Azure DevOps Contract Job Trends in London

Microsoft Azure DevOps
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Azure DevOps skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 77 77
Rank change year-on-year +3 0 +10
Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps 523 487 532
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.64% 3.24% 2.82%
As % of the Cloud Services category 8.25% 7.87% 7.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 365 333 399
10th Percentile £353 £380 £425
25th Percentile £413 £460 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% -4.35% +1.32%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £725
England median daily rate £500 £528 £550
% change year-on-year -5.21% -4.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £46.53 - -
25th Percentile £47.31 - -
Median hourly rate £49.25 - -
75th Percentile £51.81 - -
90th Percentile £52.98 - -
England median hourly rate £68.38 £73.75 £62.00
% change year-on-year -7.28% +18.95% -5.76%

All Cloud Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 6,342 6,188 7,200
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 44.10% 41.17% 38.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,331 4,188 5,315
10th Percentile £350 £350 £325
25th Percentile £425 £456 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.56%
75th Percentile £645 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
England median daily rate £500 £535 £525
% change year-on-year -6.54% +1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 112 43 63
10th Percentile £18.25 £22.27 £18.19
25th Percentile £23.75 £23.80 £21.63
Median hourly rate £26.30 £31.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.51% -16.00% +22.95%
75th Percentile £49.06 £54.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £76.25 £65.00 £73.50
England median hourly rate £26.86 £29.00 £24.31
% change year-on-year -7.40% +19.32% +8.02%

Azure DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure DevOps relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Azure DevOps job vacancy trend in London

Azure DevOps
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure DevOps in London over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Azure DevOps in London

Azure DevOps
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 20 December 2025. 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
Central London -16 65 £524 -4.77% 33
South London -2 10 £500 +31.58%
East London -5 2 £440 - 6
West London -23 1 £400 -15.79% 7
Azure DevOps
England

