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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 112 75
Rank change year-on-year -19 -37 +33
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 339 467 1,072
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.06% 3.09% 3.89%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.20% 21.39% 26.70%
Number of salaries quoted 279 333 957
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £32,250 £33,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.58% - -5.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £67,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £68,250 £81,250 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +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 1,401 2,183 4,015
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.52% 14.45% 14.56%
Number of salaries quoted 975 1,425 3,436
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 £71,250 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £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 26 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 97 (28.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 65 (19.17%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.95%) IIS
4 5 (1.47%) Exchange Server 2007
4 5 (1.47%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (1.47%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (1.18%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.29%) Apache
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 31 (9.14%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.47%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (1.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.47%) PlanetPress Connect
3 2 (0.59%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.29%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.29%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 228 (67.26%) Azure
2 214 (63.13%) Microsoft 365
3 99 (29.20%) Entra ID
4 47 (13.86%) AWS
5 27 (7.96%) OneDrive
6 23 (6.78%) SaaS
7 21 (6.19%) Google Workspace
8 20 (5.90%) IaaS
9 12 (3.54%) Azure Sentinel
10 9 (2.65%) PaaS
11 6 (1.77%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (1.77%) Azure Storage
12 5 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.47%) ShareGate
13 3 (0.88%) GCP
13 3 (0.88%) IBM Cloud
14 2 (0.59%) Azure Key Vault
14 2 (0.59%) Dynamics 365
14 2 (0.59%) OpenShift
14 2 (0.59%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 124 (36.58%) Firewall
2 120 (35.40%) DNS
3 106 (31.27%) DHCP
4 96 (28.32%) VPN
5 64 (18.88%) WAN
6 60 (17.70%) TCP/IP
7 49 (14.45%) VLAN
8 45 (13.27%) LAN
9 39 (11.50%) Wi-Fi
10 31 (9.14%) VoIP
11 21 (6.19%) SD-WAN
12 15 (4.42%) SAN
13 13 (3.83%) SSL
14 11 (3.24%) Telnet
15 8 (2.36%) Wireless
16 7 (2.06%) DMZ
16 7 (2.06%) IP Telephony
17 6 (1.77%) Unified Communications
18 5 (1.47%) Reverse Proxy
18 5 (1.47%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.73%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.47%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.18%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (1.18%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (1.18%) MySQL
4 3 (0.88%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.88%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.59%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.29%) FileMaker
6 1 (0.29%) MS Access
6 1 (0.29%) Power BI
6 1 (0.29%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (2.36%) JIRA
2 7 (2.06%) Git
3 5 (1.47%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.88%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.59%) GitLab
5 2 (0.59%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.29%) Toad
6 1 (0.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 128 (37.76%) Social Skills
2 40 (11.80%) Finance
3 19 (5.60%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (3.83%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
5 10 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (2.65%) Telecoms
7 8 (2.36%) Front Office
7 8 (2.36%) Public Sector
8 7 (2.06%) Manufacturing
9 6 (1.77%) German Language
9 6 (1.77%) Retail
10 4 (1.18%) Automotive
11 3 (0.88%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.88%) Aviation
11 3 (0.88%) Back Office
11 3 (0.88%) Banking
11 3 (0.88%) Legal
11 3 (0.88%) Local Government
12 2 (0.59%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 111 (32.74%) IT Support
2 102 (30.09%) Support Engineer
3 82 (24.19%) IT Engineer
4 78 (23.01%) IT Support Engineer
5 67 (19.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 55 (16.22%) 2nd Line Support
7 44 (12.98%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 44 (12.98%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 38 (11.21%) Senior
9 31 (9.14%) Analyst
10 28 (8.26%) 3rd Line Support
11 24 (7.08%) Support Analyst
12 20 (5.90%) Azure Engineer
12 20 (5.90%) Cloud Engineer
13 19 (5.60%) Infrastructure Support
14 17 (5.01%) Infrastructure Manager
14 17 (5.01%) Support Technician
15 16 (4.72%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 14 (4.13%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
