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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 153 99
Rank change year-on-year -18 -54 -4
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 357 366 728
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.58% 2.22% 2.90%
As % of the Operating Systems category 22.71% 17.66% 22.57%
Number of salaries quoted 303 318 572
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £32,375 £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 £61,250 £55,000 £57,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - -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 1,572 2,072 3,225
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.95% 12.57% 12.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,223 1,205 2,359
10th Percentile £29,000 £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 £87,250 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -12.50% -8.57%

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 7 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
1 115 (32.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 91 (25.49%) SharePoint
3 33 (9.24%) IIS
4 12 (3.36%) Apache
4 12 (3.36%) nginx
5 8 (2.24%) Confluence
6 5 (1.40%) Exchange Server 2007
6 5 (1.40%) Exchange Server 2010
6 5 (1.40%) 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 40 (11.20%) 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
1 235 (65.83%) Microsoft 365
2 227 (63.59%) Azure
3 149 (41.74%) Entra ID
4 61 (17.09%) AWS
5 37 (10.36%) OneDrive
6 14 (3.92%) Power Platform
7 12 (3.36%) IaaS
8 9 (2.52%) GCP
8 9 (2.52%) GitHub
8 9 (2.52%) SaaS
9 8 (2.24%) Power Automate
10 7 (1.96%) Azure Monitor
10 7 (1.96%) Cloudflare
10 7 (1.96%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.68%) Azure Sentinel
11 6 (1.68%) Google Workspace
11 6 (1.68%) Microsoft Purview
12 5 (1.40%) PaaS
13 4 (1.12%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 140 (39.22%) Firewall
2 128 (35.85%) DNS
3 105 (29.41%) DHCP
4 90 (25.21%) VPN
5 79 (22.13%) TCP/IP
6 58 (16.25%) WAN
7 57 (15.97%) LAN
8 41 (11.48%) VLAN
9 32 (8.96%) Wi-Fi
10 26 (7.28%) VoIP
11 20 (5.60%) Wireless
12 16 (4.48%) Network Security
13 8 (2.24%) Unified Communications
14 7 (1.96%) Cisco ASA
14 7 (1.96%) Cisco Firepower
14 7 (1.96%) WebEx
15 5 (1.40%) BGP
15 5 (1.40%) MPLS
15 5 (1.40%) NAS
15 5 (1.40%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (19.05%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 6 (1.68%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (1.40%) MySQL
4 5 (1.40%) Power BI
5 4 (1.12%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.28%) InfluxDB
7 1 (0.28%) InterSystems Cache
7 1 (0.28%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.28%) Redis
7 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.28%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 12 (3.36%) Git
2 9 (2.52%) Visual Studio Code
3 6 (1.68%) JIRA
4 5 (1.40%) 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 34 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (5.60%) Public Sector
5 19 (5.32%) Retail
6 18 (5.04%) Legal
6 18 (5.04%) Organisational Skills
7 17 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
8 14 (3.92%) Manufacturing
8 14 (3.92%) Telecoms
9 13 (3.64%) Banking
9 13 (3.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (2.80%) Law
11 7 (1.96%) Marketing
12 5 (1.40%) Games
13 2 (0.56%) Advertising
13 2 (0.56%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.56%) Military
14 1 (0.28%) Local Government
14 1 (0.28%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 109 (30.53%) Support Engineer
2 106 (29.69%) IT Support
3 91 (25.49%) IT Engineer
4 83 (23.25%) IT Support Engineer
5 64 (17.93%) Analyst
6 61 (17.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 53 (14.85%) Senior
8 43 (12.04%) Support Analyst
9 29 (8.12%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 28 (7.84%) 2nd Line Support
10 28 (7.84%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 25 (7.00%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 24 (6.72%) IT Analyst
13 21 (5.88%) Azure Engineer
14 18 (5.04%) IT Support Analyst
15 16 (4.48%) Consultant
16 15 (4.20%) Microsoft Engineer
17 14 (3.92%) 1st Line Support
18 13 (3.64%) 3rd Line Engineer
18 13 (3.64%) Applications 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 3 (0.84%) 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 31 (8.68%) Driving Licence
