Azure DevOps Contract Job Trends in England
Microsoft Azure DevOps
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Azure DevOps skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 79 | 89 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | -2 | -13 |
| Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps | 1,559 | 847 | 829 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 3.34% | 2.98% | 2.62% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 9.62% | 7.70% | 7.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,078 | 600 | 553 |
| 10th Percentile | £362 | £357 | £380 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £413 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £603 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 47 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.25 | £51.78 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £37.75 | £61.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £68.22 | £75.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.05% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £79.50 | £88.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £101.51 | £91.75 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £67.86 | £80.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -15.18% | - | - |
All Cloud Computing Skills
England
Azure DevOps 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 England.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 16,198 | 11,006 | 11,194 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 34.67% | 38.72% | 35.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10,801 | 7,436 | 7,452 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £303 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -5.66% | -1.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £748 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 592 | 271 | 153 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £14.99 | £16.53 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.99 | £18.38 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.22% | -28.14% | +27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £42.60 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.90 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £32.50 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.22% | -28.14% | +9.38% |
Azure DevOps Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure DevOps relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Azure DevOps Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Azure DevOps.
Azure DevOps Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure DevOps in England over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Azure DevOps Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Azure DevOps.
Azure DevOps Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure DevOps in England over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Azure DevOps Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure DevOps within the England region over the 6 months to 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +17 | 866 | £513 | -2.38% | 402 |
| North of England | +9 | 195 | £475 | -2.86% | 189 |
| South East | -15 | 191 | £525 | +7.69% | 171 |
| Midlands | +4 | 149 | £465 | -7.00% | 82 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 124 | £465 | -19.13% | 51 |
| North West | -4 | 95 | £500 | +23.46% | 92 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 78 | £474 | -5.25% | 69 |
| South West | -11 | 70 | £550 | - | 51 |
| East of England | -9 | 44 | £438 | -17.65% | 40 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 25 | £463 | - | 31 |
| North East | -19 | 22 | £450 | -26.53% | 28 |
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Azure DevOps Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 1,559 |
| 2 | GitHub | 26.2% | 409 |
| 3 | Power Platform | 19.2% | 299 |
| 4 | GitHub Actions | 18.0% | 281 |
| 5 | AWS | 15.2% | 237 |
| 6 | Dynamics 365 | 9.6% | 149 |
| 7 | Entra ID | 9.4% | 147 |
| 8 | Azure Monitor | 9.1% | 142 |
| 9 | Azure Data Factory | 8.5% | 133 |
| 10 | Azure AKS | 8.4% | 131 |
| 11 | Serverless | 8.3% | 130 |
| 12 | Power Automate | 8.1% | 126 |
| 13 | Azure Functions | 6.8% | 106 |
| 14 | GCP | 6.5% | 101 |
| 15 | PowerApps | 6.4% | 100 |
| 16 | Azure Logic Apps | 5.7% | 89 |
| 17 | Azure Synapse Analytics | 5.3% | 82 |
| 18 | Azure Key Vault | 4.9% | 77 |
| 19 | Microsoft 365 | 4.8% | 75 |
| 20 | PaaS | 4.7% | 73 |