Hybrid/Remote Windows Server Job Trends

Microsoft Windows Server
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Windows Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 157 101
Rank change year-on-year -6 -56 -13
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 406 321 640
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.63% 1.92% 2.96%
As % of the Operating Systems category 25.96% 17.61% 22.28%
Number of salaries quoted 347 261 416
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,375 £34,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% - -5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,390 £72,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -11.11% -

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

Windows Server 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 1,564 1,823 2,873
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.29% 10.93% 13.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,215 973 1,706
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £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 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.43% -17.00% -4.76%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Windows Server job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Windows Server
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Windows Server
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Windows Server over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

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

Windows Server
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
1 129 (31.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 108 (26.60%) SharePoint
3 34 (8.37%) IIS
4 11 (2.71%) Apache
4 11 (2.71%) nginx
5 5 (1.23%) Confluence
6 4 (0.99%) Office Communications Server
7 1 (0.25%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.25%) Site Server
Applications
1 30 (7.39%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.49%) Carpe Diem
1 2 (0.49%) Elite 3E
1 2 (0.49%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 270 (66.50%) Microsoft 365
2 258 (63.55%) Azure
3 200 (49.26%) Entra ID
4 53 (13.05%) AWS
5 45 (11.08%) OneDrive
6 13 (3.20%) Power Platform
7 11 (2.71%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (2.22%) Azure Monitor
9 8 (1.97%) IaaS
9 8 (1.97%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (1.72%) Cloudflare
11 6 (1.48%) Amazon EKS
11 6 (1.48%) Azure AKS
11 6 (1.48%) Azure Sentinel
11 6 (1.48%) Azure Storage
11 6 (1.48%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.48%) SaaS
11 6 (1.48%) Serverless
12 5 (1.23%) ShareGate
13 4 (0.99%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 154 (37.93%) Firewall
2 153 (37.68%) DNS
3 133 (32.76%) DHCP
4 99 (24.38%) VPN
5 79 (19.46%) TCP/IP
6 51 (12.56%) VLAN
7 43 (10.59%) LAN
8 38 (9.36%) WAN
9 25 (6.16%) Wi-Fi
10 21 (5.17%) Network Security
10 21 (5.17%) VoIP
11 20 (4.93%) Wireless
12 12 (2.96%) SAN
13 11 (2.71%) IP Telephony
14 8 (1.97%) NAS
15 5 (1.23%) Remote Desktop
16 3 (0.74%) Cisco ASA
16 3 (0.74%) Cisco ISE
16 3 (0.74%) Unified Communications
16 3 (0.74%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (16.75%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (1.23%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.74%) Power BI
5 2 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.49%) Big Data
5 2 (0.49%) MySQL
6 1 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.25%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.25%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.25%) SSDT
Development Applications
1 7 (1.72%) JIRA
2 6 (1.48%) Git
3 3 (0.74%) Visual Studio Code
4 2 (0.49%) GitLab
4 2 (0.49%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.25%) Flyway
5 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.25%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 209 (51.48%) Social Skills
2 48 (11.82%) Analytical Skills
3 45 (11.08%) Finance
4 21 (5.17%) Telecoms
5 20 (4.93%) Legal
5 20 (4.93%) Retail
6 18 (4.43%) Public Sector
7 17 (4.19%) Manufacturing
8 15 (3.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (2.22%) Games
10 9 (2.22%) Law
11 6 (1.48%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.99%) Automotive
12 4 (0.99%) Banking
12 4 (0.99%) Publishing
13 3 (0.74%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.74%) Marketing
14 2 (0.49%) Military
15 1 (0.25%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 116 (28.57%) IT Support
2 109 (26.85%) Support Engineer
3 101 (24.88%) IT Engineer
4 86 (21.18%) IT Support Engineer
5 75 (18.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 73 (17.98%) Analyst
7 60 (14.78%) Senior
8 43 (10.59%) Support Analyst
9 30 (7.39%) Consultant
10 29 (7.14%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 25 (6.16%) IT Analyst
12 24 (5.91%) 1st Line Support
13 23 (5.67%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 22 (5.42%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 22 (5.42%) 3rd Line Support
14 22 (5.42%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
15 20 (4.93%) 2nd Line Support
15 20 (4.93%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 19 (4.68%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
16 19 (4.68%) Senior IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (6.90%) Terraform
