Azure Platform Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hampshire
Platform Engineer - Microsoft Azure
South East > Hampshire
The median Platform Engineer - Microsoft Azure daily rate in Hampshire is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 113 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring an Azure Platform Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire | 0.053% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.058% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £588 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £598 | £475 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +25.79% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Hampshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hampshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Hampshire with a recognized job title | 1,732 | 917 | 1,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.25% | 89.73% | 92.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 942 | 620 | 726 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £213 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £429 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £559 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.48% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £669 | £600 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £650 | £700 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £508 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -1.57% | -0.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 330 | 85 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £16.17 | £21.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.43 | £19.00 | £27.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.25 | £25.15 | £66.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.09% | -62.28% | +28.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £41.00 | £74.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £67.29 | £76.13 |
| South East median hourly rate | £48.81 | £20.73 | £57.79 |
| % change year-on-year | +135.46% | -64.13% | +11.35% |
Azure Platform Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Azure Platform Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
Azure Platform Engineer Contract Job Locations in Hampshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Platform Engineer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | - | 1 | £625 | - | 1 |
| Azure Platform Engineer South East |
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Azure Platform Engineer Skill Set Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire
For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, Azure Platform Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Hampshire region featuring Azure Platform Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure Monitor | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Bicep | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cost Control | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cost Optimisation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Entra ID | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Infrastructure as Code | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft Exchange | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft Purview | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Migration | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Platform Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | PowerShell | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | RBAC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SC Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Terraform | 100.0% | 1 |
Azure Platform Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Platform Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |