Azure Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Microsoft Azure Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Microsoft Azure Engineer daily rate in Cardiff is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 24 30
Rank change year-on-year -9 +6 +17
Contract jobs requiring an Azure Engineer 1 4 3
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.44% 2.17% 1.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 2.33% 1.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - £587 -
25th Percentile £725 £588 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £590 £650
Median % change year-on-year +27.12% -9.23% -
75th Percentile £775 £592 £669
90th Percentile - £593 £680
South Wales median daily rate £750 £594 £650
% change year-on-year +26.26% -8.62% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 214 172 201
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 93.48% 97.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 159 131 159
10th Percentile £206 £170 £182
25th Percentile £290 £213 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £390
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% +8.97% -13.33%
75th Percentile £511 £550 £533
90th Percentile £650 £650 £613
South Wales median daily rate £413 £425 £413
% change year-on-year -2.94% +3.03% -10.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 3
10th Percentile £12.21 £20.90 £21.90
25th Percentile £13.18 £21.50 £27.75
Median hourly rate £14.83 £24.80 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.20% -38.00% +158.11%
75th Percentile £18.10 £27.25 £48.13
90th Percentile £20.58 £40.63 £51.50
South Wales median hourly rate £20.00 £25.36 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.14% -23.15% +103.42%

Azure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Azure Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Azure Engineer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Azure Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Azure Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff

Azure Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 22 January 2026, Azure Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region featuring Azure Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure AI
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Foundry
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Observability
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Azure Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure AI
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Machine Learning
General
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) AI Agents
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Observability
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Foundry
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft