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 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 130 85 73
Rank change year-on-year -45 -12 +52
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 321 650 873
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.10% 3.27% 4.18%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.47% 23.47% 26.01%
Number of salaries quoted 270 427 814
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £35,000 £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 £59,750 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,400 £75,000
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 1,312 2,769 3,356
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.58% 13.95% 16.06%
Number of salaries quoted 970 1,719 2,846
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -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 28 November 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 89 (27.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 57 (17.76%) SharePoint
3 22 (6.85%) IIS
4 13 (4.05%) Apache Solr
5 6 (1.87%) CMS
6 4 (1.25%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.62%) Confluence
8 1 (0.31%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.31%) Tomcat
Applications
1 12 (3.74%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.87%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.25%) 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 (2.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.56%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (1.25%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.62%) Sage 1000
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 203 (63.24%) Azure
2 179 (55.76%) Microsoft 365
3 77 (23.99%) Entra ID
4 32 (9.97%) AWS
5 23 (7.17%) IaaS
6 19 (5.92%) SaaS
7 14 (4.36%) OneDrive
8 11 (3.43%) GitHub
9 10 (3.12%) Google Workspace
10 9 (2.80%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (2.49%) Azure Stack
12 7 (2.18%) PaaS
13 6 (1.87%) Azure Monitor
13 6 (1.87%) Azure Storage
13 6 (1.87%) Cloudflare
14 5 (1.56%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 5 (1.56%) Azure Sentinel
14 5 (1.56%) Power Platform
14 5 (1.56%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 5 (1.56%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 96 (29.91%) Firewall
2 85 (26.48%) DNS
3 80 (24.92%) DHCP
4 58 (18.07%) VPN
5 40 (12.46%) WAN
6 39 (12.15%) TCP/IP
7 32 (9.97%) VLAN
8 26 (8.10%) LAN
8 26 (8.10%) VoIP
9 22 (6.85%) SAN
10 20 (6.23%) Wi-Fi
11 17 (5.30%) SD-WAN
12 12 (3.74%) SSL
13 10 (3.12%) Wireless
14 7 (2.18%) IP Telephony
15 5 (1.56%) DMZ
15 5 (1.56%) STUN
16 4 (1.25%) Telnet
16 4 (1.25%) WLAN
17 3 (0.93%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (13.40%) SQL Server
2 15 (4.67%) MySQL
3 14 (4.36%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (2.18%) BusinessObjects
5 5 (1.56%) MongoDB
5 5 (1.56%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.25%) Data Hub
6 4 (1.25%) MS Access
6 4 (1.25%) SAP Data Services
6 4 (1.25%) SQL CLR
7 3 (0.93%) Power BI
7 3 (0.93%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.31%) FileMaker
Development Applications
1 24 (7.48%) Git
2 5 (1.56%) JIRA
3 4 (1.25%) Toad
4 3 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.62%) 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
1 119 (37.07%) Social Skills
2 35 (10.90%) Finance
3 23 (7.17%) Public Sector
4 19 (5.92%) Manufacturing
5 15 (4.67%) Telecoms
6 11 (3.43%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (3.12%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (2.18%) Back Office
8 7 (2.18%) Local Government
9 6 (1.87%) German Language
9 6 (1.87%) Legal
10 5 (1.56%) Advertising
10 5 (1.56%) Front Office
11 4 (1.25%) Automotive
11 4 (1.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.93%) Aerospace
12 3 (0.93%) Electronics
12 3 (0.93%) Marketing
12 3 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.62%) Retail
Job Titles
1 71 (22.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 71 (22.12%) Support Engineer
2 64 (19.94%) IT Support
3 53 (16.51%) IT Engineer
4 41 (12.77%) 2nd Line Support
5 37 (11.53%) IT Support Engineer
6 36 (11.21%) Senior
7 29 (9.03%) 3rd Line Support
8 28 (8.72%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 28 (8.72%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 27 (8.41%) Analyst
10 20 (6.23%) Applications Engineer
10 20 (6.23%) Infrastructure Manager
10 20 (6.23%) Support Analyst
11 19 (5.92%) Applications Support
12 18 (5.61%) Cloud Engineer
13 17 (5.30%) Consultant
13 17 (5.30%) Infrastructure Support
14 16 (4.98%) IT Manager
15 15 (4.67%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.67%) .NET
2 8 (2.49%) Node.js
3 5 (1.56%) .NET Core
3 5 (1.56%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.56%) HTML
3 5 (1.56%) YAML
4 4 (1.25%) .NET Framework
4 4 (1.25%) CSS
4 4 (1.25%) Dapper ORM
4 4 (1.25%) Entity Framework
4 4 (1.25%) FIDO
4 4 (1.25%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.93%) FIX Protocol
5 3 (0.93%) SAP Basis
5 3 (0.93%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.93%) SAPUI5
6 2 (0.62%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.62%) React
7 1 (0.31%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.31%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 51 (15.89%) Driving Licence
2 25 (7.79%) Onboarding
3 20 (6.23%) Hybrid Cloud
4 14 (4.36%) Client/Server
5 13 (4.05%) CCTV
6 12 (3.74%) Data Centre
7 10 (3.12%) iPad
7 10 (3.12%) Replication
8 9 (2.80%) CMDB
9 8 (2.49%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (2.49%) Management Information System
10 7 (2.18%) Private Cloud
10 7 (2.18%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.87%) Linux Command Line
12 5 (1.56%) Clustering
12 5 (1.56%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 4 (1.25%) PKI
13 4 (1.25%) Public Cloud
14 3 (0.93%) Cloud Native
14 3 (0.93%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 321 (100.00%) Windows
2 81 (25.23%) Linux
3 32 (9.97%) Windows 10
4 31 (9.66%) Windows Server 2019
5 18 (5.61%) Windows Server 2012
6 14 (4.36%) Mac OS
7 12 (3.74%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (2.49%) Apple iOS
8 8 (2.49%) Rocky
8 8 (2.49%) Unix
9 7 (2.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (1.56%) Debian
11 3 (0.93%) Android
11 3 (0.93%) Solaris
11 3 (0.93%) SUSE
11 3 (0.93%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
12 2 (0.62%) CentOS
12 2 (0.62%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.31%) AIX
13 1 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (30.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 81 (25.23%) Problem-Solving
3 68 (21.18%) ITIL
4 56 (17.45%) Mentoring
5 55 (17.13%) Continuous Improvement
6 47 (14.64%) Migration
7 44 (13.71%) Cybersecurity
8 40 (12.46%) Customer Service
9 38 (11.84%) DevOps
10 35 (10.90%) Containerisation
11 34 (10.59%) Disaster Recovery
11 34 (10.59%) Service Delivery
12 30 (9.35%) CI/CD
13 27 (8.41%) Performance Tuning
14 21 (6.54%) Agile
15 20 (6.23%) ITSM
15 20 (6.23%) Service Management
16 18 (5.61%) Coaching
16 18 (5.61%) Server Management
17 17 (5.30%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 75 (23.36%) PowerShell
2 67 (20.87%) SQL
3 31 (9.66%) Python
4 20 (6.23%) JavaScript
5 14 (4.36%) C#
6 7 (2.18%) PHP
6 7 (2.18%) VBA
7 6 (1.87%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.56%) Bash
9 4 (1.25%) Bicep
9 4 (1.25%) VB
10 3 (0.93%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.62%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.31%) Go
12 1 (0.31%) Perl
12 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 27 (8.41%) Azure Certification
2 25 (7.79%) Microsoft Certification
3 22 (6.85%) Degree
4 21 (6.54%) Cisco Certification
5 17 (5.30%) DBS Check
6 16 (4.98%) Security Cleared
7 15 (4.67%) CCNA
8 14 (4.36%) SC Cleared
9 12 (3.74%) AWS Certification
9 12 (3.74%) DV Cleared
9 12 (3.74%) MCP
9 12 (3.74%) Network+ Certification
10 10 (3.12%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (3.12%) CCNP
10 10 (3.12%) MCSA
10 10 (3.12%) MCSE
11 6 (1.87%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 5 (1.56%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.93%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 3 (0.93%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.98%) Cyber Essentials
2 13 (4.05%) SLA
3 11 (3.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.56%) ISO 9001
5 4 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.25%) GRC
5 4 (1.25%) QA
6 3 (0.93%) GDPR
6 3 (0.93%) NCSC
7 2 (0.62%) ITGC
7 2 (0.62%) NIST
System Software
1 182 (56.70%) Active Directory
2 75 (23.36%) Hyper-V
3 32 (9.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (6.54%) Docker
5 15 (4.67%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (2.18%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (1.87%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (1.56%) Firmware
8 5 (1.56%) Kamailio
8 5 (1.56%) vSphere
9 3 (0.93%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.93%) XenApp
10 1 (0.31%) vCloud
10 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 83 (25.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (8.10%) Kubernetes
3 21 (6.54%) Ansible
4 20 (6.23%) SCCM
4 20 (6.23%) Terraform
5 11 (3.43%) vCenter Server
6 9 (2.80%) Autotask
7 7 (2.18%) WSUS
8 6 (1.87%) FortiGate
8 6 (1.87%) SCOM
9 5 (1.56%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 5 (1.56%) Nessus
10 4 (1.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (1.25%) Proxmox
11 2 (0.62%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.62%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.62%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.62%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.31%) Grafana
Vendors
1 205 (63.86%) Microsoft
2 82 (25.55%) VMware
3 26 (8.10%) Cisco
3 26 (8.10%) Veeam
4 18 (5.61%) Google
5 14 (4.36%) Oracle
6 13 (4.05%) Dell
7 12 (3.74%) SAP
8 11 (3.43%) Datto
8 11 (3.43%) SolarWinds
9 10 (3.12%) 3PAR
9 10 (3.12%) NetApp
10 8 (2.49%) Apple
10 8 (2.49%) Freshdesk
10 8 (2.49%) WatchGuard
11 7 (2.18%) Draytek
11 7 (2.18%) Fortinet
11 7 (2.18%) Red Hat
11 7 (2.18%) Salesforce
11 7 (2.18%) SonicWALL