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 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 363 383 302
Rank change year-on-year +20 -81 +190
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2016 16 87 191
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.10% 0.44% 0.91%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.22% 3.14% 5.69%
Number of salaries quoted 15 66 181
10th Percentile £30,200 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £34,813 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,000 £44,480
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -5.58% -1.16%
75th Percentile £46,250 £56,375 £56,525
90th Percentile £54,000 £72,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - -5.88% -1.16%

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 1,312 2,769 3,356
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.58% 13.95% 16.06%
Number of salaries quoted 970 1,719 2,846
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -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 28 November 2025.

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 10 (62.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (25.00%) SharePoint
3 1 (6.25%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 13 (81.25%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (75.00%) Azure
3 5 (31.25%) Google Workspace
4 4 (25.00%) AWS
5 3 (18.75%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (18.75%) Power Platform
6 1 (6.25%) Entra ID
6 1 (6.25%) GCP
6 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 9 (56.25%) WAN
2 8 (50.00%) LAN
3 7 (43.75%) DHCP
4 6 (37.50%) VPN
5 5 (31.25%) DNS
5 5 (31.25%) TCP/IP
5 5 (31.25%) VLAN
5 5 (31.25%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (25.00%) Firewall
6 4 (25.00%) VoIP
7 2 (12.50%) Wireless
8 1 (6.25%) BGP
8 1 (6.25%) Network Security
8 1 (6.25%) OSPF
8 1 (6.25%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.25%) Oracle Database
1 1 (6.25%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (6.25%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
3 1 (6.25%) Electronics
3 1 (6.25%) Finance
3 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
3 1 (6.25%) Marketing
3 1 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (50.00%) Support Engineer
2 5 (31.25%) 3rd Line Engineer
2 5 (31.25%) IT Engineer
2 5 (31.25%) IT Support
2 5 (31.25%) IT Support Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) 2nd Line Support
3 3 (18.75%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) 3rd Line Support
3 3 (18.75%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) Desktop Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) Desktop Support
3 3 (18.75%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Technical Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Network Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Technical Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) BYOD
2 2 (12.50%) CCTV
2 2 (12.50%) Digital Signage
2 2 (12.50%) Driving Licence
2 2 (12.50%) Onboarding
3 1 (6.25%) Clustering
3 1 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (6.25%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 16 (100.00%) Windows
2 12 (75.00%) Windows 10
2 12 (75.00%) Windows Server
3 6 (37.50%) Apple iOS
3 6 (37.50%) Mac OS
3 6 (37.50%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (18.75%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (6.25%) AIX
5 1 (6.25%) Android
5 1 (6.25%) CentOS
5 1 (6.25%) Linux
5 1 (6.25%) Windows 7
5 1 (6.25%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) ITIL
1 8 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (31.25%) Mentoring
3 4 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (18.75%) Customer Service
4 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (18.75%) Mobile Device Management
5 2 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 1 (6.25%) Client Onboarding
6 1 (6.25%) High Availability
6 1 (6.25%) Infrastructure Automation
6 1 (6.25%) Infrastructure Management
6 1 (6.25%) Kalman Filter
6 1 (6.25%) Network Monitoring
6 1 (6.25%) Proactive Monitoring
6 1 (6.25%) Process Improvement
6 1 (6.25%) Project Delivery
6 1 (6.25%) Tech Ops
6 1 (6.25%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (6.25%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 2 (12.50%) PowerShell
2 1 (6.25%) Bash
2 1 (6.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (43.75%) Degree
2 3 (18.75%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (18.75%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (12.50%) Azure Certification
3 2 (12.50%) CCNA
3 2 (12.50%) CCNP
3 2 (12.50%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (12.50%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (6.25%) DBS Check
4 1 (6.25%) MCSA
System Software
1 12 (75.00%) Active Directory
2 8 (50.00%) Hyper-V
3 3 (18.75%) BitLocker
4 2 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (6.25%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 6 (37.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (25.00%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (18.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (6.25%) FortiGate
4 1 (6.25%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 13 (81.25%) Microsoft
2 5 (31.25%) Google
3 4 (25.00%) Apple
3 4 (25.00%) Cisco
3 4 (25.00%) VMware
4 2 (12.50%) Citrix
4 2 (12.50%) Meraki
5 1 (6.25%) CheckPoint
5 1 (6.25%) Datto
5 1 (6.25%) Fortinet
5 1 (6.25%) HP
5 1 (6.25%) IBM
5 1 (6.25%) Oracle
5 1 (6.25%) SAP
5 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow
5 1 (6.25%) SolarWinds
5 1 (6.25%) SonicWALL
5 1 (6.25%) Ubiquiti
5 1 (6.25%) Veeam