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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 158 111
Rank change year-on-year -7 -47 -21
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 389 341 650
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.63% 2.10% 2.77%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.76% 17.48% 21.34%
Number of salaries quoted 331 282 458
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -7.22% -3.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,390 £72,375 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,600 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +1.50% -11.11% -0.22%

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 1,951 3,046
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.57% 12.02% 13.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,233 1,096 1,946
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,751 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.43% -17.00% -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 12 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 (32.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 104 (26.74%) SharePoint
3 35 (9.00%) IIS
4 12 (3.08%) Apache
4 12 (3.08%) nginx
5 9 (2.31%) Confluence
6 3 (0.77%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.77%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.77%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.26%) Drupal
7 1 (0.26%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.26%) Site Server
7 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 34 (8.74%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.51%) Carpe Diem
1 2 (0.51%) Elite 3E
1 2 (0.51%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.26%) Magento
2 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 254 (65.30%) Microsoft 365
2 242 (62.21%) Azure
3 174 (44.73%) Entra ID
4 57 (14.65%) AWS
5 44 (11.31%) OneDrive
6 14 (3.60%) Power Platform
7 9 (2.31%) Azure Monitor
7 9 (2.31%) Microsoft Purview
8 8 (2.06%) GitHub
8 8 (2.06%) IaaS
8 8 (2.06%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.80%) Amazon EKS
9 7 (1.80%) Cloudflare
9 7 (1.80%) GCP
10 6 (1.54%) Azure AKS
10 6 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.54%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (1.54%) SaaS
10 6 (1.54%) Serverless
11 5 (1.29%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 155 (39.85%) Firewall
2 146 (37.53%) DNS
3 128 (32.90%) DHCP
4 96 (24.68%) VPN
5 80 (20.57%) TCP/IP
6 49 (12.60%) LAN
7 48 (12.34%) WAN
8 46 (11.83%) VLAN
9 29 (7.46%) Wi-Fi
10 24 (6.17%) VoIP
11 20 (5.14%) Wireless
12 19 (4.88%) Network Security
13 7 (1.80%) IP Telephony
14 6 (1.54%) SAN
15 5 (1.29%) BGP
15 5 (1.29%) MPLS
15 5 (1.29%) NAS
16 4 (1.03%) Cisco ASA
16 4 (1.03%) Cisco Firepower
16 4 (1.03%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (17.74%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (1.29%) MySQL
3 5 (1.29%) Power BI
4 4 (1.03%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.03%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.51%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 2 (0.51%) 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 11 (2.83%) Git
2 8 (2.06%) JIRA
2 8 (2.06%) Visual Studio Code
3 3 (0.77%) GitLab
4 2 (0.51%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.51%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.26%) Gatling
5 1 (0.26%) JMeter
5 1 (0.26%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.26%) Vagrant
General
1 200 (51.41%) Social Skills
2 44 (11.31%) Finance
3 39 (10.03%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (6.17%) Public Sector
5 21 (5.40%) Legal
6 18 (4.63%) Telecoms
7 17 (4.37%) Manufacturing
8 16 (4.11%) Retail
9 14 (3.60%) Documentation Skills
10 12 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
11 11 (2.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (2.57%) Law
13 9 (2.31%) Games
14 8 (2.06%) Banking
15 4 (1.03%) Marketing
16 2 (0.51%) Advertising
16 2 (0.51%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.51%) Military
17 1 (0.26%) Local Government
17 1 (0.26%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 113 (29.05%) Support Engineer
2 111 (28.53%) IT Support
3 100 (25.71%) IT Engineer
4 87 (22.37%) IT Support Engineer
5 72 (18.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 64 (16.45%) Analyst
7 61 (15.68%) Senior
8 38 (9.77%) Support Analyst
9 29 (7.46%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 26 (6.68%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 25 (6.43%) Consultant
12 24 (6.17%) 2nd Line Support
12 24 (6.17%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 22 (5.66%) IT Analyst
14 21 (5.40%) Azure Engineer
15 18 (4.63%) 1st Line Support
16 17 (4.37%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 17 (4.37%) Microsoft Engineer
17 16 (4.11%) 3rd Line Support
17 16 (4.11%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (9.77%) Terraform
2 21 (5.40%) CSS
2 21 (5.40%) HTML
3 18 (4.63%) .NET
3 18 (4.63%) Web Services
