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

 6 months to
21 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 159 108
Rank change year-on-year -6 -51 -19
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 393 332 651
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.61% 2.05% 2.81%
As % of the Operating Systems category 25.02% 17.48% 21.34%
Number of salaries quoted 334 271 444
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.61% -5.15% -3.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,390 £72,500 £72,125
UK median annual salary £41,000 £40,406 £45,000
% change year-on-year +1.47% -10.21% -

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 1,571 1,899 3,050
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.44% 11.72% 13.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,230 1,044 1,875
10th Percentile £28,225 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £34,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -7.89%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £70,000
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 21 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
1 126 (32.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 105 (26.72%) SharePoint
3 35 (8.91%) IIS
4 11 (2.80%) Apache
4 11 (2.80%) nginx
5 7 (1.78%) Confluence
6 2 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.25%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.25%) Office Communications Server
7 1 (0.25%) Site Server
Applications
1 32 (8.14%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.51%) Carpe Diem
1 2 (0.51%) Elite 3E
1 2 (0.51%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 255 (64.89%) Microsoft 365
2 244 (62.09%) Azure
3 179 (45.55%) Entra ID
4 54 (13.74%) AWS
5 45 (11.45%) OneDrive
6 14 (3.56%) Power Platform
7 10 (2.54%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (2.29%) Azure Monitor
9 8 (2.04%) Power Automate
10 7 (1.78%) Cloudflare
10 7 (1.78%) IaaS
11 6 (1.53%) Amazon EKS
11 6 (1.53%) Azure AKS
11 6 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.53%) Azure Storage
11 6 (1.53%) GitHub
11 6 (1.53%) SaaS
11 6 (1.53%) Serverless
12 5 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 153 (38.93%) Firewall
2 148 (37.66%) DNS
3 130 (33.08%) DHCP
4 97 (24.68%) VPN
5 81 (20.61%) TCP/IP
6 48 (12.21%) VLAN
7 46 (11.70%) LAN
8 44 (11.20%) WAN
9 28 (7.12%) Wi-Fi
10 23 (5.85%) VoIP
11 21 (5.34%) Network Security
12 20 (5.09%) Wireless
13 8 (2.04%) IP Telephony
13 8 (2.04%) SAN
14 6 (1.53%) NAS
15 4 (1.02%) BGP
15 4 (1.02%) MPLS
16 3 (0.76%) Cisco ASA
16 3 (0.76%) OSPF
16 3 (0.76%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (17.30%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (1.27%) Power BI
3 5 (1.27%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.02%) MySQL
5 3 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.25%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.25%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.25%) SSDT
Development Applications
1 10 (2.54%) Git
2 7 (1.78%) JIRA
2 7 (1.78%) Visual Studio Code
3 3 (0.76%) GitLab
4 2 (0.51%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.51%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.25%) Flyway
5 1 (0.25%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 202 (51.40%) Social Skills
2 45 (11.45%) Finance
3 39 (9.92%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (5.85%) Public Sector
5 20 (5.09%) Legal
6 18 (4.58%) Telecoms
7 17 (4.33%) Manufacturing
7 17 (4.33%) Retail
8 14 (3.56%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (2.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (2.54%) Law
11 9 (2.29%) Games
11 9 (2.29%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.78%) Banking
13 3 (0.76%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.76%) Marketing
14 2 (0.51%) Advertising
14 2 (0.51%) Military
15 1 (0.25%) Automotive
15 1 (0.25%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 111 (28.24%) Support Engineer
2 110 (27.99%) IT Support
3 99 (25.19%) IT Engineer
4 86 (21.88%) IT Support Engineer
5 70 (17.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 67 (17.05%) Analyst
7 60 (15.27%) Senior
8 40 (10.18%) Support Analyst
9 29 (7.38%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 27 (6.87%) Consultant
11 25 (6.36%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 23 (5.85%) 2nd Line Support
12 23 (5.85%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 22 (5.60%) IT Analyst
14 21 (5.34%) 1st Line Support
15 20 (5.09%) Azure Engineer
16 19 (4.83%) 3rd Line Engineer
17 18 (4.58%) 3rd Line Support
17 18 (4.58%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
17 18 (4.58%) Microsoft Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (9.16%) Terraform
2 22 (5.60%) CSS
2 22 (5.60%) HTML
3 18 (4.58%) Web Services
4 17 (4.33%) .NET
4 17 (4.33%) XML
5 16 (4.07%) .NET Framework
6 8 (2.04%) Middleware
7 5 (1.27%) JSON
8 4 (1.02%) .NET Core
8 4 (1.02%) ARM Templates
8 4 (1.02%) Blazor
8 4 (1.02%) Entity Framework
8 4 (1.02%) jQuery
