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 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 8 6
Rank change year-on-year +3 -2 0
Contract jobs citing Azure 146 98 97
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 10.66% 11.85% 12.73%
As % of the Cloud Services category 39.14% 40.50% 47.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 71 60
10th Percentile £276 £367 £306
25th Percentile £413 £402 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% +2.78% +5.88%
75th Percentile £588 £500 £588
90th Percentile £675 £575 £620
England median daily rate £530 £525 £538
% change year-on-year +0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 1 2
10th Percentile £17.97 - £20.84
25th Percentile £19.95 - £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 £33.39 £35.00
% change year-on-year +57.26% -4.61% -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 373 242 203
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 27.25% 29.26% 26.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 193 184 112
10th Percentile £226 £334 £191
25th Percentile £381 £375 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £467 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.78% -0.11% -3.74%
75th Percentile £550 £500 £556
90th Percentile £650 £621 £619
England median daily rate £525 £501 £525
% change year-on-year +4.90% -4.67% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 7 4
10th Percentile £13.51 £17.64 £14.91
25th Percentile £15.98 £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 - - £50.40
England median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +29.22% -28.14% +7.99%

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 6 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 6 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 46 £500 +15.94% 40
Northamptonshire +12 30 £500 +13.82% 38
Lincolnshire +2 27 £443 -12.38% 50
Leicestershire -4 23 £575 +24.32% 65
Nottinghamshire -10 19 £475 -5.00% 88
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 (4.79%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.05%) Apache Spark
2 3 (2.05%) Confluence
3 2 (1.37%) Apache Pig
3 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.68%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.37%) 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 38 (26.03%) Entra ID
2 30 (20.55%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (19.18%) Azure DevOps
4 24 (16.44%) Azure Data Factory
5 23 (15.75%) AWS
6 21 (14.38%) Power Platform
7 13 (8.90%) IaaS
7 13 (8.90%) PaaS
7 13 (8.90%) SaaS
8 12 (8.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 11 (7.53%) GCP
10 9 (6.16%) Azure AKS
11 7 (4.79%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (4.11%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (4.11%) Azure Service Bus
12 6 (4.11%) GitHub
12 6 (4.11%) Power Automate
13 5 (3.42%) Serverless
14 4 (2.74%) Amazon EKS
14 4 (2.74%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (13.01%) Firewall
2 17 (11.64%) VPN
3 12 (8.22%) DNS
4 10 (6.85%) DHCP
5 7 (4.79%) Network Security
6 5 (3.42%) SAN
7 4 (2.74%) TCP/IP
7 4 (2.74%) VLAN
8 3 (2.05%) LAN
8 3 (2.05%) WAN
9 2 (1.37%) Reverse Proxy
9 2 (1.37%) SMS
9 2 (1.37%) 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%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.68%) VoIP
10 1 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (12.33%) Data Lake
1 18 (12.33%) Power BI
2 14 (9.59%) SQL Server
3 11 (7.53%) NoSQL
4 9 (6.16%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (5.48%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (3.42%) Big Data
7 4 (2.74%) Relational Database
8 3 (2.05%) Apache Hive
9 2 (1.37%) Hadoop
9 2 (1.37%) HBase
9 2 (1.37%) MySQL
9 2 (1.37%) Redis
9 2 (1.37%) Sqoop
10 1 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.68%) Db2
10 1 (0.68%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.68%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.68%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 5 (3.42%) Git
1 5 (3.42%) JIRA
2 3 (2.05%) Oracle APEX
2 3 (2.05%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (1.37%) 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 42 (28.77%) Social Skills
2 13 (8.90%) Public Sector
3 12 (8.22%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (8.22%) Manufacturing
4 9 (6.16%) Banking
5 8 (5.48%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (4.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (4.11%) Finance
8 5 (3.42%) Police
9 3 (2.05%) Aerospace
9 3 (2.05%) Law
9 3 (2.05%) Marketing
10 2 (1.37%) Legal
10 2 (1.37%) Retail
11 1 (0.68%) Agriculture
11 1 (0.68%) Automotive
11 1 (0.68%) Local Government
11 1 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (26.03%) Developer
2 25 (17.12%) Senior
3 21 (14.38%) Architect
3 21 (14.38%) Cloud Engineer
4 16 (10.96%) Azure Engineer
5 15 (10.27%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 12 (8.22%) .NET Developer
