Azure Contracts in the City of London

Microsoft Azure
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Azure skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Azure over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 3 4
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 +2
Contract jobs citing Azure 338 422 655
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 19.25% 19.25% 17.97%
As % of the Cloud Services category 44.36% 49.18% 47.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 209 287 409
10th Percentile £401 £400 £413
25th Percentile £480 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £558 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +1.36% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £730
90th Percentile £751 £775 £821
Central London median daily rate £554 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +0.68% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £54.25
25th Percentile - - £58.75
Median hourly rate £100.00 - £67.50
75th Percentile - - £76.25
90th Percentile - - £80.75
Central London median hourly rate £35.00 £23.00 £67.50
% change year-on-year +52.17% -65.93% -13.01%

All Cloud Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 762 858 1,387
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 43.39% 39.14% 38.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 490 612 934
10th Percentile £375 £363 £313
25th Percentile £460 £447 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £593
Median % change year-on-year - -7.17% +3.04%
75th Percentile £669 £671 £713
90th Percentile £750 £763 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £538 £575
% change year-on-year +2.33% -6.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 6 7
10th Percentile £24.66 £12.75 £44.75
25th Percentile £29.64 £14.88 £65.57
Median hourly rate £42.50 £22.50 £84.09
Median % change year-on-year +88.89% -73.24% +388.40%
75th Percentile £74.38 £26.19 £88.30
90th Percentile £135.00 £38.63 -
Central London median hourly rate £34.83 £22.50 £82.50
% change year-on-year +54.78% -72.73% +379.16%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Azure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Azure in the City of London

Azure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Azure in the City of London

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in the City of London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in the City of London

Azure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for Azure in the City of London

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Contract Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the City of London region over the 6 months to 3 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London Bridge - 4 - -
Azure
Central London

Azure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 25 (7.40%) SharePoint
2 16 (4.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.85%) Confluence
4 11 (3.25%) Apache Spark
5 8 (2.37%) Apache
6 7 (2.07%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (1.18%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.59%) BizTalk Server
8 2 (0.59%) CMS
8 2 (0.59%) Luigi
8 2 (0.59%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
9 1 (0.30%) nginx
9 1 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.30%) SAS
Applications
1 11 (3.25%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.89%) Trello
5 2 (0.59%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (2.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.48%) Endur
3 3 (0.89%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.59%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.59%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.59%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.30%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.30%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 85 (25.15%) AWS
2 59 (17.46%) Azure DevOps
3 50 (14.79%) Microsoft 365
4 48 (14.20%) Entra ID
5 46 (13.61%) Power Platform
6 40 (11.83%) GCP
7 26 (7.69%) GitHub
8 21 (6.21%) Azure Data Factory
9 18 (5.33%) Serverless
10 16 (4.73%) Dynamics 365
10 16 (4.73%) PaaS
11 15 (4.44%) Azure Monitor
12 14 (4.14%) Azure AKS
12 14 (4.14%) IaaS
12 14 (4.14%) SaaS
13 13 (3.85%) GitHub Actions
14 12 (3.55%) PowerApps
15 11 (3.25%) Azure ExpressRoute
16 10 (2.96%) Azure Service Bus
16 10 (2.96%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 40 (11.83%) Firewall
2 25 (7.40%) DNS
3 18 (5.33%) VPN
4 12 (3.55%) Network Security
5 7 (2.07%) DHCP
5 7 (2.07%) NGFW
6 6 (1.78%) VLAN
7 5 (1.48%) TCP/IP
7 5 (1.48%) WAN
8 4 (1.18%) Internet
8 4 (1.18%) LAN
8 4 (1.18%) Modbus
8 4 (1.18%) MPLS
8 4 (1.18%) MQTT
8 4 (1.18%) SSH
8 4 (1.18%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (1.18%) Wireless
9 3 (0.89%) HTTP
9 3 (0.89%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.89%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (10.95%) SQL Server
2 30 (8.88%) Power BI
3 19 (5.62%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (4.14%) Big Data
5 13 (3.85%) Azure SQL Database
6 12 (3.55%) Data Lake
7 11 (3.25%) NoSQL
8 10 (2.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (2.66%) Metadata
9 9 (2.66%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (2.07%) BusinessObjects
10 7 (2.07%) Delta Lake
10 7 (2.07%) Tableau
11 6 (1.78%) Crystal Reports
12 5 (1.48%) Apache Hive
12 5 (1.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (1.18%) MongoDB
13 4 (1.18%) SAP Data Services
14 3 (0.89%) Geospatial Data
14 3 (0.89%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 26 (7.69%) JIRA
2 21 (6.21%) Git
3 14 (4.14%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.07%) GitLab
5 4 (1.18%) MSI
5 4 (1.18%) Postman
5 4 (1.18%) RStudio
6 3 (0.89%) Selenium
6 3 (0.89%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.59%) JMeter
7 2 (0.59%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.59%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.59%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.59%) Subversion
7 2 (0.59%) Visual Studio Team System
8 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.30%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.30%) JBehave
8 1 (0.30%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 115 (34.02%) Finance
2 85 (25.15%) Social Skills
3 32 (9.47%) Banking
4 30 (8.88%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (4.73%) Public Sector
6 9 (2.66%) Retail
7 8 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (2.07%) Legal
9 6 (1.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (1.78%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.48%) Back Office
10 5 (1.48%) Law
11 4 (1.18%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.18%) Investment Banking
11 4 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.89%) Front Office
12 3 (0.89%) Police
13 2 (0.59%) Marketing
13 2 (0.59%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 63 (18.64%) Architect
2 54 (15.98%) Developer
3 35 (10.36%) Solutions Architect
4 32 (9.47%) Analyst
5 31 (9.17%) Azure Engineer
6 29 (8.58%) Senior
7 28 (8.28%) Data Engineer
8 25 (7.40%) Lead
9 17 (5.03%) Support Engineer
10 16 (4.73%) Azure Architect
11 12 (3.55%) DevOps Engineer
11 12 (3.55%) Network Engineer
12 11 (3.25%) Cloud Architect
12 11 (3.25%) Project Manager
13 10 (2.96%) Business Analyst
13 10 (2.96%) Consultant
13 10 (2.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 10 (2.96%) Software Engineer
14 8 (2.37%) .NET Developer
14 8 (2.37%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (15.09%) .NET
2 19 (5.62%) Kafka
3 16 (4.73%) REST
4 12 (3.55%) ADO
5 11 (3.25%) JSON
5 11 (3.25%) OAuth
6 10 (2.96%) CSS
6 10 (2.96%) HTML
6 10 (2.96%) Web Services
7 9 (2.66%) AngularJS
7 9 (2.66%) PySpark
7 9 (2.66%) React
8 8 (2.37%) Node.js
9 7 (2.07%) GraphQL
9 7 (2.07%) Middleware
9 7 (2.07%) YAML
10 6 (1.78%) LDAP
10 6 (1.78%) Pandas
10 6 (1.78%) RESTful
