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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 87 69
Rank change year-on-year -39 -18 +39
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 332 578 851
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.19% 3.38% 4.19%
As % of the Operating Systems category 25.50% 22.92% 26.79%
Number of salaries quoted 275 390 782
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - +3.09%
75th Percentile £58,750 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,000 £80,125 £76,250
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 1,302 2,522 3,176
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.59% 14.73% 15.62%
Number of salaries quoted 934 1,579 2,673
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,000 £30,350
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -1.82% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,200 £87,500
UK median annual salary £44,000 £50,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.44% +0.50% -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 31 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 88 (26.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 59 (17.77%) SharePoint
3 16 (4.82%) IIS
4 10 (3.01%) Apache Solr
5 4 (1.20%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.90%) CMS
7 2 (0.60%) Confluence
8 1 (0.30%) Apache
8 1 (0.30%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.30%) Tomcat
Applications
1 17 (5.12%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.81%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (2.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.51%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (1.20%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.60%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.30%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 216 (65.06%) Azure
2 185 (55.72%) Microsoft 365
3 83 (25.00%) Entra ID
4 33 (9.94%) AWS
5 21 (6.33%) IaaS
6 19 (5.72%) OneDrive
7 16 (4.82%) SaaS
8 15 (4.52%) Google Workspace
9 11 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.71%) Azure Sentinel
10 9 (2.71%) PaaS
11 8 (2.41%) GitHub
12 7 (2.11%) Azure Storage
13 6 (1.81%) Azure Monitor
13 6 (1.81%) ShareGate
14 5 (1.51%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 5 (1.51%) Azure Stack
14 5 (1.51%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 3 (0.90%) GitHub Actions
15 3 (0.90%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 94 (28.31%) DNS
1 94 (28.31%) Firewall
2 89 (26.81%) DHCP
3 69 (20.78%) VPN
4 46 (13.86%) WAN
5 44 (13.25%) TCP/IP
6 40 (12.05%) VLAN
7 30 (9.04%) LAN
8 25 (7.53%) VoIP
9 23 (6.93%) Wi-Fi
10 21 (6.33%) SAN
11 18 (5.42%) SD-WAN
12 14 (4.22%) SSL
13 11 (3.31%) Telnet
14 9 (2.71%) Wireless
15 7 (2.11%) DMZ
15 7 (2.11%) IP Telephony
16 5 (1.51%) STUN
17 4 (1.20%) Remote Desktop
17 4 (1.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (12.65%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.61%) MySQL
3 11 (3.31%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (2.11%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (1.81%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.51%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.20%) MS Access
7 4 (1.20%) SAP Data Services
8 3 (0.90%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.60%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.30%) FileMaker
10 1 (0.30%) Power BI
10 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 21 (6.33%) Git
2 10 (3.01%) JIRA
3 4 (1.20%) Toad
4 3 (0.90%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.60%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.30%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.30%) GitLab
6 1 (0.30%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.30%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio
General
1 120 (36.14%) Social Skills
2 38 (11.45%) Finance
3 17 (5.12%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (3.92%) Public Sector
5 11 (3.31%) Telecoms
6 10 (3.01%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (3.01%) Front Office
7 9 (2.71%) Manufacturing
8 7 (2.11%) Legal
9 6 (1.81%) German Language
9 6 (1.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (1.81%) Local Government
10 4 (1.20%) Automotive
11 3 (0.90%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.90%) Back Office
11 3 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.60%) Advertising
12 2 (0.60%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.60%) Law
12 2 (0.60%) Military
Job Titles
1 76 (22.89%) Support Engineer
2 73 (21.99%) IT Support
3 71 (21.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 57 (17.17%) IT Engineer
5 49 (14.76%) 2nd Line Support
6 48 (14.46%) IT Support Engineer
7 35 (10.54%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 35 (10.54%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 34 (10.24%) Senior
9 28 (8.43%) Analyst
10 27 (8.13%) 3rd Line Support
11 24 (7.23%) Cloud Engineer
12 21 (6.33%) Azure Engineer
13 20 (6.02%) Applications Support
13 20 (6.02%) Infrastructure Manager
13 20 (6.02%) Support Analyst
14 19 (5.72%) Applications Engineer
15 18 (5.42%) Infrastructure Support
16 15 (4.52%) IT Manager
17 14 (4.22%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.31%) .NET
