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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 365 392 354
Rank change year-on-year +27 -38 +283
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 2019 56 105 171
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.34% 0.45% 0.70%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.93% 3.42% 4.47%
Number of salaries quoted 47 79 162
10th Percentile £29,250 £26,250 £25,800
25th Percentile £39,781 £29,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -11.76% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £58,513 £57,256
90th Percentile £80,000 £64,600 £65,000
UK median annual salary £46,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% - -5.88%

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 1,914 3,066 3,829
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.74% 13.08% 15.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,055 1,904 3,219
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £38,973 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £42,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.00% -4.76% -

Windows Server 2019
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Windows Server 2019 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Windows Server 2019 trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Windows Server 2019
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

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

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

Windows Server 2019
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Windows Server 2019 over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Windows Server 2019 salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Windows Server 2019
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 16 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (7.14%) SharePoint
3 2 (3.57%) SharePoint Server
3 2 (3.57%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 7 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 31 (55.36%) Azure
2 22 (39.29%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (28.57%) Entra ID
4 8 (14.29%) Azure Stack
5 7 (12.50%) SaaS
6 6 (10.71%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (7.14%) AWS
7 4 (7.14%) GCP
7 4 (7.14%) IaaS
7 4 (7.14%) Nutanix
7 4 (7.14%) PaaS
8 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (3.57%) Power Platform
8 2 (3.57%) PowerApps
9 1 (1.79%) Azure AKS
9 1 (1.79%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 15 (26.79%) DHCP
1 15 (26.79%) DNS
1 15 (26.79%) Firewall
2 14 (25.00%) SAN
3 9 (16.07%) WAN
4 7 (12.50%) LAN
4 7 (12.50%) TCP/IP
5 2 (3.57%) Multicast
5 2 (3.57%) SD-WAN
5 2 (3.57%) Skype
5 2 (3.57%) VPN
5 2 (3.57%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (10.71%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.57%) DB2
Development Applications
1 1 (1.79%) Git
General
1 21 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 13 (23.21%) Public Sector
3 6 (10.71%) Finance
4 3 (5.36%) Local Government
5 2 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (3.57%) Law
5 2 (3.57%) Legal
5 2 (3.57%) Manufacturing
5 2 (3.57%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.79%) Banking
6 1 (1.79%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 19 (33.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 12 (21.43%) IT Engineer
3 11 (19.64%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 10 (17.86%) Support Engineer
5 8 (14.29%) Analyst
5 8 (14.29%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
6 7 (12.50%) Windows Engineer
7 6 (10.71%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
7 6 (10.71%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
7 6 (10.71%) 3rd Line Support
7 6 (10.71%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
7 6 (10.71%) IT Analyst
8 5 (8.93%) 2nd Line Support
8 5 (8.93%) Administrator
8 5 (8.93%) IT Administrator
8 5 (8.93%) IT Support
8 5 (8.93%) IT Systems Administrator
8 5 (8.93%) Systems Administrator
9 4 (7.14%) Platform Engineer
9 4 (7.14%) Windows Server Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.79%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 14 (25.00%) Onboarding
2 9 (16.07%) Hybrid Cloud
3 8 (14.29%) Data Centre
4 6 (10.71%) Replication
4 6 (10.71%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (8.93%) Clustering
6 3 (5.36%) Enterprise Storage
7 2 (3.57%) Driving Licence
7 2 (3.57%) FMCG
7 2 (3.57%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (1.79%) Management Information System
8 1 (1.79%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 56 (100.00%) Windows
2 43 (76.79%) Windows Server
3 17 (30.36%) Windows Server 2016
4 13 (23.21%) Windows 10
4 13 (23.21%) Windows Server 2012
5 12 (21.43%) Linux
6 8 (14.29%) Rocky
7 5 (8.93%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (3.57%) Android
8 2 (3.57%) Apple iOS
8 2 (3.57%) Mac OS
8 2 (3.57%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (1.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (41.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 15 (26.79%) DevOps
3 11 (19.64%) Containerisation
3 11 (19.64%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (17.86%) ITIL
5 9 (16.07%) Mentoring
5 9 (16.07%) Project Delivery
6 8 (14.29%) Infrastructure Management
7 7 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
7 7 (12.50%) Performance Tuning
7 7 (12.50%) Security Operations
8 6 (10.71%) Data Security
8 6 (10.71%) High Availability
8 6 (10.71%) Network Design
9 5 (8.93%) Artificial Intelligence
9 5 (8.93%) CI/CD
9 5 (8.93%) Project Management
9 5 (8.93%) Security Hardening
10 4 (7.14%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 25 (44.64%) PowerShell
2 4 (7.14%) SQL
3 1 (1.79%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (21.43%) DV Cleared
1 12 (21.43%) Security Cleared
2 10 (17.86%) Azure Certification
2 10 (17.86%) BPSS Clearance
2 10 (17.86%) SC Cleared
3 8 (14.29%) Degree
3 8 (14.29%) Network+ Certification
4 7 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (5.36%) DBS Check
6 2 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (3.57%) MCP
6 2 (3.57%) MCSA
6 2 (3.57%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.57%) SLA
2 1 (1.79%) GDPR
2 1 (1.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 46 (82.14%) Active Directory
2 19 (33.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (28.57%) Hyper-V
4 15 (26.79%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (10.71%) XenApp
6 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 2 (3.57%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (3.57%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (1.79%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (33.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (17.86%) Kubernetes
3 9 (16.07%) SCCM
3 9 (16.07%) vCenter Server
4 7 (12.50%) Ansible
5 3 (5.36%) SmoothWall
6 2 (3.57%) SCOM
6 2 (3.57%) SCOrch
6 2 (3.57%) SCSM
6 2 (3.57%) Terraform
7 1 (1.79%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 36 (64.29%) Microsoft
2 28 (50.00%) VMware
3 12 (21.43%) Cisco
4 10 (17.86%) Dell
5 8 (14.29%) EMC
5 8 (14.29%) Meraki
5 8 (14.29%) NetApp
6 7 (12.50%) 3PAR
6 7 (12.50%) Progress
6 7 (12.50%) SolarWinds
6 7 (12.50%) Veeam
7 6 (10.71%) CheckPoint
7 6 (10.71%) Citrix
7 6 (10.71%) SonicWALL
8 4 (7.14%) Oracle
8 4 (7.14%) TOWER Software
9 3 (5.36%) Palo Alto
10 2 (3.57%) arcserve
10 2 (3.57%) HP
10 2 (3.57%) IBM