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 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 442 346 375
Rank change year-on-year -96 +29 +18
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2019 20 72 128
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.088% 0.43% 0.52%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.29% 3.48% 4.05%
Number of salaries quoted 20 65 104
10th Percentile £37,100 £30,050 £24,750
25th Percentile £39,813 £31,750 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +28.57% -13.58%
75th Percentile £45,125 £53,750 £56,000
90th Percentile £49,613 £80,000 £60,918
UK median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £37,917
% change year-on-year -8.89% +18.68% -5.21%

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 1,546 2,069 3,158
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.78% 12.46% 12.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1,201 1,203 2,270
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £33,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -13.04%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,875 £67,968
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £48,922
% change year-on-year +7.14% -14.15% -6.82%

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 17 August 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 13 (65.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (30.00%) SharePoint
3 1 (5.00%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 16 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (65.00%) Azure
3 7 (35.00%) Entra ID
4 5 (25.00%) Power Platform
5 4 (20.00%) AWS
5 4 (20.00%) Google Workspace
6 1 (5.00%) Mimecast
6 1 (5.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (65.00%) Firewall
2 10 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (45.00%) LAN
3 9 (45.00%) WAN
4 6 (30.00%) DHCP
4 6 (30.00%) DNS
5 4 (20.00%) TCP/IP
5 4 (20.00%) VoIP
5 4 (20.00%) Wireless
6 3 (15.00%) Network Security
6 3 (15.00%) VLAN
7 2 (10.00%) SAN
8 1 (5.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (15.00%) SQL Server
General
1 9 (45.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (10.00%) Military
3 2 (10.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.00%) Finance
4 1 (5.00%) Law
4 1 (5.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 11 (55.00%) IT Engineer
2 10 (50.00%) IT Support
3 9 (45.00%) IT Support Engineer
3 9 (45.00%) Support Engineer
4 5 (25.00%) Microsoft Engineer
5 4 (20.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 4 (20.00%) 2nd Line Support
5 4 (20.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 3 (15.00%) Analyst
6 3 (15.00%) Systems Engineer
7 2 (10.00%) Field Engineer
7 2 (10.00%) Field Service Engineer
7 2 (10.00%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 2 (10.00%) Operations Engineer
7 2 (10.00%) Support Analyst
8 1 (5.00%) 1st Line Support
8 1 (5.00%) 1st Line Support Analyst
8 1 (5.00%) Infrastructure Support
8 1 (5.00%) IT Support Technician
8 1 (5.00%) IT Technician
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.00%) Clustering
1 3 (15.00%) Driving Licence
2 2 (10.00%) Data Centre
3 1 (5.00%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (5.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 20 (100.00%) Windows
1 20 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 18 (90.00%) Windows Server 2016
3 6 (30.00%) Windows Server 2012
4 4 (20.00%) Mac OS
4 4 (20.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (70.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (30.00%) Business Continuity
3 6 (30.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 5 (25.00%) Customer Service
4 5 (25.00%) Identity Management
4 5 (25.00%) ITIL
4 5 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 5 (25.00%) Service Management
5 4 (20.00%) Logistics
6 3 (15.00%) Knowledge Transfer
6 3 (15.00%) Project Management
6 3 (15.00%) Virtual Environments
7 2 (10.00%) Data Centre Operations
7 2 (10.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 2 (10.00%) Innovative Thinking
7 2 (10.00%) Preventative Maintenance
7 2 (10.00%) Root Cause Analysis
7 2 (10.00%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (30.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (30.00%) CCNA
1 6 (30.00%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (25.00%) Azure Certification
2 5 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (20.00%) DBS Check
4 2 (10.00%) Degree
4 2 (10.00%) DV Cleared
4 2 (10.00%) HNC
4 2 (10.00%) HND
4 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
4 2 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (30.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 18 (90.00%) Active Directory
2 12 (60.00%) Hyper-V
3 5 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (10.00%) Firmware
4 2 (10.00%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (40.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (20.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (15.00%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (5.00%) WSUS
Vendors
1 19 (95.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (25.00%) Veeam
2 5 (25.00%) VMware
3 4 (20.00%) Google
4 3 (15.00%) Cisco
5 2 (10.00%) NetApp
5 2 (10.00%) Nimble Storage
6 1 (5.00%) iManage
6 1 (5.00%) Meraki