7 11 (7.53%) Senior Developer
8 10 (6.85%) Senior SQL Developer
8 10 (6.85%) SQL Developer
9 9 (6.16%) Analyst
9 9 (6.16%) Lead
10 8 (5.48%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
10 8 (5.48%) Solutions Architect
11 7 (4.79%) Lead Developer
11 7 (4.79%) Software Developer
12 6 (4.11%) Consultant
12 6 (4.11%) Data Architect
12 6 (4.11%) Deployment Engineer
12 6 (4.11%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.27%) .NET
2 14 (9.59%) Terraform
3 7 (4.79%) Kafka
4 6 (4.11%) RabbitMQ
5 5 (3.42%) ARM Templates
6 4 (2.74%) REST
6 4 (2.74%) YAML
7 3 (2.05%) Middleware
8 2 (1.37%) ASP.NET
8 2 (1.37%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (1.37%) Celery
8 2 (1.37%) Django
8 2 (1.37%) FastAPI
8 2 (1.37%) Node.js
8 2 (1.37%) OAuth
8 2 (1.37%) Playwright
8 2 (1.37%) pytest
8 2 (1.37%) React
8 2 (1.37%) RESTful
9 1 (0.68%) Pulumi
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.59%) CMDB
2 7 (4.79%) Driving Licence
3 6 (4.11%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (2.74%) Data Structures
4 4 (2.74%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (2.05%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.05%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.37%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.37%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.37%) Enterprise Cloud
6 2 (1.37%) IVR
6 2 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.37%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.37%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.37%) Smartphone
7 1 (0.68%) Distributed Architecture
7 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.68%) Life Science
7 1 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.68%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 37 (25.34%) Windows
2 19 (13.01%) Windows 10
3 12 (8.22%) Windows Server
4 9 (6.16%) Linux
5 6 (4.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (2.74%) Ubuntu
7 3 (2.05%) Apple iOS
7 3 (2.05%) VMS
8 2 (1.37%) 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 (26.71%) DevOps
2 36 (24.66%) Migration
3 28 (19.18%) CI/CD
4 24 (16.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 22 (15.07%) Infrastructure as Code
6 21 (14.38%) Agile
6 21 (14.38%) Business Intelligence
6 21 (14.38%) Problem-Solving
7 17 (11.64%) Continuous Improvement
7 17 (11.64%) Data Modelling
8 15 (10.27%) Cybersecurity
9 14 (9.59%) Analytics
9 14 (9.59%) Data Pipeline
10 13 (8.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 12 (8.22%) Architecture Governance
11 12 (8.22%) ETL
11 12 (8.22%) Stakeholder Management
12 11 (7.53%) Cloud Security
12 11 (7.53%) Data Engineering
12 11 (7.53%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 40 (27.40%) SQL
2 16 (10.96%) Python
3 15 (10.27%) C#
4 10 (6.85%) PowerShell
5 7 (4.79%) JavaScript
6 4 (2.74%) Bicep
6 4 (2.74%) Java
7 2 (1.37%) PL/SQL
7 2 (1.37%) R
7 2 (1.37%) Rust
7 2 (1.37%) Scala
8 1 (0.68%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.68%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.68%) X++
Qualifications
1 44 (30.14%) Security Cleared
2 32 (21.92%) SC Cleared
3 15 (10.27%) Degree
4 6 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (2.74%) Azure Certification
5 4 (2.74%) CISM
5 4 (2.74%) CISSP
5 4 (2.74%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (2.05%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 3 (2.05%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.37%) CRISC
7 2 (1.37%) MCSA
7 2 (1.37%) 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 6 (4.11%) GDPR
2 5 (3.42%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.37%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 2 (1.37%) NIST
4 2 (1.37%) 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 39 (26.71%) Active Directory
2 18 (12.33%) Docker
3 7 (4.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.05%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.37%) Apache Flume
5 2 (1.37%) HDFS
6 1 (0.68%) Firmware
6 1 (0.68%) NFS
6 1 (0.68%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (15.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (13.70%) Kubernetes
3 19 (13.01%) SCCM
4 4 (2.74%) Ansible
5 3 (2.05%) VxRail
6 1 (0.68%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.68%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 69 (47.26%) Microsoft
2 32 (21.92%) Databricks
3 9 (6.16%) Oracle
3 9 (6.16%) VMware
4 4 (2.74%) Aruba
5 3 (2.05%) SolarWinds
6 2 (1.37%) NetApp
6 2 (1.37%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.37%) SAP
7 1 (0.68%) Cisco
7 1 (0.68%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.68%) F5
7 1 (0.68%) IBM
7 1 (0.68%) Juniper
7 1 (0.68%) Okta
7 1 (0.68%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.68%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.68%) Ping Identity
7 1 (0.68%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 1 (0.68%) ServiceNow