.66%) Google Workspace
12 13 (1.66%) OCI
12 13 (1.66%) PaaS
12 13 (1.66%) Power Platform
13 11 (1.41%) GitHub
14 8 (1.02%) WhatsApp
15 7 (0.90%) Azure Sentinel
16 6 (0.77%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 6 (0.77%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 260 (33.25%) Firewall
2 203 (25.96%) DNS
3 141 (18.03%) DHCP
4 100 (12.79%) VPN
5 95 (12.15%) TCP/IP
6 64 (8.18%) VLAN
6 64 (8.18%) WAN
7 61 (7.80%) VoIP
8 58 (7.42%) LAN
9 53 (6.78%) SAN
10 48 (6.14%) Wireless
11 45 (5.75%) Wi-Fi
12 18 (2.30%) FTP
13 17 (2.17%) NAS
14 16 (2.05%) Internet
14 16 (2.05%) SNMP
15 15 (1.92%) Unified Communications
16 14 (1.79%) iSCSI
17 13 (1.66%) Remote Desktop
18 12 (1.53%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (7.54%) SQL Server
2 10 (1.28%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (0.77%) DB2
3 6 (0.77%) MySQL
3 6 (0.77%) Power BI
4 3 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.26%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (2.17%) Git
2 12 (1.53%) JIRA
3 11 (1.41%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.28%) Trac
5 8 (1.02%) Robot Framework
6 6 (0.77%) Sonatype Nexus
7 4 (0.51%) eggPlant
7 4 (0.51%) Hudson
7 4 (0.51%) MSI
8 3 (0.38%) GitLab
8 3 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.26%) Selenium
10 1 (0.13%) Chocolatey
General
1 206 (26.34%) Social Skills
2 50 (6.39%) Organisational Skills
3 41 (5.24%) Finance
4 30 (3.84%) Telecoms
5 28 (3.58%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (3.32%) Documentation Skills
7 20 (2.56%) Law
8 18 (2.30%) Aerospace
9 15 (1.92%) Retail
10 12 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (1.41%) Back Office
12 9 (1.15%) Marketing
13 8 (1.02%) Legal
14 7 (0.90%) Games
15 6 (0.77%) Advertising
15 6 (0.77%) Aviation
15 6 (0.77%) Manufacturing
16 5 (0.64%) Public Sector
17 4 (0.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 3 (0.38%) Banking
Job Titles
1 153 (19.57%) IT Support
1 153 (19.57%) Support Engineer
2 139 (17.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 117 (14.96%) IT Engineer
4 91 (11.64%) IT Support Engineer
5 72 (9.21%) Analyst
6 68 (8.70%) 2nd Line Support
7 65 (8.31%) 3rd Line Support
8 58 (7.42%) Senior
9 55 (7.03%) Systems Engineer
10 47 (6.01%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 45 (5.75%) IT Technician
12 43 (5.50%) 1st Line Support
13 42 (5.37%) Infrastructure Support
14 41 (5.24%) IT Analyst
14 41 (5.24%) Support Technician
15 40 (5.12%) Windows Engineer
16 39 (4.99%) Lead
17 34 (4.35%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 34 (4.35%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.92%) ARM Templates
2 8 (1.02%) .NET
3 6 (0.77%) .NET Core
3 6 (0.77%) CSS
3 6 (0.77%) HTML
3 6 (0.77%) React
4 5 (0.64%) Blazor
5 4 (0.51%) LAMP
6 3 (0.38%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.38%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.38%) ASP.NET MVC
6 3 (0.38%) jQuery
6 3 (0.38%) Node.js
6 3 (0.38%) REST
6 3 (0.38%) Sass
6 3 (0.38%) Twitter Bootstrap
6 3 (0.38%) Vue
6 3 (0.38%) XML
7 2 (0.26%) EDI
7 2 (0.26%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 56 (7.16%) Data Centre
2 47 (6.01%) PKI
3 32 (4.09%) Driving Licence
4 31 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
5 30 (3.84%) CMDB
6 28 (3.58%) Onboarding
7 27 (3.45%) Clustering
8 24 (3.07%) NHS
9 22 (2.81%) Replication
10 20 (2.56%) Client/Server
11 17 (2.17%) Management Information System
12 10 (1.28%) Linux Command Line
13 7 (0.90%) Handset
13 7 (0.90%) Hybrid Cloud
13 7 (0.90%) Public Cloud
14 6 (0.77%) PMI
14 6 (0.77%) Xbox
15 5 (0.64%) Educational Technology
16 4 (0.51%) CCTV
17 3 (0.38%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 782 (100.00%) Windows
2 191 (24.42%) Windows 10
3 128 (16.37%) Linux
4 118 (15.09%) Windows Server 2016
5 110 (14.07%) Windows Server 2019
6 81 (10.36%) Windows Server 2012
7 60 (7.67%) Windows 7
