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

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 94 79
Rank change year-on-year -34 -15 +20
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 324 548 886
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.11% 3.34% 3.88%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.43% 22.34% 26.35%
Number of salaries quoted 265 371 809
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £31,150
25th Percentile £32,500 £34,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,085 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.83% - +1.01%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £76,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% 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 1,326 2,453 3,362
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.65% 14.94% 14.74%
Number of salaries quoted 937 1,516 2,839
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -1.82% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £88,000 £86,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -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 17 January 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 88 (27.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 57 (17.59%) SharePoint
3 14 (4.32%) IIS
4 7 (2.16%) Apache Solr
5 4 (1.23%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.62%) Confluence
7 1 (0.31%) Apache
7 1 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 16 (4.94%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.85%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (2.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.54%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (1.23%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.31%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 214 (66.05%) Azure
2 186 (57.41%) Microsoft 365
3 84 (25.93%) Entra ID
4 32 (9.88%) AWS
5 20 (6.17%) IaaS
5 20 (6.17%) OneDrive
6 18 (5.56%) SaaS
7 16 (4.94%) Google Workspace
8 10 (3.09%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (3.09%) Azure Sentinel
9 9 (2.78%) PaaS
10 7 (2.16%) Azure Storage
11 6 (1.85%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (1.85%) GitHub
11 6 (1.85%) ShareGate
12 5 (1.54%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 4 (1.23%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 3 (0.93%) Azure Stack
14 3 (0.93%) IBM Cloud
14 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 94 (29.01%) DNS
2 93 (28.70%) Firewall
3 88 (27.16%) DHCP
4 73 (22.53%) VPN
5 50 (15.43%) WAN
6 46 (14.20%) TCP/IP
7 40 (12.35%) VLAN
8 31 (9.57%) LAN
9 26 (8.02%) Wi-Fi
10 23 (7.10%) VoIP
11 21 (6.48%) SAN
11 21 (6.48%) SD-WAN
12 14 (4.32%) SSL
13 11 (3.40%) Telnet
14 8 (2.47%) Wireless
15 7 (2.16%) IP Telephony
16 6 (1.85%) DMZ
17 4 (1.23%) Remote Desktop
17 4 (1.23%) STUN
17 4 (1.23%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (12.35%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.78%) MySQL
3 8 (2.47%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (2.16%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (1.85%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.54%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.23%) MS Access
7 4 (1.23%) SAP Data Services
8 3 (0.93%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.62%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.31%) FileMaker
10 1 (0.31%) Power BI
10 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (4.94%) Git
2 10 (3.09%) JIRA
3 4 (1.23%) Toad
4 3 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.62%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.31%) GitLab
6 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 117 (36.11%) Social Skills
2 39 (12.04%) Finance
3 19 (5.86%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (3.40%) Public Sector
5 10 (3.09%) Front Office
6 9 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (2.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (2.16%) Manufacturing
7 7 (2.16%) Telecoms
8 6 (1.85%) German Language
8 6 (1.85%) Local Government
9 5 (1.54%) Legal
9 5 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (1.23%) Automotive
10 4 (1.23%) Retail
11 3 (0.93%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.93%) Aviation
11 3 (0.93%) Back Office
12 2 (0.62%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.62%) Law
Job Titles
1 81 (25.00%) Support Engineer
2 80 (24.69%) IT Support
3 67 (20.68%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 59 (18.21%) IT Engineer
5 54 (16.67%) IT Support Engineer
6 52 (16.05%) 2nd Line Support
7 38 (11.73%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 38 (11.73%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 36 (11.11%) Senior
9 28 (8.64%) Analyst
10 27 (8.33%) 3rd Line Support
11 23 (7.10%) Cloud Engineer
12 22 (6.79%) Azure Engineer
13 20 (6.17%) Infrastructure Manager
13 20 (6.17%) Support Analyst
14 19 (5.86%) Applications Support
15 18 (5.56%) Applications Engineer
16 17 (5.25%) Infrastructure Support
17 15 (4.63%) IT Manager
18 13 (4.01%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.09%) .NET
2 8 (2.47%) FIX Protocol
2 8 (2.47%) Node.js
3 5 (1.54%) YAML
4 4 (1.23%) FIDO
