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 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 7 10
Rank change year-on-year +3 +3 +1
Contract jobs citing Azure 147 97 100
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 22.21% 15.85% 12.24%
As % of the Cloud Services category 50.34% 35.40% 31.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 64 54
10th Percentile £353 £252 £363
25th Percentile £411 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £463 £488
Median % change year-on-year +16.76% -5.13% -
75th Percentile £638 £538 £628
90th Percentile £686 £601 £750
Scotland median daily rate £546 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +15.00% - -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 2
10th Percentile - £21.40 £15.36
25th Percentile - £22.50 £15.75
Median hourly rate £64.00 £23.50 £16.85
Median % change year-on-year +172.34% +39.51% -4.94%
75th Percentile - £24.14 £17.50
90th Percentile - £26.28 £17.63
Scotland median hourly rate £57.00 £24.00 £17.72
% change year-on-year +137.50% +35.44% -68.50%

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 292 274 320
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 44.11% 44.77% 39.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 138 179 193
10th Percentile £350 £199 £333
25th Percentile £413 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £471 £480
Median % change year-on-year +6.16% -1.88% +1.05%
75th Percentile £600 £538 £600
90th Percentile £675 £600 £675
Scotland median daily rate £461 £460 £475
% change year-on-year +0.27% -3.16% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 8 6
10th Percentile £23.36 £21.84 £15.80
25th Percentile £38.60 £22.50 £16.50
Median hourly rate £64.00 £24.09 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +165.67% +41.71% -4.06%
75th Percentile - £25.23 £17.50
90th Percentile - £28.38 £17.61
Scotland median hourly rate £24.72 £24.18 £17.00
% change year-on-year +2.23% +42.24% -69.09%

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 3 April 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 14 (9.52%) Confluence
2 4 (2.72%) Apache
3 3 (2.04%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (2.04%) Apache Spark
4 2 (1.36%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.68%) Apache Superset
Applications
1 11 (7.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 44 (29.93%) Azure DevOps
2 27 (18.37%) AWS
3 20 (13.61%) Power Platform
4 16 (10.88%) GCP
5 13 (8.84%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (5.44%) Azure AI
6 8 (5.44%) Azure Cognitive Search
6 8 (5.44%) Azure Cognitive Services
6 8 (5.44%) GitHub
6 8 (5.44%) Power Automate
7 6 (4.08%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 6 (4.08%) Azure Functions
7 6 (4.08%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (4.08%) Entra ID
7 6 (4.08%) GitHub Actions
7 6 (4.08%) Serverless
7 6 (4.08%) Snowflake
8 5 (3.40%) Azure Key Vault
9 3 (2.04%) Azure AKS
9 3 (2.04%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.12%) Firewall
2 7 (4.76%) Network Security
3 5 (3.40%) DNS
3 5 (3.40%) VPN
4 3 (2.04%) DHCP
4 3 (2.04%) LAN
4 3 (2.04%) SD-WAN
4 3 (2.04%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (1.36%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (1.36%) Internet
5 2 (1.36%) IPsec
5 2 (1.36%) Unified Communications
5 2 (1.36%) WAN
6 1 (0.68%) Intranet
6 1 (0.68%) SAN
6 1 (0.68%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (8.16%) Metadata
2 11 (7.48%) Power BI
2 11 (7.48%) SQL Server
3 6 (4.08%) Data Lake
4 5 (3.40%) Azure SQL Database
4 5 (3.40%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (2.04%) Big Data
5 3 (2.04%) Hadoop
5 3 (2.04%) MySQL
5 3 (2.04%) Oracle Database
5 3 (2.04%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.36%) Tick Data
7 1 (0.68%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.68%) Oracle Database 10g
7 1 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.68%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 21 (14.29%) JIRA
2 14 (9.52%) Jenkins
3 6 (4.08%) GitLab
4 5 (3.40%) Git
5 4 (2.72%) ER Studio
5 4 (2.72%) ERwin
6 3 (2.04%) Snyk
7 2 (1.36%) Jasmine
7 2 (1.36%) Karma Test Runner
7 2 (1.36%) NUnit
7 2 (1.36%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.68%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.68%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.68%) Postman
8 1 (0.68%) ScriptRunner
8 1 (0.68%) Selenium
8 1 (0.68%) Storybook
8 1 (0.68%) Subversion
8 1 (0.68%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.68%) WebDriver
General
1 43 (29.25%) Finance
2 40 (27.21%) Public Sector
2 40 (27.21%) Social Skills
3 10 (6.80%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (5.44%) Banking
4 8 (5.44%) Influencing Skills
4 8 (5.44%) Legal
5 3 (2.04%) Billing
6 2 (1.36%) Back Office
6 2 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.36%) Financial Institution
6 2 (1.36%) Retail Banking
7 1 (0.68%) Italian Language
7 1 (0.68%) Marketing
7 1 (0.68%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (17.01%) Architect
2 24 (16.33%) Azure Engineer
3 21 (14.29%) Analyst
4 18 (12.24%) Java Engineer
5 14 (9.52%) Developer
6 11 (7.48%) Senior
7 9 (6.12%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 8 (5.44%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
8 8 (5.44%) Report Analyst
