Microsoft Azure
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Azure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 13 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | -6 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Azure | 59 | 58 | 147 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bristol | 5.97% | 9.86% | 14.22% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 29.95% | 36.71% | 50.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 46 | 118 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £350 | £232 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £512 | £530 | £528 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.49% | +0.47% | +0.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £600 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £665 | £714 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -6.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £66.25 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £75.63 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £92.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £93.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £57.50 | £25.00 | £15.35 |
| % change year-on-year | +130.00% | +62.87% | -78.07% |
All Cloud Computing Skills
Bristol
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 Bristol.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 197 | 158 | 293 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol | 19.92% | 26.87% | 28.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 152 | 105 | 225 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £213 | £266 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £350 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £522 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.67% | +5.00% | -0.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £619 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £700 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £24.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.62 | £25.26 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.27 | £27.13 | £33.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.92% | -17.80% | -49.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £28.99 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £93.75 | - | £73.50 |
| South West median hourly rate | £57.50 | £27.13 | £15.59 |
| % change year-on-year | +111.98% | +73.99% | -72.89% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Azure.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in Bristol over the 6 months to 16 February 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Azure.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure in Bristol over the 6 months to 16 February 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:
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