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 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 159 120
Rank change year-on-year -1 -39 -33
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 385 332 638
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.61% 2.05% 2.75%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.87% 17.39% 21.18%
Number of salaries quoted 330 273 443
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.61% -5.15% -3.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,390 £72,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £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 1,548 1,909 3,012
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.46% 11.79% 12.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,219 1,056 1,899
10th Percentile £28,200 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £39,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -7.89%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,751 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -16.00% -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 15 September 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
1 124 (32.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 104 (27.01%) SharePoint
3 36 (9.35%) IIS
4 12 (3.12%) Apache
4 12 (3.12%) nginx
5 9 (2.34%) Confluence
6 3 (0.78%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.78%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.78%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.26%) Drupal
7 1 (0.26%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.26%) Office Communications Server
7 1 (0.26%) Site Server
7 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 34 (8.83%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.52%) Carpe Diem
1 2 (0.52%) Elite 3E
1 2 (0.52%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.26%) Magento
2 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 252 (65.45%) Microsoft 365
2 238 (61.82%) Azure
3 173 (44.94%) Entra ID
4 55 (14.29%) AWS
5 44 (11.43%) OneDrive
6 14 (3.64%) Power Platform
7 9 (2.34%) Azure Monitor
7 9 (2.34%) Microsoft Purview
8 8 (2.08%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.82%) Amazon EKS
9 7 (1.82%) Cloudflare
9 7 (1.82%) GitHub
9 7 (1.82%) IaaS
10 6 (1.56%) Azure AKS
10 6 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.56%) GCP
10 6 (1.56%) SaaS
10 6 (1.56%) Serverless
11 5 (1.30%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (1.30%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 152 (39.48%) Firewall
2 144 (37.40%) DNS
3 127 (32.99%) DHCP
4 95 (24.68%) VPN
5 79 (20.52%) TCP/IP
6 47 (12.21%) LAN
7 46 (11.95%) VLAN
7 46 (11.95%) WAN
8 28 (7.27%) Wi-Fi
9 23 (5.97%) VoIP
10 20 (5.19%) Wireless
11 19 (4.94%) Network Security
12 7 (1.82%) IP Telephony
13 6 (1.56%) SAN
14 5 (1.30%) BGP
14 5 (1.30%) MPLS
14 5 (1.30%) NAS
15 4 (1.04%) Cisco ASA
15 4 (1.04%) Unified Communications
15 4 (1.04%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (18.18%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (1.30%) MySQL
3 5 (1.30%) Power BI
3 5 (1.30%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.04%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.52%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.52%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 2 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.26%) InterSystems Cache
6 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.26%) Redis
6 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 10 (2.60%) Git
2 8 (2.08%) JIRA
3 7 (1.82%) Visual Studio Code
4 3 (0.78%) GitLab
5 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.52%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.26%) Gatling
6 1 (0.26%) JMeter
6 1 (0.26%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.26%) Vagrant
General
1 200 (51.95%) Social Skills
2 44 (11.43%) Finance
3 39 (10.13%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (6.23%) Public Sector
5 21 (5.45%) Legal
6 18 (4.68%) Telecoms
7 17 (4.42%) Manufacturing
7 17 (4.42%) Retail
8 14 (3.64%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (2.60%) Law
11 9 (2.34%) Games
12 8 (2.08%) Banking
13 4 (1.04%) Marketing
14 2 (0.52%) Advertising
14 2 (0.52%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.52%) Military
15 1 (0.26%) Automotive
15 1 (0.26%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 110 (28.57%) Support Engineer
2 108 (28.05%) IT Support
3 98 (25.45%) IT Engineer
4 85 (22.08%) IT Support Engineer
5 70 (18.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 66 (17.14%) Analyst
7 59 (15.32%) Senior
8 40 (10.39%) Support Analyst
9 28 (7.27%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 25 (6.49%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 25 (6.49%) Consultant
11 23 (5.97%) 2nd Line Support
11 23 (5.97%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 22 (5.71%) IT Analyst
13 20 (5.19%) 1st Line Support
13 20 (5.19%) Azure Engineer
14 17 (4.42%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 17 (4.42%) Microsoft Engineer
15 16 (4.16%) 3rd Line Support
15 16 (4.16%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (9.35%) Terraform
