Hybrid/Remote Windows Server 2019 Job Trends

Microsoft Windows Server 2019
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Windows Server 2019 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 448 381 391
Rank change year-on-year -67 +10 -57
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2019 19 44 108
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.076% 0.26% 0.49%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.21% 2.39% 3.66%
Number of salaries quoted 19 33 78
10th Percentile £37,750 £31,250 £26,100
25th Percentile £40,500 £41,250 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +50.00% -17.65%
75th Percentile £47,500 £76,250 £56,000
90th Percentile £51,600 £80,000 £65,025
UK median annual salary £41,500 £46,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -9.78% +15.00% -

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

Windows Server 2019 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 1,569 1,842 2,953
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.32% 10.96% 13.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,225 980 1,744
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 £70,063 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,625 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.43% -17.00% -4.76%

Windows Server 2019
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows Server 2019 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Windows Server 2019 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Windows Server 2019
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows Server 2019.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2019
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows Server 2019 over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Windows Server 2019 salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Windows Server 2019
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 (52.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (26.32%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (68.42%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (63.16%) Azure
3 10 (52.63%) Entra ID
4 5 (26.32%) Power Platform
5 1 (5.26%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 12 (63.16%) Firewall
2 6 (31.58%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (26.32%) LAN
3 5 (26.32%) WAN
4 4 (21.05%) DHCP
4 4 (21.05%) DNS
4 4 (21.05%) Network Security
4 4 (21.05%) Wireless
5 3 (15.79%) SAN
5 3 (15.79%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (15.79%) SQL Server
General
1 10 (52.63%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (47.37%) Social Skills
3 3 (15.79%) Public Sector
4 2 (10.53%) Military
5 1 (5.26%) Finance
5 1 (5.26%) Law
5 1 (5.26%) Legal
Job Titles
1 8 (42.11%) IT Engineer
2 6 (31.58%) IT Support
3 5 (26.32%) IT Support Engineer
3 5 (26.32%) Microsoft Engineer
3 5 (26.32%) Support Engineer
4 4 (21.05%) Analyst
4 4 (21.05%) Infrastructure Analyst
5 3 (15.79%) Operations Engineer
5 3 (15.79%) Systems Engineer
6 2 (10.53%) Field Engineer
6 2 (10.53%) Field Service Engineer
7 1 (5.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (5.26%) Infrastructure Support
7 1 (5.26%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
7 1 (5.26%) IT Support Technician
7 1 (5.26%) IT Technician
7 1 (5.26%) Support Analyst
7 1 (5.26%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.79%) Clustering
1 3 (15.79%) Data Centre
1 3 (15.79%) Driving Licence
2 1 (5.26%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (5.26%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 19 (100.00%) Windows
1 19 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 18 (94.74%) Windows Server 2016
3 3 (15.79%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (68.42%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (47.37%) Business Continuity
2 9 (47.37%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (47.37%) Disaster Recovery
3 8 (42.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (26.32%) Identity Management
4 5 (26.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 5 (26.32%) ITIL
4 5 (26.32%) Project Delivery
4 5 (26.32%) Service Management
5 4 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (21.05%) Customer Service
5 4 (21.05%) Logistics
5 4 (21.05%) Virtual Environments
6 3 (15.79%) Data Centre Operations
6 3 (15.79%) Infrastructure Monitoring
6 3 (15.79%) Infrastructure Transformation
6 3 (15.79%) Innovative Thinking
6 3 (15.79%) Project Management
6 3 (15.79%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (36.84%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (31.58%) Azure Certification
1 6 (31.58%) CCNA
1 6 (31.58%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (26.32%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (21.05%) DBS Check
4 2 (10.53%) Degree
4 2 (10.53%) DV Cleared
4 2 (10.53%) HNC
4 2 (10.53%) HND
4 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared
4 2 (10.53%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (31.58%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 17 (89.47%) Active Directory
2 9 (47.37%) Hyper-V
3 6 (31.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (10.53%) Firmware
4 2 (10.53%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (47.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (15.79%) Failover Clustering
3 1 (5.26%) WSUS
Vendors
1 18 (94.74%) Microsoft
2 9 (47.37%) VMware
3 5 (26.32%) Veeam
4 3 (15.79%) Cisco
4 3 (15.79%) NetApp
4 3 (15.79%) Nimble Storage
5 1 (5.26%) iManage
5 1 (5.26%) Meraki