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 8 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 112 77
Rank change year-on-year -33 -35 +34
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 319 384 1,176
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.85% 2.99% 3.74%
As % of the Operating Systems category 21.97% 20.89% 26.44%
Number of salaries quoted 255 348 1,027
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,688 £35,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £55,250 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £74,800 £78,825 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -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 1,452 1,838 4,448
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.43% 14.31% 14.13%
Number of salaries quoted 997 1,454 3,743
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.84% -7.27%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £65,625
90th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -14.29%

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 8 April 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 81 (25.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 57 (17.87%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.82%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (2.82%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (2.82%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (2.19%) IIS
5 4 (1.25%) Confluence
6 2 (0.63%) Apache
7 1 (0.31%) Drupal
7 1 (0.31%) nginx
7 1 (0.31%) WordPress
Applications
1 41 (12.85%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.31%) Magento
3 1 (0.31%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 214 (67.08%) Azure
2 194 (60.82%) Microsoft 365
3 86 (26.96%) Entra ID
4 53 (16.61%) AWS
5 32 (10.03%) OneDrive
6 24 (7.52%) SaaS
7 23 (7.21%) Google Workspace
8 13 (4.08%) IaaS
9 12 (3.76%) Azure Sentinel
10 8 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (2.19%) GCP
11 7 (2.19%) GitHub
11 7 (2.19%) PaaS
12 5 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (1.25%) Azure Monitor
13 4 (1.25%) Power Platform
14 2 (0.63%) Amazon S3
14 2 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
14 2 (0.63%) OpenShift
14 2 (0.63%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 121 (37.93%) DNS
2 118 (36.99%) Firewall
3 104 (32.60%) DHCP
4 88 (27.59%) VPN
5 70 (21.94%) WAN
6 57 (17.87%) TCP/IP
7 53 (16.61%) LAN
8 44 (13.79%) Wi-Fi
9 43 (13.48%) VLAN
10 34 (10.66%) VoIP
11 16 (5.02%) SD-WAN
12 11 (3.45%) SAN
13 10 (3.13%) Telnet
14 9 (2.82%) Unified Communications
15 7 (2.19%) DMZ
16 6 (1.88%) IP Telephony
17 5 (1.57%) Cisco ASA
17 5 (1.57%) Reverse Proxy
17 5 (1.57%) WebEx
17 5 (1.57%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (13.48%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.57%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.94%) MySQL
3 3 (0.94%) Oracle Database
3 3 (0.94%) Power BI
3 3 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.63%) InfluxDB
4 2 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.31%) InterSystems Cache
5 1 (0.31%) Redis
5 1 (0.31%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.31%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (2.82%) Git
1 9 (2.82%) JIRA
2 8 (2.51%) Visual Studio Code
3 5 (1.57%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 4 (1.25%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.94%) GitLab
6 1 (0.31%) Gatling
6 1 (0.31%) JMeter
6 1 (0.31%) Vagrant
General
1 114 (35.74%) Social Skills
2 41 (12.85%) Finance
3 22 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (6.58%) Organisational Skills
5 11 (3.45%) Telecoms
6 10 (3.13%) Public Sector
7 9 (2.82%) Banking
7 9 (2.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.51%) Front Office
8 8 (2.51%) Retail
9 7 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (2.19%) Manufacturing
10 6 (1.88%) Legal
11 5 (1.57%) Marketing
12 4 (1.25%) Automotive
12 4 (1.25%) German Language
13 3 (0.94%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.94%) Aviation
13 3 (0.94%) Back Office
13 3 (0.94%) Law
Job Titles
1 112 (35.11%) IT Support
2 111 (34.80%) Support Engineer
3 94 (29.47%) IT Engineer
4 89 (27.90%) IT Support Engineer
5 68 (21.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 58 (18.18%) 2nd Line Support
7 49 (15.36%) Senior
8 48 (15.05%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 48 (15.05%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 27 (8.46%) Azure Engineer
10 26 (8.15%) Analyst
11 23 (7.21%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 22 (6.90%) Infrastructure Support
12 22 (6.90%) Support Analyst
13 21 (6.58%) 3rd Line Support
14 17 (5.33%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
15 15 (4.70%) Cloud Engineer
16 13 (4.08%) IT Technician
16 13 (4.08%) Support Technician
17 11 (3.45%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.51%) FIX Protocol
2 7 (2.19%) .NET
3 5 (1.57%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.57%) SailPoint
3 5 (1.57%) XMPP
4 4 (1.25%) FIDO
5 3 (0.94%) ADO
6 2 (0.63%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.63%) CSS
6 2 (0.63%) HTML
7 1 (0.31%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.31%) JSP
