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 8 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 88 73
Rank change year-on-year -41 -15 +50
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 327 627 866
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.14% 3.33% 4.20%
As % of the Operating Systems category 25.10% 23.40% 26.29%
Number of salaries quoted 270 419 808
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £34,875 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.22% -5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,375 £80,000 £75,300
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 1,303 2,679 3,294
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.52% 14.25% 15.97%
Number of salaries quoted 946 1,685 2,802
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £39,720
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,125 £85,000 £87,950
UK median annual salary £43,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.00% - -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 8 December 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 91 (27.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 59 (18.04%) SharePoint
3 21 (6.42%) IIS
4 13 (3.98%) Apache Solr
5 6 (1.83%) CMS
6 4 (1.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.61%) Confluence
8 1 (0.31%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.31%) Tomcat
Applications
1 13 (3.98%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.83%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.22%) 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 7 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.53%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (1.22%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.31%) Sage 1000
Cloud Services
1 208 (63.61%) Azure
2 182 (55.66%) Microsoft 365
3 80 (24.46%) Entra ID
4 32 (9.79%) AWS
5 23 (7.03%) IaaS
6 20 (6.12%) SaaS
7 14 (4.28%) OneDrive
8 11 (3.36%) GitHub
8 11 (3.36%) Google Workspace
9 9 (2.75%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (2.45%) PaaS
11 7 (2.14%) Azure Monitor
11 7 (2.14%) Azure Stack
12 6 (1.83%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (1.83%) Azure Storage
12 6 (1.83%) Cloudflare
13 5 (1.53%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 5 (1.53%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 5 (1.53%) ShareGate
14 4 (1.22%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 91 (27.83%) Firewall
2 87 (26.61%) DNS
3 82 (25.08%) DHCP
4 58 (17.74%) VPN
5 42 (12.84%) WAN
6 40 (12.23%) TCP/IP
7 34 (10.40%) VLAN
8 28 (8.56%) LAN
9 26 (7.95%) VoIP
10 21 (6.42%) SAN
11 19 (5.81%) Wi-Fi
12 17 (5.20%) SD-WAN
13 12 (3.67%) SSL
14 10 (3.06%) Wireless
15 7 (2.14%) IP Telephony
15 7 (2.14%) Telnet
16 6 (1.83%) WLAN
17 5 (1.53%) DMZ
17 5 (1.53%) STUN
18 3 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (12.84%) SQL Server
2 15 (4.59%) MySQL
3 14 (4.28%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (2.14%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (1.83%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.53%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.22%) Data Hub
7 4 (1.22%) MS Access
7 4 (1.22%) SAP Data Services
7 4 (1.22%) SQL CLR
8 3 (0.92%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.61%) Power BI
10 1 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.31%) FileMaker
10 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 24 (7.34%) Git
2 8 (2.45%) JIRA
3 4 (1.22%) Toad
4 3 (0.92%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.61%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.31%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.31%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.31%) GitLab
6 1 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.31%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 121 (37.00%) Social Skills
2 39 (11.93%) Finance
3 21 (6.42%) Public Sector
4 19 (5.81%) Manufacturing
5 14 (4.28%) Telecoms
6 13 (3.98%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (3.06%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (2.45%) Front Office
8 8 (2.45%) Legal
9 7 (2.14%) Back Office
9 7 (2.14%) Local Government
10 6 (1.83%) German Language
10 6 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.53%) Advertising
12 4 (1.22%) Automotive
13 3 (0.92%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.61%) Electronics
14 2 (0.61%) Law
14 2 (0.61%) Military
Job Titles
1 70 (21.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 70 (21.41%) Support Engineer
2 66 (20.18%) IT Support
3 54 (16.51%) IT Engineer
4 43 (13.15%) 2nd Line Support
5 39 (11.93%) IT Support Engineer
6 36 (11.01%) Senior
7 29 (8.87%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 29 (8.87%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 28 (8.56%) 3rd Line Support
8 28 (8.56%) Analyst
9 21 (6.42%) Support Analyst
10 20 (6.12%) Applications Engineer
10 20 (6.12%) Applications Support
10 20 (6.12%) Cloud Engineer
10 20 (6.12%) Infrastructure Manager
11 18 (5.50%) Infrastructure Support
12 17 (5.20%) Azure Engineer
13 16 (4.89%) Consultant
13 16 (4.89%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.28%) .NET
2 8 (2.45%) Node.js
