Windows Server Job Trends in Yorkshire

Microsoft Windows Server
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Windows Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 54 31
Rank change year-on-year -23 -23 +76
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 116 98 301
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 2.42% 4.49% 5.75%
As % of the Operating Systems category 35.47% 26.06% 38.69%
Number of salaries quoted 98 91 258
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,000 £26,402
25th Percentile £30,125 £26,750 £29,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £30,000 £35,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.67% -15.49% -6.58%
75th Percentile £42,500 £41,375 £54,000
90th Percentile £50,450 £47,500 £58,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -2.86%

All Operating Systems
Yorkshire

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 requiring operating system skills in Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 327 376 778
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 6.81% 17.22% 14.85%
Number of salaries quoted 228 231 662
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,750 £25,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,750 £29,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £32,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.08% -18.75% -5.88%
75th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £58,750 £73,886 £67,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +8.70% -12.38%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Windows Server relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Windows Server job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Windows Server
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Windows Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Windows Server

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 24 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in Yorkshire

Windows Server
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 24 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Yorkshire -26 54 £33,750 +12.50% 19
South Yorkshire -15 22 £40,000 -13.04% 1
North Yorkshire -5 9 £35,000 -6.67% 2
East Yorkshire -22 6 £28,000 -5.88% 2
Windows Server
England

Windows Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 38 (32.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (31.90%) SharePoint
3 4 (3.45%) IIS
Applications
1 42 (36.21%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.86%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 4 (3.45%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 93 (80.17%) Microsoft 365
2 71 (61.21%) Azure
3 20 (17.24%) Entra ID
4 9 (7.76%) Google Workspace
5 7 (6.03%) AWS
6 6 (5.17%) Google Docs
6 6 (5.17%) Google Sheets
7 4 (3.45%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 45 (38.79%) DHCP
1 45 (38.79%) DNS
2 44 (37.93%) Firewall
3 40 (34.48%) TCP/IP
4 37 (31.90%) LAN
4 37 (31.90%) WAN
5 32 (27.59%) VLAN
5 32 (27.59%) VPN
6 17 (14.66%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (11.21%) VoIP
8 8 (6.90%) SAN
9 6 (5.17%) Wireless
10 4 (3.45%) Remote Desktop
10 4 (3.45%) WLAN
11 3 (2.59%) Network Security
12 2 (1.72%) DMZ
12 2 (1.72%) NAS
13 1 (0.86%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (8.62%) SQL Server
2 5 (4.31%) MySQL
3 4 (3.45%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.72%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.86%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.86%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.86%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 6 (5.17%) JIRA
General
1 50 (43.10%) Social Skills
2 29 (25.00%) Manufacturing
3 13 (11.21%) Documentation Skills
4 12 (10.34%) Retail
5 8 (6.90%) Law
6 6 (5.17%) Legal
7 5 (4.31%) Advertising
8 4 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (3.45%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.59%) Aerospace
9 3 (2.59%) Finance
10 1 (0.86%) Automotive
10 1 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.86%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 61 (52.59%) IT Support
2 27 (23.28%) Senior
3 24 (20.69%) Support Engineer
4 21 (18.10%) IT Engineer
5 20 (17.24%) Support Technician
6 18 (15.52%) IT Support Engineer
7 16 (13.79%) IT Technician
8 15 (12.93%) 2nd Line Support
9 14 (12.07%) IT Support Technician
10 12 (10.34%) Senior IT Support
10 12 (10.34%) Senior IT Technician
10 12 (10.34%) Senior Technician
11 10 (8.62%) Senior Support Technician
12 9 (7.76%) 3rd Line Support
13 8 (6.90%) 2nd Line Support Technician
13 8 (6.90%) Infrastructure Support
14 6 (5.17%) Help Desk Support
14 6 (5.17%) Help Desk Support Technician
14 6 (5.17%) Help Desk Technician
14 6 (5.17%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.31%) .NET
2 1 (0.86%) REST
2 1 (0.86%) SAP Basis
2 1 (0.86%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.86%) SAPUI5
2 1 (0.86%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 21 (18.10%) Driving Licence
2 17 (14.66%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (10.34%) Data Centre
4 8 (6.90%) Replication
5 4 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (3.45%) iPad
5 4 (3.45%) NHS
5 4 (3.45%) SCADA
6 2 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.72%) Life Science
6 2 (1.72%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.72%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.86%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.86%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.86%) Legacy Code
7 1 (0.86%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.86%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.86%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 116 (100.00%) Windows
2 20 (17.24%) Windows 10
3 16 (13.79%) Linux
4 11 (9.48%) Android
5 9 (7.76%) Mac OS
6 8 (6.90%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (4.31%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (3.45%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (2.59%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.86%) SUSE
10 1 (0.86%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.86%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (29.31%) Customer Service
1 34 (29.31%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (21.55%) ITIL
3 20 (17.24%) Disaster Recovery
3 20 (17.24%) Incident Management
4 17 (14.66%) Service Delivery
5 16 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 14 (12.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 14 (12.07%) Time Management
7 12 (10.34%) Cybersecurity
8 11 (9.48%) Knowledge Transfer
9 10 (8.62%) Mentoring
9 10 (8.62%) Patch Management
10 8 (6.90%) Asset Management
10 8 (6.90%) Migration
11 7 (6.03%) ITSM
12 6 (5.17%) Break/Fix
12 6 (5.17%) IT Asset Management
12 6 (5.17%) Project Delivery
12 6 (5.17%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (13.79%) SQL
2 12 (10.34%) PowerShell
3 6 (5.17%) VBA
4 2 (1.72%) Shell Script
4 2 (1.72%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.86%) C#
5 1 (0.86%) Delphi
5 1 (0.86%) PHP
Qualifications
1 15 (12.93%) SC Cleared
1 15 (12.93%) Security Cleared
2 10 (8.62%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (7.76%) A+ Certification
4 7 (6.03%) Degree
4 7 (6.03%) ITIL Certification
5 6 (5.17%) HNC
5 6 (5.17%) HND
5 6 (5.17%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 3 (2.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (2.59%) Network+ Certification
7 2 (1.72%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.86%) ACSP
8 1 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.86%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.86%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (3.45%) PCI DSS
3 3 (2.59%) GDPR
4 2 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.86%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 83 (71.55%) Active Directory
2 37 (31.90%) Hyper-V
3 23 (19.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.59%) vSphere
5 2 (1.72%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.86%) Docker
6 1 (0.86%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.86%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 18 (15.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (1.72%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (1.72%) Plesk
3 2 (1.72%) VxRail
3 2 (1.72%) WSUS
Vendors
1 95 (81.90%) Microsoft
2 54 (46.55%) VMware
3 33 (28.45%) Citrix
4 13 (11.21%) Veeam
5 9 (7.76%) Apple
5 9 (7.76%) Google
6 6 (5.17%) Cisco
6 6 (5.17%) Datto
6 6 (5.17%) SonicWALL
7 5 (4.31%) Freshdesk
7 5 (4.31%) Meraki
8 4 (3.45%) Sage
9 3 (2.59%) Dell
9 3 (2.59%) WatchGuard
10 2 (1.72%) Commvault
10 2 (1.72%) Draytek
10 2 (1.72%) Fortinet
10 2 (1.72%) HP
10 2 (1.72%) Qualys
10 2 (1.72%) Zerto