Windows Server Jobs in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Windows Server
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 119 59 69
Rank change year-on-year -60 +10 +33
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 64 254 248
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.87% 3.80% 4.19%
As % of the Operating Systems category 15.27% 25.92% 22.30%
Number of salaries quoted 52 238 182
10th Percentile £34,000 £26,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,250 £41,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.49% +26.15% -18.75%
75th Percentile £57,500 £54,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £59,000 £57,350
South East median annual salary £42,500 £39,250 £36,000
% change year-on-year +8.28% +9.03% -14.29%

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 419 980 1,112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 12.23% 14.64% 18.81%
Number of salaries quoted 302 839 681
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £33,063 £34,500 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.18% - -19.05%
75th Percentile £51,000 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £62,500 £68,500 £78,750
South East median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -10.53%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in the Thames Valley

Windows Server
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows Server in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Windows Server in the Thames Valley

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 May 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 16 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
Berkshire -43 31 £37,500 -25.00% 29
Buckinghamshire +6 24 £45,000 +40.63% 21
Oxfordshire -19 9 £41,500 -2.35% 16
Windows Server
South East

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 22 (34.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (32.81%) SharePoint
3 8 (12.50%) IIS
4 6 (9.38%) Apache
5 5 (7.81%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (1.56%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (1.56%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (1.56%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (1.56%) nginx
Applications
1 6 (9.38%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (6.25%) SAP Business One
2 1 (1.56%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 34 (53.13%) Microsoft 365
2 33 (51.56%) Azure
3 12 (18.75%) AWS
4 5 (7.81%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (7.81%) Entra ID
4 5 (7.81%) Power Automate
4 5 (7.81%) Power Platform
4 5 (7.81%) PowerApps
5 4 (6.25%) IaaS
6 2 (3.13%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 38 (59.38%) Firewall
2 26 (40.63%) DNS
3 18 (28.13%) DHCP
4 15 (23.44%) Wi-Fi
5 11 (17.19%) VPN
6 10 (15.63%) WAN
7 9 (14.06%) 5G
7 9 (14.06%) Bluetooth
7 9 (14.06%) LTE
7 9 (14.06%) Network Security
7 9 (14.06%) TCP/IP
8 8 (12.50%) LAN
8 8 (12.50%) SAN
8 8 (12.50%) VLAN
9 6 (9.38%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (7.81%) IP Telephony
11 4 (6.25%) Intrusion Detection
11 4 (6.25%) VoIP
12 2 (3.13%) SD-WAN
13 1 (1.56%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (31.25%) SQL Server
2 5 (7.81%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (7.81%) Relational Database
3 4 (6.25%) Data Warehouse
General
1 27 (42.19%) Social Skills
2 11 (17.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (14.06%) Electronics
4 6 (9.38%) Public Sector
5 5 (7.81%) Back Office
5 5 (7.81%) Local Government
5 5 (7.81%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 18 (28.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 11 (17.19%) Lead
3 10 (15.63%) Support Technician
3 10 (15.63%) Technical Support
4 9 (14.06%) Lead Infrastructure Engineer
5 8 (12.50%) Support Engineer
6 7 (10.94%) Technical Engineer
7 6 (9.38%) Infrastructure Manager
8 5 (7.81%) 2nd Line Support
