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 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 156 85
Rank change year-on-year -12 -71 +32
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 285 358 1,074
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.49% 2.41% 3.20%
As % of the Operating Systems category 20.53% 16.85% 24.29%
Number of salaries quoted 229 314 912
10th Percentile £29,600 £29,650 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £41,428 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.59% -7.94% -10.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,695 £57,000
90th Percentile £74,600 £67,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.23% +1.25% -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 1,388 2,124 4,421
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.24% 14.31% 13.17%
Number of salaries quoted 988 1,232 3,552
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £51,998
Median % change year-on-year - -3.84% -5.46%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 3 June 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 83 (29.12%) Microsoft Exchange
2 60 (21.05%) SharePoint
3 17 (5.96%) IIS
4 9 (3.16%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (3.16%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (3.16%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (2.11%) Confluence
6 2 (0.70%) Apache
7 1 (0.35%) Drupal
7 1 (0.35%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.35%) nginx
7 1 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 45 (15.79%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.35%) Magento
1 1 (0.35%) Sage 200
1 1 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 185 (64.91%) Azure
2 177 (62.11%) Microsoft 365
3 87 (30.53%) Entra ID
4 48 (16.84%) AWS
5 32 (11.23%) OneDrive
6 14 (4.91%) Google Workspace
7 12 (4.21%) IaaS
7 12 (4.21%) Power Platform
7 12 (4.21%) SaaS
8 10 (3.51%) GitHub
9 9 (3.16%) GCP
10 8 (2.81%) Azure Sentinel
11 7 (2.46%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (2.46%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (1.75%) PaaS
13 3 (1.05%) Cloudflare
13 3 (1.05%) Power Automate
14 2 (0.70%) Azure Monitor
14 2 (0.70%) Azure Storage
14 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 102 (35.79%) DNS
1 102 (35.79%) Firewall
2 84 (29.47%) DHCP
3 75 (26.32%) VPN
4 57 (20.00%) WAN
5 50 (17.54%) TCP/IP
6 45 (15.79%) LAN
7 41 (14.39%) Wi-Fi
8 34 (11.93%) VoIP
9 33 (11.58%) VLAN
10 10 (3.51%) Unified Communications
11 8 (2.81%) SD-WAN
12 7 (2.46%) DMZ
12 7 (2.46%) SAN
13 6 (2.11%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (2.11%) Cisco Firepower
13 6 (2.11%) WebEx
14 5 (1.75%) Network Security
14 5 (1.75%) Reverse Proxy
14 5 (1.75%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (16.49%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 7 (2.46%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (1.75%) MySQL
5 4 (1.40%) Power BI
6 3 (1.05%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.70%) InfluxDB
7 2 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.35%) InterSystems Cache
8 1 (0.35%) Redis
8 1 (0.35%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.35%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.16%) Git
1 9 (3.16%) Visual Studio Code
2 5 (1.75%) JIRA
2 5 (1.75%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (1.05%) GitLab
4 2 (0.70%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.35%) Gatling
5 1 (0.35%) JMeter
5 1 (0.35%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.35%) Vagrant
General
1 129 (45.26%) Social Skills
2 36 (12.63%) Finance
3 29 (10.18%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (7.72%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (4.56%) Public Sector
6 12 (4.21%) Banking
6 12 (4.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (4.21%) Legal
7 9 (3.16%) Law
7 9 (3.16%) Retail
8 8 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (2.11%) Marketing
9 6 (2.11%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.05%) Aviation
10 3 (1.05%) Front Office
11 2 (0.70%) Advertising
11 2 (0.70%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.35%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.35%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 102 (35.79%) IT Support
1 102 (35.79%) Support Engineer
2 93 (32.63%) IT Engineer
3 87 (30.53%) IT Support Engineer
4 57 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 37 (12.98%) Senior
6 34 (11.93%) 2nd Line Support
7 32 (11.23%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 31 (10.88%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 26 (9.12%) Analyst
10 22 (7.72%) Azure Engineer
11 20 (7.02%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 18 (6.32%) Support Analyst
13 16 (5.61%) Cloud Engineer
14 14 (4.91%) IT Technician
14 14 (4.91%) Support Technician
15 12 (4.21%) 3rd Line Support
15 12 (4.21%) IT Support Technician
15 12 (4.21%) Platform Engineer
16 11 (3.86%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.86%) CSS
