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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 155 87
Rank change year-on-year -17 -68 +29
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 286 357 1,072
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.49% 2.40% 3.20%
As % of the Operating Systems category 20.58% 16.85% 24.35%
Number of salaries quoted 231 314 910
10th Percentile £29,000 £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 £56,875 £52,761 £57,000
90th Percentile £74,500 £67,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
% 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 1,390 2,119 4,402
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.22% 14.27% 13.13%
Number of salaries quoted 991 1,232 3,534
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,000 £33,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year - -2.91% -6.36%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £83,375
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 4 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 (29.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 61 (21.33%) SharePoint
3 17 (5.94%) IIS
4 9 (3.15%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (3.15%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (3.15%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (2.10%) 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%) Site Server
7 1 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 45 (15.73%) 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 (64.69%) Azure
2 177 (61.89%) Microsoft 365
3 88 (30.77%) Entra ID
4 49 (17.13%) AWS
5 32 (11.19%) OneDrive
6 14 (4.90%) Google Workspace
7 12 (4.20%) IaaS
7 12 (4.20%) Power Platform
7 12 (4.20%) SaaS
8 10 (3.50%) GitHub
9 9 (3.15%) GCP
10 7 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (2.45%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (2.45%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (1.75%) PaaS
12 3 (1.05%) Cloudflare
12 3 (1.05%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.70%) Azure Monitor
13 2 (0.70%) Azure Storage
13 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 103 (36.01%) DNS
2 101 (35.31%) Firewall
3 85 (29.72%) DHCP
4 74 (25.87%) VPN
5 58 (20.28%) WAN
6 52 (18.18%) TCP/IP
7 46 (16.08%) LAN
8 41 (14.34%) Wi-Fi
9 34 (11.89%) VoIP
10 32 (11.19%) VLAN
11 10 (3.50%) Unified Communications
12 8 (2.80%) SAN
12 8 (2.80%) SD-WAN
13 7 (2.45%) DMZ
14 6 (2.10%) Cisco ASA
14 6 (2.10%) Cisco Firepower
14 6 (2.10%) WebEx
15 5 (1.75%) BGP
15 5 (1.75%) NAS
15 5 (1.75%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (16.78%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 7 (2.45%) 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 (3.15%) Git
1 9 (3.15%) 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
1 130 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 36 (12.59%) Finance
3 29 (10.14%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (4.55%) Public Sector
6 12 (4.20%) Banking
6 12 (4.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (3.85%) Legal
8 9 (3.15%) Law
8 9 (3.15%) Retail
9 8 (2.80%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (2.10%) Marketing
10 6 (2.10%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.05%) Aviation
11 3 (1.05%) Front Office
12 2 (0.70%) Advertising
12 2 (0.70%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.35%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.35%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 102 (35.66%) IT Support
1 102 (35.66%) Support Engineer
2 93 (32.52%) IT Engineer
3 87 (30.42%) IT Support Engineer
4 57 (19.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 37 (12.94%) Senior
6 35 (12.24%) 2nd Line Support
7 33 (11.54%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 32 (11.19%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 28 (9.79%) Analyst
10 22 (7.69%) Azure Engineer
11 20 (6.99%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 19 (6.64%) Support Analyst
13 16 (5.59%) Cloud Engineer
14 14 (4.90%) IT Technician
14 14 (4.90%) Support Technician
15 12 (4.20%) IT Support Technician
15 12 (4.20%) Platform Engineer
16 11 (3.85%) 1st Line Support
16 11 (3.85%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.20%) CSS
1 12 (4.20%) HTML
2 9 (3.15%) .NET
3 6 (2.10%) .NET Framework
3 6 (2.10%) Web Services
3 6 (2.10%) XMPP
4 5 (1.75%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.75%) XML
5 4 (1.40%) ADO
