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 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 97 78
Rank change year-on-year -33 -19 +23
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 329 548 975
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.11% 3.35% 3.91%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.21% 22.21% 26.62%
Number of salaries quoted 270 373 882
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,792 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.42% - +1.01%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,125 £80,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +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 1,359 2,467 3,663
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.71% 15.07% 14.70%
Number of salaries quoted 948 1,523 3,120
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,938 £37,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £54,000 £54,296
Median % change year-on-year -9.26% -0.55% -1.28%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,042 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.07% +0.08% -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 24 January 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 92 (27.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 59 (17.93%) SharePoint
3 14 (4.26%) IIS
4 7 (2.13%) Apache Solr
5 4 (1.22%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.61%) Confluence
6 2 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.30%) Apache
Applications
1 19 (5.78%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.82%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.22%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (2.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.52%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (1.22%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.30%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 221 (67.17%) Azure
2 193 (58.66%) Microsoft 365
3 87 (26.44%) Entra ID
4 33 (10.03%) AWS
5 22 (6.69%) OneDrive
6 19 (5.78%) IaaS
6 19 (5.78%) SaaS
7 17 (5.17%) Google Workspace
8 11 (3.34%) Azure Sentinel
9 9 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (2.74%) PaaS
10 7 (2.13%) Azure Storage
11 6 (1.82%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (1.82%) GitHub
11 6 (1.82%) ShareGate
12 5 (1.52%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 3 (0.91%) IBM Cloud
13 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Purview
13 3 (0.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 2 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 101 (30.70%) DNS
2 97 (29.48%) Firewall
3 93 (28.27%) DHCP
4 77 (23.40%) VPN
5 52 (15.81%) WAN
6 49 (14.89%) TCP/IP
7 42 (12.77%) VLAN
8 33 (10.03%) LAN
9 30 (9.12%) Wi-Fi
10 25 (7.60%) VoIP
11 21 (6.38%) SD-WAN
12 19 (5.78%) SAN
13 14 (4.26%) SSL
14 11 (3.34%) Telnet
15 8 (2.43%) Wireless
16 7 (2.13%) IP Telephony
17 6 (1.82%) DMZ
18 4 (1.22%) Remote Desktop
18 4 (1.22%) STUN
18 4 (1.22%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (12.46%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.74%) MySQL
3 8 (2.43%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (2.13%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (1.82%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.52%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.22%) MS Access
7 4 (1.22%) SAP Data Services
8 3 (0.91%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.30%) FileMaker
10 1 (0.30%) Power BI
10 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (4.56%) Git
2 10 (3.04%) JIRA
3 4 (1.22%) Toad
4 2 (0.61%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.61%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.30%) GitLab
5 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio
General
1 120 (36.47%) Social Skills
2 40 (12.16%) Finance
3 19 (5.78%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (3.04%) Front Office
4 10 (3.04%) Public Sector
5 9 (2.74%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (2.13%) Manufacturing
6 7 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (2.13%) Telecoms
7 6 (1.82%) German Language
7 6 (1.82%) Local Government
8 4 (1.22%) Automotive
8 4 (1.22%) Legal
8 4 (1.22%) Retail
9 3 (0.91%) Aerospace
9 3 (0.91%) Aviation
9 3 (0.91%) Back Office
10 2 (0.61%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.61%) Law
Job Titles
1 87 (26.44%) Support Engineer
2 86 (26.14%) IT Support
3 67 (20.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 64 (19.45%) IT Engineer
5 60 (18.24%) IT Support Engineer
6 54 (16.41%) 2nd Line Support
7 40 (12.16%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 40 (12.16%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 38 (11.55%) Senior
9 27 (8.21%) 3rd Line Support
9 27 (8.21%) Analyst
10 23 (6.99%) Cloud Engineer
11 21 (6.38%) Azure Engineer
12 20 (6.08%) Infrastructure Manager
12 20 (6.08%) Support Analyst
13 18 (5.47%) Applications Support
14 17 (5.17%) Infrastructure Support
15 16 (4.86%) Applications Engineer
16 15 (4.56%) IT Manager
17 14 (4.26%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.04%) .NET
2 8 (2.43%) FIX Protocol
2 8 (2.43%) Node.js
3 5 (1.52%) YAML
4 4 (1.22%) FIDO
4 4 (1.22%) FreeSWITCH
