Hyper-V Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Hyper-V
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Hyper-V skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Hyper-V over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 225 218 221
Rank change year-on-year -7 +3 +2
Contract jobs citing Hyper-V 178 252 366
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.87% 1.07% 1.20%
As % of the System Software category 7.37% 7.12% 7.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 118 202 280
10th Percentile £227 £282 £198
25th Percentile £314 £320 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £414
Median % change year-on-year - +8.76% +5.41%
75th Percentile £575 £590 £491
90th Percentile £608 £693 £588
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% +3.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 16
10th Percentile £32.88 £16.93 £11.38
25th Percentile £50.31 £17.94 £12.44
Median hourly rate £65.00 £19.50 £15.93
Median % change year-on-year +233.33% +22.41% +22.73%
75th Percentile £76.25 £29.38 £17.40
90th Percentile £78.50 £46.25 £20.50
UK median hourly rate £23.80 £20.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year +19.00% +21.21% +27.12%

All System Software Skills
UK excluding London

Hyper-V is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 2,415 3,538 4,592
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.79% 15.08% 15.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,631 2,553 3,250
10th Percentile £178 £181 £158
25th Percentile £285 £313 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £485 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.64% +7.78% +6.51%
75th Percentile £585 £588 £559
90th Percentile £650 £676 £644
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 193 185 239
10th Percentile £14.01 £14.25 £13.10
25th Percentile £14.16 £16.62 £14.25
Median hourly rate £19.95 £46.11 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -56.73% +149.22% +5.11%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £23.88
90th Percentile £77.40 £72.25 £52.15
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £54.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -58.33% +170.00% -2.44%

Hyper-V
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Hyper-V as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Hyper-V in the UK excluding London

Hyper-V
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Hyper-V in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Hyper-V in the UK excluding London

Hyper-V
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Hyper-V in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Hyper-V in the UK excluding London

Hyper-V
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Hyper-V in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Hyper-V in the UK excluding London

Hyper-V
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Hyper-V in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Hyper-V in the UK excluding London

Hyper-V
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Hyper-V within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +33 65 £523 +8.85% 61
North of England +35 40 £350 +12.00% 88
Scotland +52 29 £325 -39.18% 6
North West +22 25 £338 +5.88% 53
Midlands -19 23 £338 -35.71% 61
West Midlands -1 13 £275 -42.11% 34
Yorkshire +15 12 £371 +19.76% 27
South West -10 12 £500 +11.11% 40
East Midlands -6 10 £338 -45.56% 27
East of England -13 6 £488 +14.71% 39
North East - 3 £600 - 9
Wales - 3 £220 - 4
Hyper-V
UK