Azure DevOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 30 (5.74%) SharePoint
2 28 (5.35%) Confluence
3 12 (2.29%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.72%) Apache
4 9 (1.72%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (1.15%) HCL Notes
6 5 (0.96%) Mendix
6 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.57%) CMS
7 3 (0.57%) IIS
8 2 (0.38%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.19%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.19%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.19%) Kentico
9 1 (0.19%) Mule
Applications
1 12 (2.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.34%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (1.34%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.57%) Trello
Business Applications
1 25 (4.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.53%) Aladdin
3 4 (0.76%) Endur
3 4 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.19%) Orchestrade
4 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.19%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 523 (100.00%) Azure
2 133 (25.43%) GitHub
3 118 (22.56%) Power Platform
4 95 (18.16%) GitHub Actions
5 75 (14.34%) AWS
6 72 (13.77%) Serverless
7 70 (13.38%) Azure Data Factory
8 65 (12.43%) Azure AKS
9 58 (11.09%) Azure Monitor
10 56 (10.71%) Dynamics 365
11 54 (10.33%) Azure Logic Apps
12 53 (10.13%) Entra ID
13 52 (9.94%) Azure Functions
14 46 (8.80%) Power Automate
15 45 (8.60%) PowerApps
16 43 (8.22%) Azure Service Bus
16 43 (8.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 38 (7.27%) GCP
18 35 (6.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
19 34 (6.50%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 26 (4.97%) Firewall
2 13 (2.49%) VPN
3 12 (2.29%) DNS
4 11 (2.10%) Network Security
5 7 (1.34%) WAN
6 5 (0.96%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.38%) FTP
7 2 (0.38%) HTTP
7 2 (0.38%) LAN
7 2 (0.38%) MPLS
7 2 (0.38%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.38%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.19%) AMQP
8 1 (0.19%) BGP
8 1 (0.19%) DHCP
8 1 (0.19%) DSL
8 1 (0.19%) IPsec
8 1 (0.19%) NGFW
8 1 (0.19%) VRRP
8 1 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (13.77%) Power BI
2 54 (10.33%) SQL Server
3 30 (5.74%) Azure SQL Database
4 29 (5.54%) Data Warehouse
5 23 (4.40%) PostgreSQL
6 22 (4.21%) Data Lake
6 22 (4.21%) NoSQL
7 18 (3.44%) MongoDB
8 17 (3.25%) Delta Lake
9 11 (2.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (1.72%) Oracle Database
10 9 (1.72%) Relational Database
10 9 (1.72%) Tableau
11 7 (1.34%) DynamoDB
11 7 (1.34%) Redis
11 7 (1.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 6 (1.15%) Elasticsearch
12 6 (1.15%) Snowflake Schema
12 6 (1.15%) Star Schema
13 5 (0.96%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 97 (18.55%) JIRA
2 73 (13.96%) Git
3 59 (11.28%) Jenkins
4 39 (7.46%) GitLab
5 24 (4.59%) Selenium
6 19 (3.63%) Postman
7 12 (2.29%) Cucumber
8 10 (1.91%) Cypress.io
8 10 (1.91%) JUnit
8 10 (1.91%) SonarQube
8 10 (1.91%) SpecFlow
9 9 (1.72%) Team Foundation Server
9 9 (1.72%) TeamCity
10 8 (1.53%) Mockito
11 7 (1.34%) JMeter
11 7 (1.34%) MLflow
11 7 (1.34%) Zephyr
12 6 (1.15%) Liquibase
12 6 (1.15%) REST Assured
12 6 (1.15%) TestRail
General
1 171 (32.70%) Social Skills
2 131 (25.05%) Finance
3 54 (10.33%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (8.99%) Public Sector
5 46 (8.80%) Banking
6 22 (4.21%) Investment Banking
7 20 (3.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (3.44%) Documentation Skills
9 15 (2.87%) Financial Institution
9 15 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.68%) Retail
11 10 (1.91%) Front Office
12 9 (1.72%) Marketing
13 7 (1.34%) Back Office
13 7 (1.34%) Law
14 5 (0.96%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.76%) Military
16 3 (0.57%) General Ledger
16 3 (0.57%) Organisational Skills
17 2 (0.38%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 139 (26.58%) Developer
2 68 (13.00%) Azure Engineer
3 64 (12.24%) DevOps Engineer
4 55 (10.52%) Senior
5 43 (8.22%) Analyst
6 40 (7.65%) Data Engineer
7 39 (7.46%) Architect
7 39 (7.46%) Lead
8 37 (7.07%) Azure DevOps Engineer
9 31 (5.93%) Azure Developer
10 24 (4.59%) Business Analyst
11 21 (4.02%) Azure Architect
12 20 (3.82%) Senior Developer
13 19 (3.63%) Tester
14 18 (3.44%) Test Engineer
15 16 (3.06%) Platform Engineer
16 15 (2.87%) C# Developer
16 15 (2.87%) Consultant
16 15 (2.87%) ServiceNow Developer
17 14 (2.68%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 132 (25.24%) .NET
2 48 (9.18%) REST
3 44 (8.41%) Node.js
4 38 (7.27%) React
5 34 (6.50%) RESTful
6 32 (6.12%) SOAP
7 31 (5.93%) Kafka
8 29 (5.54%) PySpark
9 28 (5.35%) .NET Core
10 25 (4.78%) YAML
