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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 84 77
Rank change year-on-year -40 -7 +58
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 327 628 875
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.15% 3.21% 4.04%
As % of the Operating Systems category 25.00% 23.59% 25.18%
Number of salaries quoted 274 407 815
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £34,750 £37,099
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £48,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.19% -3.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £58,938 £59,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,125 £80,000 £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 1,308 2,662 3,475
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.62% 13.61% 16.03%
Number of salaries quoted 971 1,624 2,920
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,991 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -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 November 2025.

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 95 (29.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 57 (17.43%) SharePoint
3 26 (7.95%) IIS
4 13 (3.98%) Apache Solr
5 6 (1.83%) CMS
6 4 (1.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 3 (0.92%) Confluence
8 1 (0.31%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.31%) Tomcat
Applications
1 12 (3.67%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.83%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.22%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.31%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.31%) Autodesk Inventor
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.31%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.53%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (1.22%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.92%) Sage 1000
5 2 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 199 (60.86%) Azure
2 182 (55.66%) Microsoft 365
3 79 (24.16%) Entra ID
4 35 (10.70%) AWS
5 25 (7.65%) IaaS
6 21 (6.42%) SaaS
7 14 (4.28%) GitHub
7 14 (4.28%) OneDrive
8 10 (3.06%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (3.06%) Google Workspace
9 8 (2.45%) Azure Stack
10 7 (2.14%) PaaS
11 6 (1.83%) Azure Storage
11 6 (1.83%) Cloudflare
11 6 (1.83%) Power Platform
12 5 (1.53%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 5 (1.53%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (1.53%) PowerApps
12 5 (1.53%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 5 (1.53%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 98 (29.97%) Firewall
2 84 (25.69%) DNS
3 78 (23.85%) DHCP
4 57 (17.43%) VPN
5 39 (11.93%) WAN
6 36 (11.01%) TCP/IP
7 30 (9.17%) VLAN
8 26 (7.95%) LAN
8 26 (7.95%) VoIP
9 24 (7.34%) SAN
10 20 (6.12%) Wi-Fi
11 16 (4.89%) SD-WAN
12 12 (3.67%) SSL
13 8 (2.45%) Wireless
14 7 (2.14%) IP Telephony
15 5 (1.53%) DMZ
15 5 (1.53%) STUN
16 3 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
16 3 (0.92%) Telnet
16 3 (0.92%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (13.76%) SQL Server
2 15 (4.59%) MySQL
3 14 (4.28%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (2.14%) BusinessObjects
4 7 (2.14%) Data Hub
4 7 (2.14%) SQL CLR
5 5 (1.53%) MongoDB
5 5 (1.53%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.22%) MS Access
6 4 (1.22%) Power BI
6 4 (1.22%) SAP Data Services
7 3 (0.92%) SAP HANA
7 3 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.31%) FileMaker
Development Applications
1 24 (7.34%) Git
2 4 (1.22%) JIRA
2 4 (1.22%) Toad
3 3 (0.92%) GitLab
3 3 (0.92%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.92%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.31%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.31%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
4 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.31%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 124 (37.92%) Social Skills
2 36 (11.01%) Finance
3 25 (7.65%) Public Sector
4 19 (5.81%) Manufacturing
5 15 (4.59%) Telecoms
6 11 (3.36%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (3.06%) Back Office
7 10 (3.06%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (2.14%) Local Government
9 6 (1.83%) German Language
9 6 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (1.83%) Legal
10 5 (1.53%) Advertising
11 4 (1.22%) Automotive
11 4 (1.22%) Front Office
12 3 (0.92%) Aerospace
12 3 (0.92%) Electronics
12 3 (0.92%) Law
12 3 (0.92%) Marketing
12 3 (0.92%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 72 (22.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 72 (22.02%) Support Engineer
2 63 (19.27%) IT Support
3 55 (16.82%) IT Engineer
4 41 (12.54%) 2nd Line Support
5 38 (11.62%) Senior
6 37 (11.31%) IT Support Engineer
7 28 (8.56%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 28 (8.56%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 27 (8.26%) 3rd Line Support
9 26 (7.95%) Analyst
10 21 (6.42%) Infrastructure Manager
11 20 (6.12%) Applications Engineer
12 19 (5.81%) Applications Support
12 19 (5.81%) Support Analyst
13 18 (5.50%) Cloud Engineer
13 18 (5.50%) Consultant
14 17 (5.20%) IT Manager
