Windows Server Jobs in Scotland

Microsoft Windows Server
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Windows Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Windows Server over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 142 102 119
Rank change year-on-year -40 +17 -51
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 147 121 152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 2.15% 2.78% 2.50%
As % of the Operating Systems category 18.82% 16.51% 15.53%
Number of salaries quoted 114 74 103
10th Percentile £25,200 £28,500 £23,000
25th Percentile £26,700 £31,661 £28,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £44,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.49% -1.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £52,500 £71,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £62,625 £80,000 £61,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -

All Operating Systems
Scotland

Windows Server is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 781 733 979
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 11.42% 16.85% 16.10%
Number of salaries quoted 412 406 551
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £33,750 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -8.57% +16.67%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Windows Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in Scotland

Windows Server
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows Server in Scotland.

Salary trend for Windows Server in Scotland

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in Scotland

Windows Server
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
Glasgow -83 59 £47,500 +2.15% 11
Edinburgh +30 48 £42,500 -37.50% 14
Argyll and Bute - 16 £27,400 -
Dundee -10 6 - -
Aberdeen -28 6 £50,000 -23.08% 6
East Ayrshire - 5 £24,500 - 1
Banffshire - 4 £22,000 -
Aberdeenshire +5 1 £50,000 +96.08% 3
North Lanarkshire - 1 £37,500 - 2
Stirling - 1 £46,000 -
Windows Server
UK

