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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 110 83
Rank change year-on-year -47 -27 +25
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 293 388 1,135
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.62% 2.88% 3.49%
As % of the Operating Systems category 20.81% 21.17% 25.23%
Number of salaries quoted 230 347 985
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £56,250 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -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 1,408 1,833 4,499
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.76% 13.61% 13.83%
Number of salaries quoted 955 1,388 3,678
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £36,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £74,987 £70,000 £66,813
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -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 2 May 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 70 (23.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 54 (18.43%) SharePoint
3 9 (3.07%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (3.07%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (3.07%) Exchange Server 2013
3 9 (3.07%) IIS
4 6 (2.05%) Confluence
5 2 (0.68%) Apache
6 1 (0.34%) Drupal
6 1 (0.34%) nginx
6 1 (0.34%) WordPress
Applications
1 41 (13.99%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.34%) Magento
2 1 (0.34%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 202 (68.94%) Azure
2 172 (58.70%) Microsoft 365
3 83 (28.33%) Entra ID
4 45 (15.36%) AWS
5 30 (10.24%) OneDrive
6 20 (6.83%) Google Workspace
6 20 (6.83%) SaaS
7 13 (4.44%) IaaS
8 11 (3.75%) Azure Sentinel
9 8 (2.73%) GitHub
10 7 (2.39%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (2.39%) GCP
10 7 (2.39%) PaaS
10 7 (2.39%) Power Platform
11 6 (2.05%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (2.05%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (1.02%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.68%) Azure Storage
13 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 111 (37.88%) DNS
2 101 (34.47%) Firewall
3 94 (32.08%) DHCP
4 78 (26.62%) VPN
5 69 (23.55%) WAN
6 53 (18.09%) LAN
6 53 (18.09%) TCP/IP
7 40 (13.65%) Wi-Fi
8 35 (11.95%) VLAN
9 34 (11.60%) VoIP
10 13 (4.44%) SD-WAN
11 10 (3.41%) SAN
11 10 (3.41%) Telnet
12 9 (3.07%) Unified Communications
13 7 (2.39%) DMZ
13 7 (2.39%) Wireless
14 5 (1.71%) BGP
14 5 (1.71%) Cisco ASA
14 5 (1.71%) MPLS
14 5 (1.71%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (15.36%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (1.71%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.71%) MySQL
4 4 (1.37%) Power BI
5 3 (1.02%) Oracle Database
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%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.07%) Git
1 9 (3.07%) JIRA
1 9 (3.07%) Visual Studio Code
2 5 (1.71%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.68%) GitLab
3 2 (0.68%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.34%) Gatling
4 1 (0.34%) JMeter
4 1 (0.34%) Vagrant
General
1 112 (38.23%) Social Skills
2 44 (15.02%) Finance
3 23 (7.85%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (7.51%) Organisational Skills
5 12 (4.10%) Public Sector
6 11 (3.75%) Banking
6 11 (3.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (3.07%) Legal
8 8 (2.73%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (2.73%) Front Office
8 8 (2.73%) Retail
9 7 (2.39%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.05%) Law
11 5 (1.71%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.71%) Marketing
12 3 (1.02%) Aviation
13 2 (0.68%) Automotive
13 2 (0.68%) Military
13 2 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.34%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 95 (32.42%) Support Engineer
2 91 (31.06%) IT Support
3 79 (26.96%) IT Engineer
4 74 (25.26%) IT Support Engineer
5 66 (22.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 48 (16.38%) Senior
7 40 (13.65%) 2nd Line Support
8 35 (11.95%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 35 (11.95%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 26 (8.87%) Azure Engineer
9 26 (8.87%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 25 (8.53%) Analyst
11 22 (7.51%) 3rd Line Support
12 19 (6.48%) Infrastructure Support
13 18 (6.14%) Support Analyst
14 15 (5.12%) Cloud Engineer
15 14 (4.78%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
16 11 (3.75%) DevOps Engineer
16 11 (3.75%) IT Technician
16 11 (3.75%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.73%) FIX Protocol
2 6 (2.05%) .NET
3 5 (1.71%) CSS
3 5 (1.71%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.71%) HTML
