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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 148 113
Rank change year-on-year -24 -35 -23
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 383 347 657
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.63% 2.15% 2.80%
As % of the Operating Systems category 24.63% 17.63% 21.65%
Number of salaries quoted 328 291 479
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,250 £33,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £43,085 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.36% -9.30% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,390 £70,000 £71,250
UK median annual salary £41,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +2.50% -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 1,555 1,968 3,034
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.62% 12.20% 12.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,231 1,107 2,001
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,900 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,250 £38,890
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £51,996
Median % change year-on-year - -3.84% -9.57%
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 5 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
1 120 (31.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 100 (26.11%) SharePoint
3 36 (9.40%) IIS
4 12 (3.13%) Apache
4 12 (3.13%) nginx
5 9 (2.35%) 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%) Site Server
7 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 34 (8.88%) 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
1 247 (64.49%) Microsoft 365
2 237 (61.88%) Azure
3 166 (43.34%) Entra ID
4 55 (14.36%) AWS
5 43 (11.23%) OneDrive
6 14 (3.66%) Power Platform
7 9 (2.35%) Azure Monitor
7 9 (2.35%) GitHub
8 8 (2.09%) IaaS
8 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Purview
8 8 (2.09%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.83%) Amazon EKS
9 7 (1.83%) Cloudflare
9 7 (1.83%) GCP
9 7 (1.83%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (1.57%) Azure AKS
10 6 (1.57%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.57%) SaaS
11 5 (1.31%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (1.31%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 148 (38.64%) Firewall
2 141 (36.81%) DNS
3 123 (32.11%) DHCP
4 91 (23.76%) VPN
5 79 (20.63%) TCP/IP
6 49 (12.79%) LAN
7 48 (12.53%) WAN
8 44 (11.49%) VLAN
9 29 (7.57%) Wi-Fi
10 22 (5.74%) VoIP
11 20 (5.22%) Wireless
12 19 (4.96%) Network Security
13 7 (1.83%) SAN
14 5 (1.31%) BGP
14 5 (1.31%) IP Telephony
14 5 (1.31%) MPLS
14 5 (1.31%) NAS
15 4 (1.04%) Cisco ASA
15 4 (1.04%) Cisco Firepower
15 4 (1.04%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (18.28%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (1.31%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.31%) MySQL
3 5 (1.31%) Power BI
4 4 (1.04%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.78%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.52%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.26%) InterSystems Cache
7 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.26%) Redis
7 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 12 (3.13%) Git
2 9 (2.35%) Visual Studio Code
3 8 (2.09%) JIRA
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
1 201 (52.48%) Social Skills
2 45 (11.75%) Finance
3 40 (10.44%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (6.27%) Public Sector
5 19 (4.96%) Legal
6 17 (4.44%) Manufacturing
7 16 (4.18%) Retail
7 16 (4.18%) Telecoms
8 14 (3.66%) Documentation Skills
8 14 (3.66%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (2.61%) Law
11 9 (2.35%) Banking
11 9 (2.35%) Games
12 4 (1.04%) Marketing
13 2 (0.52%) Advertising
13 2 (0.52%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.52%) Military
14 1 (0.26%) Legal Technology
14 1 (0.26%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 108 (28.20%) Support Engineer
2 106 (27.68%) IT Support
3 96 (25.07%) IT Engineer
4 83 (21.67%) IT Support Engineer
5 71 (18.54%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 63 (16.45%) Analyst
7 61 (15.93%) Senior
8 37 (9.66%) Support Analyst
9 29 (7.57%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 25 (6.53%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 23 (6.01%) 2nd Line Support
11 23 (6.01%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 23 (6.01%) Consultant
12 22 (5.74%) Azure Engineer
12 22 (5.74%) IT Analyst
13 17 (4.44%) 1st Line Support
14 16 (4.18%) IT Support Analyst
14 16 (4.18%) Microsoft Engineer
15 14 (3.66%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 14 (3.66%) Senior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (10.44%) Terraform
2 21 (5.48%) CSS
2 21 (5.48%) HTML
