Microsoft Azure Engineer
Manchester > Bolton
The median Microsoft Azure Engineer daily rate in Bolton is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
30 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
8 |
- |
12 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring an Azure Engineer |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bolton |
7.14% |
- |
3.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
8.33% |
- |
3.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
- |
£500 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£525 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Manchester median daily rate |
£500 |
£450 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-10.00% |
-4.76% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bolton. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Bolton with a recognized job title |
24 |
24 |
33 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
85.71% |
96.00% |
100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8 |
12 |
18 |
| 10th Percentile |
£438 |
£156 |
£400 |
| 25th Percentile |
£550 |
£168 |
£405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£612 |
£188 |
£492 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+226.13% |
-61.85% |
+3.47% |
| 75th Percentile |
£631 |
£213 |
£500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£250 |
£508 |
| Manchester median daily rate |
£450 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-5.26% |
-5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
8 |
8 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.51 |
£32.33 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£25.88 |
£33.00 |
£30.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£45.75 |
£48.50 |
£49.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.67% |
-1.02% |
-24.62% |
| 75th Percentile |
£64.06 |
£60.00 |
£50.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£67.25 |
- |
£56.00 |
| Manchester median hourly rate |
£30.75 |
£32.50 |
£21.25 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.38% |
+52.94% |
-48.17% |
