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

 6 months to
22 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 91 78
Rank change year-on-year +13 -13 -6
Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps 1,482 776 897
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.20% 2.83% 2.76%
As % of the Cloud Services category 9.30% 7.48% 7.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,032 550 597
10th Percentile £363 £350 £388
25th Percentile £419 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £609 £613
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 45 2 0
10th Percentile £21.25 £63.75 -
25th Percentile £37.25 £67.50 -
Median hourly rate £68.22 £75.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -9.05% - -
75th Percentile £80.00 £82.50 -
90th Percentile £101.84 £86.25 -
UK median hourly rate £66.66 £85.00 -
% change year-on-year -21.58% - -

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 15,934 10,377 11,247
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.42% 37.85% 34.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,619 7,014 7,631
10th Percentile £320 £306 £313
25th Percentile £425 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £501 £530
Median % change year-on-year +4.90% -5.57% -3.64%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £644
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 553 244 172
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.33 £15.55
25th Percentile £17.75 £18.87 £21.13
Median hourly rate £33.99 £26.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.73% -21.21% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £43.75 £64.73
90th Percentile £82.25 £67.18 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £28.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +16.07% -13.85% -7.14%

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 job vacancy trend in England

Azure DevOps
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Azure DevOps.

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 22 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Azure DevOps in England

Azure DevOps
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Azure DevOps.

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 22 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Azure DevOps in England

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 22 September 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 +16 837 £513 -2.38% 416
South East -21 172 £525 +14.75% 160
North of England +1 161 £479 -4.20% 182
Midlands +16 153 £460 -8.00% 95
West Midlands +19 118 £450 -19.28% 48
South West +5 79 £475 -13.64% 53
North West -16 76 £500 +11.11% 103
Yorkshire -17 63 £475 -5.00% 61
East of England -1 45 £425 -15.00% 46
East Midlands -6 34 £525 +13.51% 47
North East - 22 £450 - 19
Azure DevOps
UK