Hyper-V
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 21 (11.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (5.06%) IIS
3 6 (3.37%) SharePoint
4 4 (2.25%) Confluence
5 2 (1.12%) IBM Domino
6 1 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 16 (8.99%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.69%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 76 (42.70%) Azure
2 43 (24.16%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (14.04%) AWS
4 21 (11.80%) Entra ID
5 14 (7.87%) OCI
6 10 (5.62%) PaaS
7 7 (3.93%) GCP
7 7 (3.93%) IaaS
8 5 (2.81%) Azure Logic Apps
8 5 (2.81%) Power Platform
9 4 (2.25%) Nutanix
9 4 (2.25%) SaaS
9 4 (2.25%) WhatsApp
10 3 (1.69%) Azure API Management
10 3 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.69%) Azure Event Grid
10 3 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.69%) GitHub
10 3 (1.69%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 55 (30.90%) Firewall
2 48 (26.97%) DNS
3 46 (25.84%) DHCP
4 26 (14.61%) VPN
5 22 (12.36%) SAN
6 21 (11.80%) WAN
7 20 (11.24%) LAN
8 15 (8.43%) Wireless
9 11 (6.18%) Wi-Fi
10 10 (5.62%) VSAN
11 9 (5.06%) VLAN
12 7 (3.93%) Ethernet
12 7 (3.93%) OSPF
12 7 (3.93%) Wireless Security
13 6 (3.37%) SMTP
13 6 (3.37%) VoIP
14 5 (2.81%) MPLS
14 5 (2.81%) Network Security
14 5 (2.81%) Remote Desktop
15 4 (2.25%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.49%) Amazon RDS
2 7 (3.93%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.25%) MySQL
4 2 (1.12%) CouchDB
4 2 (1.12%) MongoDB
4 2 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.12%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (2.81%) Bitbucket
1 5 (2.81%) GitLab
2 4 (2.25%) JIRA
3 3 (1.69%) Git
3 3 (1.69%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.69%) Visual Studio
4 2 (1.12%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 2 (1.12%) Snyk
4 2 (1.12%) SonarQube
General
1 70 (39.33%) Social Skills
2 17 (9.55%) Public Sector
3 10 (5.62%) Finance
4 9 (5.06%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (4.49%) Banking
6 6 (3.37%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (2.25%) Marketing
8 3 (1.69%) Billing
8 3 (1.69%) Front Office
8 3 (1.69%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.12%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.56%) Advertising
10 1 (0.56%) Electronics
10 1 (0.56%) Legal
Job Titles
1 51 (28.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (7.87%) Server Engineer
3 13 (7.30%) Senior
3 13 (7.30%) Wintel Engineer
4 12 (6.74%) Support Engineer
5 11 (6.18%) IT Engineer
5 11 (6.18%) Network Engineer
6 10 (5.62%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 10 (5.62%) Storage Engineer
7 9 (5.06%) 2nd Line Support
7 9 (5.06%) Analyst
7 9 (5.06%) Architect
8 8 (4.49%) 1st/2nd Line Support
8 8 (4.49%) 3rd Line Support
8 8 (4.49%) VMware Engineer
9 7 (3.93%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
9 7 (3.93%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 7 (3.93%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 7 (3.93%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 6 (3.37%) Data Centre Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (6.18%) .NET
2 7 (3.93%) LDAP
3 6 (3.37%) Web Services
4 3 (1.69%) J2EE
4 3 (1.69%) React
4 3 (1.69%) Vue
5 2 (1.12%) .NET Core
5 2 (1.12%) ADSI
5 2 (1.12%) AngularJS
5 2 (1.12%) CSS
5 2 (1.12%) HTML
5 2 (1.12%) Node.js
6 1 (0.56%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.56%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.56%) Keycloak
6 1 (0.56%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 39 (21.91%) Data Centre
2 17 (9.55%) Clustering
3 15 (8.43%) PKI
4 7 (3.93%) Driving Licence
5 6 (3.37%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 5 (2.81%) Client/Server
6 5 (2.81%) Public Cloud
7 4 (2.25%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.69%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.69%) NHS
8 3 (1.69%) N-Tier
9 2 (1.12%) Private Cloud
9 2 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.56%) CCTV
10 1 (0.56%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.56%) Enterprise Storage