1 11 (3.86%) HTML
2 8 (2.81%) .NET
3 6 (2.11%) XMPP
4 5 (1.75%) .NET Framework
4 5 (1.75%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.75%) Web Services
5 4 (1.40%) ADO
5 4 (1.40%) XML
6 3 (1.05%) ARM Templates
6 3 (1.05%) FIX Protocol
7 1 (0.35%) JSP
7 1 (0.35%) Memcached
7 1 (0.35%) REST
7 1 (0.35%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.35%) SAP Basis
7 1 (0.35%) SAP BC
7 1 (0.35%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 27 (9.47%) Driving Licence
2 18 (6.32%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (5.61%) Hybrid Cloud
4 11 (3.86%) Management Information System
4 11 (3.86%) Replication
5 10 (3.51%) Onboarding
5 10 (3.51%) Private Cloud
5 10 (3.51%) Public Cloud
6 9 (3.16%) CMDB
7 8 (2.81%) Data Centre
8 6 (2.11%) FlexPod
8 6 (2.11%) Security Posture
8 6 (2.11%) Video Conferencing
9 5 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.75%) PKI
9 5 (1.75%) Raspberry Pi
10 4 (1.40%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.05%) Equities
11 3 (1.05%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 285 (100.00%) Windows
2 54 (18.95%) Linux
3 40 (14.04%) Windows 10
4 38 (13.33%) Windows Server 2016
5 28 (9.82%) Windows Server 2012
6 25 (8.77%) Mac OS
6 25 (8.77%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (3.86%) Windows Server 2008
8 10 (3.51%) Apple iOS
9 7 (2.46%) Unix
10 5 (1.75%) Debian
10 5 (1.75%) Ubuntu
11 3 (1.05%) Android
12 2 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.35%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.35%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 68 (23.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 67 (23.51%) Customer Service
4 61 (21.40%) Cybersecurity
5 54 (18.95%) Disaster Recovery
6 48 (16.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (15.09%) ITIL
8 31 (10.88%) Service Delivery
9 26 (9.12%) DevOps
10 25 (8.77%) Mentoring
11 23 (8.07%) Information Security
11 23 (8.07%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 22 (7.72%) Business Continuity
12 22 (7.72%) High Availability
12 22 (7.72%) Infrastructure as Code
12 22 (7.72%) Root Cause Analysis
13 21 (7.37%) CI/CD
14 20 (7.02%) Process Improvement
15 19 (6.67%) Identity Access Management
15 19 (6.67%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 79 (27.72%) PowerShell
2 40 (14.04%) SQL
3 29 (10.18%) Python
4 8 (2.81%) Bash
5 6 (2.11%) T-SQL
5 6 (2.11%) VBA
5 6 (2.11%) VBScript
6 5 (1.75%) C#
7 4 (1.40%) Bicep
8 2 (0.70%) Go
8 2 (0.70%) Java
9 1 (0.35%) ABAP
9 1 (0.35%) PHP
9 1 (0.35%) VB
Qualifications
1 44 (15.44%) Degree
2 30 (10.53%) Azure Certification
3 27 (9.47%) Microsoft Certification
4 25 (8.77%) Security Cleared
5 22 (7.72%) SC Cleared
6 13 (4.56%) Network+ Certification
7 12 (4.21%) DBS Check
8 9 (3.16%) DV Cleared
9 8 (2.81%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (2.46%) CCNA
11 5 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (1.75%) HNC
11 5 (1.75%) HND
12 4 (1.40%) CISSP
13 3 (1.05%) A+ Certification
13 3 (1.05%) MCSE
14 2 (0.70%) CCNP
14 2 (0.70%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.42%) Cyber Essentials
2 18 (6.32%) SLA
3 17 (5.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.46%) NIST
5 3 (1.05%) GDPR
5 3 (1.05%) QA
6 2 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.35%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.35%) ITGC
7 1 (0.35%) NCSC
System Software
1 176 (61.75%) Active Directory
2 65 (22.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 54 (18.95%) Hyper-V
4 17 (5.96%) vSphere
5 10 (3.51%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (2.11%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (2.11%) Terminal Services
6 6 (2.11%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (2.11%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (1.75%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (1.40%) Docker
8 4 (1.40%) VMware NSX
9 3 (1.05%) BitLocker
9 3 (1.05%) Firmware
10 1 (0.35%) iptables
Systems Management
1 73 (25.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (14.39%) Terraform
3 25 (8.77%) Ansible
4 19 (6.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 18 (6.32%) Kubernetes
6 10 (3.51%) Autotask
6 10 (3.51%) vCenter Server
7 8 (2.81%) Grafana
7 8 (2.81%) SCCM
8 7 (2.46%) Packer
9 6 (2.11%) Cisco CUCM
10 3 (1.05%) Failover Clustering
10 3 (1.05%) FortiGate
10 3 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.70%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.70%) Kibana
11 2 (0.70%) Nagios
11 2 (0.70%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (0.70%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 227 (79.65%) Microsoft
2 91 (31.93%) VMware
3 35 (12.28%) Cisco
4 24 (8.42%) Veeam
5 16 (5.61%) Google
6 15 (5.26%) Splunk
7 14 (4.91%) ServiceNow
8 12 (4.21%) Palo Alto
9 11 (3.86%) Fortinet
9 11 (3.86%) Meraki
9 11 (3.86%) NetApp
10 10 (3.51%) ConnectWise
11 9 (3.16%) Dell
11 9 (3.16%) HP
12 8 (2.81%) iManage
13 7 (2.46%) EMC
13 7 (2.46%) SolarWinds
14 6 (2.11%) Citrix
14 6 (2.11%) F5
15 5 (1.75%) Synology