Azure Storage Contract Job Trends in England
Microsoft Azure Storage
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Azure Storage skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 600 | 483 | 452 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -117 | -31 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing Azure Storage | 49 | 35 | 78 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 0.30% | 0.32% | 0.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 26 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £424 | £355 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £381 | £520 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £425 | £605 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.41% | -29.75% | -0.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £488 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £639 | £524 | £788 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £438 | £593 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.71% | -26.16% | -2.87% |
All Cloud Computing Skills
England
Azure Storage 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 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 16,082 | 10,869 | 11,256 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 34.62% | 38.63% | 35.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10,719 | 7,330 | 7,489 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | £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 | £633 | £625 | £643 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £749 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 586 | 269 | 159 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.20 | £16.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.97 | £18.51 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.22% | -28.14% | +17.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £43.75 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.50 | £67.05 | £70.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £32.50 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.22% | -28.14% | +8.36% |
Azure Storage Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure Storage relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Azure Storage Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Azure Storage.
Azure Storage Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure Storage in England over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
Azure Storage 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 Storage within the England region over the 6 months to 19 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 | -90 | 20 | £550 | +51.10% | 11 |
| South East | -64 | 11 | £609 | +43.29% | 3 |
| Midlands | -37 | 6 | £430 | -4.44% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -46 | 6 | £430 | +10.26% | |
| North of England | -67 | 5 | £510 | -2.95% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 5 | £510 | - | |
| South West | - | 4 | £600 | - | |
| East of England | - | 3 | £576 | - | |
| Azure Storage UK |
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Azure Storage 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% | 49 |
| 2 | Serverless | 59.2% | 29 |
| 3 | Azure Functions | 57.1% | 28 |
| 4 | Azure DevOps | 51.0% | 25 |
| 5 | Entra ID | 49.0% | 24 |
| 6 | Azure Monitor | 40.8% | 20 |
| 7 | Azure Key Vault | 36.7% | 18 |
| 8 | GitHub | 30.6% | 15 |
| 9 | Azure Data Factory | 28.6% | 14 |
| 10 | Azure API Management | 26.5% | 13 |
| 11 | Power Platform | 24.5% | 12 |
| 12 | Azure AKS | 20.4% | 10 |
| 13 | Azure Service Bus | 18.4% | 9 |
| 14 | Azure Cosmos DB | 14.3% | 7 |
| 14 | Azure ExpressRoute | 14.3% | 7 |
| 14 | Azure Logic Apps | 14.3% | 7 |
| 14 | IaaS | 14.3% | 7 |
| 14 | PaaS | 14.3% | 7 |
| 19 | Azure App Service | 12.2% | 6 |
| 20 | Azure Event Grid | 10.2% | 5 |