8 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Graph
8 4 (1.02%) RESTful
8 4 (1.02%) Sass
9 3 (0.76%) ADO
9 3 (0.76%) XMPP
10 1 (0.25%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 38 (9.67%) Driving Licence
2 22 (5.60%) Hybrid Cloud
2 22 (5.60%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.82%) Management Information System
3 15 (3.82%) Public Cloud
4 13 (3.31%) Clustering
5 12 (3.05%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.80%) Data Centre
6 11 (2.80%) Private Cloud
7 9 (2.29%) Replication
8 8 (2.04%) CCTV
8 8 (2.04%) Security Posture
9 7 (1.78%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.78%) PKI
10 6 (1.53%) CMDB
10 6 (1.53%) Fat Client
10 6 (1.53%) Thin Client
11 5 (1.27%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 5 (1.27%) iPhone
11 5 (1.27%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 393 (100.00%) Windows
2 80 (20.36%) Linux
3 30 (7.63%) Windows 10
4 27 (6.87%) Windows Server 2016
5 18 (4.58%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (2.80%) Mac OS
7 10 (2.54%) Unix
8 8 (2.04%) Android
8 8 (2.04%) Ubuntu
9 7 (1.78%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (1.02%) Debian
11 3 (0.76%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.25%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.25%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (34.35%) Problem-Solving
2 116 (29.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 105 (26.72%) Disaster Recovery
4 91 (23.16%) Continuous Improvement
5 83 (21.12%) Customer Service
6 82 (20.87%) Cybersecurity
7 63 (16.03%) ITIL
8 57 (14.50%) Mentoring
9 52 (13.23%) Project Delivery
10 49 (12.47%) Business Continuity
10 49 (12.47%) High Availability
11 44 (11.20%) Stakeholder Management
12 36 (9.16%) Service Delivery
13 34 (8.65%) Migration
14 31 (7.89%) Change Management
14 31 (7.89%) Cloud Security
15 29 (7.38%) Infrastructure as Code
16 27 (6.87%) Roadmaps
17 26 (6.62%) Collaborative Culture
17 26 (6.62%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 97 (24.68%) PowerShell
2 53 (13.49%) SQL
3 23 (5.85%) Python
4 17 (4.33%) C#
5 14 (3.56%) Bicep
6 9 (2.29%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.53%) VBA
7 6 (1.53%) VBScript
8 4 (1.02%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.51%) Bash
9 2 (0.51%) Go
10 1 (0.25%) ABAP
10 1 (0.25%) Java
10 1 (0.25%) Ruby
10 1 (0.25%) VB
Qualifications
1 64 (16.28%) Degree
2 49 (12.47%) Microsoft Certification
3 42 (10.69%) Security Cleared
4 41 (10.43%) SC Cleared
5 33 (8.40%) Azure Certification
6 23 (5.85%) CCNA
6 23 (5.85%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (4.33%) DBS Check
8 13 (3.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 11 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (2.80%) CCNP
10 10 (2.54%) DV Cleared
11 8 (2.04%) MCSA
11 8 (2.04%) MCSE
11 8 (2.04%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 6 (1.53%) HNC
12 6 (1.53%) HND
13 5 (1.27%) CEH
13 5 (1.27%) CISM
13 5 (1.27%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (11.70%) SLA
2 42 (10.69%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (4.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.80%) GDPR
5 5 (1.27%) NIST
6 4 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.02%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.51%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.51%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.25%) GRC
8 1 (0.25%) ITGC
8 1 (0.25%) QA
8 1 (0.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 250 (63.61%) Active Directory
2 117 (29.77%) Hyper-V
3 108 (27.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (5.85%) VMware ESXi
5 18 (4.58%) Virtual Machines
6 17 (4.33%) vSphere
7 15 (3.82%) Virtual Desktop
8 6 (1.53%) Squid
8 6 (1.53%) Terminal Services
9 5 (1.27%) BitLocker
10 4 (1.02%) Docker
10 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (1.02%) Virtual Servers
11 3 (0.76%) Firmware
11 3 (0.76%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 121 (30.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (5.34%) Kubernetes
3 15 (3.82%) Ansible
4 12 (3.05%) Failover Clustering
5 8 (2.04%) SCCM
6 7 (1.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (1.27%) HAProxy
8 4 (1.02%) Autotask
8 4 (1.02%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.02%) Packer
8 4 (1.02%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 4 (1.02%) vCenter Server
8 4 (1.02%) WSUS
9 3 (0.76%) Cisco CUCM
9 3 (0.76%) Grafana
9 3 (0.76%) Kibana
9 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 3 (0.76%) SCOM
9 3 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.51%) Nagios
Vendors
1 336 (85.50%) Microsoft
2 141 (35.88%) VMware
3 63 (16.03%) Veeam
4 33 (8.40%) Cisco
5 23 (5.85%) WatchGuard
6 18 (4.58%) Fortinet
6 18 (4.58%) Palo Alto
7 17 (4.33%) ServiceNow
8 16 (4.07%) Meraki
9 13 (3.31%) Splunk
10 12 (3.05%) Citrix
10 12 (3.05%) SonicWALL
11 11 (2.80%) Acronis
11 11 (2.80%) Apple
12 10 (2.54%) iManage
12 10 (2.54%) SolarWinds
13 8 (2.04%) Datto
13 8 (2.04%) Draytek
13 8 (2.04%) Mitel
13 8 (2.04%) N-able
312 hybrid/remote Windows Server jobs