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 25 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 80 62
Rank change year-on-year +16 -18 +9
Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps 834 450 615
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.10% 3.34% 3.77%
As % of the Cloud Services category 10.03% 7.71% 9.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 592 312 406
10th Percentile £363 £350 £394
25th Percentile £425 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £527 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.51% +0.38% -8.70%
75th Percentile £638 £664 £625
90th Percentile £694 £750 £700
England median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £39.00 - -
25th Percentile £45.00 £86.25 -
Median hourly rate £55.00 £87.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -37.14% - -
75th Percentile - £88.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £68.22 £75.00 -
% change year-on-year -9.05% - -

All Cloud Computing 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 8,313 5,837 6,691
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 40.90% 43.33% 41.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,723 3,977 4,636
10th Percentile £359 £348 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £533 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.19% -3.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £501 £533
% change year-on-year +4.90% -6.10% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 92 96 44
10th Percentile £17.60 £22.75 £22.00
25th Percentile £22.94 £25.15 £24.06
Median hourly rate £28.55 £28.75 £30.80
Median % change year-on-year -0.70% -6.64% -18.96%
75th Percentile £57.50 £46.94 £50.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £78.75 £65.33
England median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £34.47
% change year-on-year +29.22% -27.03% +4.44%

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 25 September 2026.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Azure DevOps in London over the 6 months to 25 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram 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 25 September 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
Central London +9 102 £540 -1.82% 54
South London -3 9 £525 - 7
North London +2 3 £550 +25.00%
West London -21 3 £625 +20.19% 7
East London -2 1 - - 3
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 51 (6.12%) SharePoint
2 48 (5.76%) Confluence
3 32 (3.84%) Apache Spark
4 28 (3.36%) Apache Airflow
5 20 (2.40%) Apache
6 10 (1.20%) CMS
7 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
8 3 (0.36%) Kentico
8 3 (0.36%) Mendix
9 2 (0.24%) IIS
10 1 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.12%) Apache Pulsar
10 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.12%) Camunda
10 1 (0.12%) EPiServer
10 1 (0.12%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.12%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 28 (3.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (3.00%) Microsoft Project
3 16 (1.92%) MS Visio
4 11 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.60%) Notion
7 4 (0.48%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.24%) CPLEX
8 2 (0.24%) Mingle
8 2 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.12%) Trello
9 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 35 (4.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.32%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.60%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.48%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.36%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.36%) SAP MDG
6 2 (0.24%) Endur
6 2 (0.24%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
6 2 (0.24%) Maximo
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.24%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.24%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.24%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 2 (0.24%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.12%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.12%) SDL Web 8
7 1 (0.12%) Shopify
7 1 (0.12%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 834 (100.00%) Azure
2 253 (30.34%) GitHub
3 162 (19.42%) GitHub Actions
4 150 (17.99%) AWS
