Hyper-V Contracts

Microsoft Hyper-V
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Hyper-V skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Hyper-V over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 324 330 403
Rank change year-on-year +6 +73 -30
Contract jobs citing Hyper-V 268 407 556
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.62% 0.73% 0.63%
As % of the System Software category 5.70% 5.55% 4.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 167 313 436
10th Percentile £252 £287 £213
25th Percentile £323 £356 £317
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% +6.25%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £525
90th Percentile £620 £711 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £498 £450 £408
% change year-on-year +10.67% +10.43% +8.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 4 20
10th Percentile £22.08 £16.93 £12.25
25th Percentile £22.30 £17.94 £13.00
Median hourly rate £23.80 £19.50 £15.93
Median % change year-on-year +22.05% +22.41% +22.73%
75th Percentile £55.00 £20.00 £17.50
90th Percentile £76.00 - £26.15
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 £19.00 £14.43
% change year-on-year +294.74% +31.67% +11.17%

All System Software Skills
UK

Hyper-V is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 4,701 7,331 11,619
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.92% 13.08% 13.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,266 5,173 8,348
10th Percentile £200 £200 £200
25th Percentile £350 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +6.06%
75th Percentile £607 £638 £625
90th Percentile £688 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £479 £450
% change year-on-year -0.84% +6.44% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 248 287
10th Percentile £14.06 £15.23 £13.00
25th Percentile £15.25 £19.75 £14.75
Median hourly rate £24.18 £55.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.04% +189.47% -5.00%
75th Percentile £60.75 £66.00 £37.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.82 £58.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £48.40 £17.50
% change year-on-year -43.18% +176.57% -3.39%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Hyper-V in the UK

Hyper-V
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Hyper-V over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Hyper-V in the UK

Hyper-V
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Hyper-V in the UK

Hyper-V
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Hyper-V over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Hyper-V in the UK

Hyper-V
Top 16 Contract 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 1 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -12 232 £475 +5.44% 246
UK excluding London -13 185 £498 +10.67% 220
South East +28 77 £538 +19.44% 56
London +63 73 £450 -17.81% 34
Work from Home +10 51 £450 -10.00% 88
North of England +22 33 £350 +7.69% 74
Scotland +46 25 £325 -39.66% 7
Midlands -22 25 £338 -35.71% 28
North West +27 23 £338 - 39
South West -23 16 £521 +15.83% 30
West Midlands -7 13 £275 -40.54% 15
East Midlands -13 12 £418 -34.73% 13
Yorkshire +9 8 £381 +19.14% 28
East of England -17 6 £550 +29.41% 24
Wales - 3 £220 - 5
North East - 2 £613 - 8

