Microsoft Virtual Server Contract Job Trends in London

Microsoft Virtual Server
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Microsoft Virtual Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 374 382 422
Rank change year-on-year +8 +40 +160
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Virtual Server 1 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.007% 0.032% 0.005%
As % of the System Software category 0.063% 0.31% 0.043%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 £569 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £588 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.64% - -
75th Percentile £538 £606 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £550 £469 £650
% change year-on-year +17.33% -27.88% +23.81%

All System Software Skills
London

Microsoft Virtual Server 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,575 1,627 2,346
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 11.45% 10.41% 11.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 987 1,082 1,681
10th Percentile £300 £263 £225
25th Percentile £419 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% -6.09%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £716 £750 £750
England median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 13 28
10th Percentile £21.00 £20.20 £24.08
25th Percentile £22.50 £23.59 £29.94
Median hourly rate £24.00 £23.80 £49.94
Median % change year-on-year +0.84% -52.34% +76.78%
75th Percentile £28.00 £62.50 £64.06
90th Percentile £35.75 £108.10 £75.38
England median hourly rate £30.00 £51.25 £43.75
% change year-on-year -41.46% +17.14% +86.17%

Microsoft Virtual Server
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Virtual Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Microsoft Virtual Server job vacancy trend in London

Microsoft Virtual Server
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Microsoft Virtual Server.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Microsoft Virtual Server

Microsoft Virtual Server
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Microsoft Virtual Server.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Microsoft Virtual Server

Microsoft Virtual Server
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Virtual Server within the London region over the 6 months to 5 November 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
East London - 1 £525 -
Microsoft Virtual Server
England

Microsoft Virtual Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Server Building
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Servers
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) VMware