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 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 133 82
Rank change year-on-year -41 -51 +29
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 271 390 1,105
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.47% 2.68% 3.39%
As % of the Operating Systems category 19.48% 18.74% 24.89%
Number of salaries quoted 209 347 952
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year - -6.59% -9.00%
75th Percentile £56,250 £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £74,600 £73,804 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% +2.41% -7.78%

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 1,391 2,081 4,439
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.53% 14.31% 13.63%
Number of salaries quoted 957 1,373 3,617
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £30,288
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £38,890
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.55%
75th Percentile £74,987 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,751 £82,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £46,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -2.17% +2.22% -14.29%

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 12 May 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 66 (24.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 54 (19.93%) SharePoint
3 9 (3.32%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (3.32%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (3.32%) Exchange Server 2013
3 9 (3.32%) IIS
4 6 (2.21%) Confluence
5 2 (0.74%) Apache
6 1 (0.37%) Drupal
6 1 (0.37%) nginx
6 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 41 (15.13%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.37%) Magento
2 1 (0.37%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 185 (68.27%) Azure
2 159 (58.67%) Microsoft 365
3 76 (28.04%) Entra ID
4 42 (15.50%) AWS
5 29 (10.70%) OneDrive
6 16 (5.90%) Google Workspace
6 16 (5.90%) SaaS
7 12 (4.43%) IaaS
8 9 (3.32%) Azure Sentinel
8 9 (3.32%) GitHub
8 9 (3.32%) Power Platform
9 7 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.58%) GCP
9 7 (2.58%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (2.21%) PaaS
11 5 (1.85%) Azure Monitor
12 3 (1.11%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.74%) Amazon S3
13 2 (0.74%) Azure Storage
13 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 103 (38.01%) DNS
2 94 (34.69%) Firewall
3 86 (31.73%) DHCP
4 74 (27.31%) VPN
5 62 (22.88%) WAN
6 49 (18.08%) TCP/IP
7 47 (17.34%) LAN
8 39 (14.39%) Wi-Fi
9 34 (12.55%) VLAN
10 31 (11.44%) VoIP
11 11 (4.06%) SD-WAN
12 10 (3.69%) Unified Communications
13 9 (3.32%) Telnet
14 7 (2.58%) DMZ
14 7 (2.58%) SAN
15 6 (2.21%) Cisco ASA
15 6 (2.21%) Cisco Firepower
15 6 (2.21%) WebEx
15 6 (2.21%) Wireless
16 5 (1.85%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (15.87%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (1.85%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.85%) MySQL
4 4 (1.48%) Power BI
5 3 (1.11%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.74%) InfluxDB
6 2 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.37%) InterSystems Cache
7 1 (0.37%) Redis
7 1 (0.37%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.32%) Git
1 9 (3.32%) Visual Studio Code
2 8 (2.95%) JIRA
3 5 (1.85%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.74%) GitLab
4 2 (0.74%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.37%) Gatling
5 1 (0.37%) JMeter
5 1 (0.37%) Vagrant
General
1 109 (40.22%) Social Skills
2 39 (14.39%) Finance
3 24 (8.86%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (8.12%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (4.80%) Public Sector
6 12 (4.43%) Banking
7 11 (4.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (3.32%) Legal
8 9 (3.32%) Retail
9 8 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (2.58%) Front Office
11 6 (2.21%) Law
11 6 (2.21%) Marketing
11 6 (2.21%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.48%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.11%) Aviation
14 2 (0.74%) Military
14 2 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.37%) Advertising
15 1 (0.37%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 90 (33.21%) Support Engineer
2 87 (32.10%) IT Support
3 77 (28.41%) IT Engineer
4 72 (26.57%) IT Support Engineer
5 60 (22.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 41 (15.13%) Senior
7 33 (12.18%) 2nd Line Support
8 29 (10.70%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 29 (10.70%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 24 (8.86%) Analyst
9 24 (8.86%) Azure Engineer
10 23 (8.49%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 18 (6.64%) 3rd Line Support
12 16 (5.90%) Cloud Engineer
12 16 (5.90%) Support Analyst
13 15 (5.54%) Infrastructure Support
14 11 (4.06%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 11 (4.06%) IT Technician
14 11 (4.06%) Platform Engineer
14 11 (4.06%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.58%) FIX Protocol
2 6 (2.21%) .NET
2 6 (2.21%) CSS
2 6 (2.21%) HTML
2 6 (2.21%) XMPP
3 5 (1.85%) FreeSWITCH
4 4 (1.48%) ADO
5 3 (1.11%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.74%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.74%) SailPoint
6 2 (0.74%) Web Services
7 1 (0.37%) FIDO
7 1 (0.37%) JSP
7 1 (0.37%) Memcached
7 1 (0.37%) REST
7 1 (0.37%) SOAP
7 1 (0.37%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (9.96%) Driving Licence
2 20 (7.38%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (5.54%) Hybrid Cloud
4 13 (4.80%) Onboarding
5 12 (4.43%) Replication
6 11 (4.06%) Public Cloud
7 10 (3.69%) Private Cloud
8 9 (3.32%) CMDB
8 9 (3.32%) Video Conferencing
9 8 (2.95%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (2.58%) Data Centre
10 7 (2.58%) Equities
10 7 (2.58%) Fixed Income
10 7 (2.58%) Management Information System
11 6 (2.21%) FlexPod
12 5 (1.85%) PKI
12 5 (1.85%) Raspberry Pi
12 5 (1.85%) Security Posture
13 4 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
13 4 (1.48%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 271 (100.00%) Windows
2 52 (19.19%) Linux
3 45 (16.61%) Windows 10
4 33 (12.18%) Windows Server 2016
5 28 (10.33%) Windows Server 2012
6 24 (8.86%) Mac OS
7 21 (7.75%) Windows Server 2019
8 14 (5.17%) Apple iOS
9 11 (4.06%) Windows Server 2008
10 8 (2.95%) Unix
11 5 (1.85%) Debian
11 5 (1.85%) Ubuntu
12 3 (1.11%) Android
13 2 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.37%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.37%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (31.73%) Problem-Solving
2 70 (25.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 52 (19.19%) Customer Service
4 51 (18.82%) Cybersecurity
5 49 (18.08%) Disaster Recovery
5 49 (18.08%) ITIL
6 36 (13.28%) Continuous Improvement
7 34 (12.55%) Service Delivery
8 29 (10.70%) DevOps
9 28 (10.33%) Mentoring
10 25 (9.23%) CI/CD
10 25 (9.23%) Root Cause Analysis
11 22 (8.12%) Identity Access Management
12 21 (7.75%) Change Management
12 21 (7.75%) Infrastructure as Code
12 21 (7.75%) Migration
12 21 (7.75%) Process Improvement
13 19 (7.01%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 19 (7.01%) Roadmaps
14 18 (6.64%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 76 (28.04%) PowerShell
2 43 (15.87%) SQL
3 27 (9.96%) Python
4 8 (2.95%) Bash
5 4 (1.48%) Bicep
5 4 (1.48%) T-SQL
5 4 (1.48%) VBA
5 4 (1.48%) VBScript
6 2 (0.74%) C#
6 2 (0.74%) Go
7 1 (0.37%) Java
7 1 (0.37%) PHP
7 1 (0.37%) VB
Qualifications
1 33 (12.18%) Degree
2 28 (10.33%) Azure Certification
3 25 (9.23%) Security Cleared
4 24 (8.86%) Microsoft Certification
5 22 (8.12%) SC Cleared
6 14 (5.17%) Network+ Certification
7 11 (4.06%) DV Cleared
8 8 (2.95%) DBS Check
9 7 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.85%) HNC
11 5 (1.85%) HND
12 4 (1.48%) CCNA
13 3 (1.11%) A+ Certification
13 3 (1.11%) CISSP
13 3 (1.11%) MCSE
14 2 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.74%) CCNP
14 2 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.74%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.75%) Cyber Essentials
2 15 (5.54%) SLA
3 13 (4.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.21%) NIST
5 3 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.11%) GDPR
5 3 (1.11%) QA
6 1 (0.37%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.37%) ITGC
6 1 (0.37%) NCSC
System Software
1 161 (59.41%) Active Directory
2 63 (23.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 54 (19.93%) Hyper-V
4 17 (6.27%) vSphere
5 12 (4.43%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (3.32%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 6 (2.21%) Terminal Services
7 6 (2.21%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (1.85%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (1.48%) VMware NSX
10 3 (1.11%) BitLocker
10 3 (1.11%) Docker
10 3 (1.11%) Firmware
11 1 (0.37%) iptables
Systems Management
1 65 (23.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (15.50%) Terraform
3 25 (9.23%) Ansible
4 20 (7.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 16 (5.90%) Kubernetes
6 10 (3.69%) vCenter Server
7 8 (2.95%) Grafana
7 8 (2.95%) SCCM
8 7 (2.58%) Autotask
8 7 (2.58%) Packer
9 6 (2.21%) Cisco CUCM
10 3 (1.11%) FortiGate
10 3 (1.11%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.74%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.74%) Kibana
11 2 (0.74%) Nagios
11 2 (0.74%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 2 (0.74%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (0.74%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 199 (73.43%) Microsoft
2 90 (33.21%) VMware
3 34 (12.55%) Cisco
4 18 (6.64%) Veeam
5 16 (5.90%) Google
6 15 (5.54%) Splunk
7 12 (4.43%) Palo Alto
7 12 (4.43%) ServiceNow
8 10 (3.69%) Fortinet
8 10 (3.69%) NetApp
9 9 (3.32%) ConnectWise
9 9 (3.32%) Dell
9 9 (3.32%) HP
10 8 (2.95%) Meraki
11 7 (2.58%) Charles River
12 6 (2.21%) EMC
12 6 (2.21%) F5
12 6 (2.21%) SolarWinds
13 5 (1.85%) iManage
13 5 (1.85%) Synology