2 8 (2.41%) FIX Protocol
2 8 (2.41%) Node.js
3 5 (1.51%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.51%) YAML
4 4 (1.20%) FIDO
4 4 (1.20%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.90%) SAP Basis
5 3 (0.90%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.90%) SAPUI5
6 2 (0.60%) CSS
6 2 (0.60%) HTML
6 2 (0.60%) React
7 1 (0.30%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.30%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.30%) RESTful
7 1 (0.30%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 50 (15.06%) Driving Licence
2 17 (5.12%) Onboarding
3 15 (4.52%) Hybrid Cloud
4 14 (4.22%) Client/Server
5 13 (3.92%) CCTV
6 11 (3.31%) Data Centre
6 11 (3.31%) iPad
7 10 (3.01%) CMDB
7 10 (3.01%) Replication
8 9 (2.71%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (2.41%) Equities
9 8 (2.41%) Fixed Income
9 8 (2.41%) Management Information System
10 7 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.81%) Linux Command Line
11 6 (1.81%) Public Cloud
12 4 (1.20%) iPhone
12 4 (1.20%) Mobile App
12 4 (1.20%) Private Cloud
12 4 (1.20%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 332 (100.00%) Windows
2 68 (20.48%) Linux
3 40 (12.05%) Windows 10
4 30 (9.04%) Windows Server 2019
5 25 (7.53%) Windows Server 2012
6 18 (5.42%) Mac OS
7 14 (4.22%) Windows Server 2016
8 12 (3.61%) Apple iOS
9 8 (2.41%) Unix
10 5 (1.51%) Debian
11 4 (1.20%) Rocky
12 3 (0.90%) Android
12 3 (0.90%) SUSE
12 3 (0.90%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
13 2 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 2 (0.60%) Solaris
14 1 (0.30%) CentOS
14 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.30%) VMS
14 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (26.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 88 (26.51%) Problem-Solving
3 78 (23.49%) ITIL
4 56 (16.87%) Mentoring
5 55 (16.57%) Migration
6 51 (15.36%) Continuous Improvement
7 48 (14.46%) Cybersecurity
8 46 (13.86%) Customer Service
9 45 (13.55%) DevOps
10 44 (13.25%) Service Delivery
11 36 (10.84%) Disaster Recovery
12 32 (9.64%) CI/CD
13 25 (7.53%) Containerisation
14 24 (7.23%) Performance Tuning
15 23 (6.93%) Coaching
15 23 (6.93%) Service Management
16 22 (6.63%) Root Cause Analysis
17 21 (6.33%) Change Management
17 21 (6.33%) ITSM
18 19 (5.72%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 77 (23.19%) PowerShell
2 68 (20.48%) SQL
3 23 (6.93%) Python
4 15 (4.52%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.41%) C#
6 7 (2.11%) PHP
7 6 (1.81%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.51%) Bash
8 5 (1.51%) VBA
9 4 (1.20%) Bicep
9 4 (1.20%) VB
10 1 (0.30%) Go
10 1 (0.30%) Perl
10 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.30%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 25 (7.53%) Microsoft Certification
2 23 (6.93%) Degree
3 22 (6.63%) Azure Certification
4 20 (6.02%) Cisco Certification
5 18 (5.42%) Security Cleared
6 16 (4.82%) SC Cleared
7 15 (4.52%) CCNA
7 15 (4.52%) DBS Check
8 13 (3.92%) Network+ Certification
9 12 (3.61%) MCP
10 9 (2.71%) CCNP
10 9 (2.71%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.71%) MCSA
11 8 (2.41%) MCSE
12 7 (2.11%) AWS Certification
13 6 (1.81%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (1.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 3 (0.90%) A+ Certification
15 3 (0.90%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 3 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (6.93%) Cyber Essentials
2 15 (4.52%) SLA
3 13 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (1.51%) ISO 9001
4 5 (1.51%) QA
5 4 (1.20%) GDPR
5 4 (1.20%) GRC
6 3 (0.90%) NIST
7 2 (0.60%) NCSC
System Software
1 184 (55.42%) Active Directory
2 70 (21.08%) Hyper-V
3 37 (11.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (5.42%) Docker
4 18 (5.42%) VMware ESXi
5 7 (2.11%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (1.81%) Firmware
6 6 (1.81%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (1.51%) Kamailio
7 5 (1.51%) vSphere
8 4 (1.20%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.60%) XenApp
10 1 (0.30%) iptables
10 1 (0.30%) vCloud
10 1 (0.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 96 (28.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (8.73%) Terraform
3 20 (6.02%) Kubernetes
4 18 (5.42%) Ansible
5 17 (5.12%) SCCM
6 13 (3.92%) vCenter Server
7 10 (3.01%) Autotask
8 8 (2.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (1.51%) FortiGate
9 5 (1.51%) Nessus
9 5 (1.51%) Proxmox
10 2 (0.60%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.60%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.60%) WSUS
11 1 (0.30%) CASB
11 1 (0.30%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.30%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.30%) Grafana
11 1 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.30%) SCOM
Vendors
1 201 (60.54%) Microsoft
2 85 (25.60%) VMware
3 27 (8.13%) Veeam
4 24 (7.23%) Cisco
5 22 (6.63%) Google
6 12 (3.61%) 3PAR
6 12 (3.61%) NetApp
6 12 (3.61%) SolarWinds
7 9 (2.71%) Apple
7 9 (2.71%) Datto
8 8 (2.41%) Charles River
8 8 (2.41%) Dell
8 8 (2.41%) Draytek
8 8 (2.41%) Dynatrace
8 8 (2.41%) Freshdesk
8 8 (2.41%) WatchGuard
9 7 (2.11%) Fortinet
9 7 (2.11%) Mitel
9 7 (2.11%) SAP
9 7 (2.11%) ServiceNow