Windows Server Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft Windows Server
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 57 83 76
Rank change year-on-year +26 -7 -37
Permanent jobs citing Windows Server 313 219 302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 3.71% 3.79% 3.88%
As % of the Operating Systems category 32.60% 30.21% 24.98%
Number of salaries quoted 257 183 274
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £26,750 £28,560 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,750 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.68% -8.82% -
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £58,500 £62,500 £63,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -

All Operating Systems
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 960 725 1,209
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 11.37% 12.53% 15.55%
Number of salaries quoted 723 545 843
10th Percentile £25,049 £25,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £69,800
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 West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows Server in the West Midlands

Windows Server
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Windows Server in the West Midlands

Windows Server
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Windows Server in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Windows Server in the West Midlands

Windows Server
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Server within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 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
Birmingham +4 93 £36,500 -8.75% 14
Staffordshire -21 59 £35,000 +7.69% 11
Warwickshire +50 31 £37,500 -3.23% 11
Worcestershire -12 31 £45,000 +13.52% 4
Solihull +10 16 £29,500 +10.28% 1
Shropshire -7 12 £32,000 +23.08%
Coventry +16 11 £26,500 -30.72% 6
Wednesbury -1 8 £30,000 -14.29% 1
Wolverhampton +4 5 £20,000 -50.31% 1
Herefordshire +3 3 £60,000 +9.09%
Dudley - 3 £24,500 -
Brierley Hill - 3 £32,500 -
Halesowen - 2 £27,500 -
Walsall - 1 - -
Windows Server
England

