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 30 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 419 371 376
Rank change year-on-year -48 +5 +26
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2016 35 48 143
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.29% 0.54%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.26% 2.32% 4.13%
Number of salaries quoted 34 46 116
10th Percentile £37,750 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,688 £36,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +12.50% -5.88%
75th Percentile £60,938 £52,500 £55,063
90th Percentile £69,250 £69,375 £60,918
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - +6.25% -

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 1,551 2,073 3,462
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.04% 12.59% 12.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,213 1,210 2,605
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £33,313 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.04%
75th Percentile £71,500 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% -9.52%

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 30 July 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 24 (68.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (28.57%) SharePoint
3 7 (20.00%) IIS
4 6 (17.14%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (17.14%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (17.14%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 17 (48.57%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 28 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (71.43%) Azure
3 12 (34.29%) Entra ID
4 9 (25.71%) AWS
5 6 (17.14%) Google Workspace
6 5 (14.29%) OneDrive
6 5 (14.29%) Power Platform
7 3 (8.57%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (5.71%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (48.57%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (40.00%) DHCP
2 14 (40.00%) DNS
2 14 (40.00%) Firewall
3 11 (31.43%) LAN
3 11 (31.43%) WAN
4 7 (20.00%) TCP/IP
5 5 (14.29%) VoIP
6 4 (11.43%) VLAN
6 4 (11.43%) VPN
6 4 (11.43%) Wireless
7 3 (8.57%) Network Security
8 2 (5.71%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (28.57%) SQL Server
2 6 (17.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (8.57%) GitLab
1 3 (8.57%) Jenkins
General
1 19 (54.29%) Social Skills
2 7 (20.00%) Finance
3 6 (17.14%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (17.14%) Law
3 6 (17.14%) Legal
3 6 (17.14%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (5.71%) Military
4 2 (5.71%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.86%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (48.57%) IT Engineer
1 17 (48.57%) IT Support
1 17 (48.57%) Support Engineer
2 16 (45.71%) IT Support Engineer
3 6 (17.14%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 6 (17.14%) 2nd Line Support
3 6 (17.14%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 6 (17.14%) Developer
4 5 (14.29%) Microsoft Engineer
5 4 (11.43%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 4 (11.43%) 3rd Line Support
5 4 (11.43%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 4 (11.43%) Junior
5 4 (11.43%) Software Developer
6 3 (8.57%) DevOps Engineer
6 3 (8.57%) Systems Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) Applications Developer
7 2 (5.71%) Applications Support
7 2 (5.71%) Field Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) Field Service Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (17.14%) CSS
1 6 (17.14%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (17.14%) Management Information System
1 6 (17.14%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (11.43%) Data Centre
3 3 (8.57%) Clustering
3 3 (8.57%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.86%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (2.86%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 35 (100.00%) Windows
1 35 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 18 (51.43%) Windows Server 2019
3 13 (37.14%) Windows Server 2012
4 7 (20.00%) Windows Server 2008
5 6 (17.14%) Windows 10
6 5 (14.29%) Mac OS
7 3 (8.57%) Linux
8 1 (2.86%) Mac OS X
8 1 (2.86%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (25.71%) Stakeholder Management
3 8 (22.86%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 7 (20.00%) Performance Tuning
5 6 (17.14%) Application Security
5 6 (17.14%) Business Continuity
5 6 (17.14%) Case Management
5 6 (17.14%) Data Privacy
5 6 (17.14%) Data Security
5 6 (17.14%) Document Management
5 6 (17.14%) Secure Coding
5 6 (17.14%) Server Virtualisation
6 5 (14.29%) Customer Service
6 5 (14.29%) Identity Management
6 5 (14.29%) ITIL
6 5 (14.29%) Logistics
6 5 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
6 5 (14.29%) Service Management
7 4 (11.43%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (37.14%) PowerShell
2 6 (17.14%) SQL
2 6 (17.14%) T-SQL
2 6 (17.14%) VBA
2 6 (17.14%) VBScript
3 3 (8.57%) Bash
3 3 (8.57%) Go
3 3 (8.57%) Python
4 1 (2.86%) VB
Qualifications
1 6 (17.14%) CCNA
1 6 (17.14%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (14.29%) Azure Certification
2 5 (14.29%) DV Cleared
2 5 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (14.29%) SC Cleared
2 5 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 4 (11.43%) DBS Check
4 2 (5.71%) Degree
4 2 (5.71%) HNC
4 2 (5.71%) HND
5 1 (2.86%) AWS Certification
5 1 (2.86%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.86%) SLA
System Software
1 30 (85.71%) Active Directory
2 14 (40.00%) Hyper-V
3 5 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (8.57%) Docker
5 2 (5.71%) Firmware
5 2 (5.71%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 13 (37.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (25.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (8.57%) Failover Clustering
3 3 (8.57%) Kibana
3 3 (8.57%) Kubernetes
3 3 (8.57%) Nagios
3 3 (8.57%) Prometheus
4 1 (2.86%) FortiGate
4 1 (2.86%) WSUS
Vendors
1 33 (94.29%) Microsoft
2 8 (22.86%) VMware
3 6 (17.14%) Dell
3 6 (17.14%) HP
3 6 (17.14%) iManage
3 6 (17.14%) Veeam
4 5 (14.29%) Google
5 3 (8.57%) Cisco
5 3 (8.57%) Commvault
5 3 (8.57%) Splunk
6 1 (2.86%) NetApp
6 1 (2.86%) Nimble Storage
6 1 (2.86%) WatchGuard