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

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 80 62
Rank change year-on-year +15 -18 +13
Contract jobs citing Azure DevOps 836 456 619
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.13% 3.39% 3.80%
As % of the Cloud Services category 10.09% 7.80% 9.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 594 316 413
10th Percentile £372 £347 £380
25th Percentile £425 £406 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.19% - -8.70%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £622
90th Percentile £706 £750 £688
England median daily rate £500 £511 £525
% change year-on-year -2.20% -2.62% -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 £67.44 £75.00 -
% change year-on-year -10.08% - -

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 8,287 5,846 6,717
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 40.94% 43.44% 41.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,690 3,987 4,681
10th Percentile £360 £343 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.83% -3.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 94 45
10th Percentile £17.60 £23.00 £22.00
25th Percentile £23.08 £25.15 £24.15
Median hourly rate £29.28 £31.00 £30.59
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +1.34% -24.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £51.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £78.75 £65.10
England median hourly rate £33.99 £26.30 £33.00
% change year-on-year +29.24% -20.30% -

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 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 20 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 20 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 +6 99 £550 - 50
South London -3 9 £525 - 5
North London +2 3 £550 +25.00% 1
West London -21 3 £625 +20.19% 11
East London -1 2 £432 -16.92% 5
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 (6.10%) SharePoint
2 42 (5.02%) Confluence
3 31 (3.71%) Apache Spark
4 28 (3.35%) Apache Airflow
5 21 (2.51%) 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%) nginx
10 1 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 28 (3.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.23%) Microsoft Project
3 13 (1.56%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.08%) 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
Business Applications
1 35 (4.19%) 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
7 1 (0.12%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.12%) SDL Web 8
7 1 (0.12%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 836 (100.00%) Azure
2 255 (30.50%) GitHub
3 165 (19.74%) GitHub Actions
4 149 (17.82%) AWS
5 148 (17.70%) Power Platform
6 96 (11.48%) Azure Data Factory
7 79 (9.45%) Entra ID
8 76 (9.09%) Azure AKS
9 71 (8.49%) Serverless
10 70 (8.37%) Azure Monitor
11 68 (8.13%) Dynamics 365
12 61 (7.30%) Power Automate
13 53 (6.34%) Azure Functions
13 53 (6.34%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 50 (5.98%) GCP
15 49 (5.86%) PowerApps
16 47 (5.62%) Snowflake
17 46 (5.50%) Azure Logic Apps
18 43 (5.14%) PaaS
19 37 (4.43%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.87%) Firewall
2 21 (2.51%) DNS
3 17 (2.03%) Network Security
3 17 (2.03%) VPN
4 7 (0.84%) DHCP
5 4 (0.48%) SAN
5 4 (0.48%) WAN
6 3 (0.36%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.24%) 4G
7 2 (0.24%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.24%) Internet
7 2 (0.24%) NAS
7 2 (0.24%) SSH
7 2 (0.24%) SSL
7 2 (0.24%) VLAN
7 2 (0.24%) X.509
8 1 (0.12%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (0.12%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.12%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (11.96%) Power BI
2 60 (7.18%) Data Lake
3 54 (6.46%) Data Warehouse
4 53 (6.34%) SQL Server
5 38 (4.55%) Azure SQL Database
6 28 (3.35%) Delta Lake
6 28 (3.35%) PostgreSQL
7 26 (3.11%) NoSQL
8 22 (2.63%) Metadata
9 18 (2.15%) Big Data
9 18 (2.15%) Snowflake Schema
10 14 (1.67%) Star Schema
11 13 (1.56%) Relational Database
12 12 (1.44%) Spark SQL
13 11 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 10 (1.20%) Redis
15 9 (1.08%) Amazon Redshift
16 8 (0.96%) BigQuery
16 8 (0.96%) Data Vault
17 7 (0.84%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 142 (16.99%) Git
2 140 (16.75%) JIRA
3 111 (13.28%) Jenkins
4 92 (11.00%) GitLab
5 45 (5.38%) Selenium
6 24 (2.87%) SonarQube
7 15 (1.79%) Cypress.io
7 15 (1.79%) 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
10 9 (1.08%) JUnit
10 9 (1.08%) TestRail
10 9 (1.08%) WebDriver
11 8 (0.96%) Gradle
12 7 (0.84%) Bitbucket
12 7 (0.84%) SpecFlow
12 7 (0.84%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 234 (27.99%) Social Skills
2 227 (27.15%) Finance
3 82 (9.81%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (8.49%) Public Sector
5 68 (8.13%) Banking
6 28 (3.35%) Retail
7 25 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (2.15%) Marketing
9 15 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
9 15 (1.79%) Investment Banking
10 13 (1.56%) Legal
11 8 (0.96%) Law
11 8 (0.96%) Local Government
11 8 (0.96%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.60%) Back Office
14 5 (0.60%) Front Office
14 5 (0.60%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 148 (17.70%) DevOps Engineer
2 141 (16.87%) Azure Engineer
