Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
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The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 27 May 2022 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
27 May 2022		 Same period 2021 Same period 2020
Rank 480 334 210
Rank change year-on-year -146 -124 +45
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2012 408 253 97
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.56% 0.79% 1.06%
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.12% 4.15% 5.26%
Number of salaries quoted 354 227 86
10th Percentile £26,075 £24,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £26,500 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% +38.46%
75th Percentile £53,250 £53,125 £52,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £64,375
UK median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% - -

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 WFH option and a requirement for operating system skills.

All Operating Systems
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 13,065 6,096 1,845
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.91% 19.06% 20.09%
Number of salaries quoted 7,522 5,213 1,577
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,120 £38,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -

Windows Server 2012
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Windows Server 2012 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Windows Server 2012 trend for jobs with a WFH option

Windows Server 2012
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Windows Server 2012.

Windows Server 2012 salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Windows Server 2012
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Windows Server 2012 over the 6 months to 27 May 2022.

Windows Server 2012 salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 27 May 2022, Windows Server 2012 job roles required the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Windows Server 2012.

1 408 (100.00%) Windows
2 293 (71.81%) Microsoft
3 279 (68.38%) Windows Server
4 275 (67.40%) Active Directory
5 221 (54.17%) Microsoft 365
6 207 (50.74%) Azure
7 195 (47.79%) Windows Server 2016
8 191 (46.81%) VMware
9 147 (36.03%) VMware Infrastructure
10 142 (34.80%) Hyper-V
11 138 (33.82%) DNS
12 123 (30.15%) PowerShell
13 120 (29.41%) Social Skills
14 113 (27.70%) DHCP
15 100 (24.51%) Windows Server 2019
16 99 (24.26%) WAN
16 99 (24.26%) Windows 10
17 97 (23.77%) ITIL
18 95 (23.28%) Firewall
19 92 (22.55%) SharePoint
20 88 (21.57%) LAN
21 87 (21.32%) MS Exchange
22 84 (20.59%) Citrix
22 84 (20.59%) Cisco
23 75 (18.38%) Windows Server 2008
24 74 (18.14%) Linux
25 70 (17.16%) Finance
25 70 (17.16%) SCCM
26 66 (16.18%) Problem Management
26 66 (16.18%) Infrastructure Engineering