10 1 (0.56%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.56%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.56%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 117 (65.73%) Windows
2 79 (44.38%) Windows Server
3 58 (32.58%) Linux
4 40 (22.47%) Windows Server 2019
5 35 (19.66%) Windows Server 2012
6 32 (17.98%) Windows 10
6 32 (17.98%) Windows Server 2016
7 14 (7.87%) Windows Server 2008
7 14 (7.87%) Windows XP
8 9 (5.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 8 (4.49%) Mac OS
9 8 (4.49%) Unix
9 8 (4.49%) Windows Server 2003
10 6 (3.37%) CentOS
10 6 (3.37%) Debian
11 5 (2.81%) Solaris
11 5 (2.81%) VMS
12 4 (2.25%) Ubuntu
12 4 (2.25%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (32.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 53 (29.78%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (17.98%) ITIL
4 21 (11.80%) Disaster Recovery
5 19 (10.67%) Migration
6 18 (10.11%) Customer Service
6 18 (10.11%) Server Management
7 17 (9.55%) Project Management
8 16 (8.99%) Storage Management
9 14 (7.87%) Break/Fix
9 14 (7.87%) Converged Infrastructure
9 14 (7.87%) Performance Monitoring
9 14 (7.87%) Performance Tuning
9 14 (7.87%) Proactive Monitoring
10 13 (7.30%) Project Delivery
11 12 (6.74%) High Availability
12 11 (6.18%) Computer Science
13 10 (5.62%) Identity Access Management
14 8 (4.49%) Continuous Improvement
14 8 (4.49%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 45 (25.28%) PowerShell
2 11 (6.18%) Python
3 8 (4.49%) Bash
4 6 (3.37%) Shell Script
5 5 (2.81%) C#
5 5 (2.81%) Java
6 3 (1.69%) C++
6 3 (1.69%) PHP
6 3 (1.69%) Ruby
6 3 (1.69%) SQL
6 3 (1.69%) VB.NET
7 2 (1.12%) Bicep
7 2 (1.12%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.56%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 76 (42.70%) Security Cleared
2 46 (25.84%) DV Cleared
2 46 (25.84%) SC Cleared
3 38 (21.35%) Degree
4 28 (15.73%) Cisco Certification
5 26 (14.61%) CCNA
6 17 (9.55%) Microsoft Certification
7 16 (8.99%) CCNP
8 11 (6.18%) MCSE
9 8 (4.49%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (3.93%) DBS Check
10 7 (3.93%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 6 (3.37%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (3.37%) MCSA
11 6 (3.37%) RHCT
12 5 (2.81%) A+ Certification
12 5 (2.81%) Azure Certification
12 5 (2.81%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (2.81%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (1.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (7.30%) SLA
2 6 (3.37%) Disclosure Scotland
3 5 (2.81%) QA
4 3 (1.69%) ISO 9001
4 3 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 3 (1.69%) PMO
5 1 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 120 (67.42%) VMware Infrastructure
2 96 (53.93%) Active Directory
3 35 (19.66%) VMware ESXi
4 14 (7.87%) Virtual Machines
5 13 (7.30%) VMware NSX
6 12 (6.74%) KVM
6 12 (6.74%) vSphere
7 7 (3.93%) Virtual Servers
8 6 (3.37%) BitLocker
8 6 (3.37%) Docker
8 6 (3.37%) Microsoft App-V
8 6 (3.37%) Terminal Services
9 4 (2.25%) VMware Workstation
10 2 (1.12%) VirtualBox
11 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 36 (20.22%) vCenter Server
2 35 (19.66%) SCCM
3 24 (13.48%) WSUS
4 19 (10.67%) SCOM
5 15 (8.43%) Ansible
6 14 (7.87%) EMC NetWorker
6 14 (7.87%) Kubernetes
6 14 (7.87%) NetBackup
7 13 (7.30%) vMotion
8 9 (5.06%) Microsoft Intune
8 9 (5.06%) Red Hat Satellite
9 8 (4.49%) Failover Clustering
10 7 (3.93%) vRealize
11 6 (3.37%) Autotask
11 6 (3.37%) Jamf Pro
12 5 (2.81%) Rancher
12 5 (2.81%) Single Sign-On
12 5 (2.81%) Tivoli Identity Manager
13 4 (2.25%) Terraform
14 3 (1.69%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 150 (84.27%) VMware
2 88 (49.44%) Microsoft
3 31 (17.42%) Cisco
4 28 (15.73%) Dell
5 24 (13.48%) HP
6 22 (12.36%) Veeam
7 19 (10.67%) Citrix
8 17 (9.55%) Red Hat
8 17 (9.55%) Symantec
9 16 (8.99%) 3PAR
9 16 (8.99%) Juniper
10 14 (7.87%) EMC
10 14 (7.87%) Extreme Networks
10 14 (7.87%) Oracle
10 14 (7.87%) Palo Alto
11 6 (3.37%) Apple
11 6 (3.37%) Datto
11 6 (3.37%) IBM
11 6 (3.37%) Infoblox
12 5 (2.81%) Google