16 14 (4.13%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.36%) .NET
1 8 (2.36%) FIX Protocol
2 5 (1.47%) FreeSWITCH
3 4 (1.18%) FIDO
3 4 (1.18%) Node.js
3 4 (1.18%) SailPoint
4 3 (0.88%) SAP Basis
4 3 (0.88%) SAP Fiori
4 3 (0.88%) SAPUI5
5 2 (0.59%) XMPP
6 1 (0.29%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.29%) ARM Templates
6 1 (0.29%) React
6 1 (0.29%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 48 (14.16%) Driving Licence
2 15 (4.42%) Onboarding
3 14 (4.13%) Client/Server
4 13 (3.83%) CCTV
5 12 (3.54%) Hybrid Cloud
5 12 (3.54%) Replication
6 10 (2.95%) CMDB
6 10 (2.95%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (2.65%) Data Centre
7 9 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.65%) iPad
8 8 (2.36%) Equities
8 8 (2.36%) Fixed Income
9 6 (1.77%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.77%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.47%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.18%) iPhone
11 4 (1.18%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.18%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 339 (100.00%) Windows
2 62 (18.29%) Linux
3 59 (17.40%) Windows 10
4 33 (9.73%) Windows Server 2012
5 26 (7.67%) Windows Server 2016
5 26 (7.67%) Windows Server 2019
6 25 (7.37%) Mac OS
7 16 (4.72%) Apple iOS
8 7 (2.06%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (1.47%) Debian
10 4 (1.18%) Unix
11 3 (0.88%) SUSE
11 3 (0.88%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
12 2 (0.59%) Android
13 1 (0.29%) CentOS
13 1 (0.29%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.29%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (29.20%) Problem-Solving
2 82 (24.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 80 (23.60%) ITIL
4 69 (20.35%) Customer Service
5 55 (16.22%) Service Delivery
6 52 (15.34%) Cybersecurity
7 50 (14.75%) Migration
8 48 (14.16%) Continuous Improvement
9 47 (13.86%) Mentoring
10 41 (12.09%) Disaster Recovery
11 33 (9.73%) DevOps
12 31 (9.14%) Root Cause Analysis
13 28 (8.26%) CI/CD
14 26 (7.67%) Remote Monitoring and Management
14 26 (7.67%) Service Management
15 24 (7.08%) Coaching
16 22 (6.49%) Cloud Operations
16 22 (6.49%) Performance Tuning
17 20 (5.90%) Patch Management
18 19 (5.60%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 76 (22.42%) PowerShell
2 56 (16.52%) SQL
3 23 (6.78%) Python
4 10 (2.95%) Bash
5 9 (2.65%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.47%) VBA
7 4 (1.18%) Bicep
7 4 (1.18%) PHP
8 1 (0.29%) C#
8 1 (0.29%) Go
8 1 (0.29%) Perl
8 1 (0.29%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.29%) VB
8 1 (0.29%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 32 (9.44%) Microsoft Certification
2 26 (7.67%) Degree
3 22 (6.49%) Azure Certification
4 19 (5.60%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (4.72%) Security Cleared
6 15 (4.42%) Network+ Certification
7 14 (4.13%) CCNA
7 14 (4.13%) SC Cleared
8 13 (3.83%) DBS Check
9 12 (3.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 9 (2.65%) CCNP
10 9 (2.65%) MCSA
10 9 (2.65%) MCSE
11 7 (2.06%) AWS Certification
12 6 (1.77%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 5 (1.47%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.88%) A+ Certification
14 3 (0.88%) CISSP
14 3 (0.88%) CompTIA Security+
14 3 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.08%) Cyber Essentials
2 13 (3.83%) SLA
3 9 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.18%) GDPR
5 4 (1.18%) NIST
6 3 (0.88%) GRC
6 3 (0.88%) QA
7 2 (0.59%) NCSC
8 1 (0.29%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 207 (61.06%) Active Directory
2 80 (23.60%) Hyper-V
3 51 (15.04%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (4.72%) VMware ESXi
5 10 (2.95%) Docker
6 8 (2.36%) Firmware
7 7 (2.06%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (2.06%) Virtual Servers
7 7 (2.06%) vSphere
8 4 (1.18%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.59%) XenApp
10 1 (0.29%) iptables
10 1 (0.29%) vCloud
10 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 106 (31.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (7.96%) Terraform
3 15 (4.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 15 (4.42%) Ansible
3 15 (4.42%) Autotask
3 15 (4.42%) SCCM
4 11 (3.24%) vCenter Server
5 8 (2.36%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.47%) Grafana
6 5 (1.47%) Nessus
7 4 (1.18%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.18%) Proxmox
8 3 (0.88%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.59%) Cisco CUCM
9 2 (0.59%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.59%) WSUS
10 1 (0.29%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.29%) Kibana
10 1 (0.29%) Nagios
10 1 (0.29%) SCOM
Vendors
1 221 (65.19%) Microsoft
2 98 (28.91%) VMware
3 29 (8.55%) Cisco
4 22 (6.49%) Google
5 21 (6.19%) Veeam
6 11 (3.24%) NetApp
7 10 (2.95%) Apple
7 10 (2.95%) Draytek
7 10 (2.95%) Fortinet
8 9 (2.65%) 3PAR
8 9 (2.65%) HP
8 9 (2.65%) SolarWinds
9 8 (2.36%) Charles River
9 8 (2.36%) Dell
10 7 (2.06%) ConnectWise
10 7 (2.06%) Mitel
10 7 (2.06%) WatchGuard
11 6 (1.77%) Datto
11 6 (1.77%) Freshdesk
12 5 (1.47%) Dynatrace