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 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 157 94 83
Rank change year-on-year -63 -11 +64
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 323 622 845
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.01% 3.14% 3.83%
As % of the Operating Systems category 18.79% 23.37% 24.07%
Number of salaries quoted 272 398 785
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,375 £34,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.22% -5.00% +7.53%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £76,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -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 1,719 2,662 3,510
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.70% 13.44% 15.91%
Number of salaries quoted 991 1,622 2,945
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,750
25th Percentile £33,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,991 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -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 4 November 2025.

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 96 (29.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 57 (17.65%) SharePoint
3 28 (8.67%) IIS
4 13 (4.02%) Apache Solr
5 6 (1.86%) CMS
6 4 (1.24%) Oracle Workflow
7 3 (0.93%) Confluence
8 1 (0.31%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.31%) Tomcat
Applications
1 13 (4.02%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.86%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.31%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.31%) Autodesk Inventor
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.31%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.55%) PlanetPress Connect
2 4 (1.24%) NEC Housing
2 4 (1.24%) Sage 1000
3 2 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.62%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 189 (58.51%) Azure
2 177 (54.80%) Microsoft 365
3 73 (22.60%) Entra ID
4 37 (11.46%) AWS
5 27 (8.36%) IaaS
6 24 (7.43%) SaaS
7 15 (4.64%) GitHub
7 15 (4.64%) OneDrive
8 12 (3.72%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (2.79%) PaaS
10 8 (2.48%) Azure Stack
11 7 (2.17%) Power Platform
12 6 (1.86%) Azure Storage
12 6 (1.86%) Cloudflare
12 6 (1.86%) Google Workspace
12 6 (1.86%) PowerApps
13 5 (1.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 5 (1.55%) GCP
13 5 (1.55%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 5 (1.55%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 97 (30.03%) Firewall
2 77 (23.84%) DNS
3 71 (21.98%) DHCP
4 53 (16.41%) VPN
5 34 (10.53%) TCP/IP
6 30 (9.29%) WAN
7 27 (8.36%) VLAN
8 26 (8.05%) VoIP
9 24 (7.43%) SAN
10 19 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
11 18 (5.57%) LAN
12 14 (4.33%) SD-WAN
13 12 (3.72%) SSL
14 9 (2.79%) Wireless
15 6 (1.86%) IP Telephony
16 5 (1.55%) DMZ
16 5 (1.55%) STUN
17 4 (1.24%) Remote Desktop
18 3 (0.93%) DKIM
18 3 (0.93%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (13.93%) SQL Server
2 15 (4.64%) MySQL
3 14 (4.33%) Elasticsearch
4 8 (2.48%) Data Hub
4 8 (2.48%) SQL CLR
5 7 (2.17%) BusinessObjects
6 5 (1.55%) MongoDB
6 5 (1.55%) Power BI
6 5 (1.55%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.24%) MS Access
7 4 (1.24%) SAP Data Services
7 4 (1.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (1.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.93%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.31%) FileMaker
Development Applications
1 25 (7.74%) Git
2 4 (1.24%) Toad
2 4 (1.24%) Visual Studio Code
3 3 (0.93%) GitLab
3 3 (0.93%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.62%) JIRA
5 1 (0.31%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.31%) Fiddler
5 1 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.31%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 121 (37.46%) Social Skills
2 37 (11.46%) Finance
3 28 (8.67%) Public Sector
4 20 (6.19%) Manufacturing
5 15 (4.64%) Telecoms
6 11 (3.41%) Back Office
7 10 (3.10%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (2.79%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (2.79%) Local Government
9 7 (2.17%) Legal
10 6 (1.86%) German Language
10 6 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.55%) Advertising
12 4 (1.24%) Electronics
12 4 (1.24%) Marketing
12 4 (1.24%) Social Housing
12 4 (1.24%) Swedish Language
13 3 (0.93%) Law
14 2 (0.62%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.62%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 69 (21.36%) Support Engineer
2 67 (20.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 59 (18.27%) IT Support
4 53 (16.41%) IT Engineer
5 38 (11.76%) 2nd Line Support
6 33 (10.22%) IT Support Engineer
7 31 (9.60%) Senior
8 24 (7.43%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 24 (7.43%) Analyst
9 23 (7.12%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 22 (6.81%) 3rd Line Support
11 19 (5.88%) Applications Support
11 19 (5.88%) Cloud Engineer
11 19 (5.88%) Infrastructure Manager
12 18 (5.57%) Applications Engineer
12 18 (5.57%) Consultant
13 17 (5.26%) Support Analyst
14 16 (4.95%) Azure Engineer
14 16 (4.95%) IT Manager
