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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 157 115
Rank change year-on-year -3 -42 -27
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 390 336 652
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.60% 2.06% 2.78%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.82% 17.50% 21.27%
Number of salaries quoted 333 275 446
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,250 £35,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -7.22% -3.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,390 £72,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,600 £40,156 £44,387
% change year-on-year +1.11% -9.53% -1.36%

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 1,571 1,920 3,065
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.45% 11.77% 13.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,230 1,061 1,894
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £34,000 £38,785
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,751 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -16.00% -4.76%

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 18 September 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
1 125 (32.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 104 (26.67%) SharePoint
3 36 (9.23%) IIS
4 12 (3.08%) Apache
4 12 (3.08%) nginx
5 8 (2.05%) Confluence
6 2 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.26%) Drupal
7 1 (0.26%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.26%) Office Communications Server
7 1 (0.26%) Site Server
7 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 32 (8.21%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.51%) Carpe Diem
1 2 (0.51%) Elite 3E
1 2 (0.51%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.26%) Magento
2 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 252 (64.62%) Microsoft 365
2 242 (62.05%) Azure
3 175 (44.87%) Entra ID
4 55 (14.10%) AWS
5 44 (11.28%) OneDrive
6 15 (3.85%) Power Platform
7 10 (2.56%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (2.31%) Azure Monitor
9 8 (2.05%) Power Automate
10 7 (1.79%) Amazon EKS
10 7 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.79%) Cloudflare
10 7 (1.79%) GitHub
10 7 (1.79%) IaaS
11 6 (1.54%) Azure AKS
11 6 (1.54%) Azure Storage
11 6 (1.54%) GCP
11 6 (1.54%) SaaS
11 6 (1.54%) Serverless
12 5 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 152 (38.97%) Firewall
2 144 (36.92%) DNS
3 127 (32.56%) DHCP
4 95 (24.36%) VPN
5 80 (20.51%) TCP/IP
6 46 (11.79%) LAN
7 45 (11.54%) VLAN
7 45 (11.54%) WAN
8 28 (7.18%) Wi-Fi
9 23 (5.90%) VoIP
10 21 (5.38%) Network Security
11 20 (5.13%) Wireless
12 8 (2.05%) IP Telephony
13 7 (1.79%) SAN
14 5 (1.28%) BGP
14 5 (1.28%) MPLS
14 5 (1.28%) NAS
15 3 (0.77%) Cisco ASA
15 3 (0.77%) Unified Communications
15 3 (0.77%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (17.69%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 6 (1.54%) Power BI
4 5 (1.28%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.03%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (1.03%) MySQL
6 3 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.26%) InterSystems Cache
8 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.26%) Redis
8 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.26%) SSDT
Development Applications
1 10 (2.56%) Git
2 8 (2.05%) JIRA
3 7 (1.79%) Visual Studio Code
4 3 (0.77%) GitLab
5 2 (0.51%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.51%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.26%) Flyway
6 1 (0.26%) Gatling
6 1 (0.26%) JMeter
6 1 (0.26%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.26%) Vagrant
General
1 201 (51.54%) Social Skills
2 46 (11.79%) Finance
3 39 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (6.15%) Public Sector
5 21 (5.38%) Legal
6 18 (4.62%) Telecoms
7 17 (4.36%) Manufacturing
8 16 (4.10%) Retail
9 14 (3.59%) Documentation Skills
10 11 (2.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (2.56%) Law
12 9 (2.31%) Games
12 9 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.79%) Banking
14 3 (0.77%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.77%) Marketing
15 2 (0.51%) Advertising
15 2 (0.51%) Military
16 1 (0.26%) Automotive
16 1 (0.26%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 108 (27.69%) IT Support
1 108 (27.69%) Support Engineer
2 98 (25.13%) IT Engineer
3 84 (21.54%) IT Support Engineer
4 70 (17.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 66 (16.92%) Analyst
6 60 (15.38%) Senior
7 40 (10.26%) Support Analyst
8 29 (7.44%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 26 (6.67%) Consultant
10 25 (6.41%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 23 (5.90%) 2nd Line Support
11 23 (5.90%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 22 (5.64%) IT Analyst
13 21 (5.38%) 1st Line Support
14 20 (5.13%) Azure Engineer
15 18 (4.62%) Microsoft Engineer
16 16 (4.10%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 16 (4.10%) IT Support Analyst
17 15 (3.85%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (9.23%) Terraform
2 22 (5.64%) CSS
2 22 (5.64%) HTML
3 19 (4.87%) .NET
4 18 (4.62%) Web Services
5 17 (4.36%) .NET Framework
5 17 (4.36%) XML
6 8 (2.05%) Middleware
7 5 (1.28%) ARM Templates
7 5 (1.28%) JSON
8 4 (1.03%) .NET Core
8 4 (1.03%) Blazor
8 4 (1.03%) Entity Framework
8 4 (1.03%) jQuery
8 4 (1.03%) Microsoft Graph
8 4 (1.03%) RESTful
8 4 (1.03%) Sass
9 3 (0.77%) ADO
9 3 (0.77%) XMPP
10 1 (0.26%) XSL
Miscellaneous
1 38 (9.74%) Driving Licence
2 23 (5.90%) Hybrid Cloud
3 22 (5.64%) Onboarding
4 15 (3.85%) Management Information System
4 15 (3.85%) Public Cloud
5 13 (3.33%) Clustering
5 13 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.82%) Private Cloud
7 10 (2.56%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.56%) Replication
8 8 (2.05%) CCTV
8 8 (2.05%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (2.05%) PKI
8 8 (2.05%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.54%) Fat Client
9 6 (1.54%) Thin Client
10 5 (1.28%) CMDB
10 5 (1.28%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 5 (1.28%) iPhone
10 5 (1.28%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 390 (100.00%) Windows
2 81 (20.77%) Linux
3 30 (7.69%) Windows 10
4 27 (6.92%) Windows Server 2016
5 18 (4.62%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (2.82%) Mac OS
6 11 (2.82%) Unix
7 8 (2.05%) Android
7 8 (2.05%) Ubuntu
8 7 (1.79%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (1.03%) Debian
10 3 (0.77%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.26%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.26%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (33.85%) Problem-Solving
2 114 (29.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 104 (26.67%) Disaster Recovery
4 90 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 83 (21.28%) Cybersecurity
6 82 (21.03%) Customer Service
7 65 (16.67%) ITIL
8 57 (14.62%) Mentoring
9 51 (13.08%) Project Delivery
10 50 (12.82%) High Availability
11 49 (12.56%) Business Continuity
12 43 (11.03%) Stakeholder Management
13 36 (9.23%) Service Delivery
14 33 (8.46%) Migration
15 31 (7.95%) Cloud Security
16 30 (7.69%) Change Management
17 29 (7.44%) Infrastructure as Code
18 27 (6.92%) Roadmaps
19 26 (6.67%) Collaborative Culture
20 25 (6.41%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 98 (25.13%) PowerShell
2 54 (13.85%) SQL
3 24 (6.15%) Python
4 18 (4.62%) C#
5 13 (3.33%) Bicep
6 9 (2.31%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.54%) VBA
7 6 (1.54%) VBScript
8 4 (1.03%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.51%) Bash
9 2 (0.51%) Go
10 1 (0.26%) ABAP
10 1 (0.26%) Java
10 1 (0.26%) PHP
10 1 (0.26%) Ruby
10 1 (0.26%) VB
Qualifications
1 65 (16.67%) Degree
2 51 (13.08%) Microsoft Certification
3 42 (10.77%) Security Cleared
4 40 (10.26%) SC Cleared
5 34 (8.72%) Azure Certification
6 24 (6.15%) Cisco Certification
7 23 (5.90%) CCNA
8 17 (4.36%) DBS Check
9 13 (3.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 11 (2.82%) BPSS Clearance
10 11 (2.82%) CCNP
10 11 (2.82%) DV Cleared
11 9 (2.31%) MCSE
12 8 (2.05%) MCSA
12 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 6 (1.54%) HNC
13 6 (1.54%) HND
14 5 (1.28%) CEH
14 5 (1.28%) CISM
14 5 (1.28%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (11.54%) SLA
2 43 (11.03%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (4.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.82%) GDPR
5 6 (1.54%) NIST
6 4 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.03%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.51%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.26%) GRC
8 1 (0.26%) ITGC
8 1 (0.26%) NCSC
8 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.26%) QA
8 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 247 (63.33%) Active Directory
2 114 (29.23%) Hyper-V
3 105 (26.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (5.90%) VMware ESXi
5 17 (4.36%) Virtual Machines
5 17 (4.36%) vSphere
6 15 (3.85%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (1.54%) Squid
7 6 (1.54%) Terminal Services
8 5 (1.28%) BitLocker
8 5 (1.28%) Docker
9 4 (1.03%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.77%) Firmware
10 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.77%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 120 (30.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (5.38%) Kubernetes
3 17 (4.36%) Ansible
4 12 (3.08%) Failover Clustering
5 9 (2.31%) SCCM
6 7 (1.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (1.28%) HAProxy
7 5 (1.28%) Packer
7 5 (1.28%) vCenter Server
8 4 (1.03%) Autotask
8 4 (1.03%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.03%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.03%) WSUS
9 3 (0.77%) Cisco CUCM
9 3 (0.77%) Grafana
9 3 (0.77%) Kibana
9 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 3 (0.77%) SCOM
9 3 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.51%) Nagios
Vendors
1 333 (85.38%) Microsoft
2 138 (35.38%) VMware
3 61 (15.64%) Veeam
4 33 (8.46%) Cisco
5 21 (5.38%) WatchGuard
6 17 (4.36%) ServiceNow
7 16 (4.10%) Fortinet
7 16 (4.10%) Meraki
7 16 (4.10%) Palo Alto
8 14 (3.59%) Splunk
9 11 (2.82%) Apple
9 11 (2.82%) Citrix
9 11 (2.82%) iManage
9 11 (2.82%) SonicWALL
10 10 (2.56%) Acronis
10 10 (2.56%) SolarWinds
11 8 (2.05%) Datto
11 8 (2.05%) Draytek
11 8 (2.05%) Mitel
12 7 (1.79%) N-able