Microsoft Hyper-V
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Hyper-V skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Hyper-V over the 6 months leading up to 16 January 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 246 194 344
Rank change year-on-year -52 +150 -41
Permanent jobs citing Hyper-V 776 1,006 1,084
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.19% 1.71% 1.01%
As % of the System Software category 11.13% 11.23% 6.62%
Number of salaries quoted 443 860 917
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £27,650
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,000 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £42,920 £40,000
% change year-on-year -0.98% +7.30% +6.67%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 6,972 8,955 16,375
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.71% 15.20% 15.27%
Number of salaries quoted 4,020 7,122 11,463
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,750 £37,885
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,750 £90,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £48,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +1.05% -

Hyper-V
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Hyper-V in the UK

Hyper-V
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Hyper-V.

Salary trend for Hyper-V in the UK

Hyper-V
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Hyper-V over the 6 months to 16 January 2025.

Salary histogram for Hyper-V in the UK

Hyper-V
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hyper-V within the UK over the 6 months to 16 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -62 730 £45,000 - 171
UK excluding London -62 629 £42,500 -0.98% 149
Work from Home -30 219 £40,000 -15.79% 82
South East -55 168 £45,000 -5.26% 37
North of England -54 137 £42,500 +14.86% 37
Midlands -31 133 £40,000 -11.11% 25
London -26 129 £55,500 -3.48% 29
South West -28 105 £35,000 -28.57% 23
West Midlands -40 79 £42,500 - 14
North West -14 69 £42,000 +7.69% 23
East Midlands -18 54 £32,250 -35.50% 11
East of England -51 51 £45,000 +12.50% 20
Yorkshire -27 47 £45,000 +25.00% 10
Scotland +25 28 £37,500 -20.39% 11
North East -3 21 £36,000 +4.10% 5
Wales +19 7 £55,000 +46.67%