14 16 (4.95%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (6.50%) .NET
2 9 (2.79%) .NET Core
3 8 (2.48%) .NET Framework
3 8 (2.48%) Dapper ORM
3 8 (2.48%) Entity Framework
3 8 (2.48%) Node.js
4 7 (2.17%) HTML
5 6 (1.86%) CSS
6 5 (1.55%) FreeSWITCH
6 5 (1.55%) YAML
7 4 (1.24%) ASP.NET
7 4 (1.24%) SAML
8 3 (0.93%) React
8 3 (0.93%) SAP Basis
8 3 (0.93%) SAP Fiori
8 3 (0.93%) SAPUI5
9 2 (0.62%) FIDO
9 2 (0.62%) SailPoint
10 1 (0.31%) ARM Templates
10 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 49 (15.17%) Driving Licence
2 28 (8.67%) Onboarding
3 18 (5.57%) Hybrid Cloud
4 14 (4.33%) Client/Server
5 13 (4.02%) Data Centre
6 12 (3.72%) CCTV
6 12 (3.72%) Private Cloud
7 9 (2.79%) CMDB
7 9 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (2.79%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 8 (2.48%) Management Information System
8 8 (2.48%) Replication
9 7 (2.17%) PKI
10 6 (1.86%) Clustering
10 6 (1.86%) Linux Command Line
11 5 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.55%) iPad
11 5 (1.55%) Public Cloud
12 4 (1.24%) Cloud Native
13 2 (0.62%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 323 (100.00%) Windows
2 88 (27.24%) Linux
3 35 (10.84%) Windows Server 2019
4 29 (8.98%) Windows 10
5 21 (6.50%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (4.64%) Windows Server 2016
7 11 (3.41%) Unix
8 9 (2.79%) Mac OS
8 9 (2.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 8 (2.48%) Rocky
10 6 (1.86%) Apple iOS
10 6 (1.86%) Debian
11 4 (1.24%) Android
12 3 (0.93%) CentOS
12 3 (0.93%) Solaris
12 3 (0.93%) SUSE
12 3 (0.93%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
12 3 (0.93%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.31%) AIX
13 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (31.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 88 (27.24%) Problem-Solving
3 61 (18.89%) ITIL
4 57 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 51 (15.79%) Mentoring
6 42 (13.00%) Cybersecurity
7 40 (12.38%) Migration
8 39 (12.07%) Customer Service
8 39 (12.07%) DevOps
9 36 (11.15%) Containerisation
10 31 (9.60%) Performance Tuning
11 30 (9.29%) CI/CD
11 30 (9.29%) Disaster Recovery
12 26 (8.05%) Service Delivery
13 23 (7.12%) High Availability
14 22 (6.81%) Agile
15 21 (6.50%) Collaborative Culture
16 18 (5.57%) AI
16 18 (5.57%) Roadmaps
16 18 (5.57%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (24.15%) PowerShell
2 66 (20.43%) SQL
3 35 (10.84%) Python
4 22 (6.81%) JavaScript
5 21 (6.50%) C#
6 9 (2.79%) VBA
7 8 (2.48%) Bash
7 8 (2.48%) PHP
8 6 (1.86%) Shell Script
9 5 (1.55%) VB.NET
10 4 (1.24%) Bicep
10 4 (1.24%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.24%) VB
11 2 (0.62%) Go
11 2 (0.62%) Perl
12 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 30 (9.29%) Degree
2 27 (8.36%) Microsoft Certification
3 26 (8.05%) Azure Certification
4 21 (6.50%) Cisco Certification
5 20 (6.19%) Security Cleared
6 19 (5.88%) CCNA
7 18 (5.57%) DBS Check
8 15 (4.64%) CCNP
8 15 (4.64%) SC Cleared
9 13 (4.02%) DV Cleared
9 13 (4.02%) MCP
10 12 (3.72%) AWS Certification
10 12 (3.72%) MCSE
10 12 (3.72%) Network+ Certification
11 11 (3.41%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (3.41%) MCSA
12 9 (2.79%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 6 (1.86%) A+ Certification
14 5 (1.55%) CISA
15 3 (0.93%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.95%) Cyber Essentials
2 13 (4.02%) SLA
3 12 (3.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (1.55%) ISO 9001
4 5 (1.55%) ITGC
5 4 (1.24%) NIST
5 4 (1.24%) QA
6 3 (0.93%) GDPR
6 3 (0.93%) GRC
6 3 (0.93%) NCSC
System Software
1 184 (56.97%) Active Directory
2 68 (21.05%) Hyper-V
3 45 (13.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (6.81%) Docker
5 18 (5.57%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (2.79%) vSphere
7 6 (1.86%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (1.86%) XenApp
8 5 (1.55%) Kamailio
9 4 (1.24%) Firmware
9 4 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
10 3 (0.93%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.31%) Forefront TMG
11 1 (0.31%) ISA Server
11 1 (0.31%) vCloud
11 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 86 (26.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (8.98%) Kubernetes
3 26 (8.05%) Ansible
4 22 (6.81%) Terraform
5 20 (6.19%) SCCM
6 11 (3.41%) vCenter Server
7 8 (2.48%) Autotask
8 6 (1.86%) FortiGate
8 6 (1.86%) Proxmox
8 6 (1.86%) SCOM
8 6 (1.86%) WSUS
9 5 (1.55%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 5 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (1.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.93%) Failover Clustering
11 3 (0.93%) Nessus
11 3 (0.93%) Prometheus
11 3 (0.93%) SmoothWall
12 2 (0.62%) AirWatch
12 2 (0.62%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 210 (65.02%) Microsoft
2 93 (28.79%) VMware
3 30 (9.29%) Veeam
4 27 (8.36%) Cisco
5 19 (5.88%) Oracle
6 16 (4.95%) SAP
7 14 (4.33%) Google
8 13 (4.02%) Dell
8 13 (4.02%) NetApp
9 11 (3.41%) Datto
9 11 (3.41%) SolarWinds
10 10 (3.10%) 3PAR
10 10 (3.10%) SonicWALL
11 9 (2.79%) Salesforce
12 8 (2.48%) Apple
12 8 (2.48%) Citrix
12 8 (2.48%) Red Hat
13 7 (2.17%) HP
13 7 (2.17%) Sophos
13 7 (2.17%) WatchGuard