Azure Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Microsoft Azure
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Azure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 8 7
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 0
Contract jobs citing Azure 147 100 96
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 10.79% 12.09% 12.53%
As % of the Cloud Services category 39.41% 41.32% 47.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 72 59
10th Percentile £292 £367 £306
25th Percentile £413 £402 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% +2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £588 £500 £588
90th Percentile £675 £575 £620
England median daily rate £530 £525 £540
% change year-on-year +0.95% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 2
10th Percentile £17.97 - £20.84
25th Percentile £18.91 - £24.87
Median hourly rate £25.75 £16.35 £34.16
Median % change year-on-year +57.49% -52.14% -51.20%
75th Percentile - - £45.87
90th Percentile - - £51.35
England median hourly rate £52.50 £34.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +54.41% -2.86% -24.21%

All Cloud Computing Skills
East Midlands

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 East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 373 242 204
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 27.37% 29.26% 26.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 198 183 113
10th Percentile £229 £334 £192
25th Percentile £381 £375 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £449 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.73% -0.22% -3.74%
75th Percentile £549 £500 £550
90th Percentile £656 £600 £619
England median daily rate £525 £505 £530
% change year-on-year +3.96% -4.72% -2.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 7 4
10th Percentile £13.51 £17.64 £14.91
25th Percentile £15.25 £19.38 £17.00
Median hourly rate £17.87 £21.39 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.46% -26.24% +87.10%
75th Percentile £25.75 - £43.51
90th Percentile £26.05 - £50.40
England median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +29.22% -28.14% +6.06%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Azure job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Azure
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Azure.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Azure

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 3 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in the East Midlands

Azure
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Azure.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Azure

Azure
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 3 October 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
Derbyshire -2 44 £500 +15.94% 50
Northamptonshire +12 30 £500 +13.82% 35
Lincolnshire +5 28 £435 -13.86% 51
Leicestershire -4 23 £575 +24.32% 62
Nottinghamshire -8 19 £475 -5.00% 98
Azure
England

