Windows Server Job Trends

Microsoft Windows Server
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Windows Server skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 102 92 71
Rank change year-on-year -10 -21 +75
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 1,416 2,100 2,519
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.86% 2.69% 4.18%
As % of the Operating Systems category 22.02% 21.36% 24.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,150 1,375 2,178
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,000 £27,600
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £56,438 £57,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,094 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.37% +6.25% -

All Operating Systems
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 6,431 9,830 10,205
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.00% 12.59% 16.93%
Number of salaries quoted 4,156 6,072 8,251
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,781 £71,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,325 £45,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -14.83% -3.23% +3.33%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in the UK

Windows Server
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in the UK

Windows Server
Top 18 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 18 September 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
England -9 1,346 £40,000 -11.11% 450
UK excluding London -18 1,083 £38,094 -10.37% 426
Work from Home -44 334 £45,000 -7.22% 162
London -3 295 £60,000 - 92
South East -10 272 £40,000 -11.11% 148
South West +37 212 £37,500 -6.25% 48
North of England -55 210 £35,000 -17.65% 108
Midlands -18 190 £35,000 - 61
East of England -9 172 £45,000 +3.45% 36
East Midlands +10 109 £32,500 -5.80% 37
Yorkshire +6 105 £32,500 -26.59% 44
North West -46 84 £38,250 -7.83% 43
West Midlands -33 79 £35,000 -10.26% 24
Wales +7 30 £57,500 +43.75% 6
North East -8 21 £35,000 -0.71% 23
Scotland -15 15 £51,914 +11.64% 19
Northern Ireland +14 1 £55,000 - 6
Channel Islands - 1 £65,000 -

