Hybrid/Remote Windows Server 2016 Job Trends

Microsoft Windows Server 2016
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Windows Server 2016 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 347 377 276
Rank change year-on-year +30 -101 +191
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2016 18 63 201
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.12% 0.37% 0.98%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.39% 2.50% 6.32%
Number of salaries quoted 17 50 191
10th Percentile £31,300 £29,675 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,563 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £39,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.63% -11.67% -
75th Percentile £42,000 £53,438 £56,250
90th Percentile £51,250 £76,375 £61,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £44,155
% change year-on-year - -9.41% +3.89%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

Windows Server 2016 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 1,299 2,519 3,180
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.59% 14.79% 15.57%
Number of salaries quoted 930 1,570 2,675
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,000 £30,388
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £39,750
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 £72,433
90th Percentile £90,000 £86,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £44,000 £50,242 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% +0.48% -4.76%

Windows Server 2016
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows Server 2016 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Windows Server 2016 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Windows Server 2016
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows Server 2016.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows Server 2016 over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Windows Server 2016 salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Windows Server 2016
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 13 (72.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (22.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (27.78%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 17 (94.44%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (83.33%) Azure
3 9 (50.00%) Google Workspace
4 7 (38.89%) AWS
5 3 (16.67%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (16.67%) Power Platform
6 2 (11.11%) Entra ID
7 1 (5.56%) Azure AKS
7 1 (5.56%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (5.56%) Azure Storage
7 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (5.56%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 12 (66.67%) WAN
2 11 (61.11%) LAN
3 10 (55.56%) DHCP
4 9 (50.00%) DNS
4 9 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (44.44%) TCP/IP
5 8 (44.44%) VoIP
6 6 (33.33%) VPN
7 4 (22.22%) VLAN
8 3 (16.67%) Firewall
9 2 (11.11%) Wireless
10 1 (5.56%) Network Security
10 1 (5.56%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.56%) Oracle Database
1 1 (5.56%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (5.56%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (5.56%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (61.11%) Support Engineer
2 10 (55.56%) IT Engineer
3 9 (50.00%) IT Support
3 9 (50.00%) IT Support Engineer
4 7 (38.89%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 7 (38.89%) 2nd Line Support
4 7 (38.89%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 3 (16.67%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 3 (16.67%) Desktop Engineer
5 3 (16.67%) Desktop Support
5 3 (16.67%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 2 (11.11%) 3rd Line Support
6 2 (11.11%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
6 2 (11.11%) Technical Engineer
7 1 (5.56%) Analyst
7 1 (5.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (5.56%) Support Analyst
7 1 (5.56%) Systems Engineer
7 1 (5.56%) Technical Analyst
7 1 (5.56%) Technical Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) BYOD
2 2 (11.11%) CCTV
2 2 (11.11%) Digital Signage
2 2 (11.11%) Driving Licence
3 1 (5.56%) Onboarding
3 1 (5.56%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 18 (100.00%) Windows
2 15 (83.33%) Windows 10
3 14 (77.78%) Windows Server
4 10 (55.56%) Mac OS
5 9 (50.00%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (38.89%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (33.33%) Apple iOS
8 1 (5.56%) AIX
8 1 (5.56%) Android
8 1 (5.56%) Windows 7
8 1 (5.56%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (38.89%) ITIL
3 4 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (16.67%) Customer Service
4 3 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (16.67%) Mentoring
4 3 (16.67%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (5.56%) Client Onboarding
5 1 (5.56%) Customer Experience
5 1 (5.56%) ERP
5 1 (5.56%) High Availability
5 1 (5.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (5.56%) Kalman Filter
5 1 (5.56%) Knowledge Transfer
5 1 (5.56%) Proactive Monitoring
5 1 (5.56%) Process Improvement
5 1 (5.56%) Project Delivery
5 1 (5.56%) RBAC
5 1 (5.56%) Tech Ops
5 1 (5.56%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.11%) Bash
1 2 (11.11%) PowerShell
2 1 (5.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (38.89%) Degree
2 3 (16.67%) Azure Certification
2 3 (16.67%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (11.11%) CCNA
3 2 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (5.56%) CCNP
4 1 (5.56%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (5.56%) DBS Check
4 1 (5.56%) DV Cleared
4 1 (5.56%) MCSA
4 1 (5.56%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared
4 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 15 (83.33%) Active Directory
2 11 (61.11%) Hyper-V
3 3 (16.67%) BitLocker
4 1 (5.56%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (38.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 5 (27.78%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (22.22%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (5.56%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 18 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 9 (50.00%) Google
3 4 (22.22%) Apple
4 2 (11.11%) Cisco
5 1 (5.56%) Citrix
5 1 (5.56%) Datto
5 1 (5.56%) IBM
5 1 (5.56%) Meraki
5 1 (5.56%) Oracle
5 1 (5.56%) Red Hat
5 1 (5.56%) ServiceNow
5 1 (5.56%) Ubiquiti
5 1 (5.56%) Veeam
5 1 (5.56%) VMware