Windows Server Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Microsoft Windows Server
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Windows Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Windows Server over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 188 96 125
Rank change year-on-year -92 +29 +66
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 365 1,048 973
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.79% 3.04% 2.71%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.25% 23.06% 17.59%
Number of salaries quoted 322 870 835
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £29,450
25th Percentile £32,000 £34,813 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £53,750 £56,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £77,542
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% +5.88%

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 2,562 4,544 5,531
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.57% 13.18% 15.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,257 3,428 4,152
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,642
25th Percentile £33,250 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -
75th Percentile £69,750 £65,603 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,750 £82,500 £91,250
UK median annual salary £43,000 £45,998 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.52% -12.39% -

Windows Server
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Windows Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Windows Server trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Windows Server
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Windows Server.

Windows Server salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Windows Server
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Windows Server over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Windows Server salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 135 (36.99%) Microsoft Exchange
2 83 (22.74%) SharePoint
3 50 (13.70%) IIS
4 10 (2.74%) Apache
5 7 (1.92%) CMS
6 6 (1.64%) Apache Solr
7 5 (1.37%) SharePoint Server
8 2 (0.55%) nginx
8 2 (0.55%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.27%) Confluence
9 1 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
9 1 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2013
9 1 (0.27%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.27%) Umbraco
Applications
1 12 (3.29%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.27%) Autodesk Inventor
2 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 4 (1.10%) Elite 3E
1 4 (1.10%) Sage 1000
2 3 (0.82%) Sage 50
3 2 (0.55%) Carpe Diem
3 2 (0.55%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 200 (54.79%) Microsoft 365
2 193 (52.88%) Azure
3 66 (18.08%) Entra ID
4 57 (15.62%) AWS
5 42 (11.51%) SaaS
6 30 (8.22%) IaaS
6 30 (8.22%) OneDrive
7 20 (5.48%) PaaS
8 13 (3.56%) GitHub
9 10 (2.74%) Nutanix
10 8 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (2.19%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (2.19%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (2.19%) Microsoft Copilot
10 8 (2.19%) Mimecast
10 8 (2.19%) Power Platform
10 8 (2.19%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.92%) Cloudflare
11 7 (1.92%) GCP
12 5 (1.37%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 138 (37.81%) Firewall
2 111 (30.41%) DNS
3 83 (22.74%) DHCP
4 58 (15.89%) VPN
5 50 (13.70%) WAN
6 36 (9.86%) LAN
7 33 (9.04%) TCP/IP
8 29 (7.95%) SAN
9 28 (7.67%) VLAN
9 28 (7.67%) VoIP
10 27 (7.40%) Wi-Fi
11 21 (5.75%) Wireless
12 15 (4.11%) Remote Desktop
13 14 (3.84%) SD-WAN
14 8 (2.19%) Internet
15 6 (1.64%) ADSL
16 5 (1.37%) NAS
17 4 (1.10%) HTTPS
17 4 (1.10%) Network Security
17 4 (1.10%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (17.81%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.56%) Data Hub
2 13 (3.56%) SQL CLR
3 11 (3.01%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (1.64%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (1.64%) GIS
4 6 (1.64%) MySQL
4 6 (1.64%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.10%) Power BI
5 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.27%) DB2
Development Applications
1 11 (3.01%) Git
2 4 (1.10%) GitLab
3 3 (0.82%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.82%) JIRA
4 1 (0.27%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.27%) Log4Net
4 1 (0.27%) Subversion
4 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 120 (32.88%) Social Skills
2 62 (16.99%) Finance
3 32 (8.77%) Manufacturing
4 26 (7.12%) Public Sector
5 18 (4.93%) Back Office
6 17 (4.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (4.38%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (3.01%) Law
9 10 (2.74%) Legal
10 9 (2.47%) Advertising
11 8 (2.19%) Automotive
11 8 (2.19%) Local Government
11 8 (2.19%) Marketing
11 8 (2.19%) Welsh Language
12 5 (1.37%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.37%) Games
12 5 (1.37%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.10%) Electronics
13 4 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.10%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 75 (20.55%) Support Engineer
2 67 (18.36%) IT Support
3 53 (14.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 49 (13.42%) IT Engineer
5 48 (13.15%) 2nd Line Support
6 40 (10.96%) 3rd Line Support
7 38 (10.41%) Analyst
8 35 (9.59%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 30 (8.22%) Senior
10 28 (7.67%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 28 (7.67%) Technical Support
11 26 (7.12%) Support Analyst
12 25 (6.85%) IT Analyst
13 22 (6.03%) IT Support Analyst
13 22 (6.03%) Lead
13 22 (6.03%) Technical Engineer
14 21 (5.75%) Technical Support Engineer
15 19 (5.21%) IT Technician
16 18 (4.93%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
16 18 (4.93%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (6.58%) .NET
2 15 (4.11%) .NET Framework
3 13 (3.56%) .NET Core
3 13 (3.56%) Dapper ORM
3 13 (3.56%) Entity Framework
4 8 (2.19%) HTML
5 7 (1.92%) SAML
6 5 (1.37%) ASP.NET
6 5 (1.37%) CSS
6 5 (1.37%) Web Services
7 4 (1.10%) REST
8 3 (0.82%) GraphQL
8 3 (0.82%) Middleware
9 2 (0.55%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.55%) JSON
10 1 (0.27%) HTML5
10 1 (0.27%) Ninject
10 1 (0.27%) OAuth
10 1 (0.27%) OpenID
10 1 (0.27%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 36 (9.86%) Onboarding
2 34 (9.32%) Self-Motivation
3 31 (8.49%) Driving Licence
4 20 (5.48%) Data Centre
5 14 (3.84%) Private Cloud
6 13 (3.56%) Hybrid Cloud
6 13 (3.56%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 12 (3.29%) Clustering
8 11 (3.01%) Management Information System
9 8 (2.19%) FMCG
9 8 (2.19%) IoT
9 8 (2.19%) Replication
10 7 (1.92%) PKI
10 7 (1.92%) Security Posture
11 6 (1.64%) Cloud Native
12 5 (1.37%) Client/Server
12 5 (1.37%) Video Conferencing
13 4 (1.10%) e-Learning
13 4 (1.10%) Product Ownership
14 3 (0.82%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 364 (99.73%) Windows
2 88 (24.11%) Linux
3 50 (13.70%) Windows Server 2019
4 44 (12.05%) Windows Server 2016
5 24 (6.58%) Windows 10
6 19 (5.21%) Windows Server 2012
7 18 (4.93%) Android
8 15 (4.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 10 (2.74%) Windows Server 2008
10 6 (1.64%) Apple iOS
10 6 (1.64%) Mac OS
11 5 (1.37%) CentOS
11 5 (1.37%) Unix
12 4 (1.10%) Rocky
13 3 (0.82%) Windows 7
14 2 (0.55%) AIX
14 2 (0.55%) Debian
14 2 (0.55%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2003
15 1 (0.27%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (32.05%) Problem-Solving
2 91 (24.93%) ITIL
3 89 (24.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 67 (18.36%) Customer Service
5 60 (16.44%) Cybersecurity
6 48 (13.15%) Disaster Recovery
7 43 (11.78%) Mentoring
8 40 (10.96%) Project Delivery
9 32 (8.77%) Infrastructure Management
10 30 (8.22%) Collaborative Culture
10 30 (8.22%) High Availability
11 29 (7.95%) Continuous Improvement
12 26 (7.12%) Project Management
13 24 (6.58%) Service Management
14 23 (6.30%) Problem Management
15 21 (5.75%) DevOps
15 21 (5.75%) Patch Management
16 20 (5.48%) Data Privacy
17 19 (5.21%) Agile
17 19 (5.21%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 93 (25.48%) PowerShell
2 46 (12.60%) SQL
3 36 (9.86%) Python
4 19 (5.21%) C#
5 12 (3.29%) Bash
6 11 (3.01%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.64%) Perl
7 6 (1.64%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.10%) PHP
8 4 (1.10%) VB.NET
8 4 (1.10%) VBA
9 2 (0.55%) Go
10 1 (0.27%) Java
10 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 44 (12.05%) Microsoft Certification
2 35 (9.59%) Degree
3 28 (7.67%) Azure Certification
3 28 (7.67%) MCSA
4 27 (7.40%) Security Cleared
5 26 (7.12%) Cisco Certification
6 24 (6.58%) CCNA
6 24 (6.58%) MCSE
7 20 (5.48%) Network+ Certification
8 17 (4.66%) DBS Check
8 17 (4.66%) SC Cleared
9 16 (4.38%) CCNP
10 15 (4.11%) DV Cleared
11 14 (3.84%) A+ Certification
11 14 (3.84%) AWS Certification
12 13 (3.56%) MCP
13 9 (2.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 8 (2.19%) BPSS Clearance
15 6 (1.64%) CompTIA Security+
16 5 (1.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (12.60%) SLA
2 7 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.37%) ITGC
4 4 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (1.10%) GDPR
5 3 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (0.82%) NIST
5 3 (0.82%) QA
6 2 (0.55%) NCSC
7 1 (0.27%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 224 (61.37%) Active Directory
2 107 (29.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 75 (20.55%) Hyper-V
4 26 (7.12%) VMware ESXi
5 17 (4.66%) Virtual Machines
6 14 (3.84%) vSphere
7 13 (3.56%) XenApp
8 11 (3.01%) Terminal Services
9 10 (2.74%) Docker
9 10 (2.74%) Virtual Desktop
10 6 (1.64%) Firmware
11 2 (0.55%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.55%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.27%) Forefront TMG
12 1 (0.27%) ISA Server
12 1 (0.27%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 65 (17.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (7.67%) Ansible
3 17 (4.66%) Kubernetes
4 16 (4.38%) SCCM
5 12 (3.29%) SCOM
5 12 (3.29%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (2.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 8 (2.19%) WSUS
7 7 (1.92%) AirWatch
7 7 (1.92%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 7 (1.92%) Terraform
8 6 (1.64%) ZABBIX
9 4 (1.10%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (1.10%) ZENworks
10 3 (0.82%) Kibana
10 3 (0.82%) Nagios
10 3 (0.82%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.82%) Puppet
10 3 (0.82%) SmoothWall
11 2 (0.55%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 223 (61.10%) Microsoft
2 143 (39.18%) VMware
3 47 (12.88%) Cisco
4 24 (6.58%) Apple
4 24 (6.58%) Oracle
5 22 (6.03%) Meraki
6 19 (5.21%) Citrix
6 19 (5.21%) SonicWALL
6 19 (5.21%) Veeam
7 13 (3.56%) CheckPoint
8 12 (3.29%) Dell
8 12 (3.29%) HP
9 11 (3.01%) NetApp
9 11 (3.01%) Red Hat
10 10 (2.74%) ServiceNow
11 9 (2.47%) SAP
12 8 (2.19%) EMC
12 8 (2.19%) Palo Alto
12 8 (2.19%) Sage
13 7 (1.92%) Splunk