Windows Server Jobs in the South West

Microsoft Windows Server
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 82 90 109
Rank change year-on-year +8 +19 -49
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 304 229 259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 3.05% 3.48% 3.07%
As % of the Operating Systems category 18.04% 18.25% 13.44%
Number of salaries quoted 289 183 217
10th Percentile £28,200 £26,050 £23,400
25th Percentile £31,750 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £51,500 £52,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -

All Operating Systems
South West

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 the South West with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,685 1,255 1,927
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 16.91% 19.07% 22.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,263 726 1,167
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £33,125 £32,500 £33,213
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £46,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -7.50% +17.65%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £68,125
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Windows Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in the South West

Windows Server
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Windows Server in the South West.

Salary trend for Windows Server in the South West

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in the South West

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

Salary histogram for Windows Server in the South West

Windows Server
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the South West 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
Gloucestershire +29 103 £40,000 +14.29% 8
Bristol +9 72 £37,500 -11.76% 11
Wiltshire -9 51 £49,000 +22.50% 23
Dorset -27 36 £37,000 -1.33% 6
Devon +2 26 £38,750 +10.71% 4
Somerset -5 9 £27,500 -45.00% 11
Cornwall -12 6 £30,000 -27.27% 1
Windows Server
England

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 91 (29.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 60 (19.74%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.30%) SharePoint 2010
3 7 (2.30%) SharePoint 2013
4 6 (1.97%) Skype for Business
5 4 (1.32%) IIS
6 3 (0.99%) Apache
6 3 (0.99%) GlassFish
6 3 (0.99%) JBoss
6 3 (0.99%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.33%) CMS
7 1 (0.33%) Confluence
7 1 (0.33%) Umbraco
Applications
1 20 (6.58%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 160 (52.63%) Microsoft 365
2 136 (44.74%) Azure
3 51 (16.78%) Entra ID
4 45 (14.80%) AWS
5 41 (13.49%) OneDrive
6 22 (7.24%) GCP
7 13 (4.28%) Nutanix
8 11 (3.62%) IaaS
9 6 (1.97%) PaaS
10 5 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.64%) OpenShift
11 4 (1.32%) Rubrik
12 3 (0.99%) SaaS
13 2 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.66%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.66%) Mimecast
14 1 (0.33%) Azure Sentinel
14 1 (0.33%) Sage Pay
14 1 (0.33%) Slack
14 1 (0.33%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 72 (23.68%) Firewall
2 69 (22.70%) DNS
3 59 (19.41%) DHCP
4 56 (18.42%) LAN
5 55 (18.09%) WAN
6 51 (16.78%) TCP/IP
7 40 (13.16%) Wireless
8 33 (10.86%) VPN
9 19 (6.25%) SAN
10 16 (5.26%) Wi-Fi
11 15 (4.93%) Internet
12 12 (3.95%) NAS
12 12 (3.95%) VSAN
13 11 (3.62%) VLAN
14 10 (3.29%) VoIP
15 9 (2.96%) IPsec
15 9 (2.96%) Remote Desktop
15 9 (2.96%) Skype
16 7 (2.30%) Unified Communications
16 7 (2.30%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (8.55%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.97%) MySQL
3 5 (1.64%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.99%) Oracle Database 12c
4 3 (0.99%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.32%) JIRA
2 2 (0.66%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.33%) Git
3 1 (0.33%) Log4Net
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 81 (26.64%) Social Skills
2 20 (6.58%) Public Sector
3 18 (5.92%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (5.92%) Manufacturing
4 15 (4.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (2.96%) Retail
6 8 (2.63%) Electronics
7 7 (2.30%) Finance
8 6 (1.97%) Law
9 5 (1.64%) Aerospace
9 5 (1.64%) Military
9 5 (1.64%) Telecoms
10 4 (1.32%) Automotive
11 3 (0.99%) Legal
12 2 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.66%) Welsh Language
13 1 (0.33%) Banking
13 1 (0.33%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.33%) Games
13 1 (0.33%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 77 (25.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 64 (21.05%) IT Engineer
3 59 (19.41%) Support Engineer
4 43 (14.14%) IT Support
5 41 (13.49%) Senior
6 37 (12.17%) Analyst
7 31 (10.20%) IT Support Engineer
8 27 (8.88%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 27 (8.88%) 2nd Line Support
9 22 (7.24%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 22 (7.24%) Wintel Engineer
10 20 (6.58%) Field Engineer
11 19 (6.25%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 19 (6.25%) Consultant
12 17 (5.59%) Senior Wintel Engineer
13 14 (4.61%) Project Engineer
13 14 (4.61%) Support Analyst
14 13 (4.28%) Field Service Engineer