Windows Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 56 (17.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 51 (16.29%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.60%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (0.96%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.64%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2003
5 2 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.64%) IIS
Applications
1 36 (11.50%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.96%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 197 (62.94%) Microsoft 365
2 154 (49.20%) Azure
3 80 (25.56%) Entra ID
4 29 (9.27%) AWS
5 17 (5.43%) OneDrive
6 11 (3.51%) Azure Sentinel
7 9 (2.88%) Azure Logic Apps
8 8 (2.56%) GCP
9 7 (2.24%) Cloud Computing
9 7 (2.24%) IaaS
9 7 (2.24%) Power Automate
10 6 (1.92%) Google Workspace
10 6 (1.92%) SaaS
11 4 (1.28%) Mimecast
12 3 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.96%) GitHub
12 3 (0.96%) Power Platform
13 2 (0.64%) Azure Stack
13 2 (0.64%) OpenDNS
13 2 (0.64%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 100 (31.95%) Firewall
2 93 (29.71%) DNS
3 89 (28.43%) DHCP
4 49 (15.65%) TCP/IP
5 44 (14.06%) WAN
6 42 (13.42%) LAN
7 33 (10.54%) SAN
8 30 (9.58%) Wi-Fi
9 24 (7.67%) VPN
10 19 (6.07%) VLAN
11 15 (4.79%) Wireless
12 13 (4.15%) Network Security
12 13 (4.15%) PBX
13 11 (3.51%) SMTP
14 9 (2.88%) HTTP
15 8 (2.56%) VSAN
16 7 (2.24%) iSCSI
17 6 (1.92%) FTP
17 6 (1.92%) SNMP
17 6 (1.92%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (10.22%) SQL Server
2 11 (3.51%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (2.24%) MySQL
4 4 (1.28%) InfluxDB
4 4 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.96%) InterSystems Cache
5 3 (0.96%) Power BI
6 2 (0.64%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 3 (0.96%) IBM UrbanCode
1 3 (0.96%) Jenkins
General
1 65 (20.77%) Social Skills
2 36 (11.50%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (9.58%) Finance
4 24 (7.67%) Telecoms
5 19 (6.07%) Retail
6 17 (5.43%) Law
7 12 (3.83%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (3.83%) Manufacturing
8 6 (1.92%) Automotive
8 6 (1.92%) Legal
8 6 (1.92%) Police
9 5 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.60%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.60%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.28%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.96%) Banking
11 3 (0.96%) Military
12 2 (0.64%) Local Government
13 1 (0.32%) Back Office
13 1 (0.32%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 77 (24.60%) IT Engineer
2 76 (24.28%) Support Engineer
3 69 (22.04%) IT Support
4 53 (16.93%) IT Support Engineer
5 48 (15.34%) Senior
6 44 (14.06%) Analyst
7 35 (11.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 21 (6.71%) 3rd Line Support
9 18 (5.75%) Service Analyst
10 17 (5.43%) 2nd Line Support
10 17 (5.43%) IT Technician
11 15 (4.79%) Cloud Engineer
11 15 (4.79%) IT Manager
11 15 (4.79%) Service Desk Analyst
11 15 (4.79%) Technical Support
12 14 (4.47%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 14 (4.47%) Administrator
13 13 (4.15%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 13 (4.15%) Support Technician
14 12 (3.83%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.56%) HTML
2 3 (0.96%) .NET
2 3 (0.96%) AngularJS
2 3 (0.96%) jQuery
2 3 (0.96%) React
2 3 (0.96%) REST
2 3 (0.96%) Web Services
3 2 (0.64%) ADO
3 2 (0.64%) LAMP
3 2 (0.64%) V-Ray
4 1 (0.32%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 25 (7.99%) Replication
2 19 (6.07%) Driving Licence
3 18 (5.75%) PKI
4 15 (4.79%) Management Information System
5 14 (4.47%) Data Centre
6 12 (3.83%) Onboarding
7 10 (3.19%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (2.24%) Clustering
8 7 (2.24%) Product Ownership
8 7 (2.24%) Security Operations Centre
9 6 (1.92%) Cyberattack
9 6 (1.92%) EFT
10 5 (1.60%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (1.60%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.28%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.28%) Virtual Team
12 3 (0.96%) Private Cloud
13 2 (0.64%) Cloud Native
13 2 (0.64%) Enterprise Cloud
13 2 (0.64%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 313 (100.00%) Windows
2 75 (23.96%) Windows 10
3 56 (17.89%) Windows Server 2012
4 46 (14.70%) Linux
5 45 (14.38%) Windows Server 2019
6 42 (13.42%) Windows Server 2016
7 17 (5.43%) Windows 7
8 13 (4.15%) Windows 8
9 10 (3.19%) Mac OS
9 10 (3.19%) Windows Server 2008
10 9 (2.88%) Apple iOS
11 8 (2.56%) Windows Server 2003
12 7 (2.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 7 (2.24%) Ubuntu
13 5 (1.60%) Unix
14 4 (1.28%) CentOS
15 3 (0.96%) Android
16 2 (0.64%) Mac OS X
16 2 (0.64%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (19.81%) Problem-Solving
2 52 (16.61%) ITIL
3 49 (15.65%) Cybersecurity
3 49 (15.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 47 (15.02%) Customer Service
5 29 (9.27%) Project Delivery
6 24 (7.67%) ERP
7 23 (7.35%) DevOps
8 20 (6.39%) Proactive Monitoring
9 19 (6.07%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (6.07%) Disaster Recovery
10 18 (5.75%) Asset Management
11 17 (5.43%) Change Management
11 17 (5.43%) Incident Management
12 15 (4.79%) Multi-Factor Authentication
12 15 (4.79%) Performance Monitoring
12 15 (4.79%) Roadmaps
12 15 (4.79%) Server Management
13 14 (4.47%) Patch Management
14 13 (4.15%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 51 (16.29%) PowerShell
2 26 (8.31%) SQL
3 14 (4.47%) Python
4 9 (2.88%) Java
5 8 (2.56%) C#
6 6 (1.92%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.60%) Bash
7 5 (1.60%) C++
7 5 (1.60%) PHP
8 3 (0.96%) R
8 3 (0.96%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.64%) Bicep
10 1 (0.32%) Go
Qualifications
1 36 (11.50%) Security Cleared
2 30 (9.58%) Degree
3 29 (9.27%) Microsoft Certification
4 22 (7.03%) SC Cleared
5 13 (4.15%) DBS Check
6 12 (3.83%) DV Cleared
7 11 (3.51%) A+ Certification
8 8 (2.56%) CCNA
8 8 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (2.24%) MCSE
9 7 (2.24%) Network+ Certification
10 5 (1.60%) CCNP
10 5 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.60%) MCSA
10 5 (1.60%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 4 (1.28%) CCIE
11 4 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.96%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.96%) MCITP
13 2 (0.64%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.99%) SLA
2 8 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (1.28%) GDPR
4 3 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.96%) JSP 440
5 2 (0.64%) NIST
6 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.32%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 215 (68.69%) Active Directory
2 104 (33.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 91 (29.07%) Hyper-V
4 43 (13.74%) VMware ESXi
5 15 (4.79%) vSphere
6 12 (3.83%) Docker
7 11 (3.51%) Virtual Servers
8 10 (3.19%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (1.92%) VMware NSX
10 5 (1.60%) NFS
10 5 (1.60%) Virtual Desktop
10 5 (1.60%) VMware Server
11 4 (1.28%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 4 (1.28%) XenApp
11 4 (1.28%) XenDesktop
12 3 (0.96%) Terminal Services
13 2 (0.64%) pfSense
14 1 (0.32%) Firmware
14 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 1 (0.32%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 55 (17.57%) SCCM
2 53 (16.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (4.15%) vCenter Server
4 12 (3.83%) Terraform
5 10 (3.19%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (2.24%) Kubernetes
6 7 (2.24%) SCOM
7 5 (1.60%) Backup Exec
8 4 (1.28%) AirWatch
8 4 (1.28%) Autotask
8 4 (1.28%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (1.28%) Grafana
8 4 (1.28%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.64%) Trend Micro Deep Security
9 2 (0.64%) VxRail
9 2 (0.64%) WSUS
10 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 197 (62.94%) Microsoft
2 154 (49.20%) VMware
3 51 (16.29%) Veeam
4 47 (15.02%) Cisco
5 28 (8.95%) Dell
6 23 (7.35%) Citrix
7 22 (7.03%) Apple
7 22 (7.03%) HP
8 21 (6.71%) Sophos
9 12 (3.83%) Fortinet
10 10 (3.19%) Aruba
11 9 (2.88%) ServiceNow
11 9 (2.88%) WatchGuard
12 8 (2.56%) Datto
13 7 (2.24%) Nimble Storage
13 7 (2.24%) Zerto
14 6 (1.92%) Globalscape
14 6 (1.92%) IBM
14 6 (1.92%) Meraki
15 5 (1.60%) Remedy