Windows Server Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Windows Server
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Windows Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 69 46
Rank change year-on-year -12 -23 +26
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 1,064 1,321 1,678
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.54% 3.55% 5.46%
As % of the Operating Systems category 31.69% 23.09% 31.09%
Number of salaries quoted 794 780 1,488
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,750 £42,500 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.18% +3.66% +2.50%
75th Percentile £49,688 £53,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £63,110 £60,000 £59,000
UK median annual salary £40,312 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.42% - -

All Operating Systems
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 3,357 5,722 5,398
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 8.00% 15.36% 17.55%
Number of salaries quoted 2,487 3,094 4,399
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £47,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.21% +4.44% -
75th Percentile £52,775 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £73,750
UK median annual salary £44,000 £50,242 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% +0.48% -4.76%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Windows Server job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Windows Server
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Windows Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in the UK excluding London

Windows Server
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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
South East +12 259 £38,000 -20.00% 135
South West +15 228 £37,000 -14.45% 42
North of England -13 221 £39,250 -5.42% 83
East of England 0 156 £43,085 -4.26% 23
Midlands -32 150 £31,250 -20.89% 40
North West -5 100 £45,000 +5.88% 42
East Midlands -9 96 £28,000 -13.85% 14
Yorkshire -18 95 £32,500 -13.33% 31
West Midlands -53 54 £40,000 -0.44% 26
Scotland -37 29 £38,000 -7.88% 15
North East -6 26 £35,000 -12.50% 12
Wales -4 25 £55,000 +33.33% 3
Northern Ireland -8 7 - - 3
Windows Server
UK

Windows Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 339 (31.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 182 (17.11%) SharePoint
3 39 (3.67%) IIS
4 16 (1.50%) Skype for Business
5 7 (0.66%) WinCC
6 6 (0.56%) Apache Solr
7 5 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2013
7 5 (0.47%) Oracle Workflow
8 4 (0.38%) Apache
8 4 (0.38%) CMS
8 4 (0.38%) FactoryTalk
9 2 (0.19%) ArchestrA
9 2 (0.19%) Confluence
9 2 (0.19%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.19%) WordPress
10 1 (0.094%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 84 (7.89%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.56%) Siemens NX
3 3 (0.28%) CATIA
3 3 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
3 3 (0.28%) Windchill
4 2 (0.19%) Acrobat
4 2 (0.19%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.094%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.094%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.56%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.38%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.38%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.28%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.094%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.094%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.094%) Pegasus Opera
6 1 (0.094%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.094%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 708 (66.54%) Microsoft 365
2 633 (59.49%) Azure
3 232 (21.80%) Entra ID
4 87 (8.18%) AWS
5 48 (4.51%) OneDrive
6 43 (4.04%) SaaS
7 31 (2.91%) IaaS
8 29 (2.73%) Google Workspace
9 23 (2.16%) Azure Logic Apps
10 20 (1.88%) GCP
11 19 (1.79%) Power Platform
12 18 (1.69%) Azure Sentinel
13 16 (1.50%) Nutanix
13 16 (1.50%) PaaS
14 15 (1.41%) Azure Monitor
15 13 (1.22%) PowerApps
16 8 (0.75%) iPaaS
17 7 (0.66%) OpenShift
18 6 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
18 6 (0.56%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 453 (42.58%) DNS
2 438 (41.17%) DHCP
3 342 (32.14%) Firewall
