Azure Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Microsoft Azure
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Azure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 12 7
Rank change year-on-year +8 -5 +8
Contract jobs citing Azure 154 87 109
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 18.83% 13.16% 12.37%
As % of the Cloud Services category 42.54% 31.99% 31.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 52 59
10th Percentile £365 £361 £351
25th Percentile £425 £413 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year +13.51% +2.78% -5.26%
75th Percentile £625 £538 £544
90th Percentile £675 £622 £655
Scotland median daily rate £525 £485 £450
% change year-on-year +8.25% +7.78% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 2
10th Percentile - - £16.00
25th Percentile £15.81 - £17.37
Median hourly rate £35.41 - £20.08
75th Percentile £62.38 - £22.35
90th Percentile £64.00 - £23.45
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 - £24.18
% change year-on-year - - -57.95%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 362 272 341
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 44.25% 41.15% 38.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 194 172 207
10th Percentile £350 £301 £203
25th Percentile £413 £425 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £475 £458
Median % change year-on-year +1.16% +3.83% -2.56%
75th Percentile £575 £535 £556
90th Percentile £650 £589 £655
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £450
% change year-on-year - +5.56% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 8
10th Percentile - - £14.53
25th Percentile £15.81 £26.32 £16.15
Median hourly rate £35.41 £27.35 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.45% +60.88% -4.06%
75th Percentile £62.38 £28.38 £17.77
90th Percentile £64.00 - £20.25
Scotland median hourly rate £15.81 £21.22 £17.00
% change year-on-year -25.49% +24.82% -63.24%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Azure job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Azure
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Azure.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Azure

Azure
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Azure in Edinburgh

Azure
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Azure.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Azure

Azure
Hourly Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Azure in Edinburgh