8 5 (7.81%) Analyst
8 5 (7.81%) Developer
8 5 (7.81%) Help Desk Engineer
8 5 (7.81%) Help Desk Support
8 5 (7.81%) Help Desk Support Engineer
8 5 (7.81%) IT Engineer
8 5 (7.81%) IT Manager
8 5 (7.81%) SharePoint Developer
8 5 (7.81%) Technical Support Engineer
9 4 (6.25%) 3rd Line Support Technician
9 4 (6.25%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.81%) .NET
1 5 (7.81%) ASP.NET
1 5 (7.81%) CSS
1 5 (7.81%) HTML
1 5 (7.81%) HTML5
1 5 (7.81%) React
1 5 (7.81%) SPFx
1 5 (7.81%) XML
2 4 (6.25%) SAML
3 1 (1.56%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 13 (20.31%) Onboarding
2 9 (14.06%) Data Centre
2 9 (14.06%) IoT
2 9 (14.06%) Management Information System
2 9 (14.06%) NB-IoT
2 9 (14.06%) Operational Technology
3 7 (10.94%) Replication
4 6 (9.38%) Security Posture
5 5 (7.81%) Client/Server
5 5 (7.81%) PKI
6 4 (6.25%) Driving Licence
7 3 (4.69%) Clustering
8 2 (3.13%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (1.56%) Public Cloud
9 1 (1.56%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 64 (100.00%) Windows
2 14 (21.88%) Linux
2 14 (21.88%) Mac OS
3 5 (7.81%) Windows Server 2016
4 4 (6.25%) Windows 10
5 3 (4.69%) Android
6 1 (1.56%) OpenBSD
6 1 (1.56%) Windows 7
6 1 (1.56%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (1.56%) Windows Vista
6 1 (1.56%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (42.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 24 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (29.69%) Customer Service
4 18 (28.13%) Project Management
5 11 (17.19%) Server Management
5 11 (17.19%) Strategic Thinking
6 10 (15.63%) ITIL
6 10 (15.63%) Project Delivery
7 9 (14.06%) Analytics
7 9 (14.06%) Asset Management
7 9 (14.06%) Business Continuity
7 9 (14.06%) Cybersecurity
7 9 (14.06%) Information Security
7 9 (14.06%) Infrastructure as Code
7 9 (14.06%) Penetration Testing
7 9 (14.06%) Project Planning
7 9 (14.06%) Software Testing
8 7 (10.94%) High Availability
9 6 (9.38%) Disaster Recovery
10 5 (7.81%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (43.75%) PowerShell
2 13 (20.31%) Python
3 9 (14.06%) Bash
3 9 (14.06%) SQL
4 5 (7.81%) C#
4 5 (7.81%) JavaScript
4 5 (7.81%) TypeScript
5 1 (1.56%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 18 (28.13%) Degree
2 9 (14.06%) CompTIA Security+
2 9 (14.06%) Network+ Certification
3 8 (12.50%) MCSA
3 8 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (7.81%) MCSE
4 5 (7.81%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 4 (6.25%) Azure Certification
5 4 (6.25%) CCNA
5 4 (6.25%) CCNP
5 4 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (4.69%) DBS Check
6 3 (4.69%) MCP
7 2 (3.13%) Security Cleared
8 1 (1.56%) CISSP
8 1 (1.56%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (7.81%) SLA
3 4 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 41 (64.06%) VMware Infrastructure
2 35 (54.69%) Active Directory
3 26 (40.63%) Hyper-V
4 13 (20.31%) VMware ESXi
5 10 (15.63%) vSphere
6 5 (7.81%) Terminal Services
7 4 (6.25%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (1.56%) Docker
8 1 (1.56%) Squid
8 1 (1.56%) VMware NSX
8 1 (1.56%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 10 (15.63%) Ansible
1 10 (15.63%) Microsoft Intune
1 10 (15.63%) Terraform
2 9 (14.06%) Puppet
2 9 (14.06%) vCenter Server
3 5 (7.81%) FortiGate
3 5 (7.81%) ZABBIX
4 4 (6.25%) SCCM
4 4 (6.25%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (6.25%) WSUS
5 3 (4.69%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (3.13%) ZENworks
7 1 (1.56%) HAProxy
7 1 (1.56%) PowerCLI
7 1 (1.56%) vRealize
7 1 (1.56%) VxRail
Vendors
1 60 (93.75%) Microsoft
2 45 (70.31%) VMware
3 10 (15.63%) Apple
3 10 (15.63%) Cisco
4 7 (10.94%) Sophos
5 6 (9.38%) Veeam
6 5 (7.81%) Oracle
6 5 (7.81%) Ubiquiti
7 4 (6.25%) arcserve
7 4 (6.25%) Fortinet
7 4 (6.25%) SAP
8 3 (4.69%) HP
8 3 (4.69%) Meraki
8 3 (4.69%) SonicWALL
9 2 (3.13%) Dell
10 1 (1.56%) Draytek
10 1 (1.56%) Juniper