8 8 (5.44%) Security Analyst
8 8 (5.44%) Security Engineer
9 7 (4.76%) .NET Developer
9 7 (4.76%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 7 (4.76%) Software Engineer
10 6 (4.08%) Azure Software Engineer
10 6 (4.08%) Design Engineer
10 6 (4.08%) Java Software Engineer
10 6 (4.08%) Project Officer
10 6 (4.08%) Project Support Officer
10 6 (4.08%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (17.01%) .NET
2 15 (10.20%) React
2 15 (10.20%) Spring
2 15 (10.20%) Spring Boot
3 10 (6.80%) RESTful
4 7 (4.76%) REST
5 5 (3.40%) .NET Core
5 5 (3.40%) AngularJS
5 5 (3.40%) Kafka
6 4 (2.72%) ASP.NET
6 4 (2.72%) CSS
6 4 (2.72%) HTML
6 4 (2.72%) Node.js
6 4 (2.72%) SLSA
7 3 (2.04%) .NET Framework
7 3 (2.04%) ASP.NET Core
7 3 (2.04%) Entity Framework
7 3 (2.04%) Jest
7 3 (2.04%) LINQ
7 3 (2.04%) NgRx
Miscellaneous
1 13 (8.84%) Data Protection Act
2 11 (7.48%) Product Ownership
3 10 (6.80%) Data Centre
4 9 (6.12%) Cloud Native
5 7 (4.76%) Legacy Applications
6 6 (4.08%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (3.40%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (3.40%) Onboarding
8 4 (2.72%) PKI
8 4 (2.72%) Wiki
9 3 (2.04%) Clustering
9 3 (2.04%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (2.04%) Low-Code
9 3 (2.04%) Management Information System
9 3 (2.04%) Security Posture
10 2 (1.36%) Algorithms
10 2 (1.36%) Client/Server
10 2 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (1.36%) Public Cloud
10 2 (1.36%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 13 (8.84%) Windows
2 3 (2.04%) Linux
2 3 (2.04%) Unix
2 3 (2.04%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (1.36%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.68%) Android
4 1 (0.68%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.68%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.68%) Solaris
4 1 (0.68%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (42.18%) DevOps
2 39 (26.53%) Agile
3 34 (23.13%) CI/CD
4 26 (17.69%) AI
5 24 (16.33%) Migration
5 24 (16.33%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (14.97%) Cybersecurity
7 20 (13.61%) Machine Learning
8 15 (10.20%) Data Protection
8 15 (10.20%) OCR
8 15 (10.20%) Stakeholder Management
9 14 (9.52%) Data Modelling
9 14 (9.52%) Roadmaps
10 13 (8.84%) Analytics
10 13 (8.84%) Infrastructure as Code
10 13 (8.84%) Microservices
10 13 (8.84%) Software Engineering
10 13 (8.84%) Technical Leadership
11 12 (8.16%) UML
12 11 (7.48%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 31 (21.09%) SQL
2 28 (19.05%) Python
3 21 (14.29%) Java
4 18 (12.24%) C#
5 11 (7.48%) PowerShell
6 6 (4.08%) Bicep
6 6 (4.08%) JavaScript
6 6 (4.08%) TypeScript
7 5 (3.40%) Bash
8 4 (2.72%) Shell Script
9 3 (2.04%) C++
10 2 (1.36%) Korn
11 1 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.68%) JCL
11 1 (0.68%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.68%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.68%) VBA
11 1 (0.68%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 13 (8.84%) Degree
2 8 (5.44%) CISSP
3 7 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (4.08%) CISM
5 5 (3.40%) TOGAF Certification
6 4 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.72%) Security Cleared
7 3 (2.04%) Master's Degree
7 3 (2.04%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.36%) CCSK
8 2 (1.36%) FFIEC
8 2 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (1.36%) MCSE
9 1 (0.68%) APMG
9 1 (0.68%) CCNP
9 1 (0.68%) CEH
9 1 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.68%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.68%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.68%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (10.20%) Data Quality
2 12 (8.16%) Disclosure Scotland
3 10 (6.80%) QA
4 6 (4.08%) NIST
5 5 (3.40%) Accessibility
5 5 (3.40%) GDPR
6 2 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (1.36%) GRC
6 2 (1.36%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.36%) PMO
7 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.68%) NCSC
7 1 (0.68%) SOC 2
System Software
1 13 (8.84%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.04%) Docker
2 3 (2.04%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.04%) Virtual Desktop
2 3 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.36%) Firmware
4 1 (0.68%) ISA Server
4 1 (0.68%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (15.65%) Terraform
2 8 (5.44%) Kubernetes
3 4 (2.72%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (2.04%) Ansible
4 3 (2.04%) SCCM
4 3 (2.04%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.68%) Data Guard
5 1 (0.68%) Grafana
5 1 (0.68%) Istio
5 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Clustering
5 1 (0.68%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.68%) vRealize
5 1 (0.68%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 25 (17.01%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.80%) Google
2 10 (6.80%) OpenAI
3 8 (5.44%) Oracle
4 5 (3.40%) BiZZdesign
5 4 (2.72%) VMware
6 3 (2.04%) Black Duck
6 3 (2.04%) CA Agile Central
6 3 (2.04%) Checkmarx
6 3 (2.04%) Cisco
6 3 (2.04%) Informatica
6 3 (2.04%) Spotify
6 3 (2.04%) Talend
6 3 (2.04%) Tenable
7 2 (1.36%) CheckPoint
7 2 (1.36%) Databricks
7 2 (1.36%) F5
7 2 (1.36%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.36%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.36%) Thales