4 4 (1.23%) FreeSWITCH
4 4 (1.23%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.93%) SAP Basis
5 3 (0.93%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.93%) SAPUI5
6 2 (0.62%) CSS
6 2 (0.62%) HTML
6 2 (0.62%) React
7 1 (0.31%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.31%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.31%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.31%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 46 (14.20%) Driving Licence
2 14 (4.32%) Client/Server
3 13 (4.01%) CCTV
4 12 (3.70%) Hybrid Cloud
4 12 (3.70%) Onboarding
5 11 (3.40%) iPad
6 10 (3.09%) CMDB
6 10 (3.09%) Replication
7 9 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (2.47%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.47%) Equities
8 8 (2.47%) Fixed Income
8 8 (2.47%) Management Information System
8 8 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.85%) Linux Command Line
9 6 (1.85%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.23%) Clustering
10 4 (1.23%) iPhone
10 4 (1.23%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.23%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 324 (100.00%) Windows
2 62 (19.14%) Linux
3 46 (14.20%) Windows 10
4 27 (8.33%) Windows Server 2012
5 25 (7.72%) Windows Server 2019
6 18 (5.56%) Mac OS
7 16 (4.94%) Windows Server 2016
8 13 (4.01%) Apple iOS
9 8 (2.47%) Unix
10 4 (1.23%) Debian
11 3 (0.93%) SUSE
11 3 (0.93%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
12 2 (0.62%) Rocky
12 2 (0.62%) Solaris
12 2 (0.62%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.31%) Android
13 1 (0.31%) CentOS
13 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (25.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 74 (22.84%) ITIL
4 55 (16.98%) Mentoring
5 54 (16.67%) Migration
6 51 (15.74%) Continuous Improvement
7 49 (15.12%) Service Delivery
8 46 (14.20%) Customer Service
8 46 (14.20%) Cybersecurity
9 43 (13.27%) DevOps
10 34 (10.49%) Disaster Recovery
11 28 (8.64%) CI/CD
12 26 (8.02%) Root Cause Analysis
12 26 (8.02%) Service Management
13 24 (7.41%) Performance Tuning
14 23 (7.10%) Coaching
15 21 (6.48%) Agile
15 21 (6.48%) ITSM
16 20 (6.17%) Change Management
16 20 (6.17%) Cloud Operations
Programming Languages
1 74 (22.84%) PowerShell
2 66 (20.37%) SQL
3 20 (6.17%) Python
4 12 (3.70%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.47%) C#
6 7 (2.16%) PHP
7 6 (1.85%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.54%) Bash
8 5 (1.54%) VBA
9 4 (1.23%) Bicep
9 4 (1.23%) VB
10 1 (0.31%) Go
10 1 (0.31%) Perl
10 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.31%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 27 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 26 (8.02%) Degree
3 20 (6.17%) Cisco Certification
4 19 (5.86%) Azure Certification
5 17 (5.25%) Security Cleared
6 15 (4.63%) CCNA
6 15 (4.63%) SC Cleared
7 12 (3.70%) DBS Check
7 12 (3.70%) MCP
8 11 (3.40%) Network+ Certification
9 9 (2.78%) CCNP
9 9 (2.78%) MCSA
10 8 (2.47%) MCSE
11 7 (2.16%) AWS Certification
11 7 (2.16%) DV Cleared
12 5 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (1.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 3 (0.93%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.93%) CISSP
14 2 (0.62%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.10%) Cyber Essentials
2 15 (4.63%) SLA
3 11 (3.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.85%) QA
5 4 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.23%) GDPR
5 4 (1.23%) GRC
5 4 (1.23%) ISO 9001
5 4 (1.23%) NIST
6 2 (0.62%) NCSC
System Software
1 183 (56.48%) Active Directory
2 68 (20.99%) Hyper-V
3 40 (12.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (5.56%) VMware ESXi
5 14 (4.32%) Docker
6 7 (2.16%) Firmware
6 7 (2.16%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (1.85%) Virtual Servers
8 4 (1.23%) Kamailio
8 4 (1.23%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (1.23%) vSphere
9 2 (0.62%) XenApp
10 1 (0.31%) iptables
10 1 (0.31%) vCloud
10 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 103 (31.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (8.64%) Terraform
3 19 (5.86%) SCCM
4 16 (4.94%) Ansible
4 16 (4.94%) Kubernetes
5 13 (4.01%) vCenter Server
6 11 (3.40%) Autotask
7 9 (2.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (1.54%) FortiGate
8 5 (1.54%) Nessus
9 4 (1.23%) Proxmox
10 2 (0.62%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.62%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.62%) WSUS
11 1 (0.31%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.31%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.31%) Grafana
11 1 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.31%) SCOM
11 1 (0.31%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 195 (60.19%) Microsoft
2 87 (26.85%) VMware
3 25 (7.72%) Veeam
4 21 (6.48%) Cisco
5 20 (6.17%) Google
6 12 (3.70%) 3PAR
6 12 (3.70%) NetApp
6 12 (3.70%) SolarWinds
7 10 (3.09%) Apple
8 9 (2.78%) Draytek
9 8 (2.47%) Charles River
9 8 (2.47%) Datto
9 8 (2.47%) Dynatrace
9 8 (2.47%) Fortinet
9 8 (2.47%) Freshdesk
9 8 (2.47%) WatchGuard
10 7 (2.16%) Mitel
10 7 (2.16%) SAP
10 7 (2.16%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.85%) SonicWALL