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 26 (9.09%) Driving Licence
2 18 (6.29%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (5.59%) Hybrid Cloud
4 12 (4.20%) Replication
5 11 (3.85%) Management Information System
6 10 (3.50%) Onboarding
6 10 (3.50%) Private Cloud
6 10 (3.50%) Public Cloud
7 9 (3.15%) CMDB
8 8 (2.80%) Data Centre
9 6 (2.10%) FlexPod
9 6 (2.10%) Security Posture
9 6 (2.10%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.75%) PKI
10 5 (1.75%) Raspberry Pi
11 4 (1.40%) Clustering
11 4 (1.40%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (1.05%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 286 (100.00%) Windows
2 55 (19.23%) Linux
3 40 (13.99%) Windows 10
4 38 (13.29%) Windows Server 2016
5 28 (9.79%) Windows Server 2012
6 26 (9.09%) Mac OS
7 25 (8.74%) Windows Server 2019
8 11 (3.85%) Windows Server 2008
9 10 (3.50%) Apple iOS
10 7 (2.45%) Unix
11 5 (1.75%) Debian
11 5 (1.75%) Ubuntu
12 3 (1.05%) Android
13 2 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.35%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.35%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (32.87%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (24.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 67 (23.43%) Customer Service
4 61 (21.33%) Cybersecurity
5 56 (19.58%) Disaster Recovery
6 50 (17.48%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (15.03%) ITIL
8 31 (10.84%) Service Delivery
9 26 (9.09%) DevOps
10 24 (8.39%) Mentoring
11 23 (8.04%) High Availability
11 23 (8.04%) Information Security
12 22 (7.69%) Business Continuity
12 22 (7.69%) Infrastructure as Code
12 22 (7.69%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 21 (7.34%) CI/CD
13 21 (7.34%) Root Cause Analysis
14 19 (6.64%) Identity Access Management
14 19 (6.64%) Process Improvement
14 19 (6.64%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 77 (26.92%) PowerShell
2 41 (14.34%) SQL
3 29 (10.14%) Python
4 8 (2.80%) Bash
5 6 (2.10%) C#
5 6 (2.10%) T-SQL
5 6 (2.10%) VBA
5 6 (2.10%) VBScript
6 4 (1.40%) Bicep
7 2 (0.70%) Go
7 2 (0.70%) Java
8 1 (0.35%) ABAP
8 1 (0.35%) PHP
8 1 (0.35%) VB
Qualifications
1 45 (15.73%) Degree
2 30 (10.49%) Azure Certification
3 27 (9.44%) Microsoft Certification
3 27 (9.44%) Security Cleared
4 24 (8.39%) SC Cleared
5 12 (4.20%) DBS Check
5 12 (4.20%) Network+ Certification
6 9 (3.15%) DV Cleared
7 8 (2.80%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (2.80%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (2.45%) CCNA
9 6 (2.10%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.75%) HNC
10 5 (1.75%) HND
11 4 (1.40%) CISSP
12 3 (1.05%) A+ Certification
12 3 (1.05%) MCSE
13 2 (0.70%) CCNP
13 2 (0.70%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.39%) Cyber Essentials
2 19 (6.64%) SLA
3 18 (6.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.45%) NIST
5 3 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.05%) GDPR
5 3 (1.05%) QA
6 1 (0.35%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.35%) ITGC
6 1 (0.35%) NCSC
System Software
1 176 (61.54%) Active Directory
2 67 (23.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 55 (19.23%) Hyper-V
4 18 (6.29%) vSphere
5 10 (3.50%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (2.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (2.10%) Terminal Services
6 6 (2.10%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (2.10%) 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 (25.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (14.34%) Terraform
3 25 (8.74%) Ansible
4 19 (6.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 18 (6.29%) Kubernetes
6 11 (3.85%) vCenter Server
7 10 (3.50%) Autotask
8 8 (2.80%) Grafana
8 8 (2.80%) SCCM
9 7 (2.45%) Packer
10 6 (2.10%) Cisco CUCM
11 3 (1.05%) Failover Clustering
11 3 (1.05%) FortiGate
11 3 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.70%) Data Guard
12 2 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.70%) Kibana
12 2 (0.70%) Nagios
12 2 (0.70%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (0.70%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 227 (79.37%) Microsoft
2 93 (32.52%) VMware
3 34 (11.89%) Cisco
4 24 (8.39%) Veeam
5 16 (5.59%) Google
6 15 (5.24%) ServiceNow
6 15 (5.24%) Splunk
7 12 (4.20%) Palo Alto
8 11 (3.85%) Fortinet
8 11 (3.85%) Meraki
8 11 (3.85%) NetApp
9 10 (3.50%) ConnectWise
10 9 (3.15%) Dell
10 9 (3.15%) HP
11 8 (2.80%) iManage
12 7 (2.45%) EMC
12 7 (2.45%) SolarWinds
13 6 (2.10%) Citrix
13 6 (2.10%) F5
14 5 (1.75%) Synology