Azure DevOps Contracts in London

Microsoft Azure DevOps
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Azure DevOps skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Azure DevOps over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 60 75
Rank change year-on-year -15 +15 0
Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps 448 672 808
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 3.42% 3.81% 3.19%
As % of the Cloud Services category 7.96% 9.56% 8.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 316 433 562
10th Percentile £350 £401 £425
25th Percentile £419 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £601 £659
90th Percentile £750 £685 £725
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £86.25 - -
Median hourly rate £87.50 - £8.00
75th Percentile £88.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £62.50 £65.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year -4.58% -6.43% +21.33%

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 5,627 7,027 10,006
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 42.93% 39.87% 39.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,810 5,163 7,376
10th Percentile £350 £350 £370
25th Percentile £425 £450 £468
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £663 £675 £695
90th Percentile £788 £788 £788
England median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 63 74
10th Percentile £22.80 £18.22 £19.25
25th Percentile £25.15 £22.04 £25.00
Median hourly rate £31.50 £26.00 £56.25
Median % change year-on-year +21.15% -53.78% +32.35%
75th Percentile £48.75 £38.44 £78.75
90th Percentile £67.50 £57.00 £89.49
England median hourly rate £25.15 £22.00 £32.30
% change year-on-year +14.32% -31.89% +50.23%

Azure DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Azure DevOps in London

Azure DevOps
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Azure DevOps in London

Azure DevOps
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure DevOps in London over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Azure DevOps in London

Azure DevOps
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Azure DevOps in London

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 3 July 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 -19 71 £545 +6.34% 89
East London +1 3 £585 +31.46% 1
South London -2 3 £525 +22.09% 5
West London +7 2 £548 +13.47% 8
North London - 1 £440 -
Azure DevOps
England