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (4.76%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.04%) Apache Spark
2 3 (2.04%) Confluence
3 2 (1.36%) Apache Pig
3 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.68%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.68%) Maximo
2 1 (0.68%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.68%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.68%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 35 (23.81%) Entra ID
2 28 (19.05%) Azure DevOps
3 27 (18.37%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (16.33%) Azure Data Factory
4 24 (16.33%) Power Platform
5 23 (15.65%) AWS
6 13 (8.84%) IaaS
6 13 (8.84%) PaaS
6 13 (8.84%) SaaS
7 12 (8.16%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 11 (7.48%) GCP
9 9 (6.12%) Azure AKS
10 8 (5.44%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (4.76%) Power Automate
12 6 (4.08%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (4.08%) Azure Service Bus
12 6 (4.08%) GitHub
13 5 (3.40%) Serverless
14 4 (2.72%) Amazon EKS
14 4 (2.72%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (12.93%) Firewall
2 14 (9.52%) VPN
3 12 (8.16%) DNS
4 10 (6.80%) DHCP
5 7 (4.76%) Network Security
6 5 (3.40%) SAN
7 4 (2.72%) TCP/IP
7 4 (2.72%) VLAN
8 3 (2.04%) LAN
8 3 (2.04%) SMS
8 3 (2.04%) WAN
9 2 (1.36%) Reverse Proxy
9 2 (1.36%) SSL
10 1 (0.68%) BGP
10 1 (0.68%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.68%) IPsec
10 1 (0.68%) OSPF
10 1 (0.68%) PBX
10 1 (0.68%) VoIP
10 1 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (14.29%) Power BI
2 19 (12.93%) Data Lake
3 14 (9.52%) SQL Server
4 11 (7.48%) NoSQL
5 9 (6.12%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (5.44%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (3.40%) Big Data
8 4 (2.72%) Relational Database
9 3 (2.04%) Apache Hive
10 2 (1.36%) Hadoop
10 2 (1.36%) HBase
10 2 (1.36%) MySQL
10 2 (1.36%) Redis
10 2 (1.36%) Sqoop
11 1 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.68%) Db2
11 1 (0.68%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.68%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
11 1 (0.68%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 5 (3.40%) Git
1 5 (3.40%) JIRA
2 3 (2.04%) Oracle APEX
2 3 (2.04%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (1.36%) GitLab
4 1 (0.68%) Ant
4 1 (0.68%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.68%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.68%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.68%) Maven
4 1 (0.68%) MSI
4 1 (0.68%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.68%) Visual Studio
General
1 40 (27.21%) Social Skills
2 13 (8.84%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (8.84%) Public Sector
3 12 (8.16%) Manufacturing
4 9 (6.12%) Banking
4 9 (6.12%) Documentation Skills
5 7 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (4.08%) Finance
7 5 (3.40%) Police
8 3 (2.04%) Aerospace
8 3 (2.04%) Law
8 3 (2.04%) Marketing
9 2 (1.36%) Legal
9 2 (1.36%) Retail
10 1 (0.68%) Agriculture
10 1 (0.68%) Automotive
10 1 (0.68%) Local Government
10 1 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (25.85%) Developer
2 25 (17.01%) Senior
3 22 (14.97%) Architect
4 21 (14.29%) Cloud Engineer
5 16 (10.88%) Azure Engineer
6 15 (10.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 12 (8.16%) .NET Developer
8 11 (7.48%) Analyst
8 11 (7.48%) Senior Developer
9 10 (6.80%) Senior SQL Developer
9 10 (6.80%) SQL Developer
10 9 (6.12%) Lead
11 8 (5.44%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
11 8 (5.44%) Solutions Architect
12 7 (4.76%) Consultant
12 7 (4.76%) Data Architect
12 7 (4.76%) Lead Developer
12 7 (4.76%) Software Developer
13 6 (4.08%) Senior Architect
13 6 (4.08%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.20%) .NET
2 14 (9.52%) Terraform
3 7 (4.76%) Kafka
4 6 (4.08%) RabbitMQ
5 5 (3.40%) ARM Templates
6 4 (2.72%) REST
6 4 (2.72%) YAML
7 3 (2.04%) Middleware
8 2 (1.36%) ASP.NET
8 2 (1.36%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (1.36%) Celery
8 2 (1.36%) Django
8 2 (1.36%) FastAPI
8 2 (1.36%) Node.js
8 2 (1.36%) OAuth
8 2 (1.36%) Playwright
8 2 (1.36%) pytest
8 2 (1.36%) React
8 2 (1.36%) RESTful
9 1 (0.68%) Pulumi
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.48%) CMDB
2 7 (4.76%) Driving Licence
3 6 (4.08%) Hybrid Cloud
4 5 (3.40%) Data Structures
5 4 (2.72%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (2.04%) IVR
6 3 (2.04%) Product Ownership
6 3 (2.04%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.36%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.36%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.36%) Enterprise Cloud
7 2 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.36%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.36%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.36%) Smartphone
8 1 (0.68%) Distributed Architecture
8 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.68%) Omics
8 1 (0.68%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 34 (23.13%) Windows
2 16 (10.88%) Windows 10
3 12 (8.16%) Windows Server
4 9 (6.12%) Linux
5 6 (4.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (2.72%) Ubuntu
7 3 (2.04%) Apple iOS
7 3 (2.04%) VMS
8 2 (1.36%) CentOS
9 1 (0.68%) Android
9 1 (0.68%) Unix
9 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (26.53%) DevOps
2 34 (23.13%) Migration
3 28 (19.05%) CI/CD
4 24 (16.33%) Business Intelligence
4 24 (16.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 22 (14.97%) Agile
5 22 (14.97%) Infrastructure as Code
6 21 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (12.93%) Data Modelling
8 17 (11.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (10.88%) Analytics
10 15 (10.20%) Cybersecurity
10 15 (10.20%) Data Pipeline
11 13 (8.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 13 (8.84%) Stakeholder Management
12 12 (8.16%) Architecture Governance
12 12 (8.16%) ETL
13 11 (7.48%) Cloud Security
13 11 (7.48%) ITIL
13 11 (7.48%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 43 (29.25%) SQL
2 16 (10.88%) Python
3 15 (10.20%) C#
4 10 (6.80%) PowerShell
5 7 (4.76%) JavaScript
6 4 (2.72%) Bicep
6 4 (2.72%) Java
7 2 (1.36%) PL/SQL
7 2 (1.36%) R
7 2 (1.36%) Rust
7 2 (1.36%) Scala
8 1 (0.68%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.68%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.68%) X++
Qualifications
1 41 (27.89%) Security Cleared
2 29 (19.73%) SC Cleared
3 15 (10.20%) Degree
4 6 (4.08%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (2.72%) Azure Certification
5 4 (2.72%) CISM
5 4 (2.72%) CISSP
5 4 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (2.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 3 (2.04%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.36%) CRISC
7 2 (1.36%) MCSA
7 2 (1.36%) MCSE
8 1 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.68%) CCNP
8 1 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.68%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.68%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.68%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.76%) Data Quality
2 6 (4.08%) GDPR
3 3 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 2 (1.36%) NIST
4 2 (1.36%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.68%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.68%) GRC
5 1 (0.68%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.68%) ISO 22301
5 1 (0.68%) PMO
5 1 (0.68%) QA
5 1 (0.68%) SEPA
5 1 (0.68%) SLA
System Software
1 36 (24.49%) Active Directory
2 18 (12.24%) Docker
3 7 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.04%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.36%) Apache Flume
5 2 (1.36%) HDFS
6 1 (0.68%) Firmware
6 1 (0.68%) NFS
6 1 (0.68%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (13.61%) Kubernetes
1 20 (13.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (10.88%) SCCM
3 4 (2.72%) Ansible
4 3 (2.04%) VxRail
5 1 (0.68%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.68%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 67 (45.58%) Microsoft
2 33 (22.45%) Databricks
3 9 (6.12%) Oracle
3 9 (6.12%) VMware
4 4 (2.72%) Aruba
5 3 (2.04%) SAP
5 3 (2.04%) SolarWinds
6 2 (1.36%) NetApp
6 2 (1.36%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.68%) Cisco
7 1 (0.68%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.68%) F5
7 1 (0.68%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.68%) IBM
7 1 (0.68%) Juniper
7 1 (0.68%) Okta
7 1 (0.68%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.68%) Ping Identity
7 1 (0.68%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 1 (0.68%) ServiceNow