8 55 (7.03%) Windows 8
9 19 (2.43%) Ubuntu
9 19 (2.43%) Windows Server 2008
10 18 (2.30%) CentOS
11 15 (1.92%) Apple iOS
11 15 (1.92%) Unix
12 13 (1.66%) Windows NT
13 12 (1.53%) Windows XP
14 11 (1.41%) Mac OS X
15 10 (1.28%) VMS
16 9 (1.15%) Android
16 9 (1.15%) Mac OS
16 9 (1.15%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (24.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 167 (21.36%) ITIL
3 162 (20.72%) Problem-Solving
4 157 (20.08%) Customer Service
5 100 (12.79%) Cybersecurity
6 78 (9.97%) Agile
7 64 (8.18%) Service Management
8 52 (6.65%) Mentoring
9 50 (6.39%) DevOps
10 49 (6.27%) Configuration Management
11 37 (4.73%) Change Control
12 36 (4.60%) Change Management
12 36 (4.60%) Disaster Recovery
12 36 (4.60%) Service Delivery
13 35 (4.48%) Project Management
14 34 (4.35%) Release Management
15 33 (4.22%) Incident Management
16 32 (4.09%) Multi-Factor Authentication
17 30 (3.84%) Problem Management
18 27 (3.45%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 151 (19.31%) PowerShell
2 106 (13.55%) SQL
3 34 (4.35%) Python
4 30 (3.84%) VB
5 25 (3.20%) C#
6 23 (2.94%) VBScript
7 14 (1.79%) Bicep
8 10 (1.28%) ActionScript
9 7 (0.90%) Bash
10 6 (0.77%) JavaScript
11 4 (0.51%) Java
11 4 (0.51%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.13%) C
12 1 (0.13%) Go
12 1 (0.13%) Korn
12 1 (0.13%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.13%) PHP
Qualifications
1 166 (21.23%) Security Cleared
2 132 (16.88%) SC Cleared
3 108 (13.81%) DV Cleared
4 98 (12.53%) Degree
5 52 (6.65%) Microsoft Certification
6 28 (3.58%) Cisco Certification
7 27 (3.45%) DBS Check
8 24 (3.07%) CCNA
8 24 (3.07%) MCP
9 19 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
10 15 (1.92%) AWS Certification
10 15 (1.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 14 (1.79%) CCNP
12 11 (1.41%) Azure Certification
13 10 (1.28%) MCSA
14 7 (0.90%) MCSE
15 6 (0.77%) ITIL Certification
15 6 (0.77%) PMI Certification
16 5 (0.64%) CompTIA Security+
16 5 (0.64%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (9.72%) SLA
2 27 (3.45%) GDPR
3 22 (2.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.64%) QA
6 3 (0.38%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.38%) GRC
7 2 (0.26%) NIST
7 2 (0.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 514 (65.73%) Active Directory
2 213 (27.24%) Hyper-V
3 203 (25.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 59 (7.54%) XenApp
5 50 (6.39%) VirtualBox
5 50 (6.39%) VMware ESXi
5 50 (6.39%) vSphere
6 47 (6.01%) XenDesktop
7 44 (5.63%) Virtual Machines
8 24 (3.07%) Virtual Desktop
9 22 (2.81%) Firmware
10 18 (2.30%) Docker
11 10 (1.28%) NFS
11 10 (1.28%) OpenSSH
11 10 (1.28%) pfSense
12 8 (1.02%) Virtual Servers
13 5 (0.64%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 5 (0.64%) Terminal Services
14 1 (0.13%) BitLocker
14 1 (0.13%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 116 (14.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 75 (9.59%) SCCM
3 69 (8.82%) vCenter Server
4 61 (7.80%) WSUS
5 53 (6.78%) SCOM
6 35 (4.48%) Kubernetes
7 26 (3.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 19 (2.43%) Ansible
9 18 (2.30%) EMC NetWorker
10 16 (2.05%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 16 (2.05%) SCDPM
11 14 (1.79%) NetBackup
12 13 (1.66%) Sysprep
12 13 (1.66%) Terraform
13 12 (1.53%) Grafana
14 11 (1.41%) IBM BigFix
15 10 (1.28%) PowerCLI
15 10 (1.28%) ZABBIX
16 8 (1.02%) Nessus
17 6 (0.77%) VxRail
Vendors
1 465 (59.46%) Microsoft
2 324 (41.43%) VMware
3 92 (11.76%) Citrix
4 89 (11.38%) Cisco
5 75 (9.59%) Veeam
6 43 (5.50%) Dell
7 29 (3.71%) Sophos
8 26 (3.32%) Apple
8 26 (3.32%) Juniper
8 26 (3.32%) Palo Alto
9 24 (3.07%) Fortinet
10 21 (2.69%) Meraki
11 20 (2.56%) EMC
11 20 (2.56%) Red Hat
12 17 (2.17%) HP
12 17 (2.17%) Oracle
13 16 (2.05%) 3PAR
13 16 (2.05%) Google
14 14 (1.79%) Dynatrace
15 13 (1.66%) ConnectWise