Azure DevOps
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 27 (6.03%) Confluence
2 17 (3.79%) SharePoint
3 14 (3.13%) Apache Spark
4 8 (1.79%) Apache
5 4 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.67%) CMS
7 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.45%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.22%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.22%) Appian
8 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.22%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.22%) IIS
8 1 (0.22%) Mule
8 1 (0.22%) nginx
8 1 (0.22%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.22%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (2.01%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (1.56%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.34%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.45%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.45%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (3.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.23%) Endur
3 3 (0.67%) Aladdin
3 3 (0.67%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.67%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.45%) Markit EDM
4 2 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.45%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.45%) Temenos T24
4 2 (0.45%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.22%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.22%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 448 (100.00%) Azure
2 71 (15.85%) AWS
3 62 (13.84%) Power Platform
4 56 (12.50%) GitHub
5 52 (11.61%) Azure Monitor
6 49 (10.94%) Azure Data Factory
7 44 (9.82%) Serverless
8 39 (8.71%) Azure AKS
9 37 (8.26%) Dynamics 365
10 34 (7.59%) Entra ID
10 34 (7.59%) PaaS
11 28 (6.25%) GitHub Actions
12 27 (6.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 26 (5.80%) IaaS
13 26 (5.80%) Power Automate
13 26 (5.80%) PowerApps
14 25 (5.58%) GCP
15 24 (5.36%) Azure Service Bus
16 23 (5.13%) Azure Sentinel
17 21 (4.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (7.14%) Firewall
2 15 (3.35%) DNS
3 14 (3.13%) VPN
4 13 (2.90%) Network Security
5 12 (2.68%) SSL
6 11 (2.46%) HTTP
7 8 (1.79%) HTTPS
7 8 (1.79%) SMTP
8 7 (1.56%) FTP
8 7 (1.56%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.89%) LAN
9 4 (0.89%) WAN
10 2 (0.45%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.22%) AMQP
11 1 (0.22%) DHCP
11 1 (0.22%) DSL
11 1 (0.22%) POP3
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (8.26%) Power BI
2 31 (6.92%) SQL Server
3 25 (5.58%) Azure SQL Database
3 25 (5.58%) PostgreSQL
3 25 (5.58%) Redis
4 22 (4.91%) Data Lake
5 13 (2.90%) Delta Lake
5 13 (2.90%) NoSQL
6 10 (2.23%) Big Data
6 10 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (2.01%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.56%) Metadata
9 4 (0.89%) Apache Hive
9 4 (0.89%) Data Mart
9 4 (0.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.67%) Apache Cassandra
10 3 (0.67%) Hazelcast
10 3 (0.67%) MySQL
10 3 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 60 (13.39%) JIRA
2 58 (12.95%) Jenkins
3 48 (10.71%) Git
4 38 (8.48%) GitLab
5 20 (4.46%) Selenium
6 16 (3.57%) JMeter
7 15 (3.35%) Postman
8 13 (2.90%) SonarQube
9 9 (2.01%) Appium
9 9 (2.01%) Octopus Deploy
9 9 (2.01%) TeamCity
10 8 (1.79%) Bitbucket
10 8 (1.79%) SpecFlow
11 7 (1.56%) LoadRunner
11 7 (1.56%) NUnit
11 7 (1.56%) Sonatype Nexus
12 6 (1.34%) JUnit
12 6 (1.34%) Maven
13 5 (1.12%) Cucumber
13 5 (1.12%) WebDriver
General
1 159 (35.49%) Social Skills
2 121 (27.01%) Finance
3 60 (13.39%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (13.17%) Banking
5 35 (7.81%) Investment Banking
6 24 (5.36%) Public Sector
7 19 (4.24%) Marketing
8 13 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (2.68%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (2.23%) Front Office
10 10 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.79%) Law
12 7 (1.56%) Retail
13 5 (1.12%) Back Office
13 5 (1.12%) Billing
13 5 (1.12%) Telecoms
14 4 (0.89%) Electronics
14 4 (0.89%) Financial Institution
14 4 (0.89%) Manufacturing
15 3 (0.67%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 98 (21.88%) Developer
2 74 (16.52%) Azure Engineer
3 50 (11.16%) DevOps Engineer
4 48 (10.71%) Senior
5 47 (10.49%) Lead
6 41 (9.15%) Analyst
7 39 (8.71%) Azure DevOps Engineer
8 38 (8.48%) Architect
9 28 (6.25%) Data Engineer
10 26 (5.80%) Business Analyst
11 23 (5.13%) .NET Developer
11 23 (5.13%) Lead Developer
12 22 (4.91%) Cloud Engineer
12 22 (4.91%) Senior Developer
13 19 (4.24%) Azure Architect
14 18 (4.02%) Project Manager
15 17 (3.79%) C# Developer
15 17 (3.79%) Test Manager
16 16 (3.57%) Java Developer
16 16 (3.57%) Lead Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (17.86%) .NET
2 32 (7.14%) REST
3 29 (6.47%) Kafka
4 28 (6.25%) ARM Templates
5 25 (5.58%) .NET Core
6 23 (5.13%) ADO
7 21 (4.69%) YAML
8 20 (4.46%) ActiveMQ
8 20 (4.46%) HTML
8 20 (4.46%) SOAP
