Microsoft Windows Server 2012
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Windows Server 2012 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Windows Server 2012 over the 6 months to 10 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 360 418 385
Rank change year-on-year +58 -33 -121
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2012 426 931 1,117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.81% 0.76% 0.88%
As % of the Operating Systems category 4.70% 4.58% 5.04%
Number of salaries quoted 351 774 925
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £28,011
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.97% -2.50%
75th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £50,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £64,625 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -2.50% +6.67% +1.95%

All Operating Systems
UK

Windows Server 2012 is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 9,056 20,329 22,159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.32% 16.63% 17.44%
Number of salaries quoted 7,010 13,652 16,244
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £34,500 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

Windows Server 2012
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Windows Server 2012 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server 2012 in the UK

Windows Server 2012
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows Server 2012.

Salary trend for Windows Server 2012 in the UK

Windows Server 2012
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server 2012 over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Windows Server 2012 in the UK

Windows Server 2012
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server 2012 within the UK over the 6 months to 10 December 2023. 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
England +62 412 £42,500 - 126
UK excluding London +57 307 £39,000 -2.50% 100
Work from Home +88 143 £42,500 - 44
London +115 116 £53,000 +1.92% 22
South East +73 91 £52,500 +50.00% 31
North of England +115 80 £35,000 -12.50% 26
South West +104 69 £37,500 +7.14% 13
Midlands +70 44 £34,000 -15.00% 19
North West +100 40 £39,000 -8.24% 10
West Midlands +100 38 £35,000 -12.50% 15
Yorkshire +80 35 £32,250 -4.80% 10
Scotland +30 12 £43,552 +2.47% 1
East of England +22 9 £32,500 -23.53% 9
North East +39 5 £42,500 +13.33% 6
East Midlands +14 5 £33,500 -22.99% 4
Northern Ireland +16 1 £40,000 +13.48%
Wales +8 1 £50,000 +31.58% 4