Windows Server
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
1 437 (30.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 220 (15.54%) SharePoint
3 91 (6.43%) IIS
4 21 (1.48%) Exchange Server 2013
5 19 (1.34%) Skype for Business
6 12 (0.85%) Apache Solr
7 10 (0.71%) CMS
8 7 (0.49%) WinCC
9 6 (0.42%) Apache
10 5 (0.35%) Exchange Server 2010
10 5 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
11 4 (0.28%) BizTalk Server
11 4 (0.28%) Confluence
11 4 (0.28%) FactoryTalk
12 3 (0.21%) SharePoint Server
12 3 (0.21%) Tomcat
13 2 (0.14%) ArchestrA
14 1 (0.071%) WordPress
Applications
1 91 (6.43%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.42%) AutoCAD
5 5 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.21%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.14%) CINEMA 4D
7 2 (0.14%) Revit
8 1 (0.071%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.071%) Autodesk Inventor
8 1 (0.071%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 21 (1.48%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (0.42%) SAP ERP
3 5 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.35%) Fidessa
3 5 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.28%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.28%) PlanetPress Connect
4 4 (0.28%) Sage 1000
4 4 (0.28%) Visualfiles
5 3 (0.21%) Temenos T24
6 2 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.14%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.071%) Carpe Diem
7 1 (0.071%) Eikon
7 1 (0.071%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.071%) Pegasus Opera
7 1 (0.071%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.071%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 886 (62.57%) Azure
2 832 (58.76%) Microsoft 365
3 308 (21.75%) Entra ID
4 174 (12.29%) AWS
5 87 (6.14%) SaaS
6 74 (5.23%) IaaS
7 65 (4.59%) OneDrive
8 59 (4.17%) PaaS
9 44 (3.11%) Azure Logic Apps
10 42 (2.97%) Power Platform
11 34 (2.40%) PowerApps
12 30 (2.12%) GCP
12 30 (2.12%) GitHub
13 28 (1.98%) Azure Sentinel
13 28 (1.98%) Nutanix
14 24 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
15 22 (1.55%) Mimecast
16 21 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
17 19 (1.34%) Cloud Computing
18 15 (1.06%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 502 (35.45%) DNS
2 499 (35.24%) Firewall
3 456 (32.20%) DHCP
4 217 (15.32%) VPN
5 202 (14.27%) TCP/IP
5 202 (14.27%) WAN
6 182 (12.85%) VLAN
7 174 (12.29%) LAN
8 120 (8.47%) VoIP
9 111 (7.84%) SAN
9 111 (7.84%) Wi-Fi
10 66 (4.66%) Wireless
11 42 (2.97%) Remote Desktop
12 41 (2.90%) Network Security
12 41 (2.90%) SD-WAN
13 31 (2.19%) Internet
14 23 (1.62%) NAS
15 21 (1.48%) Kerberos
16 19 (1.34%) IP Telephony
16 19 (1.34%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 170 (12.01%) SQL Server
2 89 (6.29%) Amazon RDS
3 26 (1.84%) MySQL
4 15 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
5 13 (0.92%) Data Hub
5 13 (0.92%) SQL CLR
6 11 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 11 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 8 (0.56%) DTS
8 7 (0.49%) MongoDB
9 5 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
9 5 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.35%) Power BI
9 5 (0.35%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.28%) MS Access
10 4 (0.28%) SAP Data Services
11 2 (0.14%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 1 (0.071%) FileMaker
12 1 (0.071%) GIS
Development Applications
1 34 (2.40%) Git
2 11 (0.78%) JIRA
3 8 (0.56%) GitLab
3 8 (0.56%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.28%) Octopus Deploy
4 4 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 4 (0.28%) TeamCity
4 4 (0.28%) Toad
5 2 (0.14%) Subversion
5 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.071%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.071%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.071%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 572 (40.40%) Social Skills
2 132 (9.32%) Finance
3 121 (8.55%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (5.65%) Manufacturing
5 56 (3.95%) Legal
6 52 (3.67%) Public Sector
7 51 (3.60%) Telecoms
8 49 (3.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 41 (2.90%) Law
10 37 (2.61%) Documentation Skills
11 35 (2.47%) Retail
12 30 (2.12%) Banking
13 29 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
14 22 (1.55%) Back Office
15 17 (1.20%) Aerospace
15 17 (1.20%) Marketing
16 14 (0.99%) Advertising
17 13 (0.92%) Automotive
18 10 (0.71%) Local Government
19 9 (0.64%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 320 (22.60%) IT Support
2 273 (19.28%) Support Engineer
3 266 (18.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 200 (14.12%) Analyst
5 158 (11.16%) IT Engineer
6 147 (10.38%) Support Analyst
7 140 (9.89%) 3rd Line Support
8 123 (8.69%) 2nd Line Support
9 114 (8.05%) Technical Support
10 108 (7.63%) Systems Engineer
11 106 (7.49%) Senior
12 92 (6.50%) IT Support Engineer
13 91 (6.43%) IT Analyst
14 90 (6.36%) Cloud Engineer
15 89 (6.29%) Infrastructure Support
16 88 (6.21%) Azure Engineer
17 72 (5.08%) IT Support Analyst
18 70 (4.94%) 1st Line Support
19 69 (4.87%) 3rd Line Engineer
20 66 (4.66%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (2.82%) .NET
2 26 (1.84%) LDAP
3 20 (1.41%) SAML
4 13 (0.92%) .NET Core
4 13 (0.92%) .NET Framework
4 13 (0.92%) Dapper ORM
4 13 (0.92%) Entity Framework
5 11 (0.78%) HTML
6 9 (0.64%) CSS
7 7 (0.49%) ARM Templates
