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 22 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 9 8
Rank change year-on-year +6 -1 +2
Contract jobs citing Azure 155 82 91
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 21.03% 13.08% 11.12%
As % of the Cloud Services category 47.26% 30.60% 29.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 60 51
10th Percentile £355 £256 £325
25th Percentile £419 £413 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £466 £475
Median % change year-on-year +12.60% -1.84% -
75th Percentile £639 £538 £575
90th Percentile £685 £600 £750
Scotland median daily rate £525 £475 £453
% change year-on-year +10.53% +4.86% -9.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £54.80 - -
25th Percentile £58.25 - £15.10
Median hourly rate £64.00 - £15.97
75th Percentile - - £16.85
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £55.00 - £34.24
% change year-on-year - - -42.00%

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 328 268 308
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 44.50% 42.74% 37.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 166 180 197
10th Percentile £350 £254 £222
25th Percentile £413 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -
75th Percentile £595 £538 £563
90th Percentile £650 £599 £675
Scotland median daily rate £475 £470 £460
% change year-on-year +1.06% +2.17% -3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 5
10th Percentile £54.80 - £15.66
25th Percentile £58.25 £26.32 £16.50
Median hourly rate £64.00 £27.35 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +134.00% +60.88% -4.06%
75th Percentile - £28.38 £17.50
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £24.72 £21.22 £17.00
% change year-on-year +16.49% +24.82% -71.92%

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 22 May 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
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 12 (7.74%) Confluence
2 4 (2.58%) Apache
2 4 (2.58%) Apache Spark
2 4 (2.58%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.94%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (1.29%) nginx
5 1 (0.65%) Apache Superset
Applications
1 12 (7.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.65%) 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 41 (26.45%) Azure DevOps
2 34 (21.94%) AWS
3 25 (16.13%) Power Platform
4 20 (12.90%) GCP
5 19 (12.26%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (6.45%) Power Automate
7 9 (5.81%) Azure AI
7 9 (5.81%) Entra ID
8 8 (5.16%) Azure Cognitive Search
8 8 (5.16%) Azure Cognitive Services
8 8 (5.16%) GitHub
9 7 (4.52%) Azure Key Vault
10 6 (3.87%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (3.87%) Serverless
11 5 (3.23%) Azure Functions
11 5 (3.23%) Azure Logic Apps
12 4 (2.58%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 4 (2.58%) Azure Monitor
12 4 (2.58%) PowerApps
12 4 (2.58%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (9.68%) Firewall
2 10 (6.45%) Network Security
3 9 (5.81%) DNS
4 8 (5.16%) VPN
5 6 (3.87%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (3.23%) LAN
6 5 (3.23%) SD-WAN
7 4 (2.58%) Internet
7 4 (2.58%) IPsec
7 4 (2.58%) Unified Communications
8 3 (1.94%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (1.94%) DHCP
9 2 (1.29%) WAN
10 1 (0.65%) Intranet
10 1 (0.65%) SAN
10 1 (0.65%) SSL
10 1 (0.65%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (8.39%) Power BI
2 11 (7.10%) Metadata
2 11 (7.10%) SQL Server
3 7 (4.52%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (4.52%) Data Lake
4 4 (2.58%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.94%) Big Data
5 3 (1.94%) Hadoop
5 3 (1.94%) MySQL
5 3 (1.94%) Oracle Database
5 3 (1.94%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.29%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (1.29%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (1.29%) DynamoDB
6 2 (1.29%) Tick Data
7 1 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.65%) Oracle Database 10g
7 1 (0.65%) Power Query
7 1 (0.65%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 17 (10.97%) JIRA
2 13 (8.39%) Jenkins
3 6 (3.87%) Git
3 6 (3.87%) GitLab
4 3 (1.94%) Snyk
5 2 (1.29%) Jasmine
5 2 (1.29%) Karma Test Runner
5 2 (1.29%) NUnit
5 2 (1.29%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.65%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.65%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.65%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.65%) ERwin
6 1 (0.65%) Postman
6 1 (0.65%) ScriptRunner
6 1 (0.65%) Selenium
6 1 (0.65%) Storybook
6 1 (0.65%) Subversion
6 1 (0.65%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.65%) WebDriver
General
1 39 (25.16%) Finance
2 38 (24.52%) Public Sector
3 37 (23.87%) Social Skills
4 8 (5.16%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (4.52%) Banking
5 7 (4.52%) Legal
6 6 (3.87%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (1.94%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (1.94%) Financial Institution
8 2 (1.29%) Italian Language
9 1 (0.65%) Health Technology
9 1 (0.65%) Marketing
9 1 (0.65%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.65%) Retail Banking
9 1 (0.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 30 (19.35%) Architect
2 26 (16.77%) Analyst
3 20 (12.90%) Azure Engineer
4 14 (9.03%) Developer
4 14 (9.03%) DevOps Engineer
4 14 (9.03%) Java Engineer