Windows Server 2012
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 66 (15.49%) SharePoint
2 58 (13.62%) MS Exchange
3 30 (7.04%) IIS
4 14 (3.29%) Exchange Server 2010
5 10 (2.35%) Exchange Server 2013
6 9 (2.11%) Apache
7 8 (1.88%) WebSphere
8 5 (1.17%) SharePoint Server
9 4 (0.94%) OpenStack
10 3 (0.70%) nginx
10 3 (0.70%) Skype for Business
11 2 (0.47%) CMS
11 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
12 1 (0.23%) Confluence
12 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2003
12 1 (0.23%) Tomcat
Applications
1 43 (10.09%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.58%) AutoCAD
3 7 (1.64%) PTC Creo
3 7 (1.64%) SOLIDWORKS
4 4 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (0.47%) Adaptiv
1 2 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.23%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.23%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.23%) Salerio
Cloud Services
1 253 (59.39%) Microsoft 365
2 228 (53.52%) Azure
3 79 (18.54%) Entra ID
4 42 (9.86%) AWS
5 20 (4.69%) IaaS
6 19 (4.46%) SaaS
7 17 (3.99%) OneDrive
7 17 (3.99%) PaaS
8 11 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (2.35%) Mimecast
9 10 (2.35%) Nutanix
10 8 (1.88%) GCP
10 8 (1.88%) Rubrik
11 6 (1.41%) WhatsApp
12 5 (1.17%) OCI
13 4 (0.94%) Azure Monitor
13 4 (0.94%) Google Workspace
14 3 (0.70%) Azure Sentinel
15 2 (0.47%) Power Platform
15 2 (0.47%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 142 (33.33%) Firewall
2 139 (32.63%) DNS
3 129 (30.28%) DHCP
4 79 (18.54%) SAN
5 72 (16.90%) VPN
6 63 (14.79%) LAN
7 59 (13.85%) WAN
7 59 (13.85%) Wireless
8 56 (13.15%) VLAN
9 36 (8.45%) NAS
10 31 (7.28%) VoIP
11 21 (4.93%) TCP/IP
12 18 (4.23%) Wi-Fi
13 17 (3.99%) Skype
14 15 (3.52%) Network Security
14 15 (3.52%) PBX
15 14 (3.29%) BGP
16 13 (3.05%) Cisco ASA
16 13 (3.05%) SD-WAN
17 12 (2.82%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (15.73%) SQL Server
2 25 (5.87%) Amazon RDS
3 23 (5.40%) MongoDB
4 12 (2.82%) MySQL
5 8 (1.88%) SAP HANA
6 7 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.94%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.70%) GIS
8 3 (0.70%) InfluxDB
8 3 (0.70%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.23%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 13 (3.05%) Git
2 11 (2.58%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.88%) Chocolatey
4 7 (1.64%) JIRA
5 3 (0.70%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.23%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 129 (30.28%) Social Skills
2 63 (14.79%) Finance
3 27 (6.34%) Public Sector
4 21 (4.93%) Military
5 20 (4.69%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (3.99%) Manufacturing
6 17 (3.99%) Telecoms
7 16 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (3.52%) Billing
9 14 (3.29%) Law
10 11 (2.58%) Legal
11 7 (1.64%) Automotive
12 4 (0.94%) Back Office
12 4 (0.94%) Publishing
13 3 (0.70%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.47%) Banking
14 2 (0.47%) Electronics
14 2 (0.47%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.47%) Marketing
14 2 (0.47%) Retail
Job Titles
1 106 (24.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 87 (20.42%) Support Engineer
3 74 (17.37%) IT Engineer
4 69 (16.20%) Senior
5 59 (13.85%) IT Support
6 43 (10.09%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 42 (9.86%) Analyst
8 39 (9.15%) IT Support Engineer
9 35 (8.22%) 2nd Line Support
10 34 (7.98%) Administrator
11 31 (7.28%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 28 (6.57%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 25 (5.87%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 24 (5.63%) 3rd Line Support
15 23 (5.40%) DBA
15 23 (5.40%) Infrastructure Support
16 21 (4.93%) Service Analyst
17 20 (4.69%) Infrastructure Specialist
18 19 (4.46%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
18 19 (4.46%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.58%) Elastic Stack
1 11 (2.58%) XML
2 8 (1.88%) YAML
3 4 (0.94%) .NET
4 3 (0.70%) 802.1X
4 3 (0.70%) LDAP
4 3 (0.70%) WSH
5 2 (0.47%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.23%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.23%) EDI
6 1 (0.23%) Kafka
6 1 (0.23%) MSMQ
6 1 (0.23%) Regular Expression
6 1 (0.23%) Software Packaging
6 1 (0.23%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 41 (9.62%) Clustering
2 36 (8.45%) Data Centre
3 34 (7.98%) Replication
4 26 (6.10%) PKI
5 23 (5.40%) Driving Licence
5 23 (5.40%) Public Cloud
6 16 (3.76%) Fat Client
6 16 (3.76%) Management Information System
6 16 (3.76%) Thin Client
7 13 (3.05%) Onboarding
8 12 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (2.11%) Video Conferencing
