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 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 81 57
Rank change year-on-year -19 -24 +24
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 1,065 891 2,837
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.67% 3.35% 4.23%
As % of the Operating Systems category 28.53% 19.96% 27.68%
Number of salaries quoted 808 784 2,556
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,625 £31,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £39,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.06% +3.95% -5.00%
75th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £51,250
90th Percentile £63,500 £58,750 £57,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%

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 3,733 4,463 10,250
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.87% 16.78% 15.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,778 2,901 8,260
10th Percentile £26,838 £26,250 £25,250
25th Percentile £30,250 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £58,000 £58,086 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £68,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -14.29%

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 21 April 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 21 April 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
North of England -9 283 £35,000 +0.72% 62
South East +9 276 £40,000 -11.11% 96
South West -16 172 £32,500 -18.75% 39
North West +13 147 £35,000 -9.09% 29
Midlands -62 138 £32,500 -7.14% 48
East of England -27 118 £41,000 -3.53% 33
Yorkshire -33 113 £34,000 +13.33% 23
East Midlands -63 77 £29,625 -15.36% 27
West Midlands -65 60 £40,000 +6.67% 20
Scotland -22 34 £37,500 -6.25% 14
Wales -12 30 £45,000 +18.13% 6
North East -36 23 £45,000 +28.57% 12
Northern Ireland - 14 - - 12
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
1 262 (24.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 172 (16.15%) SharePoint
3 25 (2.35%) IIS
4 5 (0.47%) Confluence
4 5 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
4 5 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.28%) Apache
5 3 (0.28%) WordPress
6 2 (0.19%) CMS
7 1 (0.094%) Drupal
7 1 (0.094%) nginx
7 1 (0.094%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 127 (11.92%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.28%) CATIA
3 3 (0.28%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.28%) Siemens NX
3 3 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
3 3 (0.28%) Windchill
4 1 (0.094%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.094%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.38%) Exchequer
2 4 (0.38%) Primavera
3 3 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.28%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.094%) Magento
4 1 (0.094%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.094%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.094%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.094%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 687 (64.51%) Microsoft 365
2 571 (53.62%) Azure
3 252 (23.66%) Entra ID
4 109 (10.23%) AWS
5 61 (5.73%) OneDrive
6 44 (4.13%) Google Workspace
7 41 (3.85%) SaaS
8 38 (3.57%) Nutanix
9 36 (3.38%) IaaS
10 24 (2.25%) PaaS
11 16 (1.50%) Power Platform
12 15 (1.41%) GCP
13 11 (1.03%) PowerApps
14 10 (0.94%) Azure Sentinel
14 10 (0.94%) Microsoft Purview
15 8 (0.75%) Azure Monitor
16 7 (0.66%) Mimecast
17 6 (0.56%) Google Docs
17 6 (0.56%) Google Sheets
18 5 (0.47%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 446 (41.88%) DNS
2 402 (37.75%) DHCP
3 327 (30.70%) Firewall
4 178 (16.71%) VPN
5 165 (15.49%) WAN
6 156 (14.65%) LAN
7 146 (13.71%) TCP/IP
8 129 (12.11%) VLAN
9 86 (8.08%) Wi-Fi
10 74 (6.95%) Wireless
11 59 (5.54%) VoIP
12 47 (4.41%) SAN
13 44 (4.13%) Remote Desktop
14 29 (2.72%) Network Security
15 24 (2.25%) NAS
16 18 (1.69%) SD-WAN