4 150 (17.99%) Power Platform
5 90 (10.79%) Azure Data Factory
6 76 (9.11%) Entra ID
7 73 (8.75%) Azure AKS
8 71 (8.51%) Serverless
9 69 (8.27%) Azure Monitor
10 64 (7.67%) Dynamics 365
11 60 (7.19%) Power Automate
12 53 (6.35%) Azure Functions
13 52 (6.24%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 50 (6.00%) GCP
15 49 (5.88%) PowerApps
16 47 (5.64%) Snowflake
17 44 (5.28%) Azure Logic Apps
18 43 (5.16%) PaaS
19 37 (4.44%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.76%) Firewall
2 22 (2.64%) DNS
3 17 (2.04%) Network Security
4 16 (1.92%) VPN
5 7 (0.84%) DHCP
6 4 (0.48%) SAN
7 3 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.24%) 4G
8 2 (0.24%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (0.24%) Internet
8 2 (0.24%) NAS
8 2 (0.24%) SSH
8 2 (0.24%) SSL
8 2 (0.24%) VLAN
8 2 (0.24%) WAN
8 2 (0.24%) X.509
9 1 (0.12%) Cisco Firepower
9 1 (0.12%) MQTT
9 1 (0.12%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.12%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 101 (12.11%) Power BI
2 58 (6.95%) Data Lake
3 55 (6.59%) Data Warehouse
4 53 (6.35%) SQL Server
5 36 (4.32%) Azure SQL Database
6 28 (3.36%) Delta Lake
6 28 (3.36%) PostgreSQL
7 25 (3.00%) NoSQL
8 23 (2.76%) Metadata
9 18 (2.16%) Snowflake Schema
10 16 (1.92%) Big Data
11 14 (1.68%) Star Schema
12 13 (1.56%) Relational Database
13 12 (1.44%) Spark SQL
14 11 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 10 (1.20%) Redis
16 9 (1.08%) Amazon Redshift
17 8 (0.96%) BigQuery
17 8 (0.96%) Data Vault
18 7 (0.84%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 145 (17.39%) Git
2 142 (17.03%) JIRA
3 107 (12.83%) Jenkins
4 86 (10.31%) GitLab
5 45 (5.40%) Selenium
6 24 (2.88%) SonarQube
7 15 (1.80%) Cypress.io
7 15 (1.80%) Visual Studio
8 13 (1.56%) Postman
9 10 (1.20%) Cucumber
9 10 (1.20%) Maven
9 10 (1.20%) REST Assured
9 10 (1.20%) Snyk
9 10 (1.20%) TestRail
10 9 (1.08%) JUnit
10 9 (1.08%) WebDriver
11 8 (0.96%) Gradle
12 7 (0.84%) Bitbucket
12 7 (0.84%) Terragrunt
12 7 (0.84%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 226 (27.10%) Finance
1 226 (27.10%) Social Skills
2 81 (9.71%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (8.51%) Public Sector
4 68 (8.15%) Banking
5 28 (3.36%) Retail
6 25 (3.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
8 16 (1.92%) Marketing
9 15 (1.80%) Investment Banking
10 14 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (1.56%) Legal
12 9 (1.08%) Local Government
13 8 (0.96%) Law
13 8 (0.96%) Pharmaceutical
14 7 (0.84%) Manufacturing
14 7 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.60%) Back Office
17 4 (0.48%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 147 (17.63%) DevOps Engineer
2 143 (17.15%) Azure Engineer
3 140 (16.79%) Senior
4 117 (14.03%) Developer
5 89 (10.67%) Azure DevOps Engineer
6 80 (9.59%) Data Engineer
7 72 (8.63%) Architect
8 71 (8.51%) Analyst
9 64 (7.67%) Lead
10 41 (4.92%) Business Analyst
11 40 (4.80%) Consultant
12 30 (3.60%) Project Manager
13 29 (3.48%) Platform Engineer
14 28 (3.36%) Cloud Engineer
15 24 (2.88%) Senior DevOps
16 23 (2.76%) Senior DevOps Engineer
16 23 (2.76%) Test Analyst
17 22 (2.64%) Databricks Engineer
17 22 (2.64%) Senior Data Engineer
18 21 (2.52%) Azure Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 249 (29.86%) Terraform
2 117 (14.03%) REST
3 114 (13.67%) .NET
4 61 (7.31%) PySpark
5 58 (6.95%) ADO
6 43 (5.16%) Kafka
7 42 (5.04%) React
8 40 (4.80%) JSON
9 35 (4.20%) YAML
10 34 (4.08%) RESTful
11 28 (3.36%) Middleware
11 28 (3.36%) Playwright
11 28 (3.36%) XML
12 24 (2.88%) .NET Framework
12 24 (2.88%) ARM Templates
12 24 (2.88%) OAuth
13 23 (2.76%) .NET Core
14 22 (2.64%) HTML
15 20 (2.40%) AngularJS
15 20 (2.40%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 98 (11.75%) Cloud Native
2 51 (6.12%) Product Ownership
3 29 (3.48%) Distributed Systems
4 28 (3.36%) Legacy Systems
5 26 (3.12%) Enterprise Software
6 24 (2.88%) Onboarding
7 21 (2.52%) AI Agents
8 18 (2.16%) Hybrid Cloud
9 16 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
9 16 (1.92%) Management Information System
10 15 (1.80%) Reinsurance
11 14 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
12 12 (1.44%) Low-Code
13 11 (1.32%) Enterprise Cloud
14 9 (1.08%) Data Structures
14 9 (1.08%) Public Cloud
15 8 (0.96%) Data Centre
15 8 (0.96%) Linux Command Line
16 7 (0.84%) Replication