7 1 (0.31%) Memcached
7 1 (0.31%) REST
7 1 (0.31%) SAP Basis
7 1 (0.31%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.31%) SAPUI5
7 1 (0.31%) SOAP
7 1 (0.31%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 42 (13.17%) Driving Licence
2 17 (5.33%) Onboarding
3 16 (5.02%) Replication
3 16 (5.02%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (4.39%) Hybrid Cloud
5 10 (3.13%) CMDB
5 10 (3.13%) Public Cloud
6 9 (2.82%) Private Cloud
6 9 (2.82%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (2.51%) CCTV
7 8 (2.51%) Equities
7 8 (2.51%) Fixed Income
8 7 (2.19%) Data Centre
8 7 (2.19%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.19%) iPad
9 6 (1.88%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.57%) FlexPod
10 5 (1.57%) Security Posture
11 4 (1.25%) iPhone
11 4 (1.25%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 319 (100.00%) Windows
2 69 (21.63%) Linux
3 61 (19.12%) Windows 10
4 35 (10.97%) Windows Server 2012
5 34 (10.66%) Windows Server 2016
6 27 (8.46%) Mac OS
7 24 (7.52%) Windows Server 2019
8 15 (4.70%) Apple iOS
9 11 (3.45%) Windows Server 2008
10 6 (1.88%) Unix
11 5 (1.57%) Debian
12 4 (1.25%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.94%) Android
14 1 (0.31%) CentOS
14 1 (0.31%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.31%) SUSE
14 1 (0.31%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
14 1 (0.31%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (29.15%) Problem-Solving
2 80 (25.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 78 (24.45%) ITIL
4 59 (18.50%) Customer Service
5 50 (15.67%) Cybersecurity
6 48 (15.05%) Service Delivery
7 41 (12.85%) Continuous Improvement
8 40 (12.54%) Disaster Recovery
9 39 (12.23%) Mentoring
10 38 (11.91%) DevOps
11 35 (10.97%) Migration
12 32 (10.03%) CI/CD
13 29 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
14 25 (7.84%) Change Management
15 24 (7.52%) Coaching
15 24 (7.52%) Service Management
16 22 (6.90%) Cloud Operations
17 21 (6.58%) Process Improvement
18 20 (6.27%) Remote Monitoring and Management
19 19 (5.96%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 80 (25.08%) PowerShell
2 46 (14.42%) SQL
3 26 (8.15%) Python
4 11 (3.45%) Bash
5 4 (1.25%) Bicep
6 2 (0.63%) Go
7 1 (0.31%) C#
7 1 (0.31%) Java
7 1 (0.31%) PHP
7 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.31%) VB
7 1 (0.31%) VBA
7 1 (0.31%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 30 (9.40%) Azure Certification
2 28 (8.78%) Microsoft Certification
3 25 (7.84%) Degree
4 22 (6.90%) Security Cleared
5 17 (5.33%) SC Cleared
6 15 (4.70%) Network+ Certification
7 13 (4.08%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (3.45%) DV Cleared
9 10 (3.13%) MCSE
10 9 (2.82%) DBS Check
11 8 (2.51%) CCNA
12 7 (2.19%) CCNP
12 7 (2.19%) MCSA
13 6 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (1.88%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 4 (1.25%) AWS Certification
14 4 (1.25%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 3 (0.94%) A+ Certification
15 3 (0.94%) CISSP
15 3 (0.94%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.52%) Cyber Essentials
2 15 (4.70%) SLA
3 9 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.88%) NIST
5 4 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (0.94%) QA
7 2 (0.63%) NCSC
8 1 (0.31%) GDPR
8 1 (0.31%) GRC
8 1 (0.31%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 195 (61.13%) Active Directory
2 72 (22.57%) Hyper-V
3 59 (18.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (5.02%) vSphere
5 13 (4.08%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (3.13%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (2.51%) Firmware
8 6 (1.88%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (1.57%) Docker
9 5 (1.57%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (1.25%) VMware NSX
11 3 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
12 2 (0.63%) BitLocker
12 2 (0.63%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.63%) XenApp
13 1 (0.31%) iptables
13 1 (0.31%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 85 (26.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 37 (11.60%) Terraform
3 24 (7.52%) Ansible
4 22 (6.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 15 (4.70%) Kubernetes
6 11 (3.45%) vCenter Server
7 10 (3.13%) Autotask
8 9 (2.82%) SCCM
9 8 (2.51%) Grafana
10 5 (1.57%) Cisco CUCM
10 5 (1.57%) Packer
11 3 (0.94%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (0.94%) Prometheus
11 3 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.63%) Data Guard
12 2 (0.63%) Kibana
12 2 (0.63%) Nagios
12 2 (0.63%) Nessus
12 2 (0.63%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
12 2 (0.63%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 213 (66.77%) Microsoft
2 106 (33.23%) VMware
3 41 (12.85%) Cisco
4 23 (7.21%) Google
5 17 (5.33%) Veeam
6 13 (4.08%) Fortinet
6 13 (4.08%) Splunk
7 10 (3.13%) NetApp
7 10 (3.13%) Palo Alto
7 10 (3.13%) ServiceNow
8 9 (2.82%) ConnectWise
8 9 (2.82%) Dell
8 9 (2.82%) Draytek
8 9 (2.82%) HP
9 8 (2.51%) Apple
9 8 (2.51%) Charles River
10 7 (2.19%) Meraki
10 7 (2.19%) Okta
10 7 (2.19%) WatchGuard
11 6 (1.88%) Mitel