Hyper-V
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 225 (28.99%) Microsoft Exchange
2 130 (16.75%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.29%) IIS
4 7 (0.90%) Confluence
5 3 (0.39%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.39%) SharePoint 2010
5 3 (0.39%) SharePoint 2013
5 3 (0.39%) WordPress
6 2 (0.26%) nginx
7 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2003
7 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.13%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 79 (10.18%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (3.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.03%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.13%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
1 4 (0.52%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
2 2 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.13%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 469 (60.44%) Azure
2 459 (59.15%) Microsoft 365
3 165 (21.26%) AWS
4 126 (16.24%) Entra ID
5 59 (7.60%) GCP
6 47 (6.06%) Cloud Computing
7 42 (5.41%) OneDrive
7 42 (5.41%) SaaS
8 25 (3.22%) IaaS
8 25 (3.22%) Power Platform
9 23 (2.96%) PaaS
10 19 (2.45%) Nutanix
11 15 (1.93%) PowerApps
12 10 (1.29%) Mimecast
13 8 (1.03%) Azure Monitor
14 7 (0.90%) Google Workspace
14 7 (0.90%) Power Automate
15 5 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
15 5 (0.64%) WhatsApp
16 4 (0.52%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 363 (46.78%) Firewall
2 232 (29.90%) DNS
3 196 (25.26%) DHCP
4 149 (19.20%) VPN
5 135 (17.40%) VLAN
6 125 (16.11%) TCP/IP
7 122 (15.72%) SAN
8 117 (15.08%) LAN
9 116 (14.95%) WAN
10 55 (7.09%) Network Security
11 49 (6.31%) NAS
12 44 (5.67%) Wi-Fi
13 39 (5.03%) Wireless
14 37 (4.77%) Remote Desktop
15 35 (4.51%) VoIP
16 29 (3.74%) IPv4
17 25 (3.22%) Structured Cabling
18 22 (2.84%) Cisco IOS
19 20 (2.58%) FTP
19 20 (2.58%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (11.21%) SQL Server
2 38 (4.90%) Amazon RDS
3 17 (2.19%) Power BI
4 4 (0.52%) MySQL
4 4 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.39%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.39%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.26%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.26%) Electronic Patient Records
6 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.13%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 12 (1.55%) JIRA
2 6 (0.77%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.26%) Git
3 2 (0.26%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.13%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.13%) GitLab
4 1 (0.13%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 228 (29.38%) Social Skills
2 53 (6.83%) Finance
3 46 (5.93%) Telecoms
4 43 (5.54%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (5.15%) Manufacturing
6 38 (4.90%) Legal
7 31 (3.99%) Retail
8 17 (2.19%) Law
9 16 (2.06%) Public Sector
10 13 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.16%) Military
13 8 (1.03%) Local Government
14 7 (0.90%) Electronics
15 6 (0.77%) Banking
16 4 (0.52%) Advertising
16 4 (0.52%) Automotive
16 4 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
17 3 (0.39%) Investment Banking
18 2 (0.26%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 186 (23.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 139 (17.91%) IT Engineer
2 139 (17.91%) Support Engineer
3 107 (13.79%) IT Support
4 97 (12.50%) Senior
5 58 (7.47%) 2nd Line Support
6 51 (6.57%) IT Support Engineer
7 50 (6.44%) Analyst
8 47 (6.06%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 47 (6.06%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 42 (5.41%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
10 41 (5.28%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 40 (5.15%) Lead
12 39 (5.03%) Administrator
13 38 (4.90%) 3rd Line Support
14 37 (4.77%) Consultant
14 37 (4.77%) Systems Administrator
15 35 (4.51%) IT Technician
16 32 (4.12%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
17 30 (3.87%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.77%) Web Services
2 5 (0.64%) Elastic Stack
2 5 (0.64%) SAML
3 3 (0.39%) 802.1X
3 3 (0.39%) AngularJS
3 3 (0.39%) REST
3 3 (0.39%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.26%) .NET
4 2 (0.26%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.26%) ASP.NET Web API
4 2 (0.26%) jQuery
4 2 (0.26%) KnockoutJS
4 2 (0.26%) LDAP
4 2 (0.26%) Ninject
4 2 (0.26%) Razor View Engine
4 2 (0.26%) WebSockets
4 2 (0.26%) WinForms
4 2 (0.26%) WPF
5 1 (0.13%) CSS
5 1 (0.13%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 72 (9.28%) Data Centre
2 71 (9.15%) Driving Licence
3 46 (5.93%) Replication
4 36 (4.64%) Management Information System
5 22 (2.84%) Clustering
