Platform Engineer - Microsoft Azure
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Platform Engineer - Microsoft Azure daily rate in Cardiff is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
32 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring an Azure Platform Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff |
0.43% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.45% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£438 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£425 |
- |
- |
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 |
223 |
168 |
212 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.30% |
93.85% |
97.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
171 |
131 |
175 |
| 10th Percentile |
£206 |
£167 |
£185 |
| 25th Percentile |
£290 |
£221 |
£259 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£413 |
£425 |
£420 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.94% |
+1.19% |
-6.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£511 |
£550 |
£531 |
| 90th Percentile |
£644 |
£650 |
£600 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£413 |
£425 |
£420 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.94% |
+1.19% |
-7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
8 |
5 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.21 |
£21.35 |
£21.33 |
| 25th Percentile |
£13.18 |
£21.50 |
£26.31 |
| Median hourly rate |
£14.83 |
£24.00 |
£35.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-38.21% |
-31.91% |
+127.46% |
| 75th Percentile |
£18.10 |
£27.50 |
£44.81 |
| 90th Percentile |
£20.58 |
£43.25 |
£50.18 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£18.18 |
£25.36 |
£33.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-28.31% |
-23.15% |
+100.67% |