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 16 (10.39%) Confluence
2 7 (4.55%) SharePoint
3 5 (3.25%) Apache Spark
4 4 (2.60%) Apache
5 3 (1.95%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (1.30%) nginx
7 1 (0.65%) Apache Superset
7 1 (0.65%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 8 (5.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.60%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.65%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.65%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 37 (24.03%) Azure DevOps
2 35 (22.73%) AWS
3 23 (14.94%) GCP
3 23 (14.94%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (14.29%) Power Platform
5 10 (6.49%) Entra ID
6 9 (5.84%) SaaS
7 8 (5.19%) Azure Monitor
7 8 (5.19%) GitHub
7 8 (5.19%) IaaS
7 8 (5.19%) PaaS
7 8 (5.19%) Power Automate
8 6 (3.90%) Azure AI
8 6 (3.90%) Azure AKS
8 6 (3.90%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 6 (3.90%) Azure Key Vault
8 6 (3.90%) GitHub Actions
8 6 (3.90%) OneDrive
8 6 (3.90%) PowerApps
8 6 (3.90%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 18 (11.69%) Firewall
2 14 (9.09%) Network Security
3 9 (5.84%) DNS
3 9 (5.84%) VPN
4 6 (3.90%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (3.25%) SD-WAN
6 4 (2.60%) Internet
6 4 (2.60%) IPsec
6 4 (2.60%) LAN
6 4 (2.60%) Unified Communications
7 2 (1.30%) BIG-IP
7 2 (1.30%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (1.30%) NGFW
8 1 (0.65%) DHCP
8 1 (0.65%) SSL
8 1 (0.65%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (8.44%) SQL Server
2 10 (6.49%) Power BI
3 9 (5.84%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (5.84%) Metadata
4 8 (5.19%) Data Lake
5 5 (3.25%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (2.60%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (2.60%) MySQL
7 3 (1.95%) Big Data
7 3 (1.95%) Hadoop
8 2 (1.30%) Amazon Aurora
8 2 (1.30%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (1.30%) DynamoDB
8 2 (1.30%) Oracle Database
8 2 (1.30%) Power Query
9 1 (0.65%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.65%) Looker
9 1 (0.65%) Semantic Layer
9 1 (0.65%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 19 (12.34%) JIRA
2 12 (7.79%) Jenkins
3 6 (3.90%) Git
4 5 (3.25%) GitLab
5 3 (1.95%) Snyk
6 2 (1.30%) Jasmine
6 2 (1.30%) Karma Test Runner
6 2 (1.30%) NUnit
7 1 (0.65%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.65%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.65%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.65%) Postman
7 1 (0.65%) ScriptRunner
7 1 (0.65%) Selenium
7 1 (0.65%) Subversion
7 1 (0.65%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.65%) WebDriver
General
1 40 (25.97%) Social Skills
2 39 (25.32%) Finance
3 33 (21.43%) Public Sector
4 13 (8.44%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (3.25%) Banking
5 5 (3.25%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (3.25%) Legal
6 4 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (1.30%) Italian Language
7 2 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.65%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.65%) Front Office
8 1 (0.65%) Health Technology
8 1 (0.65%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 30 (19.48%) Architect
2 20 (12.99%) Analyst
3 17 (11.04%) Azure Engineer
4 16 (10.39%) DevOps Engineer
5 12 (7.79%) Java Engineer
6 11 (7.14%) Developer
7 10 (6.49%) Senior
8 9 (5.84%) DBA
8 9 (5.84%) Solutions Architect
9 7 (4.55%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 7 (4.55%) Business Analyst
9 7 (4.55%) Consultant
9 7 (4.55%) Data Architect
9 7 (4.55%) Security Engineer
9 7 (4.55%) Software Engineer
10 6 (3.90%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
10 6 (3.90%) Azure Software Engineer
10 6 (3.90%) Design Engineer
10 6 (3.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 6 (3.90%) Java Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.39%) .NET
2 8 (5.19%) Spring
2 8 (5.19%) Spring Boot
3 7 (4.55%) React
4 6 (3.90%) ASP.NET
4 6 (3.90%) Kafka
5 5 (3.25%) RESTful
6 4 (2.60%) .NET Core
6 4 (2.60%) .NET Framework
6 4 (2.60%) Entity Framework
6 4 (2.60%) REST
6 4 (2.60%) SLSA
7 3 (1.95%) AngularJS
7 3 (1.95%) ARM Templates
7 3 (1.95%) ASP.NET Core
7 3 (1.95%) LINQ
7 3 (1.95%) NgRx
8 2 (1.30%) ADO
8 2 (1.30%) JSON
8 2 (1.30%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 19 (12.34%) Cloud Native
2 16 (10.39%) Data Protection Act
3 11 (7.14%) Data Centre
4 8 (5.19%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (4.55%) Product Ownership
6 6 (3.90%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (3.90%) Management Information System
7 5 (3.25%) Onboarding
8 4 (2.60%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (2.60%) PKI
8 4 (2.60%) Security Posture
8 4 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.30%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.30%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (1.30%) Enterprise Cloud
10 1 (0.65%) AI Agents
10 1 (0.65%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (0.65%) Distributed Architecture
10 1 (0.65%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.65%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 27 (17.53%) Windows
2 10 (6.49%) Linux
3 8 (5.19%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.30%) Android
4 2 (1.30%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.30%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.65%) Solaris
5 1 (0.65%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (41.56%) DevOps
2 38 (24.68%) CI/CD
3 30 (19.48%) Agile
4 29 (18.83%) AI
5 24 (15.58%) Cybersecurity
6 20 (12.99%) Data Protection
6 20 (12.99%) Migration
7 19 (12.34%) Roadmaps
8 18 (11.69%) Continuous Improvement
8 18 (11.69%) Infrastructure as Code
9 17 (11.04%) Software Engineering
10 15 (9.74%) Microservices
10 15 (9.74%) Problem-Solving
10 15 (9.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 14 (9.09%) Data Modelling
11 14 (9.09%) Machine Learning
12 13 (8.44%) Scrum
12 13 (8.44%) Stakeholder Management
12 13 (8.44%) Technical Leadership
13 11 (7.14%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 31 (20.13%) Python
2 29 (18.83%) SQL
3 14 (9.09%) Java
3 14 (9.09%) PowerShell
4 12 (7.79%) C#
5 10 (6.49%) Bicep
6 5 (3.25%) Bash
7 4 (2.60%) T-SQL
8 3 (1.95%) JavaScript
9 2 (1.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (1.30%) Go
9 2 (1.30%) Search Processing Language
9 2 (1.30%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.65%) C++
10 1 (0.65%) JCL
10 1 (0.65%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.65%) R
10 1 (0.65%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.65%) VBA
10 1 (0.65%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 14 (9.09%) Degree
2 8 (5.19%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (5.19%) CISSP
3 7 (4.55%) CISM
3 7 (4.55%) Security Cleared
4 5 (3.25%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (3.25%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.25%) TOGAF Certification
5 4 (2.60%) CCNP
5 4 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (2.60%) MCSE
6 3 (1.95%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.95%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.95%) PMP
7 2 (1.30%) CBAP
7 2 (1.30%) CCSK
7 2 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.65%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.65%) CRISC
8 1 (0.65%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (11.04%) Disclosure Scotland
2 12 (7.79%) Data Quality
3 10 (6.49%) QA
4 6 (3.90%) NIST
5 5 (3.25%) GDPR
6 2 (1.30%) Accessibility
6 2 (1.30%) PMO
7 1 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.65%) NCSC
7 1 (0.65%) SOC 2
System Software
1 21 (13.64%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.55%) Docker
3 4 (2.60%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.95%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.30%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 22 (14.29%) Terraform
2 15 (9.74%) Kubernetes
3 7 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (3.25%) Grafana
4 5 (3.25%) Prometheus
5 3 (1.95%) Istio
5 3 (1.95%) SCCM
6 2 (1.30%) Ansible
6 2 (1.30%) Argo
6 2 (1.30%) Data Guard
6 2 (1.30%) linkerd
6 2 (1.30%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.65%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.65%) HAProxy
7 1 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 44 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 9 (5.84%) Cisco
2 9 (5.84%) Oracle
3 8 (5.19%) Google
4 6 (3.90%) F5
4 6 (3.90%) Palo Alto
5 5 (3.25%) BiZZdesign
5 5 (3.25%) OpenAI
6 4 (2.60%) Citrix
6 4 (2.60%) Databricks
6 4 (2.60%) Splunk
7 3 (1.95%) Black Duck
7 3 (1.95%) Checkmarx
7 3 (1.95%) Informatica
7 3 (1.95%) RedGate
7 3 (1.95%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.95%) SolarWinds
7 3 (1.95%) Talend
7 3 (1.95%) Tenable
7 3 (1.95%) VMware