Platform Engineer - Microsoft Azure
Central London > City of London
The median Platform Engineer - Microsoft Azure daily rate in the City of London is £640, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
10 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
124 |
117 |
128 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-7 |
+11 |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring an Azure Platform Engineer |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London |
0.099% |
0.055% |
0.042% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.10% |
0.059% |
0.045% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£586 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£601 |
£406 |
£619 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£640 |
£413 |
£638 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+55.21% |
-35.29% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£667 |
£419 |
£656 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
- |
- |
| Central London median daily rate |
£640 |
£413 |
£638 |
| % change year-on-year |
+55.21% |
-35.29% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title |
1,908 |
1,681 |
2,233 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
94.08% |
93.13% |
94.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,313 |
1,045 |
1,600 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£361 |
£338 |
| 25th Percentile |
£440 |
£463 |
£450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£543 |
£575 |
£563 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.65% |
+2.22% |
-5.06% |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£688 |
£688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£775 |
£775 |
£788 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£550 |
£575 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
+4.55% |
-4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
21 |
10 |
19 |
| 10th Percentile |
£18.75 |
£22.00 |
£16.15 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.18 |
£26.25 |
£17.97 |
| Median hourly rate |
£40.50 |
£35.50 |
£22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.08% |
+57.78% |
-35.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£52.16 |
£96.19 |
£40.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£59.72 |
£119.55 |
£49.05 |
| Central London median hourly rate |
£26.11 |
£35.00 |
£25.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-25.40% |
+40.00% |
-25.93% |
