Hyper-V Contracts in England

Microsoft Hyper-V
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Hyper-V skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Hyper-V over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 415 315 306
Rank change year-on-year -100 -9 +85
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Hyper-V 98 220 329
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.35% 0.66% 0.75%
As % of the System Software category 2.94% 5.70% 5.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 133 235
10th Percentile £158 £313 £241
25th Percentile £338 £400 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +17.65% -
75th Percentile £588 £575 £585
90th Percentile £623 £608 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £478 £450
% change year-on-year -5.76% +6.11% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29.00 - -
Median hourly rate £30.00 £23.80 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.05% +19.00% +26.10%
75th Percentile £115.50 £35.27 -
90th Percentile £166.20 £55.92 -
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £23.80 £20.00
% change year-on-year +26.05% +19.00% +23.61%

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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 3,336 3,860 5,661
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 12.03% 11.64% 12.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,146 2,652 3,940
10th Percentile £225 £225 £200
25th Percentile £378 £383 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -
75th Percentile £600 £608 £638
90th Percentile £685 £688 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 95 129 225
10th Percentile £15.03 £14.06 £15.21
25th Percentile £22.75 £15.76 £17.75
Median hourly rate £37.50 £23.80 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +57.56% -40.50% +81.82%
75th Percentile £80.50 £59.88 £65.98
90th Percentile £91.50 £71.65 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £31.39 £23.99 £50.00
% change year-on-year +30.83% -52.02% +129.57%

Hyper-V
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Hyper-V as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Hyper-V 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 23 August 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 23 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Hyper-V in England

Hyper-V
DemandTrendContract 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 23 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -27 30 £375 -31.82% 104
London -31 20 £538 +19.44% 57
South West +20 14 £575 +22.34% 16
East of England +16 13 £383 -30.45% 16
Midlands -22 10 £500 +5.26% 31
North of England -33 8 £338 -10.00% 42
West Midlands -12 5 £725 +176.19% 14
East Midlands -12 5 £375 -24.70% 16
Yorkshire -11 4 £356 -35.23% 13
North West -18 4 £325 -7.14% 24
Hyper-V
UK