5 22 (2.84%) Onboarding
5 22 (2.84%) Public Cloud
5 22 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (1.93%) Cyber Threat
7 13 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
7 13 (1.68%) IoT
8 12 (1.55%) CCTV
8 12 (1.55%) Enterprise Storage
9 10 (1.29%) Enterprise Cloud
9 10 (1.29%) Private Cloud
9 10 (1.29%) Smartphone
10 9 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
11 8 (1.03%) BYOD
12 7 (0.90%) EPoS
13 5 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 550 (70.88%) Windows
2 369 (47.55%) Windows Server
3 137 (17.65%) Linux
4 103 (13.27%) Windows 10
5 59 (7.60%) Windows Server 2019
6 58 (7.47%) Windows Server 2016
7 49 (6.31%) Android
8 38 (4.90%) Apple iOS
9 35 (4.51%) Windows Server 2012
10 26 (3.35%) Unix
11 22 (2.84%) Mac OS
12 13 (1.68%) Windows Server 2008
13 11 (1.42%) VMS
14 9 (1.16%) Mac OS X
15 5 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 3 (0.39%) Data ONTAP
16 3 (0.39%) Windows 7
17 1 (0.13%) OpenBSD
17 1 (0.13%) Windows 8
17 1 (0.13%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (30.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 197 (25.39%) Problem-Solving
3 157 (20.23%) Customer Service
4 125 (16.11%) Disaster Recovery
5 109 (14.05%) ITIL
6 83 (10.70%) Cybersecurity
7 67 (8.63%) Migration
8 57 (7.35%) Project Management
9 50 (6.44%) Incident Management
10 47 (6.06%) High Availability
11 42 (5.41%) Business Continuity
11 42 (5.41%) Service Delivery
12 41 (5.28%) Project Delivery
13 39 (5.03%) Infrastructure Management
14 38 (4.90%) ITSM
15 37 (4.77%) Cloud Security
15 37 (4.77%) Computer Science
15 37 (4.77%) Server Management
16 36 (4.64%) Continuous Improvement
16 36 (4.64%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 154 (19.85%) PowerShell
2 68 (8.76%) SQL
3 63 (8.12%) Python
4 35 (4.51%) Bash
5 14 (1.80%) Java
6 7 (0.90%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.52%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.39%) C#
8 3 (0.39%) C++
9 2 (0.26%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.13%) C
Qualifications
1 130 (16.75%) Degree
2 122 (15.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 77 (9.92%) Security Cleared
4 62 (7.99%) Cisco Certification
5 54 (6.96%) CCNA
6 49 (6.31%) Network+ Certification
7 46 (5.93%) Azure Certification
8 43 (5.54%) SC Cleared
9 32 (4.12%) MCSA
10 30 (3.87%) Computer Science Degree
11 22 (2.84%) A+ Certification
12 19 (2.45%) DV Cleared
13 18 (2.32%) CompTIA Security+
14 17 (2.19%) CCNP
15 16 (2.06%) MCSE
16 13 (1.68%) AWS Certification
16 13 (1.68%) CEH
16 13 (1.68%) Master's Degree
17 12 (1.55%) DBS Check
17 12 (1.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.83%) SLA
2 37 (4.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (3.48%) Cyber Essentials
4 25 (3.22%) GDPR
5 14 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 13 (1.68%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.64%) NIST
8 4 (0.52%) PMO
9 3 (0.39%) COBIT
9 3 (0.39%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.39%) IASME
10 2 (0.26%) ISO 13485
10 2 (0.26%) QA
11 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 477 (61.47%) VMware Infrastructure
2 445 (57.35%) Active Directory
3 58 (7.47%) VMware ESXi
4 57 (7.35%) vSphere
5 41 (5.28%) Virtual Machines
6 35 (4.51%) Virtual Desktop
7 23 (2.96%) Docker
8 18 (2.32%) Virtual Servers
9 12 (1.55%) Firmware
9 12 (1.55%) XenApp
9 12 (1.55%) XenDesktop
10 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 7 (0.90%) Terminal Server
12 5 (0.64%) KVM
12 5 (0.64%) Terminal Services
12 5 (0.64%) VMware NSX
13 4 (0.52%) Ceph
14 3 (0.39%) pfSense
14 3 (0.39%) VirtualBox
14 3 (0.39%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 116 (14.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 55 (7.09%) SCCM
3 39 (5.03%) WSUS
4 28 (3.61%) Ansible
5 21 (2.71%) Kubernetes
6 18 (2.32%) Terraform
7 16 (2.06%) Failover Clustering
8 13 (1.68%) FortiGate
9 12 (1.55%) vCenter Server
9 12 (1.55%) ZABBIX
10 10 (1.29%) Backup Exec
11 9 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
12 8 (1.03%) NetBackup
12 8 (1.03%) Puppet
13 7 (0.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 6 (0.77%) Prometheus
14 6 (0.77%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
15 5 (0.64%) SCOM
16 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
16 4 (0.52%) VxRail
Vendors
1 558 (71.91%) VMware
2 480 (61.86%) Microsoft
3 150 (19.33%) Cisco
4 141 (18.17%) Veeam
5 91 (11.73%) Citrix
6 76 (9.79%) Dell
7 55 (7.09%) HP
8 46 (5.93%) Google
9 30 (3.87%) Juniper
10 27 (3.48%) NetApp
11 25 (3.22%) Fortinet
11 25 (3.22%) IBM
12 24 (3.09%) Meraki
13 20 (2.58%) Palo Alto
14 19 (2.45%) Aruba
15 18 (2.32%) Zscaler
16 17 (2.19%) Extreme Networks
16 17 (2.19%) SonicWALL
16 17 (2.19%) Sophos
17 16 (2.06%) WatchGuard