5 11 (7.10%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 11 (7.10%) Senior
6 10 (6.45%) Security Analyst
7 9 (5.81%) Security Engineer
8 8 (5.16%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
8 8 (5.16%) Report Analyst
9 7 (4.52%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 7 (4.52%) DBA
9 7 (4.52%) Software Engineer
10 6 (3.87%) Azure Software Engineer
10 6 (3.87%) Design Engineer
10 6 (3.87%) Java Software Engineer
10 6 (3.87%) SQL DBA
11 5 (3.23%) Azure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (15.48%) .NET
2 14 (9.03%) React
3 10 (6.45%) Spring
3 10 (6.45%) Spring Boot
4 9 (5.81%) RESTful
5 5 (3.23%) ASP.NET
5 5 (3.23%) Kafka
6 4 (2.58%) .NET Core
6 4 (2.58%) REST
6 4 (2.58%) SLSA
7 3 (1.94%) .NET Framework
7 3 (1.94%) AngularJS
7 3 (1.94%) ASP.NET Core
7 3 (1.94%) Entity Framework
7 3 (1.94%) HTML
7 3 (1.94%) Jest
7 3 (1.94%) LINQ
7 3 (1.94%) NgRx
8 2 (1.29%) ADO
8 2 (1.29%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 16 (10.32%) Data Protection Act
2 12 (7.74%) Cloud Native
2 12 (7.74%) Data Centre
3 11 (7.10%) Product Ownership
4 6 (3.87%) Legacy Applications
4 6 (3.87%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (3.87%) Onboarding
4 6 (3.87%) PKI
5 5 (3.23%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (3.23%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (3.23%) Management Information System
6 4 (2.58%) Clustering
6 4 (2.58%) Security Posture
7 3 (1.94%) Wiki
8 2 (1.29%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.29%) Client/Server
8 2 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (1.29%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 1 (0.65%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (0.65%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 21 (13.55%) Windows
2 8 (5.16%) Windows Server
3 6 (3.87%) Linux
4 3 (1.94%) Unix
5 2 (1.29%) Android
5 2 (1.29%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.29%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.65%) Solaris
6 1 (0.65%) VMS
6 1 (0.65%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (41.94%) DevOps
2 34 (21.94%) CI/CD
3 31 (20.00%) Agile
4 29 (18.71%) AI
5 27 (17.42%) Migration
6 26 (16.77%) Cybersecurity
7 20 (12.90%) Machine Learning
7 20 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (12.26%) Data Protection
8 19 (12.26%) Roadmaps
9 16 (10.32%) Data Modelling
10 15 (9.68%) OCR
10 15 (9.68%) Technical Leadership
11 13 (8.39%) Analytics
11 13 (8.39%) Infrastructure as Code
11 13 (8.39%) Microservices
11 13 (8.39%) Software Engineering
12 12 (7.74%) Architectural Patterns
12 12 (7.74%) ITIL
12 12 (7.74%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (22.58%) SQL
2 29 (18.71%) Python
3 17 (10.97%) C#
4 16 (10.32%) Java
5 15 (9.68%) PowerShell
6 8 (5.16%) Bicep
7 7 (4.52%) Bash
8 3 (1.94%) C++
8 3 (1.94%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.94%) Shell Script
8 3 (1.94%) T-SQL
8 3 (1.94%) TypeScript
9 2 (1.29%) Go
9 2 (1.29%) Korn
9 2 (1.29%) Search Processing Language
10 1 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.65%) JCL
10 1 (0.65%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.65%) VBA
10 1 (0.65%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 13 (8.39%) Degree
2 9 (5.81%) BPSS Clearance
2 9 (5.81%) CISSP
3 7 (4.52%) CISM
3 7 (4.52%) Security Cleared
4 5 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (3.23%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.23%) TOGAF Certification
5 4 (2.58%) MCSE
6 3 (1.94%) CCNP
6 3 (1.94%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (1.94%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.29%) CCSK
7 2 (1.29%) FFIEC
7 2 (1.29%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (1.29%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.29%) PMP
8 1 (0.65%) CEH
8 1 (0.65%) Oracle Certification
8 1 (0.65%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (7.74%) Data Quality
1 12 (7.74%) Disclosure Scotland
2 10 (6.45%) QA
3 6 (3.87%) NIST
4 4 (2.58%) GDPR
5 3 (1.94%) Accessibility
6 2 (1.29%) GRC
6 2 (1.29%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.29%) 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 17 (10.97%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.23%) Docker
2 5 (3.23%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.58%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (1.29%) Firmware
4 2 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.65%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (13.55%) Terraform
2 10 (6.45%) Kubernetes
3 6 (3.87%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (2.58%) Ansible
4 4 (2.58%) SCCM
5 3 (1.94%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.29%) Grafana
6 2 (1.29%) linkerd
6 2 (1.29%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.65%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.65%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.65%) HAProxy
7 1 (0.65%) Istio
7 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.65%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 33 (21.29%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.45%) Google
2 10 (6.45%) OpenAI
3 6 (3.87%) Oracle
4 5 (3.23%) BiZZdesign
4 5 (3.23%) Cisco
5 4 (2.58%) F5
5 4 (2.58%) Palo Alto
6 3 (1.94%) Black Duck
6 3 (1.94%) Checkmarx
6 3 (1.94%) Informatica
6 3 (1.94%) Talend
6 3 (1.94%) Tenable
7 2 (1.29%) Atlassian
7 2 (1.29%) Citrix
7 2 (1.29%) Databricks
7 2 (1.29%) Fortinet
7 2 (1.29%) Splunk
7 2 (1.29%) Thales
7 2 (1.29%) VMware