9 19 (4.24%) .NET Framework
10 18 (4.02%) CSS
11 17 (3.79%) PySpark
12 16 (3.57%) React
13 14 (3.13%) ASP.NET
13 14 (3.13%) JSON
14 13 (2.90%) AngularJS
14 13 (2.90%) RESTful
15 11 (2.46%) Web Services
16 10 (2.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.25%) Product Ownership
2 23 (5.13%) Cloud Native
3 12 (2.68%) Greenfield Project
4 11 (2.46%) Hybrid Cloud
5 10 (2.23%) Distributed Systems
6 9 (2.01%) Algorithms
6 9 (2.01%) Derivative
7 8 (1.79%) Fixed Income
7 8 (1.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 8 (1.79%) Low-Code
8 7 (1.56%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.56%) Market Risk
8 7 (1.56%) Mobile App
9 6 (1.34%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.34%) Reinsurance
10 5 (1.12%) Legacy Code
10 5 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.89%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (0.67%) Clustering
12 3 (0.67%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 26 (5.80%) Linux
2 20 (4.46%) Windows
3 10 (2.23%) Android
3 10 (2.23%) Apple iOS
4 8 (1.79%) Unix
5 6 (1.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.89%) VMS
6 4 (0.89%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 448 (100.00%) DevOps
2 205 (45.76%) Agile
3 195 (43.53%) CI/CD
4 112 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
5 104 (23.21%) Problem-Solving
6 74 (16.52%) Scrum
7 68 (15.18%) Test Automation
8 67 (14.96%) Analytics
9 51 (11.38%) Stakeholder Management
10 48 (10.71%) Containerisation
11 45 (10.04%) Microservices
12 44 (9.82%) Business Intelligence
12 44 (9.82%) TDD
13 41 (9.15%) Data Engineering
14 40 (8.93%) Migration
15 36 (8.04%) Computer Science
16 35 (7.81%) Continuous Integration
17 34 (7.59%) BDD
18 31 (6.92%) Data Modelling
19 29 (6.47%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 121 (27.01%) Python
2 113 (25.22%) C#
3 112 (25.00%) SQL
4 91 (20.31%) PowerShell
5 73 (16.29%) JavaScript
6 72 (16.07%) Java
7 54 (12.05%) Bicep
8 33 (7.37%) Bash
9 15 (3.35%) TypeScript
10 13 (2.90%) Scala
11 10 (2.23%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (1.12%) C++
12 5 (1.12%) Groovy
12 5 (1.12%) Ruby
13 4 (0.89%) Haskell
13 4 (0.89%) Perl
13 4 (0.89%) PHP
13 4 (0.89%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.89%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.45%) Korn
Qualifications
1 59 (13.17%) Security Cleared
2 47 (10.49%) SC Cleared
3 45 (10.04%) Degree
4 32 (7.14%) Azure Certification
5 20 (4.46%) Numerate Degree
6 12 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (2.01%) ISTQB
8 8 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.34%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.34%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.34%) PMP
10 3 (0.67%) CISSP
10 3 (0.67%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.45%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.45%) CISM
11 2 (0.45%) SAFe Agilist
11 2 (0.45%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.22%) CEH
12 1 (0.22%) CSPO
12 1 (0.22%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (8.48%) QA
2 19 (4.24%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.23%) GDPR
4 9 (2.01%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.12%) NIST
7 3 (0.67%) Solvency II
8 2 (0.45%) EMIR
8 2 (0.45%) Government Security Classifications
8 2 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.45%) NCSC
8 2 (0.45%) PMO
8 2 (0.45%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.22%) Dodd-Frank
9 1 (0.22%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.22%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.22%) SEPA
9 1 (0.22%) WCAG
System Software
1 51 (11.38%) Docker
2 25 (5.58%) Active Directory
3 17 (3.79%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.67%) OpenAM
4 3 (0.67%) OpenDJ
4 3 (0.67%) OpenIDM
4 3 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.22%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 129 (28.79%) Terraform
2 77 (17.19%) Kubernetes
3 22 (4.91%) Ansible
4 13 (2.90%) Grafana
4 13 (2.90%) Prometheus
5 10 (2.23%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (2.01%) ITRS Geneos
6 9 (2.01%) Puppet
7 7 (1.56%) HP ALM
8 6 (1.34%) Microsoft Intune
8 6 (1.34%) Progress Chef
9 5 (1.12%) Istio
10 4 (0.89%) Perfmon
11 3 (0.67%) Control-M
11 3 (0.67%) Rundeck
12 2 (0.45%) Argo
12 2 (0.45%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.45%) SCCM
13 1 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 1 (0.22%) Kustomize
Vendors
1 124 (27.68%) Microsoft
2 47 (10.49%) Databricks
3 13 (2.90%) ServiceNow
4 12 (2.68%) Workday
5 11 (2.46%) Google
5 11 (2.46%) SAP
6 8 (1.79%) HP
7 7 (1.56%) Cloudera
7 7 (1.56%) Oracle
8 6 (1.34%) Duck Creek
8 6 (1.34%) Guidewire
8 6 (1.34%) Murex
8 6 (1.34%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.12%) Cisco
9 5 (1.12%) Dynatrace
9 5 (1.12%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.89%) New Relic
11 3 (0.67%) ForgeRock
11 3 (0.67%) MuleSoft
11 3 (0.67%) OpenAI