2 22 (5.71%) CSS
2 22 (5.71%) HTML
3 19 (4.94%) .NET
4 18 (4.68%) Web Services
5 17 (4.42%) .NET Framework
5 17 (4.42%) XML
6 8 (2.08%) Middleware
7 4 (1.04%) .NET Core
7 4 (1.04%) ARM Templates
7 4 (1.04%) Blazor
7 4 (1.04%) Entity Framework
7 4 (1.04%) jQuery
7 4 (1.04%) JSON
7 4 (1.04%) RESTful
7 4 (1.04%) Sass
7 4 (1.04%) XMPP
8 3 (0.78%) ADO
8 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.26%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 37 (9.61%) Driving Licence
2 24 (6.23%) Hybrid Cloud
3 23 (5.97%) Onboarding
4 15 (3.90%) Management Information System
4 15 (3.90%) Public Cloud
4 15 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.12%) Clustering
5 12 (3.12%) Replication
6 11 (2.86%) Private Cloud
7 9 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (2.08%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.08%) Security Posture
9 7 (1.82%) CCTV
9 7 (1.82%) PKI
10 6 (1.56%) Fat Client
10 6 (1.56%) Thin Client
11 5 (1.30%) CMDB
11 5 (1.30%) iPhone
11 5 (1.30%) Operational Technology
11 5 (1.30%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 385 (100.00%) Windows
2 80 (20.78%) Linux
3 29 (7.53%) Windows 10
4 27 (7.01%) Windows Server 2016
5 17 (4.42%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (2.86%) Mac OS
6 11 (2.86%) Unix
7 9 (2.34%) Ubuntu
8 8 (2.08%) Android
9 7 (1.82%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (1.04%) Debian
11 3 (0.78%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.78%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (34.03%) Problem-Solving
2 111 (28.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 100 (25.97%) Disaster Recovery
4 90 (23.38%) Continuous Improvement
5 83 (21.56%) Cybersecurity
6 81 (21.04%) Customer Service
7 64 (16.62%) ITIL
8 57 (14.81%) Mentoring
9 51 (13.25%) Project Delivery
10 50 (12.99%) High Availability
11 49 (12.73%) Business Continuity
12 43 (11.17%) Stakeholder Management
13 36 (9.35%) Service Delivery
14 32 (8.31%) Migration
15 30 (7.79%) Cloud Security
16 29 (7.53%) Change Management
16 29 (7.53%) Infrastructure as Code
17 28 (7.27%) Roadmaps
18 26 (6.75%) Collaborative Culture
19 24 (6.23%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 93 (24.16%) PowerShell
2 55 (14.29%) SQL
3 25 (6.49%) Python
4 18 (4.68%) C#
5 12 (3.12%) Bicep
6 9 (2.34%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.56%) VBA
7 6 (1.56%) VBScript
8 4 (1.04%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.52%) Bash
9 2 (0.52%) Go
10 1 (0.26%) ABAP
10 1 (0.26%) Java
10 1 (0.26%) PHP
10 1 (0.26%) Ruby
10 1 (0.26%) VB
Qualifications
1 65 (16.88%) Degree
2 47 (12.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 40 (10.39%) Security Cleared
4 38 (9.87%) SC Cleared
5 33 (8.57%) Azure Certification
6 23 (5.97%) Cisco Certification
7 22 (5.71%) CCNA
8 16 (4.16%) DBS Check
9 12 (3.12%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (3.12%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 11 (2.86%) DV Cleared
11 10 (2.60%) CCNP
12 8 (2.08%) MCSE
13 7 (1.82%) HNC
13 7 (1.82%) HND
13 7 (1.82%) MCSA
13 7 (1.82%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 5 (1.30%) CISM
14 5 (1.30%) CISSP
14 5 (1.30%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (11.69%) SLA
2 42 (10.91%) Cyber Essentials
3 18 (4.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.60%) GDPR
5 6 (1.56%) NIST
6 4 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.04%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.52%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.26%) GRC
8 1 (0.26%) ITGC
8 1 (0.26%) NCSC
8 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 241 (62.60%) Active Directory
2 111 (28.83%) Hyper-V
3 103 (26.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (5.71%) VMware ESXi
5 17 (4.42%) vSphere
6 16 (4.16%) Virtual Machines
7 14 (3.64%) Virtual Desktop
8 6 (1.56%) Squid
8 6 (1.56%) Terminal Services
9 5 (1.30%) BitLocker
9 5 (1.30%) Docker
10 4 (1.04%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (1.04%) Virtual Servers
10 4 (1.04%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.52%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 120 (31.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (5.45%) Kubernetes
3 18 (4.68%) Ansible
4 11 (2.86%) Failover Clustering
5 7 (1.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (1.82%) SCCM
6 5 (1.30%) HAProxy
6 5 (1.30%) Packer
6 5 (1.30%) vCenter Server
7 4 (1.04%) Autotask
7 4 (1.04%) Cisco CUCM
7 4 (1.04%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.04%) Grafana
7 4 (1.04%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 3 (0.78%) SCOM
8 3 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.78%) WSUS
9 2 (0.52%) Kibana
9 2 (0.52%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 332 (86.23%) Microsoft
2 135 (35.06%) VMware
3 61 (15.84%) Veeam
4 35 (9.09%) Cisco
5 20 (5.19%) WatchGuard
6 17 (4.42%) Fortinet
6 17 (4.42%) Meraki
6 17 (4.42%) Palo Alto
6 17 (4.42%) ServiceNow
7 15 (3.90%) Splunk
8 11 (2.86%) Apple
8 11 (2.86%) Citrix
8 11 (2.86%) iManage
9 10 (2.60%) Acronis
9 10 (2.60%) SolarWinds
9 10 (2.60%) SonicWALL
10 8 (2.08%) Datto
11 7 (1.82%) Draytek
11 7 (1.82%) N-able
11 7 (1.82%) Synology