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 6 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 268 192 255
Rank change year-on-year -76 +63 +172
Permanent jobs citing Hyper-V 682 1,518 1,363
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.22% 1.43% 1.46%
As % of the System Software category 10.95% 12.58% 9.46%
Number of salaries quoted 362 1,310 923
10th Percentile £29,500 £26,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £31,625 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% -5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £52,695 £52,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £74,750 £60,000 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £39,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -

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 6,230 12,069 14,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.11% 11.34% 15.42%
Number of salaries quoted 3,576 9,306 9,623
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,188 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -1.79%
75th Percentile £76,840 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £85,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,404 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.34% -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 6 June 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 6 June 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 -71 653 £41,500 +3.75% 451
UK excluding London -52 594 £40,000 +2.56% 399
Work from Home +47 379 £37,500 -11.76% 154
North of England +35 334 £35,000 -6.67% 99
North West +90 284 £37,500 - 34
South East -65 111 £41,500 +3.75% 125
London +44 74 £55,000 +4.76% 89
Midlands -82 63 £32,500 -20.25% 57
Yorkshire -38 41 £32,500 -18.75% 49
East of England -57 41 £42,500 +13.33% 57
East Midlands -23 37 £31,500 -21.25% 27
West Midlands -61 26 £35,000 -15.66% 24
South West -19 24 £40,000 -3.61% 41
Scotland +91 19 £35,250 -17.06% 22
North East +22 9 £32,000 -1.54% 16
Wales +34 3 £42,500 +2.41% 7
Isle of Man +13 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
1 142 (20.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 88 (12.90%) SharePoint
3 16 (2.35%) IIS
4 6 (0.88%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.44%) Apache
5 3 (0.44%) Confluence
6 2 (0.29%) JOnAS
6 2 (0.29%) nginx
6 2 (0.29%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (0.29%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.29%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.29%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.29%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 29 (4.25%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (0.88%) Temenos T24
2 4 (0.59%) Fidessa
3 3 (0.44%) Sage 50
4 2 (0.29%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 268 (39.30%) Azure
2 250 (36.66%) Microsoft 365
3 111 (16.28%) AWS
4 86 (12.61%) Entra ID
5 29 (4.25%) OneDrive
6 21 (3.08%) GCP
7 16 (2.35%) Nutanix
8 15 (2.20%) Cloud Computing
8 15 (2.20%) IaaS
9 13 (1.91%) PaaS
10 9 (1.32%) OpenShift
10 9 (1.32%) Power Platform
10 9 (1.32%) Rubrik
11 8 (1.17%) SaaS
12 7 (1.03%) Azure Monitor
13 6 (0.88%) Google Workspace
14 5 (0.73%) Mimecast
15 4 (0.59%) GitHub
15 4 (0.59%) PowerApps
16 3 (0.44%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 356 (52.20%) VPN
2 269 (39.44%) Cisco IOS
3 206 (30.21%) Firewall
4 167 (24.49%) DNS
5 160 (23.46%) DHCP
6 85 (12.46%) WAN
7 75 (11.00%) SAN
8 74 (10.85%) TCP/IP
9 67 (9.82%) VLAN
10 66 (9.68%) LAN
11 34 (4.99%) Network Security
12 33 (4.84%) NAS
12 33 (4.84%) Wi-Fi
13 27 (3.96%) Remote Desktop
13 27 (3.96%) Wireless
14 23 (3.37%) VoIP
15 17 (2.49%) MPLS
15 17 (2.49%) SMTP
16 16 (2.35%) SD-WAN
17 14 (2.05%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (8.65%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.91%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (0.88%) DB2
3 6 (0.88%) Power BI
4 4 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.29%) Big Data
6 2 (0.29%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.29%) MySQL
6 2 (0.29%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (1.03%) JIRA
2 2 (0.29%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.29%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.15%) GitLab
3 1 (0.15%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 284 (41.64%) Analytical Skills
1 284 (41.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 165 (24.19%) Social Skills
3 44 (6.45%) Finance
4 23 (3.37%) Banking
5 18 (2.64%) Manufacturing
6 12 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (1.47%) Retail
8 9 (1.32%) Back Office
8 9 (1.32%) Law
8 9 (1.32%) Legal
9 7 (1.03%) Advertising
10 6 (0.88%) International Banking
10 6 (0.88%) Public Sector
11 4 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.44%) Automotive
12 3 (0.44%) Billing
12 3 (0.44%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.29%) Marketing
13 2 (0.29%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 334 (48.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 106 (15.54%) Support Engineer
3 55 (8.06%) IT Support
4 49 (7.18%) IT Engineer
5 47 (6.89%) 2nd Line Support
6 41 (6.01%) Technical Support
7 37 (5.43%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 35 (5.13%) 3rd Line Support
9 31 (4.55%) Infrastructure Support
9 31 (4.55%) Technical Engineer
10 30 (4.40%) Senior
