Microsoft Azure Certification
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire with a requirement for Azure Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 24 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Azure Certification | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire | - | 1.40% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 3.70% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £525 | - |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -8.70% | +8.49% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Lancashire
Azure Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Lancashire.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 117 | 54 | 109 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire | 55.71% | 37.76% | 48.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 60 | 25 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £200 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £198 | £259 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £518 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.28% | -17.20% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £576 | £540 | £720 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £601 | - |
| North West median daily rate | £492 | £497 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.01% | -7.96% | +5.37% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 38 | 10 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36.45 | £45.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.46 | £37.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £52.78 | £46.18 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.28% | - | -0.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.13 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £74.72 | £52.72 | £50.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.46 | £32.50 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.88% | -29.62% | +92.42% |
Azure Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Azure Certification
Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Azure Certification.