4 4 (1.22%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.91%) SAP Basis
5 3 (0.91%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.91%) SAPUI5
6 2 (0.61%) CSS
6 2 (0.61%) HTML
6 2 (0.61%) React
7 1 (0.30%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.30%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.30%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 46 (13.98%) Driving Licence
2 14 (4.26%) Client/Server
3 13 (3.95%) CCTV
4 11 (3.34%) Hybrid Cloud
4 11 (3.34%) iPad
4 11 (3.34%) Onboarding
5 10 (3.04%) CMDB
5 10 (3.04%) Replication
6 9 (2.74%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.43%) Data Centre
7 8 (2.43%) Equities
7 8 (2.43%) Fixed Income
7 8 (2.43%) Management Information System
8 6 (1.82%) Linux Command Line
9 5 (1.52%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.22%) iPhone
10 4 (1.22%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.22%) Security Posture
10 4 (1.22%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 329 (100.00%) Windows
2 61 (18.54%) Linux
3 49 (14.89%) Windows 10
4 28 (8.51%) Windows Server 2012
5 24 (7.29%) Windows Server 2019
6 20 (6.08%) Mac OS
7 18 (5.47%) Windows Server 2016
8 14 (4.26%) Apple iOS
9 8 (2.43%) Unix
10 4 (1.22%) Debian
11 3 (0.91%) SUSE
11 3 (0.91%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 3 (0.91%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.61%) Solaris
13 1 (0.30%) Android
13 1 (0.30%) CentOS
13 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.30%) Rocky
13 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.30%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (28.27%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (25.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 76 (23.10%) ITIL
4 55 (16.72%) Mentoring
4 55 (16.72%) Migration
5 51 (15.50%) Continuous Improvement
6 50 (15.20%) Service Delivery
7 49 (14.89%) Customer Service
8 47 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
9 40 (12.16%) DevOps
10 37 (11.25%) Disaster Recovery
11 29 (8.81%) Root Cause Analysis
12 27 (8.21%) CI/CD
12 27 (8.21%) Service Management
13 24 (7.29%) Performance Tuning
14 23 (6.99%) Coaching
15 21 (6.38%) Agile
15 21 (6.38%) Cloud Operations
15 21 (6.38%) ITSM
15 21 (6.38%) Remote Monitoring and Management
Programming Languages
1 75 (22.80%) PowerShell
2 65 (19.76%) SQL
3 20 (6.08%) Python
4 12 (3.65%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.43%) C#
6 7 (2.13%) PHP
7 6 (1.82%) Bash
7 6 (1.82%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.52%) Bicep
8 5 (1.52%) VBA
9 4 (1.22%) VB
10 1 (0.30%) Go
10 1 (0.30%) Perl
10 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.30%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 28 (8.51%) Microsoft Certification
2 25 (7.60%) Degree
3 19 (5.78%) Cisco Certification
4 18 (5.47%) Azure Certification
5 17 (5.17%) Security Cleared
6 15 (4.56%) SC Cleared
7 14 (4.26%) CCNA
8 13 (3.95%) DBS Check
9 12 (3.65%) MCP
9 12 (3.65%) Network+ Certification
10 9 (2.74%) CCNP
10 9 (2.74%) MCSA
11 8 (2.43%) MCSE
12 7 (2.13%) AWS Certification
13 6 (1.82%) DV Cleared
14 5 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
14 5 (1.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 3 (0.91%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 3 (0.91%) CISSP
16 2 (0.61%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.29%) Cyber Essentials
2 15 (4.56%) SLA
3 10 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.13%) QA
5 4 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.22%) GDPR
5 4 (1.22%) GRC
5 4 (1.22%) NIST
6 3 (0.91%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.61%) NCSC
System Software
1 188 (57.14%) Active Directory
2 70 (21.28%) Hyper-V
3 42 (12.77%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (5.17%) VMware ESXi
5 14 (4.26%) Docker
6 7 (2.13%) Firmware
6 7 (2.13%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (1.82%) Virtual Servers
8 4 (1.22%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (1.22%) vSphere
9 3 (0.91%) Kamailio
10 2 (0.61%) XenApp
11 1 (0.30%) iptables
11 1 (0.30%) vCloud
11 1 (0.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 105 (31.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (8.51%) Terraform
3 18 (5.47%) SCCM
4 16 (4.86%) Ansible
5 14 (4.26%) Kubernetes
6 12 (3.65%) vCenter Server
7 11 (3.34%) Autotask
8 10 (3.04%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (1.52%) FortiGate
9 5 (1.52%) Nessus
10 4 (1.22%) Proxmox
11 2 (0.61%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.61%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.61%) WSUS
12 1 (0.30%) CASB
12 1 (0.30%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 1 (0.30%) Grafana
12 1 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.30%) SCOM
12 1 (0.30%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 201 (61.09%) Microsoft
2 89 (27.05%) VMware
3 24 (7.29%) Veeam
4 23 (6.99%) Cisco
5 21 (6.38%) Google
6 11 (3.34%) 3PAR
6 11 (3.34%) Apple
6 11 (3.34%) NetApp
6 11 (3.34%) SolarWinds
7 9 (2.74%) Draytek
8 8 (2.43%) Charles River
8 8 (2.43%) Datto
8 8 (2.43%) Dynatrace
8 8 (2.43%) Fortinet
8 8 (2.43%) Freshdesk
8 8 (2.43%) WatchGuard
9 7 (2.13%) Mitel
9 7 (2.13%) SAP
9 7 (2.13%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.82%) SonicWALL