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 31 (11.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (7.09%) SharePoint
3 13 (4.85%) IIS
4 4 (1.49%) Confluence
4 4 (1.49%) IBM Domino
5 3 (1.12%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.75%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.75%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.37%) nginx
7 1 (0.37%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 23 (8.58%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.49%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 133 (49.63%) Azure
2 68 (25.37%) Microsoft 365
3 50 (18.66%) AWS
4 24 (8.96%) Entra ID
5 14 (5.22%) OCI
5 14 (5.22%) PaaS
6 13 (4.85%) GCP
6 13 (4.85%) Nutanix
7 10 (3.73%) Cloud Computing
8 9 (3.36%) IaaS
9 8 (2.99%) Power Platform
10 7 (2.61%) Azure Monitor
11 5 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (1.87%) Azure Logic Apps
11 5 (1.87%) WhatsApp
12 4 (1.49%) Mimecast
12 4 (1.49%) OneDrive
12 4 (1.49%) SaaS
13 3 (1.12%) GitHub
13 3 (1.12%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 71 (26.49%) Firewall
2 55 (20.52%) DNS
3 46 (17.16%) DHCP
4 38 (14.18%) SAN
5 37 (13.81%) VPN
6 30 (11.19%) LAN
6 30 (11.19%) WAN
7 21 (7.84%) Wireless
8 16 (5.97%) Wi-Fi
9 14 (5.22%) VLAN
10 13 (4.85%) NAS
11 10 (3.73%) VoIP
12 9 (3.36%) Network Security
12 9 (3.36%) OSPF
13 8 (2.99%) Ethernet
13 8 (2.99%) VSAN
13 8 (2.99%) Wireless Security
14 7 (2.61%) TCP/IP
15 6 (2.24%) Internet
15 6 (2.24%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.85%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.61%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (1.49%) MySQL
3 4 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.12%) Power BI
5 2 (0.75%) CouchDB
5 2 (0.75%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.37%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.37%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.37%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 9 (3.36%) GitLab
2 5 (1.87%) Bitbucket
3 4 (1.49%) Git
3 4 (1.49%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.49%) JIRA
4 3 (1.12%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.75%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 2 (0.75%) Snyk
5 2 (0.75%) SonarQube
General
1 80 (29.85%) Social Skills
2 26 (9.70%) Public Sector
3 12 (4.48%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (3.73%) Finance
5 6 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (1.87%) Banking
6 5 (1.87%) Marketing
7 4 (1.49%) Front Office
7 4 (1.49%) Manufacturing
7 4 (1.49%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.12%) Billing
9 2 (0.75%) Electronics
9 2 (0.75%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.37%) Advertising
10 1 (0.37%) Legal
10 1 (0.37%) Local Government
10 1 (0.37%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.37%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 67 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 25 (9.33%) Support Engineer
3 21 (7.84%) Wintel Engineer
4 18 (6.72%) Server Engineer
5 16 (5.97%) Cloud Engineer
6 15 (5.60%) Consultant
6 15 (5.60%) IT Engineer
6 15 (5.60%) Network Engineer
7 14 (5.22%) Analyst
7 14 (5.22%) Senior
8 13 (4.85%) Architect
9 12 (4.48%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 11 (4.10%) Storage Engineer
10 11 (4.10%) Systems Administrator
10 11 (4.10%) VMware Engineer
11 10 (3.73%) 3rd Line Support
11 10 (3.73%) IT Support
12 9 (3.36%) 2nd Line Support
12 9 (3.36%) Linux Systems Administrator
12 9 (3.36%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (5.60%) .NET
2 7 (2.61%) LDAP
2 7 (2.61%) Web Services
3 4 (1.49%) JSON
4 3 (1.12%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.12%) J2EE
4 3 (1.12%) Node.js
4 3 (1.12%) React
4 3 (1.12%) Software Packaging
4 3 (1.12%) Vue
5 2 (0.75%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.75%) ADSI
5 2 (0.75%) CSS
5 2 (0.75%) Elastic Stack
5 2 (0.75%) HTML
6 1 (0.37%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.37%) Spring
6 1 (0.37%) Spring Boot
6 1 (0.37%) XML
6 1 (0.37%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 52 (19.40%) Data Centre
2 22 (8.21%) PKI
3 20 (7.46%) Clustering
4 9 (3.36%) Linux Command Line
5 8 (2.99%) NHS
6 7 (2.61%) Driving Licence
7 6 (2.24%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (2.24%) Public Cloud
8 5 (1.87%) Client/Server
8 5 (1.87%) Fat Client
8 5 (1.87%) Thin Client
