Windows Server 2016 Job Trends in Staffordshire

Microsoft Windows Server 2016
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Staffordshire requiring Windows Server 2016 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 34 39
Rank change year-on-year -36 +5 +29
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2016 5 29 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 0.51% 5.27% 2.20%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.11% 23.77% 10.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1 29 9
10th Percentile - - £35,700
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.26% -7.14%
75th Percentile £38,750 £37,500 £41,000
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £35,000 £43,750
% change year-on-year +50.00% -20.00% +9.38%

All Operating Systems
Staffordshire

Windows Server 2016 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 Staffordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 45 122 82
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 4.55% 22.18% 20.05%
Number of salaries quoted 39 79 70
10th Percentile £23,000 £24,000 £25,790
25th Percentile £23,500 £30,000 £26,768
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,375 £35,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.64% -10.26% -
75th Percentile £27,694 £46,250 £48,750
90th Percentile £42,500 £53,300 £53,750
West Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £45,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -17.58% +7.06% -5.56%

Windows Server 2016
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows Server 2016 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Windows Server 2016 job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Windows Server 2016
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Windows Server 2016.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2016 within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 3 January 2026. 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
Burton-upon-Trent - 1 £37,500 -
Windows Server 2016
West Midlands

Windows Server 2016
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 4 (80.00%) WinCC
2 2 (40.00%) FactoryTalk
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) Firewall
1 4 (80.00%) Modbus
2 1 (20.00%) LAN
2 1 (20.00%) VPN
2 1 (20.00%) WAN
General
1 2 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Lead
2 2 (40.00%) Lead Infrastructure Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Senior
2 2 (40.00%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Desktop Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support
3 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Driving Licence
1 4 (80.00%) Legacy Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Operational Technology
1 4 (80.00%) SCADA
2 2 (40.00%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (20.00%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (40.00%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (20.00%) Apple iOS
4 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
4 1 (20.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 4 (80.00%) Presales
2 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Network Architecture
2 2 (40.00%) Network Design
2 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Mobile Device Management
3 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) IEC 61508
1 4 (80.00%) QA
2 2 (40.00%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Hyper-V
1 4 (80.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (20.00%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Rockwell
1 4 (80.00%) Siemens
1 4 (80.00%) VMware
2 1 (20.00%) Apple
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft