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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 151 85
Rank change year-on-year -26 -66 +32
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 292 360 1,081
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.49% 2.38% 3.16%
As % of the Operating Systems category 20.80% 16.86% 24.21%
Number of salaries quoted 237 318 908
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,850 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.19% -6.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £53,750 £57,000
90th Percentile £74,700 £67,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,750 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.84% +1.88% -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 1,404 2,135 4,465
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.15% 14.12% 13.06%
Number of salaries quoted 999 1,242 3,542
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £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 £69,656 £66,188
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
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 11 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 86 (29.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 60 (20.55%) SharePoint
3 21 (7.19%) IIS
4 9 (3.08%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (3.08%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (3.08%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (2.05%) Confluence
6 2 (0.68%) Apache
7 1 (0.34%) Drupal
7 1 (0.34%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.34%) nginx
7 1 (0.34%) Site Server
7 1 (0.34%) WordPress
Applications
1 45 (15.41%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Magento
1 1 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 189 (64.73%) Azure
2 183 (62.67%) Microsoft 365
3 98 (33.56%) Entra ID
4 52 (17.81%) AWS
5 31 (10.62%) OneDrive
6 13 (4.45%) Google Workspace
6 13 (4.45%) Power Platform
6 13 (4.45%) SaaS
7 12 (4.11%) IaaS
8 10 (3.42%) GitHub
9 9 (3.08%) GCP
10 8 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (2.40%) Azure Sentinel
11 7 (2.40%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (1.71%) PaaS
13 4 (1.37%) Cloudflare
14 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Purview
14 3 (1.03%) Power Automate
15 2 (0.68%) Azure Storage
15 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 106 (36.30%) Firewall
2 103 (35.27%) DNS
3 85 (29.11%) DHCP
4 76 (26.03%) VPN
5 58 (19.86%) WAN
6 56 (19.18%) TCP/IP
7 46 (15.75%) LAN
8 39 (13.36%) Wi-Fi
9 33 (11.30%) VoIP
10 29 (9.93%) VLAN
11 9 (3.08%) Unified Communications
12 8 (2.74%) SAN
12 8 (2.74%) SD-WAN
13 7 (2.40%) DMZ
13 7 (2.40%) Wireless
14 6 (2.05%) Cisco ASA
14 6 (2.05%) Cisco Firepower
14 6 (2.05%) Network Security
14 6 (2.05%) WebEx
15 5 (1.71%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (17.81%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 7 (2.40%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (1.71%) MySQL
5 4 (1.37%) Oracle Database
5 4 (1.37%) Power BI
6 2 (0.68%) InfluxDB
6 2 (0.68%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.34%) InterSystems Cache
7 1 (0.34%) Redis
7 1 (0.34%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.34%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.08%) Git
1 9 (3.08%) Visual Studio Code
2 6 (2.05%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (1.37%) GitLab
3 4 (1.37%) JIRA
4 3 (1.03%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.34%) Gatling
5 1 (0.34%) JMeter
5 1 (0.34%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.34%) Vagrant
General
1 144 (49.32%) Social Skills
2 36 (12.33%) Finance
3 30 (10.27%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (7.53%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (4.45%) Public Sector
6 12 (4.11%) Banking
6 12 (4.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (4.11%) Legal
7 11 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (3.42%) Retail
9 9 (3.08%) Law
10 6 (2.05%) Marketing
10 6 (2.05%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.03%) Aviation
12 2 (0.68%) Advertising
12 2 (0.68%) Front Office
12 2 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.34%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.34%) Legal Technology
13 1 (0.34%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 106 (36.30%) Support Engineer
2 103 (35.27%) IT Support
3 94 (32.19%) IT Engineer
4 88 (30.14%) IT Support Engineer
5 55 (18.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 38 (13.01%) Senior
7 35 (11.99%) 2nd Line Support
8 34 (11.64%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 33 (11.30%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 31 (10.62%) Analyst
11 22 (7.53%) Support Analyst
12 21 (7.19%) Azure Engineer
13 20 (6.85%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 15 (5.14%) Cloud Engineer
15 13 (4.45%) IT Technician
15 13 (4.45%) Support Technician
16 12 (4.11%) Platform Engineer
17 11 (3.77%) 1st Line Support
17 11 (3.77%) DevOps Engineer
17 11 (3.77%) Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.11%) CSS
1 12 (4.11%) HTML
2 8 (2.74%) .NET
3 6 (2.05%) .NET Framework
3 6 (2.05%) Web Services
3 6 (2.05%) XML
3 6 (2.05%) XMPP
4 5 (1.71%) FreeSWITCH
5 4 (1.37%) ADO
6 3 (1.03%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.68%) FIX Protocol
7 2 (0.68%) Middleware
8 1 (0.34%) JSP
8 1 (0.34%) Memcached
8 1 (0.34%) REST
8 1 (0.34%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.34%) SAP Basis
8 1 (0.34%) SAP BC
8 1 (0.34%) SOAP
8 1 (0.34%) XSL
Miscellaneous
1 28 (9.59%) Driving Licence
2 17 (5.82%) Hybrid Cloud
3 16 (5.48%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (3.77%) Management Information System
4 11 (3.77%) Onboarding
4 11 (3.77%) Replication
5 10 (3.42%) Private Cloud
5 10 (3.42%) Public Cloud
6 9 (3.08%) CMDB
7 7 (2.40%) Data Centre
7 7 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (2.05%) Clustering
8 6 (2.05%) FlexPod
8 6 (2.05%) Security Posture
8 6 (2.05%) Video Conferencing
9 5 (1.71%) PKI
9 5 (1.71%) Raspberry Pi
10 4 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.03%) Cyber Defence
11 3 (1.03%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 292 (100.00%) Windows
2 57 (19.52%) Linux
3 41 (14.04%) Windows 10
4 40 (13.70%) Windows Server 2016
5 28 (9.59%) Windows Server 2012
6 27 (9.25%) Mac OS
7 26 (8.90%) Windows Server 2019
8 11 (3.77%) Windows Server 2008
9 10 (3.42%) Apple iOS
10 7 (2.40%) Unix
11 5 (1.71%) Debian
11 5 (1.71%) Ubuntu
12 4 (1.37%) Android
13 2 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.34%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.34%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (33.22%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (24.32%) Customer Service
3 67 (22.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 62 (21.23%) Cybersecurity
5 58 (19.86%) Disaster Recovery
6 54 (18.49%) Continuous Improvement
7 41 (14.04%) ITIL
8 34 (11.64%) Service Delivery
9 27 (9.25%) DevOps
10 25 (8.56%) High Availability
10 25 (8.56%) Mentoring
11 24 (8.22%) Business Continuity
12 23 (7.88%) Information Security
13 22 (7.53%) CI/CD
13 22 (7.53%) Infrastructure as Code
13 22 (7.53%) Stakeholder Management
14 21 (7.19%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 21 (7.19%) Root Cause Analysis
15 20 (6.85%) Project Delivery
15 20 (6.85%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 77 (26.37%) PowerShell
2 44 (15.07%) SQL
3 30 (10.27%) Python
4 9 (3.08%) Bash
5 7 (2.40%) T-SQL
6 6 (2.05%) C#
6 6 (2.05%) VBA
6 6 (2.05%) VBScript
7 4 (1.37%) Bicep
8 3 (1.03%) Go
9 2 (0.68%) Java
10 1 (0.34%) ABAP
10 1 (0.34%) PHP
10 1 (0.34%) VB
Qualifications
1 49 (16.78%) Degree
2 31 (10.62%) Security Cleared
3 30 (10.27%) Azure Certification
4 28 (9.59%) SC Cleared
5 26 (8.90%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (4.45%) DBS Check
7 11 (3.77%) Network+ Certification
8 10 (3.42%) DV Cleared
9 9 (3.08%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (2.74%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (2.74%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (2.40%) CCNA
12 5 (1.71%) HNC
12 5 (1.71%) HND
13 4 (1.37%) CISSP
14 3 (1.03%) AWS Certification
14 3 (1.03%) MCSE
15 2 (0.68%) A+ Certification
15 2 (0.68%) CCNP
15 2 (0.68%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.22%) Cyber Essentials
2 23 (7.88%) SLA
3 18 (6.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.40%) NIST
5 4 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.37%) GDPR
6 2 (0.68%) QA
7 1 (0.34%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.34%) ITGC
7 1 (0.34%) NCSC
System Software
1 177 (60.62%) Active Directory
2 69 (23.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 59 (20.21%) Hyper-V
4 18 (6.16%) vSphere
5 10 (3.42%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (2.05%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 6 (2.05%) Terminal Services
6 6 (2.05%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (2.05%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (1.71%) Docker
8 4 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (1.37%) VMware NSX
9 3 (1.03%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.68%) Firmware
11 1 (0.34%) iptables
Systems Management
1 76 (26.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (13.70%) Terraform
3 25 (8.56%) Ansible
4 20 (6.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 19 (6.51%) Kubernetes
6 11 (3.77%) vCenter Server
7 10 (3.42%) Autotask
8 8 (2.74%) Grafana
8 8 (2.74%) SCCM
9 7 (2.40%) Packer
10 6 (2.05%) Cisco CUCM
11 5 (1.71%) Failover Clustering
12 3 (1.03%) FortiGate
12 3 (1.03%) Kibana
12 3 (1.03%) Nagios
12 3 (1.03%) Prometheus
12 3 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
13 2 (0.68%) Jamf Pro
13 2 (0.68%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
13 2 (0.68%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 238 (81.51%) Microsoft
2 96 (32.88%) VMware
3 34 (11.64%) Cisco
4 23 (7.88%) Veeam
5 18 (6.16%) ServiceNow
6 16 (5.48%) Splunk
7 15 (5.14%) Google
8 13 (4.45%) Meraki
9 12 (4.11%) Palo Alto
10 11 (3.77%) NetApp
11 10 (3.42%) Fortinet
12 9 (3.08%) ConnectWise
12 9 (3.08%) Dell
12 9 (3.08%) HP
13 8 (2.74%) iManage
14 7 (2.40%) Citrix
14 7 (2.40%) EMC
14 7 (2.40%) SolarWinds
15 6 (2.05%) F5
16 5 (1.71%) Synology