Windows Server 2012
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 92 (22.55%) SharePoint
2 87 (21.32%) MS Exchange
3 41 (10.05%) Exchange Server 2010
4 23 (5.64%) Skype for Business
5 20 (4.90%) IIS
6 17 (4.17%) Exchange Server 2013
7 9 (2.21%) SharePoint 2013
8 8 (1.96%) Apache
9 4 (0.98%) Exchange Server 2007
10 3 (0.74%) Confluence
10 3 (0.74%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.25%) SAS
11 1 (0.25%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 52 (12.75%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.49%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.25%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 221 (54.17%) Microsoft 365
2 207 (50.74%) Azure
3 65 (15.93%) Azure Active Directory
4 48 (11.76%) AWS
5 44 (10.78%) SaaS
6 29 (7.11%) PaaS
7 28 (6.86%) OneDrive
8 24 (5.88%) Azure Monitor
9 23 (5.64%) Azure Sentinel
10 15 (3.68%) Cloud Computing
11 14 (3.43%) IaaS
12 11 (2.70%) Mimecast
13 9 (2.21%) Amazon EC2
13 9 (2.21%) Amazon S3
13 9 (2.21%) Route 53
13 9 (2.21%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 6 (1.47%) AWS Elastic Beanstalk
14 6 (1.47%) AWS Lambda
14 6 (1.47%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 6 (1.47%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 138 (33.82%) DNS
2 113 (27.70%) DHCP
3 99 (24.26%) WAN
4 95 (23.28%) Firewall
5 88 (21.57%) LAN
6 62 (15.20%) TCP/IP
7 59 (14.46%) VLAN
8 56 (13.73%) VPN
9 51 (12.50%) Remote Desktop
10 42 (10.29%) Internet
11 38 (9.31%) Wireless
12 28 (6.86%) Wi-Fi
13 26 (6.37%) MPLS
14 25 (6.13%) SAN
15 24 (5.88%) VoIP
16 21 (5.15%) Skype
17 19 (4.66%) Fibre Channel
18 16 (3.92%) NetScaler
19 8 (1.96%) HTTP
19 8 (1.96%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (11.03%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.68%) DB2
3 13 (3.19%) Amazon RDS
4 10 (2.45%) MySQL
5 8 (1.96%) InfluxDB
5 8 (1.96%) MariaDB
5 8 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.49%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.49%) Power BI
8 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (1.23%) JIRA
2 4 (0.98%) Bitbucket
2 4 (0.98%) Subversion
3 2 (0.49%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.25%) AdminStudio
4 1 (0.25%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.25%) InstallShield
4 1 (0.25%) MSI
4 1 (0.25%) Octopus Deploy
4 1 (0.25%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 120 (29.41%) Social Skills
2 70 (17.16%) Finance
3 24 (5.88%) Telecoms
4 23 (5.64%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (4.41%) Legal
6 15 (3.68%) Documentation Skills
7 13 (3.19%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (3.19%) Games
7 13 (3.19%) Retail
8 11 (2.70%) Public Sector
9 10 (2.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (1.96%) Law
11 7 (1.72%) Advertising
11 7 (1.72%) Fire and Rescue
12 4 (0.98%) Manufacturing
13 3 (0.74%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.49%) Banking
14 2 (0.49%) German Language
14 2 (0.49%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.25%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 77 (18.87%) Support Engineer
2 56 (13.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 55 (13.48%) Analyst
4 52 (12.75%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 40 (9.80%) Cloud Engineer
6 34 (8.33%) IT Support
7 33 (8.09%) IT Engineer
8 29 (7.11%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 28 (6.86%) 3rd Line Support
10 26 (6.37%) Project Manager
10 26 (6.37%) Support Analyst
11 25 (6.13%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
12 24 (5.88%) 2nd Line Support
13 22 (5.39%) Infrastructure Analyst
13 22 (5.39%) Systems Engineer
14 21 (5.15%) Virtualisation Engineer
15 20 (4.90%) IT Technician
16 19 (4.66%) Hyper-V Engineer
16 19 (4.66%) VMware Engineer
17 17 (4.17%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.17%) .NET
2 8 (1.96%) SAML
3 3 (0.74%) ARM Templates
3 3 (0.74%) LAMP
3 3 (0.74%) LDAP
4 1 (0.25%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.25%) Apache Flex
4 1 (0.25%) COM
4 1 (0.25%) CSS
4 1 (0.25%) HTML
4 1 (0.25%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.25%) WSH
4 1 (0.25%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 44 (10.78%) Data Centre
2 29 (7.11%) Public Cloud
3 22 (5.39%) Management Information System
4 16 (3.92%) Replication
5 15 (3.68%) HACMP
6 12 (2.94%) Clustering
7 10 (2.45%) NHS
7 10 (2.45%) PKI
7 10 (2.45%) Private Cloud
7 10 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.96%) IoT
