Hyper-V Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft Hyper-V
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Hyper-V skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 435 362 288
Rank change year-on-year -73 -74 +101
Contract jobs citing Hyper-V 109 146 304
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.35% 0.48% 0.79%
As % of the System Software category 2.80% 4.05% 6.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 85 196
10th Percentile £213 £260 £223
25th Percentile £268 £394 £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% +1.19%
75th Percentile £563 £581 £575
90th Percentile £669 £651 £700
UK median daily rate £438 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -7.89% +11.76% +1.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 6
10th Percentile £26.45 - £21.04
25th Percentile £29.00 £69.06 £21.44
Median hourly rate £34.00 £69.38 £22.39
Median % change year-on-year -50.99% +209.88% +4.13%
75th Percentile £46.25 £69.69 £41.09
90th Percentile £81.80 - £46.88
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £45.94 £22.50
% change year-on-year -25.99% +104.17% +4.65%

All System Software Skills
England

Hyper-V falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 3,888 3,606 4,927
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 12.56% 11.89% 12.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,578 2,323 3,396
10th Percentile £206 £210 £195
25th Percentile £400 £380 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £618
90th Percentile £688 £724 £713
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 133 82 234
10th Percentile £15.50 £17.51 £15.50
25th Percentile £21.00 £21.46 £18.00
Median hourly rate £34.00 £35.33 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.77% -11.67% +58.42%
75th Percentile £74.26 £65.75 £65.98
90th Percentile £91.50 £75.00 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £33.39 £30.50 £43.79
% change year-on-year +9.46% -30.35% +73.44%

Hyper-V
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Hyper-V relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Hyper-V job vacancy trend in England

Hyper-V
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Hyper-V.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Hyper-V

Hyper-V
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Hyper-V in England over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Hyper-V in England

Hyper-V
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Hyper-V.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Hyper-V

Hyper-V
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Hyper-V in England over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Hyper-V in England

Hyper-V
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 13 December 2025. 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 -13 31 £250 -49.37% 71
London -23 30 £600 +37.14% 25
Midlands -29 14 £410 +17.14% 24
East of England -3 12 £419 - 20
South West -35 11 £475 +1.06% 28
West Midlands -19 9 £400 - 19
East Midlands -21 5 £415 +18.57% 5
Yorkshire -38 5 £388 +10.56% 14
North of England -49 5 £388 -13.89% 45
Hyper-V
UK

