Windows Server 2016 Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Windows Server 2016
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Windows Server 2016 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 175 173 103
Rank change year-on-year -2 -70 +105
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2016 4 21 76
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.10% 0.53% 2.32%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.20% 3.75% 10.37%
Number of salaries quoted 2 13 68
10th Percentile - £27,100 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £45,000 £44,550
Median % change year-on-year -25.56% +1.01% +41.43%
75th Percentile £34,250 £48,925 £55,313
90th Percentile - - £56,525
South East median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% -2.17% +23.49%

All Operating Systems
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 334 560 733
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 8.74% 14.16% 22.41%
Number of salaries quoted 278 335 568
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,500 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £50,000 £49,996
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +0.01% +11.92%
75th Percentile £48,563 £60,625 £59,380
90th Percentile £66,625 £74,500 £74,250
South East median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -

Windows Server 2016
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Windows Server 2016 job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Windows Server 2016
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Windows Server 2016.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 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
Buckinghamshire +15 2 - -
Berkshire -10 2 £33,500 -31.53% 1
Windows Server 2016
South East

Windows Server 2016
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (50.00%) IIS
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (50.00%) WinCC
2 1 (25.00%) FactoryTalk
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Firewall
2 2 (50.00%) DHCP
2 2 (50.00%) DNS
2 2 (50.00%) Modbus
2 2 (50.00%) VLAN
2 2 (50.00%) VPN
2 2 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Senior
2 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) IT Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) IT Support
2 2 (50.00%) IT Support Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Senior IT Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Senior IT Support
2 2 (50.00%) Senior Support Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Support Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Lead
3 1 (25.00%) Lead Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Operational Technology
1 2 (50.00%) SCADA
2 1 (25.00%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server 2019
3 2 (50.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Data Privacy
2 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) Presales
2 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Network Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Network Design
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) MCP
1 2 (50.00%) MCSA
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) IEC 61508
1 2 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (25.00%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Hyper-V
2 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) VMware
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Rockwell
2 2 (50.00%) Siemens