2 21 (5.17%) CSS
2 21 (5.17%) HTML
3 18 (4.43%) Web Services
4 17 (4.19%) .NET
4 17 (4.19%) XML
5 16 (3.94%) .NET Framework
6 8 (1.97%) Middleware
7 5 (1.23%) JSON
7 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Graph
8 4 (0.99%) .NET Core
8 4 (0.99%) Blazor
8 4 (0.99%) Entity Framework
8 4 (0.99%) jQuery
8 4 (0.99%) RESTful
8 4 (0.99%) Sass
9 3 (0.74%) ARM Templates
9 3 (0.74%) XMPP
10 2 (0.49%) LDAP
10 2 (0.49%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 43 (10.59%) Driving Licence
2 22 (5.42%) Onboarding
3 20 (4.93%) Hybrid Cloud
4 15 (3.69%) Replication
5 14 (3.45%) Clustering
6 13 (3.20%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.96%) Data Centre
8 11 (2.71%) CCTV
8 11 (2.71%) Public Cloud
9 10 (2.46%) Security Posture
10 9 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
12 7 (1.72%) Enterprise Storage
12 7 (1.72%) Private Cloud
13 6 (1.48%) Client/Server
13 6 (1.48%) Fat Client
13 6 (1.48%) Thin Client
14 5 (1.23%) iPhone
14 5 (1.23%) Mobile App
14 5 (1.23%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 406 (100.00%) Windows
2 80 (19.70%) Linux
3 30 (7.39%) Windows 10
4 27 (6.65%) Windows Server 2016
5 20 (4.93%) Windows Server 2019
6 13 (3.20%) Mac OS
7 8 (1.97%) Android
8 6 (1.48%) Ubuntu
8 6 (1.48%) Unix
8 6 (1.48%) Windows Server 2012
9 5 (1.23%) Apple iOS
10 4 (0.99%) Debian
10 4 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.49%) Rocky
12 1 (0.25%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.25%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (38.92%) Problem-Solving
2 126 (31.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 114 (28.08%) Disaster Recovery
4 93 (22.91%) Cybersecurity
5 88 (21.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 84 (20.69%) Customer Service
7 65 (16.01%) ITIL
8 58 (14.29%) Project Delivery
9 55 (13.55%) Mentoring
10 52 (12.81%) Business Continuity
10 52 (12.81%) High Availability
11 46 (11.33%) Stakeholder Management
12 40 (9.85%) Service Delivery
13 38 (9.36%) Migration
14 33 (8.13%) Cloud Security
15 30 (7.39%) Collaborative Culture
16 29 (7.14%) ITSM
16 29 (7.14%) Root Cause Analysis
17 27 (6.65%) Change Management
18 26 (6.40%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 95 (23.40%) PowerShell
2 52 (12.81%) SQL
3 17 (4.19%) C#
3 17 (4.19%) Python
4 15 (3.69%) Bicep
5 8 (1.97%) T-SQL
6 5 (1.23%) VBA
6 5 (1.23%) VBScript
7 4 (0.99%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.74%) Bash
9 2 (0.49%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.25%) ABAP
10 1 (0.25%) Go
10 1 (0.25%) Java
10 1 (0.25%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 60 (14.78%) Degree
2 58 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 48 (11.82%) Security Cleared
4 44 (10.84%) SC Cleared
5 35 (8.62%) Azure Certification
6 26 (6.40%) Cisco Certification
7 25 (6.16%) CCNA
8 16 (3.94%) DBS Check
9 14 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (3.45%) CCNP
9 14 (3.45%) MCSA
10 13 (3.20%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 11 (2.71%) MCSE
11 11 (2.71%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 9 (2.22%) DV Cleared
13 6 (1.48%) CISSP
14 5 (1.23%) CEH
14 5 (1.23%) CISM
14 5 (1.23%) GIAC
14 5 (1.23%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (11.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 45 (11.08%) SLA
3 19 (4.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.46%) GDPR
5 6 (1.48%) NIST
6 4 (0.99%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (0.99%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.49%) GRC
7 2 (0.49%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.25%) QA
8 1 (0.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 255 (62.81%) Active Directory
2 133 (32.76%) Hyper-V
3 112 (27.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (5.67%) VMware ESXi
5 21 (5.17%) Virtual Machines
6 16 (3.94%) Virtual Desktop
7 15 (3.69%) vSphere
8 6 (1.48%) Squid
9 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 5 (1.23%) Virtual Servers
10 4 (0.99%) Docker
10 4 (0.99%) Terminal Services
11 3 (0.74%) BitLocker
11 3 (0.74%) Firmware
12 1 (0.25%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.25%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 137 (33.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (3.45%) Kubernetes
3 13 (3.20%) Failover Clustering
4 12 (2.96%) SCCM
5 9 (2.22%) Ansible
6 7 (1.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (1.23%) FortiGate
7 5 (1.23%) HAProxy
8 4 (0.99%) Autotask
8 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 4 (0.99%) SCOM
8 4 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.99%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (0.99%) WSUS
9 3 (0.74%) Cisco CUCM
9 3 (0.74%) Grafana
9 3 (0.74%) SCVMM
10 2 (0.49%) Kibana
10 2 (0.49%) Packer
11 1 (0.25%) logstash
Vendors
1 343 (84.48%) Microsoft
2 148 (36.45%) VMware
3 62 (15.27%) Veeam
4 34 (8.37%) Cisco
5 29 (7.14%) WatchGuard
6 21 (5.17%) Fortinet
7 19 (4.68%) Palo Alto
8 18 (4.43%) Citrix
9 16 (3.94%) Meraki
10 14 (3.45%) ServiceNow
10 14 (3.45%) SonicWALL
11 13 (3.20%) SolarWinds
12 12 (2.96%) Acronis
13 11 (2.71%) Apple
13 11 (2.71%) Draytek
13 11 (2.71%) Mitel
14 9 (2.22%) iManage
14 9 (2.22%) N-able
14 9 (2.22%) Splunk
15 8 (1.97%) Datto