Azure Contracts in Central London

Microsoft Azure
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for Azure skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Azure over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 5 6
Rank change year-on-year +1 +1 -2
Contract jobs citing Azure 455 672 767
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 18.76% 17.82% 17.00%
As % of the Cloud Services category 47.45% 46.34% 38.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 312 424 602
10th Percentile £400 £400 £413
25th Percentile £462 £497 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +6.48%
75th Percentile £675 £725 £650
90th Percentile £775 £813 £738
London median daily rate £550 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - £54.25 £24.12
25th Percentile £22.50 £58.75 £30.64
Median hourly rate £23.00 £67.50 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year -65.93% +62.65% +43.10%
75th Percentile £23.50 £76.25 £92.00
90th Percentile - £80.75 £122.30
London median hourly rate £23.40 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -41.50% -11.11% -21.05%

All Cloud Skills
Central London

Azure is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 959 1,450 1,972
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 39.55% 38.44% 43.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 688 985 1,585
10th Percentile £350 £313 £382
25th Percentile £427 £456 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £650 £700 £688
90th Percentile £754 £800 £763
London median daily rate £550 £588 £575
% change year-on-year -6.38% +2.17% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 9 13
10th Percentile £12.75 £24.20 -
25th Percentile £17.00 £35.00 £13.88
Median hourly rate £22.50 £82.50 £20.19
Median % change year-on-year -72.73% +308.72% -13.92%
75th Percentile £25.38 £88.30 £27.75
90th Percentile £36.30 - £48.30
London median hourly rate £25.50 £47.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year -46.32% +17.28% +8.00%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Azure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Azure in Central London

Azure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Azure in Central London

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in Central London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in Central London

Azure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Azure in Central London

Azure
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the Central London region over the 6 months to 8 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London 0 418 £550 -4.35% 151
West End of London -7 4 £535 -10.83% 8
Camden +1 3 £650 +100.00% 10
City of Westminster -7 2 £550 +10.00% 6
Azure
London