17 17 (1.60%) WLAN
18 15 (1.41%) IPsec
19 13 (1.22%) Internet
20 11 (1.03%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (7.79%) SQL Server
2 77 (7.23%) Amazon RDS
3 14 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
3 14 (1.31%) Power BI
4 11 (1.03%) MySQL
5 6 (0.56%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.28%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.28%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.19%) InfluxDB
8 1 (0.094%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.094%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.094%) InterSystems Cache
8 1 (0.094%) Redis
8 1 (0.094%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.094%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 33 (3.10%) JIRA
2 14 (1.31%) Git
3 6 (0.56%) GitLab
4 5 (0.47%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.38%) Subversion
6 1 (0.094%) Gatling
6 1 (0.094%) JMeter
6 1 (0.094%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.094%) Vagrant
General
1 442 (41.50%) Social Skills
2 139 (13.05%) Analytical Skills
3 67 (6.29%) Organisational Skills
4 57 (5.35%) Finance
5 47 (4.41%) Documentation Skills
6 45 (4.23%) Manufacturing
7 42 (3.94%) Retail
8 34 (3.19%) Law
9 28 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 19 (1.78%) Public Sector
10 19 (1.78%) Telecoms
11 11 (1.03%) Aerospace
12 10 (0.94%) Back Office
13 9 (0.85%) Marketing
14 8 (0.75%) Front Office
15 6 (0.56%) Advertising
15 6 (0.56%) Local Government
16 5 (0.47%) Banking
16 5 (0.47%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.47%) Legal
Job Titles
1 399 (37.46%) IT Support
2 275 (25.82%) IT Engineer
3 273 (25.63%) Support Engineer
4 236 (22.16%) IT Support Engineer
5 151 (14.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 140 (13.15%) 2nd Line Support
7 127 (11.92%) Senior
8 120 (11.27%) IT Technician
9 108 (10.14%) Support Technician
10 92 (8.64%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 86 (8.08%) IT Support Technician
12 85 (7.98%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 84 (7.89%) Systems Engineer
14 77 (7.23%) Analyst
15 58 (5.45%) Support Analyst
16 54 (5.07%) Cloud Engineer
17 47 (4.41%) Infrastructure Support
18 45 (4.23%) 3rd Line Support
19 44 (4.13%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
20 43 (4.04%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.22%) XMPP
2 12 (1.13%) Regular Expression
3 10 (0.94%) LDAP
4 8 (0.75%) .NET
4 8 (0.75%) FIX Protocol
5 7 (0.66%) JSON
6 5 (0.47%) FreeSWITCH
7 4 (0.38%) ARM Templates
7 4 (0.38%) CSS
7 4 (0.38%) HTML
7 4 (0.38%) JSON Schema
7 4 (0.38%) OAuth
7 4 (0.38%) OAuth2
7 4 (0.38%) OpenID
7 4 (0.38%) SAML
7 4 (0.38%) Web Services
7 4 (0.38%) XML
8 3 (0.28%) Apache NiFi
8 3 (0.28%) Keycloak
9 2 (0.19%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 167 (15.68%) Driving Licence
2 66 (6.20%) Legacy Systems
3 63 (5.92%) Hybrid Cloud
3 63 (5.92%) Self-Motivation
4 57 (5.35%) Data Centre
5 47 (4.41%) Onboarding
6 36 (3.38%) Public Cloud
7 27 (2.54%) Replication
8 17 (1.60%) PKI
9 15 (1.41%) CCTV
10 12 (1.13%) Clustering
11 11 (1.03%) Social Media
12 10 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
12 10 (0.94%) EPoS
12 10 (0.94%) Management Information System
12 10 (0.94%) Video Conferencing
13 8 (0.75%) Equities
13 8 (0.75%) Fixed Income
13 8 (0.75%) iPad
14 7 (0.66%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1,065 (100.00%) Windows
2 211 (19.81%) Linux
3 142 (13.33%) Windows Server 2016
4 129 (12.11%) Windows 10
5 65 (6.10%) Windows Server 2019
6 42 (3.94%) Apple iOS
7 36 (3.38%) Mac OS
8 33 (3.10%) Android
9 32 (3.00%) Windows Server 2012
10 25 (2.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 17 (1.60%) Ubuntu
12 13 (1.22%) Windows Server 2008
13 11 (1.03%) CentOS
14 10 (0.94%) Windows 7
15 9 (0.85%) Windows 8
16 8 (0.75%) VMS
17 7 (0.66%) Unix
18 5 (0.47%) Debian
19 2 (0.19%) CoreOS
20 1 (0.094%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 383 (35.96%) Problem-Solving
2 324 (30.42%) Customer Service
3 251 (23.57%) ITIL
4 193 (18.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 136 (12.77%) Cybersecurity
6 131 (12.30%) Service Delivery
7 117 (10.99%) Continuous Improvement
8 114 (10.70%) Mentoring
9 104 (9.77%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 101 (9.48%) Disaster Recovery
11 96 (9.01%) Migration
12 89 (8.36%) ITSM
13 86 (8.08%) Customer Experience
14 73 (6.85%) Kalman Filter
14 73 (6.85%) Web Filtering
15 69 (6.48%) Email Filtering
15 69 (6.48%) Vulnerability Scanning
16 67 (6.29%) Coaching
17 66 (6.20%) Server Management
18 62 (5.82%) Remote Monitoring and Management
Programming Languages
1 170 (15.96%) PowerShell
2 96 (9.01%) SQL
3 42 (3.94%) Python
4 19 (1.78%) Bash
5 7 (0.66%) JavaScript
5 7 (0.66%) PHP
5 7 (0.66%) VBA
6 6 (0.56%) Bicep
6 6 (0.56%) VB
7 4 (0.38%) Shell Script
7 4 (0.38%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.28%) C#
9 1 (0.094%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 201 (18.87%) Security Cleared
2 126 (11.83%) SC Cleared
3 76 (7.14%) DV Cleared
4 70 (6.57%) Microsoft Certification
5 67 (6.29%) Degree
6 66 (6.20%) DBS Check
7 28 (2.63%) Network+ Certification
8 27 (2.54%) Cisco Certification
9 26 (2.44%) Azure Certification
10 20 (1.88%) CCNA
11 18 (1.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 17 (1.60%) A+ Certification
13 13 (1.22%) CCNP
13 13 (1.22%) MCSE
14 11 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
14 11 (1.03%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 9 (0.85%) MCSA
16 8 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
16 8 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
17 7 (0.66%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (9.77%) Cyber Essentials
2 83 (7.79%) SLA
3 75 (7.04%) PCI DSS
4 42 (3.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (1.22%) GDPR
6 10 (0.94%) NIST
7 6 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.28%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.28%) QA
9 2 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.094%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.094%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.094%) NCSC
System Software
1 732 (68.73%) Active Directory
2 289 (27.14%) Hyper-V
3 237 (22.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 67 (6.29%) Terminal Server
5 57 (5.35%) vSphere
6 35 (3.29%) VMware ESXi
7 19 (1.78%) Virtual Desktop
8 18 (1.69%) VMware NSX
9 17 (1.60%) Virtual Machines
10 13 (1.22%) Docker
11 10 (0.94%) Terminal Services
12 9 (0.85%) VMware Workstation
13 7 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
14 6 (0.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 4 (0.38%) BitLocker
16 3 (0.28%) Firmware
17 2 (0.19%) XenApp
18 1 (0.094%) iptables
18 1 (0.094%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 152 (14.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (3.76%) Terraform
3 35 (3.29%) SCCM
4 34 (3.19%) Ansible
5 31 (2.91%) vCenter Server
6 20 (1.88%) Jamf Pro
7 18 (1.69%) Autotask
8 17 (1.60%) WSUS
9 16 (1.50%) SCOM
10 14 (1.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 14 (1.31%) Kubernetes
11 13 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
12 12 (1.13%) FortiGate
13 10 (0.94%) vRealize
14 9 (0.85%) Backup Exec
14 9 (0.85%) Nagios
14 9 (0.85%) VxRail
15 7 (0.66%) Grafana
15 7 (0.66%) Nessus
16 5 (0.47%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 686 (64.41%) Microsoft
2 427 (40.09%) VMware
3 128 (12.02%) Veeam
4 92 (8.64%) Nimble Storage
5 91 (8.54%) SolarWinds
6 85 (7.98%) Splunk
7 76 (7.14%) Cisco
8 64 (6.01%) Brocade
8 64 (6.01%) Tanium
9 49 (4.60%) Dell
10 47 (4.41%) Citrix
10 47 (4.41%) Google
10 47 (4.41%) HP
11 41 (3.85%) Apple
12 30 (2.82%) Meraki
13 28 (2.63%) Dell Compellent
14 22 (2.07%) McAfee
15 21 (1.97%) Red Hat
15 21 (1.97%) ServiceNow
16 20 (1.88%) NetApp