11 23 (4.40%) ARM Templates
12 20 (3.82%) .NET Framework
13 19 (3.63%) AngularJS
14 17 (3.25%) Playwright
15 16 (3.06%) ASP.NET
15 16 (3.06%) HTML
16 15 (2.87%) ADO
16 15 (2.87%) CSS
16 15 (2.87%) XML
17 14 (2.68%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 54 (10.33%) Cloud Native
2 27 (5.16%) Distributed Systems
2 27 (5.16%) Product Ownership
3 19 (3.63%) CMDB
4 17 (3.25%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (2.49%) AI Agents
7 10 (1.91%) Low-Code
8 9 (1.72%) Fixed Income
9 8 (1.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 7 (1.34%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.34%) NHS
10 7 (1.34%) Public Cloud
10 7 (1.34%) Reinsurance
11 6 (1.15%) Data Structures
11 6 (1.15%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.15%) Replication
12 5 (0.96%) Derivative
12 5 (0.96%) Enterprise Cloud
12 5 (0.96%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 23 (4.40%) Windows
2 20 (3.82%) Linux
3 6 (1.15%) VMS
3 6 (1.15%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.96%) Unix
5 4 (0.76%) Android
5 4 (0.76%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.19%) Solaris
6 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.19%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 522 (99.81%) DevOps
2 303 (57.93%) CI/CD
3 257 (49.14%) Agile
4 136 (26.00%) Infrastructure as Code
5 112 (21.41%) Problem-Solving
6 102 (19.50%) Test Automation
7 95 (18.16%) Analytics
8 93 (17.78%) Scrum
9 81 (15.49%) Microservices
10 77 (14.72%) Business Intelligence
11 68 (13.00%) Continuous Improvement
12 67 (12.81%) Migration
13 66 (12.62%) Containerisation
14 65 (12.43%) AI
15 59 (11.28%) Data Modelling
16 55 (10.52%) Data Engineering
17 53 (10.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 51 (9.75%) Stakeholder Management
19 50 (9.56%) Data Pipeline
19 50 (9.56%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 170 (32.50%) SQL
2 143 (27.34%) Python
3 133 (25.43%) C#
4 94 (17.97%) JavaScript
5 61 (11.66%) PowerShell
6 59 (11.28%) Java
7 54 (10.33%) Bicep
8 38 (7.27%) TypeScript
9 28 (5.35%) Bash
10 11 (2.10%) PL/SQL
10 11 (2.10%) T-SQL
11 9 (1.72%) Kusto Query Language
12 6 (1.15%) Formula Language
12 6 (1.15%) LotusScript
12 6 (1.15%) Scala
13 5 (0.96%) VB.NET
14 4 (0.76%) Shell Script
15 3 (0.57%) Korn
15 3 (0.57%) X++
15 3 (0.57%) XPath
Qualifications
1 106 (20.27%) Security Cleared
2 92 (17.59%) SC Cleared
3 50 (9.56%) Azure Certification
4 47 (8.99%) Degree
5 26 (4.97%) Computer Science Degree
6 21 (4.02%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (2.10%) ISTQB
7 11 (2.10%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.53%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.96%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 4 (0.76%) CBAP
10 4 (0.76%) ISEB
10 4 (0.76%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (0.76%) PMP
11 3 (0.57%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.57%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.57%) Numerate Degree
12 2 (0.38%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.38%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (8.60%) QA
2 26 (4.97%) Data Quality
3 22 (4.21%) GDPR
4 14 (2.68%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.53%) NIST
6 6 (1.15%) WCAG
7 5 (0.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.57%) NCSC
8 3 (0.57%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.38%) EU AI Act
9 2 (0.38%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.38%) HL7
9 2 (0.38%) PMO
9 2 (0.38%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.19%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 97 (18.55%) Docker
2 32 (6.12%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.96%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.19%) KVM
6 1 (0.19%) Squid
Systems Management
1 154 (29.45%) Terraform
2 104 (19.89%) Kubernetes
3 34 (6.50%) Ansible
4 16 (3.06%) Grafana
5 14 (2.68%) Prometheus
6 7 (1.34%) Progress Chef
7 6 (1.15%) Kibana
8 4 (0.76%) Argo
8 4 (0.76%) Packer
8 4 (0.76%) Puppet
9 3 (0.57%) Istio
10 2 (0.38%) Fluentd
10 2 (0.38%) HP ALM
10 2 (0.38%) Kubeflow
10 2 (0.38%) Opsgenie
11 1 (0.19%) CASB
11 1 (0.19%) Icinga
11 1 (0.19%) linkerd
11 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
11 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 187 (35.76%) Microsoft
2 78 (14.91%) Databricks
3 34 (6.50%) Oracle
4 32 (6.12%) ServiceNow
5 22 (4.21%) OpenAI
6 18 (3.44%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.10%) SAP
8 7 (1.34%) DocuSign
8 7 (1.34%) Murex
8 7 (1.34%) Splunk
9 6 (1.15%) Lotus
10 5 (0.96%) Aruba
10 5 (0.96%) Cisco
10 5 (0.96%) Citrix
10 5 (0.96%) Google
10 5 (0.96%) Kofax
10 5 (0.96%) Sitecore
10 5 (0.96%) UiPath
10 5 (0.96%) VMware
11 4 (0.76%) Charles River