11 5 (1.48%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.33%) Cloud Native
2 14 (4.14%) Data Centre
3 13 (3.85%) Product Ownership
4 8 (2.37%) Low-Code
5 7 (2.07%) Anti-Spyware
6 6 (1.78%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (1.78%) Linux Command Line
7 5 (1.48%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.48%) Equities
7 5 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (1.48%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.48%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.48%) Reference Data
7 5 (1.48%) Reinsurance
8 4 (1.18%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.18%) Clustering
8 4 (1.18%) IoT
8 4 (1.18%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.89%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 53 (15.68%) Windows
2 27 (7.99%) Windows Server
3 21 (6.21%) Linux
4 15 (4.44%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.18%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.89%) Android
6 3 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.89%) Rocky
6 3 (0.89%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.59%) Solaris
7 2 (0.59%) Unix
7 2 (0.59%) VMS
7 2 (0.59%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (34.32%) DevOps
2 88 (26.04%) Agile
3 76 (22.49%) CI/CD
4 62 (18.34%) Problem-Solving
5 45 (13.31%) Migration
6 35 (10.36%) Analytics
7 33 (9.76%) Infrastructure as Code
8 32 (9.47%) Software Engineering
9 28 (8.28%) Stakeholder Management
10 27 (7.99%) Microservices
10 27 (7.99%) Test Automation
11 25 (7.40%) Data Engineering
12 24 (7.10%) Data Modelling
13 23 (6.80%) Business Intelligence
13 23 (6.80%) Cloud Security
14 22 (6.51%) Continuous Improvement
14 22 (6.51%) Decision-Making
15 20 (5.92%) ETL
15 20 (5.92%) ITIL
16 19 (5.62%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 85 (25.15%) Python
2 68 (20.12%) SQL
3 47 (13.91%) PowerShell
4 45 (13.31%) C#
5 29 (8.58%) JavaScript
6 27 (7.99%) Java
7 12 (3.55%) Bash
7 12 (3.55%) Bicep
8 7 (2.07%) C++
8 7 (2.07%) Scala
9 5 (1.48%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.18%) Go
10 4 (1.18%) PL/SQL
10 4 (1.18%) Ruby
11 3 (0.89%) Perl
12 2 (0.59%) DAML
12 2 (0.59%) Groovy
12 2 (0.59%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.59%) R
12 2 (0.59%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 32 (9.47%) Degree
2 30 (8.88%) Security Cleared
3 22 (6.51%) SC Cleared
4 16 (4.73%) Azure Certification
5 8 (2.37%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.78%) CISSP
6 6 (1.78%) PMI Certification
6 6 (1.78%) PMP
7 5 (1.48%) CCNP
7 5 (1.48%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (1.48%) CISM
7 5 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.18%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (0.89%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.59%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.59%) MCSE
10 2 (0.59%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.33%) GDPR
2 15 (4.44%) Data Quality
3 12 (3.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (3.55%) NIST
4 9 (2.66%) QA
5 7 (2.07%) SLA
6 4 (1.18%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (0.89%) EMIR
7 3 (0.89%) MiFID
7 3 (0.89%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.59%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.59%) PMO
8 2 (0.59%) SOC 2
System Software
1 49 (14.50%) Active Directory
2 19 (5.62%) Docker
3 8 (2.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.07%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.48%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (1.18%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.59%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.59%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.30%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.30%) Firmware
8 1 (0.30%) NFS
8 1 (0.30%) OpenAM
8 1 (0.30%) OpenDJ
8 1 (0.30%) OpenIDM
8 1 (0.30%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.30%) Platform Symphony
8 1 (0.30%) Veritas File System
8 1 (0.30%) Veritas Volume Manager
8 1 (0.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 46 (13.61%) Terraform
2 41 (12.13%) Kubernetes
3 22 (6.51%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (4.44%) Ansible
5 13 (3.85%) SCCM
6 6 (1.78%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.89%) Consul
7 3 (0.89%) Control-M
7 3 (0.89%) Grafana
8 2 (0.59%) AirWatch
8 2 (0.59%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 2 (0.59%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.59%) HP ALM
8 2 (0.59%) Kibana
8 2 (0.59%) PingFederate
8 2 (0.59%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.59%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.59%) QRadar
8 2 (0.59%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 103 (30.47%) Microsoft
2 35 (10.36%) Databricks
3 19 (5.62%) ServiceNow
4 16 (4.73%) Oracle
4 16 (4.73%) SAP
5 15 (4.44%) VMware
6 14 (4.14%) Palo Alto
7 12 (3.55%) CheckPoint
8 9 (2.66%) Cisco
8 9 (2.66%) Citrix
8 9 (2.66%) Infoblox
9 8 (2.37%) CyberArk
10 7 (2.07%) Fortinet
11 6 (1.78%) Google
12 5 (1.48%) IBM
12 5 (1.48%) OpenLink
12 5 (1.48%) Splunk
13 4 (1.18%) Bloomberg
13 4 (1.18%) Commvault
13 4 (1.18%) Red Hat