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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 154 100
Rank change year-on-year -19 -54 -7
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 357 367 716
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.57% 2.21% 2.88%
As % of the Operating Systems category 23.05% 17.78% 22.40%
Number of salaries quoted 303 317 557
10th Percentile £27,900 £30,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £32,625 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £41,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +2.50% -5.88% -5.56%

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 1,549 2,064 3,196
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.82% 12.43% 12.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,200 1,200 2,302
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £33,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.04%
75th Percentile £72,500 £69,750 £67,968
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -13.40% -7.62%

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 14 August 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
1 114 (31.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 89 (24.93%) SharePoint
3 33 (9.24%) IIS
4 12 (3.36%) Apache
4 12 (3.36%) nginx
5 9 (2.52%) Confluence
6 4 (1.12%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (1.12%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (1.12%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.28%) Drupal
7 1 (0.28%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.28%) Site Server
7 1 (0.28%) WordPress
Applications
1 39 (10.92%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.56%) Carpe Diem
1 2 (0.56%) Elite 3E
1 2 (0.56%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.28%) Magento
2 1 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 229 (64.15%) Microsoft 365
2 222 (62.18%) Azure
3 147 (41.18%) Entra ID
4 58 (16.25%) AWS
5 37 (10.36%) OneDrive
6 14 (3.92%) Power Platform
7 12 (3.36%) IaaS
8 9 (2.52%) GitHub
9 8 (2.24%) GCP
9 8 (2.24%) Power Automate
9 8 (2.24%) SaaS
10 7 (1.96%) Azure Monitor
10 7 (1.96%) Cloudflare
10 7 (1.96%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (1.68%) Amazon EKS
11 6 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.68%) Microsoft Purview
12 5 (1.40%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (1.40%) Google Workspace
12 5 (1.40%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 134 (37.54%) Firewall
2 127 (35.57%) DNS
3 108 (30.25%) DHCP
4 86 (24.09%) VPN
5 75 (21.01%) TCP/IP
6 53 (14.85%) LAN
6 53 (14.85%) WAN
7 39 (10.92%) VLAN
8 29 (8.12%) Wi-Fi
9 24 (6.72%) VoIP
10 20 (5.60%) Wireless
11 17 (4.76%) Network Security
12 7 (1.96%) Cisco ASA
12 7 (1.96%) Cisco Firepower
12 7 (1.96%) Unified Communications
12 7 (1.96%) WebEx
13 6 (1.68%) SAN
14 5 (1.40%) BGP
14 5 (1.40%) MPLS
14 5 (1.40%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (18.77%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (1.40%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.40%) MySQL
3 5 (1.40%) Power BI
4 4 (1.12%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.28%) InterSystems Cache
6 1 (0.28%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.28%) Redis
6 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.28%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 12 (3.36%) Git
2 9 (2.52%) Visual Studio Code
3 7 (1.96%) JIRA
4 4 (1.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.84%) GitLab
6 2 (0.56%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.28%) Gatling
7 1 (0.28%) JMeter
7 1 (0.28%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.28%) Vagrant
General
1 193 (54.06%) Social Skills
2 45 (12.61%) Finance
3 37 (10.36%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (7.28%) Public Sector
5 19 (5.32%) Retail
6 18 (5.04%) Legal
7 16 (4.48%) Documentation Skills
8 15 (4.20%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (3.92%) Manufacturing
9 14 (3.92%) Telecoms
10 13 (3.64%) Banking
11 11 (3.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (2.80%) Law
13 7 (1.96%) Marketing
14 6 (1.68%) Games
15 2 (0.56%) Advertising
15 2 (0.56%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.56%) Military
16 1 (0.28%) Financial Institution
16 1 (0.28%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 101 (28.29%) Support Engineer
2 96 (26.89%) IT Support
3 87 (24.37%) IT Engineer
4 76 (21.29%) IT Support Engineer
5 66 (18.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 64 (17.93%) Analyst
7 57 (15.97%) Senior
8 41 (11.48%) Support Analyst
9 29 (8.12%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 27 (7.56%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 26 (7.28%) 2nd Line Support
11 26 (7.28%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 23 (6.44%) IT Analyst
13 21 (5.88%) Azure Engineer
14 18 (5.04%) Consultant
15 17 (4.76%) IT Support Analyst
16 15 (4.20%) Microsoft Engineer
17 13 (3.64%) 3rd Line Engineer
17 13 (3.64%) Applications Support
18 12 (3.36%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.32%) CSS