3 5 (1.71%) XMPP
4 4 (1.37%) ADO
4 4 (1.37%) SailPoint
5 3 (1.02%) ARM Templates
5 3 (1.02%) FIDO
6 1 (0.34%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.34%) JSP
6 1 (0.34%) Memcached
6 1 (0.34%) REST
6 1 (0.34%) SOAP
6 1 (0.34%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 32 (10.92%) Driving Licence
2 19 (6.48%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (5.12%) Hybrid Cloud
4 14 (4.78%) Onboarding
4 14 (4.78%) Replication
5 11 (3.75%) Public Cloud
6 10 (3.41%) Private Cloud
7 9 (3.07%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (3.07%) Video Conferencing
8 8 (2.73%) CMDB
8 8 (2.73%) Equities
8 8 (2.73%) Fixed Income
9 7 (2.39%) Data Centre
9 7 (2.39%) Management Information System
10 6 (2.05%) iPad
11 5 (1.71%) FlexPod
11 5 (1.71%) PKI
11 5 (1.71%) Raspberry Pi
11 5 (1.71%) Security Posture
12 4 (1.37%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 293 (100.00%) Windows
2 58 (19.80%) Linux
3 51 (17.41%) Windows 10
4 34 (11.60%) Windows Server 2016
5 30 (10.24%) Windows Server 2012
6 27 (9.22%) Mac OS
7 21 (7.17%) Windows Server 2019
8 15 (5.12%) Apple iOS
9 11 (3.75%) Windows Server 2008
10 8 (2.73%) Unix
11 5 (1.71%) Debian
11 5 (1.71%) Ubuntu
12 3 (1.02%) 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 88 (30.03%) Problem-Solving
2 77 (26.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 58 (19.80%) ITIL
4 54 (18.43%) Customer Service
5 51 (17.41%) Cybersecurity
6 47 (16.04%) Disaster Recovery
7 41 (13.99%) Service Delivery
8 38 (12.97%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (11.60%) Mentoring
10 33 (11.26%) DevOps
11 28 (9.56%) CI/CD
11 28 (9.56%) Migration
11 28 (9.56%) Root Cause Analysis
12 24 (8.19%) Change Management
13 22 (7.51%) Identity Access Management
14 20 (6.83%) Infrastructure as Code
14 20 (6.83%) Process Improvement
15 19 (6.48%) Cloud Operations
15 19 (6.48%) Remote Monitoring and Management
16 18 (6.14%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 78 (26.62%) PowerShell
2 49 (16.72%) SQL
3 26 (8.87%) Python
4 8 (2.73%) Bash
5 4 (1.37%) Bicep
5 4 (1.37%) T-SQL
5 4 (1.37%) VBA
5 4 (1.37%) VBScript
6 2 (0.68%) Go
7 1 (0.34%) C#
7 1 (0.34%) Java
7 1 (0.34%) PHP
7 1 (0.34%) VB
Qualifications
1 31 (10.58%) Degree
2 29 (9.90%) Azure Certification
3 24 (8.19%) Microsoft Certification
3 24 (8.19%) Security Cleared
4 21 (7.17%) SC Cleared
5 14 (4.78%) Network+ Certification
6 11 (3.75%) DV Cleared
7 10 (3.41%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (3.41%) DBS Check
8 7 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.71%) CCNA
9 5 (1.71%) HNC
9 5 (1.71%) HND
9 5 (1.71%) MCSE
10 4 (1.37%) CCNP
11 3 (1.02%) A+ Certification
11 3 (1.02%) CISSP
11 3 (1.02%) MCSA
12 2 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.51%) Cyber Essentials
2 15 (5.12%) SLA
3 14 (4.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.05%) NIST
5 4 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.02%) GDPR
6 3 (1.02%) QA
7 2 (0.68%) NCSC
8 1 (0.34%) GRC
8 1 (0.34%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.34%) ITGC
System Software
1 177 (60.41%) Active Directory
2 63 (21.50%) Hyper-V
3 62 (21.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (5.46%) vSphere
5 12 (4.10%) VMware ESXi
6 11 (3.75%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (1.71%) Firmware
7 5 (1.71%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 5 (1.71%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (1.71%) Virtual Servers
8 4 (1.37%) Terminal Services
8 4 (1.37%) VMware NSX
9 3 (1.02%) BitLocker
9 3 (1.02%) Docker
10 1 (0.34%) iptables
Systems Management
1 71 (24.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (13.65%) Terraform
3 24 (8.19%) Ansible
4 22 (7.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 16 (5.46%) Kubernetes
6 10 (3.41%) vCenter Server
7 8 (2.73%) SCCM
8 7 (2.39%) Autotask
8 7 (2.39%) Grafana
9 6 (2.05%) Packer
10 5 (1.71%) Cisco CUCM
11 3 (1.02%) FortiGate
11 3 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.68%) Data Guard
12 2 (0.68%) Kibana
12 2 (0.68%) Nagios
12 2 (0.68%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
12 2 (0.68%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (0.68%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 209 (71.33%) Microsoft
2 97 (33.11%) VMware
3 40 (13.65%) Cisco
4 20 (6.83%) Google
5 17 (5.80%) Veeam
6 14 (4.78%) Splunk
7 12 (4.10%) Fortinet
8 11 (3.75%) ServiceNow
9 10 (3.41%) Palo Alto
10 9 (3.07%) ConnectWise
10 9 (3.07%) Dell
10 9 (3.07%) HP
10 9 (3.07%) Meraki
10 9 (3.07%) NetApp
11 8 (2.73%) Charles River
12 7 (2.39%) Apple
12 7 (2.39%) Okta
13 6 (2.05%) SolarWinds
14 5 (1.71%) Draytek
14 5 (1.71%) F5