Server Virtualization
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Server Virtualisation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Server Virtualisation over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 849 767 1110
Rank change year-on-year -82 +343 -287
Permanent jobs citing Server Virtualisation 53 207 119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.053% 0.20% 0.076%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.062% 0.21% 0.079%
Number of salaries quoted 49 80 99
10th Percentile £31,950 £32,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,500 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £49,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.14% +16.47% -15.00%
75th Percentile £59,000 £62,500 £55,875
90th Percentile £79,000 £72,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £36,175
% change year-on-year -11.76% +17.48% -14.88%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Server Virtualisation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,809 96,894 150,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,843 56,945 82,179
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Server Virtualisation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Server Virtualisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Server Virtualisation in the UK

Server Virtualisation
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Server Virtualisation.

Salary trend for Server Virtualisation in the UK

Server Virtualisation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Server Virtualisation over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Server Virtualisation in the UK

Server Virtualisation
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Server Virtualisation within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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 -27 48 £40,000 -15.79% 20
UK excluding London -62 35 £37,500 -11.76% 14
London +27 18 £66,250 +12.38% 6
South West -26 13 £37,000 -14.85% 3
North of England +28 9 £40,000 - 3
Yorkshire +75 6 £40,000 +33.33%
Work from Home +40 6 £38,250 -35.69% 4
Midlands -20 5 £50,000 +5.26% 2
East Midlands -20 4 £50,000 +5.26% 2
Channel Islands - 4 £85,000 -
East of England +19 3 £42,500 - 1
North West +3 3 £36,500 -39.17% 3
West Midlands +6 1 £52,500 +40.00%
Scotland -78 1 £56,000 +13.13% 1

Server Virtualisation
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 27 (50.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (30.19%) SharePoint
3 11 (20.75%) SharePoint 2010
3 11 (20.75%) SharePoint 2013
4 3 (5.66%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (5.66%) IIS
5 2 (3.77%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (3.77%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (3.77%) Oracle Application Server
5 2 (3.77%) WebLogic
Applications
1 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 37 (69.81%) Azure
2 30 (56.60%) AWS
2 30 (56.60%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (28.30%) GCP
4 9 (16.98%) IaaS
5 8 (15.09%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (9.43%) OneDrive
7 4 (7.55%) Entra ID
8 2 (3.77%) Google Workspace
9 1 (1.89%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 28 (52.83%) Firewall
2 24 (45.28%) LAN
2 24 (45.28%) WAN
3 12 (22.64%) DNS
4 9 (16.98%) TCP/IP
5 5 (9.43%) DHCP
5 5 (9.43%) SAN
5 5 (9.43%) VPN
6 3 (5.66%) BGP
6 3 (5.66%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (3.77%) Network Security
7 2 (3.77%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (3.77%) VSAN
7 2 (3.77%) Wireless
8 1 (1.89%) FTP
8 1 (1.89%) Internet
8 1 (1.89%) NGFW
8 1 (1.89%) SMTP
8 1 (1.89%) SNMP
8 1 (1.89%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.55%) SQL Server
2 3 (5.66%) Elasticsearch
2 3 (5.66%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (5.66%) Redis
General
1 17 (32.08%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (15.09%) Finance
2 8 (15.09%) Telecoms
3 7 (13.21%) Organisational Skills
3 7 (13.21%) Social Skills
4 1 (1.89%) Police
4 1 (1.89%) Public Sector
4 1 (1.89%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (33.96%) 2nd Line Support
2 15 (28.30%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 15 (28.30%) Support Engineer
3 14 (26.42%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 11 (20.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 10 (18.87%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 8 (15.09%) Cloud Engineer
7 7 (13.21%) IT Support
8 6 (11.32%) 3rd Line Support
8 6 (11.32%) Analyst
9 4 (7.55%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
9 4 (7.55%) Architect
9 4 (7.55%) Azure Architect
9 4 (7.55%) Cloud Architect
9 4 (7.55%) Cloud Solutions Architect
9 4 (7.55%) Senior
9 4 (7.55%) Solutions Architect
9 4 (7.55%) Support Analyst
10 3 (5.66%) IT Engineer
11 2 (3.77%) Active Directory Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (15.09%) LDAP
2 3 (5.66%) .NET
2 3 (5.66%) .NET Core
3 1 (1.89%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (18.87%) Management Information System
2 7 (13.21%) Public Cloud
3 5 (9.43%) Data Centre
4 4 (7.55%) Enterprise Cloud
4 4 (7.55%) Replication
5 3 (5.66%) Clustering
5 3 (5.66%) PKI
6 2 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.89%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 43 (81.13%) Windows
2 39 (73.58%) Windows Server
3 17 (32.08%) Linux
4 3 (5.66%) Windows 10
4 3 (5.66%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (3.77%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (3.77%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (37.74%) Disaster Recovery
2 16 (30.19%) Mobile Device Management
3 13 (24.53%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (20.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 9 (16.98%) Customer Service
6 8 (15.09%) Computer Science
6 8 (15.09%) Data Management
6 8 (15.09%) DevOps
6 8 (15.09%) ITIL
7 6 (11.32%) Project Delivery
8 5 (9.43%) Business Strategy
8 5 (9.43%) Load Balancing
9 4 (7.55%) Cloud Enablement
9 4 (7.55%) Migration
9 4 (7.55%) Presales
9 4 (7.55%) Project Planning
9 4 (7.55%) Server Migrations
9 4 (7.55%) Time Management
9 4 (7.55%) Virtual Infrastructure
10 3 (5.66%) Threat Analysis
Programming Languages
1 5 (9.43%) PowerShell
2 2 (3.77%) ActionScript
3 1 (1.89%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (30.19%) MCSE
1 16 (30.19%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (20.75%) MCITP
3 9 (16.98%) SC Cleared
3 9 (16.98%) Security Cleared
4 5 (9.43%) MCSA
5 1 (1.89%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (15.09%) Accessibility
2 5 (9.43%) SLA
3 4 (7.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (7.55%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 46 (86.79%) Active Directory
2 38 (71.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (33.96%) Hyper-V
4 15 (28.30%) XenDesktop
5 12 (22.64%) XenApp
6 4 (7.55%) VMware Server
6 4 (7.55%) VMware Workstation
7 2 (3.77%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (3.77%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (30.19%) Microsoft Intune
1 16 (30.19%) SCCM
2 3 (5.66%) SCOM
2 3 (5.66%) SCOrch
2 3 (5.66%) vMotion
Vendors
1 44 (83.02%) Microsoft
2 38 (71.70%) VMware
3 26 (49.06%) Cisco
4 21 (39.62%) HP
5 19 (35.85%) Citrix
6 18 (33.96%) Dell
7 17 (32.08%) Google
8 15 (28.30%) Symantec
9 3 (5.66%) NetApp
9 3 (5.66%) Splunk
10 2 (3.77%) BT
10 2 (3.77%) Commvault
10 2 (3.77%) Oracle
10 2 (3.77%) Veeam
11 1 (1.89%) Agilent
11 1 (1.89%) Meraki