Azure DevOps Contracts in England

Microsoft Azure DevOps
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Azure DevOps skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Azure DevOps over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 72 71 75
Rank change year-on-year -1 +4 +13
Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps 1,042 1,602 2,294
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.83% 3.27% 3.28%
As % of the Cloud Services category 8.88% 8.92% 8.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 702 1,178 1,675
10th Percentile £400 £413 £400
25th Percentile £450 £475 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £521 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £650
90th Percentile £675 £700 £738
UK median daily rate £513 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -6.82% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 10 9
10th Percentile £64.50 £44.45 £54.75
25th Percentile £65.25 £60.00 £55.00
Median hourly rate £65.50 £70.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% +21.74% +27.78%
75th Percentile £65.75 £77.27 £62.15
90th Percentile £68.50 £79.19 £66.72
UK median hourly rate £65.50 £70.00 £57.70
% change year-on-year -6.43% +21.33% +28.21%

All Cloud Skills
England

Azure DevOps is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 11,728 17,953 26,873
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.87% 36.60% 38.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,467 13,134 19,834
10th Percentile £300 £325 £336
25th Percentile £413 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £669 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 318 305 337
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.25 £13.88
25th Percentile £15.85 £18.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £32.30 £21.40
Median % change year-on-year -34.98% +50.93% +1.06%
75th Percentile £32.69 £65.75 £43.80
90th Percentile £62.50 £78.00 £65.45
UK median hourly rate £21.19 £35.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -39.47% +59.09% -2.22%

Azure DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Azure DevOps as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Azure DevOps in England

Azure DevOps
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure DevOps in England.

Daily rate trend for Azure DevOps in England

Azure DevOps
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure DevOps in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Azure DevOps in England

Azure DevOps
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure DevOps in England.

Hourly rate trend 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 9 May 2024. 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 +15 653 £525 -4.55% 143
South East -12 138 £525 -4.55% 43
North of England -16 87 £500 - 84
South West -48 59 £525 -8.70% 34
Midlands -14 53 £438 - 67
North West -15 51 £513 +2.50% 49
West Midlands -7 43 £475 - 47
Yorkshire +2 33 £475 -9.52% 29
East of England +14 23 £500 -9.09% 14
East Midlands -1 10 £419 +4.42% 19
North East +11 5 £473 -5.50% 6
Azure DevOps
UK