10 8 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.88%) iPhone
11 7 (1.64%) Hybrid Cloud
11 7 (1.64%) Operational Technology
12 6 (1.41%) Product Ownership
12 6 (1.41%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 4 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.94%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 426 (100.00%) Windows
2 339 (79.58%) Windows Server
3 240 (56.34%) Windows Server 2016
4 206 (48.36%) Windows Server 2019
5 148 (34.74%) Windows 10
6 96 (22.54%) Linux
7 38 (8.92%) Windows Server 2008
8 28 (6.57%) CentOS
9 18 (4.23%) SUSE
9 18 (4.23%) Windows 7
9 18 (4.23%) Windows NT
10 16 (3.76%) Ubuntu
11 13 (3.05%) Android
12 12 (2.82%) Mac OS
12 12 (2.82%) Windows XP
13 10 (2.35%) Apple iOS
14 9 (2.11%) Windows Server 2003
15 7 (1.64%) Mac OS X
15 7 (1.64%) Windows 8
16 6 (1.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (30.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 90 (21.13%) ITIL
2 90 (21.13%) Problem-Solving
3 76 (17.84%) Customer Service
4 67 (15.73%) Mentoring
5 57 (13.38%) Disaster Recovery
6 40 (9.39%) Migration
7 37 (8.69%) Service Management
8 35 (8.22%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (7.98%) Incident Management
10 32 (7.51%) Performance Monitoring
11 30 (7.04%) Storage Management
12 28 (6.57%) Patch Management
13 27 (6.34%) Asset Management
14 25 (5.87%) Capacity Management
15 24 (5.63%) Project Delivery
16 23 (5.40%) Actionable Insight
16 23 (5.40%) Database Tuning
16 23 (5.40%) High Availability
16 23 (5.40%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 133 (31.22%) PowerShell
2 85 (19.95%) SQL
3 34 (7.98%) Bash
4 7 (1.64%) MATLAB
5 6 (1.41%) C#
5 6 (1.41%) Python
5 6 (1.41%) VBScript
6 5 (1.17%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.94%) VB
8 3 (0.70%) C
8 3 (0.70%) Perl
9 2 (0.47%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.47%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.23%) Bicep
10 1 (0.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 108 (25.35%) Security Cleared
2 70 (16.43%) Degree
3 54 (12.68%) DV Cleared
4 53 (12.44%) Microsoft Certification
5 50 (11.74%) SC Cleared
6 43 (10.09%) MCSE
7 29 (6.81%) MCSA
8 25 (5.87%) Azure Certification
9 24 (5.63%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (5.40%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 21 (4.93%) DBS Check
12 20 (4.69%) CCNA
13 16 (3.76%) CCNP
14 15 (3.52%) Computer Science Degree
15 11 (2.58%) MCP
16 10 (2.35%) BPSS Clearance
17 8 (1.88%) AWS Certification
17 8 (1.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
18 4 (0.94%) HNC
18 4 (0.94%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (13.15%) SLA
2 24 (5.63%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 7 (1.64%) QA
4 5 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.94%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.47%) GDPR
6 2 (0.47%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.47%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.23%) GLP
7 1 (0.23%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 316 (74.18%) Active Directory
2 186 (43.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 140 (32.86%) Hyper-V
4 71 (16.67%) vSphere
5 52 (12.21%) VMware ESXi
6 35 (8.22%) Firmware
7 21 (4.93%) VMware NSX
8 19 (4.46%) Virtual Machines
9 18 (4.23%) Virtual Servers
10 15 (3.52%) vCloud
11 6 (1.41%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 6 (1.41%) XenApp
11 6 (1.41%) XenDesktop
12 3 (0.70%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 3 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
13 2 (0.47%) Docker
14 1 (0.23%) NFS
Systems Management
1 104 (24.41%) SCCM
2 88 (20.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 45 (10.56%) WSUS
4 42 (9.86%) SCOM
5 37 (8.69%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
6 33 (7.75%) Failover Clustering
7 25 (5.87%) FortiGate
8 18 (4.23%) Microsoft Clustering
9 15 (3.52%) Sysprep
10 14 (3.29%) Ansible
10 14 (3.29%) Terraform
11 13 (3.05%) Nessus
12 10 (2.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 8 (1.88%) vCenter Server
14 7 (1.64%) EMC NetWorker
14 7 (1.64%) NetBackup
15 6 (1.41%) Jamf Pro
15 6 (1.41%) SCSM
16 5 (1.17%) Grafana
17 3 (0.70%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 295 (69.25%) Microsoft
2 255 (59.86%) VMware
3 95 (22.30%) Cisco
4 72 (16.90%) Veeam
5 43 (10.09%) Oracle
6 37 (8.69%) Citrix
7 36 (8.45%) Red Hat
8 35 (8.22%) HP
9 30 (7.04%) Meraki
10 29 (6.81%) Dell
11 26 (6.10%) Aruba
12 21 (4.93%) Commvault
13 19 (4.46%) Sophos
14 17 (3.99%) Apple
15 16 (3.76%) Fujitsu
15 16 (3.76%) Google
15 16 (3.76%) Juniper
16 14 (3.29%) Barracuda Networks
16 14 (3.29%) Kaseya
17 11 (2.58%) ServiceNow