4 16 (4.11%) .NET Framework
4 16 (4.11%) XML
5 8 (2.06%) Middleware
6 4 (1.03%) ARM Templates
6 4 (1.03%) XMPP
7 3 (0.77%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.77%) ADO
7 3 (0.77%) Blazor
7 3 (0.77%) Entity Framework
7 3 (0.77%) jQuery
7 3 (0.77%) JSON
7 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Graph
7 3 (0.77%) RESTful
7 3 (0.77%) Sass
8 1 (0.26%) XSL
Miscellaneous
1 37 (9.51%) Driving Licence
2 24 (6.17%) Hybrid Cloud
3 23 (5.91%) Onboarding
4 16 (4.11%) Public Cloud
5 15 (3.86%) Management Information System
5 15 (3.86%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (3.08%) Clustering
6 12 (3.08%) Private Cloud
6 12 (3.08%) Replication
7 9 (2.31%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (2.06%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.06%) Security Posture
9 7 (1.80%) CCTV
9 7 (1.80%) PKI
10 6 (1.54%) CMDB
10 6 (1.54%) Fat Client
10 6 (1.54%) Thin Client
11 5 (1.29%) iPhone
11 5 (1.29%) Operational Technology
11 5 (1.29%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 389 (100.00%) Windows
2 81 (20.82%) Linux
3 31 (7.97%) Windows 10
4 28 (7.20%) Windows Server 2016
5 18 (4.63%) Windows Server 2019
6 12 (3.08%) Mac OS
7 11 (2.83%) Unix
8 9 (2.31%) Ubuntu
8 9 (2.31%) Windows Server 2012
9 8 (2.06%) Android
10 4 (1.03%) Debian
11 3 (0.77%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.77%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (34.19%) Problem-Solving
2 113 (29.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 102 (26.22%) Disaster Recovery
4 92 (23.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 83 (21.34%) Cybersecurity
6 82 (21.08%) Customer Service
7 65 (16.71%) ITIL
8 58 (14.91%) Mentoring
9 51 (13.11%) Project Delivery
10 50 (12.85%) Business Continuity
10 50 (12.85%) High Availability
11 43 (11.05%) Stakeholder Management
12 36 (9.25%) Service Delivery
13 32 (8.23%) Migration
14 30 (7.71%) Change Management
14 30 (7.71%) Cloud Security
15 29 (7.46%) Infrastructure as Code
15 29 (7.46%) Roadmaps
16 26 (6.68%) Collaborative Culture
17 25 (6.43%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 94 (24.16%) PowerShell
2 53 (13.62%) SQL
3 26 (6.68%) Python
4 17 (4.37%) C#
5 12 (3.08%) Bicep
6 9 (2.31%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.54%) VBA
7 6 (1.54%) VBScript
8 3 (0.77%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.51%) Bash
9 2 (0.51%) 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 (16.71%) Degree
2 48 (12.34%) Microsoft Certification
3 40 (10.28%) Security Cleared
4 38 (9.77%) SC Cleared
5 34 (8.74%) Azure Certification
6 23 (5.91%) Cisco Certification
7 22 (5.66%) CCNA
8 16 (4.11%) DBS Check
9 13 (3.34%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 12 (3.08%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (2.83%) DV Cleared
12 10 (2.57%) CCNP
13 9 (2.31%) MCSE
14 7 (1.80%) HNC
14 7 (1.80%) HND
14 7 (1.80%) MCSA
14 7 (1.80%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 5 (1.29%) CISM
15 5 (1.29%) CISSP
15 5 (1.29%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (11.57%) SLA
2 42 (10.80%) Cyber Essentials
3 18 (4.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.57%) GDPR
5 6 (1.54%) NIST
6 4 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.77%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.51%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.26%) GRC
9 1 (0.26%) ITGC
9 1 (0.26%) NCSC
9 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 244 (62.72%) Active Directory
2 113 (29.05%) Hyper-V
3 105 (26.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (5.66%) VMware ESXi
5 17 (4.37%) vSphere
6 16 (4.11%) Virtual Machines
7 14 (3.60%) Virtual Desktop
8 6 (1.54%) Squid
8 6 (1.54%) Terminal Services
9 5 (1.29%) BitLocker
9 5 (1.29%) Docker
10 4 (1.03%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (1.03%) Virtual Servers
10 4 (1.03%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.51%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 120 (30.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (5.66%) Kubernetes
3 19 (4.88%) Ansible
4 11 (2.83%) Failover Clustering
5 8 (2.06%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 7 (1.80%) SCCM
7 6 (1.54%) Packer
8 5 (1.29%) HAProxy
8 5 (1.29%) vCenter Server
9 4 (1.03%) Autotask
9 4 (1.03%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (1.03%) FortiGate
9 4 (1.03%) Grafana
9 4 (1.03%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 3 (0.77%) SCOM
10 3 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.77%) WSUS
11 2 (0.51%) Kibana
11 2 (0.51%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 336 (86.38%) Microsoft
2 138 (35.48%) VMware
3 61 (15.68%) Veeam
4 36 (9.25%) Cisco
5 20 (5.14%) WatchGuard
6 18 (4.63%) Palo Alto
6 18 (4.63%) ServiceNow
7 17 (4.37%) Fortinet
7 17 (4.37%) Meraki
8 15 (3.86%) Splunk
9 11 (2.83%) Apple
9 11 (2.83%) Citrix
9 11 (2.83%) iManage
10 10 (2.57%) Acronis
10 10 (2.57%) SolarWinds
10 10 (2.57%) SonicWALL
11 8 (2.06%) Datto
12 7 (1.80%) Draytek
12 7 (1.80%) N-able
12 7 (1.80%) Synology