9 4 (1.49%) Virtual Team
10 3 (1.12%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (1.12%) N-Tier
10 3 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.75%) CCTV
11 2 (0.75%) Management Information System
11 2 (0.75%) Private Cloud
11 2 (0.75%) Replication
11 2 (0.75%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 174 (64.93%) Windows
2 111 (41.42%) Windows Server
3 79 (29.48%) Linux
4 46 (17.16%) Windows Server 2012
5 43 (16.04%) Windows Server 2016
5 43 (16.04%) Windows Server 2019
6 34 (12.69%) Windows 10
7 17 (6.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 17 (6.34%) Unix
8 15 (5.60%) Mac OS
9 14 (5.22%) Windows Server 2008
9 14 (5.22%) Windows XP
10 7 (2.61%) Windows Server 2003
11 6 (2.24%) CentOS
11 6 (2.24%) Debian
11 6 (2.24%) Solaris
11 6 (2.24%) VMS
12 4 (1.49%) Ubuntu
13 3 (1.12%) Windows 7
14 2 (0.75%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (30.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 68 (25.37%) Problem-Solving
3 42 (15.67%) ITIL
4 28 (10.45%) Disaster Recovery
4 28 (10.45%) Server Management
5 20 (7.46%) Migration
5 20 (7.46%) Storage Management
6 18 (6.72%) Customer Service
6 18 (6.72%) Project Management
7 17 (6.34%) Converged Infrastructure
7 17 (6.34%) High Availability
8 15 (5.60%) Mobile Device Management
8 15 (5.60%) Performance Monitoring
9 14 (5.22%) Break/Fix
9 14 (5.22%) Decision-Making
9 14 (5.22%) Performance Tuning
9 14 (5.22%) Proactive Monitoring
10 13 (4.85%) Computer Science
10 13 (4.85%) Identity Access Management
11 12 (4.48%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 73 (27.24%) PowerShell
2 20 (7.46%) Python
3 13 (4.85%) Shell Script
4 12 (4.48%) Bash
5 8 (2.99%) C#
5 8 (2.99%) SQL
6 6 (2.24%) Java
7 3 (1.12%) C++
7 3 (1.12%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.12%) PHP
7 3 (1.12%) Ruby
7 3 (1.12%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.75%) Bicep
9 1 (0.37%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 93 (34.70%) Security Cleared
2 53 (19.78%) SC Cleared
3 51 (19.03%) DV Cleared
4 43 (16.04%) Degree
5 31 (11.57%) Cisco Certification
6 25 (9.33%) CCNA
7 22 (8.21%) Microsoft Certification
8 21 (7.84%) CCNP
9 17 (6.34%) Azure Certification
10 14 (5.22%) MCSE
11 8 (2.99%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (2.99%) MCSA
12 7 (2.61%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (2.24%) DBS Check
13 6 (2.24%) RHCT
14 5 (1.87%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 4 (1.49%) AWS Certification
15 4 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
16 3 (1.12%) Network+ Certification
17 2 (0.75%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.72%) SLA
2 6 (2.24%) Disclosure Scotland
3 3 (1.12%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 3 (1.12%) PMO
4 2 (0.75%) GDPR
4 2 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.75%) QA
5 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 175 (65.30%) VMware Infrastructure
2 137 (51.12%) Active Directory
3 31 (11.57%) VMware ESXi
4 22 (8.21%) vSphere
5 20 (7.46%) Docker
6 19 (7.09%) KVM
7 17 (6.34%) Virtual Machines
8 15 (5.60%) VMware NSX
9 9 (3.36%) Microsoft App-V
10 8 (2.99%) Virtual Servers
11 7 (2.61%) BitLocker
12 5 (1.87%) Terminal Services
13 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 3 (1.12%) NFS
13 3 (1.12%) Virtual Desktop
13 3 (1.12%) VMware Workstation
14 2 (0.75%) VirtualBox
14 2 (0.75%) XenApp
14 2 (0.75%) XenDesktop
15 1 (0.37%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 62 (23.13%) SCCM
2 31 (11.57%) WSUS
3 29 (10.82%) Kubernetes
4 28 (10.45%) SCOM
4 28 (10.45%) vCenter Server
5 26 (9.70%) Ansible
6 19 (7.09%) Terraform
7 18 (6.72%) Microsoft Intune
8 17 (6.34%) NetBackup
9 14 (5.22%) EMC NetWorker
9 14 (5.22%) Failover Clustering
9 14 (5.22%) Red Hat Satellite
10 11 (4.10%) SCVMM
11 8 (2.99%) Jamf Pro
12 7 (2.61%) vMotion
13 6 (2.24%) Autotask
14 5 (1.87%) Microsoft Clustering
14 5 (1.87%) Rancher
14 5 (1.87%) Single Sign-On
14 5 (1.87%) Tivoli Identity Manager
Vendors
1 214 (79.85%) VMware
2 131 (48.88%) Microsoft
3 41 (15.30%) Cisco
4 37 (13.81%) Dell
5 32 (11.94%) HP
6 29 (10.82%) Red Hat
7 28 (10.45%) Citrix
7 28 (10.45%) Veeam
8 20 (7.46%) Juniper
9 17 (6.34%) EMC
9 17 (6.34%) Symantec
10 16 (5.97%) 3PAR
10 16 (5.97%) Oracle
11 15 (5.60%) Palo Alto
12 14 (5.22%) Extreme Networks
13 11 (4.10%) Google
14 8 (2.99%) Datto
15 7 (2.61%) Apple
15 7 (2.61%) SolarWinds
16 6 (2.24%) IBM