Hyper-V
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 8 (7.34%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.67%) IIS
3 2 (1.83%) Apache
3 2 (1.83%) CICS
3 2 (1.83%) Confluence
3 2 (1.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.83%) Tomcat
3 2 (1.83%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.92%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.92%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 7 (6.42%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.92%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 62 (56.88%) Azure
2 38 (34.86%) AWS
3 23 (21.10%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (10.09%) Entra ID
5 5 (4.59%) AWS CloudFormation
5 5 (4.59%) GCP
5 5 (4.59%) Nutanix
6 4 (3.67%) IaaS
6 4 (3.67%) PaaS
7 2 (1.83%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.83%) GitHub
7 2 (1.83%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.92%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (0.92%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.92%) Azure Stack
8 1 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.92%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 41 (37.61%) DNS
1 41 (37.61%) Firewall
2 35 (32.11%) DHCP
3 33 (30.28%) TCP/IP
4 19 (17.43%) VLAN
5 17 (15.60%) SAN
6 14 (12.84%) VPN
7 13 (11.93%) WAN
8 10 (9.17%) LAN
8 10 (9.17%) NAS
9 8 (7.34%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (6.42%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (3.67%) iSCSI
11 4 (3.67%) Network Security
12 3 (2.75%) BGP
12 3 (2.75%) Cisco Nexus
12 3 (2.75%) OSPF
13 2 (1.83%) Multicast
13 2 (1.83%) Software-Defined Networking
13 2 (1.83%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (9.17%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.83%) NoSQL
2 2 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (3.67%) JIRA
2 3 (2.75%) Jenkins
2 3 (2.75%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.92%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.92%) Git
3 1 (0.92%) GitLab
3 1 (0.92%) TeamCity
General
1 25 (22.94%) Social Skills
2 15 (13.76%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (12.84%) Public Sector
4 10 (9.17%) Legal
5 8 (7.34%) Finance
5 8 (7.34%) Local Government
6 7 (6.42%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (4.59%) Law
8 3 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.83%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.83%) Banking
9 2 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.83%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.92%) Electronics
10 1 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.92%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.92%) Marketing
10 1 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 52 (47.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 20 (18.35%) Support Engineer
3 14 (12.84%) Infrastructure Support
3 14 (12.84%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
4 10 (9.17%) Senior
5 9 (8.26%) Architect
5 9 (8.26%) Network Engineer
6 8 (7.34%) IT Engineer
6 8 (7.34%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
6 8 (7.34%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 7 (6.42%) IT Support
8 6 (5.50%) 3rd Line Support
8 6 (5.50%) Infrastructure Manager
8 6 (5.50%) Security Engineer
8 6 (5.50%) Technologist
9 5 (4.59%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 5 (4.59%) Help Desk Officer
9 5 (4.59%) Service Desk Officer
9 5 (4.59%) Service Desk Support
9 5 (4.59%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.42%) Middleware
2 2 (1.83%) LDAP
3 1 (0.92%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 16 (14.68%) Data Centre
2 11 (10.09%) Analytical Mindset
3 9 (8.26%) Hybrid Cloud
4 6 (5.50%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (5.50%) PKI
4 6 (5.50%) Public Cloud
4 6 (5.50%) Replication
5 5 (4.59%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (4.59%) NHS
6 4 (3.67%) Clustering
7 3 (2.75%) CMDB
8 2 (1.83%) CCTV
8 2 (1.83%) Client/Server
8 2 (1.83%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (1.83%) Mainframe
8 2 (1.83%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.92%) Legacy Applications
9 1 (0.92%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.92%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 72 (66.06%) Windows
2 47 (43.12%) Windows Server
3 33 (30.28%) Linux
4 11 (10.09%) Windows Server 2012
5 9 (8.26%) Windows 10
6 8 (7.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (4.59%) Ubuntu
8 4 (3.67%) CentOS
8 4 (3.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (3.67%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (2.75%) VMS
10 2 (1.83%) Mac OS
10 2 (1.83%) Solaris
10 2 (1.83%) zOS
11 1 (0.92%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.92%) MVS
11 1 (0.92%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (49.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 34 (31.19%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (30.28%) ITIL
4 26 (23.85%) Disaster Recovery
5 16 (14.68%) Migration
5 16 (14.68%) Preventative Maintenance
6 15 (13.76%) High Availability
6 15 (13.76%) Service Management
7 14 (12.84%) Agile
8 13 (11.93%) Virtual Infrastructure
9 11 (10.09%) Infrastructure as Code
10 10 (9.17%) Project Delivery
11 9 (8.26%) CI/CD
11 9 (8.26%) SIEM
12 8 (7.34%) Cybersecurity
12 8 (7.34%) DevOps
12 8 (7.34%) PRINCE2
13 7 (6.42%) Business Continuity
13 7 (6.42%) Capacity Planning
13 7 (6.42%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (21.10%) PowerShell
2 16 (14.68%) Python
3 11 (10.09%) Bash
4 7 (6.42%) SQL
5 3 (2.75%) Java
6 2 (1.83%) Bicep
7 1 (0.92%) C++
7 1 (0.92%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.92%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 28 (25.69%) Security Cleared
2 26 (23.85%) SC Cleared
3 17 (15.60%) Azure Certification
4 16 (14.68%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (11.01%) Degree
6 11 (10.09%) Network+ Certification
6 11 (10.09%) Server+ Certification
7 8 (7.34%) AWS Certification
8 5 (4.59%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (4.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (3.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 4 (3.67%) CCNP
10 3 (2.75%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (2.75%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (1.83%) CCIE
11 2 (1.83%) CCNA
11 2 (1.83%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (1.83%) DV Cleared
11 2 (1.83%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.92%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.59%) GDPR
2 3 (2.75%) NIST
2 3 (2.75%) SLA
3 1 (0.92%) Government Security Classifications
3 1 (0.92%) NCSC
3 1 (0.92%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 77 (70.64%) VMware Infrastructure
2 58 (53.21%) Active Directory
3 7 (6.42%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (4.59%) Docker
4 5 (4.59%) Terminal Services
5 4 (3.67%) KVM
6 3 (2.75%) VMware NSX
6 3 (2.75%) vSphere
7 2 (1.83%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.92%) NFS
8 1 (0.92%) SRDF
8 1 (0.92%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 1 (0.92%) Xen
8 1 (0.92%) XenApp
8 1 (0.92%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 16 (14.68%) Ansible
1 16 (14.68%) Terraform
2 11 (10.09%) Kubernetes
3 10 (9.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (9.17%) SCCM
4 5 (4.59%) FortiGate
5 3 (2.75%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (1.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (1.83%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (1.83%) NetApp OnCommand
6 2 (1.83%) Puppet
6 2 (1.83%) SCOM
6 2 (1.83%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.83%) vCenter Server
6 2 (1.83%) vMotion
6 2 (1.83%) WSUS
7 1 (0.92%) Dell DRAC
7 1 (0.92%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 1 (0.92%) SCVMM
7 1 (0.92%) vRealize
Vendors
1 96 (88.07%) VMware
2 53 (48.62%) Microsoft
3 15 (13.76%) Cisco
4 10 (9.17%) Oracle
5 9 (8.26%) Citrix
5 9 (8.26%) Palo Alto
6 8 (7.34%) HP
7 5 (4.59%) Dell
7 5 (4.59%) Red Hat
8 4 (3.67%) SolarWinds
9 3 (2.75%) CheckPoint
9 3 (2.75%) NetApp
9 3 (2.75%) Veeam
10 2 (1.83%) Arista
10 2 (1.83%) EMC
10 2 (1.83%) F5
10 2 (1.83%) ServiceNow
10 2 (1.83%) Veritas
11 1 (0.92%) NVIDIA
11 1 (0.92%) Tanium