Windows Server Job Trends in West Sussex

Microsoft Windows Server
South East > West Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in West Sussex requiring Windows Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 37 24
Rank change year-on-year +7 -13 +52
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 11 7 32
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 2.76% 2.27% 7.27%
As % of the Operating Systems category 31.43% 9.09% 32.99%
Number of salaries quoted 11 7 25
10th Percentile - £31,250 £33,200
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £37,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -21.05% +46.15%
75th Percentile £34,000 £39,375 £52,500
90th Percentile £42,500 £41,500 £63,500
South East median annual salary £37,500 £47,250 £44,400
% change year-on-year -20.63% +6.42% +23.33%

All Operating Systems
West Sussex

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 West Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 35 77 97
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 8.77% 25.00% 22.05%
Number of salaries quoted 33 53 81
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,050 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -10.99%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £78,000 £67,500
South East median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Windows Server job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Windows Server
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Windows Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 14 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
Horsham - 4 £36,250 -
Selsey - 4 £32,000 -
Burgess Hill - 3 £32,500 -
Windows Server
South East

Windows Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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 6 (54.55%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (54.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 11 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (45.45%) Azure
3 4 (36.36%) OneDrive
4 2 (18.18%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (45.45%) Firewall
2 4 (36.36%) DHCP
2 4 (36.36%) DNS
2 4 (36.36%) VPN
General
1 4 (36.36%) German Language
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (100.00%) IT Support
2 9 (81.82%) 2nd Line Support
3 6 (54.55%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 6 (54.55%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 6 (54.55%) IT Engineer
3 6 (54.55%) IT Support Engineer
3 6 (54.55%) Support Engineer
4 3 (27.27%) 2nd Line Support Technician
4 3 (27.27%) IT Support Technician
4 3 (27.27%) IT Technician
4 3 (27.27%) Support Technician
5 2 (18.18%) 3rd Line Support
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Client/Server
1 4 (36.36%) Driving Licence
1 4 (36.36%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 11 (100.00%) Windows
2 6 (54.55%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (36.36%) Collaborative Culture
2 4 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (36.36%) Service Delivery
3 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 6 (54.55%) Active Directory
2 5 (45.45%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (63.64%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (81.82%) Microsoft
2 5 (45.45%) Veeam
2 5 (45.45%) VMware