3 140 (16.75%) Senior
4 116 (13.88%) Developer
5 88 (10.53%) Azure DevOps Engineer
6 81 (9.69%) Data Engineer
7 72 (8.61%) Architect
8 66 (7.89%) Analyst
9 64 (7.66%) Lead
10 40 (4.78%) Consultant
11 36 (4.31%) Business Analyst
12 30 (3.59%) Platform Engineer
12 30 (3.59%) Project Manager
13 28 (3.35%) Cloud Engineer
14 23 (2.75%) Senior DevOps
14 23 (2.75%) Test Analyst
15 22 (2.63%) Databricks Engineer
15 22 (2.63%) Senior Data Engineer
15 22 (2.63%) Senior DevOps Engineer
16 21 (2.51%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 251 (30.02%) Terraform
2 114 (13.64%) REST
3 113 (13.52%) .NET
4 60 (7.18%) PySpark
5 56 (6.70%) ADO
6 42 (5.02%) Kafka
6 42 (5.02%) React
7 39 (4.67%) JSON
7 39 (4.67%) YAML
8 33 (3.95%) RESTful
9 29 (3.47%) Middleware
10 28 (3.35%) ARM Templates
11 27 (3.23%) Playwright
12 26 (3.11%) XML
13 24 (2.87%) .NET Framework
13 24 (2.87%) OAuth
14 23 (2.75%) .NET Core
15 22 (2.63%) HTML
16 21 (2.51%) AngularJS
17 19 (2.27%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 97 (11.60%) Cloud Native
2 51 (6.10%) Product Ownership
3 29 (3.47%) Distributed Systems
4 27 (3.23%) Legacy Systems
5 26 (3.11%) Enterprise Software
6 25 (2.99%) Onboarding
7 21 (2.51%) AI Agents
8 17 (2.03%) Hybrid Cloud
9 16 (1.91%) Management Information System
10 15 (1.79%) Reinsurance
11 14 (1.67%) Greenfield Project
11 14 (1.67%) 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%) Data Protection Act
16 7 (0.84%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 45 (5.38%) Windows
2 29 (3.47%) Linux
3 14 (1.67%) VMS
3 14 (1.67%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.72%) Unix
4 6 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (0.48%) Android
5 4 (0.48%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.12%) Amazon Linux
6 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 836 (100.00%) DevOps
2 465 (55.62%) CI/CD
3 339 (40.55%) Agile
4 217 (25.96%) Infrastructure as Code
5 155 (18.54%) Stakeholder Management
5 155 (18.54%) Test Automation
6 140 (16.75%) Analytics
6 140 (16.75%) Problem-Solving
7 121 (14.47%) Migration
8 116 (13.88%) Containerisation
9 114 (13.64%) AI
10 108 (12.92%) Business Intelligence
10 108 (12.92%) Continuous Improvement
11 104 (12.44%) Data Modelling
12 102 (12.20%) Scrum
13 92 (11.00%) Microservices
14 91 (10.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 88 (10.53%) ETL
16 87 (10.41%) User Acceptance Testing
16 87 (10.41%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 244 (29.19%) SQL
2 242 (28.95%) Python
3 139 (16.63%) C#
4 107 (12.80%) PowerShell
5 85 (10.17%) Bicep
6 81 (9.69%) JavaScript
7 72 (8.61%) Bash
8 67 (8.01%) TypeScript
9 61 (7.30%) Java
10 16 (1.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 12 (1.44%) Apex Code
12 8 (0.96%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.60%) Go
13 5 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.48%) ABAP
14 4 (0.48%) Shell Script
14 4 (0.48%) VB.NET
15 3 (0.36%) C
15 3 (0.36%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.36%) X++
Qualifications
1 208 (24.88%) Security Cleared
2 181 (21.65%) SC Cleared
3 69 (8.25%) Azure Certification
4 50 (5.98%) Degree
5 25 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 25 (2.99%) Microsoft Certification
6 23 (2.75%) DV Cleared
7 15 (1.79%) ISTQB
8 13 (1.56%) AWS Certification
8 13 (1.56%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.20%) DBS Check
9 10 (1.20%) PMP
10 7 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (0.84%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 6 (0.72%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 6 (0.72%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (0.48%) CISSP
12 4 (0.48%) ISEB
12 4 (0.48%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (13.16%) QA
2 68 (8.13%) Data Quality
3 28 (3.35%) GDPR
4 20 (2.39%) Accessibility
5 19 (2.27%) NIST
6 15 (1.79%) PMO
7 10 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 8 (0.96%) ISO 20022
8 8 (0.96%) 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%) Government Security Classifications
14 1 (0.12%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.12%) ISO 15022
14 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 1 (0.12%) P3O
System Software
1 136 (16.27%) Docker
2 41 (4.90%) 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
1 165 (19.74%) Kubernetes
2 51 (6.10%) Ansible
3 27 (3.23%) Grafana
4 25 (2.99%) Prometheus
5 12 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
6 11 (1.32%) Progress Chef
6 11 (1.32%) Puppet
7 9 (1.08%) Packer
8 8 (0.96%) SCCM
9 7 (0.84%) HP ALM
10 6 (0.72%) Argo
11 5 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
12 3 (0.36%) HP Fortify
12 3 (0.36%) Kibana
13 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.24%) Docker Swarm
13 2 (0.24%) Nagios
14 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Clustering
14 1 (0.12%) PowerCLI
14 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 296 (35.41%) Microsoft
2 96 (11.48%) Databricks
3 39 (4.67%) Salesforce
4 27 (3.23%) Oracle
4 27 (3.23%) SAP
5 23 (2.75%) ServiceNow
6 21 (2.51%) VMware
7 17 (2.03%) Google
7 17 (2.03%) OpenAI
7 17 (2.03%) Splunk
8 15 (1.79%) Foundry
9 13 (1.56%) UiPath
10 12 (1.44%) Dynatrace
11 9 (1.08%) IBM
11 9 (1.08%) Informatica
12 8 (0.96%) Cloudera
12 8 (0.96%) HP
12 8 (0.96%) Workday
13 7 (0.84%) Okta
14 6 (0.72%) Guidewire