Azure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 37 (8.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (7.03%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.64%) Confluence
4 9 (1.98%) Apache
4 9 (1.98%) IIS
5 7 (1.54%) Apache Spark
6 6 (1.32%) BizTalk Server
7 5 (1.10%) Site Server
8 3 (0.66%) CMS
9 2 (0.44%) JBoss
9 2 (0.44%) Luigi
9 2 (0.44%) nginx
9 2 (0.44%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.22%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.22%) NServiceBus
10 1 (0.22%) Oracle Self-Service HR
10 1 (0.22%) PowerExchange
10 1 (0.22%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.66%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.44%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 14 (3.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.76%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.44%) Primavera
3 2 (0.44%) Temenos T24
4 1 (0.22%) BusinessWorks
4 1 (0.22%) Endur
4 1 (0.22%) Infor SunSystems
4 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 112 (24.62%) Azure DevOps
2 99 (21.76%) AWS
3 71 (15.60%) Microsoft 365
4 64 (14.07%) Power Platform
5 60 (13.19%) Entra ID
6 35 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
6 35 (7.69%) GCP
7 29 (6.37%) Power Automate
8 27 (5.93%) GitHub
8 27 (5.93%) PowerApps
8 27 (5.93%) Serverless
9 24 (5.27%) Azure Service Bus
10 21 (4.62%) Azure Functions
11 19 (4.18%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 19 (4.18%) IaaS
12 16 (3.52%) Azure Monitor
13 15 (3.30%) Azure Data Factory
14 14 (3.08%) Mimecast
15 13 (2.86%) Azure Logic Apps
15 13 (2.86%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 34 (7.47%) Firewall
2 21 (4.62%) DNS
3 11 (2.42%) Network Security
4 7 (1.54%) DHCP
4 7 (1.54%) VPN
5 6 (1.32%) Internet
6 5 (1.10%) LAN
6 5 (1.10%) MPLS
6 5 (1.10%) WAN
7 4 (0.88%) NetScaler
7 4 (0.88%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.88%) Wireless
8 3 (0.66%) SAN
8 3 (0.66%) SSL
8 3 (0.66%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.44%) Cisco IOS
9 2 (0.44%) NAS
9 2 (0.44%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (0.44%) VLAN
9 2 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (13.63%) SQL Server
2 42 (9.23%) Power BI
3 29 (6.37%) NoSQL
4 26 (5.71%) Data Lake
5 23 (5.05%) Data Warehouse
6 17 (3.74%) Azure SQL Database
7 15 (3.30%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (2.20%) MongoDB
8 10 (2.20%) MySQL
9 7 (1.54%) Big Data
9 7 (1.54%) Relational Database
10 6 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
11 5 (1.10%) Delta Lake
11 5 (1.10%) GIS
11 5 (1.10%) Redis
12 4 (0.88%) Data Mart
12 4 (0.88%) DynamoDB
12 4 (0.88%) Parquet
12 4 (0.88%) Power Query
12 4 (0.88%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 26 (5.71%) Git
2 13 (2.86%) GitLab
3 12 (2.64%) JIRA
4 11 (2.42%) Jenkins
5 10 (2.20%) SpecFlow
5 10 (2.20%) Visual Studio
6 8 (1.76%) Selenium
7 7 (1.54%) JMeter
8 6 (1.32%) CircleCI
8 6 (1.32%) Cypress.io
9 5 (1.10%) SonarQube
10 4 (0.88%) Mercurial
10 4 (0.88%) Postman
11 3 (0.66%) TeamCity
11 3 (0.66%) WebDriver
12 2 (0.44%) Deequ
12 2 (0.44%) Subversion
13 1 (0.22%) AppScan
13 1 (0.22%) ERwin
13 1 (0.22%) Maven
General
1 119 (26.15%) Finance
2 109 (23.96%) Social Skills
3 42 (9.23%) Public Sector
4 40 (8.79%) Banking
5 27 (5.93%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (4.18%) Presentation Skills
7 15 (3.30%) Documentation Skills
7 15 (3.30%) Retail
8 12 (2.64%) Financial Institution
9 10 (2.20%) Legal
10 9 (1.98%) Investment Banking
11 8 (1.76%) Back Office
11 8 (1.76%) General Ledger
11 8 (1.76%) Marketing
12 6 (1.32%) French Language
12 6 (1.32%) Front Office
13 5 (1.10%) Local Government
14 4 (0.88%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (0.66%) Law
Job Titles
1 102 (22.42%) Developer
2 73 (16.04%) Architect
3 58 (12.75%) Senior
4 32 (7.03%) Analyst
5 30 (6.59%) Consultant
6 29 (6.37%) Lead
7 28 (6.15%) Full Stack Developer
8 27 (5.93%) Senior Developer
9 26 (5.71%) Azure Engineer
10 20 (4.40%) Data Engineer
11 17 (3.74%) Azure Architect
11 17 (3.74%) Solutions Architect
12 16 (3.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 15 (3.30%) Azure Developer
13 15 (3.30%) Software Developer
14 13 (2.86%) Product Owner
15 12 (2.64%) Platform Engineer
15 12 (2.64%) Software Engineer
16 11 (2.42%) Business Analyst
17 10 (2.20%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (15.60%) .NET
2 25 (5.49%) .NET Core
2 25 (5.49%) REST
2 25 (5.49%) XML
3 21 (4.62%) .NET Framework
3 21 (4.62%) React
4 20 (4.40%) ASP.NET
4 20 (4.40%) HTML
5 17 (3.74%) Web Services
6 15 (3.30%) CSS
6 15 (3.30%) Kafka
7 14 (3.08%) JSON
8 11 (2.42%) Node.js
9 10 (2.20%) Microsoft Graph
9 10 (2.20%) PySpark
10 9 (1.98%) ARM Templates
10 9 (1.98%) ASP.NET Core
10 9 (1.98%) SAML
11 8 (1.76%) Blazor
11 8 (1.76%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 29 (6.37%) Product Ownership
2 13 (2.86%) Public Cloud
3 12 (2.64%) Cloud Native
