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 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 10 7
Rank change year-on-year +6 -3 +9
Contract jobs citing Azure 147 89 111
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 18.19% 14.08% 12.56%
As % of the Cloud Services category 41.18% 35.74% 32.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 54 59
10th Percentile £358 £362 £351
25th Percentile £425 £414 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year +13.51% +2.78% -5.26%
75th Percentile £625 £547 £544
90th Percentile £664 £638 £655
Scotland median daily rate £525 £496 £450
% change year-on-year +5.85% +10.22% -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 357 249 343
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 44.18% 39.40% 38.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 190 158 207
10th Percentile £355 £289 £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 £534 £556
90th Percentile £650 £599 £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% -70.43%

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 16 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 16 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 13 (8.84%) Confluence
2 7 (4.76%) SharePoint
3 5 (3.40%) Apache Spark
4 4 (2.72%) Apache
5 3 (2.04%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (1.36%) nginx
7 1 (0.68%) Apache Superset
7 1 (0.68%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 6 (4.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.72%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.36%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.68%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.68%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.68%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 34 (23.13%) AWS
2 32 (21.77%) Azure DevOps
3 23 (15.65%) GCP
3 23 (15.65%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (13.61%) Power Platform
5 10 (6.80%) Entra ID
6 9 (6.12%) SaaS
7 8 (5.44%) Azure Monitor
7 8 (5.44%) IaaS
7 8 (5.44%) PaaS
8 7 (4.76%) Azure AI
9 6 (4.08%) Azure AKS
9 6 (4.08%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 6 (4.08%) Azure Key Vault
9 6 (4.08%) GitHub
9 6 (4.08%) OneDrive
9 6 (4.08%) Power Automate
9 6 (4.08%) PowerApps
9 6 (4.08%) Serverless
10 5 (3.40%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (11.56%) Firewall
2 12 (8.16%) Network Security
3 9 (6.12%) DNS
3 9 (6.12%) VPN
4 6 (4.08%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (3.40%) SD-WAN
6 4 (2.72%) Internet
6 4 (2.72%) IPsec
6 4 (2.72%) LAN
6 4 (2.72%) Unified Communications
7 2 (1.36%) BIG-IP
7 2 (1.36%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (1.36%) NGFW
8 1 (0.68%) DHCP
8 1 (0.68%) SSL
8 1 (0.68%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (8.84%) SQL Server
2 9 (6.12%) Azure SQL Database
2 9 (6.12%) Metadata
3 8 (5.44%) Power BI
4 7 (4.76%) Data Lake
5 5 (3.40%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (2.72%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (2.72%) MySQL
7 3 (2.04%) Big Data
7 3 (2.04%) Hadoop
8 2 (1.36%) Amazon Aurora
8 2 (1.36%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (1.36%) DynamoDB
8 2 (1.36%) Oracle Database
8 2 (1.36%) Power Query
9 1 (0.68%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.68%) Looker
9 1 (0.68%) Semantic Layer
9 1 (0.68%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 15 (10.20%) JIRA
2 8 (5.44%) Jenkins
3 6 (4.08%) Git
4 2 (1.36%) GitLab
4 2 (1.36%) Jasmine
4 2 (1.36%) Karma Test Runner
4 2 (1.36%) NUnit
5 1 (0.68%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.68%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.68%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.68%) Postman
5 1 (0.68%) ScriptRunner
5 1 (0.68%) Selenium
5 1 (0.68%) Snyk
5 1 (0.68%) Subversion
5 1 (0.68%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.68%) WebDriver
General
1 41 (27.89%) Social Skills
2 36 (24.49%) Finance
3 33 (22.45%) Public Sector
4 13 (8.84%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (3.40%) Banking
5 5 (3.40%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (3.40%) Legal
6 4 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (1.36%) Italian Language
7 2 (1.36%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.68%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.68%) Front Office
8 1 (0.68%) Health Technology
8 1 (0.68%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 29 (19.73%) Architect
2 18 (12.24%) Analyst
3 16 (10.88%) Azure Engineer
3 16 (10.88%) DevOps Engineer
4 11 (7.48%) Developer
4 11 (7.48%) Java Engineer
5 10 (6.80%) Senior
6 9 (6.12%) DBA
6 9 (6.12%) Solutions Architect
7 8 (5.44%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
8 7 (4.76%) Business Analyst
8 7 (4.76%) Consultant
8 7 (4.76%) Data Architect
8 7 (4.76%) Software Engineer
9 6 (4.08%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
9 6 (4.08%) Azure Software Engineer
9 6 (4.08%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 6 (4.08%) Java Software Engineer
10 5 (3.40%) Azure Architect
10 5 (3.40%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.88%) .NET
2 7 (4.76%) React
2 7 (4.76%) Spring
2 7 (4.76%) Spring Boot
3 6 (4.08%) ASP.NET
3 6 (4.08%) Kafka
4 5 (3.40%) REST
4 5 (3.40%) RESTful
5 4 (2.72%) .NET Core
5 4 (2.72%) .NET Framework
5 4 (2.72%) Entity Framework
6 3 (2.04%) AngularJS
6 3 (2.04%) ARM Templates
6 3 (2.04%) ASP.NET Core
6 3 (2.04%) LINQ
6 3 (2.04%) NgRx
7 2 (1.36%) ADO
7 2 (1.36%) Jest
7 2 (1.36%) Node.js
7 2 (1.36%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 16 (10.88%) Cloud Native
2 15 (10.20%) Data Protection Act
3 11 (7.48%) Data Centre
4 8 (5.44%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (4.76%) Product Ownership
6 6 (4.08%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (4.08%) Management Information System
7 5 (3.40%) Onboarding
8 4 (2.72%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (2.72%) PKI
8 4 (2.72%) Security Posture
8 4 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.36%) AI Agents
9 2 (1.36%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.36%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (1.36%) Enterprise Cloud
10 1 (0.68%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (0.68%) Distributed Architecture
10 1 (0.68%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.68%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 27 (18.37%) Windows
2 10 (6.80%) Linux
3 8 (5.44%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.36%) Android
4 2 (1.36%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.36%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.68%) Solaris
5 1 (0.68%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (40.14%) DevOps
2 33 (22.45%) CI/CD
3 30 (20.41%) Agile
4 29 (19.73%) AI
5 20 (13.61%) Migration
5 20 (13.61%) Roadmaps
6 19 (12.93%) Cybersecurity
6 19 (12.93%) Data Protection
7 18 (12.24%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (12.24%) Infrastructure as Code
8 15 (10.20%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (10.20%) Software Engineering
8 15 (10.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 14 (9.52%) Machine Learning
10 13 (8.84%) Data Modelling
10 13 (8.84%) Scrum
10 13 (8.84%) Stakeholder Management
11 12 (8.16%) Microservices
12 11 (7.48%) Disaster Recovery
12 11 (7.48%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 32 (21.77%) Python
2 27 (18.37%) SQL
3 14 (9.52%) PowerShell
4 13 (8.84%) Java
5 12 (8.16%) C#
6 10 (6.80%) Bicep
7 5 (3.40%) Bash
8 4 (2.72%) T-SQL
9 3 (2.04%) JavaScript
10 2 (1.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (1.36%) Go
10 2 (1.36%) Search Processing Language
10 2 (1.36%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.68%) C++
11 1 (0.68%) JCL
11 1 (0.68%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.68%) R
11 1 (0.68%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.68%) VBA
11 1 (0.68%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 11 (7.48%) Degree
2 8 (5.44%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (4.76%) Security Cleared
4 5 (3.40%) CISSP
4 5 (3.40%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (3.40%) SC Cleared
5 4 (2.72%) CCNP
5 4 (2.72%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (2.72%) CISM
5 4 (2.72%) MCSE
6 3 (2.04%) Master's Degree
6 3 (2.04%) PMI Certification
6 3 (2.04%) PMP
7 2 (1.36%) CBAP
7 2 (1.36%) CCSK
7 2 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (1.36%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.68%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
8 1 (0.68%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.68%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (11.56%) Disclosure Scotland
2 12 (8.16%) Data Quality
3 10 (6.80%) QA
4 5 (3.40%) GDPR
5 3 (2.04%) NIST
6 2 (1.36%) Accessibility
6 2 (1.36%) PMO
7 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.68%) NCSC
7 1 (0.68%) SOC 2
System Software
1 20 (13.61%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.76%) Docker
3 4 (2.72%) Hyper-V
4 3 (2.04%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.36%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 21 (14.29%) Terraform
2 12 (8.16%) Kubernetes
3 7 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (3.40%) Grafana
4 5 (3.40%) Prometheus
5 3 (2.04%) Istio
5 3 (2.04%) SCCM
6 2 (1.36%) Ansible
6 2 (1.36%) Argo
6 2 (1.36%) Data Guard
6 2 (1.36%) linkerd
6 2 (1.36%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.68%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.68%) HAProxy
7 1 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 44 (29.93%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.12%) Cisco
2 9 (6.12%) Oracle
3 8 (5.44%) Google
4 6 (4.08%) F5
4 6 (4.08%) OpenAI
4 6 (4.08%) Palo Alto
5 4 (2.72%) Citrix
5 4 (2.72%) Databricks
5 4 (2.72%) Splunk
6 3 (2.04%) Informatica
6 3 (2.04%) RedGate
6 3 (2.04%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.04%) SolarWinds
6 3 (2.04%) Talend
6 3 (2.04%) VMware
7 2 (1.36%) Apple
7 2 (1.36%) Atlassian
7 2 (1.36%) BiZZdesign
7 2 (1.36%) Meraki