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

 6 months to
12 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 105 76
Rank change year-on-year -22 -29 +30
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 348 510 1,064
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.14% 3.24% 3.87%
As % of the Operating Systems category 25.07% 22.04% 26.49%
Number of salaries quoted 286 354 953
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £32,125 £34,813 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £55,375 £68,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,125 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £46,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +8.24% -5.56%

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 1,388 2,314 4,016
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.52% 14.71% 14.61%
Number of salaries quoted 978 1,457 3,429
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £67,968
90th Percentile £88,750 £86,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%

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 12 February 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 96 (27.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 64 (18.39%) SharePoint
3 13 (3.74%) IIS
4 7 (2.01%) Apache Solr
5 5 (1.44%) Exchange Server 2007
5 5 (1.44%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (1.44%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (1.15%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.57%) Confluence
8 1 (0.29%) Apache
Applications
1 27 (7.76%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.72%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (2.01%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.44%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (1.15%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.57%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.29%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 235 (67.53%) Azure
2 213 (61.21%) Microsoft 365
3 97 (27.87%) Entra ID
4 41 (11.78%) AWS
5 26 (7.47%) OneDrive
6 23 (6.61%) SaaS
7 20 (5.75%) Google Workspace
8 18 (5.17%) IaaS
9 12 (3.45%) Azure Sentinel
10 9 (2.59%) PaaS
11 8 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (2.01%) Azure Storage
13 6 (1.72%) Azure Monitor
14 5 (1.44%) ShareGate
15 4 (1.15%) GitHub
16 3 (0.86%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 3 (0.86%) IBM Cloud
17 2 (0.57%) Dynamics 365
17 2 (0.57%) GCP
17 2 (0.57%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 117 (33.62%) DNS
1 117 (33.62%) Firewall
2 105 (30.17%) DHCP
3 90 (25.86%) VPN
4 60 (17.24%) WAN
5 58 (16.67%) TCP/IP
6 45 (12.93%) VLAN
7 40 (11.49%) LAN
8 38 (10.92%) Wi-Fi
9 29 (8.33%) VoIP
10 22 (6.32%) SD-WAN
11 15 (4.31%) SAN
12 14 (4.02%) SSL
13 11 (3.16%) Telnet
14 8 (2.30%) Wireless
15 7 (2.01%) IP Telephony
16 5 (1.44%) DMZ
17 4 (1.15%) Remote Desktop
17 4 (1.15%) Unified Communications
17 4 (1.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (11.21%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.59%) MySQL
3 7 (2.01%) BusinessObjects
3 7 (2.01%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (1.44%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.15%) MS Access
5 4 (1.15%) SAP Data Services
6 3 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.86%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.86%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.29%) FileMaker
7 1 (0.29%) InfluxDB
7 1 (0.29%) Power BI
7 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (3.74%) Git
2 10 (2.87%) JIRA
3 4 (1.15%) Toad
4 3 (0.86%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.86%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.57%) GitLab
5 2 (0.57%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 128 (36.78%) Social Skills
2 40 (11.49%) Finance
3 19 (5.46%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (2.87%) Front Office
5 10 (2.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (2.87%) Public Sector
6 8 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (2.01%) Manufacturing
7 7 (2.01%) Telecoms
8 6 (1.72%) German Language
8 6 (1.72%) Local Government
9 4 (1.15%) Automotive
9 4 (1.15%) Retail
10 3 (0.86%) Aerospace
10 3 (0.86%) Aviation
10 3 (0.86%) Back Office
10 3 (0.86%) Legal
11 2 (0.57%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.57%) Military
Job Titles
1 105 (30.17%) IT Support
2 100 (28.74%) Support Engineer
3 79 (22.70%) IT Engineer
4 74 (21.26%) IT Support Engineer
5 63 (18.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 58 (16.67%) 2nd Line Support
7 44 (12.64%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 44 (12.64%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 40 (11.49%) Senior
9 31 (8.91%) Analyst
10 28 (8.05%) 3rd Line Support
11 24 (6.90%) Support Analyst
12 21 (6.03%) Azure Engineer
13 20 (5.75%) Cloud Engineer
13 20 (5.75%) Infrastructure Manager
14 17 (4.89%) Infrastructure Support
15 16 (4.60%) Support Technician
16 15 (4.31%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
17 14 (4.02%) Applications Support
17 14 (4.02%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.59%) .NET
2 8 (2.30%) FIX Protocol
3 7 (2.01%) Node.js
4 4 (1.15%) FIDO
4 4 (1.15%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.86%) FreeSWITCH
5 3 (0.86%) SAP Basis
5 3 (0.86%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.86%) SAPUI5
5 3 (0.86%) YAML
6 2 (0.57%) CSS
6 2 (0.57%) HTML
7 1 (0.29%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.29%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.29%) React
7 1 (0.29%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 47 (13.51%) Driving Licence
2 14 (4.02%) Client/Server
3 13 (3.74%) CCTV
3 13 (3.74%) Onboarding
4 11 (3.16%) CMDB
4 11 (3.16%) Hybrid Cloud
4 11 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (2.87%) Data Centre
5 10 (2.87%) iPad
5 10 (2.87%) Replication
6 9 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.30%) Equities
7 8 (2.30%) Fixed Income
7 8 (2.30%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.44%) Public Cloud
9 4 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.15%) Linux Command Line
9 4 (1.15%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.15%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.15%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 348 (100.00%) Windows
2 62 (17.82%) Linux
3 57 (16.38%) Windows 10
4 32 (9.20%) Windows Server 2012
5 25 (7.18%) Windows Server 2016
5 25 (7.18%) Windows Server 2019
6 24 (6.90%) Mac OS
7 16 (4.60%) Apple iOS
8 9 (2.59%) Unix
9 7 (2.01%) Windows Server 2008
10 3 (0.86%) Debian
10 3 (0.86%) SUSE
10 3 (0.86%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 2 (0.57%) Android
11 2 (0.57%) Solaris
12 1 (0.29%) CentOS
12 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.29%) Rocky
12 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.29%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (28.74%) Problem-Solving
2 81 (23.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 78 (22.41%) ITIL
4 64 (18.39%) Customer Service
5 55 (15.80%) Migration
6 54 (15.52%) Service Delivery
7 53 (15.23%) Mentoring
8 52 (14.94%) Cybersecurity
9 51 (14.66%) Continuous Improvement
10 40 (11.49%) Disaster Recovery
11 36 (10.34%) DevOps
12 33 (9.48%) Root Cause Analysis
13 31 (8.91%) CI/CD
14 27 (7.76%) Service Management
15 26 (7.47%) Remote Monitoring and Management
16 24 (6.90%) Coaching
17 22 (6.32%) Agile
17 22 (6.32%) Cloud Operations
18 21 (6.03%) Performance Tuning
19 20 (5.75%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 81 (23.28%) PowerShell
2 62 (17.82%) SQL
3 23 (6.61%) Python
4 12 (3.45%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.30%) Bash
6 7 (2.01%) PHP
7 6 (1.72%) C#
7 6 (1.72%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.44%) VBA
9 4 (1.15%) Bicep
9 4 (1.15%) VB
10 1 (0.29%) Go
10 1 (0.29%) Perl
10 1 (0.29%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 30 (8.62%) Microsoft Certification
2 28 (8.05%) Degree
3 21 (6.03%) Azure Certification
4 19 (5.46%) Cisco Certification
5 17 (4.89%) Security Cleared
6 16 (4.60%) Network+ Certification
7 15 (4.31%) SC Cleared
8 14 (4.02%) CCNA
9 13 (3.74%) DBS Check
10 12 (3.45%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 9 (2.59%) CCNP
11 9 (2.59%) MCSA
12 8 (2.30%) MCSE
13 7 (2.01%) AWS Certification
14 6 (1.72%) DV Cleared
15 5 (1.44%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 4 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
17 3 (0.86%) A+ Certification
17 3 (0.86%) CISSP
17 3 (0.86%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials
2 16 (4.60%) SLA
3 9 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.72%) QA
5 5 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.15%) GDPR
6 4 (1.15%) NIST
7 3 (0.86%) GRC
8 2 (0.57%) NCSC
9 1 (0.29%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 205 (58.91%) Active Directory
2 79 (22.70%) Hyper-V
3 48 (13.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (4.60%) VMware ESXi
5 14 (4.02%) Docker
6 8 (2.30%) Firmware
7 7 (2.01%) Virtual Machines
8 6 (1.72%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (1.44%) Virtual Desktop
9 5 (1.44%) vSphere
10 2 (0.57%) XenApp
11 1 (0.29%) iptables
11 1 (0.29%) vCloud
11 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 109 (31.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (7.76%) Terraform
3 16 (4.60%) Ansible
3 16 (4.60%) SCCM
4 14 (4.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 14 (4.02%) Autotask
5 13 (3.74%) Kubernetes
6 11 (3.16%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.44%) Nessus
8 4 (1.15%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.15%) Proxmox
9 3 (0.86%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.57%) Grafana
10 2 (0.57%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.57%) WSUS
11 1 (0.29%) Docker Swarm
11 1 (0.29%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.29%) Kibana
11 1 (0.29%) SCOM
11 1 (0.29%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 220 (63.22%) Microsoft
2 94 (27.01%) VMware
3 25 (7.18%) Cisco
4 22 (6.32%) Google
5 21 (6.03%) Veeam
6 11 (3.16%) Apple
7 10 (2.87%) Draytek
8 9 (2.59%) 3PAR
8 9 (2.59%) Dell
8 9 (2.59%) HP
8 9 (2.59%) NetApp
8 9 (2.59%) SolarWinds
9 8 (2.30%) Charles River
9 8 (2.30%) Fortinet
9 8 (2.30%) WatchGuard
10 7 (2.01%) Datto
10 7 (2.01%) Dynatrace
10 7 (2.01%) Freshdesk
10 7 (2.01%) Mitel
10 7 (2.01%) SAP
106 hybrid/remote Windows Server jobs