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (13.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.72%) IIS
2 4 (2.72%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (3.40%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (7.48%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 63 (42.86%) Azure
2 55 (37.41%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (17.69%) Entra ID
4 19 (12.93%) AWS
5 13 (8.84%) GCP
5 13 (8.84%) IaaS
5 13 (8.84%) PaaS
6 6 (4.08%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (2.72%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (2.72%) OneDrive
8 3 (2.04%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (2.04%) Mimecast
8 3 (2.04%) WhatsApp
9 2 (1.36%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.68%) OpenShift
10 1 (0.68%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (18.37%) Firewall
2 23 (15.65%) WAN
3 17 (11.56%) VPN
4 14 (9.52%) SAN
4 14 (9.52%) VoIP
5 13 (8.84%) SD-WAN
6 12 (8.16%) DNS
6 12 (8.16%) TCP/IP
7 10 (6.80%) DHCP
8 7 (4.76%) NAS
9 6 (4.08%) Cisco IOS
9 6 (4.08%) LAN
9 6 (4.08%) VLAN
10 4 (2.72%) IMAP
10 4 (2.72%) Network Security
11 2 (1.36%) Internet
11 2 (1.36%) NetScaler
11 2 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (1.36%) Wireless
12 1 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (17.69%) SQL Server
2 11 (7.48%) DB2
3 4 (2.72%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (2.04%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Git
1 1 (0.68%) GoCD
1 1 (0.68%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.68%) Visual Studio
General
1 41 (27.89%) Social Skills
2 33 (22.45%) Finance
3 13 (8.84%) Legal
3 13 (8.84%) Public Sector
4 12 (8.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (6.12%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (6.12%) Telecoms
6 7 (4.76%) Law
6 7 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (3.40%) Automotive
8 4 (2.72%) Billing
9 3 (2.04%) Banking
10 2 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.36%) Police
10 2 (1.36%) Retail
Job Titles
1 25 (17.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 25 (17.01%) Senior
2 23 (15.65%) IT Manager
3 18 (12.24%) IT Support
4 15 (10.20%) 2nd Line Support
4 15 (10.20%) Infrastructure Support
5 13 (8.84%) Systems Engineer
6 12 (8.16%) Analyst
6 12 (8.16%) Cloud Engineer
6 12 (8.16%) IT Engineer
7 9 (6.12%) Support Analyst
7 9 (6.12%) Support Engineer
8 8 (5.44%) IT Analyst
8 8 (5.44%) IT Support Analyst
9 7 (4.76%) Audit Manager
9 7 (4.76%) Help Desk Technician
9 7 (4.76%) IT Audit Manager
9 7 (4.76%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 6 (4.08%) IT Support Technician
10 6 (4.08%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.68%) .NET
1 1 (0.68%) ASP.NET
1 1 (0.68%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 17 (11.56%) Data Centre
2 15 (10.20%) Public Cloud
3 13 (8.84%) Driving Licence
3 13 (8.84%) Replication
4 4 (2.72%) Learning Management System
4 4 (2.72%) Private Cloud
5 3 (2.04%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.68%) Device Driver
6 1 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 147 (100.00%) Windows
2 47 (31.97%) Linux
3 17 (11.56%) Windows 10
4 12 (8.16%) Windows Server 2012
5 11 (7.48%) Unix
6 10 (6.80%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (4.08%) Android
7 6 (4.08%) CentOS
8 5 (3.40%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (2.72%) Debian
9 4 (2.72%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (1.36%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.68%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.68%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (27.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 24 (16.33%) Disaster Recovery
3 19 (12.93%) DevOps
3 19 (12.93%) Mentoring
4 18 (12.24%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (10.88%) Project Delivery
6 15 (10.20%) Agile
6 15 (10.20%) IT Audit
6 15 (10.20%) ITIL
7 13 (8.84%) Network Virtualisation
8 12 (8.16%) Cybersecurity
8 12 (8.16%) Mobile Device Management
8 12 (8.16%) Project Management
9 11 (7.48%) Analytics
9 11 (7.48%) Creative Thinking
9 11 (7.48%) Data Analytics
9 11 (7.48%) Data Privacy
9 11 (7.48%) ERP
9 11 (7.48%) Technical Analysis
10 10 (6.80%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 21 (14.29%) SQL
2 8 (5.44%) Bash
3 7 (4.76%) PowerShell
4 5 (3.40%) C++
5 1 (0.68%) C#
5 1 (0.68%) Java
5 1 (0.68%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.68%) Python
5 1 (0.68%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 28 (19.05%) Degree
2 17 (11.56%) Security Cleared
3 15 (10.20%) DV Cleared
4 14 (9.52%) CCNA
4 14 (9.52%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (7.48%) CISA
6 10 (6.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (5.44%) MCSE
8 7 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (2.72%) MCSA
9 4 (2.72%) RHCT
10 2 (1.36%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.36%) SC Cleared
10 2 (1.36%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.68%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.48%) ITGC
1 11 (7.48%) PMO
2 4 (2.72%) SLA
3 1 (0.68%) QA
System Software
1 85 (57.82%) Active Directory
2 47 (31.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (13.61%) Hyper-V
4 13 (8.84%) VMware NSX
5 4 (2.72%) KVM
6 3 (2.04%) pfSense
6 3 (2.04%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (2.04%) vSphere
7 2 (1.36%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (1.36%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.68%) Docker
8 1 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (13.61%) Ansible
1 20 (13.61%) Terraform
2 19 (12.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (8.84%) FortiGate
4 7 (4.76%) ZABBIX
5 5 (3.40%) Grafana
5 5 (3.40%) Kubernetes
5 5 (3.40%) SCCM
6 4 (2.72%) Prometheus
7 2 (1.36%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.68%) SCOM
Vendors
1 66 (44.90%) VMware
2 52 (35.37%) Microsoft
3 27 (18.37%) Cisco
4 13 (8.84%) NetApp
5 12 (8.16%) Citrix
6 11 (7.48%) Oracle
6 11 (7.48%) Sage
6 11 (7.48%) SAP
7 7 (4.76%) Mitel
8 6 (4.08%) EMC
8 6 (4.08%) Sophos
9 5 (3.40%) ConnectWise
10 4 (2.72%) Red Hat
11 3 (2.04%) Aderant
11 3 (2.04%) Apple
11 3 (2.04%) Dell
11 3 (2.04%) HP
11 3 (2.04%) iManage
11 3 (2.04%) TP-LINK
12 2 (1.36%) Nimble Storage