15 11 (3.62%) 3rd Line Support
15 11 (3.62%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.99%) LDAP
1 3 (0.99%) SAML
2 2 (0.66%) .NET
2 2 (0.66%) HTML
2 2 (0.66%) X-Windows
3 1 (0.33%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.33%) Ajax
3 1 (0.33%) Angular 2
3 1 (0.33%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET Web API
3 1 (0.33%) CSS
3 1 (0.33%) HTML5
3 1 (0.33%) JSON
3 1 (0.33%) Ninject
3 1 (0.33%) Razor View Engine
3 1 (0.33%) Unity DI Container
3 1 (0.33%) Web Services
3 1 (0.33%) WinForms
3 1 (0.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (12.83%) Driving Licence
2 31 (10.20%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (7.89%) Data Centre
4 10 (3.29%) Replication
5 7 (2.30%) PKI
6 6 (1.97%) Onboarding
6 6 (1.97%) Public Cloud
6 6 (1.97%) Virtual Team
7 5 (1.64%) EMC VNX
7 5 (1.64%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.32%) Cyberattack
9 3 (0.99%) Client/Server
9 3 (0.99%) Clustering
10 2 (0.66%) BYOD
10 2 (0.66%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 2 (0.66%) Smartcard
11 1 (0.33%) Mobile App
11 1 (0.33%) Renewable Energy
11 1 (0.33%) Tandem
11 1 (0.33%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 303 (99.67%) Windows
2 57 (18.75%) Windows Server 2016
3 51 (16.78%) Linux
4 50 (16.45%) Windows 10
5 45 (14.80%) Windows Server 2019
6 32 (10.53%) Windows Server 2012
7 17 (5.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 8 (2.63%) Windows 7
9 5 (1.64%) Solaris
9 5 (1.64%) VMS
10 4 (1.32%) AIX
10 4 (1.32%) Apple iOS
10 4 (1.32%) Unix
10 4 (1.32%) Windows XP
11 3 (0.99%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.66%) Windows 2000
12 2 (0.66%) Windows 8
12 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.33%) Android
13 1 (0.33%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (27.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 56 (18.42%) ITIL
3 52 (17.11%) Customer Service
4 37 (12.17%) Problem-Solving
5 29 (9.54%) Incident Management
6 23 (7.57%) Change Management
7 21 (6.91%) Service Delivery
8 19 (6.25%) Server Management
9 17 (5.59%) Mentoring
9 17 (5.59%) Mobile Device Management
9 17 (5.59%) Service Management
10 16 (5.26%) Migration
11 14 (4.61%) Line Management
11 14 (4.61%) Project Management
12 13 (4.28%) Continuous Improvement
12 13 (4.28%) Requirements Gathering
13 12 (3.95%) Disaster Recovery
13 12 (3.95%) ITSM
13 12 (3.95%) Security Patching
14 11 (3.62%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 67 (22.04%) PowerShell
2 30 (9.87%) SQL
3 17 (5.59%) Python
4 13 (4.28%) Bash
5 7 (2.30%) Java
6 6 (1.97%) C#
7 2 (0.66%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.33%) Bicep
8 1 (0.33%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.33%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 68 (22.37%) Security Cleared
2 50 (16.45%) SC Cleared
3 35 (11.51%) DV Cleared
4 29 (9.54%) Degree
5 23 (7.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 22 (7.24%) DBS Check
7 13 (4.28%) MCSE
8 12 (3.95%) CCNA
8 12 (3.95%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (3.95%) MCITP
9 7 (2.30%) A+ Certification
10 6 (1.97%) GIAC
11 5 (1.64%) CCNP
12 4 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (1.32%) MCSA
13 3 (0.99%) Azure Certification
13 3 (0.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 2 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.66%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.66%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (8.55%) SLA
2 8 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.99%) GDPR
5 1 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.33%) NCSC
System Software
1 213 (70.07%) Active Directory
2 118 (38.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 94 (30.92%) Hyper-V
4 25 (8.22%) vSphere
5 24 (7.89%) VMware ESXi
6 18 (5.92%) Virtual Machines
7 16 (5.26%) XenDesktop
8 11 (3.62%) XenApp
9 5 (1.64%) Docker
10 4 (1.32%) Virtual Desktop
10 4 (1.32%) VMware Workstation
11 2 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.33%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.33%) Firmware
12 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.33%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.33%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 58 (19.08%) SCCM
2 46 (15.13%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (4.61%) vCenter Server
4 10 (3.29%) WSUS
5 9 (2.96%) SCVMM
6 8 (2.63%) McAfee ePO
7 5 (1.64%) Ansible
7 5 (1.64%) EMC NetWorker
7 5 (1.64%) Kubernetes
7 5 (1.64%) Nagios
8 4 (1.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (1.32%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.99%) Oracle Statspack
9 3 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 2 (0.66%) SCOM
11 1 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 182 (59.87%) Microsoft
2 157 (51.64%) VMware
3 56 (18.42%) Cisco
4 45 (14.80%) HP
5 28 (9.21%) Citrix
6 26 (8.55%) Veeam
7 24 (7.89%) Google
8 19 (6.25%) Red Hat
9 16 (5.26%) Dell
9 16 (5.26%) Symantec
10 13 (4.28%) Meraki
11 12 (3.95%) Aruba
12 11 (3.62%) SolarWinds
13 10 (3.29%) ServiceNow
13 10 (3.29%) Sophos
14 8 (2.63%) McAfee
15 7 (2.30%) Oracle
16 6 (1.97%) Aderant
16 6 (1.97%) iManage
17 5 (1.64%) EMC