4 167 (15.70%) VPN
5 164 (15.41%) TCP/IP
6 159 (14.94%) VLAN
7 130 (12.22%) WAN
8 128 (12.03%) LAN
9 76 (7.14%) Wi-Fi
10 73 (6.86%) VoIP
11 60 (5.64%) SAN
12 47 (4.42%) Wireless
13 46 (4.32%) Remote Desktop
14 29 (2.73%) Internet
15 22 (2.07%) Network Security
16 17 (1.60%) SD-WAN
17 16 (1.50%) Skype
17 16 (1.50%) SSL
18 14 (1.32%) IP Telephony
18 14 (1.32%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (10.34%) Amazon RDS
2 81 (7.61%) SQL Server
3 17 (1.60%) MySQL
4 10 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (0.85%) DTS
6 8 (0.75%) Relational Database
7 7 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
8 6 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
8 6 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.38%) MS Access
9 4 (0.38%) SAP Data Services
9 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.28%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.28%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.28%) SAP HANA
11 2 (0.19%) MongoDB
12 1 (0.094%) Azure SQL Database
12 1 (0.094%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.094%) FileMaker
12 1 (0.094%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (1.32%) Git
1 14 (1.32%) JIRA
2 5 (0.47%) GitLab
3 4 (0.38%) Toad
4 2 (0.19%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.19%) Subversion
4 2 (0.19%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.094%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.094%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.094%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.094%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.094%) TeamCity
General
1 492 (46.24%) Social Skills
2 144 (13.53%) Analytical Skills
3 62 (5.83%) Manufacturing
4 56 (5.26%) Finance
5 44 (4.14%) Law
6 40 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
7 36 (3.38%) Telecoms
8 32 (3.01%) Retail
9 28 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
10 21 (1.97%) Public Sector
11 20 (1.88%) Legal
12 10 (0.94%) Advertising
12 10 (0.94%) Aerospace
13 9 (0.85%) Marketing
14 8 (0.75%) Automotive
14 8 (0.75%) Front Office
15 7 (0.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (0.66%) Local Government
15 7 (0.66%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (0.56%) German Language
Job Titles
1 329 (30.92%) IT Support
2 243 (22.84%) Support Engineer
3 194 (18.23%) IT Engineer
4 185 (17.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 160 (15.04%) IT Support Engineer
6 138 (12.97%) 2nd Line Support
7 125 (11.75%) Systems Engineer
8 111 (10.43%) Analyst
9 100 (9.40%) Senior
10 94 (8.83%) 3rd Line Support
11 86 (8.08%) Support Analyst
12 81 (7.61%) Technical Support
13 70 (6.58%) Support Technician
14 68 (6.39%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 63 (5.92%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 62 (5.83%) Cloud Engineer
17 49 (4.61%) IT Analyst
18 48 (4.51%) IT Technician
19 47 (4.42%) 1st Line Support
20 42 (3.95%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.60%) .NET
2 13 (1.22%) LDAP
3 8 (0.75%) FIX Protocol
4 6 (0.56%) Node.js
5 5 (0.47%) FreeSWITCH
6 4 (0.38%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.28%) CSS
7 3 (0.28%) HTML
7 3 (0.28%) Itk
7 3 (0.28%) jQuery
7 3 (0.28%) Laravel
7 3 (0.28%) RESTful
7 3 (0.28%) SAP Basis
7 3 (0.28%) SAP Fiori
7 3 (0.28%) SAPUI5
7 3 (0.28%) Web Services
8 2 (0.19%) Middleware
8 2 (0.19%) OAuth
8 2 (0.19%) OpenID
8 2 (0.19%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 165 (15.51%) Driving Licence
2 104 (9.77%) Legacy Systems
3 54 (5.08%) Onboarding
4 45 (4.23%) Data Centre
5 34 (3.20%) Hybrid Cloud
6 33 (3.10%) Self-Motivation
7 27 (2.54%) Clustering
8 22 (2.07%) Replication
9 21 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
10 18 (1.69%) PKI
11 16 (1.50%) iPad
12 15 (1.41%) Video Conferencing
13 14 (1.32%) Client/Server
13 14 (1.32%) Management Information System
13 14 (1.32%) SCADA
14 13 (1.22%) CCTV
14 13 (1.22%) Public Cloud
15 9 (0.85%) CMDB
15 9 (0.85%) Operational Technology
16 8 (0.75%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 1,064 (100.00%) Windows
2 231 (21.71%) Linux
3 156 (14.66%) Windows Server 2016
4 122 (11.47%) Windows 10
5 90 (8.46%) Windows Server 2019
6 43 (4.04%) Mac OS
7 34 (3.20%) Android