9 7 (1.72%) Cyberattack
9 7 (1.72%) Video\Live Streaming
10 6 (1.47%) Cyber Defence
10 6 (1.47%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.47%) Spread Betting
11 4 (0.98%) Virtual Team
12 3 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (0.74%) Linux Command Line
12 3 (0.74%) User Experience
Operating Systems
1 408 (100.00%) Windows
2 279 (68.38%) Windows Server
3 195 (47.79%) Windows Server 2016
4 100 (24.51%) Windows Server 2019
5 99 (24.26%) Windows 10
6 75 (18.38%) Windows Server 2008
7 74 (18.14%) Linux
8 40 (9.80%) Windows Server 2003
9 21 (5.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 19 (4.66%) Windows 7
11 15 (3.68%) AIX
12 14 (3.43%) Ubuntu
13 12 (2.94%) Mac OS X
14 10 (2.45%) Windows 8
15 8 (1.96%) Mac OS
16 7 (1.72%) CentOS
16 7 (1.72%) Unix
17 6 (1.47%) Amazon Linux
17 6 (1.47%) Oracle Linux
18 2 (0.49%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (23.77%) ITIL
2 66 (16.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 66 (16.18%) Problem Management
3 65 (15.93%) Problem-Solving
4 63 (15.44%) Project Management
5 61 (14.95%) Change Management
6 56 (13.73%) Disaster Recovery
7 49 (12.01%) Agile
7 49 (12.01%) Service Delivery
8 46 (11.27%) Incident Management
9 39 (9.56%) Mentoring
10 33 (8.09%) Business Continuity
11 32 (7.84%) Patch Management
11 32 (7.84%) Root Cause Analysis
12 29 (7.11%) High Availability
12 29 (7.11%) Project Delivery
13 26 (6.37%) Infrastructure Management
13 26 (6.37%) PRINCE2
14 22 (5.39%) Computer Science
14 22 (5.39%) Customer Requirements
Programming Languages
1 123 (30.15%) PowerShell
2 61 (14.95%) SQL
3 20 (4.90%) VB
4 18 (4.41%) Shell Script
5 15 (3.68%) Perl
5 15 (3.68%) VB.NET
6 14 (3.43%) C#
6 14 (3.43%) VBScript
7 13 (3.19%) Bash
8 8 (1.96%) Python
9 4 (0.98%) JavaScript
9 4 (0.98%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.25%) C
10 1 (0.25%) Java
10 1 (0.25%) PHP
Qualifications
1 50 (12.25%) Microsoft Certification
2 43 (10.54%) Security Cleared
3 37 (9.07%) Degree
4 31 (7.60%) SC Cleared
5 26 (6.37%) MCSE
6 24 (5.88%) CCNA
6 24 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
7 21 (5.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 20 (4.90%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 18 (4.41%) MCSA
10 16 (3.92%) DV Cleared
11 10 (2.45%) CCNP
12 9 (2.21%) MCITP
13 8 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (1.72%) HNC
15 5 (1.23%) AWS Certification
15 5 (1.23%) Citrix Certification
16 3 (0.74%) JNCIA
16 3 (0.74%) MCP
17 2 (0.49%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (11.52%) SLA
2 12 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.49%) QA
5 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.25%) GDPR
5 1 (0.25%) NIST
5 1 (0.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 275 (67.40%) Active Directory
2 147 (36.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 142 (34.80%) Hyper-V
4 52 (12.75%) XenApp
5 49 (12.01%) VMware ESXi
6 41 (10.05%) vSphere
7 25 (6.13%) XenDesktop
8 16 (3.92%) Terminal Services
9 15 (3.68%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
10 13 (3.19%) Docker
11 10 (2.45%) Virtual Machines
12 9 (2.21%) Virtual Servers
13 8 (1.96%) VirtualBox
14 7 (1.72%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 7 (1.72%) DFS Replication
14 7 (1.72%) Microsoft App-V
15 6 (1.47%) Firmware
16 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 5 (1.23%) Virtual Desktop
16 5 (1.23%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 70 (17.16%) SCCM
2 62 (15.20%) WSUS
3 38 (9.31%) SCOM
4 34 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
5 32 (7.84%) Ansible
6 30 (7.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 28 (6.86%) IBM BigFix
8 23 (5.64%) SCSM
9 20 (4.90%) Terraform
10 19 (4.66%) NetBackup
11 15 (3.68%) Netcool
11 15 (3.68%) Netcool/OMNIbus
11 15 (3.68%) Tivoli
11 15 (3.68%) Tivoli Monitoring
12 13 (3.19%) Puppet
13 11 (2.70%) Single Sign-On
14 10 (2.45%) Kubernetes
15 7 (1.72%) FortiGate
16 5 (1.23%) Backup Exec
16 5 (1.23%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 293 (71.81%) Microsoft
2 191 (46.81%) VMware
3 84 (20.59%) Cisco
3 84 (20.59%) Citrix
4 30 (7.35%) HP
5 28 (6.86%) IBM
6 26 (6.37%) Ruckus Wireless
7 25 (6.13%) Veeam
8 21 (5.15%) Veritas
9 18 (4.41%) Oracle
10 16 (3.92%) Trend Micro
11 15 (3.68%) Dell
12 12 (2.94%) Red Hat
13 10 (2.45%) Avaya
13 10 (2.45%) Ivanti
13 10 (2.45%) Juniper
13 10 (2.45%) Mitel
14 9 (2.21%) Meraki
15 8 (1.96%) Fortinet
16 6 (1.47%) Apple