2 26 (7.28%) Hybrid Cloud
3 21 (5.88%) Onboarding
4 17 (4.76%) Replication
5 16 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (4.20%) Management Information System
7 12 (3.36%) Clustering
8 10 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.80%) Private Cloud
8 10 (2.80%) Public Cloud
9 7 (1.96%) CMDB
9 7 (1.96%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.96%) FlexPod
9 7 (1.96%) PKI
9 7 (1.96%) Security Posture
9 7 (1.96%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.40%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (1.40%) iPhone
10 5 (1.40%) Raspberry Pi
11 4 (1.12%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 357 (100.00%) Windows
2 71 (19.89%) Linux
3 34 (9.52%) Windows 10
4 32 (8.96%) Windows Server 2016
5 20 (5.60%) Windows Server 2019
6 19 (5.32%) Mac OS
7 12 (3.36%) Windows Server 2012
8 8 (2.24%) Android
9 6 (1.68%) Ubuntu
9 6 (1.68%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (1.40%) Unix
11 4 (1.12%) Debian
12 3 (0.84%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.28%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.28%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (34.45%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (24.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 85 (23.81%) Customer Service
4 83 (23.25%) Disaster Recovery
5 76 (21.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 70 (19.61%) Cybersecurity
7 57 (15.97%) ITIL
8 49 (13.73%) High Availability
9 45 (12.61%) Business Continuity
10 44 (12.32%) Mentoring
11 43 (12.04%) Project Delivery
12 38 (10.64%) Stakeholder Management
13 28 (7.84%) Service Delivery
14 27 (7.56%) Change Management
15 25 (7.00%) Root Cause Analysis
16 24 (6.72%) Infrastructure as Code
16 24 (6.72%) Migration
17 22 (6.16%) Collaborative Culture
17 22 (6.16%) Information Security
17 22 (6.16%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 97 (27.17%) PowerShell
2 54 (15.13%) SQL
3 33 (9.24%) 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 5 (1.40%) 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 39 (10.92%) Microsoft Certification
4 38 (10.64%) Azure Certification
4 38 (10.64%) SC Cleared
5 16 (4.48%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (4.48%) DBS Check
6 15 (4.20%) CCNA
7 14 (3.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 13 (3.64%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (3.36%) DV Cleared
10 7 (1.96%) HNC
10 7 (1.96%) HND
11 5 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (1.12%) AWS Certification
12 4 (1.12%) CEH
12 4 (1.12%) CISM
12 4 (1.12%) CISSP
12 4 (1.12%) GIAC
13 3 (0.84%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (10.36%) SLA
2 29 (8.12%) Cyber Essentials
3 20 (5.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.24%) 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%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.28%) ITGC
8 1 (0.28%) NCSC
8 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 221 (61.90%) Active Directory
2 97 (27.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 90 (25.21%) Hyper-V
4 23 (6.44%) VMware ESXi
5 21 (5.88%) vSphere
6 12 (3.36%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (2.24%) 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
12 3 (0.84%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 102 (28.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (11.76%) Terraform
3 23 (6.44%) Ansible
4 22 (6.16%) Kubernetes
5 13 (3.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 11 (3.08%) Failover Clustering
7 8 (2.24%) Grafana
8 7 (1.96%) Cisco CUCM
8 7 (1.96%) Packer
9 6 (1.68%) Autotask
9 6 (1.68%) vCenter Server
10 5 (1.40%) HAProxy
10 5 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
11 4 (1.12%) FortiGate
11 4 (1.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 3 (0.84%) SCCM
13 2 (0.56%) Data Guard
13 2 (0.56%) Nagios
13 2 (0.56%) Oracle RMAN
13 2 (0.56%) SCOM
Vendors
1 307 (85.99%) Microsoft
2 123 (34.45%) VMware
3 49 (13.73%) Veeam
4 44 (12.32%) Cisco
5 22 (6.16%) ServiceNow
6 19 (5.32%) Meraki
7 18 (5.04%) Splunk
8 16 (4.48%) Palo Alto
9 15 (4.20%) Fortinet
10 11 (3.08%) Citrix
10 11 (3.08%) iManage
11 8 (2.24%) Google
11 8 (2.24%) HP
11 8 (2.24%) NetApp
11 8 (2.24%) SolarWinds
11 8 (2.24%) WatchGuard
12 7 (1.96%) EMC
13 6 (1.68%) Apple
13 6 (1.68%) Oracle
13 6 (1.68%) SonicWALL