Azure DevOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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
1 107 (7.22%) SharePoint
2 106 (7.15%) Confluence
3 37 (2.50%) Apache Spark
4 31 (2.09%) Apache Airflow
5 27 (1.82%) Apache
6 12 (0.81%) CMS
7 8 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
8 6 (0.40%) Documentum
9 4 (0.27%) Mendix
10 3 (0.20%) IIS
10 3 (0.20%) Kentico
10 3 (0.20%) nginx
10 3 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
11 2 (0.13%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.13%) OpenROAD
11 2 (0.13%) SAS
11 2 (0.13%) Smallworld
11 2 (0.13%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.067%) Oracle Workflow
12 1 (0.067%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 48 (3.24%) Microsoft Project
2 43 (2.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (1.75%) MS Visio
4 14 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
6 8 (0.54%) Chatbot
7 6 (0.40%) CPLEX
7 6 (0.40%) Trello
8 5 (0.34%) Notion
9 2 (0.13%) Mingle
9 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.067%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.067%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 59 (3.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 21 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.34%) Dynamics AX
3 5 (0.34%) Payment Gateway
3 5 (0.34%) SAP MDG
4 4 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.20%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.20%) Maximo
6 2 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.13%) Endur
6 2 (0.13%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.13%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.13%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.13%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 2 (0.13%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.067%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.067%) SDL Web 8
7 1 (0.067%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 1,482 (100.00%) Azure
2 367 (24.76%) GitHub
3 275 (18.56%) Power Platform
4 251 (16.94%) GitHub Actions
5 228 (15.38%) AWS
6 134 (9.04%) Dynamics 365
7 132 (8.91%) Entra ID
8 124 (8.37%) Azure Data Factory
9 122 (8.23%) Azure AKS
10 121 (8.16%) Azure Monitor
11 119 (8.03%) Serverless
12 118 (7.96%) Power Automate
13 90 (6.07%) Azure Functions
14 89 (6.01%) GCP
15 87 (5.87%) PowerApps
16 78 (5.26%) Azure Logic Apps
17 73 (4.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
18 65 (4.39%) Azure Key Vault
19 62 (4.18%) Microsoft 365
20 60 (4.05%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 59 (3.98%) Firewall
2 41 (2.77%) DNS
3 36 (2.43%) Network Security
4 23 (1.55%) VPN
5 18 (1.21%) SSL
6 13 (0.88%) DHCP
7 11 (0.74%) WAN
8 7 (0.47%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.40%) VLAN
10 5 (0.34%) Internet
10 5 (0.34%) LAN
10 5 (0.34%) TCP/IP
11 4 (0.27%) SAN
12 3 (0.20%) RS-232
12 3 (0.20%) RS-485
12 3 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
13 2 (0.13%) Cisco IOS
13 2 (0.13%) Reverse Proxy
13 2 (0.13%) VSAN
13 2 (0.13%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 174 (11.74%) Power BI
2 119 (8.03%) SQL Server
3 78 (5.26%) Data Warehouse
4 71 (4.79%) Data Lake
5 58 (3.91%) Azure SQL Database
6 46 (3.10%) PostgreSQL
7 43 (2.90%) Delta Lake
7 43 (2.90%) NoSQL
8 31 (2.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 29 (1.96%) Metadata
10 22 (1.48%) Big Data
11 19 (1.28%) Relational Database
11 19 (1.28%) Snowflake Schema
12 18 (1.21%) MongoDB
13 17 (1.15%) MySQL
14 15 (1.01%) Star Schema
15 14 (0.94%) Data Vault
15 14 (0.94%) Spark SQL
16 13 (0.88%) Geospatial Data
16 13 (0.88%) Redis
Development Applications
1 269 (18.15%) Git
2 264 (17.81%) JIRA
3 190 (12.82%) Jenkins
4 152 (10.26%) GitLab
5 79 (5.33%) Selenium
6 40 (2.70%) Postman
7 33 (2.23%) Visual Studio
8 30 (2.02%) Cypress.io
9 29 (1.96%) SonarQube
9 29 (1.96%) WebDriver
10 27 (1.82%) Cucumber
11 20 (1.35%) REST Assured
12 18 (1.21%) Gradle
13 17 (1.15%) JUnit
14 16 (1.08%) TestRail
15 15 (1.01%) Maven
16 13 (0.88%) Bitbucket
16 13 (0.88%) MSI
16 13 (0.88%) Snyk
17 12 (0.81%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 414 (27.94%) Social Skills
2 302 (20.38%) Finance
3 175 (11.81%) Public Sector
4 155 (10.46%) Analytical Skills
5 85 (5.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 80 (5.40%) Banking
7 37 (2.50%) Retail
8 29 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
9 28 (1.89%) Aerospace
10 25 (1.69%) Legal
11 24 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
12 22 (1.48%) Organisational Skills
13 20 (1.35%) Marketing
14 15 (1.01%) Investment Banking
15 13 (0.88%) Manufacturing
16 12 (0.81%) Law
16 12 (0.81%) Local Government
17 10 (0.67%) Pharmaceutical
18 9 (0.61%) Telecoms
19 8 (0.54%) Billing
Job Titles
1 256 (17.27%) Developer
2 238 (16.06%) DevOps Engineer
2 238 (16.06%) Senior
3 230 (15.52%) Azure Engineer
4 146 (9.85%) Azure DevOps Engineer
5 130 (8.77%) Lead
6 125 (8.43%) Analyst
7 114 (7.69%) Data Engineer
8 113 (7.62%) Architect
9 64 (4.32%) Business Analyst
10 53 (3.58%) Project Manager
11 51 (3.44%) Cloud Engineer
11 51 (3.44%) Consultant
12 47 (3.17%) Platform Engineer
13 46 (3.10%) Dynamics 365 Developer
14 44 (2.97%) Senior Developer
15 42 (2.83%) Test Analyst
16 39 (2.63%) Senior DevOps
17 38 (2.56%) Solutions Architect
18 36 (2.43%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 433 (29.22%) Terraform
2 200 (13.50%) .NET
3 191 (12.89%) REST
4 80 (5.40%) JSON
5 78 (5.26%) ADO
6 77 (5.20%) RESTful
7 76 (5.13%) PySpark
8 66 (4.45%) ARM Templates
9 64 (4.32%) Kafka
10 61 (4.12%) YAML
11 60 (4.05%) React
12 57 (3.85%) .NET Framework
13 52 (3.51%) .NET Core
13 52 (3.51%) Playwright
14 44 (2.97%) OAuth
14 44 (2.97%) XML
15 40 (2.70%) HTML
15 40 (2.70%) Middleware
16 35 (2.36%) CSS
16 35 (2.36%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 161 (10.86%) Cloud Native
2 127 (8.57%) Product Ownership
3 56 (3.78%) Onboarding
4 46 (3.10%) Legacy Systems
5 43 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
6 41 (2.77%) Management Information System
7 39 (2.63%) Distributed Systems
8 30 (2.02%) Hybrid Cloud
9 27 (1.82%) AI Agents
10 25 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
11 22 (1.48%) Low-Code
12 20 (1.35%) Data Structures
12 20 (1.35%) Replication
13 18 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
14 17 (1.15%) Linux Command Line
14 17 (1.15%) Virtual Team
15 15 (1.01%) Data Protection Act
15 15 (1.01%) Mobile App
15 15 (1.01%) Reinsurance
15 15 (1.01%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 103 (6.95%) Windows
2 72 (4.86%) Linux
3 33 (2.23%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.15%) VMS
5 13 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (0.61%) Android
6 9 (0.61%) Apple iOS
6 9 (0.61%) Unix
7 6 (0.40%) Ubuntu
7 6 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.27%) CentOS
8 4 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.20%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.067%) Amazon Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,482 (100.00%) DevOps
2 835 (56.34%) CI/CD
3 641 (43.25%) Agile
4 393 (26.52%) Infrastructure as Code
5 277 (18.69%) Stakeholder Management
5 277 (18.69%) Test Automation
6 246 (16.60%) Continuous Improvement
7 241 (16.26%) Problem-Solving
8 231 (15.59%) Containerisation
9 228 (15.38%) Analytics
10 222 (14.98%) Scrum
11 194 (13.09%) Migration
12 184 (12.42%) Business Intelligence
13 178 (12.01%) AI
14 168 (11.34%) User Acceptance Testing
15 167 (11.27%) Data Modelling
15 167 (11.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 159 (10.73%) Platform Engineering
17 158 (10.66%) Deployment Automation
18 152 (10.26%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 372 (25.10%) Python
2 364 (24.56%) SQL
3 263 (17.75%) C#
4 208 (14.04%) PowerShell
5 169 (11.40%) Bicep
6 165 (11.13%) JavaScript
7 131 (8.84%) Bash
8 116 (7.83%) Java
9 96 (6.48%) TypeScript
10 24 (1.62%) T-SQL
11 20 (1.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 18 (1.21%) Kusto Query Language
13 17 (1.15%) Apex Code
14 14 (0.94%) Go
14 14 (0.94%) X++
15 8 (0.54%) C++
16 7 (0.47%) C
17 6 (0.40%) PL/SQL
17 6 (0.40%) Scala
18 5 (0.34%) VB6
Qualifications
1 438 (29.55%) Security Cleared
2 359 (24.22%) SC Cleared
3 122 (8.23%) Azure Certification
4 116 (7.83%) Degree
5 74 (4.99%) Microsoft Certification
6 57 (3.85%) DV Cleared
7 39 (2.63%) BPSS Clearance
7 39 (2.63%) ISTQB
8 31 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
9 25 (1.69%) AWS Certification
10 21 (1.42%) PMI Certification
11 18 (1.21%) PMP
12 15 (1.01%) Master's Degree
13 14 (0.94%) CISSP
14 10 (0.67%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
14 10 (0.67%) Cisco Certification
14 10 (0.67%) DBS Check
15 9 (0.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 9 (0.61%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 9 (0.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 174 (11.74%) QA
2 102 (6.88%) Data Quality
3 92 (6.21%) Accessibility
4 59 (3.98%) GDPR
5 54 (3.64%) WCAG
6 32 (2.16%) PMO
7 27 (1.82%) NIST
8 24 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 19 (1.28%) NCSC
10 12 (0.81%) SLA
11 10 (0.67%) GRC
11 10 (0.67%) ISO 20022
12 8 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 7 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
13 7 (0.47%) SEPA
14 4 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
14 4 (0.27%) PSD2
15 3 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 3 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
16 2 (0.13%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 241 (16.26%) Docker
2 68 (4.59%) Active Directory
3 30 (2.02%) Virtual Machines
4 18 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
5 15 (1.01%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.34%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.34%) vSphere
7 4 (0.27%) Firmware
8 3 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.20%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.20%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.13%) Apache ZooKeeper
9 2 (0.13%) OpenSSH
9 2 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.067%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 309 (20.85%) Kubernetes
2 95 (6.41%) Ansible
3 52 (3.51%) Grafana
4 46 (3.10%) Prometheus
5 29 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
6 21 (1.42%) Progress Chef
7 18 (1.21%) Argo
8 16 (1.08%) Puppet
9 14 (0.94%) HP ALM
9 14 (0.94%) Packer
10 10 (0.67%) SCOM
11 9 (0.61%) SCCM
12 7 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
13 5 (0.34%) HP Quality Center
13 5 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
14 4 (0.27%) Istio
15 3 (0.20%) HP Fortify
15 3 (0.20%) Kibana
16 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
16 2 (0.13%) systemd
Vendors
1 540 (36.44%) Microsoft
2 134 (9.04%) Databricks
3 59 (3.98%) Salesforce
4 55 (3.71%) ServiceNow
5 53 (3.58%) Oracle
6 44 (2.97%) SAP
7 40 (2.70%) Google
8 34 (2.29%) Splunk
9 30 (2.02%) Dynatrace
10 26 (1.75%) VMware
11 21 (1.42%) Foundry
12 20 (1.35%) OpenAI
13 17 (1.15%) UiPath
14 16 (1.08%) MuleSoft
15 15 (1.01%) HP
16 12 (0.81%) IBM
17 11 (0.74%) Informatica
18 10 (0.67%) Workday
19 9 (0.61%) Red Hat
20 8 (0.54%) Adobe
948 Azure DevOps jobs in England