11 28 (4.11%) Support Specialist
12 26 (3.81%) IT Support Engineer
12 26 (3.81%) Technical Support Engineer
13 25 (3.67%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
14 23 (3.37%) Analyst
14 23 (3.37%) Lead
15 19 (2.79%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 19 (2.79%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
16 17 (2.49%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 263 (38.56%) Elastic Stack
2 6 (0.88%) SAML
3 5 (0.73%) ARM Templates
4 2 (0.29%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.29%) LDAP
4 2 (0.29%) Middleware
4 2 (0.29%) YAML
5 1 (0.15%) .NET
5 1 (0.15%) HTML
5 1 (0.15%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 262 (38.42%) Cyberattack
2 34 (4.99%) Data Centre
2 34 (4.99%) Driving Licence
3 32 (4.69%) Clustering
4 31 (4.55%) Replication
5 26 (3.81%) Onboarding
6 22 (3.23%) PKI
7 18 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
8 17 (2.49%) Management Information System
9 12 (1.76%) Public Cloud
10 8 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.17%) Private Cloud
11 7 (1.03%) Cloud Native
12 6 (0.88%) Cyber Threat
12 6 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (0.88%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.73%) Enterprise Storage
13 5 (0.73%) Hedge funds
13 5 (0.73%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (0.73%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 583 (85.48%) Windows
2 334 (48.97%) Linux
3 279 (40.91%) Android
4 251 (36.80%) Windows Server
5 53 (7.77%) Windows Server 2019
6 50 (7.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 41 (6.01%) Windows 10
8 32 (4.69%) Windows Server 2012
9 30 (4.40%) Mac OS
10 11 (1.61%) Apple iOS
10 11 (1.61%) Unix
10 11 (1.61%) Windows 7
11 8 (1.17%) VMS
12 7 (1.03%) Ubuntu
13 5 (0.73%) Windows Server 2003
14 4 (0.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 3 (0.44%) CentOS
15 3 (0.44%) Debian
16 2 (0.29%) Mac OS X
16 2 (0.29%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 383 (56.16%) Problem-Solving
2 355 (52.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 290 (42.52%) Task Automation
4 285 (41.79%) DevOps
5 275 (40.32%) Risk Management
6 269 (39.44%) Line Management
7 266 (39.00%) Platform Engineering
8 263 (38.56%) Storage Management
9 262 (38.42%) Mathematics
10 101 (14.81%) Customer Service
11 78 (11.44%) ITIL
12 67 (9.82%) Disaster Recovery
13 60 (8.80%) Cybersecurity
14 41 (6.01%) Business Continuity
14 41 (6.01%) Migration
15 38 (5.57%) Incident Management
16 36 (5.28%) Patch Management
17 34 (4.99%) High Availability
18 29 (4.25%) Mentoring
18 29 (4.25%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 401 (58.80%) PowerShell
2 276 (40.47%) Python
3 273 (40.03%) Bash
4 44 (6.45%) SQL
5 3 (0.44%) Java
6 1 (0.15%) C#
6 1 (0.15%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.15%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
6 1 (0.15%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 62 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
2 55 (8.06%) Degree
3 39 (5.72%) Security Cleared
4 38 (5.57%) Azure Certification
5 32 (4.69%) Cisco Certification
6 29 (4.25%) CCNA
7 26 (3.81%) DV Cleared
8 25 (3.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 24 (3.52%) MCSE
10 16 (2.35%) MCP
10 16 (2.35%) MCSA
11 14 (2.05%) SC Cleared
12 12 (1.76%) Network+ Certification
13 9 (1.32%) AWS Certification
13 9 (1.32%) CCNP
14 7 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
15 5 (0.73%) DBS Check
16 4 (0.59%) A+ Certification
17 3 (0.44%) Linux+ Certification
17 3 (0.44%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.43%) SLA
2 22 (3.23%) Cyber Essentials
3 21 (3.08%) GDPR
4 19 (2.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (0.73%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.44%) HIPAA
7 3 (0.44%) NIST
8 1 (0.15%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 285 (41.79%) vSphere
2 284 (41.64%) Docker
3 263 (38.56%) Active Directory
4 262 (38.42%) VMware NSX
5 242 (35.48%) VMware Infrastructure
6 50 (7.33%) VMware ESXi
7 19 (2.79%) Virtual Machines
8 17 (2.49%) Virtual Desktop
9 15 (2.20%) Terminal Services
10 8 (1.17%) BitLocker
10 8 (1.17%) Microsoft App-V
11 4 (0.59%) VMware Workstation
11 4 (0.59%) XenApp
12 3 (0.44%) Dovecot
12 3 (0.44%) Firmware
12 3 (0.44%) Postfix
12 3 (0.44%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.29%) KVM
13 2 (0.29%) pfSense
13 2 (0.29%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 291 (42.67%) Ansible
2 282 (41.35%) Terraform
3 97 (14.22%) Microsoft Intune
4 74 (10.85%) SCCM
5 40 (5.87%) Kubernetes
6 24 (3.52%) vCenter Server
7 23 (3.37%) SCOM
8 22 (3.23%) WSUS
9 20 (2.93%) NetBackup
10 15 (2.20%) FortiGate
10 15 (2.20%) Puppet
11 14 (2.05%) vMotion
12 11 (1.61%) Failover Clustering
12 11 (1.61%) Single Sign-On
13 9 (1.32%) Backup Exec
14 7 (1.03%) PaperCut
14 7 (1.03%) Proxmox
15 6 (0.88%) Active Directory Federation Services
15 6 (0.88%) PowerCLI
15 6 (0.88%) vRealize
Vendors
1 345 (50.59%) Cisco
2 318 (46.63%) Microsoft
3 287 (42.08%) VMware
4 267 (39.15%) Juniper
5 265 (38.86%) Splunk
6 262 (38.42%) 3PAR
7 68 (9.97%) Veeam
8 53 (7.77%) Citrix
9 35 (5.13%) HP
10 32 (4.69%) Dell
11 27 (3.96%) Fortinet
12 24 (3.52%) Google
12 24 (3.52%) Palo Alto
12 24 (3.52%) SolarWinds
13 22 (3.23%) SonicWALL
14 20 (2.93%) Meraki
15 19 (2.79%) Apple
15 19 (2.79%) WatchGuard
16 18 (2.64%) ServiceNow
17 14 (2.05%) Aruba