17 6 (0.72%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 43 (5.16%) Windows
2 30 (3.60%) Linux
3 14 (1.68%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.56%) VMS
5 7 (0.84%) Unix
6 6 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.48%) Android
7 4 (0.48%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.12%) Amazon Linux
8 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 834 (100.00%) DevOps
2 464 (55.64%) CI/CD
3 334 (40.05%) Agile
4 216 (25.90%) Infrastructure as Code
5 157 (18.82%) Test Automation
6 155 (18.59%) Stakeholder Management
7 144 (17.27%) Analytics
8 136 (16.31%) Problem-Solving
9 126 (15.11%) Migration
10 120 (14.39%) AI
11 113 (13.55%) Containerisation
12 110 (13.19%) Business Intelligence
13 107 (12.83%) Continuous Improvement
14 103 (12.35%) Data Modelling
15 100 (11.99%) Scrum
16 93 (11.15%) Microservices
16 93 (11.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 87 (10.43%) ETL
17 87 (10.43%) User Acceptance Testing
17 87 (10.43%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 245 (29.38%) SQL
2 241 (28.90%) Python
3 139 (16.67%) C#
4 104 (12.47%) PowerShell
5 85 (10.19%) Bicep
6 82 (9.83%) JavaScript
7 69 (8.27%) Bash
8 66 (7.91%) TypeScript
9 62 (7.43%) Java
10 16 (1.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 11 (1.32%) Apex Code
12 9 (1.08%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.60%) Go
13 5 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.48%) ABAP
14 4 (0.48%) C
14 4 (0.48%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.48%) Shell Script
14 4 (0.48%) VB.NET
15 3 (0.36%) X++
Qualifications
1 205 (24.58%) Security Cleared
2 178 (21.34%) SC Cleared
3 66 (7.91%) Azure Certification
4 52 (6.24%) Degree
5 27 (3.24%) Computer Science Degree
6 25 (3.00%) Microsoft Certification
7 23 (2.76%) DV Cleared
8 15 (1.80%) ISTQB
9 13 (1.56%) PMI Certification
10 12 (1.44%) AWS Certification
11 10 (1.20%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.20%) PMP
12 7 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
12 7 (0.84%) Master's Degree
12 7 (0.84%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 5 (0.60%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 5 (0.60%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 4 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
14 4 (0.48%) CISSP
14 4 (0.48%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (12.59%) QA
2 68 (8.15%) Data Quality
3 27 (3.24%) GDPR
4 20 (2.40%) Accessibility
5 19 (2.28%) NIST
6 14 (1.68%) PMO
7 11 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 8 (0.96%) ISO 20022
9 7 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 7 (0.84%) SLA
9 7 (0.84%) WCAG
10 6 (0.72%) SEPA
11 4 (0.48%) PSD2
12 3 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.36%) GRC
13 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.24%) Government Security Classifications
14 1 (0.12%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.12%) ISO 15022
14 1 (0.12%) P3O
System Software
1 131 (15.71%) Docker
2 36 (4.32%) Active Directory
3 13 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.96%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.60%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.48%) vSphere
8 2 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
8 2 (0.24%) OpenSSH
9 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 162 (19.42%) Kubernetes
2 48 (5.76%) Ansible
3 25 (3.00%) Grafana
4 23 (2.76%) Prometheus
5 12 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (1.08%) Packer
7 8 (0.96%) SCCM
8 7 (0.84%) Argo
8 7 (0.84%) HP ALM
9 6 (0.72%) Progress Chef
9 6 (0.72%) Puppet
10 4 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (0.36%) HP Fortify
11 3 (0.36%) Kibana
12 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.24%) Docker Swarm
12 2 (0.24%) Nagios
13 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
13 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 297 (35.61%) Microsoft
2 92 (11.03%) Databricks
3 37 (4.44%) Salesforce
4 27 (3.24%) SAP
5 26 (3.12%) Oracle
6 22 (2.64%) ServiceNow
7 21 (2.52%) VMware
8 18 (2.16%) Google
8 18 (2.16%) OpenAI
9 17 (2.04%) Splunk
10 15 (1.80%) Foundry
11 13 (1.56%) UiPath
12 12 (1.44%) Dynatrace
13 9 (1.08%) IBM
13 9 (1.08%) Workday
14 8 (0.96%) Cloudera
14 8 (0.96%) HP
15 7 (0.84%) Informatica
15 7 (0.84%) Okta
16 6 (0.72%) Guidewire