3 12 (2.64%) Data Centre
3 12 (2.64%) Management Information System
4 9 (1.98%) Data Structures
5 8 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (1.76%) PKI
6 7 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (1.54%) Security Posture
7 6 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (1.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (1.10%) Linux Command Line
8 5 (1.10%) Mobile App
9 4 (0.88%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (0.88%) Derivative
9 4 (0.88%) Enterprise Cloud
9 4 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (0.88%) Hedge funds
9 4 (0.88%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 67 (14.73%) Windows
2 29 (6.37%) Linux
3 21 (4.62%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.98%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.10%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.10%) Unix
6 3 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.44%) Mac OS X
7 2 (0.44%) VMS
7 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.22%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.22%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (34.29%) DevOps
2 154 (33.85%) Agile
3 72 (15.82%) CI/CD
4 55 (12.09%) Migration
5 53 (11.65%) Problem-Solving
6 49 (10.77%) Scrum
7 47 (10.33%) Business Intelligence
8 40 (8.79%) Software Engineering
9 38 (8.35%) Analytics
10 32 (7.03%) Stakeholder Management
11 30 (6.59%) Data Modelling
11 30 (6.59%) Full Stack Development
12 29 (6.37%) Cybersecurity
13 28 (6.15%) Computer Science
13 28 (6.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 24 (5.27%) Data Loss Prevention
14 24 (5.27%) SDLC
15 23 (5.05%) Continuous Improvement
15 23 (5.05%) Infrastructure as Code
15 23 (5.05%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 87 (19.12%) SQL
2 81 (17.80%) PowerShell
2 81 (17.80%) Python
3 70 (15.38%) C#
4 28 (6.15%) JavaScript
5 24 (5.27%) Java
6 19 (4.18%) Bicep
7 12 (2.64%) C++
8 11 (2.42%) T-SQL
9 8 (1.76%) Go
10 6 (1.32%) PL/SQL
10 6 (1.32%) TypeScript
11 5 (1.10%) Korn
12 4 (0.88%) Bash
12 4 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.88%) R
12 4 (0.88%) Rust
12 4 (0.88%) Scala
12 4 (0.88%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.22%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 52 (11.43%) Degree
2 21 (4.62%) Computer Science Degree
3 20 (4.40%) Azure Certification
4 17 (3.74%) Security Cleared
5 13 (2.86%) SC Cleared
6 9 (1.98%) ITIL Certification
7 8 (1.76%) CISSP
8 7 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.10%) CISM
9 5 (1.10%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.88%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (0.66%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.66%) CCSK
11 3 (0.66%) CRISC
12 2 (0.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.44%) CIMA
12 2 (0.44%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.44%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.64%) NIST
1 12 (2.64%) QA
2 10 (2.20%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (1.76%) SLA
4 7 (1.54%) PCI DSS
5 6 (1.32%) GDPR
6 4 (0.88%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.88%) NCSC
6 4 (0.88%) WCAG
7 3 (0.66%) ISO 31000
7 3 (0.66%) NIST 800
7 3 (0.66%) PMO
8 2 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.44%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.44%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.44%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 76 (16.70%) Active Directory
2 29 (6.37%) Docker
3 15 (3.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.86%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (1.54%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.44%) XenApp
8 1 (0.22%) Ceph
8 1 (0.22%) KVM
8 1 (0.22%) NFS
8 1 (0.22%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 46 (10.11%) Kubernetes
2 35 (7.69%) Terraform
3 31 (6.81%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (2.20%) SCCM
5 9 (1.98%) PingFederate
6 8 (1.76%) Ansible
7 6 (1.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (1.32%) Argo
8 5 (1.10%) Puppet
8 5 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.88%) Grafana
9 4 (0.88%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.88%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.66%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.66%) Nagios
10 3 (0.66%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.44%) Graylog
12 1 (0.22%) Hadoop YARN
12 1 (0.22%) logstash
12 1 (0.22%) Mesos
Vendors
1 174 (38.24%) Microsoft
2 35 (7.69%) Oracle
3 31 (6.81%) Databricks
4 19 (4.18%) VMware
5 14 (3.08%) Citrix
6 13 (2.86%) Google
7 9 (1.98%) Cisco
7 9 (1.98%) Okta
8 8 (1.76%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.54%) SAP
10 6 (1.32%) MuleSoft
10 6 (1.32%) Splunk
11 5 (1.10%) ESRI
12 4 (0.88%) Freshdesk
12 4 (0.88%) IBM
12 4 (0.88%) Informatica
12 4 (0.88%) Palo Alto
12 4 (0.88%) Ping Identity
12 4 (0.88%) Symantec
13 3 (0.66%) Juniper