1 19 (5.32%) HTML
1 19 (5.32%) Web Services
2 15 (4.20%) .NET
3 13 (3.64%) .NET Framework
3 13 (3.64%) XML
4 8 (2.24%) Middleware
5 7 (1.96%) XMPP
6 4 (1.12%) ADO
6 4 (1.12%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.56%) FreeSWITCH
8 1 (0.28%) JSP
8 1 (0.28%) Memcached
8 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.28%) REST
8 1 (0.28%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.28%) SAP Basis
8 1 (0.28%) SAP BC
8 1 (0.28%) SOAP
8 1 (0.28%) XSL
Miscellaneous
1 30 (8.40%) Driving Licence
2 26 (7.28%) Hybrid Cloud
3 20 (5.60%) Onboarding
4 17 (4.76%) Replication
5 16 (4.48%) Public Cloud
6 15 (4.20%) Management Information System
6 15 (4.20%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (3.36%) Clustering
8 11 (3.08%) Private Cloud
9 10 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (2.24%) Data Centre
11 7 (1.96%) CMDB
11 7 (1.96%) FlexPod
11 7 (1.96%) PKI
11 7 (1.96%) Security Posture
11 7 (1.96%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.40%) iPhone
12 5 (1.40%) Raspberry Pi
13 4 (1.12%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 4 (1.12%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 357 (100.00%) Windows
2 76 (21.29%) Linux
3 31 (8.68%) Windows Server 2016
4 30 (8.40%) Windows 10
5 20 (5.60%) Windows Server 2019
6 16 (4.48%) Mac OS
7 11 (3.08%) Windows Server 2012
8 10 (2.80%) Unix
9 8 (2.24%) Android
10 7 (1.96%) Ubuntu
11 4 (1.12%) Debian
11 4 (1.12%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.84%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (35.01%) Problem-Solving
2 94 (26.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 86 (24.09%) Disaster Recovery
4 80 (22.41%) Customer Service
5 79 (22.13%) Continuous Improvement
6 66 (18.49%) Cybersecurity
7 56 (15.69%) ITIL
8 50 (14.01%) High Availability
8 50 (14.01%) Mentoring
9 47 (13.17%) Business Continuity
9 47 (13.17%) Project Delivery
10 39 (10.92%) Stakeholder Management
11 30 (8.40%) Infrastructure as Code
12 29 (8.12%) Roadmaps
13 28 (7.84%) Service Delivery
14 26 (7.28%) Change Management
15 25 (7.00%) Migration
16 24 (6.72%) Root Cause Analysis
17 23 (6.44%) Collaborative Culture
18 20 (5.60%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 93 (26.05%) PowerShell
2 54 (15.13%) SQL
3 31 (8.68%) Python
4 14 (3.92%) C#
5 11 (3.08%) Bicep
6 9 (2.52%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.68%) VBA
7 6 (1.68%) VBScript
8 4 (1.12%) Bash
9 2 (0.56%) Go
9 2 (0.56%) Java
10 1 (0.28%) ABAP
10 1 (0.28%) PHP
10 1 (0.28%) VB
Qualifications
1 54 (15.13%) Degree
2 41 (11.48%) Security Cleared
3 38 (10.64%) SC Cleared
4 37 (10.36%) Azure Certification
4 37 (10.36%) Microsoft Certification
5 16 (4.48%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (4.48%) DBS Check
6 15 (4.20%) CCNA
7 13 (3.64%) BPSS Clearance
7 13 (3.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 12 (3.36%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.96%) HNC
9 7 (1.96%) HND
10 5 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.12%) AWS Certification
11 4 (1.12%) CEH
11 4 (1.12%) CISM
11 4 (1.12%) CISSP
11 4 (1.12%) GIAC
12 3 (0.84%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (10.92%) SLA
2 28 (7.84%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (5.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.52%) GDPR
5 6 (1.68%) NIST
6 4 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.56%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.28%) GRC
8 1 (0.28%) ITGC
8 1 (0.28%) NCSC
8 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 222 (62.18%) Active Directory
2 98 (27.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 91 (25.49%) Hyper-V
4 23 (6.44%) VMware ESXi
5 21 (5.88%) vSphere
6 12 (3.36%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (2.52%) Virtual Desktop
8 7 (1.96%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 7 (1.96%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (1.68%) Squid
9 6 (1.68%) Terminal Services
10 5 (1.40%) Docker
11 4 (1.12%) VMware NSX
12 3 (0.84%) BitLocker
13 2 (0.56%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 100 (28.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (11.76%) Terraform
3 23 (6.44%) Ansible
3 23 (6.44%) Kubernetes
4 12 (3.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 11 (3.08%) Failover Clustering
6 7 (1.96%) Cisco CUCM
6 7 (1.96%) Grafana
6 7 (1.96%) Packer
7 6 (1.68%) vCenter Server
8 5 (1.40%) HAProxy
8 5 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (1.12%) Autotask
9 4 (1.12%) FortiGate
9 4 (1.12%) SCCM
9 4 (1.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 3 (0.84%) SCOM
10 3 (0.84%) WSUS
11 2 (0.56%) Kibana
Vendors
1 311 (87.11%) Microsoft
2 124 (34.73%) VMware
3 50 (14.01%) Veeam
4 43 (12.04%) Cisco
5 22 (6.16%) ServiceNow
6 18 (5.04%) Meraki
6 18 (5.04%) Splunk
7 17 (4.76%) Palo Alto
8 15 (4.20%) Fortinet
9 11 (3.08%) Citrix
9 11 (3.08%) iManage
10 9 (2.52%) NetApp
10 9 (2.52%) WatchGuard
11 8 (2.24%) Google
11 8 (2.24%) SolarWinds
12 7 (1.96%) EMC
12 7 (1.96%) HP
12 7 (1.96%) Oracle
12 7 (1.96%) SonicWALL
13 6 (1.68%) Apple