Azure DevOps
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 43 (4.13%) SharePoint
2 41 (3.93%) Confluence
3 27 (2.59%) IIS
4 24 (2.30%) CMS
5 9 (0.86%) Site Server
6 6 (0.58%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.38%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
8 3 (0.29%) Apache
8 3 (0.29%) Drupal
9 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.19%) Jadu
9 2 (0.19%) Kentico
9 2 (0.19%) nginx
9 2 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.096%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.096%) Appian
10 1 (0.096%) EPiServer
10 1 (0.096%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 15 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 33 (3.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 26 (2.50%) Dynamics AX
3 17 (1.63%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 11 (1.06%) Oracle EBS
5 8 (0.77%) Oracle EBS R12
6 4 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.19%) BusinessWorks
7 2 (0.19%) Shopify
8 1 (0.096%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.096%) Endur
8 1 (0.096%) Infor SunSystems
8 1 (0.096%) Maximo
8 1 (0.096%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.096%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 1,039 (99.71%) Azure
2 126 (12.09%) Power Platform
3 112 (10.75%) Azure Service Bus
4 103 (9.88%) Dynamics 365
5 101 (9.69%) Serverless
6 91 (8.73%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 86 (8.25%) AWS
8 83 (7.97%) Entra ID
9 75 (7.20%) Azure Functions
10 71 (6.81%) Azure Logic Apps
10 71 (6.81%) Azure Monitor
10 71 (6.81%) Power Automate
10 71 (6.81%) PowerApps
11 70 (6.72%) GitHub
12 55 (5.28%) Azure Data Factory
13 54 (5.18%) PaaS
14 53 (5.09%) Azure API Management
15 37 (3.55%) Azure AKS
16 32 (3.07%) IaaS
16 32 (3.07%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.69%) Firewall
2 18 (1.73%) DNS
3 17 (1.63%) Network Security
4 11 (1.06%) FTP
5 10 (0.96%) Internet
5 10 (0.96%) TCP/IP
5 10 (0.96%) VPN
6 6 (0.58%) SSL
7 5 (0.48%) HTTP
8 4 (0.38%) OpenLDAP
8 4 (0.38%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.29%) IPv4
9 3 (0.29%) SSH
10 1 (0.096%) 4G
10 1 (0.096%) Cisco ISE
10 1 (0.096%) Extranet
10 1 (0.096%) Intranet
10 1 (0.096%) MQTT
10 1 (0.096%) RS-232
10 1 (0.096%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 264 (25.34%) SQL Server
2 97 (9.31%) Power BI
3 62 (5.95%) Azure SQL Database
4 59 (5.66%) Data Lake
5 29 (2.78%) NoSQL
5 29 (2.78%) Redis
6 28 (2.69%) PostgreSQL
7 26 (2.50%) Data Warehouse
8 17 (1.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 16 (1.54%) GIS
10 15 (1.44%) Big Data
11 13 (1.25%) MySQL
11 13 (1.25%) Relational Database
12 11 (1.06%) MongoDB
13 8 (0.77%) InterSystems Cache
14 7 (0.67%) OLTP
15 6 (0.58%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
15 6 (0.58%) Geospatial Data
15 6 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 6 (0.58%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 168 (16.12%) Git
2 80 (7.68%) JIRA
3 60 (5.76%) Selenium
4 59 (5.66%) Visual Studio
5 54 (5.18%) SpecFlow
6 44 (4.22%) Jenkins
7 36 (3.45%) GitLab
8 23 (2.21%) Postman
9 20 (1.92%) SonarQube
10 16 (1.54%) NUnit
10 16 (1.54%) WebDriver
11 15 (1.44%) Team Foundation Server
11 15 (1.44%) TeamCity
12 12 (1.15%) Cypress.io
13 10 (0.96%) Artifactory
13 10 (0.96%) Visual Studio Code
14 9 (0.86%) Robot Framework
14 9 (0.86%) Visual Studio Team System
15 8 (0.77%) Moq
16 7 (0.67%) Oracle Forms
General
1 237 (22.74%) Social Skills
2 215 (20.63%) Finance
3 149 (14.30%) Public Sector
4 102 (9.79%) Analytical Skills
5 41 (3.93%) Retail
6 39 (3.74%) Back Office
7 35 (3.36%) Presentation Skills
8 30 (2.88%) Banking
9 26 (2.50%) General Ledger
9 26 (2.50%) Marketing
10 24 (2.30%) Manufacturing
11 19 (1.82%) Telecoms
12 17 (1.63%) Electronics
13 15 (1.44%) Front Office
14 14 (1.34%) Legal
15 11 (1.06%) Local Government
16 10 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
17 8 (0.77%) Investment Banking
18 7 (0.67%) German Language
19 6 (0.58%) Law
Job Titles
1 318 (30.52%) Developer
2 184 (17.66%) Senior
3 144 (13.82%) Azure Engineer
4 111 (10.65%) DevOps Engineer
5 108 (10.36%) Senior Developer
6 88 (8.45%) Azure DevOps Engineer
7 83 (7.97%) Lead
8 78 (7.49%) Architect
9 74 (7.10%) Analyst
10 73 (7.01%) Azure Developer
11 63 (6.05%) .NET Developer
11 63 (6.05%) Consultant
12 58 (5.57%) C# Developer
13 57 (5.47%) Software Developer
14 41 (3.93%) Backend Developer
15 40 (3.84%) Senior Software Developer
16 39 (3.74%) Solutions Architect
17 38 (3.65%) Test Analyst
18 34 (3.26%) Data Engineer
19 33 (3.17%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 330 (31.67%) .NET
2 139 (13.34%) XML
3 123 (11.80%) .NET Core
4 102 (9.79%) .NET Framework
5 72 (6.91%) React
6 66 (6.33%) AngularJS
7 61 (5.85%) HTML
8 58 (5.57%) CSS
9 56 (5.37%) ASP.NET
10 55 (5.28%) ARM Templates
10 55 (5.28%) REST
11 52 (4.99%) YAML
12 41 (3.93%) JSON
13 32 (3.07%) Node.js
