Microsoft Hyper-V
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Hyper-V skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 437 | 338 | 319 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -99 | -19 | +80 |
| Contract jobs citing Hyper-V | 177 | 198 | 312 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.44% | 0.64% | 0.70% |
| As % of the System Software category | 3.71% | 5.21% | 6.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 140 | 120 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £249 | £250 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £352 | £319 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £510 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.31% | +16.57% | +2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £623 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £641 | £675 | £663 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £535 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.23% | +33.75% | -5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.00 | - | £21.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.00 | £21.25 | £22.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.00 | £22.50 | £22.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.11% | +0.45% | +4.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.27 | £23.75 | £48.91 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.40 | - | £59.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £73.77 | £22.50 | £43.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +227.87% | -48.57% | +103.49% |
All System Software Skills
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 4,772 | 3,798 | 5,110 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 11.93% | 12.26% | 11.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,251 | 2,473 | 3,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £200 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £375 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £518 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.38% | +7.81% | -8.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £590 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £723 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £470 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.06% | +4.44% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 148 | 89 | 249 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.49 | £14.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.46 | £21.05 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.47 | £29.00 | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.66% | -33.71% | +11.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.97 | £64.50 | £65.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.70 | £75.00 | £77.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.94 | £37.07 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.13% | -19.72% | +92.10% |
Hyper-V
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Hyper-V relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Hyper-V
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Hyper-V.
Hyper-V
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Hyper-V over the 6 months to 13 February 2026.
Hyper-V
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Hyper-V.
Hyper-V
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Hyper-V over the 6 months to 13 February 2026.
Hyper-V
Top 15 Contract Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 13 February 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -57 | 160 | £438 | -12.50% | 166 |
| UK excluding London | -80 | 118 | £400 | -25.23% | 154 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 61 | £415 | +3.75% | 57 |
| London | -27 | 39 | £550 | +37.50% | 29 |
| South East | -14 | 38 | £400 | -16.88% | 62 |
| North of England | -48 | 25 | £350 | - | 37 |
| South West | -39 | 22 | £525 | -12.50% | 18 |
| Midlands | -44 | 20 | £405 | +1.25% | 19 |
| North West | -28 | 13 | £333 | -5.00% | 21 |
| East Midlands | -24 | 12 | £415 | +18.57% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | -54 | 12 | £360 | +15.20% | 13 |
| East of England | -16 | 11 | £475 | +1.82% | 13 |
| West Midlands | -43 | 8 | £360 | -34.55% | 15 |
| Scotland | -28 | 2 | £525 | -6.67% | 3 |
| Wales | -8 | 1 | £550 | +137.84% | 4 |
Hyper-V
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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