3 6 (1.83%) FIX Protocol
4 5 (1.53%) .NET Core
4 5 (1.53%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.53%) YAML
5 4 (1.22%) .NET Framework
5 4 (1.22%) Dapper ORM
5 4 (1.22%) Entity Framework
5 4 (1.22%) FIDO
5 4 (1.22%) HTML
5 4 (1.22%) SailPoint
6 3 (0.92%) CSS
6 3 (0.92%) SAP Basis
6 3 (0.92%) SAP Fiori
6 3 (0.92%) SAPUI5
7 2 (0.61%) React
8 1 (0.31%) Elastic Stack
8 1 (0.31%) OAuth
8 1 (0.31%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 49 (14.98%) Driving Licence
2 24 (7.34%) Onboarding
3 19 (5.81%) Hybrid Cloud
4 14 (4.28%) Client/Server
5 13 (3.98%) CCTV
6 11 (3.36%) Data Centre
6 11 (3.36%) iPad
7 10 (3.06%) Replication
8 9 (2.75%) CMDB
8 9 (2.75%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (2.45%) Management Information System
10 7 (2.14%) Private Cloud
10 7 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.83%) Equities
11 6 (1.83%) Fixed Income
11 6 (1.83%) Linux Command Line
12 5 (1.53%) Clustering
12 5 (1.53%) Public Cloud
12 5 (1.53%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 4 (1.22%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 327 (100.00%) Windows
2 78 (23.85%) Linux
3 33 (10.09%) Windows 10
4 30 (9.17%) Windows Server 2019
5 19 (5.81%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (4.59%) Mac OS
7 10 (3.06%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (2.75%) Apple iOS
8 9 (2.75%) Unix
9 7 (2.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (2.14%) Rocky
10 5 (1.53%) Debian
11 3 (0.92%) Android
11 3 (0.92%) SUSE
11 3 (0.92%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
12 2 (0.61%) Solaris
12 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.31%) CentOS
13 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (29.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 85 (25.99%) Problem-Solving
3 73 (22.32%) ITIL
4 57 (17.43%) Mentoring
5 55 (16.82%) Continuous Improvement
6 49 (14.98%) Migration
7 45 (13.76%) Cybersecurity
8 41 (12.54%) Customer Service
9 39 (11.93%) DevOps
10 37 (11.31%) Service Delivery
11 35 (10.70%) Containerisation
11 35 (10.70%) Disaster Recovery
12 32 (9.79%) CI/CD
13 27 (8.26%) Performance Tuning
14 22 (6.73%) Coaching
15 20 (6.12%) Agile
15 20 (6.12%) ITSM
15 20 (6.12%) Service Management
16 18 (5.50%) Change Management
17 17 (5.20%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 79 (24.16%) PowerShell
2 71 (21.71%) SQL
3 31 (9.48%) Python
4 19 (5.81%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.98%) C#
6 7 (2.14%) PHP
7 6 (1.83%) Shell Script
7 6 (1.83%) VBA
8 5 (1.53%) Bash
9 4 (1.22%) Bicep
9 4 (1.22%) VB
10 2 (0.61%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.31%) Go
11 1 (0.31%) Perl
11 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 26 (7.95%) Azure Certification
2 25 (7.65%) Microsoft Certification
3 21 (6.42%) Degree
4 20 (6.12%) Cisco Certification
5 17 (5.20%) DBS Check
5 17 (5.20%) Security Cleared
6 15 (4.59%) CCNA
6 15 (4.59%) SC Cleared
7 12 (3.67%) AWS Certification
7 12 (3.67%) MCP
8 11 (3.36%) DV Cleared
8 11 (3.36%) Network+ Certification
9 10 (3.06%) MCSA
9 10 (3.06%) MCSE
10 9 (2.75%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (2.75%) CCNP
11 6 (1.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 5 (1.53%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.92%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 3 (0.92%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (5.81%) Cyber Essentials
2 15 (4.59%) SLA
3 11 (3.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (1.53%) ISO 9001
5 4 (1.22%) GRC
5 4 (1.22%) QA
6 3 (0.92%) GDPR
6 3 (0.92%) NCSC
7 2 (0.61%) ITGC
7 2 (0.61%) NIST
System Software
1 181 (55.35%) Active Directory
2 75 (22.94%) Hyper-V
3 33 (10.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (6.42%) Docker
5 16 (4.89%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (2.14%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (1.83%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (1.53%) Firmware
8 5 (1.53%) Kamailio
8 5 (1.53%) vSphere
9 3 (0.92%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (0.61%) XenApp
11 1 (0.31%) vCloud
11 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 85 (25.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (7.65%) Kubernetes
3 23 (7.03%) Terraform
4 22 (6.73%) Ansible
5 20 (6.12%) SCCM
6 11 (3.36%) vCenter Server
7 9 (2.75%) Autotask
8 7 (2.14%) WSUS
9 6 (1.83%) SCOM
10 5 (1.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 5 (1.53%) FortiGate
10 5 (1.53%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 5 (1.53%) Nessus
11 4 (1.22%) Proxmox
12 2 (0.61%) Docker Swarm
12 2 (0.61%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.61%) Prometheus
12 2 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
13 1 (0.31%) Grafana
13 1 (0.31%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 209 (63.91%) Microsoft
2 79 (24.16%) VMware
3 25 (7.65%) Veeam
4 23 (7.03%) Cisco
5 18 (5.50%) Google
6 13 (3.98%) Oracle
7 12 (3.67%) Dell
8 11 (3.36%) SAP
9 10 (3.06%) 3PAR
9 10 (3.06%) Datto
9 10 (3.06%) NetApp
9 10 (3.06%) SolarWinds
10 8 (2.45%) Apple
10 8 (2.45%) Freshdesk
10 8 (2.45%) WatchGuard
11 7 (2.14%) Draytek
11 7 (2.14%) Dynatrace
11 7 (2.14%) Mitel
11 7 (2.14%) Red Hat
12 6 (1.83%) ServiceNow