Microsoft Azure
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Contract jobs citing Azure | 5,824 | 9,921 | 15,035 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 13.45% | 16.59% | 16.92% |
As % of the Cloud Services category | 41.63% | 44.99% | 43.82% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 4,185 | 7,214 | 10,896 |
10th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £400 |
25th Percentile | £428 | £463 | £463 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £550 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | - | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £650 |
90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £743 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 107 | 91 |
10th Percentile | £17.78 | £18.65 | £19.59 |
25th Percentile | £22.19 | £25.00 | £35.00 |
Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £55.00 | £53.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -36.36% | +2.80% | +11.46% |
75th Percentile | £59.95 | £70.00 | £66.00 |
90th Percentile | £65.75 | £75.00 | £75.84 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £50.00 | £59.90 | £45.14 |
% change year-on-year | -16.53% | +32.70% | +0.31% |
All Cloud Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for cloud computing skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 13,989 | 22,053 | 34,308 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.31% | 36.87% | 38.62% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9,925 | 15,944 | 24,923 |
10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £353 |
25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £450 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £631 | £650 | £650 |
90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £738 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | -2.00% | - | +11.11% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 346 | 355 | 426 |
10th Percentile | £14.00 | £15.25 | £13.39 |
25th Percentile | £16.02 | £18.38 | £15.25 |
Median hourly rate | £20.99 | £35.00 | £21.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -40.04% | +62.79% | -5.54% |
75th Percentile | £34.69 | £66.00 | £48.75 |
90th Percentile | £61.60 | £78.00 | £66.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.71 | £24.62 | £18.75 |
% change year-on-year | -28.09% | +31.31% | -6.25% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Azure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Top 18 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 |
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England | 0 | 4,927 | £545 | -3.11% | 3,261 |
London | 0 | 2,847 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,200 |
Work from Home | -1 | 2,343 | £538 | -2.27% | 2,055 |
UK excluding London | -5 | 2,183 | £500 | -4.76% | 2,225 |
South East | -3 | 584 | £550 | -1.52% | 507 |
North of England | -6 | 514 | £500 | -4.76% | 610 |
South West | -4 | 360 | £500 | -9.09% | 306 |
Midlands | -6 | 310 | £525 | +9.38% | 394 |
North West | -8 | 289 | £500 | -4.76% | 351 |
Scotland | +2 | 249 | £475 | -7.77% | 154 |
West Midlands | -3 | 232 | £550 | +7.84% | 241 |
Yorkshire | -1 | 197 | £475 | -13.64% | 192 |
East of England | -25 | 91 | £458 | -3.68% | 182 |
Wales | +5 | 77 | £500 | +2.56% | 84 |
East Midlands | -5 | 75 | £475 | +5.56% | 153 |
North East | +3 | 34 | £533 | -11.25% | 73 |
Northern Ireland | +12 | 21 | £563 | +32.35% | 41 |
Isle of Man | - | 5 | £388 | - | 2 |
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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:
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