Hyper-V
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (20.41%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (13.27%) SharePoint
3 8 (8.16%) Confluence
4 7 (7.14%) IIS
5 5 (5.10%) OpenStack
6 4 (4.08%) Skype for Business
7 3 (3.06%) Tomcat
8 2 (2.04%) CICS
8 2 (2.04%) WebSphere
9 1 (1.02%) Apache
9 1 (1.02%) WebSphere Application Server
9 1 (1.02%) WinCC
Applications
1 11 (11.22%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.02%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 32 (32.65%) Azure
2 26 (26.53%) AWS
3 22 (22.45%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (13.27%) GCP
4 13 (13.27%) IaaS
4 13 (13.27%) PaaS
5 10 (10.20%) OpenShift
6 7 (7.14%) Entra ID
7 6 (6.12%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (3.06%) Azure Stack
9 2 (2.04%) GitHub
10 1 (1.02%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (1.02%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (1.02%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 1 (1.02%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (1.02%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (1.02%) Cohesity
10 1 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (1.02%) Mimecast
10 1 (1.02%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 50 (51.02%) DNS
2 41 (41.84%) Firewall
3 39 (39.80%) DHCP
4 26 (26.53%) VPN
5 21 (21.43%) SAN
6 19 (19.39%) TCP/IP
7 12 (12.24%) NAS
8 10 (10.20%) SMTP
8 10 (10.20%) WAN
9 8 (8.16%) Remote Desktop
9 8 (8.16%) VLAN
10 7 (7.14%) LAN
11 6 (6.12%) iSCSI
12 5 (5.10%) Skype
12 5 (5.10%) SSL
12 5 (5.10%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (3.06%) BGP
13 3 (3.06%) Cisco Nexus
13 3 (3.06%) OSPF
13 3 (3.06%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (9.18%) Amazon RDS
1 9 (9.18%) Big Data
1 9 (9.18%) Elasticsearch
2 7 (7.14%) SQL Server
3 5 (5.10%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (2.04%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 14 (14.29%) JIRA
2 5 (5.10%) GitLab
2 5 (5.10%) TeamCity
3 3 (3.06%) Jenkins
3 3 (3.06%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (2.04%) Bitbucket
5 1 (1.02%) Git
General
1 24 (24.49%) Social Skills
2 18 (18.37%) Public Sector
3 8 (8.16%) Legal
4 5 (5.10%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (5.10%) Finance
4 5 (5.10%) Law
5 4 (4.08%) Military
6 3 (3.06%) Local Government
6 3 (3.06%) Telecoms
7 2 (2.04%) Banking
7 2 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.04%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.02%) Electronics
8 1 (1.02%) Front Office
8 1 (1.02%) Marketing
8 1 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (37.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 15 (15.31%) Support Engineer
3 12 (12.24%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 11 (11.22%) 3rd Line Support
4 11 (11.22%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 10 (10.20%) Infrastructure Support
6 9 (9.18%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
6 9 (9.18%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
6 9 (9.18%) Administrator
6 9 (9.18%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
7 7 (7.14%) Architect
7 7 (7.14%) IT Support
8 6 (6.12%) IT Engineer
8 6 (6.12%) Windows Engineer
8 6 (6.12%) Windows Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (5.10%) Azure Engineer
9 5 (5.10%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (5.10%) Service Desk Officer
9 5 (5.10%) Service Desk Support
9 5 (5.10%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.08%) Middleware
2 2 (2.04%) LDAP
3 1 (1.02%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 24 (24.49%) Data Centre
2 19 (19.39%) PKI
3 15 (15.31%) Clustering
4 5 (5.10%) Enterprise Storage
4 5 (5.10%) Hybrid Cloud
4 5 (5.10%) Replication
5 4 (4.08%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (3.06%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (3.06%) Fat Client
6 3 (3.06%) Management Information System
6 3 (3.06%) Private Cloud
6 3 (3.06%) Thin Client
7 2 (2.04%) CMDB
7 2 (2.04%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (2.04%) Driving Licence
7 2 (2.04%) Mainframe
7 2 (2.04%) NHS
7 2 (2.04%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.02%) Security Posture
8 1 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 77 (78.57%) Windows
2 62 (63.27%) Windows Server
3 33 (33.67%) Linux
4 18 (18.37%) Windows Server 2012
5 15 (15.31%) Windows 10
5 15 (15.31%) Windows Server 2016
6 11 (11.22%) Windows Server 2003
7 8 (8.16%) Ubuntu
8 7 (7.14%) CentOS
8 7 (7.14%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (5.10%) Mac OS
9 5 (5.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (5.10%) Solaris
10 2 (2.04%) Apple iOS
10 2 (2.04%) Oracle Linux
10 2 (2.04%) Windows 7
10 2 (2.04%) zOS
11 1 (1.02%) MVS
11 1 (1.02%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (40.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 21 (21.43%) ITIL
3 16 (16.33%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (13.27%) DevOps
4 13 (13.27%) High Availability
5 11 (11.22%) Artificial Intelligence
5 11 (11.22%) Disaster Recovery
5 11 (11.22%) Machine Learning
6 10 (10.20%) ITSM
6 10 (10.20%) Software Deployment
7 9 (9.18%) Cybersecurity
8 8 (8.16%) Computer Science
8 8 (8.16%) Migration
8 8 (8.16%) Root Cause Analysis
9 6 (6.12%) Containerisation
9 6 (6.12%) Infrastructure as Code
9 6 (6.12%) Performance Tuning
9 6 (6.12%) PRINCE2
9 6 (6.12%) Project Delivery
10 5 (5.10%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 32 (32.65%) PowerShell
2 13 (13.27%) Python
2 13 (13.27%) SQL
3 5 (5.10%) Bash
3 5 (5.10%) Java
3 5 (5.10%) Shell Script
4 1 (1.02%) C++
4 1 (1.02%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 41 (41.84%) Security Cleared
2 23 (23.47%) DV Cleared
3 22 (22.45%) Degree
3 22 (22.45%) SC Cleared
4 5 (5.10%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (4.08%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (3.06%) CCNP
7 2 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (2.04%) CCIE
7 2 (2.04%) CCNA
7 2 (2.04%) DBS Check
7 2 (2.04%) Master's Degree
8 1 (1.02%) A+ Certification
8 1 (1.02%) Azure Certification
8 1 (1.02%) CCIE Data Center
8 1 (1.02%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.02%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (1.02%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (1.02%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.12%) GDPR
1 6 (6.12%) PCI DSS
2 4 (4.08%) SLA
3 2 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (1.02%) IEC 61131
4 1 (1.02%) JSP 440
4 1 (1.02%) NCSC
4 1 (1.02%) NIST
System Software
1 66 (67.35%) Active Directory
2 61 (62.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (16.33%) VMware ESXi
4 15 (15.31%) Terminal Services
5 11 (11.22%) Docker
5 11 (11.22%) Microsoft App-V
6 10 (10.20%) BitLocker
7 9 (9.18%) vSphere
8 7 (7.14%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (4.08%) KVM
10 3 (3.06%) VMware NSX
11 2 (2.04%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (2.04%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (1.02%) Firmware
12 1 (1.02%) NFS
12 1 (1.02%) SRDF
12 1 (1.02%) Veritas Cluster Server
12 1 (1.02%) Xen
12 1 (1.02%) XenApp
12 1 (1.02%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 23 (23.47%) Ansible
2 15 (15.31%) Kubernetes
3 14 (14.29%) vCenter Server
3 14 (14.29%) vMotion
4 13 (13.27%) Puppet
5 10 (10.20%) SCCM
6 9 (9.18%) Nagios
7 8 (8.16%) Terraform
8 7 (7.14%) WSUS
9 5 (5.10%) Tivoli
10 4 (4.08%) Microsoft Clustering
10 4 (4.08%) Microsoft Intune
10 4 (4.08%) NetApp OnCommand
11 2 (2.04%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (2.04%) FortiGate
11 2 (2.04%) SCVMM
12 1 (1.02%) Backup Exec
12 1 (1.02%) Nessus
12 1 (1.02%) NetBackup
12 1 (1.02%) SCOM
Vendors
1 84 (85.71%) VMware
2 53 (54.08%) Microsoft
3 24 (24.49%) Citrix
4 16 (16.33%) HP
5 14 (14.29%) Cisco
6 11 (11.22%) Google
7 10 (10.20%) Veeam
8 9 (9.18%) Symantec
9 8 (8.16%) Red Hat
10 7 (7.14%) SolarWinds
11 6 (6.12%) Oracle
11 6 (6.12%) ServiceNow
12 5 (5.10%) NetApp
12 5 (5.10%) Palo Alto
13 4 (4.08%) EMC
14 3 (3.06%) Dell
14 3 (3.06%) F5
15 2 (2.04%) Arista
15 2 (2.04%) IBM
15 2 (2.04%) Intel