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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 94 81
Rank change year-on-year -34 -13 +17
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 320 550 849
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.11% 3.35% 3.93%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.46% 22.47% 26.42%
Number of salaries quoted 263 369 776
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,375 £34,750 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £58,125 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,250 £81,250 £76,875
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.60% +0.56% -

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 1,308 2,448 3,214
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.64% 14.90% 14.88%
Number of salaries quoted 924 1,505 2,704
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £30,369
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £39,250
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 £88,750 £86,250 £85,875
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 14 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 87 (27.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 56 (17.50%) SharePoint
3 14 (4.38%) IIS
4 7 (2.19%) Apache Solr
5 4 (1.25%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.63%) 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 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.88%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.25%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (2.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.56%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (1.25%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.31%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 211 (65.94%) Azure
2 181 (56.56%) Microsoft 365
3 81 (25.31%) Entra ID
4 32 (10.00%) AWS
5 20 (6.25%) IaaS
6 19 (5.94%) OneDrive
7 17 (5.31%) SaaS
8 16 (5.00%) Google Workspace
9 10 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.81%) Azure Sentinel
10 9 (2.81%) PaaS
11 7 (2.19%) Azure Storage
12 6 (1.88%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (1.88%) GitHub
12 6 (1.88%) ShareGate
13 5 (1.56%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 4 (1.25%) Azure Stack
14 4 (1.25%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 3 (0.94%) IBM Cloud
15 3 (0.94%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 92 (28.75%) DNS
2 91 (28.44%) Firewall
3 87 (27.19%) DHCP
4 70 (21.88%) VPN
5 48 (15.00%) WAN
6 44 (13.75%) TCP/IP
7 39 (12.19%) VLAN
8 30 (9.38%) LAN
9 26 (8.13%) Wi-Fi
10 23 (7.19%) VoIP
11 22 (6.88%) SAN
12 20 (6.25%) SD-WAN
13 14 (4.38%) SSL
14 11 (3.44%) Telnet
15 8 (2.50%) Wireless
16 7 (2.19%) IP Telephony
17 6 (1.88%) DMZ
18 4 (1.25%) Remote Desktop
18 4 (1.25%) STUN
18 4 (1.25%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (12.19%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.81%) MySQL
3 8 (2.50%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (2.19%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (1.88%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.56%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.25%) MS Access
7 4 (1.25%) SAP Data Services
8 3 (0.94%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.63%) 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 (5.00%) Git
2 10 (3.13%) JIRA
3 4 (1.25%) Toad
4 3 (0.94%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.63%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.31%) GitLab
6 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 114 (35.63%) Social Skills
2 38 (11.88%) Finance
3 18 (5.63%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (3.75%) Public Sector
5 10 (3.13%) Front Office
6 9 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (2.19%) Manufacturing
7 7 (2.19%) Telecoms
8 6 (1.88%) German Language
8 6 (1.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (1.88%) Local Government
9 5 (1.56%) Legal
10 4 (1.25%) Automotive
10 4 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (0.94%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.94%) Back Office
11 3 (0.94%) Retail
12 2 (0.63%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.63%) Law
12 2 (0.63%) Military
Job Titles
1 78 (24.38%) Support Engineer
2 76 (23.75%) IT Support
3 69 (21.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 57 (17.81%) IT Engineer
5 52 (16.25%) 2nd Line Support
6 51 (15.94%) IT Support Engineer
7 38 (11.88%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 38 (11.88%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 35 (10.94%) Senior
9 27 (8.44%) 3rd Line Support
9 27 (8.44%) Analyst
10 24 (7.50%) Cloud Engineer
11 22 (6.88%) Azure Engineer
12 20 (6.25%) Infrastructure Manager
12 20 (6.25%) Support Analyst
13 19 (5.94%) Applications Support
14 18 (5.63%) Applications Engineer
15 17 (5.31%) Infrastructure Support
16 15 (4.69%) IT Manager
17 13 (4.06%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.13%) .NET