15 15 (4.59%) Azure Engineer
15 15 (4.59%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.81%) .NET
2 8 (2.45%) .NET Core
2 8 (2.45%) Node.js
3 7 (2.14%) .NET Framework
3 7 (2.14%) Dapper ORM
3 7 (2.14%) Entity Framework
4 6 (1.83%) HTML
5 5 (1.53%) CSS
5 5 (1.53%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (1.53%) YAML
6 4 (1.22%) FIDO
6 4 (1.22%) SailPoint
7 3 (0.92%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.92%) SAP Basis
7 3 (0.92%) SAP Fiori
7 3 (0.92%) SAPUI5
8 2 (0.61%) FIX Protocol
8 2 (0.61%) React
8 2 (0.61%) SAML
9 1 (0.31%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 52 (15.90%) Driving Licence
2 25 (7.65%) Onboarding
3 20 (6.12%) Hybrid Cloud
4 14 (4.28%) Client/Server
5 13 (3.98%) CCTV
5 13 (3.98%) Data Centre
6 10 (3.06%) Private Cloud
6 10 (3.06%) Replication
7 9 (2.75%) CMDB
8 8 (2.45%) iPad
8 8 (2.45%) Management Information System
8 8 (2.45%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 7 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.83%) Linux Command Line
11 5 (1.53%) Clustering
11 5 (1.53%) PKI
12 4 (1.22%) Public Cloud
13 3 (0.92%) Cloud Native
13 3 (0.92%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 327 (100.00%) Windows
2 84 (25.69%) Linux
3 32 (9.79%) Windows Server 2019
4 30 (9.17%) Windows 10
5 18 (5.50%) Windows Server 2012
6 14 (4.28%) Mac OS
6 14 (4.28%) Windows Server 2016
7 10 (3.06%) Unix
8 8 (2.45%) Apple iOS
8 8 (2.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 8 (2.45%) Rocky
9 6 (1.83%) Debian
10 5 (1.53%) Android
11 3 (0.92%) CentOS
11 3 (0.92%) Solaris
11 3 (0.92%) SUSE
11 3 (0.92%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
12 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.31%) AIX
13 1 (0.31%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (31.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 85 (25.99%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (20.49%) ITIL
4 58 (17.74%) Continuous Improvement
5 52 (15.90%) Mentoring
6 48 (14.68%) Migration
7 43 (13.15%) Cybersecurity
8 39 (11.93%) Customer Service
9 37 (11.31%) DevOps
10 35 (10.70%) Containerisation
11 31 (9.48%) Disaster Recovery
12 30 (9.17%) Performance Tuning
12 30 (9.17%) Service Delivery
13 29 (8.87%) CI/CD
14 24 (7.34%) Agile
15 22 (6.73%) High Availability
16 20 (6.12%) ITSM
16 20 (6.12%) Service Management
17 18 (5.50%) Collaborative Culture
17 18 (5.50%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 75 (22.94%) PowerShell
2 72 (22.02%) SQL
3 32 (9.79%) Python
4 21 (6.42%) JavaScript
5 18 (5.50%) C#
6 8 (2.45%) VBA
7 7 (2.14%) Bash
7 7 (2.14%) PHP
8 6 (1.83%) Shell Script
9 4 (1.22%) Bicep
9 4 (1.22%) VB
9 4 (1.22%) VB.NET
10 3 (0.92%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.61%) Go
12 1 (0.31%) Perl
12 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 26 (7.95%) Azure Certification
2 25 (7.65%) Microsoft Certification
3 24 (7.34%) Degree
4 22 (6.73%) Cisco Certification
5 17 (5.20%) DBS Check
6 16 (4.89%) CCNA
6 16 (4.89%) Security Cleared
7 14 (4.28%) SC Cleared
8 13 (3.98%) Network+ Certification
9 12 (3.67%) AWS Certification
9 12 (3.67%) MCP
10 11 (3.36%) CCNP
10 11 (3.36%) DV Cleared
10 11 (3.36%) MCSA
10 11 (3.36%) MCSE
11 10 (3.06%) BPSS Clearance
12 7 (2.14%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 6 (1.83%) A+ Certification
14 4 (1.22%) CISA
15 3 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 13 (3.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (3.67%) SLA
4 6 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (1.53%) ISO 9001
6 4 (1.22%) GRC
6 4 (1.22%) ITGC
6 4 (1.22%) NCSC
6 4 (1.22%) NIST
6 4 (1.22%) QA
7 3 (0.92%) GDPR
System Software
1 189 (57.80%) Active Directory
2 74 (22.63%) Hyper-V
3 33 (10.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (6.73%) Docker
5 15 (4.59%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.83%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (1.53%) Firmware
7 5 (1.53%) Kamailio
7 5 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (1.53%) vSphere
8 4 (1.22%) XenApp
9 3 (0.92%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.31%) vCloud
10 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 87 (26.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (8.26%) Kubernetes
3 22 (6.73%) Ansible
4 20 (6.12%) SCCM
5 19 (5.81%) Terraform
6 11 (3.36%) vCenter Server
7 9 (2.75%) Autotask
8 6 (1.83%) FortiGate
8 6 (1.83%) Proxmox
8 6 (1.83%) SCOM
9 5 (1.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (1.53%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 5 (1.53%) WSUS
10 3 (0.92%) Failover Clustering
10 3 (0.92%) Nessus
10 3 (0.92%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.61%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.61%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 212 (64.83%) Microsoft
2 87 (26.61%) VMware
3 28 (8.56%) Veeam
4 25 (7.65%) Cisco
5 18 (5.50%) Google
6 17 (5.20%) Oracle
7 14 (4.28%) SAP
8 13 (3.98%) Dell
9 11 (3.36%) Datto
9 11 (3.36%) SolarWinds
10 10 (3.06%) 3PAR
10 10 (3.06%) Apple
10 10 (3.06%) NetApp
11 8 (2.45%) Freshdesk
11 8 (2.45%) Salesforce
11 8 (2.45%) ServiceNow
11 8 (2.45%) SonicWALL
11 8 (2.45%) WatchGuard
12 7 (2.14%) Draytek
12 7 (2.14%) Fortinet