Hybrid/Remote Windows Server 2008 Job Trends

Microsoft Windows Server 2008
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Windows Server 2008 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 372 429 468
Rank change year-on-year +57 +39 +163
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2008 2 12 21
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.013% 0.073% 0.097%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.15% 0.49% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2 12 19
10th Percentile £27,625 - £22,500
25th Percentile £37,188 £29,750 £29,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £37,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +45.27% -12.94% -
75th Percentile £69,688 £55,188 £47,500
90th Percentile £78,875 £62,500 £54,900
UK median annual salary £58,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +45.00% - +6.67%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

Windows Server 2008 falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,308 2,448 3,214
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.64% 14.90% 14.88%
Number of salaries quoted 924 1,505 2,704
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £30,369
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -1.82% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £88,750 £86,250 £85,875
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

Windows Server 2008
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows Server 2008 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Windows Server 2008 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Windows Server 2008
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows Server 2008.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows Server 2008 over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Windows Server 2008 salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Windows Server 2008
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) Apache
2 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2013
2 1 (50.00%) IIS
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Azure ExpressRoute
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) IaaS
2 1 (50.00%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
2 1 (50.00%) DHCP
2 1 (50.00%) DNS
2 1 (50.00%) MPLS
2 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Architect
1 1 (50.00%) IT Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) IT Support
1 1 (50.00%) IT Support Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Junior
1 1 (50.00%) Junior IT Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Junior IT Support
1 1 (50.00%) Junior Support Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Remote Support Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (50.00%) OWASP
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Server Virtualisation
2 1 (50.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) TOGAF
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) CASB
1 1 (50.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Dell
2 1 (50.00%) HP
2 1 (50.00%) VMware
2 1 (50.00%) Zscaler