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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 312 185 284
Rank change year-on-year -127 +99 +95
Permanent jobs citing Hyper-V 461 1,555 1,303
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.88% 1.58% 1.25%
As % of the System Software category 8.56% 12.67% 8.15%
Number of salaries quoted 392 1,373 953
10th Percentile £29,775 £26,750 £29,100
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,250 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.63% -5.88% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £61,250 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £39,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +1.27% -1.25% -

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 5,388 12,269 15,980
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.33% 12.48% 15.37%
Number of salaries quoted 3,933 9,741 10,518
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £27,915
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -1.79%
75th Percentile £78,750 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £86,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%

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 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Hyper-V in the UK

Hyper-V
Top 17 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 30 April 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 -130 427 £42,500 +6.25% 240
UK excluding London -127 345 £40,000 +1.27% 211
Work from Home -75 130 £40,000 -9.09% 93
South East -76 104 £40,750 +1.88% 72
North of England -76 100 £37,500 - 55
London +55 99 £62,000 +12.73% 45
Midlands -81 65 £37,338 -10.03% 35
Yorkshire -24 46 £36,250 -4.61% 14
North West -39 42 £40,000 +1.91% 32
West Midlands -63 33 £40,000 -3.61% 13
East Midlands -12 32 £31,500 -23.64% 22
South West -14 27 £38,750 -13.89% 24
East of England -50 27 £42,000 +12.00% 17
Scotland +111 18 £37,500 -11.76% 8
North East +30 12 £33,250 +2.31% 10
Wales +29 3 £42,500 +2.41% 7
Isle of Man +14 1 £34,500 -31.00%

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
1 145 (31.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 90 (19.52%) SharePoint
3 18 (3.90%) IIS
4 4 (0.87%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.65%) Apache
5 3 (0.65%) Confluence
5 3 (0.65%) WordPress
6 2 (0.43%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (0.43%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.43%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.43%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.43%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2003
7 1 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.22%) nginx
7 1 (0.22%) SharePoint 2010
7 1 (0.22%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 38 (8.24%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.74%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.65%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (1.30%) Temenos T24
2 3 (0.65%) Fidessa
2 3 (0.65%) Sage 50
3 2 (0.43%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 283 (61.39%) Azure
2 272 (59.00%) Microsoft 365
3 130 (28.20%) AWS
4 102 (22.13%) Entra ID
5 36 (7.81%) OneDrive
6 34 (7.38%) GCP
7 21 (4.56%) SaaS
8 18 (3.90%) Cloud Computing
8 18 (3.90%) Nutanix
8 18 (3.90%) PaaS
9 15 (3.25%) IaaS
10 10 (2.17%) Mimecast
10 10 (2.17%) Power Platform
11 9 (1.95%) Azure Monitor
12 8 (1.74%) OpenShift
12 8 (1.74%) Rubrik
13 6 (1.30%) Azure Sentinel
14 4 (0.87%) Datadog
14 4 (0.87%) GitHub
14 4 (0.87%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 233 (50.54%) Firewall
2 187 (40.56%) DNS
3 178 (38.61%) DHCP
4 109 (23.64%) VPN
5 87 (18.87%) VLAN
6 82 (17.79%) WAN
7 78 (16.92%) SAN
8 77 (16.70%) LAN
9 76 (16.49%) TCP/IP
10 40 (8.68%) Network Security
11 33 (7.16%) NAS
12 31 (6.72%) Remote Desktop
13 27 (5.86%) Wi-Fi
13 27 (5.86%) Wireless
14 23 (4.99%) SMTP
14 23 (4.99%) VoIP
15 22 (4.77%) IPv4
16 18 (3.90%) Cisco IOS
17 16 (3.47%) MPLS
17 16 (3.47%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (12.58%) SQL Server
2 16 (3.47%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (1.74%) Power BI
4 6 (1.30%) DB2
5 4 (0.87%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.43%) Big Data
6 2 (0.43%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.43%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.22%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.22%) MySQL
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (0.87%) JIRA
2 2 (0.43%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.22%) Eclipse
General
1 169 (36.66%) Social Skills
2 58 (12.58%) Finance
3 24 (5.21%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (4.99%) Banking
4 23 (4.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (4.12%) Retail
6 16 (3.47%) Manufacturing
7 13 (2.82%) Law
8 11 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (1.95%) Back Office
10 7 (1.52%) Legal
11 6 (1.30%) Automotive
11 6 (1.30%) International Banking
12 5 (1.08%) Public Sector
13 3 (0.65%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.43%) Marketing
14 2 (0.43%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.43%) Telecoms
15 1 (0.22%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 98 (21.26%) Support Engineer
2 87 (18.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 63 (13.67%) IT Engineer
4 56 (12.15%) Senior
5 51 (11.06%) IT Support
6 44 (9.54%) 2nd Line Support
7 31 (6.72%) Technical Support
8 28 (6.07%) IT Support Engineer
8 28 (6.07%) Lead
9 27 (5.86%) Support Specialist
10 24 (5.21%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 24 (5.21%) Technical Engineer
11 22 (4.77%) Analyst
12 21 (4.56%) Technical Support Engineer
13 20 (4.34%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 20 (4.34%) 3rd Line Support
14 19 (4.12%) Infrastructure Support
15 17 (3.69%) Network Engineer
16 16 (3.47%) Infrastructure Manager
16 16 (3.47%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.08%) ARM Templates
2 4 (0.87%) Elastic Stack
2 4 (0.87%) SAML
3 2 (0.43%) LDAP
3 2 (0.43%) Middleware
3 2 (0.43%) Web Services
3 2 (0.43%) YAML
4 1 (0.22%) HTML
4 1 (0.22%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 38 (8.24%) Data Centre
2 35 (7.59%) Clustering
2 35 (7.59%) Driving Licence
2 35 (7.59%) Replication
3 33 (7.16%) Onboarding
4 26 (5.64%) Management Information System
5 21 (4.56%) Public Cloud
6 18 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (2.82%) Cyber Threat
7 13 (2.82%) Private Cloud
8 11 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (2.39%) PKI
9 7 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.08%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.08%) Enterprise Storage
10 5 (1.08%) Hedge funds
10 5 (1.08%) Operational Technology
10 5 (1.08%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.87%) Client/Server
11 4 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 347 (75.27%) Windows
2 263 (57.05%) Windows Server
3 103 (22.34%) Linux
4 54 (11.71%) Windows Server 2016
5 51 (11.06%) Windows Server 2019
6 49 (10.63%) Windows 10
7 34 (7.38%) Windows Server 2012
8 30 (6.51%) Mac OS
9 29 (6.29%) Android
10 13 (2.82%) Apple iOS
10 13 (2.82%) Unix
11 12 (2.60%) Windows 7
12 6 (1.30%) Mac OS X
12 6 (1.30%) Ubuntu
12 6 (1.30%) Windows Server 2008
13 5 (1.08%) VMS
13 5 (1.08%) Windows Server 2003
14 4 (0.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 3 (0.65%) CentOS
15 3 (0.65%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (27.55%) Problem-Solving
2 106 (22.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 98 (21.26%) Customer Service
4 86 (18.66%) Disaster Recovery
5 70 (15.18%) ITIL
6 62 (13.45%) Cybersecurity
7 48 (10.41%) Business Continuity
8 45 (9.76%) Migration
9 43 (9.33%) Incident Management
10 40 (8.68%) High Availability
11 36 (7.81%) Server Management
12 32 (6.94%) Service Delivery
13 31 (6.72%) Infrastructure Management
14 30 (6.51%) Project Delivery
15 27 (5.86%) Mentoring
16 22 (4.77%) Continuous Improvement
16 22 (4.77%) DevOps
16 22 (4.77%) ITSM
17 20 (4.34%) Agile
17 20 (4.34%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 138 (29.93%) PowerShell
2 42 (9.11%) SQL
3 33 (7.16%) Python
4 18 (3.90%) Bash
5 4 (0.87%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.87%) TypeScript
6 3 (0.65%) Java
7 1 (0.22%) C
7 1 (0.22%) C#
7 1 (0.22%) C++
7 1 (0.22%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 79 (17.14%) Microsoft Certification
2 74 (16.05%) Degree
3 38 (8.24%) Azure Certification
3 38 (8.24%) Cisco Certification
4 36 (7.81%) CCNA
5 32 (6.94%) Security Cleared
6 25 (5.42%) Network+ Certification
7 24 (5.21%) MCSE
8 23 (4.99%) DV Cleared
8 23 (4.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 21 (4.56%) MCP
10 19 (4.12%) MCSA
11 17 (3.69%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (1.95%) AWS Certification
12 9 (1.95%) SC Cleared
13 7 (1.52%) A+ Certification
14 5 (1.08%) CCNP
14 5 (1.08%) DBS Check
15 4 (0.87%) Master's Degree
16 3 (0.65%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (8.89%) SLA
2 24 (5.21%) GDPR
3 19 (4.12%) Cyber Essentials
4 15 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (1.74%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.87%) NIST
7 3 (0.65%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.22%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 289 (62.69%) Active Directory
2 278 (60.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 54 (11.71%) VMware ESXi
4 31 (6.72%) Virtual Desktop
5 29 (6.29%) vSphere
6 27 (5.86%) Docker
7 23 (4.99%) Virtual Machines
8 14 (3.04%) Terminal Services
9 8 (1.74%) Virtual Servers
10 7 (1.52%) BitLocker
10 7 (1.52%) Microsoft App-V
11 6 (1.30%) XenApp
11 6 (1.30%) XenDesktop
12 3 (0.65%) Dovecot
12 3 (0.65%) KVM
12 3 (0.65%) Postfix
12 3 (0.65%) VirtualBox
12 3 (0.65%) VMware Workstation
13 2 (0.43%) pfSense
13 2 (0.43%) Xen
Systems Management
1 91 (19.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 71 (15.40%) SCCM
3 43 (9.33%) Kubernetes
4 31 (6.72%) Ansible
5 26 (5.64%) Terraform
6 25 (5.42%) WSUS
7 23 (4.99%) vCenter Server
8 20 (4.34%) SCOM
9 17 (3.69%) Failover Clustering
10 16 (3.47%) NetBackup
10 16 (3.47%) Puppet
11 12 (2.60%) FortiGate
11 12 (2.60%) Single Sign-On
11 12 (2.60%) vMotion
12 7 (1.52%) PaperCut
13 6 (1.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 6 (1.30%) PowerCLI
14 5 (1.08%) Nagios
14 5 (1.08%) Prometheus
14 5 (1.08%) vRealize
Vendors
1 318 (68.98%) Microsoft
2 315 (68.33%) VMware
3 100 (21.69%) Cisco
4 75 (16.27%) Veeam
5 63 (13.67%) Citrix
6 38 (8.24%) Dell
6 38 (8.24%) HP
7 31 (6.72%) Meraki
8 28 (6.07%) Fortinet
9 27 (5.86%) Google
10 26 (5.64%) Palo Alto
11 25 (5.42%) SolarWinds
12 22 (4.77%) SonicWALL
13 18 (3.90%) WatchGuard
14 15 (3.25%) Red Hat
15 14 (3.04%) NetApp
16 13 (2.82%) Ubiquiti
17 12 (2.60%) Apple
17 12 (2.60%) ServiceNow
18 11 (2.39%) Symantec