Microsoft Windows Server 2016
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Windows Server 2016 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Windows Server 2016 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 332 471 425
Rank change year-on-year +139 -46 -128
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2016 477 812 967
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.91% 0.66% 0.76%
As % of the Operating Systems category 5.27% 3.99% 4.36%
Number of salaries quoted 414 681 790
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £24,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year - +10.39% -6.10%
75th Percentile £55,250 £56,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £64,700 £68,750 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £40,000 £35,500
% change year-on-year -2.50% +12.68% -5.33%

All Operating Systems
UK

Windows Server 2016 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 2016
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Windows Server 2016 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server 2016 in the UK

Windows Server 2016
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows Server 2016.

Salary trend for Windows Server 2016 in the UK

Windows Server 2016
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server 2016 over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Windows Server 2016 in the UK

Windows Server 2016
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 2016 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 +124 442 £42,500 - 155
UK excluding London +116 364 £39,000 -2.50% 128
Work from Home +173 189 £45,000 - 55
South East +157 121 £46,000 +24.32% 47
London +120 98 £53,500 +1.90% 31
North of England +116 74 £33,500 -14.10% 33
South West +93 74 £42,500 -32.00% 10
Midlands +58 58 £39,000 -7.69% 19
West Midlands +63 38 £40,000 - 14
Yorkshire +98 34 £34,500 +5.34% 12
North West +83 29 £33,500 -14.10% 16
Scotland +49 19 £44,480 +7.83% 7
East Midlands +39 19 £29,000 -35.56% 5
East of England +83 14 £35,000 -12.50% 10
North East +39 11 £36,250 -8.23% 6
Wales +3 7 £35,250 -21.67% 3
Northern Ireland +16 3 £37,500 +15.38%