8 25 (2.35%) Windows Server 2012
9 19 (1.79%) Apple iOS
10 12 (1.13%) Windows Server 2008
11 11 (1.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 8 (0.75%) Unix
13 7 (0.66%) Debian
14 5 (0.47%) Windows 8
15 4 (0.38%) CentOS
15 4 (0.38%) Rocky
15 4 (0.38%) SUSE
15 4 (0.38%) Ubuntu
15 4 (0.38%) Windows 7
16 3 (0.28%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 390 (36.65%) Problem-Solving
2 339 (31.86%) Customer Service
3 230 (21.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 215 (20.21%) ITIL
5 160 (15.04%) Migration
6 132 (12.41%) Cybersecurity
7 114 (10.71%) Mentoring
8 110 (10.34%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 101 (9.49%) Customer Experience
10 100 (9.40%) Kalman Filter
10 100 (9.40%) Web Filtering
11 99 (9.30%) Continuous Improvement
11 99 (9.30%) Vulnerability Scanning
12 97 (9.12%) Email Filtering
13 96 (9.02%) Service Delivery
14 86 (8.08%) Disaster Recovery
15 71 (6.67%) ITSM
16 64 (6.02%) Service Management
17 60 (5.64%) Server Management
18 56 (5.26%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 195 (18.33%) PowerShell
2 84 (7.89%) SQL
3 37 (3.48%) Python
4 17 (1.60%) VB
5 15 (1.41%) Bash
6 9 (0.85%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.75%) PHP
8 7 (0.66%) VBA
9 6 (0.56%) Shell Script
9 6 (0.56%) VBScript
10 4 (0.38%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.28%) Bicep
11 3 (0.28%) Tcl
12 2 (0.19%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.094%) C#
13 1 (0.094%) Delphi
13 1 (0.094%) Java
13 1 (0.094%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 195 (18.33%) Security Cleared
2 159 (14.94%) SC Cleared
3 83 (7.80%) Microsoft Certification
4 62 (5.83%) Degree
5 45 (4.23%) DV Cleared
6 42 (3.95%) Cisco Certification
7 38 (3.57%) CCNA
8 36 (3.38%) DBS Check
9 26 (2.44%) Azure Certification
10 25 (2.35%) MCSA
11 22 (2.07%) MCP
12 21 (1.97%) Network+ Certification
13 17 (1.60%) MCSE
14 14 (1.32%) CCNP
14 14 (1.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 12 (1.13%) A+ Certification
16 9 (0.85%) AWS Certification
17 8 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
18 7 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
18 7 (0.66%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 146 (13.72%) Cyber Essentials
2 106 (9.96%) PCI DSS
3 52 (4.89%) SLA
4 42 (3.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 38 (3.57%) GDPR
6 9 (0.85%) NIST
7 8 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 8 (0.75%) QA
8 7 (0.66%) GxP
8 7 (0.66%) IEC 61508
9 5 (0.47%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 5 (0.47%) IEC 61131
9 5 (0.47%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.19%) Accessibility
System Software
1 763 (71.71%) Active Directory
2 344 (32.33%) Hyper-V
3 217 (20.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 99 (9.30%) Terminal Server
5 40 (3.76%) vSphere
6 37 (3.48%) VMware ESXi
7 33 (3.10%) Virtual Desktop
8 18 (1.69%) Virtual Machines
9 17 (1.60%) Docker
10 10 (0.94%) VMware NSX
11 7 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
12 6 (0.56%) Terminal Services
13 5 (0.47%) Firmware
13 5 (0.47%) Kamailio
13 5 (0.47%) XenApp
14 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 3 (0.28%) VMware Workstation
16 2 (0.19%) XenDesktop
17 1 (0.094%) iptables
Systems Management
1 236 (22.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 55 (5.17%) SCCM
3 36 (3.38%) vCenter Server
4 31 (2.91%) WSUS
5 25 (2.35%) Terraform
6 18 (1.69%) SCOM
7 17 (1.60%) Ansible
8 15 (1.41%) Kubernetes
9 14 (1.32%) Autotask
10 11 (1.03%) Jamf Pro
10 11 (1.03%) Nagios
11 10 (0.94%) Failover Clustering
11 10 (0.94%) ZABBIX
12 7 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 5 (0.47%) SCVMM
13 5 (0.47%) SmoothWall
13 5 (0.47%) vRealize
14 4 (0.38%) McAfee ePO
14 4 (0.38%) PaperCut
15 3 (0.28%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 706 (66.35%) Microsoft
2 432 (40.60%) VMware
3 170 (15.98%) Veeam
4 134 (12.59%) SolarWinds
5 107 (10.06%) Nimble Storage
6 105 (9.87%) Tanium
7 101 (9.49%) Splunk
8 96 (9.02%) Brocade
9 95 (8.93%) Cisco
10 45 (4.23%) Apple
10 45 (4.23%) Google
11 40 (3.76%) Citrix
12 27 (2.54%) Dell
12 27 (2.54%) Meraki
13 23 (2.16%) HP
13 23 (2.16%) Red Hat
14 21 (1.97%) Datto
15 20 (1.88%) Oracle
16 18 (1.69%) SAP
17 17 (1.60%) NetApp