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 5 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 133 110 78
Rank change year-on-year -23 -32 +33
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 335 441 1,097
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.01% 3.04% 3.86%
As % of the Operating Systems category 23.98% 21.11% 26.75%
Number of salaries quoted 277 328 976
10th Percentile £29,450 £28,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £33,438 £35,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £48,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.85% +2.63% -5.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £64,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,000 £81,625 £75,000
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 1,397 2,089 4,101
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.37% 14.39% 14.44%
Number of salaries quoted 972 1,416 3,508
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%

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 5 March 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 97 (28.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 65 (19.40%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.39%) IIS
4 5 (1.49%) Exchange Server 2007
4 5 (1.49%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (1.49%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (1.19%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.30%) Apache
Applications
1 33 (9.85%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.19%) PlanetPress Connect
3 2 (0.60%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.30%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 225 (67.16%) Azure
2 213 (63.58%) Microsoft 365
3 98 (29.25%) Entra ID
4 49 (14.63%) AWS
5 27 (8.06%) OneDrive
6 24 (7.16%) SaaS
7 22 (6.57%) Google Workspace
8 19 (5.67%) IaaS
9 12 (3.58%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (2.39%) PaaS
11 5 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (1.49%) Azure Monitor
11 5 (1.49%) Azure Storage
11 5 (1.49%) ShareGate
12 4 (1.19%) GCP
13 3 (0.90%) IBM Cloud
14 2 (0.60%) Azure Key Vault
14 2 (0.60%) Dynamics 365
14 2 (0.60%) OpenShift
14 2 (0.60%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 125 (37.31%) Firewall
2 121 (36.12%) DNS
3 107 (31.94%) DHCP
4 97 (28.96%) VPN
5 65 (19.40%) WAN
6 62 (18.51%) TCP/IP
7 49 (14.63%) VLAN
8 47 (14.03%) LAN
9 40 (11.94%) Wi-Fi
10 32 (9.55%) VoIP
11 20 (5.97%) SD-WAN
12 14 (4.18%) SAN
13 12 (3.58%) SSL
14 11 (3.28%) Telnet
15 8 (2.39%) Wireless
16 7 (2.09%) DMZ
16 7 (2.09%) IP Telephony
17 6 (1.79%) Unified Communications
18 5 (1.49%) Reverse Proxy
18 5 (1.49%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (9.55%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.49%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.19%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (1.19%) MySQL
4 3 (0.90%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.90%) BusinessObjects
4 3 (0.90%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.60%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.30%) FileMaker
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.30%) Power BI
6 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (2.39%) JIRA
2 7 (2.09%) Git
3 5 (1.49%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.90%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.60%) GitLab
5 2 (0.60%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio
General
1 123 (36.72%) Social Skills
2 40 (11.94%) Finance
3 19 (5.67%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (3.88%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (2.69%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (2.69%) Telecoms
7 8 (2.39%) Front Office
8 7 (2.09%) Manufacturing
9 6 (1.79%) German Language
9 6 (1.79%) Retail
10 5 (1.49%) Public Sector
11 4 (1.19%) Automotive
11 4 (1.19%) Legal
12 3 (0.90%) Aerospace
12 3 (0.90%) Aviation
12 3 (0.90%) Back Office
12 3 (0.90%) Banking
13 2 (0.60%) Marketing
13 2 (0.60%) Military
Job Titles
1 111 (33.13%) IT Support
2 102 (30.45%) Support Engineer
3 83 (24.78%) IT Engineer
4 79 (23.58%) IT Support Engineer
5 64 (19.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 56 (16.72%) 2nd Line Support
7 45 (13.43%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 45 (13.43%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 38 (11.34%) Senior
9 32 (9.55%) Analyst
10 27 (8.06%) 3rd Line Support
11 25 (7.46%) Support Analyst
12 19 (5.67%) Azure Engineer
12 19 (5.67%) Cloud Engineer
12 19 (5.67%) Infrastructure Support
13 17 (5.07%) Infrastructure Manager
13 17 (5.07%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 17 (5.07%) Support Technician
14 14 (4.18%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 14 (4.18%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.39%) .NET
1 8 (2.39%) FIX Protocol
2 5 (1.49%) FreeSWITCH
2 5 (1.49%) SailPoint
3 4 (1.19%) FIDO
3 4 (1.19%) Node.js