14 28 (2.69%) RESTful
15 27 (2.59%) SOAP
16 25 (2.40%) Web Services
17 24 (2.30%) Entity Framework
17 24 (2.30%) GraphQL
18 22 (2.11%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 104 (9.98%) Product Ownership
2 30 (2.88%) Cloud Native
3 28 (2.69%) Data Structures
4 20 (1.92%) Mobile App
5 17 (1.63%) Derivative
6 16 (1.54%) Greenfield Project
7 15 (1.44%) Client/Server
8 11 (1.06%) Contactless
8 11 (1.06%) Data Centre
8 11 (1.06%) Wiki
9 10 (0.96%) Onboarding
10 9 (0.86%) Distributed Systems
11 8 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
11 8 (0.77%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (0.77%) Public Cloud
12 7 (0.67%) Linux Command Line
12 7 (0.67%) Private Cloud
13 6 (0.58%) Reinsurance
14 5 (0.48%) Legacy Systems
14 5 (0.48%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 71 (6.81%) Windows
2 64 (6.14%) Linux
3 36 (3.45%) Windows Server
4 20 (1.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.77%) Unix
6 5 (0.48%) Alpine Linux
7 4 (0.38%) VMS
8 3 (0.29%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.19%) Android
9 2 (0.19%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.19%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.096%) CentOS
10 1 (0.096%) Debian
10 1 (0.096%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,038 (99.62%) DevOps
2 502 (48.18%) Agile
3 333 (31.96%) CI/CD
4 218 (20.92%) Scrum
5 142 (13.63%) Test Automation
6 117 (11.23%) Business Intelligence
7 114 (10.94%) Infrastructure as Code
7 114 (10.94%) TDD
8 104 (9.98%) Problem-Solving
9 101 (9.69%) Migration
10 98 (9.40%) Software Engineering
11 79 (7.58%) API Management
11 79 (7.58%) OO
12 74 (7.10%) B2C
13 72 (6.91%) Project Delivery
14 64 (6.14%) Computer Science
15 56 (5.37%) Analytics
16 55 (5.28%) Microservices
16 55 (5.28%) OOD
17 54 (5.18%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 365 (35.03%) C#
2 261 (25.05%) PowerShell
3 218 (20.92%) SQL
4 170 (16.31%) Python
5 122 (11.71%) Bicep
6 98 (9.40%) JavaScript
7 67 (6.43%) TypeScript
8 57 (5.47%) Java
9 34 (3.26%) Bash
10 23 (2.21%) T-SQL
11 21 (2.02%) C++
12 15 (1.44%) C
12 15 (1.44%) VBScript
13 13 (1.25%) Rust
14 12 (1.15%) Go
15 9 (0.86%) Korn
16 8 (0.77%) Scala
17 4 (0.38%) Apex Code
17 4 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 4 (0.38%) X++
Qualifications
1 101 (9.69%) Degree
1 101 (9.69%) Security Cleared
2 61 (5.85%) SC Cleared
3 33 (3.17%) DV Cleared
4 28 (2.69%) Azure Certification
5 21 (2.02%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (1.06%) Master's Degree
7 10 (0.96%) ISTQB
7 10 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (0.48%) CBAP
9 5 (0.48%) ISEB
10 4 (0.38%) AWS Certification
10 4 (0.38%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 2 (0.19%) CEH
11 2 (0.19%) CISM
11 2 (0.19%) CISSP
11 2 (0.19%) CREST Certified
11 2 (0.19%) CSSLP
12 1 (0.096%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (6.14%) QA
2 35 (3.36%) Accessibility
3 23 (2.21%) WCAG
4 12 (1.15%) Data Quality
5 8 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (0.77%) PMO
6 6 (0.58%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.38%) NIST
8 3 (0.29%) GDPR
8 3 (0.29%) GRC
8 3 (0.29%) IFRS
8 3 (0.29%) IFRS 17
8 3 (0.29%) Solvency II
9 2 (0.19%) COBIT
9 2 (0.19%) GxP
9 2 (0.19%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.096%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.096%) HL7
10 1 (0.096%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.096%) SLA
System Software
1 130 (12.48%) Active Directory
2 79 (7.58%) Docker
3 24 (2.30%) Virtual Machines
4 18 (1.73%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.58%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.38%) NFS
7 1 (0.096%) Ceph
7 1 (0.096%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.096%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.096%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.096%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 162 (15.55%) Terraform
2 84 (8.06%) Kubernetes
3 50 (4.80%) Ansible
4 14 (1.34%) SCOM
4 14 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.06%) SCCM
6 10 (0.96%) Prometheus
6 10 (0.96%) Puppet
7 8 (0.77%) Grafana
7 8 (0.77%) Progress Chef
8 4 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.38%) Argo
9 3 (0.29%) Nessus
9 3 (0.29%) Packer
10 2 (0.19%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.19%) Kibana
10 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
10 2 (0.19%) Nagios
10 2 (0.19%) Netcool
10 2 (0.19%) TIBCO Hawk
Vendors
1 379 (36.37%) Microsoft
2 58 (5.57%) Oracle
3 33 (3.17%) Databricks
4 31 (2.98%) SAP
5 29 (2.78%) VMware
6 21 (2.02%) Salesforce
7 17 (1.63%) ServiceNow
8 14 (1.34%) F5
9 11 (1.06%) ESRI
10 8 (0.77%) Splunk
11 7 (0.67%) Xamarin
12 6 (0.58%) Guidewire
12 6 (0.58%) Red Hat
13 5 (0.48%) Adobe
13 5 (0.48%) Informatica
14 4 (0.38%) Cadence
14 4 (0.38%) Freshdesk
14 4 (0.38%) Optimizely
14 4 (0.38%) Palo Alto
15 3 (0.29%) Dynatrace