2 8 (2.50%) FIX Protocol
2 8 (2.50%) Node.js
3 5 (1.56%) YAML
4 4 (1.25%) FIDO
4 4 (1.25%) FreeSWITCH
4 4 (1.25%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.94%) SAP Basis
5 3 (0.94%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.94%) SAPUI5
6 2 (0.63%) CSS
6 2 (0.63%) HTML
6 2 (0.63%) 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 45 (14.06%) Driving Licence
2 14 (4.38%) Client/Server
3 13 (4.06%) CCTV
3 13 (4.06%) Hybrid Cloud
3 13 (4.06%) Onboarding
4 11 (3.44%) iPad
5 10 (3.13%) CMDB
5 10 (3.13%) Replication
6 9 (2.81%) Data Centre
6 9 (2.81%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.50%) Equities
7 8 (2.50%) Fixed Income
7 8 (2.50%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.88%) Linux Command Line
8 6 (1.88%) Public Cloud
9 4 (1.25%) Clustering
9 4 (1.25%) iPhone
9 4 (1.25%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.25%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 320 (100.00%) Windows
2 62 (19.38%) Linux
3 44 (13.75%) Windows 10
4 28 (8.75%) Windows Server 2012
5 27 (8.44%) Windows Server 2019
6 17 (5.31%) Mac OS
7 16 (5.00%) Windows Server 2016
8 12 (3.75%) Apple iOS
9 8 (2.50%) Unix
10 4 (1.25%) Debian
11 3 (0.94%) Rocky
11 3 (0.94%) SUSE
11 3 (0.94%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
12 2 (0.63%) Solaris
12 2 (0.63%) 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 88 (27.50%) Problem-Solving
2 85 (26.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 74 (23.13%) ITIL
4 55 (17.19%) Mentoring
5 53 (16.56%) Migration
6 52 (16.25%) Continuous Improvement
7 46 (14.38%) Service Delivery
8 44 (13.75%) Cybersecurity
9 43 (13.44%) Customer Service
9 43 (13.44%) DevOps
10 33 (10.31%) Disaster Recovery
11 27 (8.44%) CI/CD
12 25 (7.81%) Performance Tuning
12 25 (7.81%) Root Cause Analysis
12 25 (7.81%) Service Management
13 23 (7.19%) Coaching
14 21 (6.56%) ITSM
15 20 (6.25%) Agile
15 20 (6.25%) Change Management
15 20 (6.25%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 73 (22.81%) PowerShell
2 65 (20.31%) SQL
3 20 (6.25%) Python
4 12 (3.75%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.50%) C#
6 7 (2.19%) PHP
7 6 (1.88%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.56%) Bash
8 5 (1.56%) VBA
9 4 (1.25%) Bicep
9 4 (1.25%) VB
10 1 (0.31%) Go
10 1 (0.31%) Perl
10 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.31%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 26 (8.13%) Microsoft Certification
2 24 (7.50%) Degree
3 20 (6.25%) Azure Certification
3 20 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
4 18 (5.63%) Security Cleared
5 16 (5.00%) SC Cleared
6 15 (4.69%) CCNA
7 12 (3.75%) DBS Check
7 12 (3.75%) MCP
8 11 (3.44%) Network+ Certification
9 9 (2.81%) CCNP
9 9 (2.81%) MCSA
10 8 (2.50%) DV Cleared
10 8 (2.50%) MCSE
11 7 (2.19%) AWS Certification
12 5 (1.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 4 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
14 3 (0.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 3 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
15 2 (0.63%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (6.88%) Cyber Essentials
2 15 (4.69%) SLA
3 11 (3.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.88%) QA
5 4 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.25%) GDPR
5 4 (1.25%) GRC
5 4 (1.25%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.94%) NIST
7 2 (0.63%) NCSC
System Software
1 181 (56.56%) Active Directory
2 68 (21.25%) Hyper-V
3 38 (11.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (5.94%) VMware ESXi
5 14 (4.38%) Docker
6 7 (2.19%) Firmware
6 7 (2.19%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (1.88%) Virtual Servers
8 4 (1.25%) Kamailio
8 4 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (1.25%) vSphere
9 2 (0.63%) XenApp
10 1 (0.31%) iptables
10 1 (0.31%) vCloud
10 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 101 (31.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (8.75%) Terraform
3 19 (5.94%) SCCM
4 17 (5.31%) Kubernetes
5 16 (5.00%) Ansible
6 14 (4.38%) vCenter Server
7 10 (3.13%) Autotask
8 9 (2.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (1.56%) FortiGate
9 5 (1.56%) Nessus
10 4 (1.25%) Proxmox
11 2 (0.63%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.63%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.63%) WSUS
12 1 (0.31%) Failover Clustering
12 1 (0.31%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 1 (0.31%) Grafana
12 1 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.31%) SCOM
12 1 (0.31%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 192 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 86 (26.88%) VMware
3 26 (8.13%) Veeam
4 21 (6.56%) Cisco
4 21 (6.56%) Google
5 13 (4.06%) 3PAR
5 13 (4.06%) NetApp
5 13 (4.06%) SolarWinds
6 10 (3.13%) Apple
7 9 (2.81%) Draytek
8 8 (2.50%) Charles River
8 8 (2.50%) Datto
8 8 (2.50%) Dynatrace
8 8 (2.50%) Fortinet
8 8 (2.50%) Freshdesk
8 8 (2.50%) WatchGuard
9 7 (2.19%) Dell
9 7 (2.19%) Mitel
9 7 (2.19%) SAP
9 7 (2.19%) ServiceNow