Azure Specialist Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Microsoft Azure Specialist
South West > Dorset

The median Microsoft Azure Specialist daily rate in Dorset is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Azure Specialist 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 1.77% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.87% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £663 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
75th Percentile £688 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £675 £563 -
% change year-on-year +20.00% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 107 87 203
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 100.00% 98.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 54 108
10th Percentile £173 £223 £170
25th Percentile £270 £381 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £469 £519
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -9.64% +4.80%
75th Percentile £550 £559 £675
90th Percentile £675 £684 £825
South West median daily rate £524 £500 £530
% change year-on-year +4.80% -5.66% +0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 57
10th Percentile £15.25 - £14.34
25th Percentile £18.64 £14.41 £15.62
Median hourly rate £22.00 £14.81 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +48.55% -73.78% +59.77%
75th Percentile £25.15 £15.22 £65.98
90th Percentile £46.83 - £69.62
South West median hourly rate £44.00 £65.00 £59.68
% change year-on-year -32.31% +8.91% -8.18%

Azure Specialist
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Specialist within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 8 January 2026. 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
Bournemouth - 2 £675 - 1
Azure Specialist
South West

Azure Specialist Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 8 January 2026, Azure Specialist 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 Dorset region featuring Azure Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance

Azure Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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 2 (100.00%) Azure
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance