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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 151 98
Rank change year-on-year -26 -53 -2
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 355 369 721
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.56% 2.24% 2.89%
As % of the Operating Systems category 22.73% 17.83% 22.42%
Number of salaries quoted 300 321 560
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £29,475
25th Percentile £32,438 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £55,000 £57,125
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,200 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +0.50% -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 1,562 2,069 3,216
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.88% 12.58% 12.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,210 1,208 2,321
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% - -13.04%
75th Percentile £72,500 £69,469 £67,968
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -13.40% -7.62%

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 11 August 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
1 113 (31.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 90 (25.35%) SharePoint
3 32 (9.01%) IIS
4 12 (3.38%) Apache
4 12 (3.38%) nginx
5 9 (2.54%) Confluence
6 4 (1.13%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (1.13%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (1.13%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.28%) Drupal
7 1 (0.28%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.28%) Site Server
7 1 (0.28%) WordPress
Applications
1 39 (10.99%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.56%) Carpe Diem
1 2 (0.56%) Elite 3E
1 2 (0.56%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.28%) Magento
2 1 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 230 (64.79%) Microsoft 365
2 223 (62.82%) Azure
3 149 (41.97%) Entra ID
4 59 (16.62%) AWS
5 37 (10.42%) OneDrive
6 14 (3.94%) Power Platform
7 12 (3.38%) IaaS
8 9 (2.54%) GCP
8 9 (2.54%) GitHub
9 8 (2.25%) Power Automate
9 8 (2.25%) SaaS
10 7 (1.97%) Azure Monitor
10 7 (1.97%) Cloudflare
10 7 (1.97%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.69%) Microsoft Purview
12 5 (1.41%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (1.41%) Google Workspace
12 5 (1.41%) PaaS
13 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 135 (38.03%) Firewall
2 128 (36.06%) DNS
3 107 (30.14%) DHCP
4 87 (24.51%) VPN
5 77 (21.69%) TCP/IP
6 55 (15.49%) WAN
7 54 (15.21%) LAN
8 40 (11.27%) VLAN
9 30 (8.45%) Wi-Fi
10 24 (6.76%) VoIP
11 20 (5.63%) Wireless
12 16 (4.51%) Network Security
13 7 (1.97%) Cisco ASA
13 7 (1.97%) Cisco Firepower
13 7 (1.97%) Unified Communications
13 7 (1.97%) WebEx
14 5 (1.41%) BGP
14 5 (1.41%) MPLS
14 5 (1.41%) NAS
14 5 (1.41%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (18.87%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (1.41%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.41%) MySQL
3 5 (1.41%) Power BI
4 4 (1.13%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.28%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.28%) InterSystems Cache
6 1 (0.28%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.28%) Redis
6 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.28%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 12 (3.38%) Git
2 9 (2.54%) Visual Studio Code
3 7 (1.97%) JIRA
4 4 (1.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.85%) GitLab
6 2 (0.56%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.28%) Gatling
7 1 (0.28%) JMeter
7 1 (0.28%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.28%) Vagrant
General
1 192 (54.08%) Social Skills
2 46 (12.96%) Finance
3 37 (10.42%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (5.63%) Public Sector
5 19 (5.35%) Retail
6 18 (5.07%) Legal
7 16 (4.51%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (4.51%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (3.94%) Manufacturing
8 14 (3.94%) Telecoms
9 13 (3.66%) Banking
10 12 (3.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (2.82%) Law
12 7 (1.97%) Marketing
13 6 (1.69%) Games
14 2 (0.56%) Advertising
14 2 (0.56%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.56%) Military
15 1 (0.28%) Financial Institution
15 1 (0.28%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 104 (29.30%) Support Engineer
2 100 (28.17%) IT Support
3 88 (24.79%) IT Engineer
4 79 (22.25%) IT Support Engineer
5 64 (18.03%) Analyst
6 61 (17.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 54 (15.21%) Senior
8 41 (11.55%) Support Analyst
9 28 (7.89%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 27 (7.61%) 2nd Line Support
10 27 (7.61%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 25 (7.04%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 23 (6.48%) IT Analyst
13 21 (5.92%) Azure Engineer
14 18 (5.07%) Consultant
15 17 (4.79%) IT Support Analyst
16 15 (4.23%) Microsoft Engineer
17 13 (3.66%) 1st Line Support
17 13 (3.66%) 3rd Line Engineer
17 13 (3.66%) Senior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.35%) CSS
1 19 (5.35%) HTML
1 19 (5.35%) Web Services
2 15 (4.23%) .NET
3 13 (3.66%) .NET Framework
3 13 (3.66%) XML
4 8 (2.25%) Middleware
5 7 (1.97%) XMPP
6 4 (1.13%) ADO
6 4 (1.13%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.56%) FreeSWITCH
8 1 (0.28%) JSP
8 1 (0.28%) Memcached
8 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.28%) REST
8 1 (0.28%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.28%) SAP Basis
8 1 (0.28%) SAP BC
8 1 (0.28%) SOAP
8 1 (0.28%) XSL
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.17%) Driving Licence
2 26 (7.32%) Hybrid Cloud
3 20 (5.63%) Onboarding
4 17 (4.79%) Replication
5 15 (4.23%) Management Information System
5 15 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (3.38%) Clustering
7 11 (3.10%) Public Cloud
8 10 (2.82%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.82%) Private Cloud
9 7 (1.97%) CMDB
9 7 (1.97%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.97%) FlexPod
9 7 (1.97%) PKI
9 7 (1.97%) Security Posture
9 7 (1.97%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.41%) iPhone
10 5 (1.41%) Raspberry Pi
11 4 (1.13%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 4 (1.13%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 355 (100.00%) Windows
2 70 (19.72%) Linux
3 32 (9.01%) Windows 10
4 30 (8.45%) Windows Server 2016
5 19 (5.35%) Windows Server 2019
6 18 (5.07%) Mac OS
7 10 (2.82%) Windows Server 2012
8 8 (2.25%) Android
9 6 (1.69%) Ubuntu
10 5 (1.41%) Unix
11 4 (1.13%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.85%) Apple iOS
12 3 (0.85%) Debian
13 2 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (34.93%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (24.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 86 (24.23%) Disaster Recovery
4 81 (22.82%) Customer Service
5 76 (21.41%) Continuous Improvement
6 67 (18.87%) Cybersecurity
7 58 (16.34%) ITIL
8 50 (14.08%) High Availability
9 48 (13.52%) Project Delivery
10 47 (13.24%) Business Continuity
11 46 (12.96%) Mentoring
12 39 (10.99%) Stakeholder Management
13 29 (8.17%) Service Delivery
14 27 (7.61%) Change Management
15 25 (7.04%) Infrastructure as Code
16 24 (6.76%) Migration
16 24 (6.76%) Roadmaps
16 24 (6.76%) Root Cause Analysis
17 23 (6.48%) Collaborative Culture
18 21 (5.92%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 94 (26.48%) PowerShell
2 54 (15.21%) SQL
3 32 (9.01%) Python
4 14 (3.94%) C#
5 11 (3.10%) Bicep
6 9 (2.54%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.69%) VBA
7 6 (1.69%) VBScript
8 4 (1.13%) Bash
9 2 (0.56%) Go
9 2 (0.56%) Java
10 1 (0.28%) ABAP
10 1 (0.28%) PHP
10 1 (0.28%) VB
Qualifications
1 54 (15.21%) Degree
2 41 (11.55%) Security Cleared
3 38 (10.70%) Microsoft Certification
3 38 (10.70%) SC Cleared
4 37 (10.42%) Azure Certification
5 16 (4.51%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (4.51%) DBS Check
6 15 (4.23%) CCNA
7 14 (3.94%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 13 (3.66%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (3.38%) DV Cleared
10 7 (1.97%) HNC
10 7 (1.97%) HND
11 5 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (1.13%) AWS Certification
12 4 (1.13%) CEH
12 4 (1.13%) CISM
12 4 (1.13%) CISSP
12 4 (1.13%) GIAC
13 3 (0.85%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (10.99%) SLA
2 28 (7.89%) Cyber Essentials
3 20 (5.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.25%) GDPR
5 6 (1.69%) NIST
6 4 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.56%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.28%) GRC
8 1 (0.28%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.28%) ITGC
8 1 (0.28%) NCSC
8 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 220 (61.97%) Active Directory
2 97 (27.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 88 (24.79%) Hyper-V
4 23 (6.48%) VMware ESXi
5 21 (5.92%) vSphere
6 12 (3.38%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (2.25%) Virtual Desktop
8 7 (1.97%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 7 (1.97%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (1.69%) Squid
9 6 (1.69%) Terminal Services
10 5 (1.41%) Docker
11 4 (1.13%) VMware NSX
12 3 (0.85%) BitLocker
13 2 (0.56%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 99 (27.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (11.83%) Terraform
3 23 (6.48%) Ansible
3 23 (6.48%) Kubernetes
4 12 (3.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 11 (3.10%) Failover Clustering
6 8 (2.25%) Grafana
7 7 (1.97%) Cisco CUCM
7 7 (1.97%) Packer
8 6 (1.69%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.41%) Autotask
9 5 (1.41%) HAProxy
9 5 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (1.13%) FortiGate
10 4 (1.13%) SCCM
10 4 (1.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 3 (0.85%) SCOM
11 3 (0.85%) WSUS
12 2 (0.56%) Kibana
Vendors
1 307 (86.48%) Microsoft
2 124 (34.93%) VMware
3 50 (14.08%) Veeam
4 43 (12.11%) Cisco
5 22 (6.20%) ServiceNow
6 19 (5.35%) Meraki
7 18 (5.07%) Splunk
8 17 (4.79%) Palo Alto
9 15 (4.23%) Fortinet
10 11 (3.10%) Citrix
10 11 (3.10%) iManage
11 9 (2.54%) WatchGuard
12 8 (2.25%) Google
12 8 (2.25%) NetApp
12 8 (2.25%) SolarWinds
13 7 (1.97%) Apple
13 7 (1.97%) EMC
13 7 (1.97%) HP
13 7 (1.97%) Oracle
13 7 (1.97%) SonicWALL