4 3 (0.90%) SAP Basis
4 3 (0.90%) SAP Fiori
4 3 (0.90%) SAPUI5
5 2 (0.60%) XMPP
6 1 (0.30%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.30%) ARM Templates
6 1 (0.30%) CSS
6 1 (0.30%) HTML
6 1 (0.30%) JSP
6 1 (0.30%) React
6 1 (0.30%) REST
6 1 (0.30%) RESTful
6 1 (0.30%) SOAP
6 1 (0.30%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 48 (14.33%) Driving Licence
2 15 (4.48%) Onboarding
3 14 (4.18%) Client/Server
4 13 (3.88%) CCTV
4 13 (3.88%) Hybrid Cloud
5 12 (3.58%) Replication
6 10 (2.99%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (2.69%) CMDB
7 9 (2.69%) Data Centre
7 9 (2.69%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.69%) iPad
8 8 (2.39%) Equities
8 8 (2.39%) Fixed Income
9 6 (1.79%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.79%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.49%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.19%) iPhone
11 4 (1.19%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.19%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 335 (100.00%) Windows
2 63 (18.81%) Linux
3 60 (17.91%) Windows 10
4 33 (9.85%) Windows Server 2012
5 27 (8.06%) Windows Server 2016
6 26 (7.76%) Mac OS
6 26 (7.76%) Windows Server 2019
7 16 (4.78%) Apple iOS
8 7 (2.09%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (1.49%) Debian
10 3 (0.90%) SUSE
10 3 (0.90%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 3 (0.90%) Unix
11 2 (0.60%) Android
12 1 (0.30%) CentOS
12 1 (0.30%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.30%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (29.25%) Problem-Solving
2 81 (24.18%) ITIL
3 80 (23.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 69 (20.60%) Customer Service
5 55 (16.42%) Service Delivery
6 51 (15.22%) Cybersecurity
7 46 (13.73%) Continuous Improvement
7 46 (13.73%) Mentoring
7 46 (13.73%) Migration
8 42 (12.54%) Disaster Recovery
9 33 (9.85%) DevOps
10 31 (9.25%) Root Cause Analysis
11 29 (8.66%) CI/CD
12 26 (7.76%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 26 (7.76%) Service Management
13 24 (7.16%) Coaching
14 22 (6.57%) Cloud Operations
15 21 (6.27%) Performance Tuning
16 20 (5.97%) Patch Management
17 19 (5.67%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 74 (22.09%) PowerShell
2 54 (16.12%) SQL
3 23 (6.87%) Python
4 10 (2.99%) Bash
5 8 (2.39%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.49%) Bicep
7 4 (1.19%) PHP
7 4 (1.19%) VBA
8 1 (0.30%) C#
8 1 (0.30%) Go
8 1 (0.30%) Java
8 1 (0.30%) Perl
8 1 (0.30%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 32 (9.55%) Microsoft Certification
2 25 (7.46%) Degree
3 23 (6.87%) Azure Certification
4 19 (5.67%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (4.78%) Security Cleared
6 15 (4.48%) Network+ Certification
7 14 (4.18%) CCNA
7 14 (4.18%) SC Cleared
8 12 (3.58%) DBS Check
8 12 (3.58%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 9 (2.69%) CCNP
9 9 (2.69%) MCSA
9 9 (2.69%) MCSE
10 7 (2.09%) AWS Certification
11 6 (1.79%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 5 (1.49%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.90%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.90%) CISSP
13 3 (0.90%) CompTIA Security+
13 3 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.46%) Cyber Essentials
2 13 (3.88%) SLA
3 10 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (1.49%) NIST
5 4 (1.19%) GDPR
6 3 (0.90%) GRC
6 3 (0.90%) QA
7 2 (0.60%) NCSC
8 1 (0.30%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 205 (61.19%) Active Directory
2 79 (23.58%) Hyper-V
3 51 (15.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (4.78%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (2.69%) Docker
6 8 (2.39%) Firmware
6 8 (2.39%) vSphere
7 7 (2.09%) Virtual Machines
8 6 (1.79%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.60%) XenApp
11 1 (0.30%) iptables
11 1 (0.30%) vCloud
11 1 (0.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 103 (30.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (8.06%) Terraform
3 16 (4.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (4.48%) Ansible
4 15 (4.48%) Autotask
5 14 (4.18%) SCCM
6 11 (3.28%) vCenter Server
7 7 (2.09%) Kubernetes
8 5 (1.49%) Grafana
8 5 (1.49%) Nessus
9 4 (1.19%) FortiGate
9 4 (1.19%) Proxmox
10 2 (0.60%) Cisco CUCM
10 2 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.60%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.60%) WSUS
11 1 (0.30%) Docker Swarm
11 1 (0.30%) Nagios
11 1 (0.30%) SCOM
11 1 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 221 (65.97%) Microsoft
2 99 (29.55%) VMware
3 29 (8.66%) Cisco
4 23 (6.87%) Google
5 20 (5.97%) Veeam
6 10 (2.99%) Apple
6 10 (2.99%) Draytek
6 10 (2.99%) Fortinet
6 10 (2.99%) NetApp
7 9 (2.69%) HP
8 8 (2.39%) 3PAR
8 8 (2.39%) Charles River
8 8 (2.39%) Dell
8 8 (2.39%) SolarWinds
9 7 (2.09%) ConnectWise
9 7 (2.09%) Mitel
9 7 (2.09%) WatchGuard
10 6 (1.79%) Datto
10 6 (1.79%) Freshdesk
10 6 (1.79%) Splunk