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 31 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 355 340 351
Rank change year-on-year -15 +11 +110
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2016 34 57 221
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.20% 0.44% 0.71%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.37% 3.08% 5.01%
Number of salaries quoted 33 54 206
10th Percentile £21,250 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile - £59,375 £55,000
90th Percentile £56,250 £77,125 £59,000
UK median annual salary £42,000 £42,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -3.03%

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 1,434 1,851 4,407
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.59% 14.43% 14.20%
Number of salaries quoted 990 1,456 3,746
10th Percentile £28,975 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,813 £37,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £55,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.92% +6.80% -6.36%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £66,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -14.29%

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 31 March 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 28 (82.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (26.47%) Exchange Server 2007
2 9 (26.47%) Exchange Server 2010
2 9 (26.47%) Exchange Server 2013
3 7 (20.59%) SharePoint
4 1 (2.94%) IIS
Applications
1 22 (64.71%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 31 (91.18%) Azure
1 31 (91.18%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (52.94%) AWS
3 16 (47.06%) Google Workspace
4 11 (32.35%) Entra ID
5 5 (14.71%) OneDrive
5 5 (14.71%) SaaS
6 2 (5.88%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (2.94%) Azure AKS
7 1 (2.94%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (2.94%) Azure Storage
7 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (2.94%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 28 (82.35%) DNS
2 27 (79.41%) DHCP
3 25 (73.53%) Wi-Fi
4 18 (52.94%) TCP/IP
4 18 (52.94%) WAN
5 17 (50.00%) LAN
6 16 (47.06%) VoIP
7 9 (26.47%) Firewall
8 7 (20.59%) VPN
9 3 (8.82%) VLAN
10 1 (2.94%) Network Security
10 1 (2.94%) SAN
10 1 (2.94%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.88%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.94%) Oracle Database
2 1 (2.94%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (5.88%) GitLab
1 2 (5.88%) Jenkins
General
1 10 (29.41%) Organisational Skills
2 7 (20.59%) Social Skills
3 2 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (2.94%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 26 (76.47%) Support Engineer
2 25 (73.53%) IT Engineer
3 24 (70.59%) IT Support
3 24 (70.59%) IT Support Engineer
4 16 (47.06%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 16 (47.06%) 2nd Line Support
4 16 (47.06%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 7 (20.59%) Junior
6 6 (17.65%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 5 (14.71%) 3rd Line Support
7 5 (14.71%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
7 5 (14.71%) Junior IT Engineer
7 5 (14.71%) Junior IT Support
7 5 (14.71%) Junior Support Engineer
7 5 (14.71%) Remote Support Engineer
8 2 (5.88%) DevOps Engineer
8 2 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 2 (5.88%) Junior DevOps
8 2 (5.88%) Junior DevOps Engineer
9 1 (2.94%) Azure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (26.47%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (5.88%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.94%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.94%) Replication
3 1 (2.94%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 34 (100.00%) Windows
2 33 (97.06%) Windows Server
3 25 (73.53%) Windows Server 2012
4 19 (55.88%) Windows 10
5 17 (50.00%) Windows Server 2019
6 15 (44.12%) Mac OS
7 10 (29.41%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (5.88%) Linux
8 2 (5.88%) Windows 7
9 1 (2.94%) AIX
9 1 (2.94%) Android
9 1 (2.94%) Apple iOS
9 1 (2.94%) Mac OS X
9 1 (2.94%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (76.47%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (26.47%) Server Virtualisation
3 4 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (11.76%) ITIL
4 2 (5.88%) CI/CD
4 2 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (5.88%) Customer Service
4 2 (5.88%) DevOps
4 2 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 2 (5.88%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (2.94%) Client Onboarding
5 1 (2.94%) Customer Experience
5 1 (2.94%) Kalman Filter
5 1 (2.94%) Knowledge Transfer
5 1 (2.94%) Mentoring
5 1 (2.94%) Proactive Monitoring
5 1 (2.94%) Project Delivery
5 1 (2.94%) RBAC
5 1 (2.94%) Tech Ops
5 1 (2.94%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 4 (11.76%) Bash
2 3 (8.82%) PowerShell
2 3 (8.82%) Python
3 2 (5.88%) Go
Qualifications
1 3 (8.82%) DV Cleared
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (8.82%) SC Cleared
1 3 (8.82%) Security Cleared
2 2 (5.88%) CCNA
2 2 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (5.88%) Degree
3 1 (2.94%) Azure Certification
3 1 (2.94%) CCNP
3 1 (2.94%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (2.94%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.94%) MCSA
3 1 (2.94%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (2.94%) SLA
System Software
1 29 (85.29%) Active Directory
2 19 (55.88%) Hyper-V
3 2 (5.88%) Docker
3 2 (5.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.94%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (52.94%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 7 (20.59%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (8.82%) Kubernetes
4 2 (5.88%) Kibana
4 2 (5.88%) Nagios
4 2 (5.88%) Prometheus
5 1 (2.94%) FortiGate
5 1 (2.94%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 33 (97.06%) Microsoft
2 15 (44.12%) Google
3 9 (26.47%) Dell
3 9 (26.47%) HP
4 4 (11.76%) VMware
5 3 (8.82%) Cisco
6 2 (5.88%) Commvault
6 2 (5.88%) Splunk
6 2 (5.88%) Veeam
7 1 (2.94%) Apple
7 1 (2.94%) Citrix
7 1 (2.94%) Datto
7 1 (2.94%) IBM
7 1 (2.94%) Meraki
7 1 (2.94%) Oracle
7 1 (2.94%) Red Hat
7 1 (2.94%) ServiceNow
7 1 (2.94%) Ubiquiti
7 1 (2.94%) WatchGuard