Windows Server 2016
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 76 (15.93%) SharePoint
2 34 (7.13%) MS Exchange
3 21 (4.40%) IIS
4 5 (1.05%) Exchange Server 2013
4 5 (1.05%) SharePoint Server
4 5 (1.05%) Skype for Business
5 4 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.63%) CMS
6 3 (0.63%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.42%) nginx
7 2 (0.42%) WordPress
8 1 (0.21%) Apache
8 1 (0.21%) Confluence
8 1 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2003
8 1 (0.21%) IBM Notes
8 1 (0.21%) WebSphere
Applications
1 57 (11.95%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.42%) Misys Equation
1 2 (0.42%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.21%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 294 (61.64%) Microsoft 365
2 253 (53.04%) Azure
3 98 (20.55%) Entra ID
4 47 (9.85%) AWS
5 26 (5.45%) OneDrive
6 25 (5.24%) SaaS
7 20 (4.19%) PaaS
8 19 (3.98%) IaaS
9 14 (2.94%) Azure Monitor
10 13 (2.73%) Azure Storage
11 12 (2.52%) Mimecast
12 11 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (2.10%) Nutanix
14 8 (1.68%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 8 (1.68%) Power Platform
15 7 (1.47%) Azure API Management
15 7 (1.47%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (1.47%) Cloud Computing
16 6 (1.26%) Azure Sentinel
17 5 (1.05%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 186 (38.99%) DNS
2 180 (37.74%) DHCP
3 176 (36.90%) Firewall
4 78 (16.35%) WAN
5 73 (15.30%) VPN
5 73 (15.30%) Wireless
6 69 (14.47%) LAN
7 62 (13.00%) SAN
8 59 (12.37%) VLAN
9 56 (11.74%) TCP/IP
10 39 (8.18%) VoIP
11 34 (7.13%) Remote Desktop
12 31 (6.50%) Wi-Fi
13 24 (5.03%) NAS
14 19 (3.98%) Skype
15 16 (3.35%) Internet
16 15 (3.14%) Network Security
17 14 (2.94%) SD-WAN
18 13 (2.73%) NetScaler
19 12 (2.52%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (9.43%) SQL Server
2 28 (5.87%) Amazon RDS
3 23 (4.82%) MongoDB
4 8 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.68%) MySQL
5 7 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (1.26%) Power BI
7 4 (0.84%) GIS
7 4 (0.84%) RDBMS
7 4 (0.84%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.63%) InfluxDB
8 3 (0.63%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (1.68%) JIRA
2 5 (1.05%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.84%) Git
4 3 (0.63%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.42%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.42%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.21%) git-flow
6 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 137 (28.72%) Social Skills
2 80 (16.77%) Finance
3 35 (7.34%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (5.66%) Organisational Skills
5 22 (4.61%) Military
6 19 (3.98%) Public Sector
7 18 (3.77%) Law
7 18 (3.77%) Legal
7 18 (3.77%) Manufacturing
8 14 (2.94%) Telecoms
9 13 (2.73%) Documentation Skills
10 12 (2.52%) Banking
11 9 (1.89%) Financial Institution
12 7 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.26%) Back Office
14 4 (0.84%) Automotive
14 4 (0.84%) Publishing
15 3 (0.63%) French Language
16 2 (0.42%) German Language
16 2 (0.42%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 103 (21.59%) IT Engineer
2 100 (20.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 98 (20.55%) Support Engineer
4 90 (18.87%) Senior
5 63 (13.21%) IT Support
6 48 (10.06%) Administrator
7 47 (9.85%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 47 (9.85%) Analyst
8 44 (9.22%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 43 (9.01%) 3rd Line Support
10 39 (8.18%) IT Support Engineer
11 38 (7.97%) 2nd Line Support
12 36 (7.55%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
13 33 (6.92%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
14 28 (5.87%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 26 (5.45%) IT Analyst
15 26 (5.45%) Support Specialist
16 25 (5.24%) Support Analyst
17 23 (4.82%) DBA
17 23 (4.82%) Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.14%) Web Services
2 12 (2.52%) ARM Templates
3 11 (2.31%) XML
4 9 (1.89%) REST
5 8 (1.68%) JSON
6 6 (1.26%) .NET
7 5 (1.05%) SAML
8 4 (0.84%) Elastic Stack
9 3 (0.63%) 802.1X
9 3 (0.63%) LDAP
9 3 (0.63%) ServiceStack
9 3 (0.63%) WSH
10 2 (0.42%) LAMP
11 1 (0.21%) .NET Framework
11 1 (0.21%) ASP.NET Web API
11 1 (0.21%) FIX Protocol
11 1 (0.21%) Kafka
11 1 (0.21%) OpenID
11 1 (0.21%) WCF
11 1 (0.21%) WebSphere MQ
Miscellaneous
1 45 (9.43%) Clustering
2 38 (7.97%) PKI
3 34 (7.13%) Driving Licence
4 17 (3.56%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.35%) Fat Client
5 16 (3.35%) Thin Client
6 11 (2.31%) Data Centre
7 9 (1.89%) iSeries
7 9 (1.89%) Onboarding
7 9 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (1.26%) CMDB
9 6 (1.26%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 5 (1.05%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 5 (1.05%) iPhone
