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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 433 392 385
Rank change year-on-year -41 -7 -45
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2016 27 27 100
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.11% 0.16% 0.46%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.74% 1.48% 3.44%
Number of salaries quoted 26 25 74
10th Percentile £37,750 £28,700 £29,500
25th Percentile £40,500 £39,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +12.50% -10.07%
75th Percentile £60,938 £52,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £62,500 £60,918
UK median annual salary £45,000 £40,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% +1.25% -

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 1,555 1,830 2,903
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.27% 10.90% 13.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,211 973 1,723
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £33,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -6.25%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.43% -17.00% -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 8 October 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 15 (55.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (18.52%) IIS
2 5 (18.52%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (18.52%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 18 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (59.26%) Azure
3 12 (44.44%) Entra ID
4 6 (22.22%) Power Platform
5 1 (3.70%) AWS
5 1 (3.70%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (3.70%) IaaS
5 1 (3.70%) Mimecast
5 1 (3.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (40.74%) Firewall
2 5 (18.52%) DHCP
2 5 (18.52%) DNS
2 5 (18.52%) LAN
2 5 (18.52%) Network Security
2 5 (18.52%) WAN
2 5 (18.52%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (14.81%) Wireless
4 3 (11.11%) SAN
4 3 (11.11%) VLAN
5 1 (3.70%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (3.70%) SNMP
5 1 (3.70%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (29.63%) SQL Server
2 5 (18.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) GitLab
1 1 (3.70%) Jenkins
General
1 14 (51.85%) Social Skills
2 10 (37.04%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (22.22%) Finance
4 5 (18.52%) Law
4 5 (18.52%) Legal
5 3 (11.11%) Public Sector
6 2 (7.41%) Military
Job Titles
1 8 (29.63%) IT Engineer
2 6 (22.22%) Analyst
2 6 (22.22%) Infrastructure Analyst
2 6 (22.22%) IT Support
3 5 (18.52%) Developer
3 5 (18.52%) IT Support Engineer
3 5 (18.52%) Microsoft Engineer
3 5 (18.52%) Support Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Operations Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Software Developer
4 3 (11.11%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Applications Developer
5 2 (7.41%) Applications Support
5 2 (7.41%) Field Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Field Service Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) IT Analyst
5 2 (7.41%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
5 2 (7.41%) IT Security Analyst
5 2 (7.41%) Security Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (18.52%) CSS
1 5 (18.52%) HTML
2 1 (3.70%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (18.52%) Data Centre
1 5 (18.52%) Management Information System
2 3 (11.11%) Clustering
2 3 (11.11%) Driving Licence
3 2 (7.41%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (3.70%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (3.70%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 27 (100.00%) Windows
1 27 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 19 (70.37%) Windows Server 2019
3 3 (11.11%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (3.70%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (37.04%) Business Continuity
2 10 (37.04%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (37.04%) Disaster Recovery
3 9 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (22.22%) ITIL
4 6 (22.22%) Performance Tuning
5 5 (18.52%) Application Security
5 5 (18.52%) Case Management
5 5 (18.52%) Data Privacy
5 5 (18.52%) Data Security
5 5 (18.52%) Document Management
5 5 (18.52%) Identity Management
5 5 (18.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 5 (18.52%) Secure Coding
5 5 (18.52%) Service Management
6 4 (14.81%) Customer Service
6 4 (14.81%) Project Delivery
6 4 (14.81%) Project Management
6 4 (14.81%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 13 (48.15%) PowerShell
2 5 (18.52%) SQL
2 5 (18.52%) T-SQL
2 5 (18.52%) VBA
2 5 (18.52%) VBScript
3 1 (3.70%) Bash
3 1 (3.70%) Go
3 1 (3.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (25.93%) Azure Certification
2 6 (22.22%) CCNA
2 6 (22.22%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (18.52%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (14.81%) DBS Check
5 3 (11.11%) DV Cleared
5 3 (11.11%) SC Cleared
5 3 (11.11%) Security Cleared
6 2 (7.41%) Degree
6 2 (7.41%) HNC
6 2 (7.41%) HND
7 1 (3.70%) AWS Certification
7 1 (3.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (18.52%) Cyber Essentials
1 5 (18.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 24 (88.89%) Active Directory
2 10 (37.04%) Hyper-V
3 7 (25.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (7.41%) Firmware
4 2 (7.41%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (3.70%) DFS Replication
5 1 (3.70%) Docker
5 1 (3.70%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (44.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (11.11%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (3.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (3.70%) FortiGate
3 1 (3.70%) Kibana
3 1 (3.70%) Kubernetes
3 1 (3.70%) Nagios
3 1 (3.70%) Prometheus
3 1 (3.70%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (3.70%) WSUS
Vendors
1 26 (96.30%) Microsoft
2 13 (48.15%) VMware
3 5 (18.52%) iManage
3 5 (18.52%) Veeam
4 4 (14.81%) Cisco
5 3 (11.11%) NetApp
5 3 (11.11%) Nimble Storage
6 2 (7.41%) Meraki
7 1 (3.70%) Aruba
7 1 (3.70%) Commvault
7 1 (3.70%) SolarWinds
7 1 (3.70%) Splunk
7 1 (3.70%) Zscaler