8 6 (0.42%) 802.1X
8 6 (0.42%) Elastic Stack
9 5 (0.35%) FreeSWITCH
9 5 (0.35%) YAML
10 4 (0.28%) ASP.NET
10 4 (0.28%) Node.js
10 4 (0.28%) OAuth
10 4 (0.28%) OpenID
10 4 (0.28%) Web Services
11 3 (0.21%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 134 (9.46%) Driving Licence
2 81 (5.72%) Onboarding
3 63 (4.45%) Legacy Systems
4 58 (4.10%) Self-Motivation
5 57 (4.03%) Clustering
6 53 (3.74%) Data Centre
7 50 (3.53%) Hybrid Cloud
8 49 (3.46%) PKI
9 30 (2.12%) Replication
10 28 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
10 28 (1.98%) Video Conferencing
11 27 (1.91%) Management Information System
12 21 (1.48%) Private Cloud
13 19 (1.34%) Hedge funds
14 14 (0.99%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 12 (0.85%) CMDB
15 12 (0.85%) SCADA
16 11 (0.78%) IoT
16 11 (0.78%) Operational Technology
16 11 (0.78%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1,415 (99.93%) Windows
2 290 (20.48%) Linux
3 182 (12.85%) Windows 10
4 176 (12.43%) Windows Server 2019
5 164 (11.58%) Windows Server 2016
6 88 (6.21%) Mac OS
7 60 (4.24%) Windows Server 2012
8 37 (2.61%) Android
9 31 (2.19%) Apple iOS
9 31 (2.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 26 (1.84%) Unix
11 24 (1.69%) Windows Server 2008
12 16 (1.13%) Windows 7
13 14 (0.99%) Rocky
14 13 (0.92%) CentOS
15 12 (0.85%) Ubuntu
16 10 (0.71%) Debian
16 10 (0.71%) VMS
17 5 (0.35%) Solaris
17 5 (0.35%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 432 (30.51%) Problem-Solving
2 336 (23.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 313 (22.10%) Customer Service
4 268 (18.93%) ITIL
5 197 (13.91%) Cybersecurity
6 158 (11.16%) Migration
7 150 (10.59%) Disaster Recovery
8 131 (9.25%) Continuous Improvement
9 115 (8.12%) Mentoring
10 94 (6.64%) Incident Management
11 78 (5.51%) Patch Management
12 77 (5.44%) DevOps
13 73 (5.16%) High Availability
13 73 (5.16%) Service Management
14 72 (5.08%) Roadmaps
15 70 (4.94%) Agile
15 70 (4.94%) Cloud Security
16 68 (4.80%) Artificial Intelligence
16 68 (4.80%) Project Delivery
16 68 (4.80%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 359 (25.35%) PowerShell
2 143 (10.10%) SQL
3 63 (4.45%) Python
4 29 (2.05%) C#
5 23 (1.62%) JavaScript
5 23 (1.62%) VB
6 19 (1.34%) Bash
7 10 (0.71%) PHP
8 8 (0.56%) VBA
9 7 (0.49%) VBScript
10 6 (0.42%) Perl
10 6 (0.42%) Shell Script
10 6 (0.42%) T-SQL
10 6 (0.42%) VB.NET
11 5 (0.35%) Bicep
12 2 (0.14%) Go
12 2 (0.14%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.071%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.071%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 168 (11.86%) Security Cleared
2 161 (11.37%) Microsoft Certification
3 130 (9.18%) Degree
4 109 (7.70%) SC Cleared
5 86 (6.07%) Azure Certification
6 76 (5.37%) Cisco Certification
7 71 (5.01%) CCNA
8 66 (4.66%) DV Cleared
9 62 (4.38%) MCSA
10 49 (3.46%) MCSE
11 46 (3.25%) MCP
12 41 (2.90%) Network+ Certification
13 40 (2.82%) A+ Certification
14 38 (2.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 34 (2.40%) DBS Check
16 28 (1.98%) CCNP
17 26 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
18 21 (1.48%) AWS Certification
19 14 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
19 14 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (7.98%) SLA
2 109 (7.70%) Cyber Essentials
3 56 (3.95%) GDPR
4 55 (3.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 50 (3.53%) PCI DSS
6 27 (1.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 25 (1.77%) QA
8 9 (0.64%) NIST
9 7 (0.49%) GxP
9 7 (0.49%) IEC 61508
10 5 (0.35%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 5 (0.35%) IEC 61131
10 5 (0.35%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.35%) ITGC
11 4 (0.28%) HIPAA
11 4 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.21%) NCSC
13 2 (0.14%) GRC
13 2 (0.14%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.071%) Accessibility
System Software
1 950 (67.09%) Active Directory
2 400 (28.25%) Hyper-V
3 397 (28.04%) VMware Infrastructure
4 105 (7.42%) VMware ESXi
5 61 (4.31%) vSphere
6 53 (3.74%) Terminal Server
7 52 (3.67%) Docker
8 44 (3.11%) Virtual Desktop
9 31 (2.19%) Virtual Machines
10 24 (1.69%) Terminal Services
11 19 (1.34%) Virtual Servers
12 15 (1.06%) XenApp
13 8 (0.56%) BitLocker
13 8 (0.56%) Microsoft App-V
14 7 (0.49%) EMC RecoverPoint
14 7 (0.49%) NFS
15 6 (0.42%) Firmware
16 5 (0.35%) ISA Server
16 5 (0.35%) Kamailio
17 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 335 (23.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 106 (7.49%) SCCM
3 83 (5.86%) Ansible
4 68 (4.80%) Kubernetes
5 58 (4.10%) Terraform
6 45 (3.18%) vCenter Server
7 38 (2.68%) WSUS
8 36 (2.54%) SCOM
9 35 (2.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 30 (2.12%) Single Sign-On
11 29 (2.05%) Autotask
12 18 (1.27%) Nagios
12 18 (1.27%) Puppet
13 16 (1.13%) Backup Exec
13 16 (1.13%) FortiGate
14 15 (1.06%) Prometheus
15 14 (0.99%) vMotion
16 12 (0.85%) NetBackup
17 11 (0.78%) ZABBIX
18 10 (0.71%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 1,055 (74.51%) Microsoft
2 563 (39.76%) VMware
3 177 (12.50%) Veeam
4 172 (12.15%) Cisco
5 94 (6.64%) SolarWinds
6 80 (5.65%) Apple
7 78 (5.51%) Citrix
8 64 (4.52%) Splunk
9 56 (3.95%) Nimble Storage
9 56 (3.95%) Tanium
10 49 (3.46%) Brocade
10 49 (3.46%) HP
11 48 (3.39%) Google
12 43 (3.04%) Meraki
12 43 (3.04%) ServiceNow
13 41 (2.90%) Oracle
14 40 (2.82%) Sophos
15 37 (2.61%) Datto
16 36 (2.54%) Fortinet
16 36 (2.54%) SAP