11 4 (0.84%) Housing Association
11 4 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.84%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (0.84%) Replication
11 4 (0.84%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 476 (99.79%) Windows
2 372 (77.99%) Windows Server
3 328 (68.76%) Windows Server 2019
4 240 (50.31%) Windows Server 2012
5 195 (40.88%) Windows 10
6 73 (15.30%) Linux
7 28 (5.87%) CentOS
8 24 (5.03%) Windows Server 2008
9 19 (3.98%) Windows Server 2003
10 18 (3.77%) Windows NT
11 17 (3.56%) Mac OS X
12 14 (2.94%) Windows 7
13 12 (2.52%) Windows XP
14 8 (1.68%) Windows 8
15 6 (1.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 5 (1.05%) Android
16 5 (1.05%) Mac OS
16 5 (1.05%) Solaris
16 5 (1.05%) Ubuntu
17 4 (0.84%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (28.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 129 (27.04%) ITIL
3 116 (24.32%) Customer Service
4 108 (22.64%) Problem-Solving
5 64 (13.42%) Service Management
6 63 (13.21%) Disaster Recovery
7 47 (9.85%) Cybersecurity
8 45 (9.43%) User Experience
9 42 (8.81%) Change Management
10 37 (7.76%) Incident Management
11 36 (7.55%) DevOps
12 33 (6.92%) Performance Monitoring
12 33 (6.92%) Storage Management
13 30 (6.29%) Migration
14 29 (6.08%) Mentoring
15 27 (5.66%) Service Delivery
16 25 (5.24%) Capacity Management
16 25 (5.24%) Computer Science
17 23 (4.82%) Database Tuning
17 23 (4.82%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 168 (35.22%) PowerShell
2 93 (19.50%) SQL
3 43 (9.01%) Bash
4 17 (3.56%) VBScript
5 16 (3.35%) Python
6 14 (2.94%) C#
6 14 (2.94%) VB
7 12 (2.52%) Bicep
8 3 (0.63%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.63%) Perl
9 2 (0.42%) C
9 2 (0.42%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.42%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.21%) C++
Qualifications
1 120 (25.16%) Security Cleared
2 66 (13.84%) Degree
3 62 (13.00%) DV Cleared
3 62 (13.00%) SC Cleared
4 31 (6.50%) Microsoft Certification
5 29 (6.08%) Azure Certification
6 26 (5.45%) Cisco Certification
7 21 (4.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 20 (4.19%) CCNA
9 16 (3.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 13 (2.73%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (2.73%) DBS Check
10 13 (2.73%) MCSE
11 12 (2.52%) CCNP
12 11 (2.31%) MCSA
13 10 (2.10%) MCP
14 8 (1.68%) ITIL Certification
14 8 (1.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 4 (0.84%) CCA
15 4 (0.84%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (11.53%) SLA
2 23 (4.82%) Cyber Essentials
3 21 (4.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.10%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.47%) NCSC
5 7 (1.47%) QA
6 6 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (1.26%) GDPR
6 6 (1.26%) NIST
7 2 (0.42%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.42%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.42%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.21%) GLP
8 1 (0.21%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.21%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 350 (73.38%) Active Directory
2 169 (35.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 158 (33.12%) Hyper-V
4 42 (8.81%) vSphere
5 39 (8.18%) Virtual Machines
6 36 (7.55%) Firmware
7 34 (7.13%) Virtual Desktop
8 24 (5.03%) VMware ESXi
9 21 (4.40%) VMware NSX
10 11 (2.31%) XenApp
11 10 (2.10%) XenDesktop
12 8 (1.68%) Virtual Servers
13 4 (0.84%) Microsoft App-V
13 4 (0.84%) Terminal Services
14 3 (0.63%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 3 (0.63%) Docker
15 2 (0.42%) BitLocker
15 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 1 (0.21%) NFS
Systems Management
1 105 (22.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 98 (20.55%) SCCM
3 48 (10.06%) SCOM
4 41 (8.60%) WSUS
5 37 (7.76%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
6 33 (6.92%) Failover Clustering
7 29 (6.08%) FortiGate
8 26 (5.45%) Microsoft Clustering
9 25 (5.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 20 (4.19%) Terraform
11 15 (3.14%) Sysprep
12 14 (2.94%) Kubernetes
12 14 (2.94%) vCenter Server
13 9 (1.89%) Ansible
13 9 (1.89%) Single Sign-On
14 6 (1.26%) Backup Exec
14 6 (1.26%) EMC NetWorker
14 6 (1.26%) SCSM
15 5 (1.05%) Grafana
15 5 (1.05%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 339 (71.07%) Microsoft
2 230 (48.22%) VMware
3 114 (23.90%) Cisco
4 61 (12.79%) Citrix
5 45 (9.43%) Veeam
6 37 (7.76%) HP
7 32 (6.71%) Oracle
8 31 (6.50%) Red Hat
9 29 (6.08%) Dell
10 28 (5.87%) Meraki
11 22 (4.61%) Fortinet
12 21 (4.40%) Aruba
12 21 (4.40%) Palo Alto
13 18 (3.77%) Commvault
14 15 (3.14%) Barracuda Networks
14 15 (3.14%) Google
15 14 (2.94%) 3PAR
15 14 (2.94%) Kaseya
16 12 (2.52%) Juniper
17 11 (2.31%) Apple