Microsoft Azure
Manchester > Bolton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bolton requiring Azure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -5 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Azure | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bolton | 27.59% | 9.09% | 10.00% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 80.00% | 21.43% | 20.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £194 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | £208 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £240 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +150.00% | -54.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £250 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £476 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.33% | +5.00% | - |
All Cloud Computing Skills
Bolton
Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Bolton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton | 34.48% | 42.42% | 50.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £161 | £389 |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | £179 | £495 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £195 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +207.69% | -61.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £238 | £509 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £255 | £538 |
| Manchester median daily rate | £476 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.21% | -5.00% | -1.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £28.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £29.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £75.00 | £70.00 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | +169.23% | -60.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bolton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Azure.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Azure.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: