Windows Server Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Windows Server
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Windows Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 85 91 27
Rank change year-on-year +6 -64 +51
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 87 96 248
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.20% 2.62% 7.89%
As % of the Operating Systems category 27.19% 18.05% 35.73%
Number of salaries quoted 72 65 199
10th Percentile £31,313 £29,450 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +11.76% +30.77%
75th Percentile £45,938 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £56,336 £60,000 £56,525
South East median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £44,400
% change year-on-year -11.11% +1.35% +20.00%

All Operating Systems
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 320 532 694
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 8.11% 14.51% 22.07%
Number of salaries quoted 262 321 556
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.21% -5.00% +15.61%
75th Percentile £50,000 £61,250 £59,380
90th Percentile £68,675 £75,000 £72,500
South East median annual salary £40,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -19.00% +11.11% -

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Windows Server job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Windows Server
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in the Thames Valley

Windows Server
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 within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 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 +6 32 £37,500 -21.05% 8
Oxfordshire +26 28 £41,500 -12.63% 12
Berkshire -17 27 £49,000 +8.89% 8
Windows Server
South East

Windows Server
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 13 (14.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (11.49%) SharePoint
3 6 (6.90%) Exchange Server 2013
4 5 (5.75%) IIS
5 3 (3.45%) WinCC
6 2 (2.30%) CMS
6 2 (2.30%) FactoryTalk
6 2 (2.30%) WordPress
7 1 (1.15%) ArchestrA
Applications
1 10 (11.49%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 56 (64.37%) Microsoft 365
2 54 (62.07%) Azure
3 11 (12.64%) AWS
4 8 (9.20%) Google Workspace
5 7 (8.05%) Entra ID
6 3 (3.45%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 35 (40.23%) Firewall
2 18 (20.69%) DNS
3 15 (17.24%) DHCP
3 15 (17.24%) LAN
3 15 (17.24%) WAN
4 11 (12.64%) VLAN
5 10 (11.49%) SAN
6 9 (10.34%) TCP/IP
7 8 (9.20%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (8.05%) VoIP
8 7 (8.05%) VPN
9 3 (3.45%) Modbus
9 3 (3.45%) Wireless
10 2 (2.30%) Ethernet
10 2 (2.30%) SSL
11 1 (1.15%) Cisco ISE
11 1 (1.15%) IP Telephony
11 1 (1.15%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (6.90%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.45%) Data Mining
3 1 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 2 (2.30%) Subversion
2 1 (1.15%) JIRA
General
1 45 (51.72%) Social Skills
2 5 (5.75%) Finance
2 5 (5.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (4.60%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (2.30%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.15%) Legal
6 1 (1.15%) Retail
Job Titles
1 31 (35.63%) 3rd Line Support
2 23 (26.44%) IT Support
3 17 (19.54%) Technical Support
4 13 (14.94%) 3rd Line Technical Support
4 13 (14.94%) IT Engineer
5 11 (12.64%) Consultant
5 11 (12.64%) Support Engineer
6 10 (11.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 10 (11.49%) Infrastructure Manager
6 10 (11.49%) IT Consultant
6 10 (11.49%) Support Consultant
6 10 (11.49%) Support Technician
7 9 (10.34%) IT Support Engineer
8 8 (9.20%) 3rd Line Support Technician
8 8 (9.20%) Analyst
8 8 (9.20%) Lead
8 8 (9.20%) Senior
9 7 (8.05%) IT Infrastructure Manager
9 7 (8.05%) IT Manager
9 7 (8.05%) IT Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.30%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (16.09%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (9.20%) Replication
3 3 (3.45%) Driving Licence
3 3 (3.45%) Operational Technology
3 3 (3.45%) SCADA
3 3 (3.45%) Social Media
3 3 (3.45%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (2.30%) Clustering
4 2 (2.30%) Data Centre
4 2 (2.30%) Fibre Optics
4 2 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (2.30%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.30%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (1.15%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 87 (100.00%) Windows
2 10 (11.49%) Linux
3 5 (5.75%) Android
3 5 (5.75%) Apple iOS
3 5 (5.75%) Windows Server 2019
4 4 (4.60%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (3.45%) Mac OS
5 3 (3.45%) Windows 10
6 2 (2.30%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (40.23%) Customer Service
2 31 (35.63%) Mentoring
3 20 (22.99%) ITIL
4 17 (19.54%) Cybersecurity
5 13 (14.94%) Coaching
6 12 (13.79%) Business Continuity
7 11 (12.64%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (11.49%) Disaster Recovery
8 10 (11.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 9 (10.34%) Agile
10 8 (9.20%) Knowledge Transfer
11 7 (8.05%) Service Delivery
12 6 (6.90%) Information Security
12 6 (6.90%) Migration
12 6 (6.90%) Technical Leadership
13 5 (5.75%) Network Design
13 5 (5.75%) Network Management
14 4 (4.60%) Root Cause Analysis
15 3 (3.45%) Change Control
15 3 (3.45%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 12 (13.79%) PowerShell
2 5 (5.75%) SQL
3 2 (2.30%) T-SQL
4 1 (1.15%) Ladder Logic
4 1 (1.15%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (12.64%) Security Cleared
2 7 (8.05%) DBS Check
3 6 (6.90%) Degree
3 6 (6.90%) DV Cleared
3 6 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (5.75%) SC Cleared
5 4 (4.60%) MCSE
6 2 (2.30%) A+ Certification
6 2 (2.30%) MCP
6 2 (2.30%) MCSA
6 2 (2.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.15%) ISTQB
7 1 (1.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 1 (1.15%) RHCE
7 1 (1.15%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials
1 6 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 6 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (3.45%) IEC 61508
2 3 (3.45%) QA
3 2 (2.30%) IEC 61131
3 2 (2.30%) SLA
4 1 (1.15%) GDPR
System Software
1 66 (75.86%) Active Directory
2 40 (45.98%) Hyper-V
3 25 (28.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (6.90%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (4.60%) VMware NSX
6 3 (3.45%) vSphere
7 2 (2.30%) Docker
7 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (2.30%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (1.15%) Terminal Server
8 1 (1.15%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 23 (26.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (13.79%) SCCM
3 4 (4.60%) SCOM
3 4 (4.60%) vRealize
4 3 (3.45%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (3.45%) SmoothWall
5 2 (2.30%) Failover Clustering
5 2 (2.30%) SCSM
6 1 (1.15%) Ansible
6 1 (1.15%) Red Hat Satellite
6 1 (1.15%) Terraform
6 1 (1.15%) WSUS
Vendors
1 65 (74.71%) Microsoft
2 41 (47.13%) VMware
3 8 (9.20%) Google
4 7 (8.05%) Cisco
5 6 (6.90%) arcserve
6 4 (4.60%) Adobe
7 3 (3.45%) CheckPoint
7 3 (3.45%) Meraki
7 3 (3.45%) Palo Alto
7 3 (3.45%) Rockwell
7 3 (3.45%) Siemens
7 3 (3.45%) Trend Micro
7 3 (3.45%) Veeam
8 2 (2.30%) Apple
9 1 (1.15%) Citrix
9 1 (1.15%) Juniper
9 1 (1.15%) McAfee
9 1 (1.15%) Red Hat
9 1 (1.15%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.15%) SolarWinds