3 18 (4.70%) .NET
3 18 (4.70%) Web Services
4 16 (4.18%) .NET Framework
4 16 (4.18%) XML
5 8 (2.09%) Middleware
6 4 (1.04%) ADO
6 4 (1.04%) ARM Templates
6 4 (1.04%) XMPP
7 3 (0.78%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.78%) Blazor
7 3 (0.78%) Entity Framework
7 3 (0.78%) jQuery
7 3 (0.78%) JSON
7 3 (0.78%) RESTful
7 3 (0.78%) Sass
8 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.26%) Memcached
Miscellaneous
1 34 (8.88%) Driving Licence
2 24 (6.27%) Hybrid Cloud
3 20 (5.22%) Onboarding
4 17 (4.44%) Public Cloud
5 16 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (3.92%) Management Information System
7 14 (3.66%) Replication
8 13 (3.39%) Private Cloud
9 12 (3.13%) Clustering
10 10 (2.61%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (2.35%) Security Posture
12 8 (2.09%) Data Centre
13 7 (1.83%) CMDB
13 7 (1.83%) PKI
14 6 (1.57%) Fat Client
14 6 (1.57%) Thin Client
15 5 (1.31%) CCTV
15 5 (1.31%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 5 (1.31%) iPhone
15 5 (1.31%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 383 (100.00%) Windows
2 80 (20.89%) Linux
3 29 (7.57%) Windows 10
3 29 (7.57%) Windows Server 2016
4 18 (4.70%) Windows Server 2019
5 13 (3.39%) Mac OS
6 11 (2.87%) Unix
7 9 (2.35%) Android
7 9 (2.35%) Ubuntu
7 9 (2.35%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (1.04%) Apple iOS
8 4 (1.04%) Debian
9 3 (0.78%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (34.73%) Problem-Solving
2 108 (28.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 101 (26.37%) Disaster Recovery
4 90 (23.50%) Continuous Improvement
5 80 (20.89%) Customer Service
6 76 (19.84%) Cybersecurity
7 63 (16.45%) ITIL
8 56 (14.62%) Mentoring
9 52 (13.58%) Business Continuity
9 52 (13.58%) Project Delivery
10 51 (13.32%) High Availability
11 41 (10.70%) Stakeholder Management
12 32 (8.36%) Roadmaps
12 32 (8.36%) Service Delivery
13 31 (8.09%) Migration
14 30 (7.83%) Change Management
14 30 (7.83%) Infrastructure as Code
15 26 (6.79%) Cloud Security
15 26 (6.79%) Collaborative Culture
16 24 (6.27%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 95 (24.80%) PowerShell
2 54 (14.10%) SQL
3 27 (7.05%) Python
4 17 (4.44%) C#
5 12 (3.13%) Bicep
6 9 (2.35%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.57%) VBA
7 6 (1.57%) VBScript
8 3 (0.78%) 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 62 (16.19%) Degree
2 44 (11.49%) Microsoft Certification
3 41 (10.70%) Security Cleared
4 38 (9.92%) SC Cleared
5 36 (9.40%) Azure Certification
6 21 (5.48%) Cisco Certification
7 20 (5.22%) CCNA
8 16 (4.18%) DBS Check
9 13 (3.39%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (3.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 12 (3.13%) DV Cleared
11 8 (2.09%) CCNP
12 7 (1.83%) HNC
12 7 (1.83%) HND
12 7 (1.83%) MCSE
13 5 (1.31%) CISM
13 5 (1.31%) CISSP
13 5 (1.31%) GIAC
13 5 (1.31%) MCSA
13 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (11.49%) SLA
2 37 (9.66%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (4.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.61%) GDPR
5 6 (1.57%) NIST
6 4 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.78%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.52%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.26%) GRC
9 1 (0.26%) ITGC
9 1 (0.26%) NCSC
9 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 240 (62.66%) Active Directory
2 107 (27.94%) Hyper-V
3 103 (26.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (5.74%) VMware ESXi
5 17 (4.44%) vSphere
6 15 (3.92%) Virtual Machines
7 13 (3.39%) Virtual Desktop
8 6 (1.57%) Squid
8 6 (1.57%) Terminal Services
9 5 (1.31%) BitLocker
9 5 (1.31%) 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
1 114 (29.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (6.27%) Kubernetes
3 20 (5.22%) Ansible
4 11 (2.87%) Failover Clustering
5 9 (2.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 7 (1.83%) Packer
7 6 (1.57%) SCCM
8 5 (1.31%) FortiGate
8 5 (1.31%) HAProxy
8 5 (1.31%) vCenter Server
9 4 (1.04%) Autotask
9 4 (1.04%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (1.04%) Grafana
9 4 (1.04%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 3 (0.78%) SCOM
10 3 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.78%) WSUS
11 2 (0.52%) Kibana
11 2 (0.52%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 332 (86.68%) Microsoft
2 134 (34.99%) VMware
3 58 (15.14%) Veeam
4 38 (9.92%) Cisco
5 19 (4.96%) ServiceNow
6 18 (4.70%) Meraki
7 17 (4.44%) Palo Alto
7 17 (4.44%) WatchGuard
8 15 (3.92%) Fortinet
8 15 (3.92%) Splunk
9 11 (2.87%) Apple
9 11 (2.87%) Citrix
9 11 (2.87%) iManage
10 10 (2.61%) SolarWinds
11 9 (2.35%) Acronis
11 9 (2.35%) SonicWALL
12 7 (1.83%) Datto
12 7 (1.83%) EMC
13 6 (1.57%) HP
13 6 (1.57%) N-able